Hi friends! This week we have been planning and prepping for Easter. It’s an interesting time to celebrate a holiday, but I am excited for the at-home celebration we are working on. As part of our celebrations, I thought a new Easter themed Look & Find would be a fun addition. Free Easter printable look & find for your at-home …
Changing Our Mindset: We are Not Homeschooling- We are Crisis Schooling
This week the Principal at my children’s elementary school sent over a link to a blog post that changed how I am viewing our current schooling practices. This brilliant author and teacher introduced the concept that we are not homeschooling, we are crisis schooling. “You are NOT homeschooling. You are CRISIS schooling. There is a huge difference. You may choose …
The Happy Now Blog Link- Up #209
Welcome to the Two Hundred and Ninth Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! Hello and welcome! Taking lots of deep breaths these days, right?! The Happy Now is a weekly link up of posts that have been posted on websites all around the web. If you are a blogger we would love to have you share …
Fifteen Essential Oils That Have Disinfecting Properties Plus DIY Cleansers
Right now, we all know that you are hard pressed to find a can of Lysol or a package of sanitizing and cleaning wipes just about anywhere. The good news is though, that even if you can’t find those items, you can still find some great essential oils that have antimicrobial properties and can help to boost the effectiveness of …
The Happy Now Blog Link- Up #208
Welcome to the Two Hundred and Eighth Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! Hello and welcome! We are excited to have you join us! The Happy Now is a weekly link up of posts that have been posted on websites all around the web. If you are a blogger we would love to have you share …
Peach Strudel Muffins
Hi folks! How goes hunkering down? It has been rainy and blustery here in Southern Arizona and so we haven’t even been able to enjoy very much backyard playtime, but I have been baking! This week I whipped up a super yummy and simple to make strudel muffin that is made from fresh peaches. It got a double thumbs up …
The Happy Now Blog Link- Up #207
Welcome to the Two Hundred and Seventh Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! Hello and welcome! We are excited to have you join us! The Happy Now is a weekly link up of posts that have been posted on websites all around the web. If you are a blogger we would love to have you share …
Love and Service In Scary Times
I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Within the Church we utilize volunteer member leaders, and members are given callings or assignments. Sometimes this can be at a larger global level or it can be right in our own neighborhoods and communities. My current assignment for the past 2 years has been that …
The Happy Now Blog Link- Up #206
Welcome to the Two Hundred and Sixth Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! Hello and welcome! We are excited to have you join us! The Happy Now is a weekly link up of posts that have been posted on websites all around the web. If you are a blogger we would love to have you share …
Lucky Pistachio Pudding Dessert
My youngest daughter Anneliese was born in the month of March and was asking me if we had a “lucky” kind of dessert she and I could whip up this month to celebrate her birthday and all things Irish. I laughed a little when she said this, because to me all desserts are lucky….. I did however, figure something out …
The Happy Now Blog Link- Up #205
Welcome to the Two Hundred and Fifth Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! Hello and welcome! We are excited to have you join us! The Happy Now is a weekly link up of posts that have been posted on websites all around the web. If you are a blogger we would love to have you share …
How Female to Female Aggression In The Work Place Is Hurting The Feminism Movement
Many of you might perhaps be unaware of this, but my “day” job is that of a public relations consultant. I have my own consulting firm and I work with several clients in order to help their companies and practices grow through strategic plans and through interior business modeling and development. All of that is fancy speak for this; I …
The Happy Now Blog Link- Up #204
Welcome to the Two Hundred and Fourth Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! Hello and welcome! We are excited to have you join us! The Happy Now is a weekly link up of posts that have been posted on websites all around the web. If you are a blogger we would love to have you share …
Five Essential Oil Products I Can’t Live Without
About a decade ago, before essential oils were really a mainstream thing, my mother-in-law signed on with a small start-up company called Young Living Essential Oils. At the time, I tried them a few times, mostly noncommittally, but not until about 8 years ago did I really get hooked on the benefits of oils. I am still all about utilizing …
