tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44151688593209066892024-02-19T07:52:21.993-06:00 Kindle Your CreativityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868538584822088279noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415168859320906689.post-86677235108303458722016-10-21T17:07:00.000-05:002016-10-21T17:07:02.047-05:00Where to start?<div style="text-align: center;">
Yikes! Has it really been so many months since our last post?! </div>
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Honestly, life has been hitting us full throttle. When it comes to where my time is going…..it's been enjoying rocking babies, cooking meals, teaching school lessons, single parenting while the hubby is working 50-60 hours per week, working on our little business, teaching classes on living a life of wellness and somewhere in the mix trying to keep our family centered and growing towards God. </div>
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Lots of changes are going on around here. Some I will reveal in the coming weeks. ;) Ha! </div>
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First, thing I need to address is our sweet new addition to our family! Our laid back, happy sweet girl, Kyndall Jade! She has been a delight to our family and so easy going. She adores her siblings and laughs the most at her silly older siblings! </div>
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Our family has adjusted well to the newest member. We were expecting some acting out and a bit of jealousy issues from Jude. Thankfully, God had mercy on this momma, and this has been the smoothest birth to new baby addition yet! All of the kids have taken to baby Kyndall so well! They love her to pieces and are great helpers! Jude especially has a soft spot for his baby. He lays next to her and talks and plays. He is always asking to hold her or help me. Super sweetness, I tell you! Makes this momma's heart swell! </div>
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Watch for Kyndall's home birth story! I'll be posting that soon! Also, I have some fun fall make and take projects we did last month and working on a Christmas themed one now. </div>
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There is some exciting stuff happening in our little family right now! It's too soon to let it all out, but you'll find out soon enough! </div>
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Blessings to you my friends! </div>
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It has taken us a long time to finalize this sweet girl's name. We are excited to share that our new arrival will be named…..</div>
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Only days to weeks till we hold our Kyndall Jade! We can't wait to hold and love on her!</div>
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I've been pretty consumed with the end of this pregnancy the last 6 weeks or so. As I have entered the 3rd trimester, I have had more discomfort and contractions. This was all anticipated and normal. But honestly it has taken all my energy to just get through the days.</div>
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I've had to scale back on what I have been able to accomplish.</div>
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I am a huge planner and like my lists. I literally started buying my birth supplies around 30 weeks! I ordered my midwife required birth kit from the medical supplier and had it at my house by 32 weeks! All along I have been feeling like she is going to come early. That sent me into prepare for baby mode! </div>
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I am 36 weeks along right now and so glad I am ready!</div>
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Last week we had a bad storm front come through and I started having contractions. Not the Braxton Hicks tightening, they were the real deal! Started low and in my back, then wrapped up my tummy. They literally took my breath away. When I was in tears through one and it had been the 6th in an hour I texted my midwife.</div>
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We tracked the symptoms all that evening and thankfully nothing came of them. It was a scare for us as I was only 35 weeks and 2 days. By Arkansas law I have to be 36 weeks to deliver at home. </div>
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The next morning I was still having irregular contractions when I was up and walking. The pressure was the worst when I tried to walk or stand. Since we were only 4 days out from being allowed to have a legal home birth, we decided it was best of me to go on bed rest until the 36 week mark.</div>
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Goodness, bedrest is not for the faint of heart! I have a lot of respect for the ones that have to do it for weeks or months.</div>
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Scott was great and fixed meals after long days at work. Took the oldest to soccer practice and a game. Grocery shopped late one night after he put the kids to bed. He was a rock star! A very tired rock star, but he was amazing! </div>
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So blessed to do life with him! </div>
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Now that we are in the clear to have this baby she has settled down a bit. I am still having occasional contractions and have needed to slow down. Talking with my midwife, I think I have relaxed as I'm not stressed about having a hospital birth anymore. Therefore, everything has slowed down.</div>
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Well, moving along….I thought I'd share what I have gathered for our little one's home birth! Maybe this might be helpful if you are planning a home birth in the future. </div>
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Here are the check lists I was given to collect before the birth. This was just a starting point for me. Since we have done a home birth before I knew there were a few things I wanted in addition and a few things I wanted to change up.</div>
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We aren't doing a water birth. Last time we attempted it, but Jude came too fast. Not to mention it took up most of our little space we do have. Since we are expecting a short labor, we didn't think we'd have time to set up the pool and use it. </div>
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I added a few items to the medical kit order. A baby shirt that says "Born at Home", raspberry tea, and Arnica 200cc.</div>
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The day my box arrived I posted this on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kindleyourcreativity/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>! It's exciting to start to get the baby necessities.<br />
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The layout of what came in the kit and what was requested by my midwife…</div>
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What I actually have in my complete home birth kit and things I added…<br />
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Chux pads (lots of them!)</div>
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Lube Jelly</div>
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Gloves</div>
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Paper tape measure</div>
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Foot imprinter</div>
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Mesh undies</div>
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Peri bottle</div>
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Herbal bath</div>
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Peroxide (for clean up?)</div>
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Two shower curtains for mattress protection</div>
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Black trash bags (x2)</div>
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Thermometer</div>
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Thieves Household Cleaning spray</div>
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Flash light</div>
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Wash cloths, towels (8-10)</div>
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Rice sock (instead of the heating pad)</div>
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Essential oils and pre-made blends</div>
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Cloth and disposable newborn diapers</div>
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Hat, onsies, socks</div>
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A couple sleepers</div>
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Bath supplies- We use a homemade body wash with EO's and castile soap</div>
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Cord care essential oil blend (instead of alcohol)<br />
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I have all the baby stuff in a little basket to last the first day or so. I wanted it all to be together and easy to move around. All of the baby stuff is stored in the closet of the room the older kids sleep in. I want to have a few things we'd need if she comes while they are sleeping so we won't have to wake them to find baby things. </div>
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Birthing ball</div>
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I went by the suggestions for blends and oils from the <a href="http://growinghealthyhomes.com/gentle-babies" target="_blank">Gentle Babies book by Debra Raybern</a>. I highly recommend this book during the pregnancy, baby and little years! Great advice and lots of testimonies throughout the book.</div>
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<b>Labor Blend</b><br />
1/2oz carrier oil<br />
4 drops Helichrysum<br />
4 drops Fennel<br />
2 drops Peppermint<br />
6 drops Ylang Ylang<br />
3 drops Clary Sage<br />
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5-8 drops Frankincense & Myrrh<br />
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Carrier oil<br />
5-10 drops Geranium<br />
5-10 drops Lavender<br />
7-15 drops Jasmine<br />
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I am keeping everything in a handy little basket to make it easy to move around.<br />
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I am extremely excited to have my first oily birth! With Jude's home birth we hadn't found essential oils yet. We did try to do things more natural. At that time I wasn't aware of the many harmful toxins in the common baby products. It will be great knowing we will be staring this new addition off with minimal toxin exposure.<br />
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*Important note, I only use Young Living Therapeutic Grade essential oils. I have done lots of research and LOVE that YL owns their own farms. I have friends who have personally gone to the farms and participated in the planting and harvesting process. I know and trust their Seed to Seal process and feel 100% confident using them on myself and my family. If you'd like to learn more about Young Living essential oils you can check out <a href="http://kindleyourcreativity.blogspot.com/p/essential-oils.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://brianalaforte.marketingscents.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. To learn more about the Seed to Seal process, check out the awesome videos that walk you through how the seed gets to the bottle <a href="http://seedtoseal.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Now I am almost 37 weeks and we are ready to have our 2nd home birth!<br />
