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Instant Pot Chicken and Rice for Mavis

By Merry MaryAugust 5, 2024August 5, 2024Leave a Comment on Instant Pot Chicken and Rice for Mavis

From time to time my sweet Mavis gets an upset stomach. She looks at me pitifully with her big brown eyes and I fall apart, feeling like the worst mom ever. Inevitably what happens next is a trip to the vet and an expensive bill to tell me to feed her a bland diet and …

Gratitude challenge – sunglasses

By Merry MaryJuly 25, 2024August 6, 2024Leave a Comment on Gratitude challenge – sunglasses

I love sunny summer days! I’m sure you’ve put on a pair of sunglasses at least once. Let’s pause for a moment to be thankful that they were created. (I love writing up these challenges, because they give me a wonderful excuse to go down rabbit holes, googling and clicking links! I’m sure I’ve thrown …

Banana Nut Bread

By Merry MaryJuly 24, 2024July 19, 2024Leave a Comment on Banana Nut Bread

I bought a couple of bananas in the hopes that I would eat them as part of a new healthy regimen. Unfortunately for me, they ripened too quickly for me. So…I had to make banana bread. I thought I had my mom’s recipe, but wasn’t able to locate it, so this is a combo of …

Keeping score

By Merry MaryJuly 23, 2024July 20, 2024Leave a Comment on Keeping score

Wow! I just helped myself. Thanks, Mary! I feel like this needs a disclaimer…because it shows that I lack maturity. But remember this is a journal for me to grow into Mary 2.0 and beyond, so that may mean showing a few of my warts… There was a recent LinkedIn posting by a former colleague …

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