OpinionatedLady

@OpinionatedLady (5965)

United States • Age 48

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It's done, I's done

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 24 Apr 13

Oh so happy, doing the happy food dance . For several years now I have made while in season a peach bar b que sauce. It is my specialty now and everyone cannot wait to get their hands on it. The thing is it needs to...

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Week 10 and 12 down

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 23 Apr 13

SO I have been on this diet 10 weeks now. I have lost 12 pounds and considering we did a couple holidays and three weddings I will consider that not bad. Hubby gained 11 pounds between two weddings and Easter so I...

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Ways to fund-raise to send a kid on an educational trip?

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 17 Apr 13

SO first hing first proud Mama moment. My oldest has been invited on a special educational trip through school. She had to have perfect attendance, high honor roll and be nominated by two teachers to be eligible for this trip to...

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That dang salad!

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 19 Mar 13

I have been on the hunt for a recipe for a broccoli slaw with sunflower seeds, bacon and a mayonnaise type dressing. It also had cranberries in it. Now I can figure out the amounts of broccoli. seeds and what not but the...

cooking

food

salad

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Lap Looms

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 19 Mar 13

I picked up some antique lap looms at the local flea market. I love them and have them displayed on one of my walls. One is a 10 by 10 inch square, one is 17 by 22 inches rectangle the last is a huge hexagon each side about 5...

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Half our lives

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 13 Mar 13

Today is mine and my husband's wedding anniversary. We have hit a landmark year. No not 20 or 30 years but we have now been married for half of our lives. Together for even longer. We where married young so this wasn't...

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week 6 ((sigh))

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 13 Mar 13

Another pound lost! I wish it was more and so does my doctor. She actually made me feel really bad yesterday. She would like me to be losing at least 2 lb.s a week and the last few I have done a pound each. She gave me what I...

diet

doctors

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showing off..he he he

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 3 Mar 13

So I was posting about some of our items and I was asked to post some and as I really do like showing them off I will. We cut, drill, sand and polish, then decorate, and or wire and light them up. Glass is a new...

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another man's trash...

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 3 Mar 13

So my husband and I have been making several crafts to sell to bring in the extra cash we need. Many of the crafts are made with recycled wine and other glass bottles. We collect bottle from people we know, the side of the road,...

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Crafting once a hobby now a chore...

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 3 Mar 13

Since January when so many new government policies have gone through our household has lost what amounts to a whole weeks paycheck to taxes and health care. I have always made crafts and sold them for extra money but now I have to...

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Week 5..lol

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 3 Mar 13

Yeah I know I didn't get on and say anything over the last few weeks. Haven't been on the computer much, too much work to do. I wish I could say I have been doing better but it's really only been a pound to a...

diet

weeks

weight

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Drama monger!

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 28 Feb 13

This article I know is one sided but an interesting read. It goes over how Obama and his people are inflating the circumstances of the looming sequester. I checked out the numbers on another site or two and though they are all a...

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coupons gone bad...

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 12 Feb 13

I have been an avid couponer for years, simply because I have needed to be. After all these couponing shows though the companies have been lowering the amounts on the coupons. The prices in the stores have sky rocketed to boot. I...

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Are you sorry you voted for Obama yet?

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 12 Feb 13

I am no lover of Obama and everyone knows it. I do not put people down for voting for him that is their American right. Now for those who voted for the man and other democrats but have been none stop complainging about what has...

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Vintage finds!

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 11 Feb 13

I wasn't sure really where to put this post, if it should go in cooking or books but I think because the books are about cooking I will put it here. I found some treasure at recycling the other day. Our place has...

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Week number two!

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 11 Feb 13

I have to admit I was surprised to lose weight this week at all. I came down with a nasty infection that needed not only antibiotics but two steroids. Now last time I was on a steroid I gained 5 pounds in three days. I lost it...

diet

weight loss

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One week down...

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 4 Feb 13

So I have been trying to lose weight. Over the last year I lost a little over thirty pounds but I plateaued. So have have joined Weight Watchers to see if I can get the proverbial ball rolling again....

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Herbal remedies that work

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 11 Jan 13

Our whole house is sick! Everyone of us has the worst head cold ever and two of the kids have ear infections now. We have been using herbal remedies through out all this and though the cold isn't as bad as it could be despite my...

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Love the bargains this time of year!

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 29 Dec 12

Christmas is over and my shopping has just begun! Yup I said that..lol. I spent a total of $5.09 today and I bought so much. Almost all of that total was taxes by the way. I love when all the Christmas sets go on sale as well as...

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Doggy's Time coming too soon

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 29 Dec 12

We have to dogs and they are great! Our Black lab though is starting to get old. She has issues from being over bred and we had two vets when she was younger tell us it would be surprising for her to live past four years of age,...

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