tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70766979472302251282024-03-13T00:29:05.662-07:00 Bizzy Bee KeeperThis is my muse a place to share my voice, thoughts, and ideas. It's about this journey as a working mom who is starting a business while running a home school. As a mom I love the idea of being the best mom I can be. I work hard everyday to celebrate my life and try to make it special for not only myself but also for the ones who count on me to be the best wife and mother I can be~e. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076697947230225128.post-46170482578464597772012-11-29T20:11:00.001-08:002015-08-16T16:36:03.156-07:00Family Christmas Ideas....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am a visual person, one of my biggest sources of fuel and ideas is Pinterest. I CAN'T GET ENOUGH! It seriously can feel like an addiction at times! And I know people who think that about me, that I'm an addict;) Go ahead, you will agree too! {<a href="http://pinterest.com/annettecreates/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #93c47d;">My Pinterest Boards</span></a>}</div>
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I'm sharing a few images that really spoke to me.... </div>
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<b>{1}</b> I have many of these cylinder vases that I have used for events {<a href="http://www.annettecreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #93c47d;">by annette's creation's</span></a>}. And battery operated lights....and lots of ornaments! It looks simple, cheap {free!}, and full of sparkle! </div>
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<b>{2}</b> wreathes, I can't get enough wreath ideas....! There are so many creative ideas and really loved the simplicity of these, and if I look hard enough around my house I can probably create yet another cheap {free!} Christmas craft! </div>
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<b>{3} </b> A tree skirt, I don't have one. I have been so picky about these, everything I see at the store is either ridiculously priced or just not what I envisioned...so, when I saw this! I thought, OMG, I could find a round table cloth that I love at Target or Homegoods and just add a few hems! Budget friendly, simple and exactly what I want! </div>
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<b>{4}</b> Natural home-fragrance, CHECK! I did this last night! I saved the leftover citrus from our juice machine and added fresh cranberries I had on hand for juice, a cinnamon stick, vanilla extract and ginger peel from my soup! It smells cheery! Another cheap {free!} one;) </div>
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{<i>side note</i>....as I am writing this, I am realizing I did not have any intention of having a completely free list or even anywhere close to free....but my wish list is looking <i>pretty </i>good right now.......!!!!!}</div>
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<b>{5 & 6}</b> I am obsessed with staging and setting a table! My fascination really took over when I worked at Pier One in college btw! People probably walk through my house and think I'm crazy for having lots of accessories with 2 rambunctious boys running around?!?!?! I question myself all the time! But I love it too much and I wouldn't be completely devastated if something happened to it! I would just replace it and hope that no one got hurt! I just love looking at it too much! In these settings I really am attracted to the pinks and reds, gold and turquoise, white and mint. My house is already full of these colors and they will look great for the holidays! </div>
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<b>{7}</b> I just love this! I will figure out a reason why I should string pom-poms or marshmallows from my ceiling.....!!!!! </div>
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<b>{8}</b> This really came from my son JB, when we were discussing the lay of the land, you know where should we put the tree? Where should we move this table? Where do we want people to sit at our family party?! Then a light bulb clicked in his head and he thought that we should put food that looked like Christmas trees in the middle of the table, and then my light bulb went on and remembered this photo from pinterest....OMG, I HAVE TO DO THIS!!!! It sounds cute, simple enough, some what healthy, we could do a veggie tree, an apple tree....., and it's very festive!</div>
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1. <a href="http://www.currystrumpet.com/"><span style="color: #93c47d;">currys trumpet</span></a></div>
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2. <a href="http://rmhouseofnoise.blogspot.com/2011/11/snowflakes-keep-falling-on-my-head.html" style="color: #93c47d;">house of noise</a><span style="color: #93c47d;">, <a href="http://dreamywhites.blogspot.com/2011/12/unfinished-peppermint-candy-wreath-and.html"><span style="color: #93c47d;">dreamy whites</span></a></span></div>
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3. <a href="http://www.tealandlime.com/2011/11/diy-ruched-tree-skirt-for-12/"><span style="color: #93c47d;">teal and lime</span></a></div>
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4. <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/the-new-home-ec/2012/10/12/scents-of-the-season-10-fall-simmer-pot-recipes-for-the-home/"><span style="color: #93c47d;">babble</span></a></div>
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5. <a href="http://www.weddingchicks.com/2012/11/26/red-and-gold-holiday-ideas/"><span style="color: #93c47d;">wedding chicks</span></a></div>
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6. sorry I don't have the original for this, its labeled Martha Stewart table scape in flickr...</div>
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7. <a href="http://www.blog.evajuliet.com/search?updated-max=2011-12-23T13:58:00-08:00&max-results=10&start=50&by-date=false"><span style="color: #93c47d;">mon carnet</span></a></div>
