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We are close to $6. I buy 1/4 pastured cow and pig but I can't afford the chickens. It's crazy! We are thinking of just growing our own.
Have you considered raising meat rabbits? So much easier than chickens. We use rabbit instead of chicken because the taste is similar enough. (Though rabbot tastes better imo)
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Hey, it's called the Plexus pink drink.
Supposedly drinking the Pink Drink makes you lose weight, increases brain function, provides unlimited energy, and increases libido. All you do is pour the powder into a shaker cup filled with water, shake, and drink. No workouts. No restrictive diets.
I swear. I promise.
Why I know a woman who drank the pink drink and only cheated a little by having 6 beers, half a pizza and 'just a couple' of buffalo wings and, by golly, she lost 8 pounds her first 48 hours.
According to FB, Plexus Pink Drink is changing lives.
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Changing lives and guts and poop. Seriously I've had to unfollow friends who've starting selling this cause they keep posting about their poop. 💩🙈🙈🙈
To be fair, I am so gullible if it comes to joint miracles. I have an autoimmune disease and one of the symptoms is joint pain. I have collagen powder, curcumin, turmeric.. you name it I've probably got it. Cause I want the easy fix darn it!!! 😂
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Anyone getting some tax day freebies?
How is the week going?
Visited family for Easter. Lots of money spent for Gas to do get there.
Came home with lots of leftovers.
Spent less at the store and it should last for awhile.
Spent my Kohls cash. Got some stuff for our upcoming trip.
Got my refund for a class.
Maxed out our retirement accounts.
Looked at signing the kids up for summer school. I didn't think the classes were worth it so we wont go. $ saved.
Trying to think what we will do instead.
Oh sold some stuff on Swap.com
Here is my thoughts on it.
It takes forever for them to process it. I think it took over a month.
Very easy process. You fill a box send it away. They process everything and you go in and price it.
I think you would make more money on Ebay selling things, but this is a lot easier.
I sold something for 10 and I get 5.50 for it.
They accepted all but one thing. They said it had a stain. Everything I sent was new with tags.
You have to pay the fees of the box before you make anything. It was 14.99.
Honestly I don't think it is really worth it.
Have you tried thredup.com? I use them a lot. They send a bag, I fill it with clothes, shoes and bags then leave it for my mailman to pick up. A month or so later I get credit which I use to buy from them. I've scored some awesome Lucy and Prana NWT gear for less than $20. Since those brands last years for me that is a total steal.
Anyway just a thought.
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Here's something that's been helping me. I'm trying IF two days a week.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.prevention.com/food/i-tried-intermittent-fasting-for-a-week%3Famp
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Hi!! Glad to not be alone. I've been enjoying some of the fat bomb recipes- esp ones with coconut butter.
Otherwise lots of avocados. Yum. I like salmon for my protein.
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Hi! I'm still doing lchf. I went paleo for a while but lchf just feels better. But I'm bored with my food lately. Anyone have some go to recipes you want to share?
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Is the peel off one where the woman was screaming as she pulled it from her face?
I've tried a charcoal mask in the past, but I really like this sulfur one. It's cheaper at my drugstore and lasts a long time.
lol! No. The peel off one scares me. Mine is a wash off. Ive tried a diff sulfur mask before. Good for acne but made my skin super dry. Ill check this out
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Internet searches. Some websites will tell you the percentages of active ingredients in the Rodan+Fields products. There's brightening products that will bleach your skin, fading freckles, but B&A photos can also be manipulated with lighting.
It's been years since I've browsed the R+F website. I've created my own skincare routine, based on what works for my oily, aging skin. I never thought I'd be dealing with wrinkles AND acne at my age.
Slightly OT but I'm dealing with hormonal acne and wrinkles. So unfair. I use a bubbling bamboo charcoal mask that is amazing. Totally works for me. Don't know if you've tried one before but might be something to check out.
Oh I get one that you wash off- not the peel off ones.
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I used R and F products and they burned my skin. Seriously my face was bright pink and puffy for a week.
A friend tried their lash boost and ended up at the eye doctor cause she has such a bad reaction.
I don't use their stuff anymore. It's expensive and I hate autoship.
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My DH and I are totally different body types, so while we have a certain standard of food, we are constantly doing a balancing act to have both of us happy (plus kids) with what we are eating.
We have a 95% whole food household, with a few staples that I am not up to getting rid of just yet.
