Well, parents and teachers, maybe you and your peers are thinking of your New Years’ goals…How about your kids? Have you introduced the idea to them yet? About 5 is a good age to truly start grasping that they can achieve some big things when you give them the opportunity, instead of handing them everything…
Month: December 2019
More Effective than New Years Resolutions? It worked for me!
Do you believe in making New Years Resolutions? Or do you think they’re for other people because you know you’ll forget about them in a few weeks; or maybe as a perfectionist you know you’ll give up when you can’t meet your expectation as well as you’d like? Even if we all gave them up…
Crispy GF Gingerbread Cookie Recipe (Refined-Sugar-free, Egg-free, and Dairy-free)
This cookie recipe is free from the top 8 allergens as well as refined white sugar, since a lot of that makes me feel achey. My kids love cutting the cookies out and we all love sneaking the dough…no raw eggs to worry about! Preheat oven to 325*F. Makes 3 cookie sheets full. Put the…
My Varicose Vein Treatment: Full Story
Earlier, I posted my vein story in part. Here is the whole story. I hope it helps inform anyone who is looking for relief of their exhaustion and itchy veins and wondering what vein treatment is like!
Better than Toys
Every kid can easily make an expansive (and probably expensive) Christmas wish list, and have a lot of fun dreaming of what they want to receive. I used to look at a toy catalog as a kid and write my own illustrated list to Santa. (I had an inkling it was really Mom and Dad…
DIY Rust Removal without Harmful Chemicals!
I am SO glad my mom showed me how to remove rust this way. I use this method several times a year, and I never need to go out to buy any supplies because they’re right in my KITCHEN so I know they’re safe around kids! All you need are two common household ingredients…watch how…
After 59 Years
She sported a sequined newsboy hat over her gray hair and looked at me with friendly eyes when I complimented her hat. “It’s new!” she replied, lifting her cap to show me bobby pins, “I’m wearing it to cover up my pin-curls!” “Oh, you’re getting snazzy for a party, eh?!” I guessed. Neither confirming nor…
The Stork brought me Varicose Veins
I’m in my early 30s, but I’m already taking after my lovely Grandma with her varicose vein issues. She’s had treatment for them, as well as a few other female family members, so I guess it was only a matter of time for me, thanks to my genes. However, I didn’t imagine varicose veins would…