Part of the reason I moved to Arizona is for winter. I spent the first 25 years of my life in Wisconsin. As a child I loved winter but as I got older I grew to strongly dislike winter. I didn’t like being cold. I didn’t like ice or black Read more
I have decided to do a blog post to go along with the photo of the month on my main page. I thought it might be fun to learn a little bit more about each photo or why I chose it for the photo of the month. Some months I Read more
I don’t usually make resolutions. We all make the same resolutions, lose weight, quit this, be a better person. We usually start out gung-ho and go all out. We join a gym. We buy something to help us quit that bad habit. We work out, balls to the wall, for Read more
My first gluten-free Christmas… and I survived. Barely. My family was very supportive, but it was still hard not being able to enjoy all the Christmas goodies. I made sure to bake a few items that I could share and enjoy myself. I ended up making three different treats to Read more
I gave up three weeks ago. I had interviewed for a job and really wanted it. I thought I had it. That is how well I thought the interview went. Outwardly I was trying to keep calm and not show how excited I was but inwardly? I was already planning. Read more
Las Vegas was my first real vacation after being diagnosed with celiac disease. As can be expected, I was extremely nervous about eating while traveling with celiac. I was afraid that I would be contaminated on day one and spend the rest of the trip sick. What fun would Vegas Read more
As a child, I loved Guns N Roses. I remember taking my tiny boombox outside and blasting Welcome to the Jungle. I would listen to the radio station all day until the song came on I loved and I would quickly hit record and get it on my blank tape. It Read more
Accepting failure, giving up and moving on. This is what I need to do. I am in week 5 and I’ve failed multiple times. I keep trying to get back up, brush myself off and push through, but it isn’t working. I keep repeating the same pattern: ready to go Read more
I am on my third week of marathon training and I think I’ve quit about seven times. I actually quit before I started. The few days before I decided I couldn’t do it because I was so tired all the time. I actually missed my first two or three days Read more
The boyfriend was having a rough week and I decided to do something for him. His favorite cookies are snickerdoodles and I tracked down a recipe which I already had the ingredients for. I started pulling all my ingredients and measuring out when I opened the shortening. Uhhh, I guess Read more