Oh my, I'm behind. Not in my photo taking, but certainly in my sharing!
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THE STORY: Cole loves very few foods. It makes shopping for him very easy. He, along with the rest of the kids, need to learn how to fend for themselves as our schedules become less static and our lives become more fluid.
WHY DO? This particular food - pulled pork - is pretty labour intensive so I used it as a teaching opportunity - especially since he is the one who really loves it. It was time to teach him, start to finish, how to shop for and make his favourite foods. He learned how to choose the meat from the grocer, get the ingredients together (luckily there are only 3 or 4), how to set the crock pot, cook the meat, shred the meat, mix it all up and dish it up onto a fresh kaiser roll and make a side salad. Yum!
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THE STORY: In early January my washer went on the fritz. I was wondering why the clothing was all soggy when I went to transfer it into the dryer. It kept coming up with an "F1" error code.
WHY DO? I figured out how to make it work by pushing a series of buttons, but it often shut down in mid-cycle and that was a pain to babysit each load, as I wash a lot of laundry during the course of the week. I went online and found a message board and on it I was informed that this code was indicative of a problem with the circuit board and it was a FREE FIX! Well, free as in parts and labour. I actually picked up the phone (ugh) and contacted Whirlpool who sent out two local repair guys. My "free" fix cost me the $90 service call, but hey, now I don't have to babysit the washing machine.
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THE STORY: I used to hold regular gatherings with lovely, supportive, creative and empowering ladies, until a joy sucking hag made it miserable for everyone. I have lived the last couple of years desperately missing the interaction and good parts but in fear of history repeating itself. Though, how could there ever be two? (Knocking wood!)
WHY DO? The hardest part was forcing myself to reopen my heart to embrace a more social existence. This was hard. Really hard. Not to orchestrate, but to just do: send out an invitation, fingers crossed, and go for it, fingers crossed. So far our little group has enjoyed our second gathering and I have to say, so far so good. I'm thrilled to have put myself out there again. The ladies are wonderful, the laughter contageous, the stories empowering and the plans, oh the plans we are making are fantastic!
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JOIN: I'm thrilled my friend Jill has offered us all an opportunity to keep on track! I don't know about you, but weekly accountability is good for me. One LIttle Word | Captured is the perfect way for me to incorporate my one little word in to my life. What about you?
