Weekend Blog Walk

Weekend Blog Walk

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Rules for the Weekend Blog Walk are simple:

1) Follow your Co-Hosts and Guest Hosts (1-6 on the Linky) via GFC, Feedburner, Facebook, Twitter and/or Pinterest. Please leave a comment if you are a new follower.

Jessica from At Home Take 2
Jillian from Hi! It's Jilly.
Jenna from Call Her Happy
Hayley from Hayley's World 
Anissa from Chasing Hailey(Guest Host) 
Kerrie from Family, Food and Travel (Guest Host)

2) Post our button on your sidebar, or add a link on your Party List. 
3) Hop around and visit at least a few new blogs and meet some new blogging friends.

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Link up your blog url:

1. Mom-Spot.com  2. Just Keepin' It Real Folks  3. Host- At Home Take 2  4. Host- Hi! It's Jilly.  5. Host- Call Her Happy  6. Host- Hayley's World  7. Guest Host- Family Food and Travel  8. Guest Host- Chasing Hailey  9. Refrigerator Memories  10. Today With the Tennerys  11. Saved Sister  12. the lily white english rose  13. Modern Gypsy  14. Life In A Break Down  15. My Life of Travels and Adventures  16. Menopause humor (FOLLOWS BACK)  17. Living in the Right Turn Lane  18. Ephesians 5:33 Wife  19. Shar Martinez  20. Emily @ Hope Squared  21. Daydreaming Realist (lifestyle blog)  22. 10 Ways to Add Exercise to Busy Days!  23. Puzzle Me Complete... WMTW  24. Whit @ Sippy Cups and Pearls  25. Life with joys  26. Barefoot Hippie Girl  27. Randalin @ Harvesting Kale  28. Hope  29. The Jack Chronicles  30. The Divvy Spot  31. TheNODramaMama  32. Dawn's Disaster  33. Mommie Daze  34. We Took the Road Less Traveled  35. kate  36. Stlavonlady - Scatterbrained In St. Louis  37. Scattered Seashells  38. Kaitlyn @ Wifessionals  39. Penniless Socialite  40. Naptime Review  41. life in my empty nest  42. Book Review Diva  43. Kate, The Blog Diva  44. Chrissy @ Parlo and LOGI  45. Consignment Sales  46. Ashlyn | LIBB  47. Mary@ Back to the Basics!  48. Mary's Kitchen  49. Oh so Amelia  50. Travel Babbles  51. Gods Growing Garden  52. Sole Searching  53. The Random Writings of Rachel  54. The Glamorous Life of a French Housewife  55. Chits and Giggles  56. Kelly from A Blessed Life  57. A Fresh Start On A Budget  58. 2 Little Superheroes  59. Somewhere In This World (Beauty & lifestyle)  60. Five Minutes for Mommy  61. Walking in my Shoes  62. Bre @ Peacoats and Plaid  63. April @ 100lb Countdown  64. crazylou  65. Lyndsay @ All My Love!  66. Amanda @ Bringing Up Allie  67. Chelsea @ Life Unpublished  68. Bacon  69. Willamette Valley Wonder Woman  70. the not so ugly ducklings  71. She Calls Me Mama Leisha  72. Taara @ Dual Voltage  73. Danielle @ Two Red Birthstones  74. Reading List  75. Satisfaction Through Christ  76. Under the Suburban Sun  77. Tina @ Like Ordinary Life  78. Bottles, Diapers ... Babies  79. Two Moms, a Little Time, and a Keyboard  80. Megan @ The Brick Bungalow  81. SEL @ Growing Laughing Loving  82. TTWFI (Follows back)  83. Courtney @ One Fine Wire  84. Riding the Crazy Train: Diary of a Delirious Mom  85. 20 Female Empower Anthems  86. Esther Norine Designs  87. Paula @ Simply Sandwich  88. Esavingsblog  89. House on the Way  90. Crazy Casa K  91. Adventures of a Semper Fi Family  92. Jack's Paper Moon  93. Pinterest Recipe Success!  94. Babblings and More  95. Life Happens With Kids  96. Better Organized Living  97. Nanny to Mommy  98. Marriage For...?  99. Julia's Math  100. CREATE WITH JOY  101. Darlingist Dr. Momsie  102. Mariel @Living For His Glory  103. Happy Go Lucky  104. Coupon Gator (comment w url & follows back)  105. It's just my life...  106. Sweetwater Style=FB  107. Babs Projects  108. Mick and Mack Army Adventures  109. Dixie n Dottie  110. CrochetHappy  111. Structure in an Unstructured Life  112. Healthy Branscom's  113. A Little Bit of Brandy  114. Food Corner (leave a comment,will follow back)  115. The Not so Fascinating Life of Tabitha  116. Santa Teresa  117. Believe @ Project 6x6  118. My Pinterest Reality  119. Frugal Foodie Mama  120. My Froley  121. A few pretty things  122. Commonplace Crazy:Giveaway!  123. Mrs. White Twig & Tea  124. Sincerely, Paula

