up up and away

So I am going to take this diet of mine and leave the pretty as a picture USA and explore. Anyone up to see what I find while I am away?

In a blink of an eye

So once again I find myself wondering how I got to August 24th without realizing that I haven't written in almost a year. The advances in communication are only surpassed by the advances in Gluten Free Foods. It is amazing how each time I venture to the grocery store there is something new! I am not talking about Whole Foods, or any of the wonderful specialty stores but Publix, Winn Dixie and so on. It is WONDERFUL! What do you think?

Psst..

I am still alive and have been extremely busy over the last year. We have moved, I've started a new job, traded in the old cars for new ones! I have been suffering from migraines and they have started a treatment process which should bring me some relief. My biggest reason is that there is just not enough time in the day for me to get it all done.

The summer has past, school has started, Halloween is a memory and the neighborhood is hanging lights, trimming trees and racing through Black Friday like the champs they are.

I have discovered Twitter and Facebook which provide me a way to blurt out something, anything and not have to hold a conversation about it. In someways I find it more fitting than trying to sit and write a well rounded, easy to follow and relevant statement/blog...

Another year gone

Well I made it through the holiday season without any incidents. I baked, boiled, grated, mashed and cooked my way from just before Halloween through the New Year. This past weekend we took a wee break and ventured aboard the New Disney Ship-the Dream!

It lived up to it's name and to be honest not 1 person wanted to get off. The sweet little get away was a benefit cruise, all the proceeds went to the Boys & Girls club.

I just found out that one of the girls I grew up with in Md., her house and mine backed up to each other is also GF...stranger and stranger. I wonder how many of us there are that are connected together by family, friends, and history.

Summer fun

Well we have had a nice summer. Caitlynn turned 5 and we had a party at a Bounce House and then went to Disney just the of us. We also spent a night over at the Gaylord Palms resort and relaxed by the pool.

Since we bought a new house our summer plans got "changed" up a wee bit. Gone was the big trip! To me a house was more important anyway. We still enjoyed ourselves. On August 23rd Caitlynn will start School. This should be interesting for all of us.

I am excited to say that with all this excitement my diet has been pretty good. I am still having fun trying recipes and learning how to cook for myself and the family while still having taste food. It isn't as hard as it would seem. But then I am pretty much a simple cook.

5 years and counting

We celebrated the anniversary of the birth of our Daughter this week. She is 5! Which means that for the past 4.5 years I have been steadily moving forward to become a stronger, healthier and more aware individual. Why 4.5 years well..it was shortly after my daughters birth that I finally got a doctor to take me seriously and to start the process that has put me on the healthy path.

I still have some issues! Don't get me wrong but they are very minor. Next fall will be my 1 year mark for being Gluten Free...before I was Oat free, Soy free, Onion free and taking allergy tablets everyday, breathing treatments and still in and out of the doctors office.

We are still searching for the final answer for a few "outstanding" issues but for the most part all my issues can be traced back to Gluten induced illness. I've cut back the head aches, the cramps, the bloating, the breathing issues and memory problems.

I hope that as this goes on and I continue to learn what to ask, when to ask it and how often and that I can share this information and knowledge with others.

moving

We have done it..moved to the new house, have renters in the old house and well are completely enjoying ourselves. For a while we lived in a "fish" bowl, did not have any curtains up.

That is what happens when you move in in the middle of the week! and everyone is working. LOL. So happily curtains up, rooms put together and moving right along.