It’s Your heart Attack! Dealing with difficult people

February 18, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

Welcome to Thinking on Thursday! As I complete my Mindfulness Certification it becomes more clear that the only way to deal with difficult people is to control our own responses. There are difficult people everywhere. I would say in the work environment is where you would encounter difficult people the most. But, it can also […]

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it’s a new day, 30 day coaching plan

February 7, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

We had nasty storms come through here yesterday, and a possible tornado. It caught me totally off guard as I was just expecting rain. The alert came over my phone about dinner time. When these storms come though I really need to pay attention so being online is not suitable. We had some limbs down […]

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pain and chronic kidney disease!

January 21, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Happy Thursday! It is finally sunny and warm here in North Florida. I hope that means Winter is over. I grew up in the Northeast so I know what real cold feels like. But, one of the reasons I moved to Florida was to get away from that. It is been a very chilly Winter […]

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Wellness wednesday: the christmas blues

December 23, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

Happy Day before Christmas Eve! This time of year is not always festive, bright and cheery for some people. Not everyone gets all warm and fuzzy. There are a lot of reasons why people get the Christmas and Post-Christmas Blues. 1- Too high of expectations. When you want everything to be perfect, or expect a […]

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gift idea #6 for people with ckd

December 6, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Happy Sunday my wonderful readers. Today is gift idea #6 for people with CKD. Seeds! Why? Well for one thing people with CKD have to avoid salt, so adding different spices and herbs to food adds tons of flavor. Two, if they are more homebound due to their CKD it will give them a great […]

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self care sunday: halloween fun

October 11, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

For myself part of self care is crafting and decorating for the seasons. You may have read my blog post on creating my Fall miniature fairy garden. Today, I am sharing some short videos for ideas to decorate your home for Halloween. This year money is tight for a lot of people, so upcycling or […]

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Eucalyptus!

September 10, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

My son got married recently and his wife had a bouquet of Eucalyptus flowers, it smelled delightful. This piqued my interest in the flowering plant and what an amazing plant it is. Not only is it beautiful to the eye, but also has lots of medicinal uses as well. Please remember that while plants seem […]

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Updates from Health buddy Melissa

July 25, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

As you can see I have my own domain name now, and a fresh updated website. You will also notice paid ads now on this website. I have upgraded this blog so I can start accepting payments right from here. For now I will use Paypal and am looking at Stripe. I also now have […]

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Healthy Tips On Tuesday: Keeping Your Mental Health Healthy During Coronavirus

May 12, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone continues to be well. I have been busy with some new classes, and new exercise routines. We are all still healthy and working. My poor sister had some bad news last week about her job, so that was hard to hear, and my job had one case but it was […]

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My Number One Tip for Time Management

April 14, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Time management, a skill we can all take advantage of. Are you always late getting out the door, getting to work, or leaving work? Do you just seem unorganized and behind? OK, a little about me. I am a time management freak. I do not like to be late, and I loathe leaving work late. […]

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Wellness wednesday quote for the day February 24, 2021
Welcome back! I hope your Wednesday is seeing you well. I have to get my second dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine today, and I have no idea if I will be functioning tomorrow. Going from experience of others who got the second dose I can expect to be quite sleepy. I will be seeing [...]
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healthy tip Tuesday: Drink 2 cups of water to lose weight! February 23, 2021
OMG it sounds too good to be true! Right? Well it apparently is true. If you create a habit of drinking 2 cups of water before each meal, you will help yourself lose weight. Of course you still have to eat less food also. I mean water is not a miracle worker. There are studies [...]
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The art of saying no! February 21, 2021
Welcome back to another episode of Self Care Sunday. I hope everyone is doing well. I have been busy updating old posts, figuring out how to use Mailchimp effectively, creating new content and new Coaching Plans. How many of you are people pleasers? You just can’t say no. You leave yourself over worked, over stressed, [...]
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It’s Your heart Attack! Dealing with difficult people February 18, 2021
Welcome to Thinking on Thursday! As I complete my Mindfulness Certification it becomes more clear that the only way to deal with difficult people is to control our own responses. There are difficult people everywhere. I would say in the work environment is where you would encounter difficult people the most. But, it can also [...]
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potassium and kidney disease February 16, 2021
Below is a webinar from the AKF on the topic of Potassium and Kidney Disease. Not all kidney patients have issues with potassium, but a lot do. Knowing how to monitor your diet for Potassium intake is vitally important. Disclaimer
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portion distortion: Hot dogs February 15, 2021
Welcome back! Last week was a kind of weird week and I am hoping to be way more productive this week. If you read here often, you know I focus a lot on healthier eating habits. Hot dogs are one of the top ten food items in America. We love our hot dogs! I am [...]
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quitting the soda habit February 13, 2021
Soda, the drink with no nutritional value, yet so many of us love it. I used to drink 1 Pepsi a day, for years, and I mean like most of my adult life. Just one, no big deal. Right? It had become a habit, just something I did, like brushing my teeth. I was not [...]
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Fitness Friday February 12, 2021
Just a quick post today. It has been a super busy week, and next week probably will be too. Just this week I have moved away from a lower carb diet with walking as my main exercise, to a more carb cycling eating pattern with higher intensity workouts. Weight lifting is not something I really [...]
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What is carb cycling? February 10, 2021
There are so many diets in the public arena, that I thought I would go over them. It used to be you just exercised and cut calories to lose weight. Now there are so many different types of eating styles that it can be really confusing. Carb Cycling is exactly what it sounds like, you [...]
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it’s a new day, 30 day coaching plan February 7, 2021
We had nasty storms come through here yesterday, and a possible tornado. It caught me totally off guard as I was just expecting rain. The alert came over my phone about dinner time. When these storms come though I really need to pay attention so being online is not suitable. We had some limbs down [...]
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It’s Your heart Attack! Dealing with difficult people

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it’s a new day, 30 day coaching plan

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pain and chronic kidney disease!

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Wellness wednesday: the christmas blues

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gift idea #6 for people with ckd

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self care sunday: halloween fun

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Eucalyptus!

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Healthy Tips On Tuesday: Keeping Your Mental Health Healthy During Coronavirus

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My Number One Tip for Time Management

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