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Fantastic Bake Along – Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tracy at It’s a T-Sweets Day! has asked me to contribute a recipe this month for the Fantastic Bake Along so I wracked my brain trying to think of something, and finally came up with this recipe for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies which my grandma used to make when I was a kid. (That was a long, long, time ago for those wondering.) I haven’t made this recipe in years (and have only actually attempted it once or twice), but it has been on my mind lately, since I’ve been thinking about her.

WIP Wednesday – September 6, 2017

I missed this post last week, because I really didn’t have anything to report. I hadn’t been feeling well, so I got very little craft time in and it didn’t seem worthwhile to write a post on it. Good news though, I finally made space for my sewing machine this weekend so I have anContinueContinue reading “WIP Wednesday – September 6, 2017”

My Weight Loss Journey – Week 27

I made this soup last week because I had a bad week, and was having a hard time staying warm. The weather hasn’t changed that drastically, but fall is in the air, and a good hot soup is always comforting in such weather. There aren’t a lot of ingredients in it, I would have added more vegetables, especially a few carrots, and celery, but my pot was already quite full so I decided to quit while I was ahead.

My Weight Loss Journey – Week 25

As expected I had a slower week than last week, but still a successful one. Part of that is my own laziness, because I was not very active last week, but even so, I lost .9 pounds for a total of 54.1 pounds! I have to say that it feels great to put on a freshly laundered t-shirt and not have to pull and stretch it until it feels comfortable. Not to mention, I can wear jeans and actually relax in them, and not feel like I’m squeezed into them. And now on to the good stuff!