Kitchen Sink (aka Zen Blog)

  • All Progress is Good Progress

    What is “Good Progress?” It may be open for debate, but I know my answer… When I offered encouragement on low-carb forums, I’d frequently say, “All progress is good progress.” People almost never felt like they…

  • Health and Dealing With Now (Simply)

    Catching Up on Health… “I was completely healthy until I started seeing all these damn doctors!” I complained to my husband. He laughed with me. I was (mostly) joking. The only doctor I feel like seeing… That…

  • Turning Crossroads into Wins

    “Your dad said I should lose weight,” Mom says to me one day. “What?!? That doesn’t sound like Dad…” “I told him I had to either buy new clothes or lose weight. He said, ‘Lose…

  • Magic of Vitamin D: Avoid Demetia, Diabetes & More

    The Magic of Vitamin D can help protect against dementia, diabetes, self-harm and Covid. But nobody makes commercials to advertise solutions that don’t make much money and Vitamin D is cheap. So let’s spread the word ourselves!

  • Hot Mess Instant Pot BBQ Chicken (or Ribs)

    “Hot Mess” Instant Pot BBQ Chicken – Fast, easy and you don’t even have to fully defrost your chicken to get falling-off-the-bone tender. Like, very hard to mess up!

  • Meal Prep Must-Haves (Humble Home Edition)

    Meal prep must-haves: When I started meal prep, I also started building up my collection of tools. Here are some of my favorites, suited for people on a budget with limited space.