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The More Of Less By Joshua Becker

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The More Of Less   By Joshua Becker Rating: 5 Stars In 2014, I stumbled across Becoming Minimalist and started reading with interest. In January 2015 , My husband and I decided that we were going to make the choice to get rid of clutter and simplify our life. Since then we have cleaned out the house, garage, shop, barn and attic and have gotten rid of truck loads of stuff. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve never been ‘pack-rats’, but we simply had a lot of stuff that we didn’t use, just taking up space. You can find my blog post with pictures here. I like to think of myself as a cozy, comfortable minimalist…. I’ll never have total bare walls or get rid of all my photo’s, etc., but I do love a clean, non cluttered home and continue to get rid of things on a daily basis. "Living with less isn't about having bare walls and no furniture. It's about getting rid of the clutter, so you can enjoy the things that you love." –Rhoda A Kindre

Earth Day

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Happy Earth Day! Our family tries our best to reduce, reuse, and recycle, not just on Earth Day, But Every Day! I believe we should take care of this beautiful earth God has given us to enjoy! Here are some ways to Go Green this Earth Day! This past week we have been busy planting trees.....  One way that our family helps the earth is by using Shaklee products.  In the 1960's   Shaklee introduced Basic-H ®  Concentrated Organic Cleaner, one of the first nontoxic, biodegradable cleaners In 1990 Shaklee’s nontoxic and biodegradable Basic-H® was chosen as one of the first official Earth Day products.  In 2000 Shaklee became the first company in the world to obtain Climate Neutral™ certification and totally offset its CO2 emissions. Please visit the following link to see more of Shaklee's Environmental Achievements ! Two Earth Day products I highly recommend are: The Get Clean Kit Shaklee's Get Clean Kit is natural, nontoxic an

How to Review a Product Company

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Any one can find a bad review on any company. My husband always says about reviews... "If you are looking for bad reviews, you'll find them. If your looking for good ones, you'll find them too." He has an extremely good point. People that write reviews all have their own opinions and some even have a hidden agenda - for example, instead of contacting customer service, they'd rather write a review and drag the company through the mud, without giving the company a chance to right the wrong. So here's what you need to know when it comes to reviews. There's going to be good ones and bad ones..... that's not the point. When reviewing a product company, look for the scientific research, the published health journals, the studies. Look to see if the company is owned or partly owned by a doctor, the scientist or the research company. Do they benefit by giving the company a good review? Look for outside studies. The other thing I would like to make

DIY Embroidery Hoop Orb

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Metal Orbs are the 'in' decor item right now. Orbs come in all shapes and sizes. There are natural rope orbs, glass orbs, ceramic orbs, metal orbs, foil finish orbs, wooden orbs..…there’s an orb out there for everyone! However, some of these orbs can cost quite a pretty penny. So, if you love a well decorated home and you don't want to brake the bank... make your own wooden embroidery hoop orb. They are inexpensive, look great and are easy to make. Here's what you need: 2  embroidery hoops   per orb ( any size you want)  foam brush wood stain Instructions: 1. Disassemble each embroidery hoop. (you should have 4 total pieces) 2. Using a foam brush stain all surfaces of each embroidery hoop piece. Let dry completely.  3. Slide pieces together to form an orb as shown below.  To assemble, use the two “inside” pieces of the embroidery hoops and slide one inside the other. Add a third hoop (one of the outer edges) and tighten it closed

Ohio Caverns

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Concealed beneath the rolling farmland and wooded countryside of Champaign County, Ohio, the caverns were formed thousands of years ago when an underground river cut through ancient limestone and created vast rooms and passageways that later filled with countless crystal stalactites, stalagmites and other amazing formations.  Today, these once-hidden caves are one of Ohio's top tourist attractions. The caverns remain a steady 54 degrees year-round, regardless of the surface temperature. The humidity is always above 90 percent, and the air inside the caverns is cleaner than the air above ground — filtered by the water that formed the caves and still drips today.  The caverns are the largest in the state, with over 2 miles of surveyed passageways ranging in depth from 30 feet to the deepest point of 103 feet. Special tours take you into the "historic" part of the cave — the portion first discovered and opened decades ago.        Ninety-five

All Expense Paid Trip

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Join our Team and come with us for an All-Expense-Paid vacation to   the award-winning Paradisus Resorts in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico in 2017! One of the many rewards of building our Shaklee business is the opportunity to travel… and not just travel, but travel  in style .....        Stephen and I enjoyed an all-expense-paid trip to San Fransisco and absolutely loved it!  We were treated like royalty! We had our own limo, walked the red carpet, enjoyed a San Fransisco Bay Dinner Cruise around Alcatraz Island and enjoyed an evening in Napa Valley at the Inglenook Winery ..... We enjoyed great food, and amazing views, and can't wait to do it again.....And we want you to go with us!   A million shades of blue. Glittering white sands. Dazzlingly vivid natural beauty! Enjoy five days and nights, at this picturesque paradise at the award-winning Paradisus Playa Del Carmen La Esmeralda, a luxury all-inclusive oceanfront resort. I am so excited, honored, an

