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I've tried several different things but I am soooo not good at following rules or keeping track of stuff. Weight watchers helped me lose about 5 ( I gained it back) pounds by just paying attention but I can't keep up with the counting points stuff. I'm also not good at denying myself a cookie occasionally so most of the others won't work. Instead what has worked (down 15 pounds) is most of the time I eat chicken, rice, and veggies with various spices. I eat pretty much as much as I want of this because its 50-75% veggies and very little fat added in. I can still have a cookie, just did actually, but it's rare. I don't eat out unless it's absolutely necessary, like we're ate out for the whole time we were in New Orleans and Florida. I still try to maker better choices. Salads, plain chicken, beans and rice, (I only ate 2 beignets).
This isn't all that different then the way I already ate. I just cut way back on the meat and sauces and potatoes. It's easy for me, I like what I'm eating and I can usually still cook for the family.... I have 1 vegan child, 1 meat lover, and DH who is almost vegetarian.
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The Midwest is fairly conservative, the main reasons I wish we could move, but I have mild asthma and the humidity here is oppressive sometimes. Indiana to TN have all been a problem. Kansas wasn't bad in the Summer but I didn't stay for the Winter. NC near the coast was not too bad, at least I didn't feel like I did back in Indiana, like a fish out of water sometimes.
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On 6/4/2018 at 11:51 PM, Tsuga said:
Our grocery budget this week for 6 people:
$120 for two Blue Apron dinners which will feed 6 people each (we usually just add extra pasta/bread/whatever if needed, there is more than enough meat)
$100 on restocking snacks from Trader Joes (including, but not limited to, trail mix, dried fruits, samosas, mac-n-cheese balls, fruits like apples and cherries, and garlic fries)
$80 worth of pantry/ standby items including cereal, bagels, pasta, ravioli, whole wheat flour and white flour, individually packed applesauces I know we're practically Rockafellers out here.
$20 of eggs, milk, half and half, whipping cream from the local delivery place.
Drugs: Coffee ($10 / lb), wine 3 bottles $25 with tax ?
Then we went out for ice cream after the band concert even though we have food here. So about $320 for six people, per my initial estimate, but school lunches and eating out (particularly not teens eating out) are not included in that, nor are drugs like coffee and wine.
The awful part is that tonight for dinner we had poutine and that was it. I realize it's snack food but we had two sports practices, a music lesson and a concert. So yeah. It's not like spending more money gets you more health. To me, health requires time. But last night it was all about the lean chicken and broccoli, I promise.
Last night for dinner I made cheesy potatoes, not much different than poutine. It's not junk food, it's just not "good for you food" lol.
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On 6/2/2018 at 6:34 PM, BarbecueMom said:
I was just re-writing my pantry and fridge/freezer staples list and discovered how much the increased budget grocery creep has set in over the years, probably because I also don't pinch pennies out of necessity anymore. I put "gluten free french fried onions" on the list and then realized that's nowhere near a necessity. Certainly nice to have on hand since they are cheap at Aldi, and I keep baking potatoes and salad greens on hand for quick meals, but they shouldn't be categorized as "keep fully stocked at all costs". One can eat a baked potato or salad without canned fried onions. They are tasty, though.
OMG, you are so right about the Aldi gluten free onions. I so-so like other brands but those things are amazing. I eat them on chicken curry, salads, and I even had a greek pasta salad I tossed some on the other day. We usually have at least 1 back up can just in case Aldi is out.
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I think I live in a high COL but comparatively to the rest of the US it's actually average. I feed 2 adults and 2 who eat more than adults, a.k.a. teens. My budget is 800-900 but I probably spend closer to $1000. We like to eat well. It includes everything but since I don't really keep track any more* I could be way under guessing how much I really spend.
*We have finally hit the big time, which is when I don't have to count every penny and the bills all get paid.... also known as my happy place/nirvana.
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I have regular hot flashes, we have excellent central air and tons of fans but they still don't cut it some days. I'm tepted to go browse the local liquor stores 40 degree beer cave daily.
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I regularly encourage my children to look for careers that give them the opportunity to travel and just take time off. my oldest is an AuPair in Paris, she did internships and mission work in Africa and South America.
The second oldest is living with her grandma while she and her husband go to school full time so they can afford to travel (we just got back from New Orleans and Navarre).
Youngest wants to join the Peace Corps (if her health allows) or do some kind of humanitarian work ANYWHERE but here.
DS seems to be the only traditionalist. He wants to go to College, get a good job, take some nice vacations, meet a girl, buy a house, and settle down.
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I hope everyone doesn't mind but I'm going to bump this, I really HAVE to buy this and I REALLY REALLY want it at the 45% off. So HSBC for Math, Science, and a couple Social Science courses.
