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This year I made serving stands for my mom, sisters, and sister in laws for Christmas. They were so much fun to make and pretty easy too.  I started by shopping thrift stores. I tried to buy a tea cup or small dish or plate as a topper, two vases or candle holders (turned upside down) and three plates - small, medium, and large, for each serving stand. I actually didn't buy dishes with the thought of my siblings taste in colors at all - I just randomly purchased plates, and cups that I thought looked unique.... the shopping part was fun! After I got everything purchased, I took an evening and started putting different plates together. I kept trying different colors and patterns, until I got a set that I liked. Then I stacked them together and started doing the same for the next one, etc. After I decided on the colors and plates for each serving stand, I started gluing them together. I used gorilla glue for glass and pottery that dried clear. The tr...

Do you know how many friends you have on Facebook??? It's funny, most of the people on Facebook who are my friends, I don't talk to much in real life at all. Facebook started out as a good way to connect with extended family, cousins, aunts, and old friends from different parts of my past life. I always thought that people who didn't like Facebook and those who said there was too much drama, were the ones who caused the drama. I thought they were crazy.... But the last few years, I've started to realize something. My friends on Facebook were there to like a picture and a few would add a comment from time to time, but in my real life. .... I had no one. When I had rough days with exhaustion from my cancer, when my dad was in the hospital, when my grandpa was on his death bed.... not one 'Facebook friend' offered to make a meal or watch the kids so I could spend time caring for my dad and grandpa. No one (except for my mom) offered to help wash the dish...

Wednesday is Veterans Day, and we want to say thank you to those who have served.  Veterans, we love you!  I have heard stories of the sacrifices, courage, strength and dedication that our veterans have made to our country. To thank and honor all of our veterans, both active and retired here is a list for veterans and active military members: 9/11 Memorial and Museum  -- Veterans will receive free Museum admission from  November 7 to November 11 . AARP  is offering a 20% membership discount for veterans, their families, and anyone interested in annual or multi-year memberships and renewals. Amazon.com   is offering 20% off of select apparel on Veterans Day 11/11/15. Promotion code: “20veterans” Army Corp of Engineers Recreation Areas  -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will waive day use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at the USACE-operated recreation areas nation...

Veterans, we love you and we want to say thank you to those who have served!  I have heard stories of the sacrifices, courage, strength and dedication that our veterans have made to our country. To thank and honor all of our veterans, both active and retired, and their partners, Shaklee is offering a FREE Distributor Welcome Kit, ($49.95 value) to our veterans for their service to our country. Shaklee honors our Veterans (both active and retired) with a FREE Distributor Welcome Kit, ($49.95 value). This is a great offer and way for military families to earn an income that can provide them the freedom and flexibility to live out their American Dream.                What does the Distributor Welcome Kit include? The Shaklee Veterans Free Distributor Welcome Kit includes all the basic tools for success. You will receive:   A 15%–25% discount on products you purchase , with the pote...

To all the girls out there..... YOU need a Diva Cup!!!! Warning: this conversation is not for boys or immature women. The Diva Cup has changed my life (at least that 'time of month') and it can change yours too! What is a Diva Cup?!?! The Diva Cup is a re-useable, silicone, menstrual cup that is inserted into your vagina, and is used to collect blood during “that time of the month.” It sits snugly and comfortably without being noticed. A couple times a day, you gently remove it, empty it’s contents into the toilet, rinse it out, and re-insert. It’s a super quick, easy, and clean process, and is not as bizarre as it sounds. Please, hear me out before you click away. Pads, in my opinion, are just gross. You’re basically sitting in an adult diaper that moves around, leaks and is just no fun to sit on. I hated them when I was a teenager and still do. Tampons are better as far as being “neater”, but they run the risk of TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome) and death (go read...

This year Hubby and I took a trip to Arizona to celebrate our 10 Year Anniversary ! Hubby took a few days off work, and I paid for the trip with our  Shaklee biz income.  We flew from Indy to Las Vegas, NV. We caught a short flight into Phoenix, AZ. (Looking back, we wish we would have just drove from Nevada into Arizona, as we wasted time getting a flight into Phoenix.) It was a warm 80* in Phoenix.... we got a rental car in Phoenix and started driving North. The scenery with the open land, mountains, hills and cacti was absolutely beautiful! We stopped in Camden to get gas, eat, and stretch our legs. They have the cutest gift shop with everything you can imagine at the Camden Trading Post. (The food and service was great too!) And, the weather was perfect! We crossed into Utah and reached Monument Valley around dusk. We stayed overnight in the one and only Monument Valley Hotel. The views were amazing! Every room has a balcony f...

Ok, so here's 10 things you may not know about me. 1. I used to drive a truck with a sleeper cab pulling a 53' long wedge trailer and if I didn't have a family - I'd consider driving truck again -it's a great way to see the USA. 2. I have written well over 400 poems and have had some of my poetry published. 3. I hate (am terrified of) worms and snakes. My kids actually get punished if they pick one up around me. 4. I have worked at a cemetery doing burials and actually enjoyed it. I think cemeteries are peaceful. - but I am scarred of open caskets. I hate walking by an open casket. 5. I want to live a primitive lifestyle in the middle of nowhere with no neighbors and could totally live without most modern conveniences and technology, including a cell phone. 6. I get stressed every easily - for example this morning I cried for two hours, because I was stressed about how the day would go. (-it went fine, by the way) My cancer , skin disease , and aut...

Yay!!! I'm super excited.... I just booked our gettaway tickets to the Grand Canyon!!! ...and the best part is that this vacation is paid with our Shaklee Income!!!   ‪ #‎whyishaklee  ‪ #‎srkindred  ‪ #‎grandcanyon  ‪ #‎10yranniversary  ‪ #‎ilovemybiz

                                                    Overextended and Loving Most of It  By Lisa Harper ‘The Unexpected Joy of Being Harried, Heartbroken, and Hurling Oneself Off Cliffs’ Rating: 3 Stars Would you consider your life stretched to the limit? Lately I feel like I'm being pulled in one too many directions. There’s always a lot to do…. yard work, gardening , schooling, cleaning , cooking, animals to take care of , business appointments , errands to run, kids that need me…. the emotional effects of a special needs son and the exhaustion that comes with having cancer …… life doesn’t seem to slow down. In this book , Lisa shows us that it is possible for us to glorify the Lord, even if we are frazzled and overextended. Even in the middle of our own hectic schedules, it is only by resting in God’s mercy that we are ...

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.   It was one of the best choices we have ever made! Since then, we have cleaned out the house, garage, shop, barn, and attic, and have gotten rid of truck loads of stuff ( I wish now that we would have kept a total count ). 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. Here are just a few pictures, but  they do not include all the truck loads of good things that were donated... We used our garage as a place to put the things that we gathered and then gave them away, donated them, recycled them, sold them, or took them to the trash. Our load to the landfill - isn't it sad how much stuff is wasted? This stuff was donated....  We sold s...