Showing posts with label Shaklee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shaklee. Show all posts

Monday, October 21, 2013

Fun, Family, & Friends!

The cold has set in and we have even had a few snow flurries here in Wisconsin but the nasty weather held off for our fun day at Honeydew Farm on Saturday! Honeydew Farm is owned and operated by our dear friends who kindly opened their home to all their family and friends on Saturday to share in food, fun, and how they are living a healthy lifestyle. I always love visiting our friends farm, I always feel at peace when I am there and forget any troubles in my life. Maybe it is being outdoors, maybe it is the animals, or maybe the wonderfully kind people but I always feel happier when I leave there. Late this summer I even got to have my first experience at chicken butchering. Despite the kind of grossness of it, it was a very interesting time, I may even do it again next year!

At Honeydew Farm they raise chickens for meat and eggs, pigs, and even a few cows. They also have a dog, cats, and rabbits and are going to even try raising rabbits for meat. On top of all the animals they have an enormous garden that they grow all their own veggies to freeze and enjoy all winter long.

My children had a wonderful time, their favorites were horseback riding and riding on a homemade train behind a 4-wheeler. In between fun we enjoyed delicious homemade soups, muffins, and deserts. Here are some of the pictures of our great day!

Here is my little girl Adelaide looking like a pro!

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Leon riding for the first time!

Mommy was just a little nervous…… Confused smile (Daddy and I walked along on each side)

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And our oldest Haley looking like a natural.

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And here is our oldest son Colton on the train, he isn’t as willing to try new things so he chose not to horseback ride, but loved riding on the train!

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And Leon and Daddy having fun on the train too.

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Since it was a day of homemade food and all natural living I was invited to share my Shaklee products with everyone. I made protein smoothies using Shaklee 180 protein powder for everyone to try and met lots of new people, including a new friend there sharing her business too!

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We left Honeydew Farm with full bellies and completely exhausted, the sign of a fun filled day!

Have a happy day!

~Bonnie

 

Other great posts by Bonnie:

5 Steps to Getting Kids to Eat Healthy

Green Cleaning

Homemade Applesauce

Bonnie’s Home Tour

Chicken & Biscuit Casserole

Oven Makeover

All Natural Fruit & Veggie Wash

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

3 Tips to a Healthy School Year

Whether your kids just started school or will be soon as moms we all want the same thing for our kids, health and happiness and a smooth transition to a new year. If you are anything like me you would love for your kids to live in a little bubble when they are away from home! I also worry about the germs and sicknesses that they may bring home and share with mommy, daddy, and the little one.  Today I want to share with you some of the ways I try to keep my kids in that little health and safety bubble even when they are away from me.

Healthy Eating!

If my kids are eating a healthy diet their body does not have to work as hard to keep them healthy. So for us it is fruits and/or veggies with every meal and always an option for snacks is a must. One secret that I will share with you is if it is readily available they will eat it! Keep things cut up and on the counters or table. Another thing I always do is as soon as I get home from the grocery store before I put it away I wash all my fruits and veggies so no one has worry about that. If you are interested in how I wash them check this out.

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A Good Multi-Vitamin!

No matter what we do we can’t provide our children with 100% of what their bodies need to grow and be healthy. Especially in a day in age when organic foods can be really pricey. We can do little things like plant and grow some of our own fruits and veggies but most of us can’t provide our family with an entire years worth so we rely on what we can afford to do. So one thing I have been doing for almost a year now is a really good multi vitamin for my whole family. I partner with the #1 natural nutrition company so naturally I would recommend the vitamins that they offer, but it is really more than that. Like I said I have been giving these to my family for almost a year now so I have seen the results of what a really good vitamin can do. This past winter and this summer my kids have hardly been sick at all! We have had minor colds and that is it! When I say minor I mean a few sniffles and/or runny noses for a couple days but no doctors visits because of them. (We will save what I do for myself and husband for another post).

Here is the multivitamin my kids have been taking:

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They are Shaklee's Incredivites, and they have been incredible! They are the only children’s chewable multivitamin powered with lactoferrin, an immune booster to help prevent kids from getting sick. The other important vitamin is vitamin c.

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I did a little math the other day and for these two items, for one child, it is less than $20 a month!

For a trip to the doctor and a prescription for one child it would be almost $200!

You do the math and tell me which is the better deal….

A Good Nights Sleep!

