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Re: People On Food Stamps Make Healthier Grocery Decisions Than Most of Us

Judy Schwartz Haley — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 13:48:21 -0000

I was on WIC for a couple years while i had an infant and was going through cancer treatment. WIC specifies which foods you were allowed to buy - like peanut butter, which is no help to families with peanut allergies, and milk, which is no help to families with lactose intolerance or milk allergies, and tuna, which is no help for people with fish allergies. The rise of life threatening allergies does not exclude people who cant afford to be choosy about their food. It leaves families in a terrible predicament of only being allowed to purchase foods that would be deadly to their children. And the amount of fresh produce that could be purchased was minuscule. Specific brands were specified as allowed or disallowed - why is one brand of orange juice ok and another with the exact same ingredients (oranges) not allowed. How much are corporate kickbacks involved? I know this article is about SNAP, but I bring up WIC as an example of what happens when we try to choose what is healthy for the family, rather than letting them make that choice

Re: Counting My Blessings

Judy Schwartz Haley — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 01:42:31 -0000

I love your list. I love how blogging brings people together, and allows us to find common ground with people we'd probably otherwise never meet.

Re: For bloggers only: Chiquita Cooking Lab recipe contest

Judy Schwartz Haley — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 14:02:47 -0000

we use bananas as a key ingredient in making delicious vegan cookies that my 5-year-old loves

Re: Ms Mystery Case : Worth Casing Wednesday | Nanny Gorgeous Files

Judy Schwartz Haley — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 20:22:26 -0000

oh my, those photos are amazing

Re: Body of Work: What’s Your Legacy? (+Giveaways)

Judy Schwartz Haley — Thu, 29 May 2014 15:28:18 -0000

Wow. In quick succession over the past few years I had a baby, battled cancer, and just this month I graduated from college. I think about my legacy all the time. I feel a sense of urgency around making sure my life has a message, and that I can communicate that by creating a body of work in the time I have left, especially for my daughter.

Re: Epiphanie Bags #Giveaway (ends 5/26)

Judy Schwartz Haley — Sat, 17 May 2014 21:00:31 -0000

love love love epiphanie bags. Yes, I would proudly carry my camera in it.

Re: The Ultimate Frozen #Giveaway (ends 5/27)

Judy Schwartz Haley — Sat, 17 May 2014 20:54:24 -0000

Anna - she didn't forget how to have fun

Re: Happy New Year! A Micro-pub Giveaway With Some Of My Favorite Authors

Judy Schwartz Haley — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:26:02 -0000

-finally graduate from college
-book a photography exhibit
-article in a regional parenting mag

Re: Hello Story: Win a Seat in Ali Edwards’ New Class

Judy Schwartz Haley — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:05:40 -0000

I'm so excited about this. just giddy :)

Re: Just Jennifer: Perceived Expectations

Judy Schwartz Haley — Wed, 29 May 2013 16:03:37 -0000

I love this. In my marriage, I'm the one with cancer, and my husband is the one in your shoes. I am so glad that someone is speaking up for the spouses of those who have health issues. It is so much to bear - I notice, and I appreciate it.

Re: Writer Mama Every-Day-In-May Book Giveaway: Day 28 Books By Christina Katz

Judy Schwartz Haley — Wed, 29 May 2013 01:31:50 -0000

This is a critical topic for me because fear is one of my biggest stumbling blocks. I also find it interesting that my best writing is often produced while I am terrified. Every work of art I create is a dare, is me facing up to fear. If I cave into the fear, I serve no one but the fear. Facing my fear and exercising my voice serves me, serves my daughter (lead by example), and serves my readers as well.

Re: Writer Mama Every-Day-In-May Book Giveaway: Day 24 Book By Lela Davidson

Judy Schwartz Haley — Sat, 25 May 2013 00:47:23 -0000

The beverage-out-the-nose, pee-your-pants, Oh-my-God that was so funny laughter usually makes it's appearance after we've been laughing a bit - laughing enough that every little mildly amusing thing is exaggerated to the funniest thing ever. Thinking back on it, in those situations, it was my ability to let my guard down with the group, and my attitude, that led to the riotous laughter as much as the funny line or event. Alcohol doesn't hurt.

Re: Writer Mama Every-Day-In-May Book Giveaway: Day 23 Book By Cindy Hudson

Judy Schwartz Haley — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:35:23 -0000

The book that had the biggest impact on me in those years was "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" by Judy Blume. It was the first time I didn't feel all alone in the world - the first time I felt like somebody, somewhere had a clue about me. It was totally life changing.

Re: Wordless Wednesday ~05.22.13~

Judy Schwartz Haley — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:10:14 -0000

before I die I want to see my little girl grow up

Re: Writer Mama Every-Day-In-May Book Giveaway: Day Fifteen Book By Krystyann Krywko, Ed.D.

Judy Schwartz Haley — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:52:06 -0000

1. my little girl's giggle
2. the sound of the lock turning when my husband comes home
3. my little girl playing make-believe and the various voices she uses for each of her characters
4. birds singing (except the parrot trying to sing opera next door)
5. moving water
6. bacon sizzling
7. the sound of my own typing
8. my husband playing his bagpipes (from a distance)
9. wind in the trees
10. when it get's really, really quiet to where I can almost hear the sunbeam creep across the table

Re: Writer Mama Every-Day-In-May Book Giveaway: Day Nine Book By Gina Barreca

Judy Schwartz Haley — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:38:10 -0000

We got a goat when I was three, and the next morning I came charging back into the house demanding a bucket. Why? Because there was blueberries all over the yard. Yes, my mom checked to make sure I hadn't eaten any goat turds. Fifteen years later I was speaking at my high school graduation, and this was the story my mom provided the announcer for my introduction. That story was hard to follow. I didn't think it was funny at the time; I was horrified. But I can laugh at it now. Nobody says the word "blueberry" in my family without snickering.

Re: Review: Boudreaux's Butt Paste ~ (never home)maker

Judy Schwartz Haley — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:49:06 -0000

We love Butt Paste, and if I try to use something else, my little one will protest and tell me it's not the right stuff.

Re: Day 30: 2012 Writer Mama Every-Day-In-May Book Giveaway: Christina Katz

Judy Schwartz Haley — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:23:09 -0000

I have always been fascinated by the cycle of human life. As a young child, I lived with my grandparents and watched my grandfather become more childlike and ultimately completely dependent on others before his death. Sad, but intriguing. There was an element of coming full circle that I could see even at my young age.

Re: Day 9: 2012 Writer Mama Every-Day-In-May Book Giveaway: Ericka Lutz

Judy Schwartz Haley — Wed, 09 May 2012 03:17:56 -0000

My dad built floor to ceiling shelves in the garage, with doors attached. The shelves were wide enough that I could sit comfortably on the top shelf, where the light from the garage peeked over the door. The only girl, with four brothers, that top shelf was my safe place. I stocked it with blankets, pillows, and a flashlight. I would climb up there with a book, a a package of graham crackers, and a jar of marshmallow fluff, and hide out for hours.

Re: Black Bloc Occupiers Turn Violent Against Photographers

Judy Schwartz Haley — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:06:04 -0000

that group is completely out of alignment with the occupy movement. Its so frustrating when the loudest and most obnoxious are portrayed as speaking for a group. seldom are the most obnoxious the most representative of any group.

Re: Day 5: 2012 Writer Mama Every-Day-In-May Book Giveaway: Erica Bauermeister

Judy Schwartz Haley — Sat, 05 May 2012 04:15:38 -0000

This is a really great reminder that I need to get moving, and put myself out there. I have a fear of rejection, so I have not made many requests. I once heard someone say that they set a number of rejections as a goal - if she was getting rejections, that meant she was making submissions. Acceptance was a bonus.

Re: Erika Price Designs: Wordless Wednesday - City of Ghosts

Judy Schwartz Haley — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:40:10 -0000

I'd love to visit china one of these days

Re: Ending Pinktober early

Judy Schwartz Haley — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:26:03 -0000

pinktober is nauseating to me - doesn't help that the shade of pink is the same as pepto bismal. i'm tired of it too.

Re: Whoever Printed This Sign Should Be Absolutely Ashamed Of Themselves

Judy Schwartz Haley — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:18:11 -0000

The law is horribly oppressive, but I doubt the person who wrote the sign had much say in creating the law. Lets place blame appropriately.

Re: FlyLady Daily Flight Plan Reminder List

Judy Schwartz Haley — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:19:43 -0000

Awesome! I prefer on a list where I can check them off as they're completed, but I'm open to suggestions. thanks.