SpoonFullofJelly

Life has been so crazy for me. In February, I began a second job (I got rid of the retail job in January) and then was offered a third job. I know, 3 jobs, but a lot of money has to be paid in the next month and I needed a way to get it. Well God heard our cried for the need of money because my husband was promoted the first week of Feb also! Here's my crazy schedule: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Tax Accountant 8-1pm 8-1pm 8-1pm 8-1pm 9-4pm Accountant 8-5pm Program Manager 2-7pm 2-6pm 2-3:30pm 4-5:30pm Church 6-8pm 9-12:30pm This will last for about another month. So to think about it, this has been my schedule from Feb-April. May-August will look a little like this: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Tax Accountant ? ? ? Accountant 8-5pm Program Manager 2-3p ? 11-noon 10-11a Church 9-11:30pm The question marks mean that my managers are thinking of adding some...

My husband and I spent 14 days in sunny North Carolina and chilly Washington DC for the holidays. I loved being around family and friends for two weeks and forgetting all about the worries and problems that 2014 dished out. I ate so much food during those two weeks that I think I gained 3 pounds. But I don't care because I ended 2014 nearly 33 pounds less than when I began the year. I am one of those people that make new years resolutions. I make birthday resolutions too!(Don't judge me!) So I wanted to share my list for 2015 and no it doesn't include weight loss. Being gluten free and limited on nightshades is enough to make pounds fall off. 2015 Resolutions 1. Keep Growing my Own Business (www.spoonfullofjelly.com) 2. Read the Book of Proverbs 3. Start our Family (one way or another!) 4. Go Overseas (lofty wish!) 5. Read even more books 6. Stop biting nails again 7. Move again 8. Join a few different kind of groups for fun and friends 9. Learn how to make gluten fre...

I lied and turned down an invitation to someone's home for Thanksgiving. Why you ask? Because I'm jealous, envious, mad (anger has decreased to being mad) and just tired of being around people with children. When families get together, the men are gathered together watching tv or talking and the women are tending to the children, cooking and talking. Well, I'm so sick of being the only one without children and surrounded by them and talking about them. The conversation goes from how much they've grown to what they will and won't eat to what they are doing that's all so new. When I got married, all my friends weren't, heck, they still aren't. I hang out with my friends without my husband and when we talk, if and only if it's about guys is when I mention him. I work hard at that. It's a respect thing. I don't know what kind of emotions they carry about not being married. The last thing I want to do is spread it in their faces. But people ...

Thanksgiving lends to fun jokes and expressions such as: "Gobble Until you Wobble" "Sweatpants Meal" "Tis' the Season to Overeat" Lots of weight loss companies and blogs will remind you of the dangers of eating too much this time of the year. That's not what I'm referencing. I'm talking about the work and stress in making a huge meal. But I say: "Tis' the season to cook less, but eat more!" My first year to host Thanksgiving was in 2007. I had just moved to Chicago 3 months prior and I invited my parents and boyfriend. Turkey scared the crap out of me. It was its size and cooking time that made me head toward duck and ham. With careful precision, and the skill of cooking a crispy chicken, I made a whole duck with an orange dipping sauce. Ever since then, I have done duck many times for Thanksgiving. When it comes to this eating holiday, the problem is all the side dishes that adorn the table. How many do you need? Ho...