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Stephen King. Can one man be so epic? Yes, yes he can. And he is. I have received many messages about my love for Stephen King, and am often asked which of his books is my favorite, so I decided the month of May should…

Anxiety. The evil bitch so many of us struggle with on a daily basis. I have dealt with it for essentially my entire adult life. There have been times where it has been worse than others, such as when I lived in Sweden alone at…

Have you ever tried Matcha Green Tea?! I have recently jumped on the Matcha bandwagon! Not only does it help me get through my afternoon exhaustion with “clean” energy instead of the jittery coffee kind, it is super high in antioxidants! Why are antioxidants so…

Homemade Apple Butter is hands down one of my favorite treats. For my friends that don’t know, Apple Butter is essentially a smooth apple jam. You can spread it on toast, pancakes or bake it in pastries. This is a gluten, dairy and refined sugar…

There are some dishes that always remind me of Autumn. This Simple and Healthy Butternut Squash Soup is one of them! This recipe includes fresh Butternut Squash, apples and crisp bacon melding the best flavors of the recent harvest season. Naturally gluten, dairy and refined sugar…

It is quite apparent, based on my home and blog, that I love updating my light fixtures. I have been told for years that putting fresh paint and changing out light fixtures are the easiest and least expensive ways to update your home. I find…

When we bought our home and property in 2017, our home had been well maintained but the property was severely neglected. The original owners we purchased it from had put in fence and a mare motel in order to board horses as a side business.…

My homegrown tomatoes this year are crazy! They are growing like gangbusters and I am one very happy camper. The only “problem” is I can’t eat 30 lbs of tomatoes. Although my friends love them too, they can’t keep up with the regular fresh tomato…

If you are a gardener, you’ve heard that compost is the key to having a fabulous garden. But do you really know the reason why you should compost? Or even, how to start a compost pile and what to put into it? I had heard…

Are you frustrated with bugs taking over your garden each summer, but not wanting to use traditional pesticides to control their damage? I feel ya! I work so hard to take care of my plants; feeding, watering and tending to them for ample produce, but the bugs…