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World Mental Health Day
View recipe: World Mental Health DayIt was World Mental Health Day. this past Saturday and I couldn’t leave the couch. It has been weeks of long exhausting days, mentally taxing crisis situations, faking it through required social interactions, and panic attacks for what seems like very little reason. Completely overthinking to the point of making myself physically ill. I have…
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Back To Work After A 6 Month Quarantine
View recipe: Back To Work After A 6 Month QuarantineSix Months Without Working I am an in home pediatric care tech for a little girl with special needs. I genuinely love my job. But I also spent the last 6 months being a stay-at-home mom (to a dog & a new puppy) and running the home while on my own schedule. My man would…
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Rustic Ratatouille
View recipe: Rustic RatatouilleBegin by preheating your oven to 350’F. Make the tomato sauce. In a cast iron skillet saute a large yellow onion and garlic, add that to a bowl with a large can of crushed tomatoes, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Immersion blend until mostly smooth. Some chunkiness is okay! Spread the tomato sauce in a…
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I’m Back!
View recipe: I’m Back!I’m overjoyed to be back to work after 6 long months of being home!
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Reusable Bags
View recipe: Reusable BagsI LOVE these bags so much I went out and bought a second box of sandwich bags, and a bag of gallon bags. They are durable, versatile, easy to clean, help save the environment, and great in the freezer. PLUS they are relatively cheap! I found the first box at the Container Store, but found…
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Stop Worrying
View recipe: Stop WorryingCan you do anything about what you are worrying about? Or are you giving yourself a panic attack or stomach ulcer over something you can do nothing more than pray about? Philippians 4:16 Do not be anxious about anything. I didn’t occur to me until recently that my constant anxiety and worry about literally everything…
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Easy Homemade Hotpockets
View recipe: Easy Homemade HotpocketsGood Pepperoni (Really any toppings you prefer) Mozzarella Parmesan Tomato Sauce Italian Seasonings Salt Pepper 1 Egg Freezer Pie Dough Preheat Oven to 350’F Mix in oregano, parsley, salt, pepper, and basil with the egg – set aside. Roll out the freezer pie dough, cut into 6×6″ squares Place egg mixture on the outside of…
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Time
View recipe: TimeSpeaking of schedules… Something I learned during my Covid quarantine is I need me time. My schedule leading up to quarantine was dangerously packed. And if I didn’t have anything scheduled I was almost guaranteed to have a mental breakdown. Not exactly healthy. Now I am intentional with what I schedule into my life. I…
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Change
View recipe: ChangeI do not like change one bit. I will probably say that I like change but that’s me just trying to convince myself I like change. The reality being change sucks. I think it’s a mental thing, I get used to things, I create expectations of life that can be met, I like schedules, I…
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Kaitlyn is a Jesus following people loving wife and mama battling a multitude of chronic illnesses while striving to live joyfully for the Lord. Read full bio.
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