• LOL! Pikimi Pops! Pikmi’s Thank you @BullsiToys

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    Well, that couldn’t have been harder if I tried!! I wanted to film a Pikimi Pops and LOL Doll video. I wanted to create a cute unboxing video with Alice (8) in California. The Non (not 8!) in Idaho. Alice has a social schedule that would make The Rock look like a lazy bump. (BTW if you don’t follow The Rock on Instagram you are SOOOOO missing out!) Number one. I had no idea what I was doing! At one point I had a camera, laptop, cell phone and iPad all videotaping something. Alice kept saying “Non do you want to wait and call me back?” Noooooooooo I got this!! Alice with an exaggerated eye roll “ohhhhKayyyy” Pfffffffffttttt The Non has NOT ‘got this’. So, I give you BullsiToys unboxing The Non/Alice Style. Blind bags are something that Alice has loved since she could talk. I swear this girl lovessssssssss her blind bags. I imagine she has all the LOL dolls in triplicate. So, of course we have to collect the newest editions. First the L.O.L Light ups. These come on a cute little clip that will easily attach to her school bag or backpack. Press in the middle of…

  • Do You Know What You’re Dealing With In The 3rd Trimester?

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    You’re into the 3rd trimester, the final leg of your pregnancy, are you ready for the biggest tests? This is when you will be nearing the end date after 9 long months and so, you need to take on the toughest challenges and pass the tests to have a safe birth. It’s going to be tiring, stressful, full of moments where you panic and don’t know what you’re doing. You’re going to be lost at times and trying to figure out what to do when you’re faced with multiple struggles one after the other. But, really it’s not going to be that bad at all. Pregnancy is far too blown out and made into something it is not. It’s not the worst or best thing you’ll ever do and it’s certainly not the most painful thing you’ll ever go through. It’s simply a natural event where you need to let nature take it’s course. You have to have the skills and the knowledge of how to deal with certain situations to move on quickly and easily. But just being prepared to what is going to happen is half of the battle. Larger and heavier The third trimester is when the…

  • Don’t Be Alarmed!!

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    I don’t be alarmed, but MY CRAFT room is clean and organized. I EVEN sorted my vinyls!! WHAT?!!?  Yup, yup. I also realized I have more vinyl than Michael’s Craft Store does. Oh-Oh! I guess I’ll have to make more t-shirts! Please LORD do not let Alice grow out of funny, cute, glittery t-shirts anytime soon!! PLEASE! I’ve also added Resin pouring to my list of things I always wanted to try and never did. Here is what I have learned. Ummmm bubbles are NOT easy to get rid of!! Stir too fast. BUBBLES. Pour too fast. BUBBLES. LOOK at the resin as it dries. BUBBLES. So I will be You-Tubing Resin pouring this weekend. My first try I made book marks and they came out sorta okay. Since my sister and I were raised on a HUGE rabbit farm (neither of us are fond of the little critters) I thought this would be funny. Then I did skulls. These are supposed to be crystal clear. They are not. I also get a wild hair in my crafting hand and decide EVERYTHING is better with GLITTER! Hello! So, I added glitter to my sisters skull decorations, thinking I would play…

  • Running A Business From Home – Making It Work For You

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    Whether you are currently in full-time employment, and you are ready to start something for yourself – or you’ve been working from home for a while, things can get messy. Typically, if you are at home, and running a business from home or working for yourself, you will likely be having to manage the house and your work. It’s not always easy. Sometimes it is nice to take stock of your current system and see if it is working or you or if you could improve it. Or perhaps you don’t have a system and hope to get one implemented so that you can balance work and life. Either way, here are some practical tips that can help you create a working schedule that works for you. You Aren’t A Clown Very often you will hear quotes about juggling it all. But you aren’t a clown, and this isn’t a circus. That said as the most used metaphor – let’s roll with it, you do need to know which of those balls you are juggling with are glass and which ones are rubber. Knowing what you have to keep up, and what you can drop once in a while will…