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Spend Money to Save Money

2019-12-27T08:05:00.001-05:00

I am all about saving money. Sometimes you have to spend money to protect your money. I am so thankful I paid the extra $27 for trip insurance on my son's flight home for Christmas. My son was injured two days before his planed flight and could not come home. So, because I bought the trip insurance I have a flight credit for when he can fly home.

Best Book to Learn about Healing from Autoimmune Issues

2019-11-18T14:57:00.001-05:00

I had lunch today with dear friends who want to heal and feel better. I was asked what one book you should read to understand and start AIP. This is the book I think is the place to start: The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body

Vitamin C is Needed to Help with Iron Numbers

2019-11-13T07:22:00.001-05:00

The struggle to get your iron numbers up with an Autoimmune issue is often one of your hardest battles. Did you know you need vitamin C to help get your iron where it needs to be in your body? My number have gotten better since I added C with my daily iron. Here is what I take.

https://amzn.to/33ImgUF Vitamin C

https://amzn.to/2qMIer6 Iron

Free Meal on Veterans Day

2019-11-08T10:30:00.000-05:00

All veterans and active military get a free meal on Veterans Day at City BBQ

https://www.citybbq.com/blog/all-veterans-and-active-military-get-a-free-meal-on-veterans-day/

FREE Car Wash for Veterans Day

2019-11-08T10:26:00.002-05:00

HONORING VETERANS & ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL

This Veterans Day we are honoring the men and women who’ve served our nation by giving away our BEST WASH FREE to ALL Veterans and Active Duty Personnel on Monday, November 11th! If you’re a Veteran or currently serving in the military, visit any Time To Shine location and get our best wash for FREE.

If you know a Veteran or someone who is currently serving, please share this email or tell them to come to Time To Shine Car Wash to get their car washed for FREE.

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TIME TO SHINE CAR WASH!

At Time To Shine, we pride ourselves on providing a high-quality car wash in a clean, comfortable environment - every time! When you wash at Time To Shine, you're helping conserve water and dispose of soap and chemicals through environmentally safe methods. Our wash uses top-of-the line equipment for the highest quality wash, plus we offer free vacuums, towels, window cleaner, and use of mat cleaner so you can leave with a vehicle that is spotless inside and out. Come wash with us and see why our customers choose Time To Shine!


Hours: Monday - Saturday: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sunday: Noon - 8 p.m. Open until 9 p.m. in the summer!

Great AIP Cookbook

2019-11-07T15:02:00.002-05:00

The Healing Kitchen: 175+ Quick & Easy Paleo Recipes to Help You Thrive

If you are the type of person who likes to use a cookbook this is a must have AIP cookbook.

Chipotle Mexican Grill's Halloween $4 Burrito

2019-10-30T10:01:00.003-04:00

Chipotle Mexican Grill's Halloween tradition Boorito returns Thursday.

From 3 p.m. to close at all restaurants nationwide, costume-wearing fans can score a $4 burrito, bowl, salad or tacos for the Halloween meal deal.

“It’s always a fun time, and it’s an institution here at Chipotle,” Chris Brandt, the fast-casual chain's chief marketing officer, told USA TODAY.

The promotion is only for in-restaurant orders; online, mobile and delivery orders are excluded. There's a limit of one Boorito per person and, according to the fine print, "determination of whether a ‘costume’ qualifies for the offer is at the sole discretion of Chipotle restaurant personnel."

Beat Book for Understanding Your Thyroid

2019-10-25T09:18:00.002-04:00

If you need a place to start to educate yourself and learn about how to better treat any thyroid issue this book is a must read. Stop the Thyroid Madness: A Patient Revolution Against Decades of Inferior Treatment has been such a blessing to be. Years ago I was just told to take my pill everyday and I would be fine. That is not true and there is so much you need to learn to advocate for yourself.

https://amzn.to/2BKzYu6

Veterans Day FREE Meals

2019-10-25T09:01:00.002-04:00

Great list of FREE meals for Veterans Day.

https://militarybenefits.info/veterans-day-discounts-sales-deals-free-meals/

Sweet Potato Flatbread

2019-10-25T08:52:00.001-04:00

Sweet Potato flatbread is a great grain free way to make a sandwich. It is AIP friendly. There is a bit of an art to making these. I use about 1/2 to one cup of cassava flour for every three cooked sweet potatoes. I use a cast iron press to make mine. The trick is you have to lightly press the dough or it will stick to the parchment paper. Cooked sweet potatoes, cassava flour, garlic powder and salt. Mix it all together and you’ll know that the dough is the right consistency when it feels like Play Dough. Then chill the dough in the refrigerator. Make a little palm size balls of dough and flatten it between parchment paper. Cook with whatever kind of oil you like until golden brown on both sides.