Have you had a home birth? What things did you find helpful to include in your birth kit? Leave me a comment below.<br />
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It's been a several weeks since my first update on how it's going with my new year goals. I thought I'd share a little how it's been, what is working and what I still am working on. </div>
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First, I've had to keep reminding myself that these goals are in addition to my normal goals and responsibilities in life. Being a homeschool, stay-at-home mom with 3 little ones and pregnant with our 4th, I am busy. I know I am just preaching to the choir, but it is challenging just to do all the normal homeschooling, house work, cooking, taxi driving, and child raising. </div>
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This small human doesn't let mommy sleep much and has an ever growing list of symptoms that are letting me know she is getting bigger! Of course, I love pregnancy, but you have to admit there are a handful of not so pleasant factors. ;) </div>
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Challenging as it is, I am still working towards my goals!</div>
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If you remember the quote from my <a href="http://kindleyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2015/12/moving-forward.html" target="_blank">Moving Forward</a> new year goals post….</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">"If you can't fly, then run.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">I think this is the one area I haven't done as well on. I am doing more then I was in December, so I still think that is progress. :) I have managed to get 1-3 days of yoga in each week. I'd like that number to be 5-7. However, some days we are very physically active! Like the day we went to the zoo, or when we run a million errands in one day! haha</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">As I mentioned before, Scott and I </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">have committed to reading through the bible in a year. This has been the area I am most thrilled with myself! I have never read through the whole bible from cover to cover. So this is very important. Using the Bible app on my iPhone has been a tremendous help.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">I always have my phone with me so it's easy to get the reading done whenever I have a spare moment. If I fall behind a day or two, it isn't overwhelming to catch up.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">This has been a goal that my heart and spirit has needed desperately! I have noticed my attitude and patience with the kids are much better. I have felt calmer. Scott and I have had great conversations about the different topics we are reading about. Also, I have noticed more details to the stories I never picked up on before. Overall, this goal is going excellent!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">I have managed to get a <a href="http://kindleyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2016/01/easy-diy-valentines-day-wreath.html" target="_blank">Valentine's Day Wreath</a> made and do a few things with the kids here and there. I have so many projects I want to do. Our house is still for sell and has stalled a lot of my pursuits. I don't want to get into any big or messy projects when the house needs to stay clean.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">January was a bit of a slow month. Recovering from the holiday's and dealing with January weather, changed some of my plans. My Valentine's Day themed DIY Make and Take had to be rescheduled due to the freak snow storm! LOL </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Serving others right now is looking like helping friends and bringing a yummy meal to someone who is unable to be up and about. We seek out daily ways to serve others in our community, neighborhood or family. I do still want to get more involved at our church. I love serving in the children's ministry. As soon as we figure out where we are moving I feel like I will be able to commit. We have such a large search area, it is possible we may end up changing campuses. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Funny story, Scott and I were sitting on the couch one evening discussing how close baby girl is to being here and how badly we still need to sell and move. We hear Brooklyn from the other room singing her heart out, the same phrase over and over, "My God is so big, my God is so strong! There is nothing my God can not do for you!".</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">I have made lots and lots of lists! Ha! I am a list girl and love to make a list for everything!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">"Turn to the Lord for help in everything you do, and you will be successful."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">"</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">I will teach you wisdom's ways and lead you in straight paths. When you walk, you won't be held back; when you run, you won't stumble. Take</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> hold of my instructions; don't let them go. Guard them, for they are the key to life." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">"Look straight ahead and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don't get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil" </span></span><br />
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This was a fun and super easy diy wreath I made in about 15 minutes! </div>
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I started out with the grey yarn wrapped foam wreath from <a href="http://kindleyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2014/04/easter-wreath-he-is-risen.html" target="_blank">this Easter wreath project</a>. </div>
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I had picked up a few goodies from the Target $1 bins last week and thought they would work nicely for this project. The circle punched paper is left over from a decor project we did for my sister's wedding. I literally have a hundred or so of these to use up. Of course, I will eventually use them! :) </div>
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Then started by wrapping the wreath with the tulle and worked my way about 3/4th around.</div>
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Now at this point my sweet 2 year old decided his nap of nearly an hour was up! So, I was busy grabbing scissors and supplies from his hands. That left little time to document the rest of the process. Boo...I know. :(</div>
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I used the glue dots to attach the fabric hearts to the punched circles. Then attached three of the circles to the bottom of the wreath.</div>
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I used the pins left in the wreath to pin a strand of gold ribbon across the wreath. The mini clothes pins were perfect for hanging three more circle hearts!</div>
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As usual in Arkansas, this winter has been wet and muddy. Just when the yard starts to dry up, we get more rain. An unfortunate side effect is a line of marching ants along our window sills, walls, doors, floors and even kitchen cabinets!! </div>
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These little guys can multiply fast! Give them a teeny tiny crumb and suddenly a hundred of their buddies have joined the party! With the three little mess makers we have living here, there is no lack of crumbs! </div>
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This is my go to concoction I use to rid the house of these little marching lines!</div>
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Cinnamon Bark essential oil (you can buy them <a href="https://www.youngliving.com/signup/?sponsorid=1720659&enrollerid=1720659" target="_blank">here</a>), water and a used Thieves Spray bottle.</div>
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You can literally see the ants start to die as you spray them. Not only does it take care of the current residents, but keeps more from joining the party.</div>
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How awesome is that!?!</div>
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I love that this is a non-toxic alternative to use in my home! I also love that I can successfully avoid nasty chemicals that have negative side effects on my family and pets! </div>
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To learn more about Young Living essential oils you can go <a href="http://kindleyourcreativity.blogspot.com/p/essential-oils.html" target="_blank">here</a> or <a href="http://brianalaforte.vibrantscents.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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My sweet momma's birthday is on December 28th. Since we were visiting her the weekend after I brought her a little something special!</div>
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My mom's colors are greens and cream colors. I wanted to find her a frame that would match either her colors or go well in her office at work. Of course, the frame would be the home to a fun photo of the grandkids!</div>
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Here is what I picked up at Hobby Lobby. A green and cream stripped frame and some burlap flowers. The flowers were actually in the hair accessory area! Hey, whatever works right! </div>
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And just like that, the simple stripped frame got some frill! I think it adds just the rustic, shabby chic look the frame was needing!</div>
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So we are 9 days into the new year… and thought I'd give a quick update on how I've started working on my goals for this year.</div>
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If you missed it, <a href="http://kindleyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2015/12/moving-forward.html" target="_blank">here is the post</a> with my goals and plans for 2016. </div>
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Of course, I know it will take a bit to get into a routine. We started back to school, homeschool co-op and therapy this week. We had multiple showings (or almost showings) on our house sprinkled among these activities.</div>
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Somehow, I managed to keep up with my YL business, follow the daily bible reading, and make some plans for some projects I'll share here.</div>
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I am giving myself some grace as I work up to incorporating all my goals into my daily and weekly routines. Honestly, it has been challenging!<br />
I feel like my life is being consumed with cleaning and making sure the house is perfect. I want to be ready the second someone wants to see the house. Having three small children is like having 3 tornadoes in the house! They have done surprisingly well with helping for their ages.<br />
Eli and Brooklyn understand that a clean house equals a better chance of selling the house. They both are looking forward to moving so that helps.<br />
Toddlers are a different story! Haha! It takes Jude one second to draw all over the bathroom sink and counter! <br />
