A dried bean appears to be dead. Hard as a rock, void of nutrients. Add water, and you can revitalize the bean and transform it into a creamy, nutritious mush. Still, although I love all kinds of beans, beans are still full of starch. However, a sprouted bean is just beginning to create new life [...]
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The process was simply, really. I had read other stories of people using enzyme cleaners, like Bac-Out, to wash their floors and discovering that ants, bugs and lizards didn’t like the smell. Surprising, really, because Bac-Out doesn’t smell bad it all — it’s smells like citrus, and does a great job of getting rid of bathroom [...]
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Quite a bit of time has passed, years, really, since I sat with mothers of children my own age to marvel at some new development in motherhood. There hasn’t been any. We’ve all been there, done that. We can handle those new developments now, realizing, through our years of experience, that there are uphill climbs, [...]
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This new wave of “true” reality shows (how true would you act at your job if someone were following you around with a camera?) provides a new level of entertainment to TV. I watch one, in particular, with the manly men in my house, with horror. The Deadliest Catch must be as close to hell [...]
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I’ve had quite a few readers email me because they can’t figure out how to pin a photo onto Pinterest. Other than providing inspiration for your own life, by looking at other people’s boards, you can create your own boards, by adding photos you find on the internet. But how? To pin photos you find, [...]
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My husband beat the 87 degree temps at the Boston marathon today. Time 3:46… And yes, there were no lifeguards on duty.
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Despite the chaos he created in our kitchen at the very last minute, I just might miss this winged friend. Honestly, I’m a overwhelmed with relief to see him go make a nest with his science teacher… somewhere far away from here.
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There was an event at school… the kids were asked to fill out name tags for their parents, so that we could talk together in a group discussion… and know each other’s names. This was what my kids wrote on my name tag:
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