Here is the flour I use to make my sweet potato flatbread.

https://amzn.to/2pgP5IO

Here is the Cast Iron Tortilla Press I use.

https://amzn.to/2BEqD73

I have tried to make the flatbread with other grain free flours when I have been out of cassava. Trust me it will not work without Cassava flour. The tortilla press also makes it way easier to make the flatbread.

Iron is Important

2019-10-19T07:04:00.002-04:00

Iron is so very important. I have struggled for years with low iron. My iron numbers are now in normal rang and I am working for optimal iron levels. My numbers got better when I added a Vitamin C with my iron. Something so simple helped but I was never told by a doctor that you need C to get the iron where it needs to be. I had to learn and study for myself. If you have low iron it is important to get your numbers optimal. If you take a thyroid RX DO NOT take it with iron. Your thyroid RX will not work as it should if you take it with your iron. You need to wait a few hours after taking thyroid RX before you take your iron. As always educate yourself and work with your doctor.

Here is what I take:

https://amzn.to/35MtN6r

https://amzn.to/2P0DKHn

Vitamin D and Vitamin K

2019-10-18T06:46:00.000-04:00

There is so much to know about Vitamin D that doctors are not telling you. D is so very important to our health. It's the D3 form you need to take. I struggled for years with very, very, low D. Nothing helped until I started taking this D3 and added in a Vitamin K. K helps the D get to where it needs to be. As always work with your doctor but educate yourself.

https://amzn.to/31qdx7F

https://amzn.to/31tN9tE

My Favorite Multivitamin

2019-10-16T06:54:00.000-04:00

Everyone needs to find what works for them. Make sure you are working with your doctor. Here is a link to a great multi Smarty Pants. If you can only take one thing this is what I would take. The most important part, the vitamin b is methylated. If you have almost any health issues you might need to always take B in t's methylated form. Here is info on MTHFR and methylated folate.

Jolyn Swim offers a 10% Military Discount

2018-09-18T09:10:00.002-04:00

Jolyn Swim offers a 10% Military Discount. https://jolynclothing.com/

Chipotle bogo BUY-ONE/GET-ONE FREE for Students

2018-08-15T20:05:00.001-04:00

https://www.chipotle.com/student- Chipotle bogo BUY-ONE/GET-ONE FREE for students on burrito, bowl, salad, order of tacos, or kid's meal this Saturday, 8/18.

Baskin-Robbins will have Scoops for $1.31 on the 31 of the Month.

2018-05-29T17:48:00.003-04:00

For those of you who love ice cream here is a great deal. Every month with 31 day Baskin-Robbins will have scoops for $1.31 on the 31 of the month. So May 31 you can get your scoop for only $1.31. Great way to kick off Summer.

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Baskin-Robbins Celebrate 31- $1.50 Scoops

AIP Plantains Chip at Kroger

2018-05-29T17:42:00.001-04:00

Finding an AIP crunchy treat that is 100% compliant can be hard. Today my AIP friends look what I found at Kroger!!! 100% compliant plantain chip for only $2.50 a bag. They are very good.

Chocolate Everything Free Bread/Brownie

2018-05-27T22:57:00.001-04:00

This is a recipe that is always a hit even with my non-AIP friends. I made this recipe up so if you want all those fancy nutrition facts you often see on recipes you will not find those here.

Chocolate Everything Free Bread/Brownie

1/2 cup coconut flour and 1/2 cup tapioca starch,

1 bananas mashed,

1/2 cup coconut milk

1/3 cup cocoa

1 ripe fresh avocado, halved, seeded, peeled and mashed

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. baking powder

3/4 cup coconut sugar

1/4 a cup Life is Good chocolate chips mixed in and 1/4 a cup on top while baking

Sea salt lightly on the top of the loaf if you want or not

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease or use parchment paper 8x4-inch loaf pan or Brownie Pan

In a small bowl combine coconut flour, tapioca starch, cocoa, salt, cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder; set aside.

In a large bowl beat avocado, banana and coconut sugar at medium speed until smooth. Fold in chocolate chips, and dry ingredients into avocado mixture until blended; remove to prepared pan. Top loaf with chocolate chips and about 1 teaspoon of sea salt

Bake 50 minutes; cool. Cut with sharp serrated knife for best results

I win no prizes for my food photo skills but my food is very yummy!

