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Frugal Friday

Second hand living. People are constantly buying things and replacing them. Stuff is not getting worn out. Literally. By living a second hand life, you can live better, on less dollars out of your pocket. And if you don't like what you have, you can release it back

Wednesday is free!

Wednesday is free!

Ok, not sure what I mean by this. I believe it's that Wednesdays are often a free day for me. As in, what do I want to do, what makes me happy, what is going to propel my goals into the future. Future projects: Mini book, 2500 words,

Semi-retirement

I used to call this part-time, but I love being semi-retired. I am living a full life, spend time with my guy, have an on-line selling business since I love to thrift for others, and I am writing fiction and non-fiction. Along with my blog, I have a YouTube channel

Meaty Monday Burgers

Meaty Monday Burgers

Beef is the best. I grew up on it, there was always a freezer full of beef, pork and chicken. Home grown. I miss that. However, it is still available and it's still the best. I am a burger queen. I like my burgers multiple ways, I also

Disappointment

Dealing with disappointment. It's challenging. Whether it is something at work, in your personal life, or an expectation that doesn't pan out, it can have you feeling angry, or pissy, or uncomfortable. Many negative thoughts can go through your head. You have to rewire yourself a

"How does one properly enjoy downtime?"

"How does one properly enjoy downtime?"

Where do you see yourself in this picture? Are you in the kayak with your dog? Are you watching from your deck, enjoying your preferred beverage, enjoying the beauty? Are you wishing you could be anywhere but where you are now? I have dealt with burnout in the past, and

Meaty Monday

Plan your menus to get the best tasting food

Getting it all together

Getting it all together

I have started working through the Your Money or Your Life exercises. I am organizing the things I have to see which of them I can sell or trade for other, better for me belongings. I am saving money to buy my retirement home, which will be near my sweetheart.

Meaty Monday

Chicken again I haven't come up with a cool name for this chicken dish. It is from an older low carb cookbook, I think it was SugarBusters or something along that nature. I lost the cookbook long ago, but remembered the spice proportion. I mix this spice proportion

Thankful Thursday

I was thinking about gifts the other day. On my mind were gifts from people who are no longer in my life, but I use the gifts often. There is a ladder that is lightweight, doesn't take a lot of space, yet makes my life easier. It was

Meaty Monday Eggs

EGGS Eggs are so adaptable. They taste good. You can make anything from omelettes, custards, frittatas, scrambled, fried, mayo and other sauces. There are cookbooks just on eggs. My favorite egg cookbook is Egg, by Michael Ruhlman. I went on a search to find it on Amazon and got totally

Meaty Monday

Keto Cooking Mexicali Shrimp Ingredients: Red pepper, orange pepper, yellow pepper, green pepper Use in proportions you enjoy Onion Red pepper flakes to taste Garlic powder 1-2 tsp Chile powder, I use 1 tsp each ancho chile powder and chile powder Cumin, 1-2 tsp Shrimp, frozen are fine, get the

Meaty Monday Pantries

Meaty Monday Pantries

Pantries "A familiar pantry is like being surrounded by friends who won't let you down, within instant reach." Alice Waters "My Pantry" [As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases.] No matter your diet, or your families' diet, a pantry saves you

Frugal Friday

I am retiring. Semi-retiring, until my income without my job can pay my living expenses. I am figuring out my finances. I got my Social Security report, I need to know what I can expect. With these numbers, my goal is to see how well I can live on that

Meaty Monday Pizza

Crustless pizza casserole, Here is my very simple guideline for this recipe. Proportions are to taste. Cook up your chosen meats for the pizza. I use a ground meat and add the others. I add a tablespoon of Penzey's Italian seasoning. I love Penzey's because the

Designing your brain

Your "brain" is a specialized worksheet designed to make receiving report and monitoring your days' progress more effective. Also efficient, but I aim for effectiveness. A brain will list the patient's name, age, diagnosis, and doctor. The number of days or admit date helps, it

Taking care of yourself

Taking care of yourself

EAT WELL Our bodies replace their cells over the course of months. You can build cells on a junk food diet, but you build a better body by feeding yourself better food. Health professionals study nutrition, and I believe most women know the calories of at least one hundred foods.

Prepare for a terrific day

Prepare for a terrific day

To have a great day at your chosen job, you start the day or evening prior to this day/week. Plan your menu for your work week. Yes, I feel this is most important, good food, and snacks if you still eat that way, fuel you for the day. The