Oh so important for health and a productive day at school. I am very strict when it comes to bedtime in my house. I am so strict it is very hard for me to switch to a summer schedule, I do now that they are a little older but we have been getting back to a normal routine for the past few weeks in preparation for school starting. When I say a good nights sleep I am talking no less than 10 hours usually more like 11. Since my kids have to get up at 7am they are in bed by 8pm. That may be more difficult if you have kids that go to school earlier than mine do or get on the bus early, so in that I am lucky. I also enjoy some peace and quite in the evenings! Smile

I would love to answer any questions you may have about this post or hear what you do to keep your kids healthy throughout the year! Thank you for stopping by!

~Bonnie

If you are interested in learning more about Shaklee’s vitamins, I am happy to help or you can click on the links below.

Shaklee Incredivites

Shaklee Chewable Vitamin C

Essential Nutrition For Adults

Also follow me on Facebook!

In Case you missed it:

Gardening on a Budget

Amazing Fruit & Veggie Wash

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Easy Stove-top Cleaning

So many of you are asking how I cleaned my stove so easily today. Not only is it shiny and streak free but all the cooked on food is off as well. Well…….it took very little scrubbing and less than 5 minutes to do it!

Here is a before and after then I will share my secret!

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First I will tell you the products I used are not only all natural and non toxic they are probably much cheaper than what you are currently using. Oh and they WORK! My secret is Shaklee’s Basic H2 and Scour off! If you have heard of Shaklee you know that they are the #1 natural nutrition company in the US. I have been using them for over a year now after trying to make my own and have fallen in love with them. They work, are safe for my family, and are even cheaper than making my own. Please feel free to ask me any questions! I would love to help you free your home of toxic cleaners and save money while doing it!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a wonderful day!

~Bonnie

 

Other great post from Bonnie:

Gardening on a Budget

20 Children’s Books We Love

Sink Scouring

Fun Hairstyles For Little Girls

All Natural Germicide

Find me on Facebook too!

Friday, April 5, 2013

Welcome to Feature Friday

I want to welcome you all to my very first Feature Friday!

Feature Friday is going to be a place where I can share with you each week a special Shaklee product. I have been selling Shaklee since July of 2012 and have been sharing certain things with you along the way, but I want to share with you how these products are changing my life for the better and why I think they are wonderful!

What I hope to accomplish with Feature Friday:

Share more healthy living options

How you can save money using natural products

How Shaklee has changed my life, how it can change yours

Share others testimonies to these products

Share with you my experiences with these products

 

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This first week I just want to make you aware of what my business is and what I have to offer and then in future weeks I will break it down to specific products.

Please ask questions and share with me your thoughts!

 

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I am going to share with you a quick background to these products:

Shaklee has been around since 1956, nearly 60 years!

Shaklee is the #1 Natural Nutrition Company in the US

Thousands of quality tests are done each year to ensure the highest quality products

100% satisfaction  guarantee on all products

They are proven safe for you, your home, and our planet!

 

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Our first few weeks I am going to talk about the products that brought me to Shaklee to begin with,

The Get Clean Line!

Get Clean Products

I hope you will al follow me on this new adventure and learn how you can make a difference for your family!

Don’t forget to subscribe to my blog postings above so you never miss a post! And follow me on Facebook!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Bonnie

 

Also check out these great posts:

The 20 Best Children’s Books

Baked Sweet & Sour Chicken

Linen Closet Organization

Craft Cabinet Organization

Home Tour ~ Master Bedroom

Home Tour ~  Laundry Room

Home Tour ~ Main/Kids Bathroom

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Hot Mama’s Loosing Weight and Gaining Their Lives!

I could not believe my eyes when I saw this picture posted today of a dear friends weight loss success! She has been doing the Body Turnaround Challenge since early January and has just posted her results of February's success. She only lost about 4 pounds but because Shaklee 180 in an inch loss program she is losing inches like crazy!! Check out this Hot Mama of 1 pictured below……

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Here is what she had to say about this months challenge success:

My weight has not changed much. Only down 4# since the beginning, but I'm doing bootcamp with a trainer a few days a week and she seems to think its because of muscle... After I took a pic last week to compare, I feel much better. People are starting to notice, too...

Also with Shaklee 180 you retain ALL muscle you gain and only loose FAT! How is that for AMAZING! If you have been on the fence about trying Shaklee 180 here is your proof that this is amazing. Do you need to loose 50 pounds or more like the beautiful woman pictured above? This program is for you! Do you only need to loose that last 5-20 pounds from your last pregnancy? This is for you! Check out this Hot Mama of four who has lost her last baby inched uses Shaklee 180 (all while breastfeeding her baby)!