I have to remind myself daily, "He is only two, he is only two"!<br />
Here he was sitting on his poor kitty! Oh boy…<br />
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We did get to the Zoo yesterday with some friends! It's nice to take advantage of the 50 and 60 degree January Days!<br />
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I have been really excited to get more into the scripture! I love using the YouVersion Bible app on my phone. It has The One Year Bible plan. All I have to do is select the day and start reading through the passages for that day. If you get behind…cough...like me…it is easy to catch up. Since Scott and I are both doing the plan, we are enjoying bouncing thoughts off each other. Scott has a bible degree and has more knowledge on the context and history of each book. It's nice to have him around to ask historical and cultural related questions! ;)<br />
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Looking forward to next week, I want to add my yoga workouts, do more YL class planning and work on my vision board.<br />
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How has this first full week of the new year treated you? Are you working on some new personal goals?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868538584822088279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415168859320906689.post-91825017905448827122016-01-04T08:00:00.000-06:002016-01-09T21:13:38.879-06:00A Joyful Heart<div style="text-align: center;">
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One of my favorite words is <i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>joy</b></span></i>. I even gave my first daughter the middle name Joy.</div>
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My Brooklyn Joy!</div>
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Studying what it looks like to have joy, I have discovered there is much more to this little word then we first give it credit for.</div>
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What is Joy really and what does it look like?</div>
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According to merriam-webster.com, the definition of joy is:</div>
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<i>-a feeling of great happiness.</i></div>
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<i>-a source or cause of great happiness: something or someone that gives joy to someone.</i></div>
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<i>-success in doing, finding, or getting something</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">All these definitions are great and even believable. I agree joy can be a feeling of happiness and I sure feel happy when things are going well! I use the word when I am feeling happy, elated and joyful. But is that all? Is there more to this little three letter word?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Everyone loves to have joy in their life. But how do we get joy in our lives? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Do we find it, earn it, buy it or are given it? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">The world would like you to think this is how you get joy. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">The bible tells us actual joy is from the Lord. This joy is unlike the joy of the world. It is not conditional. </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">If we have the hope of Jesus Christ in us, then joy means so much more. We don't just have joy when things are going well and in times of gladness. We are to have the Joy of the Lord at all times in all circumstances. Joy is a gift for us that comes with allowing God into our lives as we change to be more like him.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Galatians 5:22-23a, </span><span class="text Gal-5-22" id="en-NIV-29185" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"> "</span>But the fruit<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-29185AI" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-29185AI" title="See cross-reference AI">AI</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> of the Spirit is love,<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-29185AJ" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-29185AJ" title="See cross-reference AJ">AJ</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> </span><span class="text Gal-5-22" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>joy</i></span></span><span class="text Gal-5-22" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">, peace,<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-29185AK" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-29185AK" title="See cross-reference AK">AK</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"> </span><span class="text Gal-5-23" id="en-NIV-29186" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">23 </span>gentleness and self-control."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">When we accept Christ as Lord of our life we are accepting the Spirit. Having joy (along with the other qualities of the fruit of the Spirit) is an outward sign of the hope we have in Jesus. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">James 1:2-4 says, "</span><span class="text Jas-1-2" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,</span><span class="text Jas-1-2" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">whenever you face trials of many kinds,</span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30269A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30269A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"></span><span class="text Jas-1-3" id="en-NIV-30270" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">3 </span>because you know that the testing of your faith<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30270B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30270B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> produces perseverance.<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30270C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30270C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"> </span><span class="text Jas-1-4" id="en-NIV-30271" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">4 </span>Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-30271D" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30271D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> and complete, not lacking anything."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Not sure about you, but this joy must come from the Lord. There is no way my human self is going to respond with joy when I am in the middle of dealing with a screaming child in full on meltdown mode!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">The world hits us hard with financial problems, job stress, life and relationship challenges. With the Spirit of God we have the ability to choose to plow through those life events with joy. Not only can we choose joy, but we have the ability to chose joy because we have the power of the Holy Spirit!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Wow! How amazing is that! </span></span></div>
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Let's learn to allow God to help us choose joy. </div>
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So how exactly do we choose joy? I know I can start my day with good intentions. Then at 6:40am my kids burst through my bedroom door declaring it's time to start the day and eat breakfast of all things, joy isn't my first thought.<br />
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What I have found is start with prayer. I would say and quiet time with God, but remember what my alarm clock looks like!<br />
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This is just a few verses of what the bible says about having joy:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">"But let all who take refuge in you be glad;</span><span style="font-size: 9px; line-height: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span class="text Ps-5-11" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; position: relative; text-align: left;">let them ever </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">sing for joy.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> who love your name</span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-13985B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-13985B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; text-align: left; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> may </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rejoice in you." Psalm 5:11</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text Ps-16-11" id="en-NIV-14104" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; position: relative; text-align: start;">"You make known to me the path of life; </span><span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span class="text Ps-16-11" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">you will fill me </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span class="text Ps-16-11" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">eternal pleasures<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14104C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14104C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> at your right hand." Psalm 16:11</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">"The precepts of the Lord</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"> are right, giving </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">joy</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"> to the heart. </span></span></div>
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<span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span class="text Ps-21-6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">with the joy<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14198I" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14198I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> of your presence." Psalm 21:5-6</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">"Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;">joy</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"> are in his dwelling place."</span></span><br />
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Another way our family choses joy is with Young Living's Joy blend of essential oils!<br />
This was the one oil in my starter kit that I wasn't convinced could do what it's name says. Sure, I believed these precious drops were fabulous for our immune system, respiratory systems and had great purifying properties. As far as oils for emotions…I wasn't sure.<br />
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This is what Young Living says about Joy…<br />
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I've mentioned before I am a type A personality. That usually means I am tighter wound and stress a bit over things I can't control. Often to the point my body tightens up and I let it steal my joy.<br />
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I started using Joy over my heart every morning. I applied it to myself and my children and we would sing, "A joyful heart is good medicine and good medicine makes a joyful heart!" and "I've got the joy, joy, joy down in my heart…".<br />
