Close Please enter your Username and Password

un·a·pol·o·get·ically STAR!!!

Life on Life's TErms

Ice Cream for the Good Neighbor/VeggiesForProblematicWimmin
Posted:Mar 16, 2022 5:58 pm
Last Updated:Mar 17, 2022 4:35 pm
53123 Views
Earlier this week - my GF/NextDoorNeighbor suggested that we drive the local beauty college get our hair done. I've been wanting be a bit more adventurous with hair color. As we were heading the Beauty College, I checiked the site and learned that they were closed for the . Heck, Darn, Blast but is always Plan B.

We decided to go shopping instead. We called our neighbor and offered pick him up go with us. When we arrived, I went next door to Wal-Green's and picked up some semi-permanent hair coloring. No of that wussy spray on temporary coloring. Valerie decided that she wanted her hair colored too. Our Neighbor Ed offered to do it. He said that he was a care provider for a woman and would put blonde streaks in her hair.

He put blue and pink streaks in our hair.

Today I decided to reward Ed for his kindness by purchasing him some Ice Cream. I called him and asked him what kind he wants. He suggested French Vanilla and said that he would be happy with anything. I called Valerie and asked what kind of Ice Cream that we should get Ed. She suggested Cookies and Cream. I took the riding cart over to the Ice Cream Section and found a coupon on top of the Chips Ahoy Ice Creme. So Ed got three cartons of Ice Cream.

I picked up Cauliflower Rice and Veggies for me. I have to lose weight in order get my problematic hip replaced. Valerie also has to eat Veggies. Ed invited her over for an Ice Cream Eating Party but he declined.


Tomorrow, The three of us are going to a St. Patty's Day Concert. I plan to have a beet salad and replicate when I get home. No Green Beer or Green Ice Creme. Just Beet Salad. Life is good.




10 Comments
Photo Friday Refugees and Rations
Posted:Mar 10, 2022 9:32 pm
Last Updated:Mar 11, 2022 9:09 pm
54302 Views
Every year is a fundraiser for Syrian Refugees with a Ration Challenge. The challenge is survive a week on the rations that the Syrian Refugees survive on.

I done twice even though I had made a few changes because of my own health issues and dietary needs.

They get rice - I used quinoa
They get white flour - I used teff
They get sardines - I used Spam (not exactly healthy but sardines (Ugh!)
We both got beans but I used Beano especially after last year's surgery.

It brings light that I options that folks in other parts of the world don't.

I did manage raise a good amount of $$$$$ and that is ultimately what is most important.




10 Comments
Photo Friday - Q for Quaker Potlucks
Posted:Mar 3, 2022 5:48 pm
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2022 12:25 pm
55444 Views
We usually have a potluck once a month. I am not known for cooking or baking but one of the first potlucks, I won a cake in a raffle to took it to the potluc

We had gone to an event in Alabama and went to an Ethiopian Restaurant hence came the brilliant idea of doing Ethiopean cuisine for our next Potluc

My friend Deni and I volunteered to make the Injera Bread which is quite the challenge for two European American women. I finally started making Teff Waffles for our potlucks. It's much easier than Injera Breads. It turns out that the natives usually just buy it in the store.

My Jamaican friend taught me how to make Jambalaya Jamaican style> It a tad too spicy for some in the crowd but my teff waffle seem to be popular.

Happily, teff waffles are easier to make than injera bread/







12 Comments
Photo Friday - Philadelphia and Pay Day!!!!!
Posted:Feb 24, 2022 5:38 pm
Last Updated:Feb 25, 2022 1:46 am
56911 Views
My Goal has been visit one place that I've never been at least once a year. That hasn't happen since the pandemic. I different Meccas and one of them was Philadelphia. This is Quaker Haven.

William Penn was given Pennsylvania along with Delaware by the British King. were many part of the colonies where religious choice was dictated by the King or the local Government or Dominant Clergy.

I Quaker ancestors were booted out of Massachusetts by the Puritans. This is often dangerous because they were subjected the dangers of the wilderness and Indian attacks. Fortunately, my Quaker Ancestors landed in Virginia where they started own community.

Pennsylvania and Delaware became a safe haven for Quakers and other religions practice their faith in safety.

In 1776, the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights was drafted and ratified assuring Religious Freedom for all United States Citizens. This happened in Philadelphia.







