Big emotions are hard. A couple of weekends ago I had taken the girls to ride the horses I leased for them. Keegan, my youngest, had just gotten back from a week long trip to Disney with the band the day before. I am sure that you can imagine how a teenage girl working on
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Not getting the results you want? A coaching client of mine came the other day wanting to set a goal of getting doctor’s appointment scheduled. This might seem like a simple thing, but for her she wasn’t getting it done because she was creating discouragement for herself. Here’s what would happen. She would call an
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I may be biased by I think the #1 hibiscus for Southeast Texas is Roselle. Now, I am no hibiscus oficialito, but I do love the plant not only for its medical properties but for its beauty. My youngest daughter is named after the Rose of Sharon which she thinks is pretty cool. Texas has
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I was talking to a fellow business owner the other day and I asked her what her biggest struggle was. This is what she said: “Mental drainage is real. There’s so much to do. When I’m sitting with my morning coffee I’m thinking about all the things and immediately get overwhelmed. Then I just feel
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I know that you are itching to get out in the garden and get the plants going, but it’s still a bit chilly and there are some things that you need to do before you get those plants in the ground. Here are 10 Pre-Spring gardening tasks that will help take the edge off the
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Pumpkin Pie Playdoh 5 1/2 cups flour 2 cups of salt 8 teaspoons of cream of tartar 3/4 cup oil 1 small container of Pumpkin Pie Spice 4 cups of water food coloring In a large saucepan dump in the flour. Add salt. Add cream of tarter and pumpkin spice and stir. Add oil. Add water
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Starting your gardening adventure doesn’t have to be hard, but it’s important that you chose vegetables that are easy to grow so that you don’t get discouraged as some plant death is enviable when it comes to gardening. You want to give yourself the best chance to be successful as you get started on your
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This is exciting and came as a complete suprise when I received and email from Reedy Press. Click HERE to download the list. Reedy Press sends out a list of “100 Things to do in Beaumont Before You Die,” and my little homestead made the list! Isn’t that AMAZING! I want to share this list
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Herb infused oils are created by steeping herbs in oil, such as olive oil, coconut oil, or sweet almond oil. As they infuse, beneficial compounds, fatty acids, and natural essential oils are drawn out of the herbs and into the surrounding oil. Later, the plant material is strained – leaving behind the medical properties of
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Several people have been wondering what they can plant that will do well during the hot summer heat and humidity. Southeast Texas can be brutal and we can go long stretches without rain, and I know that there are parts of the US right now that are in drought conditions. My parents are one of
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