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And here is what this mommy of four had to say about her first 30 days of the challenge:

Prior to getting started with the Body Turnaround Challenge, I was eating a lot of cookies (no will power) and didn’t take my eating as serious as I wanted. Since starting the challenge, I reduced my cravings, lost inches, went down a size and feel better about my body. This was a great challenge for my because I needed to lose that last bit my my belly after having my fourth baby in seven years. Thank you to everyone in this challenge! :)

Do you think this program is only for woman? Well I am sorry but you are WRONG! There are several men doing this, some along with their wives! Join this amazing support system of over 120 men and woman transforming their lives! No questions are silly questions, email me today! Bonnie @ stihlgirl1@yahoo.com

Also ask me how you can earn this for FREE!

Bonnie

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Bonnie’s Shower Cleaning Tip

Good morning! I am so happy to have you here! Today I am going to share a fun little cleaning tip with you, you may have seen this idea on Pinterest lately but I am going to give you my little fun tips with it. I love to go on Pinterest and find all sorts of ideas and projects and then work them into my life how they will work best for my family and my style. This is a really easy and inexpensive time saving cleaning tip, and who doesn’t need any kind of cleaning tip that will save them time? Not to mention this tip will save you MONEY! So lets get to it!

You only need three things:

1) A little scrubby brush that you can put in water and a cleaner. Like this:

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I found mine at Target for about $3, they had some there for about $12-$15 but they weren’t any better and this was supposed to be a money savings. So I got the cheap one and you can replace the heads on it if they get worn or dirty.

2) Water……

3) Your favorite shower cleaner. Like this:

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Any cleaner will do but here is where the difference comes in on my post. This cleaner is AMAZING! It is all natural, safe for my whole family, and a huge MONEY SAVINGS! This one bottle of cleaner has hundreds of uses and it works better than anything I have ever used! It is also super concentrated so this one 16oz bottle will last a LONG time. I have had mine for six months and I use it on everything and I still have a lot left.

So I just keep mine in my shower and when I take my shower I spend and extra minute or two and wipe things down quick before I get out. It keeps up on the soap scum and I don’t have to do a major scrub down nearly as often.

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If you are interested in learning more about Basic H2, my amazing all purpose cleaner you can find more about it here!

I hope you enjoyed this post, I would love to here one of your favorite time saving cleaning tips!

Share below or head over to Facebook and say hi and share with us!

Bonnie

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Cleaning Your Fake Flowers & Greens

Today I want to share with you a quick cleaning tip. I don’t have a lot of fake flowers and greenery but I do have a few and they are major dust collectors. After a while they just look dull and gross from too much dust. So here is a quick tip on how to safely and effectively clean them.

Step one: Decide it is time to clean your greens!

Step 2: Fill your bathtub with warm water and add your cleaning solution to the warm water. I use Shaklee’s Basic H2 all purpose cleaner. Why do I use that instead of Mr. Clean, Pine sol, or other all purpose cleaners? I use it for several reason…….first, it is all natural and safe for my family, there are NO fumes or hazardous odors. Second, it is also very cost effective! One bottle of Basic H2 super concentrate has hundreds of uses and costs pennies compared to other cleaners. And third, it works! I am not willing to sacrifice green products for effectiveness.

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Step 3: Gently toss your flowers and greens into the tub and swish around in the water.

Let them sit in there for 10-15 minutes and swish around a few times throughout.

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Step 4: Drain the tub and rinse your flowers and greens under warm water.

Step 5: Hang in a safe place to dry, I hung my vines from my shower head. 

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That is all there is to washing your flowers and greens! It was a quick and easy way to wash my greens without having to hand wash every leaf.

If you are interested in learning more about Basic H2 super concentrated all purpose cleaner

or any of Shaklee’s other all natural cleaners you can check them out here!

Also find me on Facebook! Stop over and say HI!

~Bonnie

If you enjoyed this article you may also like these:

Washing your fruits and veggies!

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Me, My Family, and What I Do

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Crockpot Loaded Baked Potato Soup

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Start Your Challenge Today!

New Challenge coming soon!!!!

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Imagine This


You lose your fat FOREVER!!!!


We tell you exactly what to eat & show you how to exercise (in 3 minutes a day) for 90 days

AND

We show you how to keep it off for another 90 days!

