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I have tomorrow off so today, I’m planning, cooking, and resting. Erin Condren Life Planner. I make my own divider stickers to cover the Morning-Day-Night sections. I have several other stickers I like to use to keep it interesting. If I decorate it but leave plenty of room for writing, I use it more. It’s …

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Before the game….. After the game….. It wasn’t that great. I found myself cringing and whining at various times. And it felt familiar…similar to last year, maybe? We’ve got some kinks to work out, that’s for sure. And I even had my lucky jalapeño poppers ready. I have been waiting MONTHS to make these. I …

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Before I was kidnapped by my friends, I got stuck with a bunch of needles.   This was the first set of serum needles to see if any of them showed a reactions. And obviously….they did. Then she used about 10-15 on each upper arm to see if they showed reactions. Those were of lesser …

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It never fails. 4 day work weeks seem to DRAG by. I was off work Monday recovering from surgery. Tuesday was extremely long with my first day of after-school tutoring for 2 hours. Wednesday was a banner day.  We had an unexpected faculty meeting Wednesday and then I did my after school tutoring session. Today, …

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Comfort foods are always in high demand, no matter the season or the weather. Through cooking and preparing favorite dishes, we bring back those memories that make us feel happy, secure, and even hopeful. Lately, I’m needing a lot of all of those. Cooking Light has this Mexican Chicken Casserole that definitely fulfilled that craving …

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Today is my Monday. And I’m a little frightened…. Today is my first day back to work/school since my procedure and it’s going to be a long day. However…I think I need that right now. I need to stay busy and keep my mind focused on teaching my students and after-school tutoring. I can do …

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Stephen and I found out some equally outstanding and excruciatingly painful news this week. We thought we could not have a baby without some medical intervention. I’m a high-risk patient due to diabetes and some other reproductive issues and the doctors told us the chance was slim-to-nothing that we could conceive. Well, we did. In …

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This is one of those dishes that I was reluctant to try, but the reviews at Cooking Light convinced me that I should at least taste it. And then one taste blew me away. I’ve never been a huge fan of balsamic vinegar. I have a really good bottle of the stuff but I’m not …

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