• Happy October!! $50 Giveaway!!

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    Hello Peanuts here I am with my October giveaway!! Fall is officially here!! Idaho has gotten a little on the chilly side. Today’s high was all of 50°!! September seems to have gone very fast! Kitchen still not done. HOWEVER!! The flooring is done!! It’s so nice!! Between all the stains and the smells and the dust and dirt having a super soft carpet is aaaaaaaahhhhhhhmazing!! So, what’s the first thing you do when you get new carpeting? You get an 8 week old PUPPY!??!? Yup, only me…… Bernie is came home the 30th of September at around 5pm. I’m hoping this sleeping puppy sleeps all night long!! Fingers crossed. Bernie is a Bernese Mountain Dog. She’s a big girl. She’s gonna be A VERY BIG girl!! She is so very sweet!! Bernie laid on my lap all the way home so we could bond!!  Look at the size of that PAW!!!!! That’s in The Husbands hand!! On to the giveaway cause it’s puppy play time! My monthly $50 giveaway is my way of saying THANK YOU for being a follower! I really do appreciate the fact that you stop by. THANK YOU!!! This months giveaway has the same exact…

  • Happy Sunday!!

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    Happy Sunday from Sandpoint Idaho, who found it’s WIND!! And it’s a COLD wind!! Holy Guacamole Batman, I am NOT ready! I want more summer! Or a hot fall. I am however headed down the road to today to pick up Bernie!! I a so excited. Watch for us on Instagram later today. Soooooooo excited. Our house gets sooooo quiet; too quiet. Not any more!! Have a excellent Sunday my little Peanuts!!!! Such pretty colors!! I am enjoying my first Fall in 40+ years. While your here have you entered my $50 Your Way Giveaway? It happens every month! Check the side bar. Let’s Ask Google To Swing Around Here Again Every so often I grab a giant digital dust rag and wander through PeanutButterAndWhine.com, polishing up my older posts like antique teacups at a yard sale. Updating old content isn’t just housekeeping, it’s pure SEO sparkle. Fresh keywords, tighter titles, faster images, better links. All the little tweaks that whisper sweet nothings to Google and say, “Hey… I’m still relevant.” Search engines love fresh bread, not stale crumbs. So I’m rewriting, refreshing, and straightening the shelves so you can find recipes, reviews, crafts, and giveaways faster than a squirrel spotting…

  • Let’s Help Mitch!!

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    Dear Peanuts and especially the New York Lottery Winner! Ya never know……. maybe the winners are big fans of Peanut Butter and Whine. RIGHT?!?! It could happen!! In fact I am really hoping that my little Peanut tribe will forward this post to as many people as possible. Keep reading and you’ll find out why we should Help Mitch. I want to introduce my little sister Lea. I actually want to gush about my sister. She raised her 3 kids and then in 2009 inherited 2 bonus children. As a single PARENT to boot!!! Let me tell you, this is one strong woman!! This is one GOOD person. My sister is the person I want to be when I grow up. (I know…  IF you grow up!!) Her bonus children are Mitch and Amber. Mitch has Cerebral Palsy which is a nasty disease that no child should ever have to deal with. It takes a very strong parent to stay as strong, happy and balanced as my sister. When you tackle CP and teenagers you HAVE to keep a sense of humor!   Mitch is an amazing young man, who has Cerebral Palsy. Yet, I’ve never seen Mitch without a…

  • How to Make Your Home Business Run Smoother

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    When you run a home business, chances are that you find that there are simply not enough hours in each day. You will need to take care of customers, orders, delivery, content creation, online marketing, your accounts, and much more. There will be a point in your business when you will either need help and outsource some of the processes, or out some productivity tools in good use. Below you will find a few tips on how to make your home business run smoother and reclaim your time and work-life balance.   Measure Your Productivity The first thing you will have to do is find out how you can get more done in less time. Focus on the activities in your business that are going to get you the most results and take you less time. If you can earn ten times more creating a strategy or having client meetings than trying to design your new logo, it might be time to outsource that activity. Every activity in your business should have a productivity measure and you have to make a decision whether it is feasible for you to do it or you can get someone to do it cheaper…