Brick House by the Commodores

Get Down Tonight – KC and the Sunshine Band

You Should Be Dancing by Bee Gees

Super Freak by Rick James

Unglued by Stone Temple Pilots

Car Wash by Rose Royce

Rearviewmirror by Pearl Jam

What I Ate Yesterday – 114 Days of Living Zero Carb – Possible End of This Blog Series!!!

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Eat Meat!  Drink Water!  Get Rest!
(those are the words I live by)

See my Zero Carb playlist!


Yesterday – Friday 3/10 – Day 114

PLEASE READ:  I am not sure if I will be continuing this blog series or not, or maybe turn it to weekly zero carb chat blog series instead of daily.  Here’s the thing… every day is pretty much the same for me!  I eat meat.  I drink water. And it has all become so NORMAL for me that it seems silly to keep posting what I eat.  It would be like posting how I brush my teeth every day, you know what I mean, jelly bean?

And these “what I eat” updates used to be my most viewed blog posts but the views have dropped. I know it’s because everyone knows exactly what I ate, so there is no more curiosity.  I’m no longer a rubbernecker freak show!

Once again, I did not take a picture of my food yesterday, and it felt so good to just grab a plate of meat and eat without having to find my camera. lol  I also didn’t take notice of the time that I ate because when I eat does not matter, even if it’s 3:00am, that’s okay.  I didn’t write down what I ate yesterday either, and I don’t remember exactly, so here’s the short version…

When I got up, I had hot water.

At some point during the day, I ate meat and drank water.

Later that night, I ate meat and drank water.

See what I mean?  It’s all I do! Every day.  Same old, same old.  I think I might have had mustard at some point yesterday.  And I know I had chicken in the mix.  I also had some salt as a test to help my GERD (more on that later)  So let’s just go with an educated guess as to what I consumed. You can probably already guess too!

Food that entered my mouth yesterday:  (educated guess) ground beef, sliced beef, chicken, bacon, mustard, salt and lots of delicious water.

With this said, I will feel sad not posting what I eat, but again, it was very exciting for me in the beginning, and now it just seems so normal.  The 20 minutes or so that it takes me to create the blog post every day can be better spent working on my Youtube Channel.  I have so much to do and so little time!  But zero carb is not leaving my life any time soon.  I am now a meat addict!!!

IMPORTANT – My doctor totally approves of this!!! See this vlog to see how my appointment went!

My Zero Carb Video Playlist

You can watch THIS VIDEO to learn why I’m doing this.

You can watch THIS VIDEO to learn what ZCers eat.

This is the facebook group I’m in.  It’s a public group so you can read the posts without joining.

I will be talking about this new way of life often on my Youtube channel, so please subscribe and you won’t miss a thing!

This is the article that I stumbled upon by Kelly Hogan which got me immensely excited.   And this is Kelly’s blog.

PLEASE READ: Please remember that it’s MY CHOICE to eat the way I want. If you think this is unhealthy, know I’m not as concerned with physical health. I’m more concerned with my mental health. I’m on a mission to feel better mentally… without cravings!!! I’m willing to test this so you don’t have to! But what works for me might not work for you. I’m not doing this to lose weight. I’m doing this because I’m convinced that I’m overly sensitive to carbs and that I must stay away from them if there is any chance of me feeling better. I’m eating from the animal kingdom only, like the complete opposite of vegan. I know this upsets many, but I promise I won’t eat your pets. You are free to follow my progress/failures and you can even disagree with what I do. Just remember that I will get the last word because it’s my blog, my channel, my life! That’s the new me talking! (I think I’m growing balls! Let me look… yes, I see one starting to grow!)

 

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Saturday Chat – My Weekly Wish List, New Storytime, Dyeing My Hair

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Happy Saturday!

Remember my list of stuff I wanted to do last Saturday?  I gave myself 3 days to complete it.  Let’s look at the list again to see how much I got done!

  1.  I’d like to list the Springtime Outfit on eBay
  2.  I’d like to start a Crafty Concoction video
  3. I’d like to upload a Blast from the Past video
  4. I’d like to complete my newest Upcycle Fashion
  5.  I’d like to schedule my new beads for April 1st on eBay
  6.  I’d like to do a follow up video about my earnings update
  7.  I’d like to make another block for the Quilt Block Party
  8.  I’d like to plan my mother’s new quilt that she wants

I think I did a very good job!  The only thing I did not get done was my blast from the past video.  But I did upload a doodle reload, so that sort of counts. Let’s try this again with a new list!

  1. Dye my hair
  2. List my skirt auction
  3. Make another quilt block
  4. Start my mother’s quilt
  5. Record random facts of Maine
  6. Record another craft video
  7. Announce my new idea for my channel
  8. Announce my 10K subbies Giveaway

Looks like I have plenty to do! I’ll give myself a few days to get it all done. We’ll see how I did next Saturday.  I love being busy now that I have energy!

Yesterday, I went shopping for the fabric for my mother’s quilt.  Sandy Pro met me at Marden’s and what a time we had picking fabrics!  But I got it done!  I will be showing you the fabrics soon and will also be recording the making of the quilt. Stay tuned!

Last night, I uploaded a new Storytime video where I talked about my mannequins.  Please watch!

Today, I really hope to dye my hair.  If not, I will try hard to get that done on Sunday.  Be patient. The hair dye is in my possession so it will be soon for sure!

Have a great Saturday!