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After a little bit of doing this, I forgot to start our day with Joy EO. About halfway through the morning I felt grumpier then normal. I was anxious and tense. My kids were cranky and unpleasant. Then it dawned on me! Oh man, we forgot to use Joy this morning!<br />
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Right there I realized there was something more to these oils then even I thought. With the blend of Joy, my family felt more joy.<br />
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I love using Joy with positive affirmation and prayer. When using God's precious plants for our physical wellbeing, it just makes sense to ask God to bless it and use it.<br />
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Do you find it challenging to have joy? Are you like me, and struggle with the stress of this demanding world.<br />
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I have posted how we live in a small house and have wanted to sell for a couple years now. Our house is currently on the market and we are waiting for it to sell! Woohoo!</div>
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Our very first home! </div>
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As we wait, we are raising our 3 children (with one on the way) and have figured out a few hacks to make our small home function better.</div>
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I am sure we are not the only family out there with several kiddos in 1000 square feet! Maybe this posts will get your creative juices flowing for your home.</div>
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The first 'hack' was our Playroom. </div>
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Every parent can understand how toys multiply! Somehow you start out with a small basket in the corner, you blink, and the whole house is over run with them! </div>
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We were having problems with our 2nd child sleeping through the night and figured out she slept better in her brother's room. That was when baby #3 was a newborn so we had a playroom with a crib in it for when Jude would need it. </div>
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As it turned out we had toys everywhere in BOTH rooms and it was overwhelming.</div>
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When we tried to move the youngest out of our bed and into his own crib, he freaked out in his room/playroom. He hated being left alone. Which gave us the idea to condense all the toys to one room and all the beds to the other.</div>
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So now we have a "Sleeping room" and a "Playroom" as the kids refer to them. :)</div>
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So far it has been the best system for us.</div>
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The kids sleep better in one room and the toys are corralled in the other.<br />
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The photo on our listing of the kid's "sleeping room". You can see the crib mattress pushed up under the bottom bunk bed. Usually we just leave it over in the corner by the dresser.</div>
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Jude's crib mattress is currently on the floor until we can get our hands on a toddler bed. Once we move, I will put him on the bottom bunk and buy Brooklyn a new bed. So a toddler bed hasn't been my highest priority. Basically unless I can score one for super cheap, he may stay on the mattress on the floor till we move.<br />
He is two, he will survive! Lol<br />
Besides, he usually ends up in my bed snuggled up to me around 3-4am every night!<br />
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We spend most nights siting on the floor in the sleeping room waiting for them all to fall asleep. If we don't, they will become a hyper, giggly mess and keep each other up.<br />
This is not ideal, but it's what works for now.<br />
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Before we listed our house, I would rotate toys. Keep a few rubber tubs to stash away toys and then rotate the hidden toys every couple months. This works great!<br />
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Two things usually happened…<br />
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1) I open the box and get rid of half of it, because they didn't miss it or they had out grown it.<br />
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2) They think they actually got new toys and I make the best mom of the year (or at least the best for the day!).</div>
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Since our house is on the market, we do have most of the toys packed. At leaf half of all their toys are lovingly packed away in the attic waiting to move.<br />
This has helped my sanity immensely and the kids are able to stay more on top of keeping the playroom clean.<br />
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Part of the Playroom. It's a small room, so hard to get a full picture. This is with most of the toys we did leave out, stored in the closet. There is a tall dresser to the left and a tall book shelf to the right.<br />
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Lord willing we will sell this house with the new year and find where God wants us to make our next home.<br />
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I'll have to post about how we have been keeping up with the house (or lack of keeping up!) with it being up for sell. It's enough to make a type A momma go mad or throw her hands up in despair and give up with a defeated sigh!<br />
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God must be teaching me more ways to learn patience…goodness when will I learn. ;)<br />
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Have you lived or do you live in a small house with more then 1.5 children? What are some of your "hacks" to make it work?<br />
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Each year around this time, most people start thinking of goals and aspirations for the new year. </div>
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Some want to accomplish, let go, learn, do or move towards or away from something.</div>
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I want to Move Forward.<br />
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"If you can't fly, then run.<br />
If you can't run, then walk.<br />
If you can't walk, then crawl.<br />
But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward."<br />
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We have lots of goals as a family like raising our little humans in the ways of the Lord, being an example we want our children to follow, developing them scholastically, spiritually, creatively, through personal character, in experiences and activities and so much more. </div>
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Those are and will always be goals for our family.</div>
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We have a few exciting changes coming this year like having baby #4 and moving (Lord willing!) into a new house!</div>
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With family goals and happenings, it's easy for me to put my personal goals on the back burner. This year I have some big goals for myself. It's always scary to make big goals. I have learned so much about myself in the last year and a half and have grown into someone I never thought I could be.</div>
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While learning about leadership and personal development, I have realized there is a whole world open to me. A world I always told myself I wasn't good enough for.</div>
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Well…I am not believing those whispers of failure anymore. I will believe, trust and have faith that my God is bigger then any of my fears and HE alone has the power to grow and mold me into the person He wants me to become. I want to be used by God and have the ability to abundantly help others.</div>
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In order to be used by God, I know I need to Move Forward. Release the lies and trust God. </div>
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Here are a few of my personal goals for this upcoming year…</div>
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<b>Get Moving and Active </b></div>
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- Exercise, walk more, play more, dance more.<br />
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<b>Keep Moving Spiritually</b> </div>
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- Read the bible in a year, memorize the word more, be in prayer and write more.<br />
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<i>I have never stuck with reading the whole bible in one year. Praying I will be determined to stick with it this year. </i><br />
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<b>Keep The Creativity Moving!</b><br />
-Craft more, create more with the kiddos, blog more, use my fancy camera more and improve my photography skills.<br />
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<b>Keep Moving Toward my YL Business Goals</b> </div>
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- Continue to educate myself while educating others and stay connected to my team to help them move forward in their health goals.<br />
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<i>I LOVE helping others find natural wellness and health! Praying I keep my momentum and reach my personal goals for my business as we work toward bringing my husband home from his job.</i></div>
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<b>Keep Moving Toward More Ways to Serve and Support Others</b></div>
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-Support ministries we are passionate about, seek out more serving opportunities, and serve more at our church. </div>
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<i>We'd love to have the ability to support more ministries and those in need this year! Get more involved in our church.</i><br />
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<b>Move Into a New House! </b></div>
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-Sell our current house and find our next home.<br />
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<i>Please, please, please….pretty please!!!!!!! Yeess, I am desperate!</i></div>
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<b>Keep Focused on Moving Forward</b> </div>
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- Stay focused and make a vision board for goals.<br />
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<i>This is still in the works…I'll keep you up to date on how I manage staying focused! ;)</i><br />
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"Trust in Him at all times, you people: pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge." -Psalm 62:8<br />
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"So do not fear, for I am with you: do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you: I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." -Isaiah 41:10<br />
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Yes, I know Christmas has passed, but wanted to share a cute idea we did with Elf on the Shelf this year!<br />
This was our first season with Elf on the Shelf. I watched others play the game with their kids for several years and this year we kind of joined in. </div>
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While shopping with my mom, (the kid's call her "Nana") she bought the kids an Elf. </div>