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Twitter Link Up- If you link up, make sure you are following the hosts on Twitter:

1.	Healthy Branscom's	25.	A Fresh Start On A Budget
2.	Hills Dale Home Front	26.	Bre @ Peacoats and Plaid
3.	Host- At Home Take 2	27.	MariaAna
4.	Host- Hayley's World	28.	the not so ugly ducklings
5.	Host- Hi! It's Jilly.	29.	Reading List
6.	Host- Call Her Happy	30.	Satisfaction Through Christ
7.	Guest Host- Chasing Hailey	31.	@islandhoney29
8.	Guest Host- Family Food and Travel	32.	Courtney @ One Fine Wire
9.	Tricia @ Today With the Tennerys	33.	Esther Norine Designs
10.	Saved Sister	34.	Dnbuster
11.	the lily white english rose	35.	Chaton's World
12.	Modern Gypsy	36.	Paula @ Simply Sandwich
13.	Life In A Break Down	37.	Sincerely, Paula a.k.a. PaperCrushCrafts {Twitter}
14.	Living in the Right Turn Lane	38.	Better Organized Living
15.	Daydreaming Realist (twitter)	39.	Crafty Garden Mama
16.	Calm.Healthy.Sexy.	40.	Diana from Nanny to Mommy
17.	The Divvy Spot	41.	@CreateWithJoy1
18.	TheNODramaMama	42.	Coupon Gator(comment & follows)
19.	Dawn's Disaster	43.	Annie @ It's just my life...
20.	Mommie Daze	44.	CrochetHappy
21.	Julie @Stlavonlady	45.	Beth @ Structure in an Unstructured Life
22.	Book Review Diva (Twitter)	46.	Mika Jones
23.	The Blog Diva (Facebook)	47.	Mrs. White Twig & Tea
24.	The Glamorous Life of a French Housewife	48.	Karen

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Pinterest Link Up- If you link up, make sure to follow the hosts on Pinterest:

1.	Host- At Home Take 2	19.	MariaAna
2.	Host- Call Her Happy	20.	Chelsea @ Life Unpublished
3.	Host- Hayley's World	21.	Satisfaction Through Christ
4.	Host- Hi! It's Jilly.	22.	Tami Marie @ TTWFI
5.	Guest Host- Chasing Hailey	23.	Courtney @ One Fine Wire
6.	Guest Host- Family Food and Travel	24.	Esther Norine Designs
7.	Saved Sister	25.	Adventures of a Semper Fi Family
8.	the lily white english rose	26.	Crazy Nuts Mom
9.	Life In A Break Down	27.	Sincerely, Paula aka PaperCrushCrafts {Pinterest!}
10.	Shar Martinez	28.	Better Organized Living
11.	TheNODramaMama	29.	Crafty Garden Mama - Becky Elmuccio
12.	Colleen Stout	30.	Nanny to Mommy on Pinterest
13.	Julie Sutton	31.	CREATE WITH JOY
14.	Kate, The Blog Diva (Pinterest)	32.	Annie @ It's just my life...
15.	Lisa @ akawest	33.	CrochetHappy
16.	Whitney Coy	34.	Beth @ Structure in an Unstructured Life
17.	2 Little Superheroes	35.	Healthy Branscom's
18.	Bre @ Peacoats and Plaid	36.	Mrs. White Twig & Tea

