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Below is a list of books that I have here at my home and that I use for gluten-free info and recipes.

:: Gluten-Free Baking: More Than 125 Recipes for Delectable Sweet and Savory Baked Goods, Including Cakes, Pies, Quick Breads, Muffins, Cookies, and Other Delights

:: Gluten-Free Quick & Easy: From Prep to Plate Without the Fuss - 200+ Recipes for People with Food Sensitivities

:: Cooking Free : 200 Flavorful Recipes for People with Food Allergies and Multiple Food Sensitivities

:: Country Beans - 2nd Edition

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:: Gluten-Free: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes Your Family Will Love

:: Good Housekeeping 101 Easy Recipes Wheat-Free

:: Going Against the Grain: How Reducing and Avoiding Grains Can Revitalize Your Health

:: The Gluten-Free Vegetarian Kitchen: Delicious and Nutritious Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Dishes

:: The Complete Guide to Wheat-Free Cooking

:: The Spelt Cookbook

:: The Wheat-Free Cook: Gluten-Free Recipes for Everyone

:: The Gluten Connection: How Gluten Sensitivity May Be Sabotaging Your Health--And What You Can Do to Take Control Now

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I have been diagnosed with insulin resistance and PCOS. This makes it difficult to lose weight, but I am trying my best to get healthy again. Unfortunately, I am also gluten intolerant and have allergies to several other foods - tomatoes and peppers. I hope that 2009 is FINALLY the year that I get healthy. You can read my plans for healthier living in this post. My eating plan will be from The Insulin Resistance Diet book. It will include no added sugar and a focus on whole foods. I have a sugar addiction so this will be tough at first! Other books that I will be following include The 3-Hour Diet, the Superfoods books and The 12 Best Foods Cookbook.

Starting weight: 1/4/09 - 161.6 lbs.

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Thursday, November 29, 2007
... Monday - Cleaning Dining Room and Reading Nook ...
Posted in Homemaking

Monday is a good day to tackle the main living areas that have been used heavily over the weekend. Below are pictures of the areas that I'll be cleaning up every Monday.

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This is what you first see when you enter my home, so this has GOT to stay all neat and clean! In the area above, I'll be checking the tablecloth to see if it needs washing. Seasonally or during holidays, I'll change out the decor. The basket below the buffet holds board games and it may need to be straightened.

Reading Nook in dining area

 This area is a reading nook that is off of the kitchen and dining room. It's a strange spot! We decided to make it usable and so put in some large chairs ... You can see how it fits in the scheme of things in the photos below.  I'll be going through the magazine rack and table top in this area. I'll also be washing those blankets every other week or so. They are used to keep the cat hair off of the fabric!

Foyer off of dining room and reading area

In the foyer, you can see a bookshelf and entry table near the front door in the photo above. I'll be going through these each week and clearing out old catalogs or magazines. I take books that I no longer want and either list them on Bookmooch.com or trade them at a local used book store so that my husband can get some books on tape. The small closet near the front door can get messy, so I'll check it and see if it needs straightening. That closet going down the hallway to the bedrooms is the laundry room, but that's another day!

Reading Nook - another use!

 Here's another photo to show how this area gets used! Of course, this means that it's sometimes a bit messier than I would like - LOL!




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From the looks of it you have a very beautiful home, looks to be really spacious!
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:: My Daily Schedule::

6:00am - get kids up and get ready for the day
7:30am - kids to school
8-9am - errands/homekeeping
9-Noon - work
Noon - Lunch/homekeeping
1-2:30pm - finish up work, if needed

The afternoons vary depending upon our evening schedules, but they are generally spent helping the kids with their homework, exercising several afternoons a week, getting dinner ready, homekeeping, etc.

6pm - dinner & clean kitchen
7pm - final email check for work

The rest of the evening is spent straightening the house for the next day, finishing up homework with the kids, and relaxing by the TV or with a good book! I need to make some time for my hobbies, but I'm really enjoying reading books right now!

Housekeeping
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I use the Motivated Moms Planner for my daily schedule. My children have weekend chores which really helps me a LOT! I do laundry as it fills the sorter and straighten the house every morning and evening.

:: Exercise Plan ::
My basic plan is 30 minutes of cardio daily and strength training 4 days weekly. I also hope to do yoga 1-2 times weekly.


... Our Garden ...

Below is a list of books that I will be using to plan our garden for this spring and also using to preserve and can our harvest.

:: Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work

:: Gardener to Gardener Seed-Starting Primer & Almanac: A Month-By-Month Guide for Planning, Planting, and Tending Your Organic Garden (Rodale Organic Gardening Book)

:: Lasagna Gardening for Small Spaces: A Layering System for Big Results in Small Gardens and Containers : Garden in Inches, Not Acres (Rodale Organic Gardening Book)

:: Lasagna Gardening with Herbs: Enjoy Fresh Flavor, Fragrance, and Beauty with No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding!

:: The Frugal Gardener: How to Have More Garden for Less Money

:: Jerry Baker's Fast, Easy Vegetable Garden

:: Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving: 400 Delicious and Creative Recipes for Today

:: Preserving Summer's Bounty: A Quick and Easy Guide to Freezing, Canning, and Preserving, and Drying What You Grow

:: Putting Food By (Plume)

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