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8. <a href="http://www.cantstopmakingthings.com/2011/01/strawberry-christmas-tree.html"><span style="color: #93c47d;">cant stop making things</span></a></div>
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This list is more about having a festive holiday with my kids! I'm one of those moms who would have probably been a pretty good pre-school teacher, I love this stage, they are so creative and they love exploring. It is such a fun age, I just LOVE it. Spotted these ideas on Pinterest that can really be done without much hassle...! {1} a fun photo shoot! {2} a fun place setting! {3} cardboard Christmas house! {4} colorful ice! {5} hand-made winter bird feeder! {6} paper gingerbread men! {7} a shower curtain floor mat we can turn into Christmasville! {8} hand-made card! {9} ice cream cone Christmas tree forest! {10} gingerbread men play dough! {11} gingerbread house (ours will not look like this! LOL) {12} home-made gift giving........!!!!!</div>
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1. <a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&forum_id=21&thread_id=2903769"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">two peas in a bucket</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&forum_id=21&thread_id=2903769"> </a>2. <a href="http://www.bhg.com/christmas/crafts/christmas-snowmen-crafts/#page=9"><span style="color: #93c47d;">better homes and garden</span></a></div>
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3. <a href="http://stricklandkids.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #93c47d;">strickland kids</span></a></div>
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4. <a href="http://queenvanna.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/ice-ballons/"><span style="color: #93c47d;">queen vanna</span></a></div>
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5. <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/toddler-times/2012/01/28/15-fun-craft-activities-for-little-boys/"><span style="color: #93c47d;">babble</span></a></div>
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6. <a href="http://amomwithalessonplan.com/2010/12/02/gingerbreadart/"><span style="color: #93c47d;">a mom with a lesson plan</span></a></div>
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7. <a href="http://www.filthwizardry.com/2009/02/shower-curtain-village-play-mat.html"><span style="color: #93c47d;">filth wizardry</span></a></div>
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8. <a href="http://aschoss.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-01-08T03%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=10"><span style="color: #93c47d;">anya - life is what you make it</span></a></div>
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9. <a href="http://couponclippingcook.com/candy-cookie-cones/"><span style="color: #93c47d;">coupon clipping cook</span></a></div>
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10. <a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2011/12/gingerbread-people-playdough-play.html"><span style="color: #93c47d;">no time for flash cards</span></a></div>
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11. <a href="http://zinke.wordpress.com/?s=Gingerbread&submit=Search"><span style="color: #93c47d;">zinke</span></a></div>
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12. <a href="http://talkcraftytome.com/2011/12/13/handmade-gift-ideas-for-kids/"><span style="color: #93c47d;">talk crafty to me</span></a></div>
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Just want to recognize where the ideas come from! Want to give credit where credit is due.</div>
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{These photos on Pinterest inspired me enough to want to know more, and when I looked further I did find some pretty great and interesting stories out there...}</div>
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I encourage you to make a mood board too, they are fun....!!! See if you can use some things you already have in a different but special way........and maybe you'll add something extra special that you didn't think you could have or maybe even do this holiday season.....!</div>
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Cheers ~ annette</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076697947230225128.post-70941484201654736822012-11-29T12:24:00.000-08:002015-08-16T16:29:32.572-07:00Immunity Super Soup....<em>The </em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>crisp cool air, the bulky sweaters and thick scarves, hot coffee and of course, hot soup!</em> Winter is here and I hear all around me of people getting that almost inevitable cold or flu. Yuck, I hate getting sick, and I am going to try super hard to avoid this....! {Good luck to me!} I could eat soup everyday, I enjoy making home-made soup so why not indulge in this everyday?!?!?! Soup can be very healthy especially if you prepare it yourself, you can control what goes in, and let me tell you, all it takes it a whole lotta love and wholesome goodness to make good soup... <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span>I LOVE Dr. Oz, how could you not! He is adorable, and knowledgeable! I caught this great episode, as a working mom I don't get to watch regularly, and it was about your immune system and doing healthy natural things to keep your body fighting those nasty germs! Chef Ming Tsai, also adorable, made this soup on the show and talked about all the great ingredients and how they help your body fight off the germs and claimed he hasn't been sick in a really long time! I bought into it and had to make this soup, I love soup and spicy soup is the BOMB! Yummy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A quote from Ming that I also fell in love with, <em>"Food is the best medicine...." <strong>Amen.</strong></em> </span></div>
