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You Can’t Take Miami Out Of The Girl

DrKim — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 22:20:48 +0000

When I was a little girl, I went on an RV trip with my parents to the western US. It remains one of the best memories I have, and so, not surprisingly, I told my husband years ago that someday I would love to travel with our children and see the country. At the time, …

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Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup Recipe

DrKim — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 23:15:15 +0000

Dont’cha just love having dinner already simmering along waaaay ahead of time? I do. In order to accomplish that, I employ one of my favorite indentured servants, my crockpot. (Ironically, at the time of this posting, my crock pot is out of service. Good thing that this stew can also be made on the stove). …

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How and Why to Become a Member of Young Living

DrKim — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 21:28:12 +0000

I am so thankful that I learned about Young Living Essential Oils. I use them literally every single day in our home, for my entire family, for a variety of things including cuts and scrapes, upset tummies and headaches, plus house cleaning and laundry! Although I have been into a naturally health-focused lifestyle for a …

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Homemade Laundry Detergent

DrKim — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 04:51:50 +0000

Have you ever noticed how EXPENSIVE laundry detergent is? I mean, really. It is. And it’s not like you can just decide to save money by not washing your clothes….I HATE being trapped like that. Besides the cost, laundry detergent has some toxic stuff in it. Four of the worst offenders are: Sodium lauryl sulfate …

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Old-Fashioned Gingerbread

DrKim — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:41:56 +0000

As I recently mentioned, I’m Back in the Baking Game. And since we moved, I have only replaced my baking sheet, and don’t have any cake or muffin pans, and therefore have only baked cookies or brownies in our baking dish. And for the past several weeks, I’ve been completely off processed sugar, which unfortunately …

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Back to Basics: My First Sewing Project

DrKim — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:33:29 +0000

Do you have a hobby? It’s so easy to have EVERY.POSSIBLE.MINUTE.FILLED. when you are a busy mom. I totally get that. And, as a result, my stress levels remain higher than they need to be, and my spacey mommy brain remains (unfortunately) in charge most of the time. Yes, hobbies or relaxing time are GOOD …

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The Movie That Reminded Me Why I Love To Blog

DrKim — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:27:53 +0000

I watched a movie last night with my hubby. You may have heard of it; it’s called Julie & Julia and it stars Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. I’d had it recommended to me several times, and found it offered at the library and…I’m SO glad I watched it. And here’s why. The movie is …

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