8 Comments
Photo Friday Old Girl Panties and CRYSTALS!!!
Posted:Feb 17, 2022 6:58 pm
Last Updated:Feb 18, 2022 4:34 pm
58242 Views
One year my sister told me to put on some Big GlRL Panties and get a life when I was dealing with intense grieving. I sent her a pair of Old Panties. She was not amused.

O'Malley is the Elf on the Shelve that I adopted about five years ago. One of the Oakhurst women kept doing be mean O'Malley posts. I was not amused. Everyone must be nice O'Malley ALLways!!!

When the Pandemic , my younger lost his job, girlfriend, car, and home. He eventually started living on a friend's farm and was able replace his car courtesy of generous unemployment benefits and the stimulus checks. One day, a black German Shepard jumped into his car. They tried to find the owner to no avail so Billy acquired a dog. He named the dog "Ole Fred." Later, he found out that the dog's owner died and the got lost and forgotten in the chaos. Billy and Ole Fred were very bonded so the family opted to let Ole Fred stay where he was. Now Billy is back to work on the road and Ole Fred goes with him, living the good life. They saved each other.

And ALWAYS is Opera, Opera, Opera!!!!






6 Comments
Directionally Challenged Friends, Road Trips and CRYSTALS!!!!!
Posted:Feb 17, 2022 5:50 am
Last Updated:Feb 18, 2022 6:18 pm
58089 Views
Last month, a friend asked me if I would accompany her Charleston, WV for a medical consultation with the surgeon did my surgery last year. She has many of the symptoms that I had last year. The difference is that I had to be ambulanced to Charleston and met the surgeon before visiting his office.

Ironically, she had a hip replacement which I am waiting to get done this year. It is so ironic how we understand each other's struggles.

I was navigating the route courtesy of the GPS feature on my phone. Of course, we got off course and had to call the doctor's office for directions. I looked at the time on the clock on her vehicle thinking - OMG! We are late and it's totally my fault.

We did manage to get back on course and make it to the doctor's office. I looked at the time on my tracker and we were 30 minutes early. What a relief. The clock on her vehicle was off. We were called into the examination room. When the doctor walked into the office. He introduced himself. I mentioned that he did my surgery last year and I was the one advised him about the magick!!! of sushi. My friend was offered a choice between the Nissen Fundoplication (the surgery that I had) or Bariatric surgery.

Contrary what a certain SFF Troll likes declare, I am not morbidly obese but like so many do struggle with weight. The Body Mass Index BMI over 30 is considered obese. A BMI above 40 is considered morbid obesity.(Obese Class II

Generally qualify for Bariatric surgery - a person must a BMI of 40 plus or a BMI of 35 with a obesity related health conditions. So my friend has some decisions make. I won't influence but will support her no matter what.

Either way, the relationship with food is forever changed. I was not offered Bariatric Surgery but the Nissen Fundoplication had made volumizing impossible. A few different food choices and VOILA! Weight loss.

I am really looking forward watching her on this journey. A whole new world is going open up for her. I just forward the day when my world starts opening up again. Sometimes I don't see . I am currently in "No Man's Land" and don't see any prospect of being different. are grown and I don't work anymore. The health challenges suck swampwater but I am working on them.

I still feel like I am in the tunnel and that light is so far away. Perhaps by seeing the light for my friend, I can find for myself. Life on life's terms.

6 Comments
Food4TheSoul,DandelionTea,&CRYSTALS
Posted:Feb 12, 2022 12:45 am
Last Updated:Feb 17, 2022 5:50 am
58685 Views
Quite a few months back, I saw my Primary Physician for the usual blood works ad Infinium. She advised me that my cholesterol level was too high and wanted to prescribe medication. I told her that I did not want the medication and would prefer to find a lifestyle change to fix it. She suggested Red Yeast Rice and drumroll.................. weight loss.

I picked up the Red Yeast Rice and started researching about dietary changes. I was surfing the web and connected with a XII group that deals with food addictions. The suggestion was no sugar, flour, or wheat products. There are no face to face meetings in West Virginia. There are telephone groups, an internet group, and a virtual group with live meetings on zOOm.

It is recommended to not skip meals but I am used to intermittent fasting. So earlier this week, I wasn't feeling well. My digestive system is temperamental. I didn't eat the first day and the second day, I stayed on a liquid diet.

On the third day, I WANTED Steak. Eggs, Hash Browns with Ketchup. I drove to the local Breakfast Diner and ordered Rib Eye Steak, Two Eggs, and No I didn't want grits with them. I wanted to be BAD and have Hash Browns with Ketchup. Skip the biscuit with butter and jelly. (This diner is famous for having the best) I asked for Hot Tea, I ditched the Tea Bags and replaced them with my own Dandelion Tea.