*All post on this blog were written by a dyslexia mind. Love me even when I miss something that clearly needs to be edited.

New Blog Focus AIP Diet

2018-05-27T22:44:00.001-04:00

I started this blog about 10 years ago. At the time I was a stay at home mom of three very young kids. I was very good at saving money and had a passion to help other moms Save Money and Stay Home (SMASH) with their kids. I still have a passion for saving money but my focus the last few years has been rescuing my health.

Seventeen years ago, when I was expecting my second child I told my OB in passing how worn out I was. It was feeling extreme exhaustion. She ran some blood work and told me I had hypothyroidism. I was 30 years old. She smiled and said all I needed to do was take one pill a day for the rest of my life and I would be fine. I remember calling my sister crying at the thought of taking a pill for the rest of my life.

I got over the tears, took the pill, felt okay and went about life the mother of two small children. I am tall and had been very thin my whole life. After my second child was born I kept on some baby weight and thought that was just what happens after two kids.

A few years later I had baby number three. Again I kept on a bit of baby weight and assumed that was just what happens after three kids. Then after baby three all these other issues started showing up and I assumed it was just aging until the issues got so bad I know they were not normal. I kept going to my doctor and was being told all was fine. All was not fine and I knew it. I started talking to friends with hypothyroidism and learned so much no doctor ever told me. I learned what test to ask for and I learned to change my lifestyle.

My new mission with this blog is to share money saving tips but also to share autoimmune diseases healing tips.

The first place to start healing from an autoimmune diseases is to understand what your autoimmune diseases is doing to your body and how to stop the damage. For me the key to stopping the damage has been the The Autoimmune Protocol Diet (AIP).

The AIP diet is based on a belief that autoimmune conditions are caused by something called a "leaky gut", which is medically now referred to as altered intestinal permeability.

The theory is that small holes in the gut cause food to leak into the body. This is thought to cause the immune system to overreact and start attacking bodily tissues in error.

By eating nutrient-rich foods and avoiding inflammatory ones, the AIP diet aims to heal any holes in the gut. This is thought to help:

reset the immune system
prevent the autoimmune response
reduce symptoms of autoimmune diseases
prevent the occurrence of secondary autoimmune diseases

People who do the AIP diet should follow it strictly for a few weeks and then slowly reintroduce foods that they have avoided.

The idea is to see if there is a reaction when the food is reintroduced. If there is a reaction, the suggestion is that a person should exclude this food from their diet long-term.

Foods to eat on the AIP diet

These include:

meat and fish, preferably not factory raised
vegetables (but not nightshades, such as tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, and potatoes)
sweet potatoes
fruit (in small quantities)
coconut milk
avocado, olive, and coconut oil
dairy-free fermented foods, such as kombucha, kefir made with coconut milk, sauerkraut, and kimchi
honey or maple syrup (but only to be used occasionally, in small quantities)
fresh non-seed herbs, such as basil, mint, and oregano
green tea and non-seed herbal teas
bone broth
vinegars, such as apple cider and balsamic

Foods to avoid on the AIP diet

These include:

all grains, such as oats, rice, and wheat
all dairy
eggs
legumes, such as beans and peanuts
nightshade vegetables (tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, and potatoes)
all sugars, including sugar replacements (except for occasional use of honey)
butter and ghee
all oils (except for avocado, coconut, and olive)
food additives
alcohol

So keep an eye on my blog and welcome new friends to my blog who want learn more about health and healing.

These are my embarrassing before and after AIP photos

*All post on this blog were written by a dyslexia mind. Love me even when I miss something that clearly needs to be edited.

Lexington Public Library Read off your Fines May 15-31, 2018

2018-05-14T21:49:00.002-04:00

All fines and fees are eligible for forgiveness, including those on overdue, lost, or damaged items.
Each 60 minutes of reading forgives $8.00 in fines.
Reading must be done in the Library.
An adult, parent, or volunteer may read to a pre-reading child.
Find a Library staff member to register.
All ages

https://www.lexpublib.org/read-your-fines

Southland Pool FREE Admission May 26 | Noon – 4 p.m.

2018-04-23T12:46:00.002-04:00

Start Summer off with a FREE trip to the pool. Poolapalooza is Saturday, May 26. Admission: FREE from Noon - 4 p.m. at The Southland Aquatic Center

May 10 from 6 to 9 PM Low-Cost Rabies Shots in Lexington, KY

2018-04-23T12:37:00.002-04:00

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)- There is a new location for Lexington pet owners can get a low-cost rabies shot this year.

