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I came across this recipe a few weeks ago and it is delicious. The only refined sugar is in the chocolate chips, but you can avoid that depending on what chips you use. Any other sugar is just from the bananas!Paleo Almond Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins, found here: http://www.bakerita.com/paleo-almond-butter-chocolate-chip-banana-muffins/ Ingredients 3-4 medium bananas (I used …

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Double Chocolate Avocado Brownies! Yum! I’ve been wanting to try avocado brownies for a long time and found this recipe from http://cleananddelicious.com/2016/03/13/double-chocolate-avocado-brownies/. They are very tasty! As with treats, enjoy in moderation as there is still sugar, but they are not nearly as bad for you as traditional brownies.Ingredients: 1 large avocado 1/2 cup mashed banana …

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The Sugar Monster is a formidable foe for us ladies with PCOS. While sugar is bad for everyone, it’s even worse for us because our bodies can’t process it properly. (Now don’t get me wrong, I love Cookie Monster. I think him eating veggies is ridiculous, but him eating cookies makes sense. He’s IS Cookie …

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As we head into #PCOSAwarenessMonth, I thought it would be a good idea to put up the first post of  the mama blog that I’ve been planning for weeks. Just over one year ago, I won a battle against PCOS when we found out that I was pregnant with our first child. This battle was …

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My wonderful writerly friend Nicole, see her blog here, invited me to participate in this tour. I’ve been writing for a long time, but my blog is still very young so please check out what I’m working on! Also, if anyone is interested in participating in this blog tour, please let me know and I’ll …

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I’ll admit that I wanted to read Divergent after seeing the trailer for the movie coming out in March. The movie looked cool and it looked like a good story. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed in the book and now have only a mild curiosity to see the movie. While most …

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While on the way into work last week, the song “Distant Dreamer” by Duffy came on Pandora. I’d never heard the song before, but it spoke deeply into my soul and goals for my life. https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/aRCLkic9_lE&source=uds  It brings up a contrast to the idea of New Year’s Resolutions. While also about dreams, the song talks …

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I’m going to deviate a bit today and talk about another creative outlet-music. Like many as I was growing up, I did play an instrument. It was the clarinet. I wanted to play the alto saxophone when we picked in 5th grade, but there were already too many of those. I played from 5th grade …

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Everything in life is a balancing act. We need to balance so many things as humans. Work, Writing {if you’re lucky, it’s the same, for me, it’s not yet.}, pets, kids, spouses, exercise, personal hygiene, cleaning and relaxing are a lot to fit in. Sometimes I find myself more often thinking about writing than actually …

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I recently thought about a contribution I made to a fan site at age 17. I’m amazed at how young I was when I wrote this and that I put it up as fan fiction. I am a huge admirer of Robert Downey Jr. and discovered him not long before age 17. When a fan …

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