From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Turkey and Oatmeal…Yeah The Joy!

Well this first week of the “No to Zocor” diet has been full of turkey and oatmeal.  How many different ways can you make turkey???  I think I have saturated the possibilities or polyunsaturated the possibilities for that matter. I am still focused though. It really is just a matter of knowing where to find [...]

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A Splash Of Christianity!

My hairdresser and I had a very funny conversation today about churches (mega churches in particular).  She was telling me the story about her sister who has been disappointed in the church that she used to attend. It was a very large church with an affluent and professional congregation. She described how there we desk-like chairs around [...]

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I’m No Michelle Obama…Yet!

Being First Lady of a church is very similar to being First Lady of the United States I have found.  There are strikingly very similar issues, tasks, and criticisms that befall both of us. The First Lady of a church is expected to be the role model of sound christian living, morality, and a strong [...]

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Top Picks Of The Week

Every Friday I will be listing my “top picks” of the week. These are things, websites, places, etc. that were useful to me during the week and may be worth you trying. 1. Olay Body Ultra Moisturizer Vanilla Endulgence-Body Wash 2. Biore blemish fighting ice wash 3. Bank of America fraud email address (abuse@bankofamerica.com). Use this [...]

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Follow Me On My Journey To Avoid Zocor!!

Well, I just got the call back from my new family practice physician (who is totally awesome by the way), that my physical and labs were just great EXCEPT my cholesterol is very high.  What??!!  She gave me a choice….If I feel like I have tried everything that I can with changing my diet then she [...]

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How Green Am I?

Today, on Earth Day, I decided to take a look around me to see what (if anything)  I’m doing to help the envrironment.  First of all, I have started to be more mindful of ways that I can conserve energy in my household. For the past several months, we turn off all electronics and lights [...]

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A Dad Learning What It’s Like To Be A Mom

Saturday morning, my loving husband (Tim) decided to take our son to the creative discovery museum inorder to let me sleep, since I had worked overnight. This was a great idea. My son (Thomas) is into watching DVDs in the car whenever we go somewhere, so we MUST keep a stash in the car.  After returning home from [...]

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His secret stash!

Right now Thomas is eating chips from between the couch cushions and I am surprisingly not phased by it. I didn’t even know that they were there!!

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Welcome to my exciting new BLOG

Hello, my name is Kathy Sykes and I created this blog to communicate and discuss my strategies for managing life while being a wife, working new mother, and first lady of a church.  We all know that many women wear many hats in today’s world. But what are the strategies to making it ALL happen [...]

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