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Here is the link to <a href="http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/shiitake-hot-and-sour-soup" target="_blank">Dr. Oz</a> but I will share with you here as well, I added chopped fresh parsley because I love it! </div>
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ways you keep your family healthy during the fall/winter months when everyone
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</span>Some other <em>natural</em> cold remedies we will be trying this year….thanks to
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-Bilberry extract to help fight a cold</div>
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-garlic foot rub: minced garlic + olive oil, another fighter</div>
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-cough syrup: 1 tbs apple cider vinegar, 1 tbs honey, 1/4
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-Headache: Capsaicin spray, 2 sprays in each nostril</div>
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And of course good old <em>home-made chicken noodle soup</em> can help those days you or your family members are under the weather.....! And its great for the soul. Why not send some soup to a neighbor or an elderly person you know as an act of kindness this winter..........</div>
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<strong><em>#1 my iPhone</em></strong><br />
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I tried this for the first time this summer and love it, rescue, by bach, rescue remedy natural stress relief and I think this could really help while tackling the holidays!<br />
{<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Remedies-Rescue-Remedy-20ml/dp/B00016QT7Q">Amazon</a>}<br />
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<strong><em>#4 my 1GB usb storage drive by scandisk, </em></strong>so that I am never without my most important files;) honestly, I never know when I will need them! What if I need my favorite photos or lists while I am at my mom's or sisters....?!<br />
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<strong><em>#5 my favorite lip stick</em></strong>, marykay, color shell and <strong><em>my favorite lip shine</em></strong> burt's bees zesty red, I can survive without lots of make up, but I need foundation and lipstick to not feel naked while running around town doing holiday errands! <br />
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<strong><em>#6 alba pineapple quench lip balm, </em></strong>the dry air is already taking a toll on my lips and skin, seriously, can not live without moisturizer this winter I hate the feeling of cracked lips and skin! And the tropical smell......mmmmm, it can take me on a quick mental vacation....<br />
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<strong><em>#7 ear phones:</em></strong> can't get enough enya lately... so calming and I can get lost in the sounds while wrapping and crafting and blogging!</div>
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<strong><em>#8 hair tie,</em></strong> another must have at all times, the dry weather takes a toll on my pin straight hair and when I am running around I may need to throw it back to not fuss with the frizzies! ...gotta love cold Michigan weather...!<br />
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<strong><em>#9 my binder</em></strong> for the current agenda and list! {gosh, I really need to convert to the iPhone, but there is something about paper....I - LOVE - PAPER!}<br />
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<strong><em>#10 portable keyboard</em></strong> for the iPhone. {I really, really, really want an iPad, but it is not a current priority...} I do love the wireless keyboard, if I feel like typing something on pages or notes or an email it really helps my fingers and thumbs, although, my eyes are given the true challenge of being strained while looking at the tiny screen!<br />
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<strong><em>#11 my big bag,</em></strong> vera bradley style, it is called the miller bag, it is my favorite bag ever! I consider myself a bit of a bag lady, I live out of bags! This is great for traveling as well as running around town it can hold EVERYTHING! Pockets and the way it opens, you can see it all! So when I am out shopping my daily binder goes, my coupon binder goes, and anything else that needs to come along, like diapers and wipes;)<br />
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<strong><em>#12 my coupon binder</em></strong> for coupons, sales flyer's, deals, extra cash bonuses, coupons, gift cards anything to help me save as many bucks as I can this Christmas!<br />
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There you have it, my holiday essentials....simple, helpful, handy and healthy to keep me going!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>Simply intentional with love!</em></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>I took one of my favorite photos</em> I snapped with my iPhone of my boys sharing an </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I captured this moment of love and happiness with my oldest son just starring into my eyes. Everything I do, I do it for them they are my first priority, I even put them before myself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The truth is though that for me to be the best I can be for them I need to focus energy onto myself. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I need to keep up with them so I need to be healthy. I need to stay positive and balanced even if the world seems like it can come crashing down at any time....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I put this list together and have posted it in a few convenient locations in our home, daily reminders of what I need to do for myself and my family everyday to keep us happy, healthy and balanced.</span></div>
