If you’re new to the Clever Divas, you may wonder how chemo and cancer can be laughing matters. Welcome to the world of Cheryl Norman, breast cancer patient, who is using laughter as part of her therapy. My hubby bought a collection of old Abbott and Costello movies, along with a collection of various comedies. [...]

Enough with the red hair. I now have a new cranial prosthesis–no fooling, that’s what it’s called for insurance and IRS purposes–and I’m wigged. This one is more like my own hair, except easier to maintain. But enough about hair loss.
Today’s post is about turning into my mother, many a daughter’s fear *LOL*. First, you [...]

Not all chemotherapy causes hair loss, but mine has. I wanted it to. If I’m losing my hair, the drugs are working; they are killing off the cells that grow fastest in my body. This is a positive sign. In preparation for hair loss, I studied various options, like turbans, hats and caps, wigs, scarves, [...]

This chemotherapy gets funnier and funnier. Did you know one of the recommendations to me was to avoid my favorite foods after a chemo treatment because they may not taste the same and chemo may ruin them for me?! I’m still ROFL over that one. Have you any idea how many favorite foods I have? Hello.
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This is the first in a series of posts that will follow my journey through chemotherapy. What I hope to accomplish is to entertain and amuse you. You see, my strategy to survive my present health crisis is the same I use with everything: Looking at the comedic side. I preach (and practice) “Laughter is [...]

On April 7, 2010, my husband had a heart attack.  During his stay in the cardiac ICU, I kept thinking this can’t be happening to Richard.  He eats healthier than anyone I know.  This fact was driven home several times since that scary day when our friends and family members say the same thing, “I [...]

We should strive to consume more whole grains in our diet, so I try to choose whole grain products over refined flour products.

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I wanted to make tacos but with whole wheat taco shells, not the traditional corn taco shells.  As far as I know, whole wheat taco shells aren’t marketed.  [...]

Last night, after dinner with a friend, I had to go to Walmart to pick up some things before coming home.  It was after eight o’clock, and our Walmart’s parking lot is not particularly well lit at night.  As always when going there at night, I parked as close to the front door as possible. 
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I host a healthful meals blog and occasionally get asked about rich gravies and sauces.  It seems a misconception that there’s no room for them in a weight-loss or healthy diet.  Prevention magazine recommends one tablespoon of corn starch dissolved in one cup of liquid for an easy, fat-free sauce or gravy, but corn starch [...]

Did you make lofty, ambitious new year resolutions a few weeks ago?  New year’s resolutions are a tradition in our society, and I usually participate.  Then about mid-January, I lose my resolve.  Not always.  One year I set a goal to run my first marathon in October, and I succeeded.  But I’m not disciplined enough [...]