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To be honest...I am not a very good Elf mover and he didn't move very often. </div>
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We have never played Santa with our children. They know about Santa and we watch the movies and read the books, they just know that it is a game that some people play. Our kids view Santa how they view a Disney Princess or the magic of Peter Pan. It is still fun, but they know he is not real.</div>
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We chose to focus on Christ's birth during Christmas. We exchange gifts as a reminder of the gift that God gave us sending Jesus to earth to give us life.</div>
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SO…..that said, our Elf Freddie, gets stuck in the same spot and my kids don't blink an eye why. Lol</div>
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We were at Chick-fil-a a few weeks ago and got these awesome Shuffle it Forward cards in the kids meals! Each card has a challenge to do something nice or an act of service for someone else.</div>
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I loved the idea! Chick-fil-a has impressed once again! </div>
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As the hubby and I were marveling at such a wonderful concept, we had a fun idea! </div>
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We thought these Shuffle cards would be great to do a spin off for a 30 day challenge of service. (I plan to do after the new year!) </div>
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Then we thought why not use Freddie the elf??</div>
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He can bring a new Shuffle card each morning for the kids to do that day. </div>
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Instead of having them focus on being good so they get what they want for Christmas, they are focused on a new way to serve others each day.</div>
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It would be easy to make your own service cards too. Either print off or hand make some colorful cards with acts of service on them.<br />
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As a family we try to find ways daily to serve others and put others before ourselves. Even with us reminding our children daily, we still struggle with self serving attitudes. We do live in a fallen world and these little hearts need much direction!<br />
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With the Shuffle it Forward service card idea (however it is incorporated), I feel gives the kids an idea of what serving others looks like. We can tell them all day long, "serve others before yourself", but what does that look like?<br />
Now they can have fun with the Elf tradition while learning ways to serve others! <br />
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Do you have Chick-fil-a's Shuffle it Forward cards? How are you using them in your home? </div>
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Soon after we found Young Living essential oils, I was finding ways to make my own nontoxic alternative products with the oils. After experimenting a little a friend and I thought we'd plan a Christmas Make and Take oil style! We did have a blast and the event was fun and successful. However, we quickly discovered the event was a lot of work and we decided to not do another for awhile.</div>
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Fast forward to last summer. My team was asking for another Make and Take and I hesitantly did a summer themed event. This event was larger (28 people showed up!) and had more take homes. </div>
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I was overwhelmed to say the least, but everyone had a blast and the event was a success. </div>
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Pretty last minute, my friend and I started planning another Christmas event. Our mission was to keep it simple, fun, educational, and easy. We made a few changes and we both agreed we managed to perfect the experience.</div>
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I wanted to share a few things we have learned and maybe help someone else looking into hosting their own oily event! </div>
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1) Keep it simple! Avoid projects with lots of ingredients or steps. I found if there is one I'd like to share, but it will be pricey or time consuming, I'll make one at the event and then give it away as a door prize.<br />
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2) Only do around 4-5 make and take projects. This keeps the cost down and makes prep easier. The containers and jars are where the cost adds up. Also, this is good if you are limited on space to set up lots of stations.<br />
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3) Making the projects versatile to go with many different oils. This made it easier for those who didn't have many oils in their collection or only brought a few.<br />
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4) Have the guests prepay to guarantee they will show up and that you will brake even on the cost of materials and supplies. We used eventbrite.com with success. The small fee is paid by the ticket purchaser. Make sure to avoid conflict and post what you will do in the case of refunds. I do you can refund your ticket up to 2-3 days before the event. This gives time for someone else to fill their spot. You can decide what to do if someone can't make it due to sickness and such. </div>
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5) Make the workshop only open for a set amount of guests. This helps you prepare enough materials and not have to worry about running out. That's where eventbrite comes in handy. You can set the event to only sell a set amount. I like to stick to 20 tickets.</div>
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6) Have the guests bring their own oils. This was a huge help for this past class. I didn't have to worry about having enough oils for each project. We made a list of suggested oils to bring and posted it on the Facebook event page and the eventbrite event. This worked out really well! If someone brought a non member they shared their oils with their friend. I also brought a stash of oils to have on hand incase someone didn't have any. Also, I made my oils available to those that didn't have one that went well with a particular project. </div>
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7) Make a few oil infused dishes for a snack. Have oil infused water, iced tea, cider or hot cocoa. Remember, keep it simple!<br />
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8) Write the directions for the project on the plastic table cloths or on a piece of paper at each station. I like to have one project per table. If the table is large enough, you can make two stations work. Just make sure the guests have room to move around the table.<br />
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9) Have a recipe handout for the guest to take home. Have all your event's projects and directions listed. I include several more favorite household recipes as well. My goal is to teach my members more ways they can incorporate their oils into their daily lifestyle. </div>
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10) RELAX and apply some Stress Away! The more events you do, the easier they will get! You'll start to figure out what works for you and what doesn't.<br />
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My goal is to do an event every 4-8 weeks this coming year! My team loves the Make and Take events and I do to! Try not to over complicate your event (Like I did!) and you will have so much fun! </div>
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This is a great way to get your non-oily friends to sample and learn more about essential oils! Have fun with it and take lots of pictures! </div>
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I love the Christmas season! The colors, smells, festive atmosphere, baking, music and cheer!</div>
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When I was a child my mom used to give us craft supplies and have us make homemade gifts for our relatives and friends. </div>
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Those are fond memories of my childhood. I am extremely thankful my mom took the time to show us that a little creativity and a bit of time, can make a meaningful gift.</div>
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Now I enjoy passing down those creative Christmas gift giving skills with my children. </div>
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This beauty isn't a Christmas gift, but very well could be!</div>
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I have been itching to try a burlap wreath for some time now and wanted to add some holiday fun to it. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Walking through the Dollar Tree the other day, I saw a bunch of pretty flowers there. Snatching them up, I knew exactly what I was going to do with them!</span></div>
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Next, I looked up some tutorials on making a burlap wreath. Since I am a visual learner, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOVJOxmuB-g" target="_blank">this youtube video </a>made it a breeze.</div>
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Using floral wire, I attached the flowers and berries to the burlap. </div>
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I was trying to avoid hot glue, so the wreath can be reused. That's the thrifty side in me! ;)</div>
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I also added this neat metal letter L (from Hobby Lobby) to personalize it more. </div>
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I LOVED how the frame turned out! It adds just the right touch!</div>
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We traditionally wait till the day after Thanksgiving to put up Christmas decor. This pretty wreath is tempting me to start the decorating early!</div>
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Recently, we decided to start going through all the furniture in our garage. We had been keeping nice pieces for "when we move to a bigger house". HA! Since it has been so long and we are still in our cozy first home, we figured we should part with the stuff that is crowding our limited space. </div>
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I thought, "Goodness, I would get more for this furniture if I fix them up and paint them!". Lovely idea that has morphed into a little side business. </div>
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I am fixing up the furniture we already had (and have sold some), but I have scored a few great deals and added to my list to redo! I have decided to try my hand at selling my projects and restored furniture at a flea market booth.<br />
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I am a little scared, but mostly excited to see how it goes! After all I love creating and refurbishing!<br />
I started a little Facebook page to sell my pieces. You can find what I have available <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Things-Furniture-Decor/1617594481816131" target="_blank">here</a> at Sweet Things Furniture and Decor! </div>
