All things sand, love, salt and yoga
I started a gratitude journal in August 2015 right about the time I started blogging. I read about gratitude journaling on, of course, a blog and I loved the essence of it. That particular blogger, and I am sorry that I don’t remember who it is because it was one the very first blogs I … Read More “Be Grateful” »
Yes…you can earn a free gift card or two and not pay one penny. Sounds too good to be true, but it is absolutely true. If you are willing to download 2 free apps and snap some pictures, you’re on you way to earning free gift cards. Fetch Rewards If you shop on Amazon quite … Read More “Earn a FREE Gift Card & Products” »
It is astounding how many chemicals we are exposed to every single day. In hopes of decreasing that number, I have been making some DIY essential oil products for my home. The internet has so many great resources for essential oils and it can be overwhelming. I just wanted to write another post to break … Read More “DIY Essential Oil Recipes” »
We always come to Surfside Beach in April (see previous post), but we’ve never come in the summer. As many of our friends said when we told them we were coming in July, “Why would you go to SC in July…it’s not hot enough at home?” Well…we came for several reasons. #1 – We love … Read More “My Happy Place ll: Surfside Beach, SC” »
To piggy back on my last post of visiting the beach, I wanted to write a post on the most important things in my beach bag. First of all, I have the best beach bag ever!!! I got it from Viv and Lou and I love it. They always have sales, although the regular price on it … Read More “Beach Bag Essentials” »
My happy place is the beach. I find it to be calming, serene, low stress and just….ahhhhhhhhh. One of my most favorite sounds is the sound of the waves crashing. When we go on vacation to South Carolina every April, I LOVE to keep the windows open so I can hear the crashing waves. It … Read More “Calm at My Happy Place” »
I’ve been away from my blog for awhile and I have missed it. Part of the issue was that I didn’t feel like I had anything to write about. I wasn’t inspired and I was just really drained. May and June are hard when you are a teacher because your energy is low and you … Read More “Ahhh…Balance is Sweet” »
I had 2 personal days left for the school year. If we don’t use them, we lose them. Yes…personal days are supposed to be used for emergencies or for things that cannot be done after school hours. I felt that I needed a day off and that I wanted to use the personal days because … Read More “Mental Health Day – Heck Yeah or No Never” »
I have been coming to Surfside Beach, SC for about 10 years. The first time I came, my friend’s parents had a time share week that they were going to lose if they didn’t use it. She said that all I’d have to pay was $500 for the booking and I could go pretty much … Read More “My Happy Place: Surfside Beach, SC” »
I started using essential oils (EO) about 6 weeks ago and I wish I had started using them sooner. They are awesome. My favorite company to order from is Eden’s Garden. They are a small, independent company and they have great prices. They also offer different sizes of EOs. I love this company and their … Read More “Essential Oils – Part III” »