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On 5/11/2018 at 6:06 PM, Lori D. said:
FWIW, our experience with DS#2 who has mild LDs (stealth dyslexia), and did the tests with no accommodations, and was headed straight to the CC after graduation (so no early applications needed):
He prepped / practiced for 4-6 weeks before each test, and he took a total of 3 tests: PSAT in Oct. of 11th grade, and then took 1 each of the SAT and ACT in the fall of 12th grade. We did NOT do the essay for either, as at that time it was still optional. That was a good option for DS, as he really did not need the essay, and he DID need as reduced testing time as possible to make it through.
We thought he might do significantly better on one test (SAT/ACT) vs. the other, which is why we had him do one of each, but he was pretty much equivalent in his score on both. I'm glad we did the PSAT as a shorter in duration test-run for him. If we had known he was going to score the same on both SAT/ACT we would have only done one -- probably the ACT, which seems to be a little more factual based, rather than the "tips and tricks" based math portion of the SAT.
Like previous posters suggest, be sure to have some prep & practice in play before testing, and leave enough time in case something happens and you have to reschedule. And I'd say, be sure to reschedule no later than fall of 12th grade, as you REALLY don't want to have to do anything else in the spring of 12th grade -- so much going on for graduating, and they get a bad case of senior-itis in the spring (lol).
DS is like your's (the bold part). Stealth dyslexia that shows up on testing but not as dyslexia. All they will commit to is "general learning disability" and say he needs to practice more.?. So no probably no accommodations. He's taken a couple practice tests but has never actually finished a test, slow reader. We need to get back to it definitely but this past year has been difficult in so many ways that school and some future testing has not been a priority at least not like it should. We'll be working through the Summer to make up for it and hopefully I can get him to take the ACT seriously. It does have to be ACT to qualify for scholarships so no "tips and tricks" but also no essay which is a really good thing. Thanks every one for the advice/help, much appreciated.
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r word would be for someone who was mentally challenged but was usually applied to inanimate objects or really asinine rules. We were still using it in the 80's but it went out somewhere in the 90's thankfully.
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Ok, what if you weren't worried about early applications? DS will be going, at least his first year or two, to a community college. It's free here in TN. All they require is a particular score, 21, and he's admitted. Would you still do it early Junior year? Especially if he's dyslexic and has trouble with test taking? I probably won't be able to get him to take it more than once maybe twice if he bombs the first time.
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I've tried to search and I'm still not sure.
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Thinkwell will be on sale, up to 45% off, May 14th to the 16th. I need the next level for DD so help a boardie out and buy so the price goes down. FYI, you don't have to start the course right away, I think you have a year to start it and then another year to finish is.
ETA:sale at homeschool buyers co-op
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On 4/28/2018 at 1:15 AM, gardenmom5 said:
ah, relativity .. . it's not just about traveling at light speed.
dsil grew up in a more affluent family in a lower col area. at one point, he was making really good money and banked a lot. (he has a lot of 'toys'.) now . . . he paid down dd's grad school loans. they put him through a mba program (no loans), bought cars and bought a house. their only debt is their mortgage, but he feels broke and like he doens't have any money. he's never been "this broke" in his life.
dd - after years of our financial reverses while she was growing up that felt as cliche (and absurd) as a keystone cop's movie, she finished grad school and got a real job making good money. they bank her salary. she's never felt "so rich". so, she just smiles when he stresses out.
and yeah - here, it's basically silicon valley north. last summer, a house on our street sold for $895K. (bidding war, < a week.) it's a tear down.
I get this. DH grew up comfortable. They lived on a big piece of land with a nice house, new cars and eventually millions in the bank. I grew up so poor that... well I still try to hoard food (I NEED a pantry as big as a bedroom). We are FINALLY at a point where DH feels comfortable, I feel like we've hit the freaking lottery. It's weird.
As for the poll I wasn't sure how to answer. I've lived all over the Eastern 1/2 of the US. I'm from a part of Indiana that would never be called a plains state and is nothing like the Great Lakes area (we, uh, make fun of "those" people, sorry). I currently live in TN but it's Nashville area and except for a few small things doesn't feel like the South at all, but I picked it anyway.
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Yep we have it all but I've never had a reaction to it and I know I've come in contact with it tons of times. My sister on the other hand just has to look at it (it seems) and she's covered
. Grass on the other hand makes me look like I have a really bad sunburn blisters and all.
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My mom had to have a lymph node removed, it was skin cancer that had spread to her lymphatic system. She said that, at least in her case, it wasn't painful or tender just hard. Luckily it was only in the one lymph node, they took out 28 of them to test.
Same for my dad's late wife. Not overly painful but she didn't see a doctor until it had spread to other organs.