They were out of the Rib Eye Steak! Dang! I order another protein. (Not Bacon!) I left the diner and drove to Food Lion to purchase some ribeye steaks. Now I can measure them and cook them at home.

I am looking forward to the doctor's visit next week. I am reasonable certain that her scales will show a significant weight loss and hopeful that the blood works will find an acceptable cholesterol level.


7 Comments
Photo Friday "NATURE"
Posted:Feb 10, 2022 10:06 pm
Last Updated:Feb 17, 2022 9:42 am
58813 Views
I don't have the sophisticated photo equipment like Koffla but I do love taking photos. My favorite is NATURE photos. West Virginia is surrounded by Raw NATURE>

It Grows in Containers on my patio. It grows around my abode and the Greenbrier State Forest. I've showcased my dreamcatchers in NATURE scenes.

NEW YEARS EVE 2021 was Spooky Nature

There are schoom and a pond at a Quaker Pot Luck







12 Comments
Jung, Tarot, Archetype of Creative Emptiness (The FOOL)
Posted:Feb 5, 2022 12:06 am
Last Updated:Feb 12, 2022 1:17 am
58925 Views
Last month, I did a blog using the terms Higher Self and Shadow Self. Lulu pointed out that these terms belong to Jung and not sure that folks should be using them differently. So I decided to RESEARCH.

I delighted to find an online class connecting to Major Arcana of the Tarot to Jung Archetypes so I purchased the cards and the book that goes with them.

All I have is a humble TW0 year degree and reading this stuff makes my head spin. What better way to learn than to utilize the cards and blog about it.

So I ask a question - pull a few cards using the Major Arcana as the signifier.

VOILA!!!!

The Fool = the Archetype of Creative Emptiness. This is an individual with ideas ahead of their time, which will not bear fruit until the next generation. They lay down foundations for the advancement of human welfare.. The nonexistent roots of the collective unconscious.

Past Lesson = Six of Cups This is an individual who sees themselve in terms as to a group and submerged in the collective consciousness. Self Reliance may disappear. Following the crowd may not be in their best interest.

Current Lessons = Two of Wands Idea that is absolutely brilliant and original product with support as no precedent exists for their wor

Future Lesson - One of Wands - New Beginning and able to stand alone and stand alone - taking action to a successful conclusion.


12 Comments
Photo Friday - "Meal" Planning and My Exceedingly Boring Life
Posted:Feb 4, 2022 7:07 pm
Last Updated:Feb 22, 2022 7:57 pm
58832 Views
When Grumpy was on this side, we often joked about how he would do the cooking while I made the reservations. I still don't do a whole lot of cooking but I do make reservations a whole lot less.

Today I decided to go grocery shopping but know better than to shop while I am hungry so I decide to stop at the Bob Evans Diner. I ordered Sole Filet Fish and the house salad. I don't need the Fries and leave the croutons off the salad, I told the young willowy waitress. Extra veggies with the Sole Filet Fish. After the meal, she suggested dessert. I told her that I was trying to get my girlish figure back. Yeah Right!!! She told me that she would push for dessert. I advised her that if she suggested fruit that she might make a sale. The calories listed on the menu was 900 but I got it down to 390 and left her a generous tip.

Next was the trip across the street to Wal-Mart. Veggies, Asparagus, Peppers and Onions, Freezer bags. Ad Infinitum. When I got out of the store, that obnoxious white stuff was falling down from the sky. I can drive in it but I prefer not to.

When I made it home, I divided the ingredients up and placed them in the freezer bags. Voila, meal planning for two plus weeks. Pop it in the microwave for a few minutes - DONE!!!

Contrary to what CP9 has suggested, I am not a candidate for "My SlX Hundred Lb Life." I don't have scantily clad men Republican or otherwise dancing around in my bedroom. I am not cyber-diddling with SFF Trolls. My late husband was Grumpy before we even met. Although my house is more live in than what might suit someone with OCD, it is not squalid. My life is actually exceedingly boring and I am fine with that. I don't smoke, drink alcohol, carbonated drinks and now sugar, flour, and wheat products are off the agenda. I do have dandelion tea and CBD's.

There may have been a point in my life when I did all of those things but life on life terms, getting older, and health challenges merit lifestyle changes.


17 Comments

To link to this blog (starwomyn) use [blog starwomyn] in your messages.