My Favorite Holiday: 4th of July

It's quite ironic that my favorite holiday is the 4th of July (Independence Day) being that I was born in Canada. However it is my favorite holiday. Independace Day is the day that the United States celebrated their legal seperation of the Thirteen Original Colonies from Great Britain. Where I…

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Be a warrior, not a worrier: tips for managing stress

I have been so very busy lately. With day trips, vet visits, doctors appointments, visiting family, lunch with my mom, having out with friends, lack of sleep, weddings, etc... I feel like I am a bit burnt out. I am absolutely struggling this morning with coming up with a worthy post. I decided tod…

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Wedding Planning on a Budget: Tips and Tricks

Hey guys. I have so many friends and family in the thick of wedding planning. My husband and I have been asked a few times about costs, where to cut costs, where to splurge, etc. Average cost of weddings in the United States is about $33,000.00 per wedding. 74% of couples end up taking on some for…

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5 Countries I'd most like to visit

Happy Father's Day! Growing up my dad always loved to travel. At the age of 10 we went to Scotland because that is where my ancestors are from. We dis the tourist thing, checked out castles and Highland Games. We attended our clan's Annual General Meeting and met the Chief of our clan. I e…

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Office Gift Ideas

Because I work in an office setting I am doing a good gift list for people who work in an office. (Whether that office is at home, at work, in their car...)

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Ryker and Buck show featuring Cora.

The overwhelming interest my pets have generated have led me to this moment. You can follow the adventures of Ryker, Buck, and Cora over at  Instagram .

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Recipe Card Box

One of my favorite things I can remember from my childhood was cooking and baking with my mom. She had the end cupboard just for her cookbooks and recipes. I remember she had this really great wooden recipe card box. I don't even know if she still has it, but as I am growing up I think I want …

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Gifts for him

If you are looking for gifts for husband, boyfriend, or dad. I mean most would even be great for a woman as well.  I am just going with a Father's day theme on this one.

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Personal History: Diving Deep

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Adventures

We went to  Mackinac Island's Lilac Festival  which is something I've always wanted to do. Mackinac Island  is an island located between the Upper and Lower Peninsula of Michigan!

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Self-Care

I am on a constant journey to feel better. I personally feel one of the best ways to feel good is self care. I had fully intended on posting a continuation from the gift ideas today, but I had an absolutely terrible no good awful bad day yesterday. Nothing went according to any plan I could have pr…

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Crock Pot Smothered Porkchops

One of my absolute favorite crockpot dump meals is the Smothered Crock Pot Pork Chops .

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Great gift ideas for her

I am always hunting for gift ideas for people. I always try to do the whole Pinterest DIY projects which always ends so badly. I seem to find loads of great gifts from January to September, but just before Christmas I am at an absolute loss for gift ideas. I am going to do a little series of great…

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Cleaning Hacks

My husband works in the garage at a car dealership locally.  As you may have guessed he comes home filthy. I feel like I spend most of my time at home cleaning.  I actually just noticed there is a spot on our doorway where he must grab onto or touch everyday he comes home that I managed to miss becau…

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Ceiling fans though, who knew?

Guess what I learned y'all? You are supposed to adjust the direction of your ceiling fan based on the season. I had no idea. I gave it a whirl. When we moved into our rental a year ago the fan was going clockwise and we hadn't touched it. I switched it last week and it has made a world of d…

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