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A Bag A Day

I always ask for paper bags at the grocery store… I love paper bags!  They remind me of my childhood, they are definitely more earth friendly than plastic bags, they are less germy than reusable bags and they are easier to lift/carry when you are a wimp like me… ( pregnancy made me very wimpy […]

Cards For Kayla

We are sending encouraging mail to Kayla today…. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I recently read this post over at Serendipity Is Sweet. It is about a little girl named Kayla. Her family has been pushed to the limits with illness.  2 years ago, just days before Christmas they got the news that daddy was ill with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. […]

5 Question Friday (post #2 – you see I found this other blog hop that I love!) ;)

I love Five Question Friday too – so I am giving this one a try at the same time as Aloha Friday!!! I hear it is “The hip, fun, zany, happenin’ way to meet and greet your fellow bloggers!” and I need to meet fellow bloggers…. 😉 I found this on Mama M.’s ~  My […]

Aloha Friday – How do you order your coffee?

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that they take it easy and look forward to the weekend.  Since I love Hawaii ….  on Fridays I will take it easy from posting along with Kailani from Islandlife808.com.   I’ll ask a simple question ~  Please join the fun and tell us your answer to the […]

Think Food Thursdays – Think Thai Peanut Turkey StirFry

Monday I bought Turkey Breast Strips for the first time.  It is a heart healthy meat so I thought I would give it a try.. and hey… I didn’t have to cut it up.. .it was already cut into tiny stir fry strips for me!  Love it!  Since I LOVE Thai Peanut Sauce…I thought that […]

Power of Positive Thinking

Yep –  its Wednesday… I failed to post yesterday (sigh)!   I did have a few inspired ideas that never came to pass… my day was ‘discouraging’ to say the least!~  I hate those days!  Oddly enough,  I seem to be having more discouraging days than not since Jan. 1…..  I am struggling to keep […]

Kissing My Belly Goodbye with Heart Healthy Life Style Changes

Good Morning !  I am currently laughing at myself … my blog name ‘Seizing My Day’… is very motivating to me… however… since I have entered the learning curve of blogging… my days are not as ‘easily’ seized!  Bear with me a few more weeks and I think I can live up to my name […]

Ice Skating Adventures

We had a great time ice skating!  One of my favorite family adventures!  We were so grateful for the walkers to get us started!   Lots of smiles and laughter… there were only a couple minor falls… After one hour we had a proud mommy and daddy… and happy kids feeling successful at their new skills!  […]

Aloha Friday

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that they take it easy and look forward to the weekend.   Since I love Hawaii …. I thought maybe on Fridays I would take it easy from posting with Kailani from Islandlife808.com    So,  I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer…. Nothing that requires a lengthy […]

Think Food Thursdays … Think Delicious Sweet Corn Bread Muffins

I start with the recipe Straight off the Albers Corn Meal box… and make a few ‘heart healthy’ changes to the already very delicious recipe! Sweet Corn Muffins 1 c. King Arthurs Unbleached Whole White Wheat Flour 1/2 c. Bob’s Red Mill Whole Grain Corn Flour 1/2 c. sugar (reduced from 2/3) 1 tbsp. baking […]