My husband needs vegetables, all day, all the time. He prefers raw, not cooked. He will eat a little fruit, and likes nuts for afternoons. Avocados are also on his go-to list. At 10pm, if he says he feels like a snack, there is a 50% chance he is going for a salad. He likes meat and needs it at least every other day, but in variety, and can only handle "heavy" meals once or twice a week. He likes pasta, but can only have it once a week otherwise he feels overly carb'd. He hardly eats or wants bread, etc. He could probably go vegetarian/vegan and sigh for meat, but survive.
I like veggies, but I eat a serving and am done. I want meat, in all its glorious ways. Fish is okay, but it isn't really an alternative to steak. Going vegan/vegetarian for me would be a death knell. I love breads and carbs (though I think this is more of an upbringing thing/addiction than what is naturally what my body should have; when I outlaw carbs I immediately slim down and have more energy). I like cheese, dairy, and tend to go to high fat options naturally.
TLDR; I think there are different needs. I remember reading a book called The Genetic Key diet years ago which put more emphasis on body type/ancestry for what you should be eating. Our house is a melting pot which makes it difficult to figure out what everyone needs. I would try to stick to natural options as much as possible, but from that pool just do what is best for your family. Stay away from foods that give bad reactions, have the fats/proteins that everyone seems to like readily available, and cook meat only in proportion to how much you hate cooking it, or find meat options that aren't as onerous to do. :)
eta: I hate CUTTING meat. I have found buying the pre-sliced meat or pre-cubed meat makes my enjoyment of cooking go way up. If I have to handle the meat before it goes into the pan, I avoid making it. I do it sometimes because sometimes the sales are just too good, but then dread the prep and cleanup afterward.
Our families could totally cook together. I eat like your husband and you eat like mine. And I make my husband cut any meat cause it weirds me out too.
I struggle to get enough protein. I like meat well enough but veggies are my go to. I teach fitness and am pretty active so I've had to resort to protein shakes. There are lots of options including vegan ones. Ensure is another option to get more nutrients. Thought I'd share for anyone else who struggles to get enough protein. I know it's totally obvious but I didn't think of it for years cause I didn't want to eat processed foods.
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OK, now imagine that your insurance payments and access are entirely in the hands of the government, and one of the people who thinks like this is in charge of deciding which items will be covered and which will not. Do you trust him to do that?
I don't.
This is why I can't imagine single payer working in our country. We simply don't have enough of a consensus to trust that the priority will be getting people cared for without question.
The entire VA debacle is one big reason why I don't want our govt in charge of my healthcare. My father served for over 20 years. He is truly disabled- broke his back while serving. The ridiculous hoops we have to jump through coupled with the excessively long waits are inexcusable. The horrendous condition of the VA became big news years ago and.......um nothing has changed.
Not saying that our current insurance system is working well either.
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That was my favorite book. (Healthy Sleep Habits not BW) I gave it to good friends when they had their first babies. I still remember being stunned that my kids could go to bed at 7 and wake up at 6 or go to bed at 10 and wake up at 5. Seemed so counterintuitive!As a box checker type person, Babywise was really bad for us. I was waking my child up to nurse and he was not getting enough sleep. It was a vicious cycle of an overtired baby. Perhaps I didn't implement it well. When we switched it up and nursed around his sleep schedule, things went so much better. I did like the Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child book a lot.
As books go, this is a YMMV situation. I know people who loved Babywise and I have met people who hated Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child.
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I'm not a box checker. I was given BW. I liked the idea of a loose schedule: eat, play, sleep. It helped me figure out why my kiddo was crying. But I wasn't militant about schedule. If my baby work up after 2 hours or whatever we just started the cycle again. i can see how it could cause problems if someone tried to follow it to the letter.
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Lucy. Their leggings are the best. I teach five classes a week on average. My Lucy leggings are the ones I always want to wear. They are thick enough, keep their shape and just look cute. I stock up on black capris whenever they go on sale. So worth it.
For fun, trendy ones I go old navy. They usually have great clearance stuff that holds up well for the price.
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Well, I might be largely off the hook for the rest of this trip. FIL's dad just had a heart attack and had to be moved to a hospital farther away. That means I probably won't have to see him much for the rest of this trip. That will give me until next summer to read about how people handle racist relatives so I can have a better idea of what to do.
I'm sorry. I hope he is ok.
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You know, I'd love to read more by white allies who deal with these issues in a better way. I feel like there are these two paths that people end up taking, neither of which feels satisfying. Either you cut those people out of your life and lose them. Which feels justified and, I dunno, lets you feel righteous and better than, which isn't so hot as emotions go, but doesn't change their minds and makes you lose family. Or you basically ignore them and pass the bean dip when they say this stuff or maybe say, "I disagree" to get yourself on record, but you don't engage. And then you're basically standing there enabling racism on some level.
