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Holy Shit Im a homeschool Teacher! (well kinda…because it’s not official yet)

I am just going to jump right into this story because its a good one.

We are going into week 3 of the extended March break for my kids. I had my 2nd meeting with my school colleagues online to discuss how to navigae the online resources and how to support parents. The meeting was going well, until my son comes down. I respond “I am in my meeting, we cannot talk until i am done” i had…

I recently shared a story about my daughter and her grandparents on her Dads side.

* Quick recap, her birth Dad doesnt contact her. His parents do often and visit regularly. They are moving out west Canada this week. They told her 2 weeks before they moved.

So to follow up, because I left people hanging….

So they told her the Friday night. They called me Saturday, she had the flu all night and…

Roman Chamomile- The Oil of Spiritual Purpose

I have decided that I need to be more consistent in my life. I need to commit and follow-through on things even if it seems to be a dead end. I have noticed that I can get discouraged sometimes if I feel like there will be no fruit from my labour. I have come to a spot in my life where I am going through some serious transitions!! In my career, in my parenting, in my relationship and every faucet…

Well, I have had an emotional evening.

My daughters grandparents( on her fathers side) told me they are moving out west in a week and want to visit her for the weekend to tell her.

***Background story

I had her young, was a teen mom. But refused to be a number. I worked hard, put myself through school, got a full time job out of college and have been working ever since. I asked for help, got help…

Yup you read that right!!! The judgement starts here and now.

Let me explain…

There’s alot we could say to anyone we encounter in a day, and Moms and Dads are at the forefront of it. There’s tons of blogs and YouTube videos that promote, pretty much, to leave parents alone! And these are great inspiration for everyone, kids or no kids!

A very good and close friend of mine (20 years and counting)…

So with being on mat leave, I have found another way to keep busy, making my own stuff!! My own dish soap, face wipes, body cream. Honestly, the cream I make, is the cream I have been searching for my whole life! No store bought cream can even compare! My skin is moisturized and it lasts ALL day, no lie!

It has been soo inspiring making my own stuff because then other people come forward who also…

I love my gardens. I could spend all my time in a garden with my kids.

My favorite thing to garden is plants like herbs, fruit or vegetables.

I love flowers and pretty plants but I’m more of a harvester, growing plants I can harvest later.

I have moved many times so it’s been hard to get a solid garden going. I moved in the Summer, but I had done container gardens. So I transplanted the plants…

I have posted before about my DIY carpet cleaner. I am soo the person to find something I like and just stick to it! No room to change, or why change a good thing!

Well I was at the grocery store and saw dish soap that was lime, grapefruit and basil! I had to smell it and fell in love!

Who would have thought basil! But yup, it’s got a fresh, almost spicy smell to it! So I made my carpet cleaner…

I panicked trying to figure out strawberry jam and called my mom. Her exact words “you cant mess it up! Follow the directions on the Pectin box”.

She was right! So here’s how I did it!

What you need

* Mason jars, I used the small 125ml jars

* 1 cup of Lemon juice

* 1 1/2 cups of Sugar

* 4 cups of mashed Strawberries

* 1 package of Pectin

What to do

* Boil your Mason jars while your jam is…

This is a super easy and quick recipe!!

I make it and its safe for my.kids to use. They are ages 1.5, 5, 8 and 11. They help me to wipe handprints off the walls and dog prints off the floor!

What you need

* Thick paper towels

*Vinegar, 1 cup

* Distilled water or boiled water, 1 to 2 cups depending on size of container

* Essential oils, 10 drops

* Sanitized container

Vinegar

You can use apple…

I have been wanting to write a book for a long time. It started with my love for photography. I had hundreds of amazing photos! I started to make cards for friends and family using my photos I had taken.

Once I entered into childcare, I learnt how to slow down and observe the small details in things. My photography soon began to show the subtle but beautiful details in everything in nature; the…

Since entering the wild and natural world of essential oils, I know look at my products in my home and think “I can make that!” You can too!! As I’m going to sprinkle my carpet fresh onto my carpet, which contains God knows what, I had the thought! My almost 11 month old is crawling, eating and walking all over this carpet and holy crap…all through the chemicals I’m about to sprinkle everywhere! …

Shae Dumaresq Last night, I spoke with an old grade school friend about the notes we used to send to each other during class. We were laughing about how we used to use paper and pen to “text” back then. It prompted me to look into my old memory box and reread a bunch of those old notes. I spent about an hour reading about my past; it was fun.   A lot of it was about boys, and things we thought…

Oils to Support a Healthy Immune System

With Spring on the horizon, it still seems that there is one last stint of sickness going around. Being out of child care on mat leave, I have been a happy, healthy girl! I have been researching simple, easy and cheap ways to help my family and myself stay healthy and dodge the sickness bullet (we had the flu, I wanted to die). Immune System and Breathing Support Oils good for immune system…

Oils for Focus, Concentration

I have realized, over the years, that everyone needs a little help with focusing. Sometimes we have a billion things to do, or appointments to make, or playdates to follow through with. There is a collection of things tugging at our mind and body in different directions. I know I am famous for trying to take on too many things. I make it work, I stay up late, fit things in between other things;…

  Shae Dumaresq   I don’t know what it’s like to live with a mental illness everyday. Sometimes, I think I have a pretty good idea, because I’ve had a lot of experience with others that do, but I cannot say for sure what it’s like. I have no doubt that living with a mental illness is terrible; and not just terrible, but exhausting. I can understand that; and I have so much compassion for those…

Chantelle  Bath Salts So along this journey, I have come to love using oils in my bath with my Epsom salts. I have attempted to grow and make my own oils…not easy! Although, I love gardening so it’s still a win for me! I have found since Pinterest, there is an extensive array of recipes out there, almost too much now. Sometimes it can be hard to navigate and find what works for you, which recipes…