My son turned 12 in March. It's hard to believe that 12 years ago I was in a Belgian hospital giving birth. Yep, you read that right, a Belgian hospital. At the time, we were stationed at S.H.A.P.E. NATO in Mons, Belgium and boy was that an experience!! My husband had been serving a 3… Continue reading Midnight Ramble: My Musician Turns Twelve
Stuck in Leavenworth, WA
What an adventure this has turned out to be. Today I am writing from Leavenworth, WA. We drove out on Tuesday, January 4th, 2022. At the time they were forecasting some snow but not enough to close any of the passes down so we would have been back by the 6th. So much snow has… Continue reading Stuck in Leavenworth, WA
Keto Journey Update: I fell completely off, it happens!
I haven't posted in quite some time, I don't know if it's because I have felt like I have failed or because I wanted to wait until I could say that I was starting over on this journey. I stopped eating Keto for a few months now because I wanted to get my cholesterol under… Continue reading Keto Journey Update: I fell completely off, it happens!
Keto Update: Failing & Gaining
Failure is such a strong word. I fell completely off!!! It has been so hard getting back on track. I gave myself the excuse that my cardiologist wanted me to stop Keto. I shouldn't have gotten so way off track. I also told myself that this Summer, I could count on putting in hours with… Continue reading Keto Update: Failing & Gaining
Midnight Thoughts: Two Veterans & a Gentleman
Our beautiful day today in Washington! Let me start out by saying that this was a super busy day!! The hubs and I are preparing to take a week off of work and we are going home (IL, that's where I am from) to go visit my parents. Whenever this happens during mowing season we… Continue reading Midnight Thoughts: Two Veterans & a Gentleman
Keto Update: Gluten Allergy & GERD
I am back again with a not so Keto update. I will do some explaining. My gastro specialist asked me to get back on gluten to do a celiac disease test. You have to have gluten in your system to test for anti bodies so I started to eat bread in February. This took me… Continue reading Keto Update: Gluten Allergy & GERD
Start of a New Season: Thrill Lawn Care, Inc.
I know most of my recent posts have been about keto so I am going to switch it up and talk about the start of a new season with my small business. I am co owner of Thrill Lawn Care, Inc. My husband who is an Army Veteran went from Active Duty to Reserves several… Continue reading Start of a New Season: Thrill Lawn Care, Inc.
Keto Update: Visit to Cardiology.
I wish I could say that it has been smooth sailing since my keto-versary but it hasn't. I decided that because of my labs coming back with high cholesterol, I would schedule an appointment to check out my heart. Two weeks ago I went and saw a cardiologists for some symptoms I was experiencing along… Continue reading Keto Update: Visit to Cardiology.
One Year KETO-versary! The good and the bad.
Hello there everyone! I first want to start by apologizing for not updating sooner. I have been going through some things lately mostly related to my health. On December 12th, 2020 I hit my one year on Keto/Low Carb. I should have been way more excited about this but in November, I started to feel… Continue reading One Year KETO-versary! The good and the bad.
Midnight Thoughts: “Thirty Nine”
I have been thirty-nine officially for 2 hours!! What?! It is my birthday today and I wasn't too excited at first. Mostly because it is the last year of my 30s! Ouch! I felt like I was going through some type of midlife crisis over the past month. I have been looking at buying a… Continue reading Midnight Thoughts: “Thirty Nine”