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<em>Christmas.</em> I have some pretty wonderful memories that revolve around Christmas, <br />
it is the biggest celebration of the year for us by far!<br />
It starts after Thanksgiving and doesn't end until the tree comes down... There is so much happiness, and giving, and LOVE!<br />
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<em>Before</em> the holidays began this year I felt this overwhelming sense of panic... I wanted nothing to do with them. The idea of getting ready and prepared to join in some great festivities was really starting to bog me down. I was even getting sad about the thought of everything that goes with it, I didn't want the flu, and I didn't want the stress~panic feeling of OMG, its too late to figure out the perfect gift, .....I won't have time for everything....ahhhhhhhhhh! <br />
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<em>But then</em>, I had a complete revelation of myself, I got over my fears of getting sick, not having enough time, the to-do's, the list upon list, and go-go-go mentality until its over. I trully LOVE everything about the holidays, and I wasn't going to let the negatives take me down and keep me from enjoying this wonderful end to a pretty tough but beautiful year! I enjoy hosting and giving and I really do want to embrace this season even if my life is already stressful! There is so much joy that can come with the holidays. ....SO I pulled up the big girl pants a couple days after Thanksgiving, the official kick-off to the holiday season, and really got into the spirit of Christmas....and there is no stopping me now! I have a plan! <br />
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<em>After</em> spending endless hours and days looking at and using my idea boards {on pinterest} to see how others handle the details, I developed a plan. This weekend I started the foundation of what is to come this holiday season because WE LOVE IT!!! The Christmas tree is standing, the garland is hung, the furniture has shifted and the plans have begun!!! The boys could hardly control themselves they were filled with so much joyful excitement!<br />
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<em>It's</em> time to stage the house for the holidays, make my lists and check them twice, be thankful for my life everyday and appreciate what I have around me, host a party, try new recipes and share them, see relatives I haven't seen in a really long time, start a BIG tradition and make the entire month about Christmas, blog as much as I can while I am busy so that I develop a really great habit from the CRAZIEST month of the whole entire year!!!!!<br />
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way</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">…</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">. Conclusion: I realized that I was not sick nor did I have food poisoning, I did not have
the chills, but still I felt awful and my body rejected something</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">…</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> </span></span></div>
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moment, because I was wasting too much effort and time feeling sorry for myself
this past week{end}, I over indulged in any food item I pleased, I didn</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">t cook or prepare </span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">real</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">”</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> family meals, we were on the go-go-go, I drank alcohol, ate cake, hot dogs and
cheese, m&m</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">s, lemon bars</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">…</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">{light bulb} duhhh, I figured it out</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">…</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I completely gave up on myself; I
treated my body terribly and did nothing good for my soul either. I was just not giving my life my all</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">. I was </span><span style="line-height: 14px;">actually kind of giving up...</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">My excuse was that my man was
M.I.A. due to work obligations for a total of two weeks in October. The boys and I missed
him dearly, he is really good at keeping us on track, and he wasn't there for that support. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Our home was completely out of sync and I spent zero time really caring
about myself or for myself</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">…</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">All of those self-pity moments led me to overeating,
eating unnecessary sugar, not drinking enough H2O, and gave me days of grumpiness, irritability, sluggishness, and a general feeling of just not feeling well </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">“</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Seriously GIRLFRIEND
What is your deal?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">”</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> {me, talking to me</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">…</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">!} "LIFE IS A </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">ROLLER COASTER</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">! Get over it and keep going!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I remember being called a duck by a </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">colleague</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">, calm at the
surface but paddling like hell underneath.
That pretty much sums me up.
