Category Archives: goals

Hummus High and the Coconut Slide

Not so long ago I had a pretty textbook “Laughing at Spilled Milk” day. All I wanted was to live a healthier lifestyle; Pinterest made it look so easy. Phase One: After I was diagnosed with Chronic Migraines and was … Continue reading

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Battle of the Bulge: What I’m Learning and Unanswered Questions

It has been a over month since I started on this new eating adventure: sitting down at a table to eat with no entertainment to distract me.  I confess that I have been far from perfect with it (this week … Continue reading

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Battle of the Buldge: Unforseen Challenges

Wonderfully, I lost three pounds the first two weeks of incorporating my new “eating strategy.” Sadly, I gained them all back this week.  There were some unforeseen challenges. 1. As stated in my previous post, sitting and eating at a … Continue reading

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Laughing At Spilled Milk:Battle of the Bulge

The holidays are over which can only mean one thing: the battle to drop those extra holiday pounds has begun. This year carried the usual challenging parade of sweet and fatty foods which coerce a body to eat everything offered. … Continue reading

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The Sikh Memorial: What I’ll Never Forget

Last month I had the honor of speaking at a candlelight memorial service for the local Sikh community who were grieving the heartbreaking murders of their brethren in Wisconsin. I was not as put together and prepared as I like … Continue reading

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Hunting for Hardwoods

For eleven years (as long as we have lived in our house), Troy and I dreamed of replacing the stain magnet carpeting with hardwood floors.  While most people in our comfortably middle class neighborhood would have long ago whipped out … Continue reading

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Welcome to “Coddling Your Kids Cooking!”

Recently I decided the offspring should learn to cook, mostly because the two middle guys will have a house next year at college, so need to learn to make more than cereal and Easy Mac. The fact that I’m wiped … Continue reading

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: The Great Biking Debacle

OK, yes, my next post was supposed to be about strategies to overcome Marthaholism, but to be honest, I’m still digging myself out of a bad spell so don’t currently have much to say about it. Instead, you get to … Continue reading

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: The Truth About Marthaholics

  “Take my yolk upon you and let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle in heart, and you will find rest for your soul.” Matthew 11:29   “Jesus loves me.  This I know, for my completed to-do … Continue reading

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Hi, My Name’s Jamison, and I’m a Marthaholic

“As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.  Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught.  … Continue reading

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Dermatological Doom

This week I went to the mall to purchase a skin care system for my face. The mall.  I went to the mall.  The mall.  I have to keep saying it to myself because if I do maybe the shock … Continue reading

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Dear Me, about Protecting Your Kids…

“(Love) always protects.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Dear Me, Remember when you held our oldest for the first time. He was so beautiful, flawless, innocent.  There was not a single physical or emotional scar on him and your strongest desire … Continue reading

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Dear Me, About Kindness…

“He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” – Saint Basil “Love is Kind.” 1Corinthians 13:4 Dear Me, About Kindness… We parents don’t talk a lot about kindness because it’s sort of an understood. However, … Continue reading

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Dear Me, about the secret to a successful child…

Dear Me, So I promised to tell you the secret to bringing up a child successfully.  Today’s the day.  Mostly. More than a decade ago, when the kids were all still pretty young, I had lunch with our dear Aunt … Continue reading

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