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The act of a countdown serves to focus and prepare me for the main event. I use it as a reminder of how far I have come toward a goal and as a niggling little nag when I haven’t finished things in time. But to use it most effectively I turned it into a spreadsheet [...]

Countdown to the Holidays

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Sunday brunch. Just the words make me relax. I’d love to imagine that my Sundays have this lazy start to the day, but it infrequently happens. See, I’m one of those folks who just can’t sleep in. My typical day starts before 6am weekdays and rarely can I sleep beyond 7am on weekends. But in [...]

What will I have with Coffee?

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When my family first went gluten-free it was thankfully just after Halloween. I’m not sure I could have managed to keep the girls safe with a holiday all about excess sugar and foods. But thankfully there are many people who will share lists of safe candies each year, making the process just a bit easier [...]

Halloween resources for an Allergen safe holiday

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My family is so lucky. Lucky that we have never known true hunger. Never had to skip a meal to pay the light bill. Never had to stretch a can of beans to feed the four of us. We know families who do. Who have to make these tough choices. And our hearts go out [...]

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This one is for you Rebecca, Moving can be hard on your breakables, on your body, and on your budget. So you work to prevent those stresses. Gathering lots of newsprint and packaging materials to prevent those inherited Limoges dishes from scratching. Stretching out those aching back muscles one more time before [...]

So if you were moving, where do you start?

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As the Eastern Seaboard of the United States again prepares to weather the most powerful storm of this decade, it seems like a very good time to remind people what they need to be ready for anything. Emergency preparedness is fundamental to me. Maybe it comes from having a Father who was a Boy Scout [...]

How to Ride out the storm- Gluten Free

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All of these products produced in commercial facilities are suspect till investigated: DO NOT EAT THEM ! Abyssinian Hard (Wheat triticum durum) Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Atta Flour- in Indian food-is actually another name for wheat Barley Grass (can contain seeds)- Barley Hordeum vulgare Barley Malt Beer (most contain barley or wheat). There are gluten free [...]