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Odd NSV
I couldn't sleep last night. I didn't fall asleep until after midnight and got up to feed my 6 month old at 2 and never got back to sleep. During that time, upstairs, I realized something: I no longer hide food. I used to have a box of cookies in my underwear drawer. I used to have chocolates with my pedicure set in the…
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Macaroons!
6 egg whites 1/2 cup xylitol (or splenda or sugar) 1 tbs vanilla 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup coconut flour (or spelt flour or almond flour) 3 cups unsweetened coconut In double boiler (or pot in a pot of water) whisk egg whites and sugar until warm to the touch and creamy. Remove from heat and add vanilla and salt. Mix in flour…
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Stupid things you've spent good money on...
I decided to post this after looking at the $120 snowsuit I bought my son. I bought it too large because I figured we could get 2 winters out of it...ha! But now all I can think about is "my mother in law." :laugh:
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The Diet Solution
So I bought this program this time last year "The Diet Solution" by Isabel somebody. Looked good. I read all the info, started, and found out I was pregnant. Ate like a mad fool. Now, 4 months postpartum, and after developing gestational diabetes, insulin dependant - which thankfully went away - I feel I am more educated…
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Curly Girls?
I have straightened my hair for years, but now that I have 2 kids, I'm lucky to get a shower, let alone the hour it takes to straighten my thick hair. I've tried cutting it off, but I end up looking like Little Orphan Annie on crack. Right now it is just past my shoulders and I find myself pulling it into a ponytail…
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Things that make me want to eat....
My mother! ARGH! How can we have such a great relationship and yet she drives me CRAZY. I can't do anything right - "There's a breeze, dress the baby warmer, but it's not hot, you should have dressed him cooler, look, he's sweating!" She keeps offering to watch the boys while I workout, then my planned workout isn't what…
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New...what else to say...
I met my husband online (8 years ago, 7 years married), so I'm hoping my charm and wit can find me some friends on this site too. I am, firstly, a mom of two boys - 3 1/2 years and 10 weeks. I am also a wife, a proud pet owner, and a special education teacher. I'm 33 and trying to lose 50 lbs to get to my goal weight of…