I’ve been a bad, bad girl. I haven’t been blogging. I haven’t been exercising. But I HAVE been eating a lot of cake. Not too long ago, I told you about this 3-week gauntlet of celebrations that we do in my family every April/May. This year, my “problems” are compounded by the fact that I am a bridesmaid in a wedding that is happening this weekend, so I’ve had even more reason to…eat cake. My … Continue reading
I walked up to the Bon Ami booth at Expo West two months ago thinking that I had stumbled upon a new company making natural cleansers. When I found out that they were actually founded in 1886, making them 126 years old, I have to admit, I kind of lost interest. I thought, “What could a stodgy, 126-year-old company know about environmentally-friendly, toxin-free cleaning products?” Besides, I was there to discover “new” and “cool” companies … Continue reading
I haven’t had much time to blog lately, but I did want to jot down this crazy-like-a-fox-good recipe for gluten-free blueberry muffins, in case I forget it. Basically, I found the original in this month’s Shape magazine, the one with Mariah Carey on the cover, and made a few modifications. It’s on page 157, called “Better Blueberry Muffins.” Here is what I used: 2 cups of The Gluten-Free Bistro’s Bistro Blend Flour 2 teaspoons baking … Continue reading
For those of you who don’t know, I do have a day job. And in my day job, I am lucky enough to share a cubicle with Chris Hall, who in addition to being an all-around great guy, is also a disaster preparedness “expert” – I put it in quotes because he hates the term “expert.” (So what should I call him, “Master of Disaster?” Haha!) Seriously, though, Chris is a California-certified first responder, a … Continue reading
I’ve had child safety on the brain recently, especially as I’ve been following the Sierra LaMar case, centering on the disappearance of a 15-year-old teenage girl from Morgan Hill, which is only about 30 miles from where I live. It’s basically every parent’s worst nightmare: your teenage daughter leaves for school one morning (the morning of March 16, 2012, to be specific), and then never comes home. She never made it to school, either, apparently. … Continue reading
Yesterday, April 26, kicked off three weeks of almost continuous celebration for my little family. Yesterday was my husband’s birthday, you see, and May 10 is our wedding anniversary, and May 15 is my birthday. It’s an especially big year for us, because it is our 10th wedding anniversary, and I am turning 40! OMG, I can’t believe I just said that out loud. I mean, on paper. I mean, where everyone can see. But now … Continue reading
In my post last week, I complained of having thrown the kitchen sink at my 4-day-old sore throat, and asked for you to submit remedies that I hadn’t already captured. Well, I had no idea how big the kitchen sink really was! I got tons of remedies from both Facebook “Likers” and blog comments, and as promised, I have compiled and collected all of them below. Boy, did I learn a lot. I hope you … Continue reading
I recently learned that my co-worker and friend, Larry Bunka, keeps bees in his backyard. His kids finance their annual class trips through the sales of the honey his bees produce, and since he lives within 1.5 miles of me, his honey is truly “local” to us…and so, I bugged and begged and pleaded with him to bring in a few jars and sell them to me. He did, and I bought two jars off … Continue reading
After reading this article on exactly why wheat is so bad for you and having the living daylights scared out of me, I found myself suddenly motivated to get as gluten-free as possible. Even as motivated as I am, however, it has been slow going because I haven’t really found that many gluten-free items that taste much better than cardboard. The other day, for example, I brought home gluten-free English muffins that were indistinguishable from … Continue reading
Today is the 4th day I’ve woken up with a lump in my throat. It hurts so badly to swallow, I find myself collecting large pools of saliva in my mouth throughout the day just to avoid having to do it. Eww, that’s gross, I know. And probably too much information. I’ve also tried every natural remedy that I know of, and I still haven’t beaten it. It seems to be worse at night, before … Continue reading
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