Awwww. I want to hug her and help make her world right again.
LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – 8.5″wide, 4″ tall, 3.75″deep, with a circumference of 24″. The one-of-a-kind, hand-painted box is a nice size to store photos, mementos, souvenirs and more. $15.00 with Free Shipping. See all of these at HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.
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I’ve been having a good time trying to make some key chains in my art room lately. I got some blank wooden shapes and have been doing some wood burning and painting. I finished several yesterday and will try to get them listed on my Etsy site today. :0)
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I’m 4/10ths of a pound away from my interim weight loss goal. I’ve been here before – several times – and ‘SOMETHING’ always happens to snafu actually REACHING and passing this next goal. I’m really hoping today will be different. I have made the lifestyle change, deciding to eat low-carb, but reaching interim goals of there being less of me increases my motivation to keep being a ‘good girl.’ Maybe tomorrow I can pat myself on the head and set a new goal. :0)
Lesson on Reading and Absorbing – One of the big things I’ve learned, now than I’m older than dirt, is how important it is to read carefully. (This is ironic, in that I have a Master’s Degree as a “Reading Specialist,” and yet I never learned to read labels on food and really read and compare nutrition on recipes.)
I’ve been missing Shake-n-Bake, a coating mix I had used for years – and my husband and I really love – to bake pork chops. I gave it up because it has 7 carbs per serving, and I was having trouble working that in to my day’s allotment. I basically gave up pork chops because of this.
I found a low-carb recipe for pork chops that emulates Shake-n-Bake! I was really excited and planned to try it tonight. Something told me to compare carb counts of the Shake-n-Bake and the new recipe. The new recipe was 9.7 carbs! SO – the former reading teacher learns AGAIN that reading carefully is important. I can still enjoy the delicious Shake-n-Bake if I work carefully on MyFitnessPal.com to make sure I stay under my limit for the day! DUH! Pork Chops tonight!!!
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I wish you a happy Saturday filled with fun.
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