Self Motivation and Overcoming my Inner Fears So many people are running 5k races and then moving on to marathons, I would love to take that first step but feel so intimidated. I know that I can do it but I am allowing my inner scary cat voice too much control. Last night I watched […]
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The Future Starts Now Saving for the future, you’ve heard it since you were a small child, what are you doing for your future? The general scuttlebutt is that you should save as much as you can when you are younger to get your dollar working for you early in order to capitalize on compounding
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The first time I made this Maple Roasted Sweet potatoes recipe, everyone at the table loved it, soon it was a staple at holiday meals. I love how easy everything is to put together and get into the oven; you can make this dish ahead and reheat as well. I like to blend the sweet
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Homemade meatballs This recipe for meatballs comes from a 1960’s grange cookbook and was titled Polpettes. I have used many many times and is always a huge favorite. It’s posted in it’s original form from this well used cookbook from the Italian Woman’s Club, which was located in Springfield Mass. The recipe is very simple
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Beef Roast with Root Vegetables Updated 2020 Cook this root veggies and beef roast in the beginning on Sunday and you’ll have left overs for a few creative meals during the week. Be sure to add additional root veggies to make a blended soup. This recipe transfers to the Instant Pot by reducing the cooking
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Nutrition, Fitness, Fuzzy Math and keeping a balanced budget What is it about nutrition that can make a person start mentally negotiating with themselves? How often have we all heard skewed logic discussing the math of exercise and nutrition like this: “I exercised today, I’ll reward my hard work by having an ice cream when
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Life: Its a multiple choice The days are getting shorter and colder, bears are hibernating, birds are migrating and I am starting to get caught up on my list of things to do indoors, que the cheerleaders. One thing on my winter list is to catch up on my reading. Instead of lacing up my
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Finding Motivation in Message Boards My usage of the internet has changed dramatically over the years, much in the same way it has for everyone. I am amazed at the tools available now to connect to like minded individuals which allow us grow and learn from each other. No longer are we confined by
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(photo via: The Huffington Post) This is the source of that “mystery meat” inside the processed chicken nuggets found at the drive-thru or your local freezer department. You need to read this before allowing anyone you love to eat this disgusting paste product.. These blurbs are straight out frightening: “Fooducate writes: Someone figured out in
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Perfect Meals: A post by Simply Shredded I was sent the following article to read by a fellow fitness enthusiast which I greatly admire. This article, written by Chris Aceto, details some meals that the author feels are perfectly designed. The meal amounts are for a male who is very active and total more than
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