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It’s almost time for my third favorite holiday! (Christmas is first, St. Patrick’s Day is second probably because it’s also my birthday).  The older I get, the more fun I have with Halloween. I decorate the house a little more each year. We usually carve one extra pumpkin or buy a couple more little ones. …

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It’s no big secret that I’ve been working hard on some changes to my diet and cross training. I’m running regularly, but I haven’t been reaching the higher mileage because frankly, I’m tired. I’m working out 4-5 days a week in heavy lifting and various cardio cross training and I do enjoy that. But I …

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of pumpkin oatmeal. Words do not exist that describe pumpkin butter. (Yes it has sugar. I was devastated when I read the list at the store. But then I read the nutrition information. 3 grams per 2 Tablespoons. That won’t be a problem.) And next to the pumpkin butter is the fabulous pumpkin granola. This …

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                  I look forward to this time of year. Fall, football (ROLL TIDE!!) and pumpkins. This year, we wanted to do our pumpkin carving using metal cookie cutters. I saw this on some food show years ago in Memphis and I’ve been doing it each year. But …

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I’m exhausted with a horrible headache and I feel like my skin is crawling off my bones. I’ve had so much water, I’m nauseated now. I haven’t been hungry all day but that’s from the sugar/caffeine depravation apparently. I hope tomorrow is better, but I’m prepared for it to be worse than today. I do …

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Of course the day I choose to try to cut some sugar out of my life is the day my cat, Frankie, wakes me at 3:30 because my sugar is WAY high. Yes, he can tell. He wakes me up by bumping his head against mine to wake me. If that doesn’t work, a nice …

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I promised myself I would branch out and try new foods, especially sea food. I’m a catfish and salmon girl. I’ve heard wonderful things of other seafood and I wanted to try them out. But not this guy..no way. Oatmeal with peanut butter, flax, natural granola, and a pumpkin choco chip muffin. Super good and …

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As a teacher, every couple of years or so, we get a 2 day Fall Break. We’ve never taken a trip for fall break because I was too stressed to go. My first ten years of teaching, I wore myself out mentally. I’m done with that. I look in the mirror now and see an …

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