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These two chairs came from a local Facebook yard sale page. I got both of these for $12! </div>
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A GREAT deal!! </div>
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These chairs were disgusting! I took them apart and threw away the cushion and board. They had lived all the life they could.</div>
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I gave them a light sanding and good wipe down to get all the gunk off of them. </div>
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Then I painted them with two coats of Americana chalky finish paint in Vintage. I bought this one at Home Depot, but found <a href="http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/vintage-americana-decor-chalky-finish-paint-1046325/" target="_blank">Hobby Lobby</a> sells the same brand. At Hobby Lobby you can use the 40% off coupon on it and makes its much cheaper! </div>
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It was super sunny when I was working on these.</div>
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Once the second coat was done, I distressed them for a bit of character. Then applied a clear wax also from Americana.<br />
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Next, I needed to cut new plywood to make the seat. I traced the base of the chair onto a foam board I had laying around.</div>
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"World's Best Mom" sticker just happened to be stuck to the board! I didn't notice till I was looking back at the photos! Haha</div>
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You know how hard it is to figure out what fabric you want to look at on your own furniture? I didn't realize how challenging it would be to pick out a print I thought would appeal to others. I guess I am new to this selling stuff, so I am still learning. </div>
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I picked the fun fabric on the left. I loved the modern feel and the grey and off white color.</div>
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However, I did LOVE the Paris print as well and WILL find a project to use it! ;)</div>
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I bought the foam at Walmart in a 4 pack for around $7. I only used 2 1/2 pieces. </div>
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We had a sickness go through the house and the baby ended up catching a bad head cold. He was miserable and we were up all night and he couldn't breath with all the yucky congestion. I reached out to my friends on Facebook to find a natural remedy to help him get some relief. My dear friends brought me essential oils. I followed the careful instructions of my friend and used diluted Peppermint and Thieves on my little one. Literally within minutes his congestion was clearing up and he was able to sleep! I was amazed! Why had I never heard of these wonderful drops of God's medicine? We survived that illness and also found essential oils!<br />
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I saved some money up for a couple months and was able to purchase our first set of oils with the Premium Starter kit. We chose the Premium Starter kit because it came with 11 oils, a diffuser and a wholesale membership.<br />
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I said, "I'm only interested in using the oils. I am not interested in a business". I just wanted to try them out and see how I liked them. After all, my husband was thinking I was crazy and going even more "hippie" on him. Ha! Teaching a class was frightening to me. Surely I needed to use the oils for a while to gain the knowledge to teach a class. Not to mention I hate talking in front of people. The thought of public speaking sends my anxiety through the roof!<br />
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So my box arrived at my door and I excitedly opened it as my husband rolled his eyes. During the next several weeks I was using my new oils daily and learning as much as I could. I went to a couple class and learned even more.<br />
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As we started to use these oils, I learned how they are grown, harvested, distilled, tested for purity, and bottled through an impressive <a href="http://seedtoseal.com/en/seedtoseal" target="_blank">Seed to Seal process</a>!<br />
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We have experienced Young Living essential oils promoting wellness and helping our family in many different areas of our lives.<br />
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I started thinking about what it would look like if I could get a few people to sign up like I did. Maybe I could get my oils to pay for themselves…<br />
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It just so happened that at that time our finances were really starting to feel me not babysitting. Since Jude was born, and through his illness, I had stopped babysitting. Because Jude had so many doctor appointments and has therapy twice a week, I wasn't able to pick up doing home childcare. So I took the leap and started teaching Essential oil 101 classes!<br />
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That was in June of 2014, now 7 months later I have made Executive Rank and am building my team! I am loving sharing oils more then any other "job" I have had outside the home. It is flexible, rewarding and fun! Sharing oils with other families and hearing how the oils are helping them, makes me so happy! I don't feel like I am working. I am just helping my friends and family find wellness without nasty side effects. What an amazing thing to be able to do as a job!<br />
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It has been a very busy start as I have been teaching classes or going to classes almost weekly. As well as starting a business, I am watching a family friend's infant. We also started homeschooling kindergarten and preschool this past semester. Eli is six, Brooklyn will be four in a few weeks and Jude is a very busy 15 month old! Life has been a whirlwind and hence my absence from the blog.<br />
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I am working on finding the balance in running a home business, being a teacher, mother, wife and doing housework. Blogging is a hobby that I have had to set aside for a time. I am hopeful with the new year I can work my way back into a good balance of family, work and hobbies. As all mom's out there knows, sometimes we have to put down our hobbies for a time. That isn't a bad thing. Some seasons are more demanding of our time, brain power, etc. Although, I do know myself as a busy homeschooling mom, with small children and a home business; I MUST make time for a bit of <i><b>me time</b></i>. A refueling time for mommy is absolutely necessary for me not to go crazy on my family! Ha!<br />
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With that said I will hopefully be popping into my crafty place more often! My goal is to post at LEAST once a week. What that looks like I am not sure. Maybe a cute crafty thing I was able to find time to do, a recipe we made up, or maybe something the kiddos built with the bristle blocks!<br />
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So there it is. I hope to see my creative little blog more and can't wait to see where God takes us this year!<br />
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*If anyone is interested in the essential oil world, you can find more information on my website, <a href="http://brianalaforte.marketingscents.com/">brianalaforte.marketingscents.com</a> and come follow my oily account on instagram @essential_oli_arrows. <br />
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<i>Briana</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868538584822088279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415168859320906689.post-22483714359290969652014-08-03T22:53:00.002-05:002015-01-11T17:51:39.748-06:00House Update and a Heart Share<br />
So this post isn't about diy and not easy for me to write. Frankly, I have been putting it off for way to long. If you follow this blog you know we have been updating our house as we prepared to list it for sale.<br />
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We got the house completely finished and met with our realtor. Everything was in order. We had already looked at a few prospect houses and actually found one we wanted to make an offer on. Half of our house was already packed and in a storage unit. Our realtor was planning on stoping by to place the sign and we were going to get it officially listed.<br />
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We were so excited! I was brushing my teeth the night before and was just overwhelmed with the thought that we could be out of our current house in a few weeks! Finally more space for our growing family. Finally we would have a place to spread out a little. I could cook and bake and have plenty of counter space for all my ingredients. My little helpers would have a spot to pull a chair up to the counter and get messy. A second living area! Yes, finally a place for all the toys that don't fit in our current tiny bedrooms. A place to put all our many school books. We were so looking forward to finally moving!<br />
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God has a funny way of doing things. I still wonder, "what on earth are you doing with us God? Why are you wanting us to stay put? Where do you want us to be?".<br />
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Have you ever been to that point where you are on your knees pleading with God? Pleading that he would reveal his plans.<br />
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We 100% know there is no better place to be then in God's will for us. As we would rather stay in our cozy starter home longer then be out of God's will. We both firmly believe this, yet day to day it is still hard.<br />
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That day the sign was supposed to be posted we found out that we were not pre approved for as much as we thought we were going to be. With the combination of finding out our house was worth $10,000 to $15,000 less then we were quoted one year ago. With the cut in our profit we were making we couldn't afford to buy a hug fixer upper. We weren't going to have the funds to remodel with out making a profit. After examining our budget and what was out there, we knew that we were better off staying put until financially something changed.<br />
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So here we are 3 months later and I am still trying to wrap my mind around the fact we are staying here for an indefinite length of time.<br />
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I was holding off posting it here until I could have a great post about how God is using this…<br />
Well I am sure God is using this or will use this somehow, but right now I am still struggling to see it.<br />
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Don't be mistaken, I am beyond thankful God has provided A HOUSE. That we aren't homeless. We have electricity, water, phones and food. We have oh so much we are thankful for! We thank our heavenly father daily for the blessing he has given us…. It is just so easy to get lost in the frustrations of waiting and fall into a grumbling heart.<br />
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I know God is teaching me, humbling me, and using this to grow me. Some days…most days I look up and declare, "I got it God. I have learned and I am ready to move on!". If only God worked in our timing!<br />
