Self Care Saturday: Halloween and Covid

October 3, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

I can not believe I still am talking about the importance of social distancing and wearing a face mask in public, even when outdoors. The President of the US, now 3 Republican Senators, his wife and many others have now all tested positive for Covid 19. This puts a major strain on the US government […]

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Think About This!

July 23, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Before I get to the main topic, a couple of updates. The Kidney Education Class I did last evening was awesome! I will be doing one in August, hopefully 2. Unfortunately I will probably have to put a cap on how many people can attend. Right now I am using Facebook events and I have […]

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April 17th is National Cheeseball Day

April 17, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Happy Friday! Did you know that today is National Cheeseball Day? Don’t worry neither did I. Matter of fact there are all kinds of food observations that I had no idea about. Below you will see links for 3 different recipes for cheeseballs. 2 for CKD and one for Diabetes. You can adapt them to […]

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Wisdom on Wednesday

April 8, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

The image was taken on my cell phone of the Super Pink Moon, last night. The quote is just a lovely quote I saw on Pinterest. I do not know who the quote is attributed to, but it is fitting, especially in these days of social distancing. It is hard, to not be with older […]

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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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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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Wellness Wednesday: Cold and Flu Prevention Part 3 Break the Chain of Infection

November 20, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Updated April 28, 2021. Welcome to part 3 of breaking the chain of infection in preventing Cold and Flu. Last week I discussed the Reservoir. Today is the Portal of Exit. Since I am discussing Cold and Flu I will only discuss Portal of Exit as it pertains to that topic. The Portal of Exit […]

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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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