What Was my top 10 blogposts in 2020?

January 1, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Happy New Year! I did my yearly review of blog statistics and was kind of surprised by which posts got the most views through the year. Now #1 kind of makes sense because it was on the blog the longest amount of time. So, it will be interesting into 2021 if these top 10 stay […]

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What Is A Living Will and Do You Need One? Plus More! January 27, 2022

Welcome to another Thinking on Thursday topic. As promised I said I would cover topics related to retiring and other Golden Years topics. First off let me state this is my opinion, but if you do some research you will see that my opinion is helped by a lot of legal experts. I think anyone [...]

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Kidney Class: Week 4 January 26, 2022

Hello, again, and Happy Wednesday! Of all the things I will discuss in the AKF Kidney Class, this is the one thing that gets under my skin. I don’t wholly agree with the premise that the kidneys can not heal. Read the slide, it is a short one, and then read my thoughts below. You [...]

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Living With CKD: Pantry/Food Budget Challenge Week 3 January 24, 2022

Hello, hello! I hope everyone had an awesome weekend! It is freezing here in Florida right now and my Buffalo Bills lost. So, I am kind of sad today. But, don’t worry it’s alright. Today begins week 3 of the budget/pantry challenge for my family of 3 at home. The budget is 63 dollars per [...]

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Eating From My Pantry With CKD: End Of Week 2 January 21, 2022

Happy Friday! Even though the week doesn’t technically end until Sunday, I know we have everything we need to get to then without buying anything. So, I can safely say that in week 2 I spent 19.56 from my 63 dollar budget, which means I saved $43.44. Now, next week, as we have eaten a [...]

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AKF Kidney Class Week #3 January 19, 2022

Happy Humpday! Today is week 3 of the AKF Kidney Class. I am a Kidney Coach, and each week I share another slide from the program that I would have done in person if Covid hadn’t come around. The slides are the property of AKF and I have permission to share them here on this [...]

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Pantry Food Challenge With CKD and My Very Small Haul January 18, 2022

Welcome to another Healthy tip on Tuesday! Today, my healthy tip, especially if you are doing a food pantry challenge, is to do an inventory of your pantry. We seriously have way more food than I even thought we did. We did a complete inventory yesterday. I am almost embarrassed to say, but I have [...]

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A Mindfulness Photography Challenge and Week 1 Pantry/Budget Challenge Review! January 17, 2022

Happy Monday! I think I will repeat this Mindfulness challenge each month with a different theme. A very important part of Mindfulness is being present at the moment, observing your surroundings and how they make you feel. I love being outdoors in nature and all the beauty that goes with it. I also love photography. [...]

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Who Likes Squats? January 14, 2022

I would say most people do not like to do squats, but some people probably do. The other day I was reading an article on bone health and preventing Osteoporosis. With CKD you know how important bone and muscle health is. Squats were considered one of the best weight- bearing exercises you could do for [...]

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Living With CKD Pantry Challenge What We Ate 1/12-1/13 January 13, 2022

Hello, and happy Thursday. The weekend is coming and that means I will be at work. The hardest time for my family to follow the food budget is the weekends when I work. Last week I purchased lots of extra stuff for them to be able to prepare quick dishes. The purpose of the Pantry [...]

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Kidney Class: The Kidneys! January 12, 2022

Hello, and welcome to the first slide in the AKF Kidney Class. Today, I will share what the kidneys do. I did a detailed post about this last year, and you can read it here. Please be sure and look at the image with the information about the kidneys on it. The kidneys are two [...]

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