BlogHide Resteemsallyoop (37)in life • 7 years agoHappy Thanksgiving Steemians!Today is Canadian Thanksgiving! My family did our dinner last night, right on the heels of my neice's first birthday party. Charlotte, my first and currently only neice, is officialy one today.…allyoop (37)in life • 7 years agoI interrupt these messages for emergency turkey & cakeOr in my case, roast beef (mmmmm) and a first birthday! Thursday was the first complete day of my detox: I woke up on time, I followed the meal plan to a T, and I went to bed...almost on time. I…allyoop (37)in health • 7 years agoSelf-Talk and a New LifeThis is how I'm changing my life from stuck to getting somewhere . In my "re-introduction" post , I told you all about my health problems, and that I was struggling not to feel like a…allyoop (37)in health • 7 years agoSugar is a cruel mistressI broke up with sugar but she is so not done with me. I made it through the entire day on my detox meal plan, only to make a fatal mistake... I made a stop before going home for supper... And…allyoop (37)in food • 7 years agoSuperfood of the olde godsYesterday, I tried Maca for the first time, and it is yummy!!! Yesterday was also my first day officially off sugar, gluten, and dairy, trying out a liver detox diet. It didnt go well. I…allyoop (37)in health • 7 years agoD-Day = Detox Day!I posted yesterday about my designated D-Day starting Oct. 2nd, so I thought I'd explain: After seeing that I'd shared a link on Facebook about always feeling exhausted, a friend from my…allyoop (37)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoReIntroducing Myself: I'm changing everything!I've been avoiding Steemit for a while now because my posts took so long to write and I didn't feel like they really mattered to anyone except my parents! My dad is the reason I joined and he's the…resteemedpapa-pepper (80)in steem-pocalypse • 7 years agoSTEEM-POCALYPSE SURVIVAL GAME CONTEST - SEASON 5 - SIGN UP NOW!!!In order to participate in Season 5, you must reply to this post. I will leave this sign up open for a a three day period, giving people all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday to sign up.…allyoop (37)in quotes • 7 years agoThe waterslide of death and what it taught me about lifeI'm a considerably fearful person. I've been that way for as long as I can remember. My dad is the one who taught me what to do about that fear, and I learned the hard way. My parents still laugh…allyoop (37)in food • 7 years agoThe Epic Smoothie: for people with high blood sugar and/or low iron!This past winter, I recieved bloodwork results more suited to a woman 40 years older than me, and it freaked me out! (Low iron, low thyroid levels, pre-diabetic blood sugars, and high cholesterol! I…allyoop (37)in travel • 7 years agoTop Five travel moments from an inexperienced traveller, 1 of 5: Bruges, BelgiumThe last time I left North America was seven years ago. It was a travel term for my undergrad degree, and my class & professors camped and travelled by bus (we called it the Taeter Bus) through 10…allyoop (37)in cats • 7 years agoCooper Dooper, the newest family memberShortly after my cat and I moved out of my parents' house this past winter, my parents, @ramseyman and @karenmakescakes, discovered how much they liked having a cat around the house. My mom, though…allyoop (37)in history • 7 years agoThere's a castle out there with my name on it!Well. Sort of. It has my surname, at least. Apparently, at one time there were actually several towns in England with this name, but now there's just one, and it comes with a castle! I have no idea…allyoop (37)in life • 7 years agoWhere are all the othe action movies with female leads?!I'm a big fan of action movies—especially ones where the hero displays desperate and selfless courage to save the day/save the world. There’s just something so beautiful and gripping about those…allyoop (37)in food • 7 years agoIt's strawberry season: time for strawberry shortcake!What you are about to view is seriously the best shortcake recipe ever. My brother, food minimalist that he is, will eat this stuff dry by the fistful. (I mean, usually he's a bit more civilized and…allyoop (37)in cats • 7 years agoThat time I fell in love with a ball of furWarning: Crazy cat lady is coming out tonight. Sometimes, I just can't get over how lucky I am that I found my kitty. I decided to adopt a cat in my fourth year of university after coming home…allyoop (37)in fashion • 7 years agoBattle of the sizesI used to be a size 4. When I was 18. I looked skeletal, but a lot of teenage girls do. I remember being terribly upset when I had to buy size 8 clothes two years later. I had started taking…allyoop (37)in canada • 7 years agoHappy Canada Day!It's Canada's 150th birthday! I'm pleased to say that my celebrations consist of doing absolutely nothing, and I'm reveling in it! A couple years ago, I had the chance to visit the capital and…allyoop (37)in flowers • 7 years agoLiving memorial for my hero, the family legendI used to say nothing could kill my Grampie. By the time I was born, he'd nearly drowned, survived a plane crash, and fell off multiple roofs (including one fall at about 85 years old). He wreaked…allyoop (37)in poetry • 7 years agoAs you are - Nayyirah WaheedA friend shared this poem with me recently, and I thought it was so beautiful. Coming from a Christian home, a poem like this would usually read "says God" or something; but since one of my worst…
