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cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 27 Dec 19

What's new with me? My husband and I had our first Christmas with no exchange of gifts. It was still fabulous and fun. We spent time with family and had great food. We didn't stress over 'finding' something to put under the...

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cyclonewriter We just decided we didn't need much and instead of stressing about it, we were happy to just be together. It was a good thing, for us!

27 Dec 19

cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 27 Dec 19

What's new with me? My husband and I had our first Christmas with no exchange of gifts. It was still fabulous and fun. We spent time with family and had great food. We didn't stress over 'finding' something to put under the...

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119543) • United States 30 Nov 19

Hello everyone. I hope your day is off to a good start. It is cold and clear here at the Jersey Shore. I am up and about to head out for the Strongman Saturday workout. I almost overslept because apparently I didn't set the...

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cyclonewriter We did a bit of shopping and some cleaning. Now we are watching TV and eating pizza.

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cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 30 Nov 19

Sometimes it is hard, but I feel it is worth it! My husband stays home and I go to work. He does a lot to keep the home running and prevent me from having so much stress after work. He also makes a fair amount online doing various...

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CarolDM @CarolDM (203422) • Nashville, Tennessee 17 Nov 19

Found a good deal the other day at Kroger again. Buy one and get one free on certain Stouffer's frozen dinners. Yes, I know many of you make homemade everything. And I do too usually. But these deals are too good to pass up. By...

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lasagna

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cyclonewriter We had Chili and Italian bread! It was great!

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cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 17 Nov 19

I'm finding the older I get, the less I need a lot of friends and instead need good ones. I've had my feelings hurt by several "friends" in the last year and am slowly realizing that it's ok to let them and their stuff go! These...

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119543) • United States 31 Jul 19

What's going on the dinner table tonight? Share with us! I'm having leftover turkey meatloaf. To go with it I'm having balsamic-marinated cucumber slices and oven-roasted red potatoes with garlic and rosemary. The meatloaf and...

whats for dinner

home cooking

leftovers

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cyclonewriter We had cube steaks and three cheese tortellini. It was good.

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119543) • United States 31 Jul 19

and I'm very relieved. I have some bills coming due and I've been trying to keep enough money in my account to pay for the rent BEFORE tomorrow's check gets deposited. Trying to do this bill-paying and budgeting thing by myself...

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cyclonewriter I'm always happy to see pay day come too!

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cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 30 Jul 19

It seems when I travel, my eyes open to so many things. The past 2 weeks, we were on a multiple island Caribbean Cruise. Today, I want to specifically talk about Puerto Rico. Let me begin with, we loved visiting there and...

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cyclonewriter They are actually part of the United States. They are considered a United States Territory. However, they are spectacular at maintaining their own culture and pride which is awesome! We loved it there.

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119543) • United States 30 Jul 19

What's going on the dinner table tonight? Share with us! I have some homemade marinara in the fridge that I'm going to turn into vodka sauce and I will have it over penne rigate. I also have a cucumber to use so I'm going to...

whats for dinner

home cooking

meatless meal

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cyclonewriter We made Taco Salad... It was good!

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119543) • United States 30 Jul 19

My husband and I went out to lunch last Friday and he told me about these crazy imitation Air Pods that he found on sale on Amazon. Normally Apple Air Pods are between $100 and $200. (I don't know the exact price except that...

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cyclonewriter Interesting! I too have looked at Air Pods many times and just can't rationalize buying them, but these sound like a good compromise.

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119543) • United States 30 Jul 19

They usually are on Tuesdays at 10 am (summer) or 4 pm (when I'm working) but that wasn't an option this week. My favorite trainer isn't available until tomorrow so I went with the earliest session available. After sleeping late...

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cyclonewriter A good gym is important! I'm glad you enjoy it.

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cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 30 Jul 19

It seems when I travel, my eyes open to so many things. The past 2 weeks, we were on a multiple island Caribbean Cruise. Today, I want to specifically talk about Puerto Rico. Let me begin with, we loved visiting there and...

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119543) • United States 29 Jul 19

I used to sit down with one of my cookbooks each week as I planned out the daily meals for my husband and I. Back then I didn't have to worry about a food budget or my bank account. . . These days I'm just cooking for one and...

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cyclonewriter I love reading on Chowhound! I don't cook too much in the summer, but when cooler weather comes, we definitely do.

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Hillary Ralston @hillhjill (23717) • United States 29 Jul 19

Wow what I day we had yesterday, the hospital that he was rushed to didn't have the technology to do what needed to be done. So they sent him to memorial hospital in Springfield and they did a CT scan and a bunch of other...

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cyclonewriter I think that it is wise to get some follow-up care!

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cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 28 Jul 19

We returned yesterday from an amazing trip! We visited Puerto Rico, Haiti, St. Maarten/St. Martin, and Bermuda. Wow! We met amazing people both on the cruise and at each port. I think what struck me most was how welcoming people...

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cyclonewriter We love it!

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cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 28 Jul 19

We returned yesterday from an amazing trip! We visited Puerto Rico, Haiti, St. Maarten/St. Martin, and Bermuda. Wow! We met amazing people both on the cruise and at each port. I think what struck me most was how welcoming people...

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cyclonewriter I will try to get some on this next week! :-)

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