I do think there's some middle path - engaging without being confrontational or nasty maybe, but it's really hard to figure out how to walk it. And whether it can be walked all the time and if it can't when to walk way. On the surface, it feels like people who name gorillas after black politicians might be walk away candidates. But... I don't know.
I'm usually one arguing for finding a middle path and changing from within. In this case though I'm not sure. By the time someone is willing to name gorillas after politicians I think I might walk away. I was going to say unless they had a cheeto they named after a certain other politician. But even then I think I'd see that as sort of lame cover for racism.
Some people seem open to thoughtful discussion. Others not so much. By the time someone goes that far I think I'd choose to avoid them all together.
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A bright colored headband or hat, a t shirt with a cute fitness saying on it, bright colored sweat wrist bands. Im not a zumba instructor but my friends who are do love bright and fun colors.
A gift card to a sporting goods store is always welcome.
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Would you mind sharing the website where you found the cheaper leggings? I have a friend who has asked me to help her find a substitute for LLR. She's going through cancer treatments and has lost so much weight none of her clothes fit. She would like something less spendy.
So sorry to hear about your friend. Cancer sucks. ;(
Onlineleggingstore.com
Some of the stuff is crazy but some are cute. Def check out the hamlet leggings. They tend to have a lot of coupons and sales.
Size is pretty true though of your friend is tall she may want to go up one size.
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I'll be the dissenter. I wanted to love LLR. But I bought a pair of leggings and they weren't high quality. I followed the care instructions and they had holes in them after a couple of wears. The company and the consultant basically told me I was SOL.
I found an online site that had some fun leggings for cheaper and got some starry night leggings I adore for $17. I've worn them and washed them a bunch and they are still holding up well.
If you are going to buy pay attention to the fabric and the sizing. LLR sizing can be confusing. You might wear XS in one type of shirt and M in another. And the fabric can make a difference too. My LLR junkie friend has had to exchange a few items because the different fabrics made the fit different. Not a big deal if she had been dealing with a local rep but she wasn't so she ended up having to pay shipping which added up.
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Anything by Rick Riordan
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I couldn't read the blog. I'm over my NYT free articles limit this month. I will read it/watch the video Thursday. Not trying to blow off what it said.
Thank you for the link. I love their mission. This year we are only buying gifts from "do gooder" places at my DH now short hands it so this is perfect. I found some great items for gifts and got some kitchen towels for me. (Um, how cute is the bistro apron?! I don't even wear aprons but I want one. Lol.).
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Our city provides recycling pickup service. Our taxes pay for it but it sure does encourage recycling.
I hate mandatory garbage limits. Our family and friends in Boulder deals with that and they all just take trash and dump it in random dumpsters. They hosted a big neighborhood party and they woudl all share where the best dumpsters were. Sigh.
Public transport- When we lived overseas we had little bags that folded up into tiny pouches. I kept a few in my purse. Easy to pop out when needed and super light when not needed.
Rather than banning plastic bags I like the idea of simply charging for them. It would certainly incentivize people to use their reuseable bags. It would be interesting to see what kind of impact that could make.
I use my reusable bags when I shop to help keep track of sales. My store offers a lot of 10 for 10 deals or buy 4 and save mix and match type things. I put the items in my reusable bag and then close it when I've hit the appropriate number of items. Makes it so much easier to keep track of.
Thanks for the crate rec. def looking into that.
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I don't know if this qualifies as unique but this year I'm trying to buy only from companies that donate to good causes:
https://bombas.com I love the Bee Better socks. Such a cute reminder each day to be better plus they donate socks to homeless vets. Great company story on their site. My boys are getting some of these...ok I'm getting some for me too.
Www.youniquefoundation.org This organization is dear to me. Three of my friends have gone to the retreat for sexual abuse survivors. They have nothing but incredible things to say about the help they got there and that they continue to get. I like their products too so the ladies on my list will be getting makeup or skincare from that company.
Ok not do good but I think I'll have to get this
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Vegetarian Activism
in The Chat Board
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Just open a Diet Coke. Everyone will get along beautifully while they lecture you about the poison you are ingesting.
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There are crazy people in every group. I usually try to assume they mean well and I do try to accommodate. I was vegan for years so I tend to be more aware and have lots of vegan options when I have folks over.
The only thing that bugs me are the fake allergies. (Like the pp mentioning cross contamination fears one day and eating rolls the next).
Oh and when guests don't tell you about an allergy. I served crawfish fettucini once and one of the guests had a shellfish allergy. Thankfullly I had a dang good eggplant parm as well but sheesh. Help a hostess out.