Instagram for Business

Instagram for Business

Instagram.  Are you familiar with it? Did you know that it could help your business tremendously?  Businesses all over have started using Instagram to further their business, so are you ready to jump on board?  Here is why you should consider it!

Everyone Loves Photos –  As I’ve become an adult, I’ve always thought that every recipe book should have pictures in it.  Everyone wants to know what the recipe is going to look like when you’re done preparing it.  When you’re scrolling through a Facebook or Twitter feed, if you’re like me, you look for pictures.   You see a picture of a pair of shoes you like and you literally give it a “like”.  Same thing with a meal from a restaurant because they are what catch your eye. Instagram’s platform is simply pictures, so it’s an easy way to get photos of your products or services in front of your customers!  instagram

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Garden Update, 6/14/16

Garden Update, 6/14/16

Can you believe it’s already been two weeks since you got a tour of my flower gardens?!  Where does the time go??  I know mine has been full of baseball games, camping, and trying to get things done here at home!  I hope your enjoying summer as much as we are!  Now…let’s get to the important stuff, let’s see how things are growing!!

The Dragon-Leaf Begonias are slowing growing and filling in the boxes!  I still think I need to get a few fillers, but haven’t found just the right thing yet, so I’ll keep waiting!

window boxes

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Guilt Free Strawberry Freeze

Guilt Free Strawberry Freeze

I think it’s safe to that summer is officially here in Iowa and this guilt free strawberry freeze is perfect for the warm days!  It’s been in the steamy 90’s the last three days and call me crazy, but I’m already over it!  I’m already tired of sweating!  I’m already tired of not being able to have the windows open, but it is Iowa, so I’m not sure what I expect anymore!  But, I digress…it’s summertime and here in our home, we are in full baseball, camping, and summer mode!  The boys have work, summer school, weight lifting, baseball, etc.

I’m trying to eat clean throughout all the summer fun/business, I really am!  And one thing I’ve found since eating clean is that my system can’t handle high sugar, high fat things any longer.  My gut can’t seem to process it and I end up feeling awful!  However that hasn’t stopped me from having cravings.   And as it’s gotten to be so warm here, I just want ice cream!! I want ice cream, strawberries, and chocolate! Not a bad combo, right?? So, how can I accomplish this without throwing all my clean eating efforts away?? I came up with this treat, Guilt Free Strawberry Freeze!

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Friday in Franklin County: Cut Loose Salon & Tanning

Friday in Franklin

If you’re a lady, you know that a good haircut or a pedicure can make you feel better than ever! Where do I go for this? I head to Cut Loose Salon & Tanning on Main Street in Hampton and see owner, Ashley Harmon!

Ashley has been in business for almost 2 years now after having a passion for hair since she was very young.  She actually started coloring other kids’ hair in middle and high school along with her own.  She knew that cosmetology was exactly what she wanted to do for a living.  Owning her own salon has always been a dream of hers and with the help of her family she has been able to make that dream come to life!

Ashley working in her salon
Ashley working in her salon

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Random Monday Thoughts, 6/6/2016

Random Monday Thoughts, 6/6/2016

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It’s Monday, which means time for another Random Monday Thoughts! We have to actually work five days this week! I don’t know about you, but I’m hoping it goes fast! We’re super busy this week with games and stuff (prepping for Friday in Franklin County over on Social Impact)! So, what’s going through my mind today?

1.  Weekends hardly seem long enough – I thoroughly enjoy spending time with my guys…whether it’s a weekend full of boys or one that is just T and I…I enjoy spending time with them.  It’s because I enjoy this so much that the weekends never seem long enough.

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Flower Gardens: May 30th

Flower Gardens: May 30th

I love my flower gardens. It’s taken me several years of being an adult and having my own home, but I really do love them now and I’m so enjoying taking care of them each year and watching them grow and develop!  When we moved into our home almost 4 years ago, the yard had been overrun by flower gardens…I mean seriously overrun.  There were more flower gardens than yard and due to the owners health they really hadn’t been given attention for quite some time.  Fast forward four years and we’ve eliminated a couple of those gardens (probably to the dismay of her family) in exchange for grass for our dog and boys to enjoy.  We’ve attempted to wrangle it down to one “wild” bed (it’s going to get tackled in the next year hopefully), two perennial beds, window boxes, and added a couple raised flower beds.

The wild bed!
The wild bed!

There are still a lot of flowers and I love it even more.  This spring I would say I’ve enjoyed working on and developing my gardens more than ever (Yes, I said “mine” as flowers are not T’s thing!!  He focuses on the vegetable garden!) So, what did I plant this year?

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