Loving Life in Idaho

Loving my Bunko Babes This is my fabulous Bunko group :) I adore every one of these women! When I first started Bunko, I would think the games were lagging or I would wish we only played 3 rounds instead of 4, but I have really changed my thought process about that in the past 6 months. Our Bunko group is about so much more than a game. It is a sisterhood of women who are there to listen, encourage, support and love one another. It is a built in support group and they are kind women and fun women. What I truly enjoy is that when we share experiences with other women, we find that we are not alone. There is so much commonality. We all have so many life experiences, some are different and some are similar, but we get to offer each other encouragement and advice. I swear, these women have the most amazing advice!! Now, I find the games fly by, the time flies by and I have a hard time concentrating on the game because I want to converse and catch up with the women so much! I am grateful I ...

Today I fill like my cup is overflowing. It is overflowing with love, friendships, relationships, and tremendous joy. It didn't start out that way. Which makes me realize how much of life is just perspective or my own personal mind set. It is all us really. I woke up having slept very little and just worried and stressed out about Cassidy and Morgan traveling. I had been having weird dreams for two nights and I wasn't feeling well. As the day progressed, I almost felt enveloped in love. I was getting phone calls, texts, tweets, facebook comments etc from friends, some I have met in "real" life and some I have not, but all offering support, love and encouragement. I literally felt myself getting stronger as I read and heard from people, I know they are right, I just have to calm myself down and listen to reason and accept it. We need friendship and interaction, wisdom and advice from others who have gone through what we are going through. I am so grateful for all of yo...

My Arbonne Business I am frequently asked what I do with my Arbonne business, especially from people who live in other countries and aren't familiar with Arbonne. So, I am going to give a brief overview of what I do :) Basically, Arbonne is a 30 year old company that has Swiss formulated products that are made in the U.S. It is a direct selling and network marketing company which means that I get paid for recommending or referring people to the products. We have health and wellness products, anti-aging skin care, weight loss, baby care, men's products and many more products, over 450 consumable products. What makes Arbonne special is that the products are pure, safe and beneficial. There has been a lot of publicity in recent years about dangerous ingredients in our personal care products. Our products work well, high functioning, but they are also safe since what we put on our bodies gets absorbed into our bodies. We are also just getting ready to launch into more countries. Ou...

I don't know whether to title this blog Reading or Libraries. I have been thinking a lot about how much I like to read. I used to read just for pleasure. I have spent years devouring novels in just a day or two. Then, when I started building my own business, I started really focusing on personal growth books and they have completely transformed my life and who I am. I am so grateful for BOOKS! A few words can completely lift my spirit and inspire me. When I was young, we didn't do much in the summer. We didn't take many family vacations, I remember a few and they were often when we were looking for a place to move to and would go check out another state. Libraries are where I spent my time. I would join the stamp collecting classes, coin collecting and many more. Movie days at the library were a big deal! From the time I was 10, I loved authors such as Elizabeth Peters and Victoria Holt. In fact, I was so enamored with Victoria Holt that I went on to collect all of her...

I think I figured out yesterday why I enjoy summer vacation so much. I was wondering about this because I still work at the chiropractic office and I still do my Arbonne business and have a certain amount of calls and appointments that I do daily. Yet, I have had so much peace and calm and felt so relaxed lately. I do know that I love sleeping with the windows open, feeling the soft breeze in the mornings. I can hear the birds singing and an owl right now! I love the sunshine, of course! But, the number one difference is the kids being out of school. I didn't realize just how much school work puts stress on parents. We are constantly checking on homework, going through backpacks, writing down events, appointments, classes, schedules, checking on grades, following up with any challenges that the kids have. I do have five kids and we go from elementary to high school. So, the main difference for me, is the lack of school work, kid's schedule and kid's events. I can ...

Arbonne's Primer Arbonne's Primer is one of my personal best selling products that we carry. According to Arbonne, it is the company's 5th best selling product. When people try this on their skin, it is a given that they will purchase it, it feels like silk without being heavy or clogging pores. The purpose of the primer is to give you a canvas to apply your makeup to. It keeps the colors true and makes your makeup stay on better. When you use the primer, you use less foundation and it just goes on flawlessly. The primer gives you a matte finish, cushions wrinkles and reduces pore size. During the summertime, when many women don't want to wear foundation, they will use the primer to give a nice finished look to their skin. Recently, Total Beauty voted Arbonne's Primer as the #1 Primer. Here is a bit of what Total Beauty had to say, " TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 9.9* Why: A reader confides, "I am 55-years-old and have been wearing makeup since m...

{EAV_BLOG_VER:9fb4ea2111bdbafa} Earlier today, we went out to breakfast and we witnessed some very sad parenting, children misbehaving and being yelled at and cursed at rather than parented. It sure made me sad. When my children were little and they would cry or fuss at a restaurant, one of us would always walk the child out and talk to them until they calmed down. We would make sure they were ready to go back in and we would discuss proper behavior. When they were tiny babies, we would say no and just hold them outside until they calmed down. We were CONSISTENT. I often have people ask about my kids and how well they behave in public and when I say consistency, people grimace. I am sorry, but, yes, it does take time, consistent effort and not letting them slide. We didn't do anything major, but we did pay attention to them and address bad behavior by removing them from a situation until they could handle it. That's it. It worked for us and our five children. I rarely...

Atlantis Resort, Bahamas (Courtesy of Arbonne) There are so many things that I enjoy about building my business with Arbonne. I feel incredibly grateful and blessed to have had this business shared with me. First and foremost, I have met the most incredible friends through my business, I hardly knew anybody when I moved to Idaho and having Arbonne to share gave me more of a reason to connect and follow up with people who have become my best and dearest friends. When I had my 40th Birthday party, every person who attended was someone that I had met through my Arbonne business and in that moment, I felt so incredibly blessed! Who I have become on this journey is just incredible also. I am learning strength, perseverance, faith, patience and so much more. I used to be the type of person who would walk into a room and just go to a corner, hide away, not want to interact. Now, I love to meet new people, I love to learn their stories, get to know them and make new friends :) I also used to l...