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Facebook Link Up- If you link up, make sure you are following the hosts on Facebook:

1.	Hills Dale Home Front Facebook	30.	2 Little Superheroes
2.	Host- At Home Take 2	31.	Five Minutes for Mommy
3.	Host- Call Her Happy	32.	Bre @ Peacoats and Plaid
4.	Host- Hayley's World	33.	the not so ugly ducklings
5.	Host- Hi! It's Jilly.	34.	Reading List
6.	Guest Host- Family Food and Travel	35.	Satisfaction Through Christ
7.	Guest Host- Chasing Hailey	36.	TTWFI
8.	Today With the Tennerys	37.	Courtney @ One Fine Wire
9.	Saved Sister	38.	Riding the Crazy Train: Diary of a Delirious Mom
10.	the lily white english rose	39.	Esther Norine Davison
11.	Life In A Break Down	40.	Dnbuster's Place
12.	Shar Martinez	41.	Paula @ Simply Sandwich
13.	Living in the Right Turn Lane	42.	Chaton's World
14.	Daydreaming Realist (facebook)	43.	Sincerely, Paula aka PaperCrushCrafts {FB!}
15.	Puzzle Me Complete... WMTW	44.	Better Organized Living
16.	Calm.Healthy.Sexy.	45.	Nanny to Mommy / Diana's Deals
17.	The Divvy Spot	46.	Crafty Garden Mama
18.	TheNODramaMama	47.	Julia's Math
19.	Dawn's Disaster	48.	Darlingist Dr. Momsie
20.	Mommie Daze	49.	Coupon Gator(comment & follows)
21.	Stlavonlady - Scatterbrained N St. Louis (FB - send friend request)	50.	It's just my life (Facebook)
22.	Book Review Diva (Facebook)	51.	Julie Jordan Scott
23.	The Blog Diva (Facebook)	52.	CrochetHappy
24.	Sexy Firefighters (Facebook)	53.	Beth @ Structure in an Unstructured Life
25.	Kate VonDiva (Facebook)	54.	Healthy Branscom's
26.	Autumn Diva's (Facebook)	55.	Saving Money
27.	Sole Searching	56.	Mika Jones
28.	The Glamorous Life of a French Housewife	57.	CreaCtive way of life
29.	A Fresh Start On A Budget	58.	Mrs. White Twig & Tea (FB)

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Southern Mamas Blog Hop

 

Welcome Y’All

 

We are thrilled to have you!

The purpose of this blog hop is to connect with other Mamas

(Pet Mamas are welcome too!)
who are, have, or have ever secretly desired to live on Southern soil.

Not from the South, you say? No problem! We’d still love for you
to join us.

We’ll gladly adopt you and make you an honorary Southern Belle!

So go grab yourself a glass of sweet tea and let’s party!!

 

The Rules:

1. Kindly follow each of the hostesses via GFC as a way of saying Thank You for the opportunity to connect with other like-minded bloggers. Please leave a comment to let them know that you are following along so that we can return the favor.

Megan

Host
 

Sonja

Co-Host
 

Kimberly

Co-Host
 

Allie

Co-Host
 

Anissa

Co-Host of the Week
 

2. Grab a button and spread the word.
3. Mix and mingle with other bloggers.
4. Leave a comment and show them some love!

*Tip* Be sure that your email address is connected to your blogger profile or leave a comment with you info... this makes it much easier for those who wish to reply to your comments

5. First and foremost....have fun!

 

 

Are you

Southern

born and raised?

