Home and Heart

Starting a business and branching out on your own is a phenomenal task at best so getting help and information to take you in the direction you wish to go in is necessary. This is a gem I found from Lisa Jacobs.....an organizer and planner for the creative business. Listen to her and her Productivity Workbook to help you assess and determine what you need to do to move forward in your business....Also check out my Pinterest links relating to business. Please share and learn.

It is difficult to find activities for kids when money is low and you have more than one child.  But thank God Chicago has a myriad of opportunities for kid-friendly fun and learning.  All one has to do is do a little research and you can find tons of free or inexpensive things to do. Today I am posting links of websites to look up and places to go that will help any parent find something for their children to do. Chicagoparent.com Magazine online is a great beginning.  I used it a lot when my children were smaller and for my students when I had to take them on 2 field trips a month. You can also pick up the actual magazine through any library in the city.  Chicago Children's Museum has an exhibit called Danger 101.  Kids get to unleash their Daredevil and to be adventurous.  Most of the museums cost money to attend but they also have free days.  Here's a list. Tweet ADLER PLANETARIUM Free general admission for Illinois residents on these...

So I promised some recipes and ideas on cooking. This is a primitive start but as I grow in this, you will get better quality information. My video is talking about two new recipes that I tried and my latest crochet project.  I'm trying to keep the videos down to 5 minutes so that you can absorb it all. Cooking healthy and eating healthy is not a death sentence.  In fact, it can be life changing by increasing your energy, helping with illnesses you might have and generally give you a feeling of well being.  Not to mention that you will lose weight and even get clearer skin.  So let's dwelve deeply into this eating healthy concept. By the way, I'm teaching a group of young people about nutrition and we are cooking things up in the kitchen.  I'll post pics later......the first meal we created was a healthy salad and we made a greek salad....it was delish.  In fact, I had about 15 8th grade boys say so.....they even took salad home and about 8 girls.....

The 12 Ways of a Godly Wife Want to know how to make your marriage rock?  Read below and follow......and click on the link above to get even more information about being a Godly Wife. For the good life:   Be always artistically focused and life beautiful.....

Who doesn't believe they know how to boil an egg?  I would raise my hand on this one but sometimes even the simple small things might need to be practiced better.  With that in mind, I leave you this article from Paula Deen on how to boil the perfect egg.  Enjoy and learn something new.

"She makes coverings for herself; her clothing is fine linen and purple."  Proverbs 31:22 Yes, the Proverbs 31 woman could obviously sew.  Doesn't mean you Have to learn to sew but I like it and if you do, here are some beginning lessons to get you started. Learning to teach yourself to sew is a gargantuan task.  I know, because I'm one of those people.  Well, technically I didn't really teach myself all by myself.  I've had a few classes but to increase those skills has been a challenge but I'm loving it.  Using Youtube videos and patterns helps tremendously. But to save you some of the time and mistakes I've made, I'm sharing with you someone who I feel is an awesome teacher.  She's awesome to me because she's transparent, honest and willing to share. I hope you enjoy and learn something yourself. Happy sewing and becoming.......