Darlene
XOXO

 

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STORYTIME – All About My Mannequins

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New Coupons for 3/10/17 – Coupons.com, Hopster, General Mills, Savingstar, Ibotta

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These coupons came out over the past 2 days.

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$0.75/1 Totino’s™ Pizza Rolls™, Blasted Crust Rolls™, Pizza Sticks (12.3oz+)
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$1/1 Nature Valley™ Cereal or Granola

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What I Ate Yesterday – 113 Days of Living Zero Carb

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Eat Meat!  Drink Water!  Get Rest!
(those are the words I live by)

See my Zero Carb playlist!


Yesterday – Thursday 3/9 – Day 113

NOTE:  I totally forgot to take a picture of my lunch yesterday.  So I thought I’d take a picture of my dinner, but I forgot that too.  I’m realizing that this way of eating is so natural to me now that I forget that there is any other way to eat, so documenting it just slips my mind.

When I got up, I had hot water.

At 11:30pm, I had a big bacon burger patty and a side of sliced beef.  I ate early because we were going out, plus I was hungry since I got up early.  I think the change in routine made me forget about the camera.

Check out my new Upcycled Fashions!  I transformed a T-Shirt into a Dress!

At 7:00pm, I had another hamburger patty but I skipped the bacon this time.  Not sure why.  Just did.  I also had a delicious pork chop on my plate.  So good!

At midnight, I cooked some yummy slices of beef and added a bit of salt this time.  Ate a plateful of that.

Food that entered my mouth yesterday:  ground beef, sliced beef, pork, bacon, salt and lots of delicious water.

IMPORTANT – My doctor totally approves of this!!! See this vlog to see how my appointment went!

My Zero Carb Video Playlist

You can watch THIS VIDEO to learn why I’m doing this.

You can watch THIS VIDEO to learn what ZCers eat.

This is the facebook group I’m in.  It’s a public group so you can read the posts without joining.

I will be talking about this new way of life often on my Youtube channel, so please subscribe and you won’t miss a thing!

This is the article that I stumbled upon by Kelly Hogan which got me immensely excited.   And this is Kelly’s blog.

PLEASE READ: Please remember that it’s MY CHOICE to eat the way I want. If you think this is unhealthy, know I’m not as concerned with physical health. I’m more concerned with my mental health. I’m on a mission to feel better mentally… without cravings!!! I’m willing to test this so you don’t have to! But what works for me might not work for you. I’m not doing this to lose weight. I’m doing this because I’m convinced that I’m overly sensitive to carbs and that I must stay away from them if there is any chance of me feeling better. I’m eating from the animal kingdom only, like the complete opposite of vegan. I know this upsets many, but I promise I won’t eat your pets. You are free to follow my progress/failures and you can even disagree with what I do. Just remember that I will get the last word because it’s my blog, my channel, my life! That’s the new me talking! (I think I’m growing balls! Let me look… yes, I see one starting to grow!)

 

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Friday Chat – Upcycled Fashions, Doodle Reload, Going Fabric Shopping Today!

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TGIF!

I was hoping so much to get plenty of sleep last night because I have so much I want to do today. But I did not sleep well and gave up trying at 7:00am.  I’m a wreck!  But I will still try to have a productive day.

One thing I really want to do today is hit Marden’s for fabric for my mother’s quilt.  She asked for a twin sized quilt in specific colors.  I really don’t have a lot of cotton, and what I do have is not in her colors, so I get to go fabric shopping!  You don’t have to twist my arm to do that.   I have not purchased fabric in a very long time because I have a cellar FULL of fabric.  But since my mother’s birthday is coming up (she’ll be 94 on March 19), I want her to have the quilt she asked for.  And I will be recording the making of the quilt for you!

Today, I must also get all my beads packaged and sent to the winners of my auctions.  So if you won some beads, expect those to go out later today for pickup on Saturday.  I also need to get some more stuff listed on eBay!  Right now, I only have these two auctions running, one for a Rag Quilt Tote and one for my Springtime Outfit transformation.

And did you see my new Upcycled Fashions???  OMG, I loved this transformation! And it was sew easy!!! Please check it out.  I also uploaded a Doodle Reload for your viewing pleasure.

Must get this day started!  Have a great Friday!

Darlene
XOXO

 

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DOODLE RELOAD – Doodle Art by Darlene #5 (from 1/7/15)

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DIY T-Shirt Dress – Sew Easy – Upcycled Fashions Ep. 4

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** Hot Deal ** on Ken’s Steak House Vinaigrette starting 3/10 at Shaw’s

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Did you see my Air Dry Clay video???  It’s part of my new Darlene’s Crafty Concoctions series!

Other dressing might be included in this sale too! Great coupon to print!

At Shaw’s 3/10 – 3/16
Buy (1) Ken’s Steak House Simply Vinaigrette 16 oz on sale for $2.50
Use (1) $.75/1 Ken’s Steak House Dressing 16 oz printable
coupon will double to $1.50 off
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New Coupons for 3/9/17 – General Mills, Savingstar, Coupons.com, Ibotta, Around the Web

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These coupons came out over the past 2 days.

GENERAL MILLS (these disappear quick)
$1/2 Pillsbury® Refrigerated Baked Goods Products
$0.75/1 Totino’s™ Pizza Rolls™, Blasted Crust Rolls™, Pizza Sticks (12.3oz+)
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$1/1 Nature Valley™ Cereal or Granola

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$2.00 off one MAYBELLINE NEW York Brow Product
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