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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 6: Scrub Away Guilt
Has guilt become an unwelcome house guest in your daily life? Do you move from task to task and situation to situation of your day, with the weight of guilt tugging at your mind and heart? Constant guilt is no way to thrive in your life, and that’s what we’ll be purging on Day 6 of the Spring Cleaning for Your Soul 15-day challenge. Guilt robs us of satisfaction in ourselves, and steals away our peace. Where does guilt come from? It might originate in your own mind… wanting to please others and be of service. But guilt is also a feeling that’s shaped by how we were raised. Did…
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National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
3 Gourmet Grilled Cheese Combinations Earlier this month, I posted about 5 different ways to make sourdough grilled cheese sandwiches. Today is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. So, we are going to look at some more variations of the time-old classic sandwich. BTW, I am taking this month seriously. At our house we are having grilled cheese more than ever. AND my daughter is a huge fan! The classic grilled cheese sandwich featuring lots of melted cheddar (or American) on soft white bread is the quintessential comfort food. When paired with a bowl of warm tomato soup, this popular combination evokes warm memories of childhood for many. However, if you…
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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 5: Clean Up Your Chaos
Hello and welcome to Day 5 of our Spring Cleaning for Your Soul challenge! Today we’re going to work on cleaning up our chaos. One thing that always feels really good at springtime is clearing out the clutter and chaos of our daily lives. Most people think of spring cleaning as a household task. The warm, soft breeze beckons us to open up the windows of our homes and let in the fresh, clean air. We suddenly feel like cleaning out not only our closets but all of the chaos of our busy and brimming existence. Invite some peace into your life by cutting out the chaos and calamity. Make…
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Solar Cookers for Meal Prep Off the Grid
When the grid goes down, so does everything you depend on it for. That means, in addition to your ability to cook, you may also lose the ability to have clean drinking water if an outage renders your water treatment plant unusable. You need a backup plan for being able to cook. In addition to that, you’ll want to have a way to heat water or to purify it. You can do that by using a solar cooker. Solar Cookers All-Season Solar Cooker The All-Season Solar Cooker is a lightweight gadget that’s big on its ability to cook food while still being affordable. It’s compact, yet bigger when operational than…
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Homemade Soft Pretzels
The month of April is National Soft Pretzel Month. My son is a big fan of big soft pretzels — so much so that we had to start making them at home. This is a simple soft pretzel recipe that you can adapt with butter and salt or cinnamon and sugar. The recipe also contains short videos that illustrate each step. There are also tips so that you can make your pretzels the best ever! Baking Tips Tip 1: One of the keys to success with this recipe is to dip the pretzels in a boiling alkaline bath before baking. This step is what gives soft pretzels that distinctive rich…
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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 4: Purge Your Regrets
Welcome back for Day 4 of the “Spring Cleaning for Your Soul” Challenge. Thank you for continuing to follow along. Today we’ll delve into the topic of purging our regrets. Do you have things in your life that you feel regretful over? Situations that you wish you hadn’t been a part of? Things you wish you hadn’t said? What Are Your Regrets? Remember that spring is a time of rebirth. In the same way that our great planet self cleanses and purges itself of whatever it no longer needs, you can rid yourself of any regrets that may be causing you emotional discomfort and holding you back from whatever it…
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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 3: Clear Away Worries
Hello, and it’s so good to have you here for Day 3 of our Spring Cleaning for the Soul Daily Challenge. On Day 3 of our illuminating series, we’ll talk about how worrying gets the best of us. We’ll also learn how to work through the stuck situation that is worrying. Remember that spring is a season of change. If something like a perpetually worried mind has been holding you back from doing and being all the things you wish for, then use this time to clear out what’s been holding you back. Move on to a more purposeful, empowered and joyfully-in-the-moment mindset. Do you identify with being a worrier?…
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What Are the Signs of Allergic Rhinitis?
If you tend to have moderate or severe allergic reactions during certain times of theyear, you probably suffer from seasonal allergies. But it doesn’t stop there. You mayalso be someone whose body goes one step further and develops allergic rhinitis, alsoknown as hay fever. This can cause worsened symptoms that tend to last longer thanjust your everyday allergies. Allergic Rhinitis Symptoms It is not uncommon for people to have allergic rhinitis and not realize they suffer fromthese types of allergies. They are aware that certain times of the year they tend to havea runny nose or a cough, but don’t always associate it with this condition. It helps tounderstand the…
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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 2: Lighten Up Your Outlook
Thank you for joining us on Day 2 of our Spring Cleaning for Your Soul Challenge! We’re glad to have you here. Are you taking time out to enjoy the first bliss-filled, sunny days after a long, dark pandemic-y winter? Sometimes we can feel like a mole that’s just come out of hibernation, blinking drowsily in the too-bright sunlight during these first few days before nature trades her dark, heavy coat for lighter, brighter hues. As we welcome the sun to warm our planet and our hearts, today we will also acknowledge the light of the world that illuminates all the beauty, truth and love of this miraculous thing we…
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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 1: Freshen Up Your Perspective
Welcome to Day 1 of our Spring Cleaning for the Soul challenge! We’re so happy to be here with you at this joyful time of year. Spring is a time of cleansing. Our planet does a natural self cleaning during this season of renewal and rebirth. The trees that shed their dying leaves in the fall now use that energy to burst forth new growth. The brown, dead grass that covered the ground in winter makes way for fresh green shoots poking up from the soil. It’s pretty amazing that with each passing year, nature knows just what to do. Stepping out into the warm sunlight, kissed by gentle spring…
