Healthy Tips on Tuesday: Make Face Masks For Your Family

March 31, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

This whole Coronavirus issue just gets more and more confusing. First, they urged the public to not wear face masks, that it was not needed and would do no good. I, of course, can understand that they do not want the public buying up supplies that healthcare workers need. But, now there are some reports […]

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Mindful Monday, Meal Plan Monday and Family Care Plan

March 30, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Happy Monday! I hope everyone continues to be well. My husband is now working from home until further notice, my son and I are still at essential work jobs. I have CKD and am a nurse, so I am starting to feel a little unsettled at continuing to work. I will continue to work as […]

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Wellness Wednesday: How To Monitor Your Family for Coronavirus

March 25, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Before I get to the main topic of this post, I would like to make a few updates. I had every intention of expanding this blog in 2020 and aggressively monitoring my Health Coaching business. However, with everything going on with this novel virus, I have decided to postpone spending any money on new projects […]

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Making A CKD Meal Plan In A Food Shortage

March 23, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

First, it was toilet paper and all paper products selling out. Now people are hoarding fresh meat and frozen veggies. I have seen people also buying whole carts of canned foods. Thank goodness some stores are starting to put limits on the number of items that can be bought. But not all stores are doing […]

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Thinking on Thursday: Gratitude Journaling

March 19, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Updated 4/1/2021: 1 year after Covid and we are still in difficult times. In these new, and difficult times of social distancing and staying home, it can sometimes seem like there is not much to be grateful for. If you are sick, or someone you know is sick, maybe got laid off, or are afraid […]

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Wellness Wednesday: Fabry Disease and CKD

March 18, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

If you follow this blog then you know I have CKD, and you also know that there is no apparent cause for my CKD. I do not have Hypertension, Diabetes or any of the other major risk factors. I had signed up for an AAKP seminar, today, on CKD and Covid19. Unfortunately, the webinar was […]

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Are You Stressed Out From Coronavirus and Social Distancing?

March 18, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

It is a stressful time right now. I assume it is probably going to get more stressful. I am a nurse, and I have CKD, so I feel like I am gonna get whammied. On my page where I list all of my active plans, way down at the bottom under number 6 is an […]

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Making A Family Meal Plan In A Coronavirus Panic

March 16, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

It is getting real now! On Friday my daughter and I went to go grocery shopping. I had initially planned on going to Publix but changed my mind at the last minute. Instead, we went to Walmart. I could not believe the toilet paper and paper towel shelves were completely bare. There was a motor […]

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How I Make My Family Meal Plan CKD Friendly

March 13, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Happy Friday! I hope everyone is well. It is getting real here in FL. I went to Walmart today and there was literally no toilet paper, paper towels, alcohol, hand sanitizer and most importantly the Ramen is sold out. However, Dollar General and Family Dollar both still have toilet paper and paper towels. Not so […]

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Why You Should Be Disinfecting Your Home Every Day!

March 11, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

On Monday I posted about the difference between sanitizing and disinfecting. If you read that post then you know that sanitizing does not remove all germs, especially stubborn germs. I have CKD and I have been disinfecting my home every 24 hours. Generally, during flu season I would do this every 5 days or if we […]

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What Does $30 Of Meat Look Like From Misfits Market? May 11, 2022
Welcome back to another food budget topic. I have chosen to go even lower carbs on my health journey. I will write more about that in a future post. I had good success losing weight last year following 100 grams of carbs per day. I lost about 20 pounds and was able to maintain that [...]
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Happy Mother’s Day! May 8, 2022
My posts are infrequent right now, due to the business of life. I am currently taking classes, and doing important work for the rescue I volunteer for, and I need to complete my homeschool daughter’s High School transcript this Summer. All of these are time-consuming and don’t leave much time for blogging. Plus, I am [...]
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Is It Still Possible To Create $5 Dinners With Inflation? April 23, 2022
Hello, hello. You may have noticed I have not written anything in like 10 days. I took a much-needed break from blogging. I still have not had time to take the new AKF Kidney Coach Class, but I hope by the end of May I will have it done. Then I can edit the old [...]
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Extreme Grocery Budget Challenge Week #14 Dollar General April 13, 2022
Hello, hello! Before I start my grocery haul for this week I want to remind my regular readers that the Kidney Class will begin again, after I take the updated class. It might be a couple of weeks, as I have a lot going on in other areas, but I will get to it. This [...]
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Taste Test Tuesday: WW Pumpkin Spice Muffins April 12, 2022
Welcome back to another Taste Test Tuesday! Today, I am taste testing a WW inspired recipe I found quite by accident. I had this rather large can of pureed pumpkin in my cupboard. I don’t even know why I bought it, as I don’t even know if I like pumpkin. I am a texture kind [...]
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Beginner Weight Training For Menopause! April 10, 2022
Hello, Sunday readers! I hope your day is going well. Yesterday, I talked about Menopause in relation to how it shifts fat deposits more to our waistline, and can impact a ladies possibility to lose weight. I hope you watched the very good video I shared with you and read the tips I gave. In [...]
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Menopause, Belly Fat, and Weight Gain April 9, 2022
Hello, and welcome to another Self Care Saturday post. In the month of April, I am focusing on the topic of Menopause. If you did not see my first post, you can find it in the archives. Menopause is a fact of life. It is part of the middle ages, and there are different aspects [...]
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Extreme Grocery Budget Challenge: Week 13 April 7, 2022
Hello, and welcome to week 13 of my Extreme Grocery Budget Challenge. This is a year long challenge, and possibly more. If you have been following from the beginning this started as a dual challenge at 63 dollars per week, for a family of almost 3 adults now, and a challenge to see if someone [...]
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Kidney Class Week #13 April 6, 2022
Hello, and welcome back! Have you been following along? I missed last week because we had family in from out of state and I was at the beach. You can find all previous weeks in the archives. This Kidney Class is the property of the American Kidney Fund, for which I am a volunteer Kidney [...]
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True Story! April 5, 2022
Hello, and welcome to another Taste Test Tuesday! Wait, I thought this was a true story. Well, it is, sort of. A few weeks ago, I think they came from Aldi’s, but I might have gotten them at Misfit’s Market, I bought these sweet Italian chicken sausages, from the brand True Story. Now, I have [...]
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Health and Wellness

Month: March 2020

Healthy Tips on Tuesday: Make Face Masks For Your Family

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Mindful Monday, Meal Plan Monday and Family Care Plan

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Wellness Wednesday: How To Monitor Your Family for Coronavirus

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Thinking on Thursday: Gratitude Journaling

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Wellness Wednesday: Fabry Disease and CKD

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How I Make My Family Meal Plan CKD Friendly

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Why You Should Be Disinfecting Your Home Every Day!

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