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(plus a note about Prenatal Vitamins and Iron Supplements) Did you know antiperspirant’s active ingredient is aluminum? That’s how normal, store-bought deodorant works. Aluminum compounds temporarily plug the sweat ducts in your arm pits, thereby stopping the flow of sweat … Continue reading Why I Wanted to Find a Non-Antiperspirant Deodorant
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Plus Non-Nursing Weight Loss Calories in Comparison— 10 lbs off! Let’s see…that took about 15 weeks. While normal weight loss should be around 1% of your body weight per week (so 1-2 lbs), breastfeeding weight loss should be about half … Continue reading Explaining Breastfeeding Calories and Weight Loss
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These muffins are just proof that if you want something but you can’t find a healthy version, make it yourself.  Yields: 12 standard muffins Cooking Time: 25-30 minutes Ingredients: Cooking spray 1 ¾ cups Heart Smart Bisquick Mix ¼ … Continue reading Blueberry Heart Smart Muffins
The 60/20/20 Weight Loss Plan. Diets are hard, and there are a million of them out there. Some work for some people, but not others. I tend to stick to the American Diabetes Association’s recommendations, with some tweaking. That’s what … Continue reading What Should I Eat?
Want to see how our spy ring played out? My friend Chris caught Sunday’s interrogation on video! You’ll notice I’m not actually in this. My sister is the one pleading to the spy not to give up any information, and … Continue reading Spy Interrogation at the Rev War Reenactment
Last weekend, the Forest Glen reenactment proved that trying new things can really make a difference. I’m not saying that new things always work out, but I truly believe that they bring a fresh, renewed energy to any event. Like … Continue reading New Reenacting Ideas – Let Them Give It a Shot
A slow cooker, i.e. Crockpot, is a pretty standard wedding-shower-gift idea. Why not jazz it up with a couple ingredients and a recipe, and basically make a gift basket out of your Crockpot? Admittedly, when I did this for my … Continue reading Crockpot nutella Hot Chocolate | Recipe and Shower Gift Idea
Even hearty electricians need to be celebrated now and then. What better way than white chocolate, buttercream-frosted cupcakes, decorated with electrical outlets? I need to specify, right off the bat, that I didn’t make these cupcakes in any sort of … Continue reading Cupcakes with a Shock
This year at our April 30th – May 1st Bourbonnais Rev. War Reenactment of 2016, we get to be the first NWTA event with horses! This is kind of a huge deal. In preparation, the First Dragoons unit has been … Continue reading Cavalry and Canons on the Kankakee
SweetPeas and Soybeans | Waistline Friendly Recipes with a dash of Mommy Spice 