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I’m always looking for new ways to get my children interested in cooking. My goal is that my children can read a recipe, measure out ingredients correctly and cook basic meals before they move out. OurFlipSideOfLife created the FlipBox, a kid-friendly, DIY baking kit company started by Karla Salinari. Karla is a Brooklyn-based mom on…
I have forgotten how hard it is to raise a family, get kids to school, get them to practice and take a graduate course. Thankfully, I am not currently employed, but I didn’t want my teaching certification to lapse just in case I choose to teach again. My eldest daughter is on homebound due to…
If you haven’t had a chance to enter to WIN Simply Earth’s April Subscription Box make sure you go HERE! This Foaming Hand Soap is a recipe I used from the April box. I have nearly changed over all of my store bought brands for natural, organic essential oil recipes for all my cleaning needs. Hand…
I have really enjoyed receiving my Simply Earth’s Subscription Boxes! April has a Home Care theme with the following recipes: Natural Home Diffuser Recipe, Foaming Hand Soap, Natural Laundry Detergent, Laundry Stain Remover Roll On, Tea Tree and Lemon Surface Cleaner and Lemon and Nutmeg Dishwasher Detergent. Even before I began using essential oils I…
Spring is my favorite time of the year because it means that it’s softball and baseball season. I don’t enjoy watching professional baseball anymore, but I LOVE watching my children play. My middle child has chosen to play softball just like her mama. It’s surreal watching my daughter play softball because it’s like watching myself. …
I enjoy creating art for my home. Psalms has several powerful verses for women. One of my favorite verses in Psalms is chapter 46 verse 5 ” God is within her, she will not fail”. I painted this modified verse at my last Paint Party, and used it as my example. My daughter needed a…
My Simply Earth’ March Subscription Box arrived yesterday and I couldn’t wait to share it with you! I love how Simply Earth gives you everything you need included in your monthly subscription box: essential oils, containers, recipes and labels. Their recipes are so SIMPLE to follow, if you choose you could make all the recipes…
For the past two years I have been making Chili Cook-Off Trophies in support of the Kidney Transplant Foundation. Kidney Disease is an issue that is dear to my heart for the past four years I have had low kidney function. This past September it dropped even lower and have been diagnosed with Chronic Kidney…
My husband and I were invited to the Chamber of Commerce Gala. Unfortunately, this event is cocktail attire which I do not own any short formal dresses. However, I am a very frugal shopper and I was able to get a complete outfit for less than $20. I went to our local Community Thrift Store…
As a country girl I have always loved Mason Jars! I use them to decorate the inside of my home, to drink out of and to decorate my front door. A dear friend of mine recently bought their first home and I wanted to do something special for them. And these really do make for…
I have been selling doTERRA Essential Oils for over a year, and I have discovered a company called EO Tools which makes having Make & Take Parties so much easier. Their Aroma Bracelet Make & Take Kit has 10 instructional sheets, 220 semi-precious gemstone beads, 10 Om Symbol Charms, 12 ft of Elastic Cording and…
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