I tend to show a lot of self-control at the surface, I'm </span><span style="line-height: 14px;">usually pretty</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> coo,l calm, and collected and tend to hide the stress. Most people wouldn</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">t even know how crazy I was paddling under the surface! So, being
a duck, I am not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing...? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><span style="line-height: 115%;">Here are some of my ways to get back on
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">{Photo: My favorite juice, kale, mint,
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Step one</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">…</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Hubby back on the juice machine! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><em>Seriously,</em> we love our fresh morning
green juice that he lovingly makes for us every morning, it is pure, energizing,
rejuvenating, healthy, brings everyone happiness {most days}, we all get a ton
of fruit and veggie servings first thing, and it has aided in weight loss! All key factors to a healthy lifestyle, its
simply intentional with love! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">{always be~e putting wholesome goodness in the body throughout the day</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">…</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">no snacking unless it is wholesome and
good, limit eating out and bring food from home that is home-made wholesome and
good!}<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">{Photo: My hubby making fresh healthy
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Fill my jug with crystal clear goodness!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><em>Fill </em>that 64 oz jug every morning and drink it throughout the day, just need to keep it close by and remember to quench my
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">{aim to try and add
lemon to a cup of warm water in the morning to kick start the engines for digestion</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">…</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">!}<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Step three</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">…</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Follow the yellow list, it</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">s a great map to
where I am going</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><em>One</em> of my favorite paper pads is the
yellow page steno book, it</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">s a perfect size 6</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">”</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> x 9</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">”</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">, two columns, and yellow, so I can
easily spot my list...! I am just really
bad at keeping only one note pad going at a time, I end up scribbling on sheet after </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">sheet </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">of paper! And
they are even in countless places. </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> I just need to Follow + Keep a system. And K.I.S.S. it. {keep it simple stupid!}</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">{always be~e keeping up on our organization system, this is
something I struggle with, I haven</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">t quite found my system</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">… oh, and use the yellow </span><span style="line-height: 14px;">iPhone</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> notepad, it has come in handy many times!!!</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">}<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Step four</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">…</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Play music, exercise and breathe.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><em>These</em> go hand and hand sometimes, when
I turn that music on after my morning coffee</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">…</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">watch out, dance party USA in-my-living
room! I look like I</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">m nuts, if someone
were to happen to show up at my door during this routine, they would wonder why
I am not skinnier than I am, that's for sure! I move, I
shake, I lift my kids, I spin, I jump!
Just need to turn it into a workout routine, and I'd be set! Another great thing I have tried and
absolutely love</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">…</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">meditation. I </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">really didn't understand what it was until I
tried it, its refreshing, relaxing, rejuvenating, motivating, healing, I think
it can really be anything you want it to be! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">{set a goal to turn on the music more often during dinner time! Get moving girlfriend! Also aim to spend time
with my friend walking the stairs at my </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">“</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">day</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">”</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> job and don't forget to add some yoga to our
l</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">i</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">fe! Take time to </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">meditate.}<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Step five</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">…</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">
Stop worrying about a clean house and get a project going even if it
takes days to complete</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><em>I love being creative</em>, I hate clutter, and
it</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">s a battle I am
constantly dealing with</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">…</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> I love being able to
be a hostess at any moment so my home needs to appear clean and tidy at all
times, just in case</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">…</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> However, these days, I have two busy bee monsters ruling
the hive! So visitors are really at a minimum
these days, so why not focus on making our hive cozy and fresh and use all of
the creative energy I feel and have a hive under a little construction. Were a family and we</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">re constantly
evolving and growing. There are so many
things I can do to make us more organized and efficient, comfy and creative! </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">{aim to start a DIY home improvement project
every chance I get!} <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Step six</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">…</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>I have found</em> when I plan our meals out,
consciously make a decision, then we succeed at eating healthy and on a
budget. JUST DO IT! It feels really, really good when this is
working the way I need it to. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><em>Cheers to living simply intentional with love</em>~</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> annette</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">{The Bizzy Bee Keeper}<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi, I'm Annette Rioux and it's
fabulous to have you here at My Bizzy Bee Hive!
Life is something we cherish around here; in our home {hive} we love
celebrating life, making memories, being inspired and trying to find new ways
to improve ourselves. I have learned
that life doesn’t have to be perfect to be great. I’m a 30 something hard working {bizzy}
Michigan girl, interior designer, wife and mother, small business owner
{annette’s creation’s}, health foodie, and I am doing my best to be organized enough
to keep up with life so that I can juggle it all!</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">{Coffee?}<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the many reasons why I
started this blog is because I really miss having my social time with my
girlfriends. Like myself, most of my friends are also bizzy having ba-bee’s,
raising their family, buzzing around town with their kiddos and taking care of careers,
yep, there is not much room there to socialize!
