homesteading in ohio
today–well, this weekend, marks the official end of summer. yesterday I realized that once again I let time fly by….and the beautiful days were coming to a close way to quickly. so last night I sent a text to this guy; that said, “tomorrow we go on an adventure.” and this morning, we did. beach […]
When I was about seven, we moved from the tiny brick bungalow, and the only home I’d known, into a shiny, new, yellow aluminum sided four bedroom colonial. It was nestled on a the end of a cul de sac in a neighborhood that was full of strange kids who would become my walk to school […]
along with the warmer days, the sunshine, flowers popping up and the grass turning green; the other thing that comes around this time of year is those pesky allergies. “an allergy is a heightened sensitivity to a foreign substance (called an allergen) that causes the body’s defense system (the immune system) to overreact when defending […]
supposedly it landed here in ohio a few weeks ago, but we’ve only had a smattering of warm days in which to get us in the mood. we’ve also now entered the rainy month(s) “april showers bring may flowers” usually means it won’t stop raining until somewhere around June 1st. so it’s time to be […]
after a stressful few weeks: a large custom knitting order finally in the mail, we finally had matching days off; so the mister and I got in the car and headed south on a bright not so cold mid march morning. I planned it out in advance without letting him know where we were going. just […]
or: how to quit nicotine in four (easy) days. day four! you’ve made it. by the time you wake up on day four, you will be feeling worlds better. nicotine has been given the express train ticket out of your body and is just about all gone. *here’s what’s happening physiologically in your body, over the […]
or: how to quit nicotine in four (easy) days. (posting this a day late–work got in the way…..) teamwork. by now you’re experiencing the worst of the symptoms, and believe me….they’re ending soon…. it’s important now to keep doing the things mentioned in day one and day two as far as drinking fluids, eating healthy foods, […]
or: how to quit nicotine in four (easy) days. day two is much like day one, only with a peak in the symptoms. continue with lots of fluids (remember, this is how the nicotine leaves the body. and the sooner we get that unwanted guest out, the better) healthy breakfast: 16 ounces water + 8 drops […]
or: how to quit nicotine in four (easy) days. this guy. smoker for over ten years. has tried repeatedly to break the habit, and failed each time. each time he has relied on using a nicotine replacement patch to ‘ease’ symptoms, but didn’t do much else. this time, with a whole new mental attitude in place, […]
winter is especially hard this year (we say every year?) I think it’s part of getting old, the toll that the cold weather takes on your body and skin. I have a simple, I mean completely MAGICAL remedy for even the driest-of-dry chapped skin, and the great thing is that the components of it will support healing […]
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