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I have been so very busy lately, that I have just not had time to sit here and write…   Sorry About that!   Since we are on our third week of our school year, I started thinking back to 8 years ago when our Homeschooling Adventure started.   Kalyn was in the 2nd grade, Janelle 6th…. time has flown by! Kalyn is now in the 8th  grade and Janelle will be graduating this year!   I remember those early  not being able to get things done around the house during those school hours, because I was needed to teach. Now, I am not that needed… and to be honest….  I miss those early days!     My girls already know the routine.  They don’t really need to be reminded all that much anymore… To be completely honest… I feel a little left out! HaHa!   This Mama is dealing with some growing pains!   My girls have turned into independent learners… that was the point I was trying to teach them from the beginning.   I am th...

Every year, our church likes to give a little something to our  Mothers. I always find myself wracking my mind for a gift idea. Some mom’s like candies, some like candles, some like books… etc.. This year I decided to make them.. Here are some pictures of the finished gifts…                 Hope they will like them. Shelby

  Sometimes YOU just have to do something SELFISH! REALLY SELFISH…. like lock yourself in your room… and make something for yourself  . I have a Pinterest board labeled SELFISH SEWING. Its what the label says… selfish stuff for me, myself and I. I loved this lunch bag that I came across a few years ago. (Yes its been pinned for that long! ) I finally decided to do it!  Its very simple, easy to construct, with great instructions.     My fabric lunch bag!   The tutorial can be found here .   This project took just a morning to complete.  Now, I off to do something not so selfish! Like continuing my girls education… Happy Homeschooling!   Shelby

I can not believe a year has passed since I began Trim Healthy Mamma. As I looked at the pictures of me, I can not believe the change. This Picture was me a few months before I started… Wow!   I remember the feeling at a loss of what to do?  I knew I needed to do something to loose weight, and gain my health back. I remember asking my husband if we could afford Weight Watchers…I did not know if I could do it really.  I had tried other things to loose weight, but I would get frustrated after a few weeks and give up. When I saw a facebook post from a friend talking about Trim Healthy Mamma, I knew I needed to see what It was about. I can tell you this, buying THM was money well spent!   It has paid for itself over and over again.   This journey to becoming a healthier me has been fun!   I love the way I am feeling these days… Yesterday I walked two miles without realizing it! A year ago, I would not have been able to walk a half of mile without ...

I love Menu planning! It helps me to keep switching  things up.  If I don’t write a menu, I tend to stay on one meal type… mostly S meals.    I decided to share my menu for the coming week.   Sunday:  B- (FP) overnight oats L- (S) grilled salmon with a salad D- (E ) Un- Stuffed Peppers Snacks- FP cakes   Monday: B- (E ) Buttermilk waffles L- (FP) cob chicken salad on low carb tortillas D- (S) Hamburgers  with steamed broccoli Snacks- 1/2 Big boy smoothie, laughing cow cheese on wasa crackers   Tuesday: B- (FP) overnight oats L- (S) BLT salad pg. 306 in THM Book D- (S) smothered grilled chicken breast  topped with sautéed mushrooms and green beans Snacks-  Dashing Dish protein shake, FP cakes   Wednesday: B- ( E ) berry baked oats L- (FP) grilled salmon with salad pg 284 in THM book D- (S) Philly Beef Skillet  with steamed veggies Snacks- gluccie pudding, chia pudding   Thursday: B- ( S) mu...

This recipe has been a family favorite for many years.  A friend prepared this dish one day while we were visiting and we just fell in love with it.   The ordinal  recipe calls for white potatoes, and since my husband and I don’t eat white potatoes anymore, I decided to tweak it a bit and see how it came out.   For my girls, I just made them there own little skillet meal with a few white potatoes.     Hamburger Skillet Meal   1 lb. of ground meat 3 to 4 medium sweet potatoes, sliced 1 small onion, sliced 1 bell pepper, sliced 2 to 3 carrots, sliced fat free cheese to sprinkle on top 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of poultry seasonings (to taste) salt and pepper to taste   Brown the ground meat, drain and rinse with hot water to remove the excess oil.  Rinse your skillet as well. Pour meat back into pan add onions, peppers, carrots and sweet potatoes.  Add your poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Cook until all veggies are te...

I LOVE waffles! I have made waffles out of the THM Pancake recipe many times. They are delish, but they don’t have that fullness, thickness of a waffle. I decided  to try to convert my favorite waffle recipe to a THM one.   I love the way they came out!   They were fluffy, thick and oh so Delish!   (updated picture) “Buttermilk” Waffles   * Update:  I have been told by a few people that  this tasted too salty. Try using just a dash of salt or half teaspoon. Thanks for those of you that shared this with me. * You will need: 2 cups  of old fashion oats 2 tablespoons Truiva, erythritol , or sweetener of your choice 2 Tablespoons  Baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup egg whites 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 1 cup almond milk   Blend oats until they are in flour form.  While the oats are doing their thing, mix the almond milk with the vinegar. Set aside. Pour blended oats into a mixing bowl, add the other dry i...