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Keto Gummy Experiments
Something happens to a person when they have removed most of the carbs in their daily diet. Actually, a lot of things happen, but today I am focusing on the cravings that I have experienced eating mostly fat and protein. Many keto-ers claim that after they have gotten away from carbs for a certain amount of time, they simply stop craving sweets. I am not one of them. I am jealous of those dieters. I still crave desserts and sweets all the time. Regardless, these cravings drive me and my family to experiment constantly with different keto and low-carb dessert and treat alternatives. This week’s obsession: homemade keto gummy bears!…
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It Happened! I have a teenager!
I know it may not seem like a big deal to anyone but me, but oh my gosh you guys…..my oldest daughter turned 13 this week and it is ROCKING MY WORLD! I’m pretty sure I am experiencing what I will lovingly call a mid-mid life crisis (or….early mid life crisis?). How did this happen? It was just yesterday we were learning how to tie shoes and ride bikes and kiss boo boos…..and now begins the age of sarcasm and frustrating confrontations. I am praying for my beautiful, intelligent, and talented daughter to bypass all that “normal” stuff, but I am not naive enough to think it will completely miss…
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My Personal Goals For 2019
Lots of people approach each new year with hopes and dreams and anticipation, and many channel all that energy into resolutions for the year to come. In all honesty, I have never been that kind of person. Oh, I would feel the hopes and dreams well up, the anxiety and anticipation would fill my head and heart with excitement and concern for the coming year like everyone else. I have just never committed. I have never set goals….out of fear. I have always struggled with a fear of failure. Somehow, in my own weird way, I allowed myself, for a very long time, to believe that if I set goals,…