Food as medicine
This is a follow up to my previous post about my weird popcorn craving and anemia. I’m not against working with a doctor or a nurse practitioner; however, I refuse … Continue reading
I’ve been sick AGAIN
Gosh I sure do get tired of being sick and tired! It’s enough to make a person start using curse words. I’m still not completely well but feeling better. It … Continue reading
Downsizing meals
Progress is slow but I’m very serious about downsizing my life including the way I cook and eat. I did a little shopping at Dollar Tree using a tip that … Continue reading
Too much food
First let me explain that even though I’m fat I actually eat very little. I don’t get nearly enough exercise or sunshine to be thin. I’m doing my best to … Continue reading
Diets and me
Today I see things a little differently than in the last dieting post. I sat down and read through pages and pages of my hand written diet research notes. I’ve … Continue reading
Glasses, shoes, and construction
The wind storm knocked down trees everywhere causing thousands of power outages. This is a neighbor’s house. I’m sure glad the trees in my back yard were gone. Louisville even … Continue reading
Finally sunshine!
Thursday all that sunshine gave me enough energy to go shopping. Mostly I was just looking. We used to call it window shopping but those days are gone now. I … Continue reading
November 13 – 19, 2022
Monday the tree men started cutting back the bushes next to the warehouse building along the railroad. They will be doing the construction side only. The railroad company is responsible … Continue reading
Food pantry, food bank, or food truck, what’s the difference?
I was about to answer a comment explaining about food banks when I realized this really should be a post so everyone can use the information. If not for themselves … Continue reading
Daily life – August 14 to 20, 2022
Sunday I spent the day relaxing and thinking about Grandma Mama’s frugal life. She was extremely frugal but not weird or extreme. Know what I mean? She taught me to … Continue reading
Update on my health
Those who’ve been reading my blog for a few years will probably remember how often I’ve said “I’m so sick of being sick.” I spend half my life in bed … Continue reading
Na Na’s grocery game
Its taken me longer to do another blog post than I thought it would. Now that I’m officially retired with plenty of free time I have 100 things I want … Continue reading
Changing my eating
I’m so happy to have finally gotten my dental implants after all these years. I can finally eat the healthy foods I wasn’t able to chew for so many years. … Continue reading
Busy week
I continued to switch from family size pots and pans to one person with leftovers size or two persons if a grandchild visits. I started downsizing all my favorite recipes … Continue reading
Rotisserie chicken
I read that scientists are saying kinetic energy can be converted into thermal energy. My old lady brain asks the question; if that is true how hard do you think … Continue reading
Beef and barley stew
I decided to use the package of the beef I got from the foodbank to make a beef and barley soup. Well it morphed into a stew instead. I made … Continue reading
November foodbank day
I hope everyone had a good holiday meal and time with friends and family. I cooked the turkey at my house while my daughter made everything else at her house. … Continue reading
Pork patty chili
Cooler temperatures always means chili weather for me but the cost of ground beef is way to expensive. Well as Grandma Mama would say; use what you have. In the … Continue reading
First October food bank day
This time there was better and more food. We never know what we’re going to get. I made a short video of the food we received. The video has another … Continue reading
Better to give away than throw away
I’ve written about the different food banks before but I really should explain again. I visit and write about the mobile food bank which is also called the outdoor food … Continue reading
Food bank day
We had another food bank day. Thank goodness it was much cooler with a light breeze. Both videos are less than one minute each. On average we stand in line … Continue reading
About the little bottles
Here is my next practice video. Of course it has some flaws but I’m gonna leave it as is. There was interest in the little bottles that I use in … Continue reading
Living without a fridge is different
I first became fascinated by small refrigerators several years ago at my previous house. I became intrigued by the tiny under counter fridges seen in the homes of foreign made … Continue reading
Outdoor foodbank day
I went to the outdoor foodbank a few days ago. I believe the last time I had gone was back in March. I’m sure glad the foodbank workers decided to … Continue reading
Food bank visit
I was sick over the weekend but on Monday I did the usual chauffeuring my S-I-L to the doctor and then to grocery. Went to Walmart instead of Kroger this … Continue reading
Na Na pinches her pennies 