The best, most comprehensive nutritional system in the world

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Shaklee Life Plan - Feel amazing in 30 days! The best, most comprehensive nutritional system in the world. Clinically proven nutrients to help provide the foundation f o r a longer, healthier life. Feel younger, longer - for the rest of your life. Guaranteed. 35 Patents/Pending. It's Rare For One Nutritional System to do so much - and do it so well... ‪#‎ srkindred‬   ‪#‎ ShakleeLifePlan‬   ‪#‎ FeelAmazing‬   ‪#‎ Guaranteed‬ The  Life strip  gives you so much nutrition in one strip. You get your multivitamin, Vitamins B & C in a sustained release, 1000 mg of pure Omegas (great for brain and heart health) and our   Vivix  anti-aging resveratrol and polyphenol supplement was put into a gel cap and it’s 30xs more potent then before!! Here’s a quick video link to learn a bit more.                                                 http://www.shaklee.tv/life-plan-from-shaklee       And because Shaklee is so awesome, they are giving

10 Ways To Keep Your Home and Soul Refreshed

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I have found over the years, that having a clean, simple, refreshing home offers many benefits....  We can welcoming guests into our home without feeling embarrassed by a messy house or a sink full of dirty dishes. It gives my family a place to relax, to be ourselves. But most importantly, having a clean home is refreshing to my soul. I love my home and the peace and comfort it provides. If you find yourself in the midst of a home full of clutter, and you're not sure where to begin... try these ten simple things....  1. Fresh flowers on my table are a must . I buy a small bouquet about every 3 weeks during the winter to keep on the table. In the Spring and Summer, I pick flowers from my garden. It is my ray of happiness and is refreshing to my soul! It makes me smile every time I stop to smell them as I walk by.... (I am blessed to have a florist shop that gives me a discount if I pick out and arrange the bouquets at home myself, so I can purchase floral stems

Lemon Crinkle Cookies: A Taste of Spring

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It's a beautiful, windy, day in East Central Indiana..... The sun is out and I have tulips peeping through the ground in my flower beds, which makes me very happy! Spring will be here in 20 days, 6 hrs, 42 min and a few seconds.... but who's counting, right!?!?! Here's a cookie recipe that we like. It is light and fluffy and reminds me of Spring. Enjoy! Lemon Crinkle Cookies   Makes 2-3 dozen                                   ½ cups butter, softened                    1 cup granulated sugar                                   ½ teaspoons vanilla extract              1 whole egg                                   1 teaspoon lemon zest                      1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice                                   ¼ teaspoons salt                              ¼ teaspoons baking powder                                   ⅛ teaspoons baking soda                 1-½ cup all-purpose flour                                                            

Slow Down.... Life is Meant To Be Lived

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Slow down. OK, so here's some thoughts. We are a family of 5 . We each go to the dentist for checkups and cleanings 2 times a year. 5 x 2 =10 My oldest daughter volunteers at the vet clinic on Mondays = 1 x 52 = 52. Our special needs son gets Speech Therapy 2xs per week = 2 x 52 = 104 My daughter takes violin lessons every week 1 x 52 = 52 I am a certified crisis counselor and volunteer at the Pregnancy Crisis Center every week =1 x 52 =52 My hubby works on average 6 days a week 6 x 52 = 312 Our daughter has braces and goes to the orthodontist in Ohio 6 times a year. 6 Weekly grocery shopping =1 x 52 = 52 Sunday morning church 1 x 52 = 52 Date nights.... 1 x per month = 12 ....our total is now over 700 things. .... this does not include the other shopping trips like animal feed, or house projects, visiting family, holiday get-togethers, driving to Ohio to pick up fruit for canning, vacations, school field trips, library, eating out, date nights, etc. Nor does it

How Qualified Am I?

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You know some people look at me and say that I'm not qualified to talk about nutrition. After all, I am not skinny, I don't run marathons, I cook and bake too much yummy food for my family, and I am not a doctor - and that, my friend, is all true.  But ya know..... 5 yrs ago, we had a very sick little girl who spent her days lying on a sofa, she was in the middle stages of kidney failure, she spent a few days a week going to the doctors, and local hospital for tests and cultures and going to a Children's Hospital a couple hours away monthly - she had 8 specialists. She was on 5 different adult dosage medications for over 4 years  - it was a merry-go-round. One medication would help symptom A, but its side effect would cause symptom B for which she would be put on another medication for symptom B, which would have a side effect that would cause symptom C, for which she'd be put on another medication.....  Add to that our Special Needs Son who has had 2 surger

Five Questions to Ask When Researching A Nutritional Company

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Seriously Folks..... do your research! Don't take stuff (vitamins/slim/energy drinks/essential oils, etc.) just because they ‘seem’ to work. Your health is much more important in the long run! Find the scientific research on the products.... look up the clinical studies. You owe it to yourself. Here is a study done with 12 different herbal companies, and the results they got when testing the product. Only 2 had the authentic product! Crazy!   This is why we are so picky with the supplements we use, but please, don't take our word for it.... here are 5 questions to ask your company and some of their phone numbers...... ‪ 1. Are your final products organic and free of pesticides, herbicides and chemicals? "Natural" and 'organic" simple will not cut it. They cannot just 'start out' organic. The "Organic" farm listed on the website does not tell you anything about the finished product. The pill or shake that you put in your mouth mu