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I have the same. Mine was my mother in law’s. It is gorgeous and a complete set - place settings for 16, platters, covered serving bowls, gravy boat. Dinner plate, dessert bowls, soup bowls, bread plate, dessert plate, cup, saucer. It is white with yellow flowers. I love it. It’s supposed to go to my daughter but she…

Kelly, what a sweet yet sad story all rolled into one. Annie, ugh., parents and their appointments. I had a hair appointment today, but my father had an orthopedic appointment at the same time, so I had to reschedule. They couldn’t fit me in for two weeks requiring me to reschedule the November appointment as well since…

Just wanted to report that I am reading “The Woman in Blue” by Elly Griffiths and she used the word “doughty” to describe one of the policemen. I had never heard it before Terri used it the other day. Now I’ll probably see it everywhere.

Barbara, my dad takes Eliquis. It is a pill. He is only going to take it for 3 months, then transition to a baby aspirin. They also gave it to him via IV when he was hospitalized and his blood clot was first discovered. Happy birthday, Heather. You look gorgeous and happy! MaLynda, google chair exercises. You may find…

Welcome, Malynda! My name is actually Melinda Kay, but I’ve been called Kay my whole life. I always thought Melinda was prettier. I like your spelling of it.

Darn it, Barbie! I thought you were going to tell me what “doughty” meant so my lazy self wouldn’t have to look it up. I was pretty sure from Terri’s context that it was a compliment. It is definitely a new word for me, too. For the rest of you who may be wondering, too, it means “brave and persistent.” You’re welcome.…

Kizanne, I will probably drink a smoothie for either breakfast or lunch indefinitely. It’s the only way I can meet my protein goal. I don’t like a lot of meat. My food diary is open to my “friends.” Send me a request if you are interested in seeing what I eat. It’s nothing earth shattering. We don’t make adjustments to…

Janet, it’s so good to hear from you. I’ve missed you. I am so sorry about your granddaughter. I am heartbroken for you. Sue, good grief! I am so sorry for the family drama on top of your grief. You do not need that. Not much else to add. Still hanging with the new way of eating.

Beth, hugs, hugs, and more hugs. You are the strongest woman I know. My sister is a close second. My heart breaks for you. Bananas , the metabolic reboot program I am doing is through Healthy Free Life. Katrina Sequenzia is the health coach and her husband Chris is the exercise coach who is also the expert on female…

I have not tried the Crio Bru. I use Ancient Nutrition Ancient Superfood Cocoa. I will look into it after I finish this tub. Winter is coming! Answer to second question. I put it in a spoiler since some will not be interested. Sue, hugs and prayers for you. I'm so sorry for the loss of your mother. Barbara, I may have been…

Kiz, my eating plan is kind of low carb. We are allowed lots of fruits and veggies and one 1/2 cup serving of a starchy side with dinner. It can be a white potato, sweet potato, winter squash, pasta, rice, quinoa, Ezekiel bread, etc. My carb last night and tonight was thin pizza crust. It isn’t Keto because we don’t eat…

It’s a smoothie made with just protein powder and water or maybe almond milk. I throw in some ice to make it colder and smoother. Some just throw it in a blender bottle and shake it up. It has a lot less calories than a full-blown meal replacement smoothie. For those, I add fruit, chia seeds, greens, and sometimes other…

Carol, love your new hair-do! I forgot to eat breakfast this morning before church. Made tuna salad for lunch. Decided to have a naked smoothie at 4 for snack since I didn’t have breakfast. It was way too much trouble as the blender cup lid wouldn’t screw on right. More than likely my fault for overfilling it. I used too…

Barbara, this is the weird thing. The sugar cravings were gone immediately! It’s a miracle! Today is the first day I’ve had a desire for an afternoon snack. I had an oz of mixed nuts. I think it’s partly because my breakfast wasn’t quite as substantial. I’ve eaten all the zucchini carrot soufflé muffins and only had one…

