Archive for October, 2008

Friday, October 31st, 2008

A New Beginning - October 31, 2008 - Part 2

Speaking of getting up offa that thang and dancing, I just have to comment on something that has totally confounded me.  I happen to enjoy Dancing with the Stars.  I don’t get the pleasure of sitting and watching it when it airs this semester because of my heavy schedule, but I record it and watch [...]

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Friday, October 31st, 2008

A New Beginning - October 31, 2008

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”  ~Babe Ruth
You know, wouldn’t it be great if that were true for all aspects of life?  But I fear that maybe it isn’t true for trying to establish healthy eating practices or getting out of the recliner and exercising.  I think maybe all I’m doing [...]

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Friday, October 31st, 2008

Easy Icebox Pineapple Cake

I promise this is the last version of this recipe that I’m going to post here.  I wasn’t even going to post this one until my husband told me that it was his absolute favorite version I’ve made so far.  So, I started with a lemon version and then a black forest version (which was [...]

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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Being Yourself Often Begins With Daring to Displease Others

Being Yourself Often Begins With Daring to Displease Others
Trying to change ourselves in order to please others — so that we can feel temporarily whole for having won their approval — is like cutting a flower into pieces so that it will fit into a vase.
 

Stop Believing in Your Own Weakness
 
It is our fear of [...]

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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Sugar Free Cream Cheese Fudge Recipe

In this fudge recipe, cream cheese is combined with unsweetened chocolate, sugar substitute, vanilla and pecans then chilled and cut into squares.
Ingredients:

16 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1/2 C. sugar substitute (Splenda)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 C. chopped pecans

Directions:
In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, chocolate, sweetener and [...]

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