This blog will help you towards healthier lifestyle choices!

I owned a State Approved K-6 for over 20 years and when it closed, I was devastated. However, I decided to make lemonade out of lemons and so I thought: I went to school for 40 years (one class at a time) and I have a PhD, I'll just look for a better job.



And, I did.....look that is, the "finding" part eluded me. I was 60 years old, never got sick and could outwork almost anyone half my age but, as I was looking for a job, it was NOT looking for me!



In the first two years after my school's closure, I applied for over 450 jobs (everything from Starbucks, to Admin Assistant to jewelry sales) and had no luck.



Finally a friend asked why I was counting the jobs and I realized I was focusing on what was NOT happening instead of what might happen so I quit counting, but not applying.



In order to survive, I sold my house and lived off the proceeds while I continued applying. I lived extremely frugally because I knew that the money would not last forever.



Over the years, I have continued to live frugally and apply for jobs. However, there truly is ageism in America today and I have been unsuccessful in getting a "real" job.



What I have been successful at is cobbling together a life by working at my many part time jobs! Currently, I have 2 jobs each day (subbing in the Auburn School District and tutoring at Sylvan Learning Centers). And I do other jobs occasionally such as Real Estate Broker, Author, and Editor.



Because I am a Health Coach, my passion is helping people be healthier.
Over the years, I've learned much about how to be healthy even if I wasn't wealthy so I decided to share my expertise with you! I will bring you tips, recipes, and many ideas on how to choose a healthy lifestyle, even if you are eating out of the local Food Bank and/or don't have much money to pay for gym memberships!

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Home Fries Soup

Make home fries (recipe on this blog). Use leftovers to make soup. Steam about 2 cups of potatoes and then blend with a little bit of water. Add the blended potatoes to the home fries and put into a crockpot. Crockpot on low for several hours.
During the last 1/2 hour, add frozen organic corn and frozen peas to taste.

Double Chocolate Smoothie

Hemp has more of everything than even chia seeds! Here's a yummy recipe for you. Put 1/2 cup oatmeal into 1/2 cup distilled water and soak overnight. In the morning, Add: 2 TBS raw hemp (source: Nutiva.com) 1 tsp fennel 1/2" of ginger Blend until smooth. Add: 1 cup Chocolate Almond milk 6 bananas 3 TBS Hemp Protein (from Nutiva also) 1 cup frozen blueberries 1 pkg of frozen strawberries Blend until smooth. Makes 2 servings.