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Hysterectomy & Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy: Helpful Tips
If you couldn’t tell from the title, I’m about to talk ALL things hysterectomy/BSO. Ovaries, estrogen, and blood, it’s included below. So if female talk makes you uncomfortable, consider yourself warned. This probably isn’t your post. Check back later for some DIY & fewer hormones. With that out of the way, here we go…Starting with […]
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3 Quick & Easy Methods for Preserving Fresh Eggs
I guess you could say our backyard has become some sort of chicken orphanage or sanctuary. Hensctuary? Chickphanage? I don’t know, but it makes me smile. These last couple of years, our coop has slowly been filling up with refugee birds that have lost their homes and have nowhere else to go. We’ve got chickens […]
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Hibiscus Lemon Herbal Sun Tea
I love the change of seasons and genuinely enjoy autumn, but this gardening season was SO short and I’m not quite ready to say goodbye to the green, growing things just yet. With my garden freezing on June 21st, it’s hard to complain about the abnormal fall heat wave we’ve been having here in Utah. […]
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30 Minutes
Between healing from surgery, moving my in-laws, medical menopause, and getting my son ready for his mission, my stress level has been through the roof! The folks are on their way to new amazing adventures, Elder Mag flew out to Georgia, and I can finally breathe. Don’t ask me about my heart though, it’s pretty […]
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Open: My One Word 2022
Where do I even begin to explain all that has happened since I last wrote here? In truth, I really don’t know. My body fell apart. BRCA2 reared its ugly head. I was cracked open and I’ve done my level best just to keep walking since. Step by step. Day by day. Healing. Getting stronger. […]
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Memories & Makeover of my Sweet Little Desk
I have had this little desk for as long as I can remember. It was in my room when I was an itty bitty girl. My dad painted it white and added white ceramic hardware with pink roses circled in gold that matched the floral wallpaper border and mauve carpet in my tiny upstairs bedroom. […]
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DIY Homemade Vanilla Extract
If you haven’t noticed yet, I have this thing with making stuff from scratch. I love to know how everything is made and why it works the way it does. I find the messy process breathtakingly beautiful. Something about planting a seed, nurturing it until it ripens, then bottling my own food makes me feel […]
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