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Health

Holy Moly. I’m tired!

October 3, 2009

I feel kind of like this picture, which looks just like my puppy Lily, but isn’t. She does this thing with her tongue – exactly like the picture – when she’s happy. I’m happy too, but boy am I exhausted. I tried sleeping in but my body wakes me up like clockwork at 6:00 every [...]

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A funny thing happened on the way to Nordstrom’s

September 13, 2009

Today I felt what the absence of self-consciousness feels like. While my mom napped (she’s at a skilled nursing facility rehabilitating from back surgery), I took a walk in downtown Bellevue. I figured I’d try to get some exercise in any way I could. My first goal was just to walk to Subway to get [...]

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Autumn is more than changing colors on leaves

September 8, 2009

My daughters are grown so I don’t have the back-to-school deal going on, but I still feel the change in the air that comes with September, back to school preparations, and the change in weather. It seems to me that I’m much more aware of the change in season this year than I have in [...]

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I should have paid more attention in school.

September 3, 2009

I was a good student – honors, straight As, teacher’s pet, whatever. But not in the subjects I didn’t like, particularly the sciences. I just didn’t see the point and it wasn’t creative or artsy enough for me, so I barely passed in those subjects, or I failed altogether. Now I wish I had paid [...]

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Claire’s Test Kitchen – Comfort Food Mac & Cheese

September 1, 2009

This recipe comes from the newest Weight Watcher’s cookbook, Comfort Classics, on page 108. The original recipe makes 4 servings at 6 points per serving. I made some substitutions and halved the recipe, but the points per serving was probably still 5-6 points. It said prep time was 10  minutes and cook/broil time 15 minutes, [...]

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Claire’s Test Kitchen – Roasted Red Pepper Dip

August 31, 2009

This recipe came to me with my Weight Watcher’s membership card this month – just in time for a potluck that I was going to. At the potluck there are always chips (Fritos, Kettle Chips) and full-fat sour cream-based dips. I usually arrive to these functions early to help out, and consequently it’s easy for [...]

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Claire’s Test Kitchen – Thin Tuna Melt

August 27, 2009

I’m going to try to do more of these kinds of posts where I take a recipe and either alter it to make it lower in Weight Watchers points, or low-fat, or I’ll try a Weight Watchers recipe and rate it. So, here goes #1. I altered this recipe from one I found in Food [...]

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There’s more to losing weight than losing weight

August 26, 2009

“With our program you can lose 20 pounds in just 4 weeks!” “Lose 10 inches in just 5 days!” “I want to lose 20 pounds in time for my wedding next month.” “I have 50 pounds to lose – I hope I can do it in 10 weeks.” How often have you heard claims or [...]

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Crock Pot Southwest Chicken Chili

August 23, 2009

I posted the other day on Facebook that I was going to make this since the weather was feeling more like Fall than Summer. I’ve had a couple requests for the recipe, so here you go. I didn’t take pictures, but in the future, I will – or, you can make your version of the [...]

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It’s been a long, hot month this week.

August 2, 2009

Wow. This summer has been incredible up here in the Pacific Northwest. We’ve had lovely, rainless summery days since around May. Only a few days of rain and gray skies have interrupted this glorious summer. If you know me, you know I’m a sun worshipper. I’ll cross the street to walk in the sun, even [...]

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