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Entries from September 2008

Saving My Pennies

September 29th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been doing the GroceryGame for a few weeks now, and saving nice sums of money. I’ve been stockpiling foods and papergoods and still have plenty of food to eat on a daily basis. I can’t wait for my stockpile to keep growing until I run out of room!
I just took stock and I have [...]

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Tags: Life In General

Obama, Don’t Stop Campaigning!!!

September 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’m not one to get into political debates, but my sister insisted on flipping out over this topic today, so I thought I would share my views with my readers (all five of you).
McCain has temporarily halted his campaign, heading back to Washington to assist with the financial bail out crisis. Good for him! I [...]

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Tags: Life In General

Watch Out, Mama’s On A Mission

September 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

These were the words my husband said to my daughter this morning. I’ve been doing a lot of research about healthy foods and weight loss, and I have come across a potential solution that may help more than a few of our family’s health issues.
I’m going to be eliminating High Fructose Corn Syrup from my [...]

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Tags: Clean Eating · Diabetic · Family · Healthy · Vegetarian/Vegan

The Power of Friendship

September 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Recently a friend of mine went through a very trying time, and I’ve been struggling with how I can be a help to him.
He is a recovering addict, and was clean for nearly two years. He was so proud of that, and worked really hard to maintain his life. This summer has been really hard [...]

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Tags: Life In General

The Year Of Illness…

September 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

2008 has not been very good to me, health wise. Nothing really serious has happened, just more colds and viruses than I have had in years! Right now I am dealing with a chest cold, and freezing my butt off in weather that I would normally be reveling in.
It was less than a 2 months [...]

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Tags: Life In General

Whew this economy hurts!

September 19th, 2008 · No Comments

My husband was asking me the other day why it feels like we are broke again. We are making more money than ever, and we haven’t changed our lifestyle, yet we seem cash poor all the time! My answer to him was simple. Our dollars just are not working as hard as they used to!
Take, [...]

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Tags: Blogging

GrownUp Summer Reading

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments

I always hated summer reading. I was never a fan of anyone else telling me what to read, and then making me answer questions about it. Always viewing book clubs in much the same light, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I really enjoy book clubs!
Janet’s Book Nook is currently sponsoring a book [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Book Reviews

New TSA Security: The Latest Invasion

September 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Okay, metal detectors I’m fine with.
Xray machines and agents pawing through all my luggage, not thrilled, but I deal.
Walking through nasty germy floors with stocking feet….Eww.
Being pulled aside “randomly” for a pat down? Only if you buy me dinner first.
Now the latest invasion…er…I mean security faction is a FULL BODY SCAN.
I wouldn’t have ANY problem [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Vacation Planning · travel

Healthy Snacks That Will Get You Through.

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Don’t groan. This is not a list of different flavored rice cakes and diet foods. I merely want to compile a short list of the foods I buy for those crucial snack times.
There is no way I could go a full day without snacking. I’d certainly go insane and head straight to McDonalds! I try [...]

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Tags: Healthy · Recipes · Vegetarian/Vegan

How To: Home Exercise Of The Week

September 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Hey guys! I thought I’d try a new feature. I’m going to take the best exercises I am currently doing, and share them with you!
I have a really great one today. I did this one in my class yesterday and Hoooo Boy am I feeling it today! I do love that feeling though, it tells [...]

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Tags: Fitness · Home Exercise · How To: