By Toni Holmes from Gluten for Punishment the first in the Baker’s Treat Mystery series written by Nancy J Parra.
All this madness causes stress.
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Best Young Adult Mystery
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Mastering Plot Twists by Jane Cleland (Writer's Digest Books)
Writing the Cozy Mystery by Nancy J Cohen (Orange Grove Press)
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Wow Toni, that sounds like a lot of problems. Stick to it and bake whatever you want.
ReplyDeleteHi Aurian,
DeleteThanks- I will. Sorry it took me so long to write- I got hung up at work. Sometimes baking gluten free is also being on your feet all day... :)
I used to eat when I was stressed - chocolate is the ultimate comfort food - or I would hide somewhere with a good book and a glass of wine. I often feel stressed (but not as much as you seem to be experiencing) so eating is not the best response. So now I try to just take a walk (with a book on playaway of course.)
ReplyDeleteHi Booklady,
DeleteWalking is good for stress~ I like to walk when I have time and the weather is nice. Winter in Kansas can be icy~
I hope you enjoy your day!
When I'm stressed, I turn on my embroidery software and draw designs to send to my embroidery machines.
ReplyDeleteOh, Willow, that sounds like a lot of fun!
DeleteCreativity does help with stress...so does gluten-free chocolate. lol. Cheers~
When I am stressed I quilt, this always relax's me
ReplyDeleteHi Pamela,
DeleteI admire anyone who can quilt. Sewing machines and I don't get along. Good thing I'm a baker. :)
Cheers~ Toni
When I'm stressed I read. Leave my troubles for a little while and step into someone else's world.
ReplyDeleteHi Ingeborg,
DeleteReading is fabulous for stress. The best part is my character stress might actually help with your real world stress. How's that for awesome?
Cheers, Toni
When I'm stressed, I put on a good movie that will make me laugh. If that doesn't work, I get one of my favorite books and go into their world of make believe.
ReplyDeleteSo Toni, did you get rid of the relatives that were in your mother's house?
BTW, I love the name of your town.
Hi Dru,
DeleteI love movies - the movie theater closed a few years back. We have to go all the way to Wichita for the cinema... So instead I go to the Oiltop Library and check out movies...library movies are the best!!
As for the relatives in my mom's house- ha! No, they come and stay as long as they want. It was part of the deal when I inherited the house. My bff Tasha thinks I should turn the house into a B&B and charge the family. I think my mom would roll over in her grave. lol.
Cheers, Toni
First I put on some good music, lately it's been some golden oldies. Then I may get on my elipitical for a few minutes to get rid of some nervious energy, then I either get on the computer or read a good book or a little of both.
ReplyDeleteBTW I just wanted to thank you for the pudding recipe. I'm diabetic and allergic to nutrasweet which is in all of jello's sugar free puddings so this way I can still have chocolate pudding.
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