Author: Nanaextraordinary

Every day is like the Twilight Zone in our house. Flash backs of my own Mom saying the exact same things that I say now…worried for the same reasons I now worry…smiling with the same full heart…I like my Zone.

Let’s face it, we all dread the scale. It’s been my friend and my foe.

This week it’s definitely been my foe. Lack of water intake due to tummy problems here and I gained five pounds in less than a week.

Ok, ok, I’ve heard it all before…it’s only water weight…but at the moment I feel horrible.

What do you do for bloating and water retention? Leave comments below telling me your remedies.

Drinking more water with a nauseated tummy is not a solution this week.

Every day is laundry day here. But today I came up with an improvement idea.

I definitely have baggage, but not the kind people think of when they hear the term.

Today I just wanted comfort food.. so this happened:

One bag of fresh yellow split peas. Pink salt, black pepper, diced ham and cut up raw bacon, onions and cover with plenty of water. Cook on low for 3-4 hours and enjoy.

Dinner time is supposed to be a time of family joy and togetherness. However it is very rarely like the sitcoms on TV. We all have different schedules..busy lives..food allergies, etc.

But I try to make dinner time an enjoyable experience. Really I do. Then it happens. The great vegetable showdown. Broccoli in mouth…as if it’s torment…two year old looking like a chipmunk and refusing to swallow it or chew it. And we survive..only to try again tomorrow. Perhaps some of the nutritional value is soaking in before they spit it out. One can only hope.