Thank you all for you listening! Just a little message about me taking a break here for the month of December to catch up on some projects and focus on work. I'll be back on January 3rd with regularly published episodes.

God bless, Merry Christmas, and have a Happy New Year!

IN THIS EPISODE:  The narcissist makes his appearance without even making an appearance. And so Gunner and I have a little debate about how to handle him.

IN THIS EPISODE:  I had been calling the foreclosure house "Gangster's Paradise," convinced it was perfect for us. But then I came across that potential log cabin rental and I wasn't sure. Up until this point, I hadn't been able to get out to the foreclosure house because the unplowed roads had been to treacherous, but finally the snow melted enough where I was able to go out there and take a look. What did I think? Well, you'll have to listen to find out. =)

IN THIS EPISODE:  What is wrong with me? WHY am I not healthy? In this recording I talk about how absolutely crappy I feel, and then I run down what I eat in a day/week. Check out my meals. What do you think might be wrong with me???

IN THIS EPISODE:  I wake up to a horrible nightmare, and then find myself with a seriously bum knee. No idea what happened, but now looking back I'm sure it was plant toxin overload and an autoimmune revolt. I still managed to get outside and walk almost 5 miles, and then I headed over to meet the couple who own the log cabin that I'm hoping to rent. It was beautiful! But my day was dampened by Gunner calling me and complaining about his sinuses. It was at that point I just threw up my hands and had a bit of a meltdown. No matter how hard I tried, I constantly felt overwhelmed.

IN THIS EPISODE:  Hey! I do a little intro here to talk about this episode. Man, listening back on this, I felt so bad for myself.  I was technically doing every single thing right, and yet I felt like crap. Brain fog, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, night sweats. I didn't want to be a hypochondriac, but it was clear that something was very wrong with my body. I understand now that eating ALL those fruits and vegetables and dairy was wreaking some serious havoc on my body. In recent times, I've discovered the carnivore diet. I know now that I'm just way too sensitive to the toxins in my favorite produce.

If you want to check out the resources I mentioned, search for "Dr. Ken Berry -- Lies My Doctor Told Me" or "The Plant Paradox by Dr. Stephen Gundry." I also encourage you to check out the MeatRx website and look at all the testimonials and science behind a detoxifying carnivore diet. Or (with the supervision of your physician) just give it a try! You'll be amazed. I know I was.

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IN THIS EPISODE:  I took the day off of work to drive Gunner's dad to the hospital so that he could have a routine colonoscopy done. Thankfully, everything was fine and there was no cause for concern at all. It was super funny watching him come out of the anesthesia. And, to make my day, I had a little God wink of a blessing involving a hundred dollars!

IN THIS EPISODE: Well, the day of Gunner's parole hearing finally arrived, and all in all I felt like it was a massive disaster. Nothing worked out the way either of us thought it would. And in the end, I was glad I went to be there with him. But have a listen to the entire event in detail. Let me know what you think!

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Thank you for listening!
-Maria

IN THIS EPISODE: Well, it was an election year. And one of the most annoying elections of all time. So I go on a bit of a rant about that. Then, I find out that the guy Jeff that I wanted to rent the house from just got a new puppy. What??? He was supposed to be moving! But the nice mortgage lady tells me she'd give me a supplemental loan to pay for the closing costs. So now I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the house. And finally, poor Gunner is still suffering and insists that the surgery didn't do a darn thing to help him.

IN THIS EPISODE:  I had a really tough time dealing with not being able to just pick up the phone and call Gunner. On the day before this recording, I had plans to do a fasted run and lunchtime after talking to him, and then make a nice big brunch. The problem was, he never called. And back then, my phone didn't have WiFi calling and I had no signal in the basement. Of course, I wanted to talk to him. Because the more time went by, the more I started to worry that something happened. 

Also, I ended up doing a complete 180 on my excitement about getting approved for the mortgage and wanting to buy that foreclosure house.