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Whether you're a natural lifestyle newcomer or someone who has explored various options and is now seeking effective and budget-friendly solutions, this blog is your go-to source for discovering information to make it a reality.
Threading Carefully
When I’m piecing a new quilt, attaching binding or quilting a top I have found the thread I use matters not only for the final look but...
Feb 22, 20183 min read
How and Where I Really Use Essential Oils
I am participating in and supporting my doTerra team in constructing a Facebook training camp on essential oils. It’s a go at your own...
Feb 21, 20183 min read
The Clean of Melaleuca
Melaleuca, or more commonly known as tea tree oil, is a true lifesaver for your skin and home. I use the doTERRA Melaleuca oil and roller...
Feb 20, 20182 min read
The Nooks and Crannies
I’ve never been a rock star in the kitchen. Most of my cooking is edible but not something to make me famous. Some of my exploits in the...
Feb 19, 20182 min read
Serenity Now!
doTERRA’s Serenity oil blend is an oil I use almost daily. I would say I more often choose Serenity over Lavender when I’m filling my...
Feb 16, 20183 min read
Exploring Essential Oils – The Trinity of Oils
In cooking there is a trinity of celery, pepper and onion that is the base of ingredients for many fabulous dishes. When you first start...
Feb 15, 20184 min read
Meet the Real Patchouli
I admit it, I really, really like the smell of patchouli. Not the incense stick, hazy, smoky smell associated with paisley prints and...
Feb 14, 20183 min read
When the World Spins and You’re Just Trying to Stand Still
A few years ago I started having these horrible episodes of vertigo hit me out of no where. It was like being super intoxicated and stuck...
Feb 12, 20184 min read
Slim & Sassy – She’s So Full of Sassafras
For some reason the word sassafras has always cracked me up. I realize it is a tree but in the context of how this word gets used it is...
Feb 9, 20183 min read
Stinky Towels and Smelly Laundry
Like most homes, our washing machine runs at least every other day and sometimes every day, multiple times a day. In fact, I know of...
Feb 8, 20183 min read
Investing in the Hidden Expenses of Network Marketing
It is important for every network marketer to know, regardless of their company, product or service, there is always some level of risk...
Feb 7, 20183 min read
Recognizing Rejection
We’ve all become annoyed at the salesperson approach pushing us to buy their product. It’s very annoying to be unable to casually browse...
Feb 6, 20187 min read
Hotel Spray – Making The World Cleaner and Smell Better
I always have to wonder how thorough the cleaning was in between guests and what is on the mattress in my hotel room. Nothing against...
Feb 5, 20183 min read
On Guard – The Concentrate Cleaner
As we’ve been gradually using up the various cleaners around our house I have been replacing most of them with ones I make from essential...
Feb 2, 20182 min read
Defeating Winter Cabin Fever – A Modern Log Cabin
The log cabin quilt block pattern is one of the oldest known quilt blocks. The pattern was best known for it’s practical use of scraps,...
Jan 31, 20183 min read
NO MORE! – Winning the War Against Adult Acne
I have suffered from adult acne ALL of my adult life. Since I was a teenager I have had these angry painful breakouts that were a...
Jan 30, 20184 min read
Goldilocks and The Sewing Boxes
I admit I’ve used a lot of different boxes, bins, baskets and oddball containers to hold my sewing things over the years. In my early...
Jan 29, 20184 min read
Cooking With Oil – Essential Oil Taste Test
Have you used essential oils in your recipes? My spaghetti sauce is just a simple spaghetti sauce spice packet, can of tomato paste,...
Jan 26, 20182 min read
Little Blue Birdie Full of Fuzz
Flannel is not one of my favorite materials to work with on the machine. There are so many options today with flannel I always feel a...
Jan 25, 20182 min read
Surviving a Southern Winter – Warm Hands and Heart
There are worse places to spend winter than in the South. I personally do not like snow, ice, sleet, blistering cold and all that “winter...
Jan 23, 20183 min read
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