You will receive your favorite flavored, yummy health smoothies and snacks.  (The ones that actually fill you up but don't weigh you down!)  They are designed to help burn the fat while maintaining your muscle.  (You need the muscle to keep your metabolism up- that's a great thing!)

You will not go hungry!! (You will not be hungry while you turn your body around!  We provide a meal by meal online program...Basically, you will not need to think about it.  You just start losing the inches.

You set the goals, we set the plan! (Each plan is designed for you!)  We have plans for you to turnaround your body and shape, stay lean and mean AND a maintenance plan so you never gain it back....EVER!!!

You will also get an accountability online program to keep track of your progress.  You will also be able to post updates directly on to Facebook (with pictures if you want-we know how you like posting pics of food!)

You will be part of our Body Turnaround Challenge online forum!  You will join other like-minded and focused people to keep you on track.  You will have access to a personal trainer so you can ask fitness questions and the right answers!  You will also receive daily motivation so you will stay motivated and not fall off.

You will finally be able to wear your skinny jeans again! This is the only program that guarantees that you will burn ONLY FAT! So, you know your efforts will not only show it on the scale but you will literally see the inches falling off. You will exercise 3 minutes a day!

You will feel strong, motivated, and determined!  You will feel the best you have in a really long time.  You will be happy!

This program works and is doctor recommend!

"I lost a total of 50 pounds, 22 pounds in my first 90 days!" ~Lori
"First 90 days, I lost 38 pounds.  Our new baby gained a fit new daddy!" ~Zack

More info coming soon, but...

Mark your calendar now:

new challenge date

Be the first to know, get on the list today!

This may be your last opportunity!

Join here or leave a comment below!

Bonnie

Monday, January 7, 2013

Total Lifestyle Transformation

Since the new year started I have talked a lot about striving for a healthier lifestyle in 2013, I have even given some great tips on how to do this without breaking your budget, maybe even improving it. Today I want to talk about another lifestyle issue so many of us face each day and that is a weight problem. Now I am not here to judge anyone! I am here to help! In todays society we are faced with so many bad food options everyday its no wonder most people face this issue. Whether it is 5 or 10 pounds you want to lose or 50 or more we are all faced with the same challenges each day. Fast food places are everywhere and so convenient when we have had a crazy busy day at work and we have a zillion activities to take our kids to.

Please take into consideration some of the options I gave you in my post last week, the crockpot is one of the greatest inventions for a busy family. I realize fast food is not the only culprit out there, we are faced with so many bad choices in the very place we should be getting foods that are good for us, the grocery store. We are surrounded by convenience foods! I am just as guilty of using these as the next person, just because I make most of my meals and I am diligent about planning my meals out and feeding my family as healthily as possible I also am guilty of not always making good choices. Not to mention what happens when you take your kids shopping! I try  to do most of my shopping when the big ones are in school to avoid giving in to their requests. If they don’t know its out there they won’t ask for it.

So what I want to do for you today is present you with an option. An option to better yourself image, to better your eating habits, and to better your self confidence. What if I told you you could lose the weight, keep it off, and never starve to death in the process. You could actually enjoy losing the weight and have support during and after your self transformation. Would you be interested????

I don’t want to sound like an infomercial here but this product is truly amazing, I have been using it for several months now and not only was I able to lose the last few pounds of baby weight that I just couldn’t seem to get rid of but I am not starving myself and the weight has stayed off!

Check out a few the amazing success stories with people just like you and me who lost their weight and are keeping if off with the very product I am going to share with you today!

Before and After Heather

Before and after Tasha

Before and after David

These three people have several amazing things in common:

1) They all lost weight and look great!

2) They all lost it using a product from the #1 Natural Nutrition Company in the US!

3) They have learned how to keep the weight off and are living their Happily Ever After, After!

Enough of the yoyo dieting, it is time to try something that really works! If you follow the plan and use the support given this will be the last diet you ever go on!

Here are the two transformation plans:

180 weight loss

 

Each customizable Turnaround Kit includes:

1. Two healthy meals a day, Energizing Tea, and healthy snacks, in your choice of flavors PLUS Metabolic Boost.

2. Free personalized support and Shaklee 180 online tools  ($9.95 month/value)

3. Access to the Shaklee 180 rewards

4. Free Shaklee 180 Workouts ($19.95 month/value)

5. Free upgrade to expedited shipping on your first order

6. Eligible for FREE products through "3 for Free" when you sign-up for AutoShip

Products are gluten free and low glycemic

180 lean and healthy



Each customizable Lean & Healthy Kit includes:

1. Healthy customizable meals in your choice of flavors

2. Your choice of Shaklee Vitalizer (30 day supply)

3. Free personalized support and Shaklee 180 online tools ($9.95 month/value)

4. Access to Shaklee 180 rewards

5. Free Shaklee 180 Workouts ($19.95 month/value)

6. Eligible for FREE products through "3 for Free" when you sign-up for AutoShip

Products are gluten free and low glycemic

WHAT YOU’LL GET IN ADDITION TO BOTH PLANS

Free access to our private Transformation Challenge group with daily support and accountability from others doing the plan with you.

