Well, it' not even 10 AM and I've already gotten much accomplished... or at least underway. I finally decided to bust out of avoidance mode and tackle my kitchen. One load if dishes is in the wash, and another shall soon follow. Big on the priority list is to sort and chuck, and sweep and mop that floor ( Read more... )

Last Monday, my Doctor told me to go gluten free for a month and to cut out all sugar. It's something I've been struggling with for a while now, but we are trying to get my hormones (especially my thyroid) in order, plus Ella has some kind of sensitivity, and we need to isolate it ( Read more... )

I am happily planning out this year's activities. Not New Year's resolutions per se, because I don't believe in deliberately setting myself up for failure, but more of a continuation and addition to the transitions we've been making over the past 3 or 4 years ( Read more... )

I made myself a sirloin steak for lunch. I also fried up some potstickers and tater tots for a complete meal ( Read more... )

I had more of the heart pounding today. It was after I ate lunch, and last night's episode was soon after dinner, so I wonder if the two are related. Maybe I am having a reaction to something I am eating ( Read more... )

It was a rough night. I had intensely painful contractions that radiated from my spine all the way around to the front lasting about a minute each at about 5 minutes apart until 2:30 AM. Just at the time when I woke Matt up with "I think this is it!" Then they stopped. Of course ( Read more... )

And she's not even here yet. The first time I ever noticed her reactive to a particular food I was eating was when I ate chocolate ice cream on waffles. She seemed to wriggle with delight over that dish. Since then, I have noticed that as soon as I start eating certain foods-- as soon as they touch my tongue-- she responds. And chocolate is a ( Read more... )

My youngest sister has decided to help raise seeing eye puppies for a 4H project, and this week they are puppy-sitting an adorable six-month old black lab/retriever mix named Kipper. He's really cute and funny, but ALL PUPPY. He ate Mom's doormat at the front door. He also ate a softball, and a soccer ball... And is pestering Mocha to no end ( Read more... )

Early in the week, I called to order oil for our furnace. I knew we were getting low, but since I can't go into the basement (severe mold allergy) I didn't know how low. The lady said it was a very busy week, and they couldn't get out here til Friday, which I said was fine, since i thought we had about a quarter of a tank ( Read more... )

Or something like it.

This weekend at the farm where we get our milk, they had copies of Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon. I was so excited! I have been planning to get this book for quite some time now, and was thrilled to pick it up. So today, I got underway with many of the recipes or my own variations on them ( Read more... )