This year, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s annual Rabies Vaccination Clinic will be held at Castlewood Park, 201 Castlewood Drive on Thursday, May 10 from 6 to 9 PM.

Vaccinations will cost only $3 compared to the usual $20.

Cats must be in carriers and all dogs must be on leashes.

The date of the clinic is subject to change depending on the depending on the weather.

The health department will post updated information on its website at www.lexingtonhealthdepartment.org and on its Twitter account at twitter.com/LFCHD.

State law requires all dogs, cats, and ferrets have updated rabies vaccinations.

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s Rabies Control Program had reports of 740 animal bites last year; each of those animals received an updated vaccine.

Rabies is a viral disease that can affect humans, pets, and wild animals and is transmitted through the saliva of a rabid animal usually through a bite.

By getting pets vaccinated, it helps to protect your pet as well as yourself and other people safe.

In addition to the discounted rabies vaccine, the cline will also allow owners to purchase animals licenses for $8 if the animal has been spayed or neutered compared to the regular $40 cost.

The clinic is also sponsored by the Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control, the Lexington Humane Society, the Lexington-Fayette County Division of Parks and Recreation Department, Gainesway Small Animal Clinic and MedVet Medical and Cancer Center for Pets.

For more information on the annual Rabies Clinic, call the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s Division of Environmental Health at (859) 231-9791.

Make Extra Money as a Voting Poll Worker

2018-04-23T12:32:00.001-04:00

I have a fun way you can make extra money. They still need election workers in Lexington/Fayette Co., KY. It pays $250. You work all day but it is fun. Call 859-255-8683 and ask to talk to Vicky or Paula. The Primary is May 22, 2018.

When else can you get paid for talking to your neighbors? If your polling place already has workers you can still work as a floating poll worker.

Saturday, May 5th, 2018 is FREE Comic Book Day

2018-04-10T13:24:00.001-04:00

Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2018 features an amazing selection of comic book titles for the industry's most anticipated annual event which happens Saturday, May 5th, 2018 at participating comic book shops worldwide.

Retailers on the Selection Committee chose fifty titles overall to be available on Free Comic Book Day: twelve Gold Sponsor comics and thirty-eight Silver Sponsor comics that give fans a great opportunity to discover new titles and genres. This year's announcement of Silver Sponsor comics includes such great titles as Adventure Time, Berlin, Infinity Watch/Spider-Man, Nintendo’s Arms, Star Wars Adventures, and more.

"It’s a great time to be a comics fan, and an even greater time to experience the medium of comic books for the first time during our 17th annual Free Comic Book Day," said Joe Field, originator of FCBD, and owner of Flying Colors Comics in Concord, CA. "The amazing line-up of titles, the great events staged by thousands of independent comic book retailers, and the enthusiasm of comic shop fans all over the world will make May 5, 2018 a great day to celebrate comic books!"

A complete listing of all fifty FCBD titles, including the twelve Gold Sponsor and thirty-eight Silver Sponsor comic books, can be found in the January issue of Diamond Comic Distributors' PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at comic book shops on December 27th, 2017.

Free Comic Book Day 2018 Gold Sponsor Comics

FREE Paper Shred Day in Lexington, KY May 19, 2018

2018-04-10T13:22:00.001-04:00

Lexington will host a Paper Shred on Saturday, May 19, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1631 Old Frankfort Pike. Fayette County residents may bring up to five boxes or bags of material to be shredded at no cost. No wet material will be accepted.

This event allows Lexington residents to safely dispose of their sensitive materials in an environmentally-friendly way. Shred-it, a division of Stericycle, securely destroys documents on-site with their fleet of mobile shredding trucks. The material collected is recycled into low-grade paper products.

“Lexington partners with Shred-it to provide residents with an opportunity to keep financial and other information secure,” said Tracey Thurman, Director of the Division of Waste Management. “Over the years, we have helped save hundreds of trees with the amount of materials shredded and recycled.”

The Better Business Bureau of Central Kentucky and Keep Lexington Beautiful Commission are also Paper Shred partners.

Participants are invited to bring non-perishable food for donation to God’s Pantry. Please do not bring items in glass packaging.

Please note:

No plastic binders or binder clips.
Staples, paper envelopes and paper clips are acceptable.
Entrance to the event will be accessible via Jimmie Campbell Drive.
Please do not arrive before 9 a.m. as event organizers will be unable to accommodate anyone before that time.
Cardboard boxes will be collected at the event and sent to the Lexington Recycling Center.