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Continued from  Getting Healthy - Part 1 .... ..... So, last year, hubby and I really started searching for options. We knew that to make a lifestyle change as big as I needed - I would need the best tools to help me succeed. In October 2016, I attended a health seminar and started meeting with a dietitian monthly. Over the next few months, I continued meeting with my dietitian, but with Thanksgiving and Christmas we didn't do awholelotta changing. I did manage to lose 10 lb. through - the monthly visits with the dietitian helped to keep me accountable. We decided to start 2017 out fresh with a lifestyle change, not just for me but for our whole family! Well, that was the plan.... life had other ideas.  You see, I have multiple autoimmune disorders. The last couple months I had been seeing a different specialist for other ongoing health problems. That Doctor set a surgery date for March. The surgery, although it was out patient, set me back quite a bit. During this

Why I Didn't Rebel By Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach I have followed Sheila Wray Gregoire's blog To Love Honor and Vacuum for years now, so when I found out her daughter Rebecca was writing a book, I knew I wanted to read it.  I love this book. I think the most important thing you can do as a parent is to communicate and teach your kids respect, and right from wrong, when they are young. I feel that the ideas in this book are how we are trying to raise our kids. My oldest daughter, Faith, is 16 yrs old, and although she has made a few mistakes, she is a great kid and I'm really proud to be her mom. She also read the book, so I thought I'd include her take on it too: "The methods that Rebecca describes in her book as having been raised by are roughly the same as those of my own childhood (minus the hot-tub... for that, I'm a bit jealous). I feel that my parents are doing a great job raising my siblings and I, and I'm very grateful for the clos

This Garlic Butter Lemon Salmon is a great tasting, easy, and flavourful dinner to make anytime. We like it with steamed rice, broccoli and cheese sauce. Garlic Butter Lemon Salmon 5Leave a review Ingredients: 1 ¼ pound salmon 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons melted butter 1/2 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper ¼ teaspoon oregano ¼ crushed red cayenne pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 375 *F. Line a baking sheet with foil. The piece of foil should be big enough to fold over and seal the fish. In a small bowl, add lemon juice, garlic and melted butter. Add salt, peppers, and oregano. Whisk everything together. Place salmon onto prepared baking sheet. Pour the butter mixture over the salmon. Fold the sides of the foil over the salmon. Make sure it is well sealed so the sauce does not leak. Place into oven and bake until cooked for about 25-30 minutes. (Baking time may vary slightly due to thickness of fish and you

The Only Negotiating Guide You'll Ever Need  By Peter B. Stark and Jane Flaherty Since I own my own small business , I thought this book would be a helpful self help book to increase my ability to negotiate.  Everyone negotiates with others in their daily life. It can be a simple process of buying furniture to the more complex like buying of a car or a home. Then there are the things like asking for a raise or even negotiating deals at your job.  This book suggests that if you are planning to continue having a good relationship with the person with whom you are negotiating that you should plan for a win-win solution. You want to be the person that people are happy to return to when they next need to negotiate with you. While I agree with most of the book.... sometimes I think people who are always negotiating are missing the BIG picture. It's not always about what a person can get from another person.... it's about doing the right thing.

~ "there is beauty in simplicity" ~ Look for the beautiful in the simple things.... in daily life, routine, and the unpleasant tasks. Beauty is everywhere and more often than not, it is in the simple things.  

A few months ago, I shared some of my favorite house hold hacks , and it got me thinking about some of my favorite kitchen gadgets and products.... USA Pans - cupcake, loaf pans, cake pans, 1/2 sheet pan, etc.  USA Pan is a professional grade bake ware. It has  perfected the nonstick coating process so that food won't stick to the pan. It is warp resistant, heavy-duty, reliable, and very easy to clean. P ampered Chef Products I love are the  Pampered Chef Round Stone , Executive Nonstick Cookware pan set (I have both the 7 piece and the 5 piece set) , mix & chop - meat chopper, glass batter bowls, spice rack, tool turn about, mini serving spatula, pan scraper. coated Knife set, Chefs silicone basting brush Tupperware thatsa bowl set, store and lock containers, snack cups and mini cups, cookie containers 8x8 and 9x13 Kitchen Aid Mixer  - I use mine multiple times a week... mixing bread dough, cookie dough, icing, puddings, etc. Ninja Professional Blen

The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot (63 stories) monument in St. Louis Missouri.  The Gateway Arch weighs 43,226 tons and the foundations are about 60 feet deep.Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch (catenary means it is the shape a free-hanging chain takes when held at both ends), it is the world's tallest arch, the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, and Missouri's tallest accessible building. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States, and officially dedicated to "the American people," it is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and has become an internationally recognized symbol of St. Louis, as well as a popular tourist destination. The Arch was designed by architect Eero Saarinen in 1947; construction began on February 12, 1963, and was completed on October 28, 1965, for $13 million. Thanks to hundreds of workers, the Arch was completed within budget and w