Ouch Grocery Prices!

March 11, 2022.Reading time 9 minutes.

Hello, everyone! If you read here often then you know that I missed my Wednesday post for the next kidney class. I worked all day, and it was a rough day, and I was exhausted. I just plain forgot. I do have to work again next Wednesday, but it is mostly meeting stuff, and I […]

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Living With CKD: Eating From My Pantry And Food Budget Challenge End Of Week 5

February 11, 2022.Reading time 12 minutes.

If you read my post from Monday, which was the start of week 5, then you know I went way over budget this week due to the Super Bowl party we will be having. Even though it is small, and just us, all that extra food added up quickly, and some of it I had […]

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What Is A Living Will and Do You Need One? Plus More!

January 27, 2022.Reading time 13 minutes.

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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Pantry Food Challenge With CKD and My Very Small Haul

January 18, 2022.Reading time 9 minutes.

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.Reading time 8 minutes.

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.Reading time 8 minutes.

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 Food Challenge

January 11, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

So, if you read my post yesterday then you know I have two challenges for the whole year in 2022. The budget challenge is to save extra money, and you know what my phone died last night and I had to get a new one. So, isn’t that interesting! Anyway, I will try to post […]

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Gift Ideas 3 and 4 for people with ckd, plus my weekly meal plan

December 4, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

I totally forgot to post gift idea #3 yesterday, so today I will do 3 and 4. Before I get to that I want to mention that today was grocery day. I really do quite hate grocery shopping, lol, and I hate going to various stores to get better deals. I can tell you one […]

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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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Ouch Grocery Prices!

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Living With CKD: Eating From My Pantry And Food Budget Challenge End Of Week 5

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What Is A Living Will and Do You Need One? Plus More!

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Pantry Food Challenge With CKD and My Very Small Haul

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A Mindfulness Photography Challenge and Week 1 Pantry/Budget Challenge Review!

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Who Likes Squats?

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Living With CKD Pantry Food Challenge

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Gift Ideas 3 and 4 for people with ckd, plus my weekly meal plan

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