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So for now we have unpacked some boxes and are trying to make do. Being completely honest, this has been a hard, hard time for me.<br />
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I read the other day that whenever you feel like your in that low place and that nothing is going as planned, that is usually when God is about to do something big. <br />
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We are praying for God's continued direction for our family and look forward to Him revealing what our next step is.<br />
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Have you ever felt like God's timing wasn't matching up with yours?<br />
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Psalm 37:7 "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him, fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices."<br />
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Lamentations 3 21-24 "But the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning, great is your faithfulness. "The Lord is my portion", says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him".<br />
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Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">"</span></span><br />
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The other day my 5 year old asked what a wig was when he came across the word in his phonics book. As I was explaining it he got excited and asked if we could make one!<br />
My heart swelled...YES child, lets get creative and make a wig!<br />
I love how he is interested in something and thinks, "lets make one!". Just a proud craft momma moment!<br />
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Here is what we created with a few supplies we had on hand.<br />
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I had Eli carefully cut the construction paper into strips. Bonus, this project doubled as paper cutting practice and improving fine motor skills. I love finding ways to work learning into play.<br />
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We used two pipe cleaners twisted together to make a circle for the base of our paper wig.<br />
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We taped two thick strips of paper to the circle pipe cleaner like this….<br />
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Our finished base for the wig.<br />
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Next we folded paper over to make these fun springs and wrapped paper strips around a pencil to make swirls.<br />
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Then we taped the folded and swirled paper on the base and they were done! There you go, a crazy paper wig inspired by a 5 year old. Goofy faces and all!<br />
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Ignore the barrel of tall weeds and grass! Ha That was a failed attempt at growing some herbs this Spring. I think all the rain we got drowned them. Now the weeds and grass have gone wild on me! In the HOT Arkansas summer heat, pulling the weeds are far from my immediate To Do list.<br />
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I had this idea to add some crafty fun to these plain dish towels I picked up for cheap. You know that point when your very used and tired dish towels finally throw in the towel… (cheesy or not pun intended!)<br />
So I picked up some inexpensive dish towels and came up with a few ideas.<br />
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The terry towels came from Walmart for around $1.50 each. The white towels are flour sack towels, also found at Walmart, and come in packs of 5 for $5.<br />
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<b>1. The Easy No Sew Stamped Dish Towel-</b> This one was by far the easiest and fasted project of the three. I was quite impressed with how good the flour sack towels turned out. I use fabric paint to stamp on the pattern. My stamps consisted of a toilet paper roll and a mini cookie cutter. Here is what I started with…<br />
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I didn't end up using the bottle cap that is pictured, but other then that this was really all I needed for this fun towel!<br />
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Before stamping the towel, I prewashed and ironed the dish clothes. The pictures have some folded marks which were from folding the towels after I ironed them.<br />
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I simply spread out some teal and silver fabric paint on a paper plate. Although, I wasn't going for a shinny look the metallic silver fabric paint was all I had. Usually I will try to make what I have on hand work and this time it worked out great! The metallic paint really didn't even look metallic-y when it was dry.<br />
Next, I pressed the toilet paper roll into the paint. I made sure it was lightly coated since I was trying to avoid globs of fabric paint. <br />
Starting at the bottom right corner I started a row of silver circles. Then worked my way across and up the dish cloth alternating silver and teal paint.<br />
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This was unbelievably easy and fast! If you only have 15-20 minutes, you can do this!<br />
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Since they were so stinkin' fast and easy, I made another one with a flower cookie cutter. After all, I have FIVE flour sack towels! ha<br />
This one only got 2 rows of teal flowers at one end of the towel.<br />
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The next two towels required the sewing machine. So as far as difficulty, they were slightly harder. Still easy if you are good with sewing straight lines…<br />
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<b>2. The Easy Fabric Scrap Dish Towel- </b>Okay my cute "teaspoon of giggles" fabric wasn't a scrap…but a $1 bandana from Hobby Lobby! Nearly the same.<br />
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First, I cut out a strip of fabric and lined it up to show the cute sayings the way I thought was most appealing to the eye.<br />
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Then I pinned and hemmed the edges. Next I pined the hemmed piece on the terry towel and sewed it on. And that was it! Easy!<br />
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I love how fun and bright this towel turned out! Helps make my small kitchen a bit more cheery!<br />
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<b>3. The Easy Ruffle Dish Towel- </b>This was the more challenging of the three as far as time consuming. As an after thought, I could have ruffled ribbon and cut out a lot of the work. I may try that the next ruffle project I do. This towel turned out adorable and I am glad I went the fabric ruffle route this time!<br />
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I first started by cutting out 3 1/2 inch strips of fabric 10 inches longer then my dish towel was.<br />
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Next, I folded them in half with the printed side facing each other and sewed down the edge. Then I turned them right side out and ironed them.<br />
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Setting my sewing machine to a loose stitch I sewed down the middle of each strip of fabric. I didn't back stitch since the intention is to use the thread to ruffle the fabric. To make the ruffle I gently pulled one thread to bunch up the fabric.<br />
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(Your not seeing things, the last picture is a white ruffle! Same step, just a different ruffle.)<br />
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Next, I pinned the ruffles on the towel and sewed them on. If I had a walking foot I probably would have used it here. Instead I just set the machine on a loose stitch and held the foot up for a lot of the sewing. I didn't want to lose the ruffle while sewing them on. It probably wasn't the prettiest, but worked…just don't turn the towel over or you'll see the uneven stitches! ha<br />
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Plain teal dish towel turned super cute with ruffles!<br />
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This past weekend we took advantage of Scott's 3 day weekend and drove up to Branson to spend a couple days. This is the second year we have taken the kiddos to Silver Dollar City and it was so much fun! Brooklyn was finally tall enough to be able to ride a lot of the little kid rides. She even rode her first roller coaster! Proud roller coaster loving momma over here!<br />
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That's my brave 3 year old and myself in the third car back! You can barely see her head sticking up out of the car. But she did it!<br />
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We also took the kids to play mini golf for the first time. It was actually my first time at mini golf too. I was pretty surprised to find I wasn't to shabby either! The kids loved golfing with their own kid sized clubs, but we figured out we were a bit adventurous when we prepaid for 36 holes… At 5 and 3, they would have been good with only doing the first 9 holes. </div>
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Ah well, live and learn!</div>
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During our weekend away we had a very small queen bed for myself, my 6 foot 4 inch husband, and our small 7 month old adorable baby. At home we still co-sleep with him, but we have a king so it hasn't been much of an issue. </div>
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I know there are probably a lot of you who share a queen bed with a kid (or maybe even two!), I seriously don't know how you all do it! </div>
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I hardly slept both nights we were out and vowed when we got home we were going to figure out the crib situation.</div>
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So yesterday we got out the crib that a friend of ours so graciously gave us! The crib was missing all the screws to attach the panels together. I had called Delta the crib company and inquired about replacement screws. I was told that they no longer carried that crib model and didn't make that particular screw size anymore.<br />
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Back to the drawing board I went and called a crib building company I found online that sold crib parts.</div>
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This route I actually found the correct screws we needed, but they were going to cost $67 for the screws and an additional $11 for shipping. </div>
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Now I'm not sure if it's just me, but I was pretty sure I could figure something else out for a lot cheaper then $78! </div>
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We still needed a crib mattress too, which was going to be $40 for one at Walmart. So I was pretty determined we could improvise and use different screws for quite a bit less. </div>
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We had one long screw from our friend for an example of what we needed and headed off to the hardware store to see what we could find.<br />