Just checking in. Down another pound from my eating plan and am not the least bit hungry. Sugar cravings are non-existent. Diet Dr P cravings are nonexistent, and I was going to even allow myself one of those for an afternoon pick me up if needed.18, 500 steps today. I may go get the other 1500 just to hit 20,000. SIL is…

Sharon from Winnipeg, welcome! Jump in and ask questions or tell us about your day or whatever you want to talk about. We will chime in. I used to weigh 250 and have kind of settled in around 195. I did this by logging faithfully and checking in here often. I have been stuck for about two years, so I’ve recently started a…

Allie, we have MyChart, too, and I love it. We can even use it to get refills for prescriptions, although I haven’t tried that. We made our vaccination appointments through it very easily. I had my mammogram in the morning and was reading my results in the afternoon. Machka, the Healthy Free Life program that I participate…

Kylia, I’m so sorry for the loss of your friend. Pip, I’m so proud of you. Homecoming at church today. It is very helpful for my eating plan that we are not having the fellowship meal afterward due to Covid concerns. It is bad, bad, bad around here. I know two young women in their 40s and 2 men in their 50s who have died…

JournalingMy journaling involves writing down my current weight, comments on how successful I am feeling or confessions as to how I’ve broken my food boundaries and/or not achieved my other personal goals, reflections on my devotion for the day, gratitude lists, prayer requests for family members. When I finish one, I just…

You keep them for when you have a cold that involves a lot of sneezing - saves on the Poise pads. 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

Same here. TVs, Microwaves, Printers, etc. All must go to a special place. Our waste transfer station usually has two days per year where they take this stuff. They will take so many paint cans, florescent bulbs, and a few other things for free, but we pay a small fee for the other stuff. They won’t even take any of this…

I use Truvani plant based protein powder. Sometimes, for a change, I use TruFit whey protein powder, but I mainly stick to plant based. I also use a collagen powder with 20 g of protein per serving. I use either Ancient Nutrition, Garden of Life, or Vital Protein. I follow the recommendations of Katrina Sequenzia, who is…

Barbara, flax seeds, chia seeds, and hemp heart seeds are all good for adding nutritional value to your foods. I just made some amazing muffins with grated zucchini and carrot, almond flour, coconut flour, ground flax seed, maple syrup, and a bunch of eggs. I add hemp hearts to oatmeal to up the protein and either flax or…

Barbara, I’m so thankful for the good news about your nephew. Jenn, wow! Just wow! I’m so glad you survived the kayak fiasco and didn’t let it scare you away from something you love. I have a friend who is like that with horses. Every time I talk to her she’s had another injury from riding. I will say, “are you going to…

I've been MIA again. I was at my parents' house on Sunday afternoon, visiting my sister & family who have evacuated from NOLA, when my father fell and broke his clavicle. He had to be transported by ambulance - they couldn't even tell us which hospital because so many were on diversion because of COVID but said they would…

Pip, you are welcome. My friend is my only experience with that horrible disease. She was so adventurous - horseback riding, sky diving, hiking. Even after she started having to use a wheelchair all the time, she still traveled as much as she could. Beth, I wish I lived closer. I’d come take care of you. You and your…

Hugs, Beth. Happy Anniversary, Carol. Looks like my sister and her entire family may be evacuating and heading this way. Ida currently looks like she’s heading for NOLA. Maybe she will fizzle.

Thank you, Vickie and Barbara, for missing me and commenting on my post. Tracy, what happened to your husband is very, very scary. There are no words! Ritam how awful! Flea, I continue to pray for you. Your car is beautiful. My latest goal in my recommitment to this journey of healthy living is to concentrate on protein.…

Behind once again but I’m somewhat caught up. Hugs to Beth and anybody else who needs one. I’m in the midst of teaching an online class and updating lay servant records. After months of being overwhelmed and confused, I have developed a plan. I’m about to be ruthless with these people who can’t bother to have a valid email…

@kizanne2 , I am a former high school math teacher and content coach. Sharon, hugs! Adoption relationships can be complicated, I can’t imagine all the feelings from both sides. I just met a young relative in my family who just recently discovered she was related to us. Biological father already dead (never knew she…