Food Allergy Results....

Today the results came in and boy, did they come in. I am allergic to quite a few things. Our grocery list will be significantly changing and our eating habits will be dramatically different. ANY guidance, suggestions, recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Im very nervous & excited to start this journey but am very uneducated on it.

Im thinking of buying a bread machine b/c we consume a lot of bread and gluten free bread & dough is quite pricey. Any recommendations on machines you love?

Cereals & Cookies & Pasta will be bought,and our garden will supplement our veggies, but until then - the store will be the source of shopping for those items as well.

The Results: 

Score of 0-2	Score of 3-5	Score of 6+
Butter	Apricot	Peach
Crab	Blueberry	Pineapple
Cantelope	Barley	Corn-Yellow
Salmon	Grapefruit	Gluten
Lettuce - Leaf	Lemon	Wheat
Sweet Potato	Orange	Aspartame
Yogurt - Cow	Spelt	High Fructose - Corn
	Corn Syrup	Corn Oil
	Sugar - Beet
	Milk - Cow

What do the numbers mean?

0-2 : consume not often - once a month (at the very most)
3-5 : consume rarely - a few times a year (at the very most)
6+ : avoid entirely

So the doctor told me the good news is that my energy will increase, my back pain will decrease and I will have an overall big improvement in life. I am very excited for that but am intimidated as to where to start.

He also told me that I need to decrease stress. That my work habits, c-section surgeries, motherhood, & life are taking a toll and I need to be kinder to myself. Im not sure how to do that. I need to do the things I do and cannot limit the time I invest in any of it. So how do I fit in "relaxation"? Its very frustrating. 

Any advice would be great - please!
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inspired by: the possibilities of feeling GOOD!
cheers, meg

Some finished objects (FO's) & holiday fun - Picture heavy

Happy 4th of July! Independence!

My sister in law had a birthday and I wanted to come up with something fun & unique for her. She loves to cook & has a dream of opening her own catering business someday. I thought a personalized recipe book would be a great way to help get her started! Here are the picks from the parts & pieces to full assembly......

I was thinking of listing it on KissMyStyle.com - what do you think?

Next I had a great custom order for a bridal shower - so much fun! The request was for bright, fun lavender dryer/drawer pillows. Here's the final result:

Do you remember the baby blanket I was working on for my friends Danielle & Bill? Well.... it's finished! And their lil man has also arrived and snuggled in for a few photos:

Ok, that's it for now...
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inspired by: holidays & fun projects

cheers, meg