Ants. Ants everywhere! You don't want to wait until you have an infestation that feels like the scarab attack scene from The Mummy but you aren't ready to call in a pest control specialist yet either.

So, What Do You Do?

The fastest and easiest thing to do is mix about a 1:8 mixture of Dawn and water in a clean spray bottle. Then simply spray down any area you see ants! Counters, cupboards, the corner of the window where they are coming in. Don't rinse it off. Wipe it dry. The little bit of Dawn residue left should not be an issue for children or pets but it will bother the heck out of the ants. You can also spray their trail directly to disturb their progress.

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Water is one of the most essential - if not THE essential - item to stock up on in case of an emergency. It's usually one of the first things to sell out at stores but also one of the hardest to know how and how much to store.

Food Storage and Survival has a great post titled "FEMA Basic Water Storage Guidelines (With Commentary)" that can help get us all started on the path to adequate water storage.

Check out FEMA's water guidelines (which include a link to a downloadable PDF):
http://www.ready.gov/water

Then head over to read Food Storage and Survival's "FEMA Basic Water Storage Guidelines (With Commentary)":
http://foodstorageandsurvival.com/fema-basic-water-storage-guidelines-with-commentary

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Wheat germ is an easy way to boost the nutritional properties of the food we eat and I've been sneaking it into everything I can lately!

[su_quote cite="Wikipedia: Cereal germ" url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereal_germ"]Wheat germ or wheatgerm is a concentrated source of several essential nutrients including Vitamin E, folate (folic acid), phosphorus, thiamin, zinc, and magnesium, as well as essential fatty acids and fatty alcohols.[8][9] It is a good source of fiber.[10] White bread is made using flour that has had the germ and bran removed.[11] Wheat germ can be added to protein shakes, casseroles, muffins, pancakes, cereals, yogurt, smoothies, cookies, and other goods.[12][/su_quote]

Concentrated source. Of all that good stuff! The stuff that was taken out of the flour we buy at the store. Flour we use in everything from our bread and tortillas to pastries and gravies.

Wheat germ isn't just a good but unexciting, spur-of-the-moment nutrition experiment. There are actually some really delicious recipes on Kretschmer's website that use wheat germ in some really surprising ways!

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Is your faith being tested? Are you struggling with a negative self-image? Do you feel like you are stuck in a cycle of negative events and wonder "where is my God"?

You aren't alone! At some point, we all go through seasons of doubt and struggle to understand and accept why bad things happen to good people.



What do you think? Leave me a comment below!

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Choosing to be your best self isn't just about how you look. It is about your mindset, self-care, and your wellness. We all know appearance isn't everything (or at least, it shouldn't be) but it does impact how you present yourself and interact with others.



What do you think? Leave me a comment below!

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How's your day going? I haz a happy and I don't know why but I'm claiming and embracing the heck out of it!



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Sometimes it's hard to focus - there are so many things to be done! - and it may start to feel overwhelming. We start to wonder if we're just not cut out for it (whatever it may be).

Maybe I'm just not meant to be a ...

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  • Homeschooler

  • Work-at-Home Mom

  • Work-Away-From-Home Mom

  • Proverbs 31 Woman

  • Stock Investor

  • (Add Your Other Hats Here)

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Instead of beating ourselves up for not being the perfect everything we should slow down and breathe. Not even our favorite all-in-one, multifunction printer/scanner/fax/copier machines can do EVERY task at once!

Look at everything that needs to be done. Pick a task to start with and go from there.

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