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  • Dress For Success

    I hear how you should dress how you want to feel, not how you feel. But what if you don’t have enough energy to “dress for success”. Thankfully I work at a company that is pretty laid back about our attire. When I started volunteering there back in 2000, I… Read the rest
  • Day 20 – Merry Christmas!

    Merry Christmas!! I have stayed on the diet in the past few days, it just became too busy for me to do an update. As it was I got less sleep each night as the week went on. By Thursday night I was pretty exhausted. My family agreed to forego… Read the rest
  • An Analogy for GAPS

    My mom is so close to doing GAPS, but I don’t know if she would ever embark on it because she is determined and committed to staying on a very low fat diet. She is already off grains, sugars, starchy vegetables, and probably most dairy products. But she uses margarine,… Read the rest
  • Symptoms of Low Thyroid That I Experience

    From various sites I’ve collected all the symptoms of low thyroid. I’ll highlight the ones I experience. 1. muscles stiff in morning, need to limber up 2. fail to feel rested, even after sleeping long hours 3. feel “creaky” after sitting still for some time 4. heart seems to miss… Read the rest
  • My GAPS Story Day 17

    Just a quick post. I went to bed last night at 7pm, hoping to get to sleep early so I could try to get 9 hours sleep on a work night. I failed. I was still awake at 8pm. I ended up sleeping until 4:35 and I have to leave… Read the rest
  • Day 16 – Breach

    It was an accident on my husband’s part. He was trying to do something nice and made chicken soup for breakfast for ES. I was offered a bowl, and accepted it. The broth was delicious and the chicken breast was pretty tasty. It also had cut green beans and bright… Read the rest