My husband, Bill and I began changing our lives two years ago today. I wrote about how we quit drinking alcohol in this post from 2020. During the last two years, we’ve lost 150 pounds of fat between the two of us, we’ve skipped 730 hangovers, and we are so proud of ourselves. We proved…
Crudités is a fancy French word for a plate of various raw vegetables cut up and usually served with some sort of dip or sauce. Crudités have been my go-to dish to take to potlucks or to serve to guests before a dinner party for many years. It didn’t occur to me to eat crudités…
It’s the last day of 2021 so I’m taking a moment to take a look back at an eventful year. I had lots of excitement in early 2021: being in an article on CNN’s website, sharing – in a very small way – the cover of Woman’s World Magazine with Dolly Parton and being interviewed…
We have just four days until a new year begins. Even if you don’t make a list of resolutions, my guess is you’re at least thinking about a change or two you’d like to make in 2022. It’s hard not to! If you’re like me, your change pump is primed. Let’s take advantage of that!…
It’s hard to believe that 2021 is already coming to an end. In a few short weeks, a new year awaits us. Now is the time you may be thinking about New Year’s Resolutions, resolving to do something better or stop doing something you know isn’t serving you. To put it simply, it’s planning to…
It has been such a long time since my last blog post, about 8 months!. My husband and I spent most of 2021 (seven months total) on the road in our RV, traveling around the west. It was a fantastic adventure and I already miss the open road. I don’t write much when I am…
This week’s Ask Adrienne has to do with both weight loss and minimalism. Question: As you were losing weight, what did you do about clothes? Answer: This is such a great question and one I had planned to write about. Losing 90 pounds and going down 7 dress sizes, it’s no surprise I had to…
Having lost weight and given up alcohol at the same time, I have noticed some practices I use for one area also work well in another. I thought I’d share a few handy tips that apply to both weight loss and avoiding alcohol. But first, I want to note that these tips for alcohol may…
Many salad dressings available to use at the grocery store are high in calories. And those calories can really add up if you use more than the usual two tablespoon serving on your salad like I do. My every day big green salads need more than that! Commercially made dressings often contain ingredients that I…
Starting our day with lemon water is something my husband and I started doing over a year ago. Now it’s a habit firmly planted in our morning routine. My guess is this isn’t the first time you’ve heard about drinking lemon water in the morning. It’s been touted as a healthy habit for many years…