One of my absolute most favorite things in life is sharing a cup of
coffee with friends. I have cherished the
long talks we’ve shared over coffee; today these social hours are almost
nonexistent! Would you have a cup of
coffee with me?! Coffee to me is about
taking the time to be social, it’s energizing, its warm and comforting, its
casual and relaxing …its friendship; sometimes coffee is just me-time, reading-time
and work-time. Either way…I LOVE it! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">{Our Hive}<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Life definitely seems to move much
faster today, I am married to my best friend {who doesn’t drink coffee…}, and
we have 2 beautiful, super inspiring boys.
I am always buzzing around here, usually with a cup of coffee! We are currently
focused on simplifying our bizzy life, building a home business {annette’s
creation’s}, working on home projects and trying to hold onto money so that we don’t feel
financially stressed anymore. In short,
we just want to live a healthy, happy, successful, family life in our lovely Michigan
home where we are raising our children to be whatever it is they want to be in
this bizzy world! {with a little help and
guidance from us of course!} It brings
us so much joy to watch them grow here…
We have learned to appreciate home ownership, we have learned it is
important to adapt as well as be accepting of what we have, we plan to do what
we can with what we have where we are. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">{The Bizz-ness}<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have always had a passion for
having fun and I love celebrations, I believe life should be fun! No matter how tough life can get, we all
deserve to celebrate and be celebrated. {….I wish every day could feel like
Christmas day….} You will find lots of
inspiration here to celebrate your life too!
I have started a home business {annette’s creation’s} that specializes
in life’s celebration’s, we can design the perfect invitation, custom floral
and décor, or provide you with a perfect party in a box that can be shipped
anywhere so that you can have a home-made party without having to buzz around
town and the internet to pull it all together!
Party planning can consume a lot of precious time if you want it to be
unique and special. I have done a lot of
the homework already and I can help make your life easier, please check me out!
{</span><a href="http://www.annettecreations.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.annettecreations.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">{Life Happens}<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me tell you! I have three boys in my life that will do
anything for me?! Seriously, what could
I possibly not be happy about?! My life
is AWESOME. There is so much to be
grateful for....but times are tough, and children are demanding, and husbands
can only do so much, {as well as wives, although I am infamous for wanting to
do it ALL} parents are aging, and work doesn’t stop so that you can manage
everything else on your plate…. Ahhhh, life
can be depressing. There are times I am consumed
by negative thoughts. These thoughts can
take away every ounce of energy I have….and when I fall weak to them; I begin
to lose focus on all the great things in my life. Ahhhh, sometimes it just feels like a vicious
circle! Time doesn’t stand still, ever, I need to be
organized, prepared, and ready for anything!
I believe every single person that has ever said, “Enjoy the time with
them now, they will be grown up before you know it….” This thought honestly
scares the bejeebers out of me! And my
boys are only 2 and 4! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">{Inspired to Be{e}}<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am always searching and SEARCHING
trying to find the answer to just about everything that happens in my life, I
certainly don’t have it all figured out!
Talking it out with my kids, well it can work, sometimes, but I far more
appreciate getting opinions and ideas from grown-ups! Otherwise the only thing I hear from them is
my own inner voice, and I still don’t have an answer! Whether it’s a book that I’m trying to read, some
advice from friends and family, or spending hours on the Internet, I will never
give up trying to Be{e} a better person today than I was yesterday. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you join me for a cup of
coffee or two…or more! This is my social
hour and I love talking about being a mom, but that’s not all that I care to
talk about! I get inspired sometimes by the littlest of things and I love
talking about home, design, color, style, food, health, celebrating life, projects,
business, budgeting and just the day-day happenings. I am making healthy lifestyle changes every
day. I am a tip junkie, if it can make life easier I’m in, I’ll try just about
anything once! At the moment I am deeply
in love with a modern vintage style. And
I am completely obsessed with planning, being organized and having a routine! Routine.....I wish I was good at this… I would rather be prepared for any situation…and
live life flying by the seat of my pants.
My ultimate goal is to Be{e} real, wholesome, simple, compassionate,
humble, creative, loving, imperfect, worthy, grateful, successful, authentic, healthy,
active and organized! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheers to that!
~annette<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">{“No more just
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love sketching, my
mind works in a very graphic way, I am an interior designer and graduated from
LTU {Lawrence Technological University}, when I plan this is usually how it
looks! These are examples of planning
for my blog, as well as a party plan! It
really is an amazing tool, sketching by hand.
I can pretty much see and share what I see before it is even real! With
my background being that I do commercial design in an architecture firm, I use
my computer as a tool! I will be sharing
lots of my many “plans“ with you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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