Where as my lymph nodes freaking ache when I get an infection.
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I've known tons of people who have had lumps (usually swollen lymph nodes). Between my 2 sister, DD, and I we've had them dozens of times our lifetime. Out of all these only twice has it turned out to be something more than infection. Both those times it was a slow growing lump that my mom had taken care of right away (yes cancer but she's been in remission 14+ years) and my step mother, who did not go to the doctor until it was to late.
For DD she get's the sniffles or a tick bite and her lymph nodes swell up. Me it doesn't even require that, allergies, like a high pollen count and the lymph node under my arm gets huge. I treat with super hot shower spray directed at the lymph node for as long as I can stand. My sister uses dried beans in a sock heated in the microwave.
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I think you can buy yourself a gift membership.
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I had a friend who had children with her sister's ex.... the kids considered themselves just siblings/half siblings and the whole cousin issue was avoided.
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Lol, this may be the first time I'm not the overprotective parent. We grew up with a trampoline and both my sister spent YEARS in gymnastics, so I'm very comfortable with them. My kids have been bouncing on a trampoline since before they could walk. BUT, they listen and are really cautious by nature so going overboard has never been a big issue.
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6 hours ago, perkybunch said:
Okay, my dh has been told he is borderline diabetic. I am overweight, so I probably am, too. I know we eat like crap. I don't know what to do about it, because all the info seems so conflicting. Tell me what diet to do. Paleo? Whole something? Atkins? Low fat? Low carb? Bonus points if there's a book I can buy.
Note: We like meat and do not want to give it up completely, although we are open to eating better and less meat if need be.
Help!
No to all the above, at least for me. A balanced diet with good healthy carbs, lean meats, a reasonable amount of healthy fats, LOTS of veggies and fruits. minimal sugar, little to no processed foods. I am almost off my meds and the closer I stay to those guidelines the closer i am to quitting the pharmaceuticals for good.
I also can't give up meat entirely ( I really tried, cause meat is gross). So I eat beef 2 maybe 3 times a month. chicken 2-3 times a week, fish seafood whenever the mood strikes. Milk is my weakness so I drink skim. I used to think 2% was watery but I scaled down the fat, 2% for awhile, then 1%, then 1/2 1% half skim, now 2% tastes like half and half to me. Carbs- I switched to the high protein or veggie pasta (whole grain pasta makes life not worth living). I only eat it 1 time per week. Otherwise I eat rice. I found that I really love ethnic foods that don't use white flours and processed carbs. I put veggies in everything. I mean if I'm going to make chicken and rice I search the fridge for veggies that can go in and I put a little of each in it. Peas, carrots, spinach, mushrooms, onions, broccoli. I have invested in spices. i have at least 40 different ones.
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DH bought me a Cricut Maker so I've been busy playing with it.
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I'If a tea towel, or anything else, dropped on the floor I would pick it up the moment I saw it and I see pretty much everything (but I'm a bit of an oddity I think?). DH might but only if he noticed it and the kids "might" but only if they dropped it.... maybe.
If you're asking where it goes AFTER it is dropped...
DH and kids would likely put it back on conter. I would also IF I had recently cleaned the floor or it was a dry tea towel not expected to be used for dishes. Otherwise (dirty floor, it's wet etc.... ) I probably grumble and put it in the dirty bin.
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We told the kids they have to pay for their own insurance, about $150 for DS. He'll be 17 in July and pretty much refuses to get his permit ( no insurance hike for permit only) because he doesn't want to pay the $$. I told him when he turns 18 I'm going to stop driving him places. He's a.... cheapskate, and hates to pay for things, does great at saving though. I think he's hoping to hold out for a partial payment from us, and if we had the extra $$ i would have caved by now.
. Grass on the other hand makes me look like I have a really bad sunburn blisters and all.
DS finally got to take his ACT
in High School and Self-Education Board
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After getting his Spring test dates cancelled, being violently ill for his June test date.. he finally got to sit for the July test. We were concerned because he graduated in June and if he were going to have to retake it in September due to too low of a score then it could really put college plans off (which Covid has already messed with). This is my dyslexic/ADHD kid, could barely read until he was 10, struggled for years after, still does. We pulled him out of P.S. in 1st grade when the teacher suggested he needed to go to remedial classes because he couldn't pay attention, struggled with the simplest of directions. He's super smart but we call him "turtle" for a reason, slow to do everything. He got a 26 composite. I cried. His reading score was 27 y'all. I am absolutely amazed. It makes all the long hours of dragging him along the learning "road" and all the worry and fear that we were making a mistake HSing all the way through high school and that we'd failed him. He's never taken a standardized test before, never really did tests at home either. Lots of self led learning the last few years. I'm just so happy and relieved I could cry.