For as long as I can remember, my hair was a struggle. My hair was always really thick, so it was an ordeal to wash it, detangle it, and dry it. Add the fact that I was (and still am) painfully tender-headed. My mother hated dealing with it. My grandmother hated dealing with it. That’s […]
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I heard on the news the other day that we are now 23 months into the COVID pandemic. It’s been a long road for all of us, but hearing in those terms…23 months…is just crazy. Not only have we been dealing with COVID itself, but the rippling effects across society and the economy make things harder. Supplies are limited, sporadically for some of us, more often for others. My local Giant is limiting chicken purchases to only 3 packages per transaction. It’s nearly impossible to find wet cat food without visiting multiple stores, both brick & mortar and online. A trip to fill your car with gas and groceries costs more than many of us can ever remember. No matter what your finances look like, I think we are all feeling the impact. While I don’t have all the solutions, I can offer at least 2 tips when it comes to shopping for meat:
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Last year, I wrote a blog post about comfort foods. I am a big fan of stick-to-your-ribs dishes that feel like you are being hugged from the inside out. Think about the times you craved comfort foods, whether you make it yourself or if a kind soul prepares one for you.
At this point, I feel like COVID has worked itself into almost everyone of my blog posts. I guess that reflects reality for many of us, given it has become part of our daily lives. What I want to talk about today is how lockdown and social distancing have affected my journey to lead a healthier life.
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Happy New Year, Ya’ll! I hope that you had a wonderful, albeit different, holiday season. Like most of you, I missed out on some traditions and gatherings. I was not able to take my annual Christmas trip to North Carolina to see my sister and my Dad and to share in some amazing Southern cooking. Instead, I had a quiet Christmas and New Year at home with Matt and the boys, but it was still amazing. We watched all of our favorite holiday movies, cooked together, laughed together and just enjoyed our blessings. It was very peaceful and relaxed, and for that, I am thankful.
I don’t know about you, but 2020 seems like a time warp. The year has flown by, but dragged at the same time. I chalk it up to it being a pandemic year where nothing is normal. With that said, last week, we finally started getting ready for Christmas 2020.
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Today, I want to talk a bit about self-care. It’s something that is so important to well-being, and I’m sure something that we could all use a little (or a lot) more of, especially these days. In addition to COVID-19 and our political environment, we are all dealing with our everyday lives: work, family obligations, taking care of our homes, and other tasks. While we are so busy tending to all of these things and other people’s needs, we often forget to take care of ourselves. We end up on the back burner and then we end up burned out, sometimes becoming bitter and angry. Well this is to remind you that you can’t pour from an empty cup, so fill that sucker up!
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Several years ago, I was having a conversation about food with a fellow foodie and coworker of mine. She mentioned a great recipe that she had for Butternut Squash soup that she would share with me. The recipe came from her CSA when she picked up her weekly vegetable share. I’d never heard of a CSA, so I asked her about it. She explained that CSA stood for Community Supported Agriculture. It was essentially purchasing a share of a farm. You pay one price that entitled you to get a weekly share of the farm’s harvest. I was intrigued to learn about this, and like many things that intrigue me, the thought got buried in the back of my mind.
I live in a house full of boys. They enjoy outdoor things like fishing, hiking, kayaking and such. I’m more of a lie on the beach/sit on the porch/luxury resort kinda girl. When it came to planning adventures, I’m usually outnumbered. About 5 years ago, I decided to indulge the boys and plan a lake trip. I would concede to going to a campground, but I was NOT willing to sleep in a tent. I didn’t want to do it in the Army when I had to, so I sure wasn’t going to pay someone to sleep in a tent. I found a happy compromise and rented a lakeside cottage at Keen Lake, which is about an hour north of our house in Waymart, PA. I was expecting it to be similar to a trip to the Jersey Shore, so I packed up what felt like our whole house and we headed out for a new adventure.
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