Come connect with other Mamas just like you!

1. Patricia @ The TT Diaries  2. {All Things New} Host  3. Running in Pearls Co-Host  4. Sew Encouraging Co-Host  5. Living the Adventures Co-Host  6. Chasing Hailey Co-Host of the Week  7. Go Momma! Getting the green light...  8. Kirbie  9. Sewing Our Life Together  10. Today With the Tennerys  11. Curious Wisdom  12. Krafty Kat  13. Brin  14. Living in the Right Turn Lane  15. According to L  16. Pary Moppins - Family Placemat  17. Everyday Love  18. Graceful Disaster  19. Healthy Fit n Free  20. Coupon Gator  21. Beth @ Arrow in the Eye  22. 12 Week Belly Bump  23. Sippy Cups and Pearls  24. LunchingMomma  25. Houghton Happening's  26. Sonya  27. Marci Smith  28. Sherry - NC  29. Why I Stay Busy ** LINK UP **  30. Saved Sister  31. Mrs. Jones @ Keeping Up With The Joneses  32. Julia's Math

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Hello Fall Cash Giveaway

Welcome to Hello Fall $1000 Cash Giveaway

Happy Home and Family and Jenn’s Blah Blah Blog together with the most amazing group of bloggers are bringing you once again another FABULOUS event where one very lucky reader will win $1000 cold hard cash!

 

Special thanks to: Diva Fabulosa & Beauty and Fashion Diva  

So what would you do with a thousand dollars if you win, tell us your plan :)?

Hey guys,
This is an awesome opportunity for everyone. I don't know about you, but I'd be ALL over this. Who can't use an extra $1000 (especially right before the holidays)? I have so many things I could use it for...I don't even know where to begin.
Good luck to everyone!
Anissa 

 

• Giveaway will run September 22 at 12:01 am EST – October 22 at 11:59 PM EST
• OPEN WORLDWIDE
• You must be 18 years or older to enter.
• Must have a paypal account
• Entries will be verified so please don’t cheat, it’s a waste of time.

 

Goodluck everyone!   Disclaimer: This blog is not responsible for shipment of prize, nor did I accept any form of payment to promote this event. All entries will be verified.

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Wordless Wednesday

Hailey at her pre-Elmo breakfast.

We took the girls to go see Sesame Street Live, Elmo Sings this weekend.

Needless to say....Hailey LOVED it!!!

Mug Swap

 

Two weeks ago I signed up with Dalayna @ Pointing Up and Britt @ Yellow Umbrella for an awesome mug swap. In the swap we were each assigned a fellow victim… a hum….blogger to “legally” cyber-stalk via all avenues of social media they had available. All this was to be done in order to obtain as much info about them without their actually finding out (I woulda done this anyway…I HATE giving bad presents).

The much anticipated box arrives!

The goal was to get to know our intended target in order to get them the best mug that fit their life and personality. I don’t know about everyone else, but I take this bidnis (that’s business in southern speak) seriously!

My unsuspecting fellow blogger was Jessica from Sewing Our Life Together, little did she know that neither of us actually drinks coffee…sorry ya’ll! I kinda figured with her currently expecting that, that might be the case. Hope she enjoys it as much as I did finding the stuff to send to her!

My personal cyber-stalker was Myranda from Pretty Living PDX. She did a great job, because I was clueless as to who was watchin’ my every move…LOL! Myranda sent me an awesome travel mug that I could change the design and/or add pics of the kids to it! Trust me…if I change that the way I change the design of my blog…it’ll be frequently! Her thought process was that I’m a total non-stop mom and constantly on the go…I’d say that was a pretty spot on assessment. Thanks Myranda…love it!

I am so glad I did this…it was a lot of fun and I got to meet some great new people!

Ta da...my handy dandy customizable mug!

