5 Reasons I Love My Man
Oct 4, 2008 Just For Fun
My buddy Arika over at They Call Me Whammy started this really cute meme and since I am starting to be a better blog hostess and guest as well as a better wife, I am participating in this. Here is how you play:
Let’s play shall we? Here’s how.
- Grab the graphic up there and insert it, along with these rules, in your post.
- Give at least 5 reasons why you love your hubby. List more if you want.
- Tag 5 people (or more) to play along and link to their blogs in your post.
- Then visit those women’s blogs and leave them a comment on any of their posts.
Now I guess I gotta share why I love my man…right? Ok here goes:
- He challenges me and helps me to grow.
- Whenever he can he takes Mr Man to work because he knows how active that boy can be.
- He has a heart that reaches out to so many people.
- When I get in the bed he sleeps right under me and keeps me warm on cold nights.
- He love God more than he loves me.
Ok now I have to tag some folks but I really don’t know who to tag, so I tell you what. If you join this meme, just link to Arika and my blogs. Deal 
So I Received Some Awards
Oct 4, 2008 Just For Fun
Over the past month, my friend over at Dr Mommy Chronicles has given me a few awards that I have neglected to put up. Oh boy am I bad with that. But I need to get better. I am not sure If I will post them on my sidebar because I don’t like a lot of clutter; so here are my bloggy awards and you know what I am a little happy about them too!
Thank Daisy! I think you are pretty special too.
One of My New Toys
Aug 22, 2008 Just For Fun
I am on a mission to do the things that LaTara enjoys doing. If you read my post Nurture You, you will know that I allowed myself to become everything to my husband and kids and very little to myself.
So this was my year to regain LaTara and start doing things that she enjoys doing. A few of the things that i enjoy doing are:
- Reading good books
- Singing - I was in the choir for over 10 years and loved the training and challenge of singing gospel
- Listening to music
- Writing for enjoyment.
- Listening to a good podcast
- Drinking my green smoothies
- Taking nice long bath and even napping while soaking
- Crocheting
- Being home alone
- Going to natural health and living events
- Eating out and taking in a moving by myself
- Playing Mah Jong
- Dancing
- Hanging out with my girls in LA. I am going there for my 40th birthday - ALONE!
- Taking Brehane to hang out for the day
- Laughing with my husband
As you can see most of the things that I enjoy are quite simple. I am not an extravagant.
Just about everything I enjoy doing allows me to listen to music, an audio book, or podcast and I recently received a cool new toy that I won from Kelly McCausey over at Moms Talk Radio. A While back I won an 8 gig Pink Nano Ipod and after a few mishaps and slow delivery, I finally got my new toy.
Now I can enjoy a few of my favorite things while I listen to a few more of my favorite things.
What are some of your favorite toys and things to do?
Wise Crafty Momma Am I
Jul 16, 2008 Just For Fun
I don’t do a lot of blog parties but when I heard about the Mom Talk Network having an artsy momma blog party, I just had to join in. I was a bit confused on what and artsy momma is but when I read what they were looking for I thought “yep, I fit the bill”. So here I am sharing why I am an artsy momma.
I have been into crafts for some time. Having owned a day care for 4 years and working at a church as a VBS teacher, Youth retreat facilitator, and Pre-teen bible study teacher, I have the opportunity to make many crafts.
I have always enjoyed crafts but I never thought they would come in handy for everyday living. You see I am a natural living momma and I make a lot of my own products for the home and body. It sorta happened out of necessity more so than a passion to make healthy products for my family.
Because of finances I went in search of how to make products at home that the entire family could use. For us it was hard to even buy lotions at times and the cheap stuff is just no good for the body and it tends to leave my pretty caramel skin a little ashy. Sorry, LaTara was not having that.
So the first thing I experimented with was making bath salts and body sugars. My very first body sugar was a honey lemon one that we wanted to eat more than putting it on our body. But we did and I tell you after a shower that included this body sugar, your body was well polished and smooth.
Then I learned how to make a coconut and olive oil mixture with shea butter and tea tree oil. We call it the head to toe body cream because it is a good cream for the hair, face, and body. Especially here in Chicago in the cold winter months when your skin becomes dry and crackly from the harsh low degree tempts. Before I made this cream I was one scaly looking sister from the knees down.
It was such a great experiment that when it came time to remove the toxic chemicals from the home I started using everyday around the house products like baking soda, Borax, lemon and vinegar to clean the home. Of course I added essentials oils for that disinfecting need that a bottle of Clorox would often solve.
It has been a joy actually using the knowledge I have from years or research and combining it with my love of crafts to make products that are non-toxic and healthy for the entire family.
As a woman who strives to live an authentic existence being able to create products that speak of who I am and what my family stands for makes it all worthwhile. I think a huge part of authenticity includes doing what you do with joy.
If you are an artsy momma why not join us this week over at Moms Talk Network for the party.
