It's that time of year. . . Last year, the theme of the new year celebration was "new year, new me." This year, there's a lot of reflection over the last decade. It hit me today that I've been thinking about this last decade as 2000. . .and it was actually 2010! Yikes! There's also... Continue Reading →
Stronger Together
Have you been to a wedding lately? Pretty much every wedding I've been to has something publicly symbolizing the two become one - the unity candle (usually my favorite), the sand thing (which I really don't get), and lately, ropes being twisted or braided together. I actually quite like the rope idea; first saw it... Continue Reading →
4 Letter Word, pt 3
I was listening to the radio yesterday and heard a commercial for a popular fast food joint advertising their new diet menu. They didn't say which diet or lifestyle it catered to, just a new diet menu. Then another commercial came for some random shake thing, talking about getting the motivation to start dieting. Since... Continue Reading →
4 Letter Word, pt 2
I actually heard someone say today that they had been dieting all winter and ate awful this last week. Before getting into the next two diets we're looking at, let me first say that a diet may be seasonal - you might do Keto in the winter and Paleo in the summer - but one... Continue Reading →
4 Letter Word
I am quite certain all of us have heard friends and family tell us that they're trying a new diet. They can't go out for a girls night because of their new diet. This famous celebrity swears their new diet will work for you too. The doctor you just started seeing wants you to go... Continue Reading →
Step into My Kitchen
I spent less than $9.00 on about 2 weeks of veggies yesterday, which included these green beans! Got them snapped and cleaned this afternoon. And. . .bacon from a local butcher sold at my town's market! Ta-Da! One of my favorite side dishes and so unbelievably easy! Now, normally, I will add some sliced or... Continue Reading →