For those who are following my story... I'm still here. & I'm still sober. 84 days in a row alcohol free, to be exact. Or, twelve weeks. It's like "baby age". We count by days, then by weeks, eventually by months, then one day we stop counting all together and have to reach back in …
Tag: health
Happy National Kombucha Day!
You didn't know National Kombucha Day was a thing? Yeah, me neither. That is, until my oldest daughter texted me this morning. And, it just so happens that during a text conversation with my sister last night she stated that she would actually read my blog if I posted about kombucha. Wait, what? Anyway... Kombucha …
DIY Liars
Two weeks after being diagnosed with a severe allergic response to limonene and fragrance mix II, my allergist added "propolis" to the list after a delayed response marker appeared on my back. Shit. Propolis is resin collected by honeybees used to fill crevices and to seal honeycombs. Fucking bee glue. Confused on why I would …
A Baseball Named Karma
Last Thursday, my son's summer baseball season ended with a great big championship game win and a story for you, my dear readers. Back when Jameson's baseball season started, I noticed one of the other mothers sitting by herself during one of the practices. Her lawn chair was parked away from all of the other parents and she seemed …
Don’t Forget the Black-Eyed Peas!!
I am a very superstitious person. Find a penny heads up, make a wish and pocket it. Tails up, hand it off to someone else to make the wish. Right palm itching means you're coming into money. A broom falling means company will soon be coming to visit. 11:11, make a wish. Spill salt? Better …
More Lemon Water, Less Wild Turkey
My body is a machine, which runs on premium. Apparently, my steady intake of Wild Turkey, cheap White Sangria, pizza and movie theater popcorn (with extra butter, of course) this Fourth of July weekend was not a premium type of fuel. I found that out this afternoon while attempting to get back into my fitness …
Kombucha Party Foul
I am checking out for this Memorial Day weekend for some much needed R&R with the family. Don't worry, I will have some delicious camping recipes and I'm certain, some funny family stories to share on my return back to blogland. But first, I wanted to give a kombucha update - It failed. Five days …
Let’s Get This Kombucha Started!
My little experiment has begun! Researching kombucha recipes online, I found that the suggested ratio is eight tea bags to one gallon of water, with one cup of sugar dissolved in. Of course, I can never leave well enough alone and had to tweak the recipe; in order to mask some of the vinegary taste, I prepped my kombucha last …
It Has Arrived!
I am flipping ecstatic right now! Guess what showed up in the mail today? Huh?! Huh?! No guesses?! My SCOBY! What in the hell is a SCOBY, you ask? SCOBY stands for Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast, and can also be known as a "mother" or "mushroom". Don't be confused; this is no fungi, but a …
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