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Cooking is Caring
One of the skills I learned at an early age that will certainly fuel my life in retirement is cooking. Today, not only do we cook most of our meals but actually eating more than going out. Growing up there … Continue reading
Posted in aging, diet, family, food, frugal, gardening, health, life, marriage, minimalist, nature, prepared, simple living, stress
Tagged aging, cooking, food, fun, gardening, health, life, minimalist, positive thinking, simple living
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Mountains of Tomato’s
The second half of the month of August is always a joy to me. This is the time where my acquired “Square-foot-gardening” skills start to show the rewards of working those raised bed gardens pay off. The heirloom tomato’s are … Continue reading
Posted in america, diet, family, food, frugal, fun, gardening, health, life, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, permaculture, primal, simple living, stress, vegan, vegetarian, whole food plant based
Tagged exercise, family, food, fun, gardening, health, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, permaculture, positive thinking, primal, simple living, vegan, vegetarian
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This Mornings thoughts on Whole Food Plant Based
Whole Food Plant Based is leading to yet another success story. Miraculously my blood sugar has dropped down from an average fasting number of 160 to 110. My overall body weight continues to drop slowly at an average of about … Continue reading
Posted in aging, body building, diabesity, diet, fitness, food, health, life, mindfulness, minimalist, Oregon, primal, simple living, type II diabetes, vegan, vegetarian, walking, whole food plant based
Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fitness, food, fun, growing up, health, life, minimalist, now, positive thinking, retirement, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vegan, vegetarian, walking, weight loss, whole food plant based
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Preserving the Past while Decluttering
As my pursuit of the “Simple Life” continues I keep finding more and more opportunities to reduce the amount of “Stuff” which has accumulated throughout the years. This winter I have dedicated my time to scanning and saving all of … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, aging, art, family, frugal, growing up, life, marriage, minimalist, photography, simple living
Tagged aging, family, fun, generations, growing up, life, love, minimalist, moments, photographs, pictures, positive thinking, retirement, scanning, simple living, the past
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A Whole Life
Slowly and carefully I am taking small steps towards going from a Whole 30 diet to a Whole 30 Lifestyle. I suppose you can say I am trying to create a Whole Lifestyle. With new born excitement about not just … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, art, awards, blogging, body building, camping, debt, diabesity, diet, emergency, family, finances, fitness, flowers, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, intermittent fasting, life, MAC, marriage, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, photography, prepared, primal, quit smoking, roses, simple living, stress, the whole 30, type II diabetes, vaping, vegan, vegetarian, walking, work
Tagged adventure, aging, art, blogging, body building, camping, debt, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fasting, finances, fitness, flowers, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, keto, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, natural health, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, positive thinking, primal, quit smoking, retirement, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vaping, vegan, vegetarian, walking, weight loss, well being, whole 30, whole life, work
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What is that Bright Yellow thing in the Sky?
After 7 long months of not seeing the sun I woke up to this sight. Woo Hoo
Posted in fun, health, life, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, photography, simple living, type II diabetes
Tagged diabesity, diabetes, fun, health, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, positive thinking, simple living, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking
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Being human is being human
Whole 30 Day #19 and my blood sugar has balanced out at and average of 89 mg/dl for the last three days. Yes folks, I have once again cured type II diabetes through diet and exercise. Well not really cured, but … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fitness, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, human, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, natural, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, physical, positive thinking, primal, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, thriving, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss, whole 30, whole foods, work
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Sometimes we have to get back to simply being human
After just 14 days of changing my diet according to the Whole 30 standards and starting a workout program I have been able to reduce my morning blood sugars to under 100 mg/dl. That’s right! This mornings reading was 98 mg/dl. This … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, aging, body building, debt, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fasting, finances, fitness, food, fun, gardening, health, hiking, keto, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, positive thinking, primal, retirement, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vegan, vegetarian, walking, weight loss, whole 30, whole foods, work
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Tahquitz Canyon, Palm Springs
I know that I’ve been doing a lot more picture posting than writing lately, but there is just so much to see here in Palm Springs and I am trying not to miss a thing. Our hike through Tahquitz Canyon … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, family, fun, health, hiking, life, marriage, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, photography, simple living, walking
Tagged adventure, aging, desert, dry, exercise, fitness, fun, health, hiking, hot, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, palm springs, positive thinking, primal, simple living, Tahouitz Canyon, walking
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