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DIY Peeps Sign

DIY Peeps Welcome Sign   I took one of the old pallet boards I have and painted the whole thing white.  Then I fold a piece of paper in half and then in half again, drew the peeps shape I wanted and then cut it out (That way everything is symmetrical!)  If you don't want to do that I scanned my template into the computer, You can adjust the size accordingly as you print if you'd like it bigger but mine is a little under half the size of an 8.5x 11 piece of paper.     Then I traced out three peeps on the board.  Then I got to painting!  I started at the top outlining my peep and worked my way down.  I did two coats on the peeps and then got to work on. the lettering.  I am not great at lettering so I just winged it. I wrote out the spacing I wanted and painted over it, doing about 3 coats of paint.  I put a clear coat over it so If I choose to I can put it outside too.  I hope you enjoy, and tag me in pictures if you decid

Some thoughts lately

I had an epiphany today, I always start my day with music or a podcast (if you haven’t listened to Jocko, do it now!).  Today I decided to switch it up and listen to praise music and oh my goodness it makes such a difference on your outlook (I already knew this, but clearly I forgot🤷‍♀️).  I’ll be honest, I’ve been living in fear. I mean, haven’t we all? But for someone with an autoimmune disease or someone close to them it’s a very scary time! And I’ve been letting that consume me and in turn it takes a toll on my health (stress/anxiety is a trigger for Crohns flares, even though I’m already in one, it makes it worse).  Well like I said, I had an epiphany...I have lived through a life and death situation and I wasn’t scared then, ok I was a little...but nothing like now and at that time I truly was facing death,  And in the midst of fear And the unknown I had faith.  Not just paranoid about getting sick, And I realized, I’m not trusting God, which honestly I generally pride myse

Crockpot Keto Chili

Crockpot Keto Chili Ingredients: 3lbs ground beef (We use ground deer) 3 15oz cans tomato sauce 1 15 oz can tomato paste 1/2 yellow onion, chopped 3 stalks celery, chopped 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 3 slices of bacon, chopped 1 cup beef broth 2 TBS Worcestershire 1/4 cup Salsa 1/4 cup chili powder 1 TBS garlic 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp basil 1 TBS Salt 1 TBS Pepper 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp tumeric Dash of ground ginger Directions: Chop onion, green pepper, celery, and bacon Add Onion, Pepper, Celery, Tomato Sauce, Tomato Paste, 1/2 the seasonings, and Beef Broth to Crockpot Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add in ground meat and chopped bacon. Add in about half the seasonings, Worcestershire and salsa to the meat. Once meat is cooked through, add to crockpot. Stir everything. Cook on High for 4-6 hours. Serve!  CLICK HERE TO PRINT!

St Patricks Day Chalkboard Art

St Patricks Day Chalkboard   Joe and I redid this old window into a chalkboard when I still had the salon to write specials and things on. I knew when I closed that it was definitely one of the items I had to keep for our house!  I love changing it out for different seasons/birthdays.  I shared some of the inspiration pictures I found incase you have a chalkboard or something you change out for the seasons as well! Hope you enjoy💚💚.