Free recipes and free work out plans to help you meet your goals.

Chance at a cash prizes each month during the challenge!

For more information on this body transformation or to join my challenge click here!

Also follow me on Facebook!

Please comment below with ANY questions, I am truly here to help you on this journey!

Don’t let one more day go by feeling less than what you are because of how you look on the outside. Take this challenge with me and look and feel great in 2013!

Bonnie

Thursday, January 3, 2013

A New Year A New (Healthier) You

 

I want to share with you a few of the ways my family has changed this past year, striving for a healthier lifestyle. It is truly easier than you think. Let me guess, you think I am going to say start buying all organic and buying foods you have never heard of with ingredients that sound weird and prices just as crazy??? Well yes and no……..I think buying more things organic is great and yes I have been buying more things that way for my family but we still have a budget to stick to. You do have to pick and choose what is important to you being all natural or organic. In the past six months I have switched completely to all natural household cleaners. For me this is incredibly important! I am a stay at home mom who spends most of her time in my home where most toxins are found. I used to clean with products that produced those toxins I was breathing and touching, not to mention my precious little ones were being exposed to them too. I have changed to all natural products that actually save me money, truly work, and are safe for my whole family to use and be around. If you are at all interested in learning more about these products you can find them here. I am open to any and all questions and comments about this subject or these particular products as I am using them and love them, also and as I said before they actually save me money!

 

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So back to healthy eating…….you don’t necessarily have to buy organic to be doing a wonderful and healthy thing for your family. I think the biggest thing you can do is stop eating fast food! I know we all know this, we know it isn’t healthy and it is really expensive. But you say I don’t have time to cook, I am a working mother/father and I don’t have the time. Well it can be a lot easier than you think. I only grocery shop 2 times per month and I plan all my meals out for a two week period before I shop. Again you say I don’t have time to plan out my meals! Again I say it is so much easier than you think. I only spend about ten minutes total before I go shopping making my list and planning my menu.  I have a really great blog posting here about how to quickly and easily plan out meals for a large family only once in a two week period. The other great help in meal planning is a crockpot, this has been such a life saver as a busy mom. You can throw the meal together the night before or with some recipes it only takes minutes and you could do it quick in the morning, turn it on and you have a hot homemade meal ready for your family at dinner time. Usually 2-4 of my meals each week are crockpot meals. I have many posted right here on my blog, some of the favorites have been:

Crockpot Pizza

Crockpot Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Crockpot Ranch Pork Chops

All I am trying to say is give home cooking a try, spend a little time to plan out your meals and use your crockpot more. You will find such a difference in one your grocery/food budget and the health of your family. Find what is truly important for you to change in your family and take it one step at a time. Living a healthier lifestyle may take some time to adjust to but it is truly worth it and just think of what you are teaching your kids that will last them a lifetime! Share with me your thoughts on my post and what you do in your family to live for a healthier tomorrow!

I would love to here from you, comment below or leave a message on Facebook!

Bonnie

Friday, November 16, 2012

Me, My Family, and What I Do

I have been doing this blog for several months now and have shared with you many recipes, home organization, and cleaning tips but I have shared very little of myself with you. So today I would like to share a little bit more about me and what I do. First of all I am married, for 8 years now, to a wonderful and loving husband who is also an amazing father. Don’t get me wrong, marriage is not all roses and sunshine but I truly believe I have found the man I am meant to make my life with. We have made three beautiful children together who are currently 7, 5, and 18 months. I also have a 12 year old step daughter, this has definitely been a challenge in my life but I hope it is also making me a stronger, better person in the end. 

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I am also a stay at home mom and have been since my daughter was born 7 years ago. My husband came from a family with a working mother so in the beginning he supported my decision to stay home with our children but I don’t think he initially saw the befits. He is now coming to understand and fully support me in this adventure of motherhood! I am so thankful that I can do this, it truly is my calling in life. With being a stay at home mom comes the sacrifice of living with one income. We have always made this work and feel the benefits of me staying home outweigh the benefits of a larger income but it definitely has its challenges and sacrifices for us all. You can look back at the earlier posts I have done on shopping organization and meal planning that have really helped stretch our paychecks.