 

Wordless Wednesday

 

 

I LOVED this when I found it on Facebook....all I gotta say is the girl is a mini mommy! :-)

(and NO we don't have a problem admitting how awesome we are or anything)

Progresso Recipe Starters

A couple weeks ago I finally finished up my Buzz Agent info and received an offer to try out Progresso’s new Recipe Starters. I’m like HEY…free stuff, bring it on! Not to mention I’m ALWAYS looking for new ideas of things to make for dinner. I don’t know about you, but I sometimes find myself getting into a rut of what I’m making for us to eat. It gets kind of boring. If I’m gonna eat…I want to like what I’m eating!

I chose the creamy parmesan basil version (there are four other yummy looking versions as well… you can find more info on those here). The container comes with a recipe on the inside of the wrapper, but they also have a slew of additional recipe options that you can get. Not to mention they have a code you can scan to get a months’ worth of recipe options. I’m all about EASY and ideas or prompts on what to make!

I picked the recipe on the can for Creamy Chicken Alfredo. It was quick and easy to follow (even if you aren’t a person that cooks all the time, which unfortunately IS NOT me).

Easy Weeknight Creamy Chicken Alfredo

• Ingredients
• 8 oz uncooked fettuccine
• 1 package (1 1/4 lb) boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 can (18 oz) Progresso™ Recipe Starters™ creamy Parmesan basil cooking sauce
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup whipping cream or half-and-half
• Directions

1. Cook and drain fettuccine as directed on package.
2. While pasta is cooking; in 12-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Add butter and garlic; cook until garlic is softened. Stir in cooking sauce, Parmesan cheese and cream. Simmer 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until well blended.
3. Serve over fettuccine.

I did tweak the recipe a bit by adding more cheese, garlic and pasta (there’s enough sauce to use a whole box of pasta instead of half a box) then what was called for and I would suggest cutting the chicken into smaller pieces. Around here we like LOTS of cheese, garlic and pasta! With increasing the pasta and chicken you could definitely feed more than the four servings it states on the container (we had leftovers). I would say we would definitely try another of the sauces and recipes in the future.

 

Pin it Monday- From Bananas to Cleaners

Pinterest

Ok, so this week I did several small things from pins on Pinterest.  The first being this pin I found on making your bananas last longer banana pin (the link then takes you to here). They don’t really last that long around here because Hailey can eat her some bananas (like at EVERY meal…not that I’m complaining). I don't know about, but I prefer my bananas to be JUST ripe so they haven’t gotten to the point of brown and mushy…yuck! Anyways, the gist of the pin is that you wrap saran wrap around the stem of the banana bunch and it will make them last several days longer…I’m kinda meah about the whole thing. I guess it did make them last longer, but it was kind of a pain in the booty to keep the saran wrap on them. Needless to say, I’ve stopped doing it!

Pinterest

The second pin that has been repined like a million times (for good reason) is the miracle stain remover! This is the one from my Pinboard here .With kids of all ages (including the hubby) you have stains out the wazoo (well… we do). Take equal parts hydrogen peroxide and dawn dish detergent and combine in a spray or squeeze bottle (they say use the blue Dawn, but I have used several different ones and they ALL worked). This mix has been touted as being able to take out old stains as well, but I personally have not been able to get it to do that. I also saw someone saying to use it to clean your carpet…not so good on that either (I use Windex for that one). But all in all…I’ve been using this stuff on ALL our stains for months! With Hailey's stuff I wet the item, apply the stain remover and then rub it in...I can then let her clothes sit till I'm ready to wash them (which at times can be days). It works awesome and is SUPER cheap. Whoever thought this up originally out to be knighted or something.

Sunday Social

  Hey guys...I'm not usually one to post during the weekend...but here goes it..   This weeks questions: 1. What is the name of your blog and how did you come up with it??

