6 Tips to Throwing a Flawless Holiday Gathering

The holiday season is almost upon us. Are you ready to throw a flawless holiday gathering? The important keys to a successful celebration is to prepare, prepare, and prepare! Captivate your guests with a graceful demonstration of hosting. Here are some holiday entertaining ideas and suggestions for a sizable gathering. Send the invitations. Your invitations […]

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Have you ever felt self-conscious at the gym? With all the toned and beautiful people, I know I have had my share of feeling “not so cute” at the gym. What about thinking that you don’t feel or smell “fresh” after a long, hard workout? If you’re saying “me, me, me,” then this post is for you.

DIY Gym Spritzer Recipe – Get Fresh

Have you ever felt self-conscious at the gym? With all the toned and beautiful people, I know I have had my share of feeling “not so cute” at the gym. What about thinking that you don’t feel or smell “fresh” after a long, hard workout? If you’re saying “me, me, me,” then this post is […]

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The Community Observatory in Placerville CA

Family Fun at the Community Observatory

Looking for fun and cheap things to do with the kids is a hobby of mine. Since we started homeschooling the kids, I look for every opportunity that I can find to give them a broader education. One weekend, while we were visiting family in Arizona, we learned about the desert and animals at the […]

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25 fun summertime activities to do with your kids to keep them engaged and active during the fun summer months.

25 Fun Summertime Activities For Kids

Summer vacation is finally here. If your family is anything like mine, there are only so many trips to the park and the pool that the kids can handle before they start complaining of being “bored.” So what do fun loving moms and dads do to give their kids a little fun? Get creative, of […]

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Uses and tips for coconut oil

115 Awesome Uses for Coconut Oil

In the past, I had regularly used vegetable and olive oils for all of my cooking needs.  Then in 2014, I started a Paleo lifestyle and everyone was raving about coconut oil. When I bought my first container of coconut oil, I had no idea what to do with it. Since buying that tiny jar […]

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Homemade wrinkle releaser DIY

Homemade Wrinkle Releaser

  The other day, ran into a dilemma. I was running behind, as usual because time is always very limited with a 3 month old baby, and I the garment I was going to wear was extremely wrinkled. I did not have time to iron so, I reached for my Downy Wrinkle Releaser only to […]

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Homemade teething biscuits DIY

Homemade Teething Biscuits

My little girl is trying to cut her first two teeth. Some babies, like my oldest child, did great with teething, but my middle guy and baby girl, not so much. Baby girl is constantly chewing on her hands, or anything she could get a hold of. She is persistently irritable, refuses to sleep, gets […]

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money saving tips that work

4 Simple Ways to Save Money NOW

If you chose a money-related New Year’s resolution, you probably chose one of two: put more money into savings or spend less money. But as the year pushes on you may have noticed that it’s not that easy! As with any challenging habit to break, making wise financial decisions requires willpower, having a little financial savvy, […]

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GoCentral Side Hustle

Side Hustle: Creating a Freelance Writing Website with GoDaddy

Thank you GoDaddy for sponsoring this post. Get started on building your own website with GoCentral today! Right now, my teenager is at school, my two middle kids are at an enrichment program, the baby is in her cribs napping, and I’m at my dining room table updating my new GoDaddy website. Even though I’ve […]

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4 DIY NATURAL SKINCARE PRODUCTS

4 DIY Natural Skincare Products

“Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay”. (“Nothing Gold Can Stay” Robert Frost)   Autumn is here again. The guarantee that summer […]

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