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FODMAPish Snacks
As you all know, we are FODMAPers here at the VP house, so our diet can get a little weird sometimes. Mr. MVP was getting frustrated by his lack of variety of snacks during the week, so we went to the...
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Chemical Free Us
Our preservative free house is also chemical free which means that cleaning can sometimes be a challenge. Our chemical free switch did not happen in one big swoop, so every so often a chemical packed...
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Rice Ninja
We recently had a death in the VP household and it was traumatic – our rice maker died. I pushed the button and expected to hear the familiar *click* and see the bright red light turn on, but instead,...
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Gluten Free King
Today is not a very good day. The blog post I really want to write is: King Arthur Flour gluten free is badass. Buy it. Goodbye. I know, I know, I’ll do it properly, but only if everyone promises to...
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The Honest Kitchen
Blue is my girl. She is my constant companion and is honestly one of the sweetest dogs I have ever owned. She is incredibly lazy, but she loves a good walk. She is gentle and easy going. I keep...
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VW MVP
Our house is really pretty green. We recycle almost 65% of our trash, we don’t use any chemicals in our cleaning products and we eat locally when ever we can. I’m not a licensed driver, so we only have...
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My Stuff
Mr. MVP tells me that I am very weird, but I am HIS very weird. I am also very picky, so when it comes to products and tools I only use what works, really, super-duper well. Don’t get me wrong, I take...
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Operation Application
My iPhone is not the newest, shiniest version, but it gets the job done. My iPhone is fast, reliable and efficient. I can store our calendar, photos, contacts, applications and browse the web. I very...
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Search Me
Research is a hobby of mine. Give me a topic and I will spend a lot more time than necessary scrolling through Google and the hundreds of other links I happen to find so I can know everything possible...
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Wear This
When it comes to clothing I am super picky. A few years ago on a trip to North Carolina to visit David and Christy I discovered that not only was I wearing way too many t-shirts for a 30ish year old,...
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Thundershirt To The Rescue
I’ve told all of you before that there are days stacked on top of days when I’m not completely functional. This morning when I woke up it was 80 degrees out and by the time I took my oats out of the...
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Happy Cup
Coffee is serious. I don’t make coffee, I brew it. The entire process from start to finish takes about ten minutes and I’m incredibly picky about my beans. I drink a lot of decaf coffee because...
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Turning 35
Turning 35 is not like celebrating a fifth birthday. There aren’t any Thomas the Tank Engine themed games or Curious George plates, birthdays are different at 35. Sure, a castle bounce house in the...
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Dishwasher Magic
Dishwashers are complicated. Our dishwasher, for example, is a compact dishwasher which means we have half the normal space to improperly load dishes before they are poorly washed and then because we...
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Ms. Bento Saves Lunch
A couple days ago I told you all about my bag and what I carry in it. Today I’m going to let you in on a secret that Team VP has been using for about a year now that has made our FODMAP life, our...
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Lemi Shine Love
Okay, so about one month ago I told all of you how I mastered the fine art of dishwasher loading and maintenance. This is exciting for me because I talked about Lemi Shine, which changed how Team VP...
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Mug Swap 2013 Wrap Up
Way back at the beginning of August I wrote about a mug swap that I participated in. Those were the good ole’ days, filled with hopes and dreams and promises of mug swap friends aplenty. Man was I kind...
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Pizza On The Grill
Eating FODMAP free is not always easy, but somehow we manage to figure it out. We have been FODMAP free or FODMAP friendly for about eight months now and there have been days when I have wanted to sit...
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Ironing In Three Minutes Flat
The task of ironing divides people into two groups, those that absolutely despise it, and those that adore it. I quite frankly don’t mind it, most of the time, usually. I do a lot of ironing because...
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Spoiled Rotten
To say that a dog who lives in the VP house is spoiled is putting it mildly. Our best girl Blue, for instance, eats only the best organic kibble, sleeps on the softest beds and has the very best in vet...
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