Chasing Hailey…well, it was pretty easy because that’s what I do on a daily basis….chase Hailey J I love it when we do chase her…cause she just giggles and then turns around and stops for you to tickle her.

2. What do you love the most about blogging??

It’s all about" me" time and writing. I get to write however often I want  and about ONLY what I want to write about…how much better could it get? I can tell ya…all the great people I’ve met doing this is just the icing on the cake (I had no idea going into it how much fun and work it would be).

 

3. What are your 2 favorite posts you've written?

 Hailey’s Picks- Board books for toddlers

 Hailey’s Picks- Songs

 I know they’re both Hailey’s Picks…but I put a lot of time and effort into them and I only pick stuff I or Hailey REALLY like!

 

 4. What is something you'd want to tell someone just starting out in blog world?

You have good days and bad days…just get through the bad ones and know that it will be worth it.

 

5. Biggest blogging learning experience you've had?

I can do it…I have designed and built all my layouts and designs. It has been an awesome experience. I’ve always been artistically inclined, but this is a great way to get the creative juices going and put it to use.

 

6. Give us 3 blogs we NEED to be following that you love.

It’s so hard to just pick three…

Amanda @ The Pretty Pinhead

Kimberly @ A Night Owl Blog

Rhiannon @ Happy Little Feet

Matching pig tails and all...

 

Say goodbye to the old…and hello new!

Last night I uploaded the new blog layout and design. I’ve wanted to do it for a while, but trying to decide on the concept took me a little bit. Of course, I knew it had to be pink and green…but from there I had like 50 million ideas.

Anyone on Twitter last night got a sneak peek and heads up…I just couldn’t wait till today to put it out there. Trust me…the hubby is totally over it (that’s what happens when yer hubby does computer programming). Heck, its part his fault for me redoing it anyway…he kept calling my old setup my picnic blanket design.

I can’t even tell ya’ll how much I taught myself in the process of doing this and the whole blog. I’m a little too do-it-myself to actually PAY someone else to do it! Hope you guys like it…

How to Watermark an Image

A watermark is a great way to discourage people from copying the pictures you have on your blog or website. It still allows the picture to be seen, but most people will probably not want it with the watermark on it. If they want it badly enough to go the trouble of removing the watermark…then there really isn’t much that any of us are going to be able to do to protect it!

I initially spazed when I read a fellow bloggers post about their child's picture being stolen and put on t-shirts across the world. I've now simmered down and have decided to continue to put just the single Chasing Hailey across the top or bottom corner of each image. I still see a lot of ya'll not puting anything on your picrures and it makes me cringe a little. I don't know if it's a personal choice or if it's not knowing how to do it... If it's the latter...hope fully this helps.

I used Photoshop CS5 for this tutorial, but you can also use Photoshop Elements with the same steps.

 

Instructions

Making the watermark

1)        Open a new blank document with a transparent background. I used a 5 x5 “. (it all depends on how large you want your watermark)

2)       Select the type tool from the menu and type in what you want as your watermark text.

3)       The norm is to put it on a diagonal.  To do that, you will need to transform the type by rotating it. Do this by selecting edit, transform, and then rotate from the drop-down menu. Grab a corner of the text box and rotate it to the angle you like. Once you get it where you want it…click the check mark at the top of the screen.  

 

4)       Trim around the text. Since it’s already on a transparent background this is easy.  Select trim form the image menu, select transparent pixels and click ok.

 

 

 

5)       Now we need to set this up as a pattern in our library. We do this by, selecting define pattern from the edit menu, type in what we want to call it and press enter (or click ok).

Our watermark has now been created.

 

 

 

 

Using the watermark

1)        Open a picture you want to use in Photoshop.

2)       Create a new layer.

3)      With that layer selected, choose edit, fill. You will now have a dialogue box up. In that box select pattern (in the pattern box pick your saved watermark) and overlay. You will need to decide how strong you want your watermark to show up.  I personally chose 10%.

 

If anyone has any questions or needs help….please feel free to ask!


