Posted by Editormum on 17 November 2013 in
News Commentary,
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I have a lot of friends who are wait-staff. They frequently tell me how much they hate working Sunday lunch, because the church crowd are bad tippers. They speak of people who eat a nice meal, pay the bill, and walk out of the restaurant without leaving a tip. Or, worse, they leave only a […]
Tags: character, Christianity, church, customer service, etiquette, food, Jesus, kindness, news, Religion, respect, Work Life
Posted by Editormum on 4 September 2012 in Uncategorized |
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Dear Restaurants: I like to eat out. I’m told that I have a sophisticated, well-trained palate. And rather high standards. Many of my friends consider me the go-to girl for eatery recommendations. So I’m going to tell you what I like to see, just so you know. Fresh, high-quality ingredients. Preferably seasonal, local, and organic. […]
Tags: customer service, Family Life, food
Posted by Editormum on 3 June 2012 in Uncategorized |
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I get a lot of flak about my diet. I eat low-carb most of the time. Not super-strict, like Atkins — though I’ve done the Atkins Diet and liked it pretty well — but more a “careful carb choice” approach. I eat far less bread and fewer grain products than most people I know. I […]
Tags: cholesterol, diabetes, Diet, food, high blood pressure, Low-Carb, medical issues, overweight, weight-loss
Posted by Editormum on 16 March 2012 in
Frugal Living,
Just Another Single Mother |
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As we’re on the way home from the movie tonight, I learn that #1 Son drank all the milk with his supper tonight. I was planning to use that milk to make pancakes tomorrow, so we need to stop and get some on our way home. I pull into the CashSaver near our house and […]
Tags: budget, budgeting, child-rearing, children, Education, errands, Family Life, food, home education, home schooling
Posted by Editormum on 14 June 2010 in Uncategorized |
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My life has been lived in a raging hurry the last few weeks. Catching up at work from a vacation. Running to various doctor appointments. Getting kids ready for, and off to, summer camp. Fighting with the ex. Yard sales. Curriculum fairs. And a multitude of other activities. And it hasn’t ended yet. But that’s […]
Tags: Diet, food, humour, Low-Carb, Philosophy, stress, True Stories
Posted by Editormum on 1 March 2010 in Uncategorized |
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This past weekend was unbelievably full. I’m not complaining. I had a lot of fun, and I wouldn’t have missed one minute of any one thing that I did. But it did underscore for me how very important it is to plan ahead if you want to maintain your sanity. We prepared for our weekend on Wednesday […]
Tags: Boy Scouts, camping, Diet, Family Life, food, friends, karate
Posted by Editormum on 4 September 2009 in
Frugal Living |
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I just read an article on Slate about Gordon Ramsay‘s new cookbook, and I was dumbfounded to read the author’s assertion that normal American cooks don’t have scales in their kitchens: “Many ingredients are listed only by weight … as if Americans kept scales in the kitchen the way Europeans do.” Especially considering the American obsession […]
Tags: budgeting, bulk buying, cooking, Family Life, food, freezing, kitchen, saving money, scale
Posted by Editormum on 25 July 2008 in Uncategorized |
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I was eating dinner with the kids at a certain local chain restaurant tonight. As the waiter was clearing the dishes, a knife fell off of a plate, and bounced off of my water glass onto the floor. He apologized. I said it was okay. And we both assumed that was the end of it. […]
Tags: Family Life, food, humour, True Stories, weird stuff
Posted by Editormum on 29 June 2007 in Uncategorized |
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Today was “Cake Day” at the office. That ‘s the last Friday of the month. We all wear jeans to the office (even the corporate executives!) and we get together at 1600 for half an hour of cake and ice cream. The cake has the names of all of the people who celebrated a birthday […]
Tags: challenges, Diet, food, Low-Carb, obesity, overweight, True Stories
Posted by Editormum on 31 January 2007 in
Just Another Single Mother |
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So, I was putting away groceries and cleaning up the pantry this evening, and I came across more “fun” signs that we had a mouse in our house. I moved a box, and saw funny little red shavings on the shelf. Odd! On the top of that shelf, balanced across two tall boxes, was a […]
Tags: Family Life, food, groceries, mouse
Christians Behaving Badly
I have a lot of friends who are wait-staff. They frequently tell me how much they hate working Sunday lunch, because the church crowd are bad tippers. They speak of people who eat a nice meal, pay the bill, and walk out of the restaurant without leaving a tip. Or, worse, they leave only a […]
Tags: character, Christianity, church, customer service, etiquette, food, Jesus, kindness, news, Religion, respect, Work Life