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They didn't have the exact screws, but we were just concerned with the size matching up. So we ended up with some hexagon screws and some phillips screws. Because we were working with a tight area we bought an offset phillips screw driver thingy like <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_239435-16878-60276_0__?storeNumber=1627&Ntt=offset+phillips+screwdriver&selectedLocalStoreBeanArray=%5Bcom.lowes.commerce.storelocator.beans.LocatorStoreBean%405e8a5e8a%5D&pl=1&productId=1067965&ipTrail=76.125.91.165&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Doffset%2Bphillips%2Bscrewdriver" target="_blank">this one</a> to get in the smaller areas between the bars. It did the job well, not bad for $4!<br />
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These were the type of screws we were missing.<br />
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And here we have the ones we improvised with! Since they are a shiny silver, I think I may go over them with some dark paint to help them blend in.<br />
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Getting home we started assembling the crib and the screws were working perfectly! I was thrilled, we were able to use just cheap 'ol screws from the hardware store! As we continued putting each piece on, 2 of the screws didn't want to go in on the last panel. We knew the screws had to fit since all the others fit into the other areas. I rubbed a q-tip soaked in vegetable oil in the hole and cleaned the threads out. With a little bit of elbow grease (or vegetable grease!), the last panel screws went in.</div>
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We realized we didn't have the four shorter screws to attach the wire frame that holds the mattress. So back to the hardware store hubby went while I wiped down the crib of all the dust from sitting in our garage. </div>
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The shorter screws worked and we had the crib ready for it's little sleeper! After spending around $20 for the screws and $40 for the new mattress, our total on this crib was about $60!<br />
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Our helpers were excited about the new bed too!<br />
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And I think it is already helping our sleep situation, Jude took a 1 1/2 hour nap in it that after noon and slept part of the night in it!<br />
Haha! It may take a few days for the little prince to get used to his new sleeping quarters!<br />
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Sometime after we had our first baby, we realized how fast we were going through detergent. Every time we went to the store we were buying another jug. So I decided to try a homemade laundry detergent and was hooked! </div>
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It worked great for the 1 1/2 years we used it. I have since moved to a powder recipe and have to say I love it even more! The liquid recipe is pretty time consuming with melting down the bars of soap. So I decided to try a powder detergent recipe I haven't looked back since! </div>
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There are no perfumes or dyes in this detergent and is safe for those with sensitive skin. However, this is not a good recipe for washing cloth diapers. The Fels Naptha can build up on the diapers and create repelling. </div>
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This batch usually last our family of 5 a few months. So for around $14 we have detergent for several months! This recipe saves money AND time, since I am not running to the store every week for more detergent.<br />
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While preparing our house to sell, we took almost all of our family photos down and packed them safely away. I read that it is better to take down photos so that the potential buyers can see themselves living in the home and not focus on who is currently living there.</div>
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This is what I decided to do for a quick and easy solution for our empty wall space….</div>
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I already had a 2 pack of 11"x14" canvases and the fabric was in my stash. Yep, another free-ish project! When I can make a project for free it just makes the finished product that much better!<br />
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First, I layer the canvas on the fabric and cut around it…leaving enough fabric on the edges to wrap around to the back side.<br />
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I made a tight fold like when wrapping a present.<br />
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Then made sure the fabric folds flat while keeping the edge tight.<br />
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A finished look at the back. The fabric is uneven here...as an after thought I moved it down so the part of the pattern I wanted would show better. Not a big deal, no one sees the back when it is hung up.<br />
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From the front. Clean edges and no wrinkles! Score!<br />
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Since I only had 2 canvases, I used a frame I found at a yard sale for 50 cents, that was about the same size. Painted it white and cut some cardboard to fit the opening.<br />
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Popped it in the frame and it was done!<br />
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Looking great up there!<br />
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I love how the patterns and colors complement each other and bring a pop of color to our living room!<br />
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This project was inspired by a cute book our kids love us to read to them, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Margaret-Wild/dp/0689862792" target="_blank">"Kiss Kiss" by Margaret Wild</a>. </div>
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The book is actually about a baby hippo who leaves his mama to go play. As he is walking past his little jungle friends giving their mamas kisses, he realizes he forgot to "kiss kiss" his mama! </div>
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It's a simple, yet adorable children's book about a baby and his need for his kisses.</div>
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Do I need to say more!</div>
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I chose to use elephants, because I loved the way they give kisses with their trunks. </div>
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That's at least how I think a sweet mama elephant would kiss her baby! </div>
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It didn't take much for me to put this together. I already had these scrap pieces of stained wood from an old jewelry box (it was large!) that fell apart.</div>
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The wood was still in great shape, and to my husbands demise I have kept it for projects like this.</div>
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All I needed was some small nails (found at the bottom of the tool box), a sawtooth hanger, scrap wood, a hammer, elephant clip art and coordinating scrapbook paper.</div>
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Next, I took an elephant clip art I found online and opened it in word and resized it. One larger and one smaller. I had to print them a couple times to get the size I wanted.</div>
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Then I traced the mama and baby elephant on some coordinating scrapbook paper and cut them out.</div>
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Next I positioned them on the wood and used just enough mod podge to get them to stick. I could have used spray adhesive, but I didn't have any.</div>
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I glued their ears on separately so they pop out from the art. I LOVE how the ears turned out! </div>
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It adds more depth and character.</div>
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Lastly, I hand painted the "Kiss Kiss" with orange paint. After it dried I added a sawtooth hanger to the back and it was ready to hang!</div>
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It is looking adorable in the boys' room! We are working on getting the right hardware for Jude's crib and then I will post a picture of where it will be above his bed.</div>
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This past 2-3 weeks have been a blur. We have been working tirelessly on finishing projects. I feel like this house doesn't want us to leave. Scott and I, against our nearly finished 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1000 square foot house. </div>
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We finally finished painting the doors and trim in nearly the whole house! Last week we finished up some ceiling repair and flooring, yard work, cleaning out closets and packing. Along with other small projects...Oh yeah, and while entertaining 3 little people! </div>
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Scott has joked, take how long you think a project should take and then times it by 4. Then you will get a more realistic timeline when doing home renovations with kids. Ha! </div>
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Well this crazy ride is almost over and boy will we be happy to pitch that for sale sign!</div>
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Even though repainting our WHOLE house has been a literal pain in the back (and shoulders, neck, arms, etc), it is looking amazing! I know this will pay off in the end. It has to, because it looks absolutely amazing in here!</div>
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In the photo below you can see one of the door knobs we successfully updated from gold/brass to silver. If you missed it, go <a href="http://kindleyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2014/04/bye-bye-gold-knobs.html" target="_blank">here</a> and see how we managed to save money!<br />
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We have been wrapping up all the house projects around here and are finally just about done! Praise the Lord! It has been a long road and a lot of hard work, but things are looking great around here! I will be posting a tour of the house soon and highlighting everything we have done.</div>
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Do you have any of these shiny gold door knobs in your house? All of our door knobs looked like this and to us screamed "dated". So of course we had to do what we do best, update them! Take a look at how easy and cheap this update was…. </div>
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A few of the door knobs had been replaced to brushed nickel when the locks were changed so we really needed to finish the rest of the house. But replacing them would have been more money then we wanted to spend. To cut the costs we chose to simply spray paint them with Rustoleum's metallic silver paint.<br />
Let me tell you the hardest part of the job was removing the knobs and hardware! That really wasn't hard either just a bit time consuming.<br />
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Once all the knobs were off, I used some steel wool to lightly rough them up. The goal was to help the paint stick to the knob, but not make deep scratches in them.<br />
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