Shoutin’ from the Rooftop

I went to see my nurse practitioner on Wednesday concerning my insulin resistance. This was a follow-up from May. I had not my insulin levels checked since I started on the modified insulin resistance diet. When I went for my first appointment, my insulin was at 20. At the time of my blood work almost [...]

Last week I mentioned The Stupid Cookies. I still have been thinking about those cookies. Not in a I-want-more-cookies type of way. But more of a it-is-good-to-learn-control type of way.  For me, it has always been a moderation issue. I never learned that one cookie or one piece of candy is usually ok but not six cookies or half the [...]

Last night, my youngest daughter asked me to bake cookies with her. Well, I had no chocolate chips in the house. So I told her that we would bake them today. Early this past spring, we had friends over to our house. They brought these amazing chocolate chip cookies. Chris & I both thought they [...]

As you know, I have kept my ramblings honest. Many times it even takes me some time to put my thoughts in to actual words. The thoughts were just whisperings inside my head and my heart. I haven’t kept my struggles secret. It hasn’t been an easy road. Some of the struggles I brought on [...]

I need help. Anyone have any good okra recipes. I will be honest. I have NEVER ate okra. I don’t know the first thing about okra. I figured I would ask you. I am off to search the internet. To be honest this vegetable scares me. Just sayin.

We are home from one of the best vacations ever. We visisted paradise. This is a view of Trunk Bay on St Johns. This beach is part of a national park and it is amazing. I am not sure I have ever been to a place as beautiful as this. Crazy thing is this picture [...]

            One our my hopes from joining our CSA was that my girls would learn to like and maybe even love new veggies. This is Megan trying out peas. She does kind of look like she is in pain but she is enjoying it. I promise.         [...]

For those of you that live in the Muncie/ECI area, you know that last weekend, Muncie hosted an Ironman race.  My good friend, Molly, was in charge of all the volunteers. So you know what that means if you friend is in charge of volunteers? You become a volunteer and so does the rest of [...]