Two weeks of blogging and two weekly wrapups = a lot of emotions. I’ve felt accomplished, excited, exhilarated, discouraged, afraid, anxious and more. Fortunately through it all my family has been standing steady behind me. My youngest has told me that I am now a content creator: the schedule I follow is the schedule that works for me. Okay, I
For the past six months I have been practicing Intermittant Fasting. I started at 12/12 – 12 hours of fasting and 12 hours when food was allowed. That is the recommended starting point for women because long fasting periods can affect hormones. Gradually I adjusted. During this period I continued to research IF. It suited me but I wanted to
I love my Instant Pot pressure cooker I bought it during our time in exile when we didn’t have a functional kitchen available. It has cooked many meals and now that we are settled in our house, it continues to be my most used appliance. My favorite use for the pressure cooker is making stock. I make a variety of
Once upon a time I had an idea about a blog. I wanted a place to share not just my experience but what I’ve learned through that experience. I talked it over with my youngest who is very social media savvy. She was enthusiastic about it and very encouraging. I nervously talked to the man and he surprised me with
We were waiting. We found a house. Small. Huge yard. South Los Angeles. We told our wonderful real estate agent to put together an offer. There was a flurry of lining up the right assets. Then the waiting. Everyone is nervous but we all express it differently. The man is grumpier than usual. The tiny child hibernated with her
Jesus loves the little children,All the children of the world.Red and yellow, black and white,They are precious in his sight.Jesus loves the little children of the world. This is a church song from my childhood. It was sung in perfect innocence. It was sung in perfect belief. Here’s the problem: the adults teaching me the song didn’t really believe it.
Here it is – my first “content” page: Cooking 101. If you have a rarely used kitchen and want to learn more, this is a great place to start. Every week I’ll be adding new content along with my daily blog posts. After 15 years with a flavor website, I have lots of food related content but I’ll also be
Books and bookshelves are plentiful and, for most, easy to obtain. Add in that many people choose to read from devices rather than printed books, it is easy to see that bookends are no longer as prevalent as they once were. However, despite not actually owning any bookends, I like the idea of bookends as a metaphor for how I
We have nine cats. Yes, you read that right: 9 cats. It is impossible for me to blog without talking about cats. Not only are cats a constant in my life but cats have always been part of my life. There are four cats that have been “my” cats: Snowball, Joplin, Jazmyn and Jack. Jack is sleeping on the
Appearances can be deceiving – especially in the case of silent, invisible health issues. I suffer from a number of chronic conditions: fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, PTSD, piriformis syndrome, asthma. Most of the time, they don’t show. Occasionally I move with less surety and sometimes I limp but most of the time I move with grace and confidence. I don’t look like