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I tried to do an at home business a couple years ago to help out with our income but it just wasn't for me. I had to still leave my family to do parties and found I just didn’t have the help and support I needed to make the business work, so I ended it a few short months after starting. I can’t say that I have been searching for something to do but I do feel this next step in my life kind of found me. I was in search of healthier cleaning products for my family and started by making my own products. Initially I was happy with them and with how much money I was saving my family. It didn’t take me long to realize that they just weren’t quite what I was looking for. Yes they cleaned, and yes they were saving me money, but they didn’t work all that well and they were still toxic products.

Shaklee

So one day just about 6 month ago I found someone who was selling Shaklee. Now I had heard of this before, my mom had used some of the products when I was young. So I looked into it a little more and found that they were all natural and non toxic, safe products! Score! So I made my first Shaklee purchase and even became a member to receive a greater discount.  I was very happy with my first product which happened to be a favorite of so many, Basic H.

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Shortly after my first purchase I got this idea in my head, still not sure where it came from, that I could easily sell a product like this. I was passionate about the health advantages of an all natural cleaner and I could supplement our income at the same time. So I wearily sent an email to the woman that I bought it from, I was so nervous about taking another leap into a home based business, I was so afraid of another failure. Well after lots of thinking, praying, and discussions with my husband I made the decision to become a distributor of Shaklee products! Let me tell you it was a tough decision but truly one of the best I have ever made! I am not only in love with all that Shaklee has to offer, I am truly making a difference in many other peoples lives and helping my family in the process!

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I have made a life changing decision for my family. I want to live a healthier lifestyle all around and I want to teach the value in that kind of living to my children. I am truly thankful for all I have been given. I hope you continue to follow me on my journey through motherhood and beyond. I thank you for taking the time to read my posts and follow along with me. I wish you a wonderful day!

Also find me on Facebook at From Nature to Nurture!

Bonnie

Share with me below how your family lives a healthier lifestyles!

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Day 24: Car Seat Makeover

Today one of my big projects was to clean out our van. I say this was a project because it was the biggest mess I have ever seen! It seems we have had so much rainy weather lately that I just haven’t been able to do it. So I ended up hauling a grocery bag full of garbage and a grocery bag full of other peoples belongings out of the van. I vacuumed it and wiped it down and then realized that the kids car seats were disgusting. The two older ones are now in the high back booster seats so I don’t really ever take a good look at them, they buckle themselves in and get themselves out. So I decided to take them inside and completely pull them apart and clean them!
This is what they looked like! I know, GROSS! The one on the far right even had stickers stuck all over it.
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So I pulled them apart and sprayed them down with my Basic H degreaser. Yes they were that bad I went straight for the degreaser!
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As you can see on the pictures above it wasn’t just the pads that needed work, they need a good cleaning on the inside too and I  wanted to get the stickers off. I remember as a kid my dad would always get out lighter fluid if we needed to get something sticky off. Now I have Basic H, which is not only natural and non toxic it is completely safe for my family. My five year old uses it everyday to dust with and I don’t have to worry about him using a chemical cleaner.
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So (above) I pulled all the stickers of, wiped everything down, and sprayed the sticker spots and let them soak a little, then wiped those down too. Below is the arm rest that had the layers of stickers on it. I had to spray it down a couple times, let it soak and wiped it off, but it really came off pretty easy with no sticky residue left behind.
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Then I sprayed the pads down with Basic H degreaser and threw them into the wash with only a tablespoon of detergent, and then hung then to dry.
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Here they are looking like brand new! Notice the brown seat that had stickers on the arm rest and up on the head? All stickers are gone and no sticky residue. I did it all using only two products! These two products were not only safe to me the one using them to clean the seats but to my toddler who was in the house when I was doing and to my children who have to sit in these seats! If you are at all interested in these products you can find them here:
They are both safe and all natural products and the are very economical! They are highly concentrated so a little goes a long way! A 16 ounce bottle of the degreaser only costs about 13 cents to make and I only use a tablespoon of the laundry soap to wash a large load of laundry in my front load washer! Please feel free to ask me any questions you may have, I am happy to help. I hope you have enjoyed my get out and clean post!
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Bonnie