 

Wordless Wednesday

Better a late wordless Wednesday...than NO wordless wednesday! My lil angel turned a year and a half this week...sniff, sniff...mommas gonna cry. Can we possibly make her growing older slow down?? This time last year I had already started planning her birthday party...I'm behind schedule!

Follow Me Wednesday Hop

Welcome to Follow Me Wednesday Blog Hop!

3 Four and Under is proud to bring you {Follow Me Wednesday} Thank you for linking up each week, we really appreciate it!   This is a wonderful way to meet new people and follow some awesome blogs!

Please remember to tell your friends!  The more the merrier! I would like to welcome our co-hosts for this week All My Love for All My Days    and

Chasing Hailey  A big thank you to last weeks co-hosts!  We had over 100 blogs linked up again last week! 

Here is what you do!

1. Please add your blog address to the blog hop list.

2. Please follow the host and co-host blogs! 3. We would love you to tweet about the blog hop. Tweet

4.  Please place the Follow Me Wednesday button somewhere on your blog

5.  If you are new to this hop, Welcome, and please leave us a comment and we will be sure to follow you back!  And make sure to visit this weeks co-hosts and show them some love.

 6. Then, visit the other blogs on the list. 

Follow them and I'm sure they will follow you back!

Please leave them a comment telling them you are visiting them from {Follow Me Wednesday}!

We all love comments!

Please link up family appropriate blogs only, any blogs that are not family appropriate will be deleted

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Secret Garden Playhouse Event

Secret Garden Playhouse Event is hosted by Mom to Bed by 8.

Prize: Little Tikes Secret Garden Playhouse

The event dates: 10/1 - 10/22

Free Event ~ Sign-Up Here – Bloggers Wanted Secret Garden Playhouse Event

Pin it Monday: Good Smellin’ and CLEAN

Can we say YUM….and another YUM? Every time I get on Pinterest it first makes me want to eat and then it makes me want to craft/decorate/organize…and then eat some more! Trying to decide what you’re going to make or do first is the hardest decision.

So in my infinite wisdom, I’ve decided to put my Pinterest obsession to good use. I’m going to start making and documenting what I make on here every week. Some weeks it’ll be food…some crafts…some who knows!

I use this stuff all the time…it’s just getting it down on paper and in pics that seems to be the kicker!

Soooo…anywho!

This week I made an all-purpose lavender spray.

Lavender Spray

Varying forms of lavender sprays are ALL over Pinterest. I saw anything from linen spray to disinfectant. In all actuality it can be used for a wide range of things and is SUPER beneficial….and technically they’re all the same thing.

The uses of lavender are endless…It’s a must-have for all homes because of its calming, antibiotic, antiseptic, disinfectant and antiviral properties. Not to mention, it can be used to treat or aid in the treatment of a number of health problems.

The all naturalness of it is a HUGE bonus with little kids around. It is one of the safest and most popular of all essential oils.

If all these weren’t enough…It’s EASY to mix up and CHEAP! When you mix up lavender with water, it can then be sprayed on surfaces to be used as a household disinfectant, linen spray. Etc.

I made up two spray bottles in my house and use them on everything. Thank god the smell isn’t overpowering or my hubby would be heading for the hills!

Supplies:

-40 drops Lavender oil

- 2 C Water

- Spray bottle

Combine ingredients in bottle and shake.

*I just make sure to shake it up every time I go to use it.

I was able to find pure essential lavender oil at GNC for $8.99 (this may seem like a lot, but it goes a looonnnggg way). I tried the grocery stores as well as Target and Wal-Mart, but none of them carried the correct form. The spray bottles can be found pretty much anywhere, mine are from the dollar store.

This stuff makes cleaning about as fun as it’s gonna get!

Safety note: The oil must always be diluted with water or carrier oil such as olive, jojoba, avocado, or grape seed oil. Never place lavender oil directly on the skin without diluting it.

 

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