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  • Coconut Flour Cookie Conundrum

    Coconut Flour Cookie Conundrum

    So I’ve been making a half-hearted effort to go gluten-free. I’m trying to see if this will have any impact on our health and behavior. Not with the half-pantsed attempts of course, but once I’m finally doing it right. I do get into things in fits and starts. I’m just trying to build momentum and… Read more

  • Captain Plan It

    Captain Plan It

    How do you plan your goals? Did you watch this cartoon back in the ‘90s? Were you already around in the ‘90s?😂 Anyway, I’ve never been the wing-it kind of person. I’ve had to train myself to be more spontaneous or, more accurately, not to freak out when presented with a last-minute anything. I only… Read more

  • Cozy Bookshop Dreams

    Cozy Bookshop Dreams

    If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? I’m not sure if I want to put it out there since, for somebody who doesn’t believe in jinxes, I’m pretty leery of jinxing it.😂 I’ve described this in detail to my sister. It would be a cottage all the way in… Read more

  • How to Get out of a Reading Slump

    How to Get out of a Reading Slump

    If you’re an avid reader and you suddenly don’t feel like reading, you’re probably broadcasting to the world that you’ve hit a reading slump and begging everyone for advice on how to bust out of it. Okay, you’re probably not as obnoxious as that, but you’re likely quietly wondering how to get back into the… Read more

  • The Saga of the Cinnamon Rolls

    The Saga of the Cinnamon Rolls

    My people (the Mariqueños – from a city called Marikina, which happens to be my beloved hometown) are notorious for their sweet tooth. We love and require desserts, add raisins to everything (done by Boomers and older, tolerated by GenX, revolted against by Millennials and younger), and we season with brown sugar. But an article… Read more

  • Freeze Dried Craze

    Freeze Dried Craze

    What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? It’s not about maintenance right now. There’s a whole lot to improve. Even if my most recent tests showed that I was in okay health (my pee did say I could drink more water, and my cholesterol levels are on the higher side, but… Read more

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