Every oil that you use is a chemical that you are no longer using.

And you can do this so easily! Do the SIMPLE SWAP each month.

Open your cabinet once a month and choose something toxic that you want to switch out with an oil or natural product (btw, Young Living has just about every natural personal care and cleaning product imaginable in addition to the best oils 😉.)

And then do opt for higher end oils. I am usually a “cheaper is better” kind of gal, but I don’t skimp when it comes to health and what I put in and on my body and especially my children’s little bodies.

Do a simple swap each month! You’ll be on a better path in no time!

Get started here.

“‘I forgive you’ means it’s like it never happened and you still belong like you’re a family.”

I miss Anna Claire so much with her busy schedule this month, but the upside is getting a little one on one time with Madeline. 

I took Madeline to get her hair trimmed this morning since July ”tis the season for #alltheappointments. She looks so cute! I love the look of a fresh clean cut. 

Afterward, she asked if we could have cheese eggs. I was starving so I said sure and took her to the new Waffle House on Madison. Funny, we live two minutes away from a Waffle House and never go to it, but for some reason this brand-new sparkling Waffle House beckoned to me. 😂

Once we got inside and Madeline took a look at the menu, she announced she wanted grilled cheese instead of cheese eggs, which was fine. 

While we were eating we looked up to see my friend Lori’s son, Adam. “Adam!” Madeline called out. She was so excited to see him. 

As I was paying, the orange fliers at the register caught Madeline’s eye. I told her they were for the Gun Show. She took two and said they were for her and Pop and that he was going to take her. Her Pop is a rifleman.

Since we found our first “Smile” rock a few days ago at Liberty, the girls have had their eyes peeled, looking for more painted rocks!

This is so fun for kids and grown ups alike, putting a smile on our faces. 

Today Madeline and I were leaving Gigi’s Cupcakes and as we walked by Best Donuts, right next door, I heard Madeline call out, “Mommy! A donut rock! A donut rock!” 

She was so excited to find the painted stone on the donut shop’s window ledge and wants to paint her own rocks to hide for children to find. We grabbed some stones and paint markers at JoAnn’s today. 😉

So, I’ve lived in Clarksville almost my whole life, and I have wanted to go to Chi-Town Dogs almost my entire life! 

I was telling Madeline, I remember as a little girl asking my mom if we could go there, and she would tell me, “We’ll see.” Madeline cracked me up, she said, “Oh. That means that you’re not going.” I thought that was funny. She is so smart!

So today, knowing that Madeline is such a big hot dog fan, and since we were already over on that side of town dropping AC off at play practice, I decided today was the day! And they did not disappoint! 

Today may have been my first time to Chi-Town but it won’t be my last. If you’ve never been and decide to go, be sure to get a Chi Dog with “the works!”
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On the way to playground the girls were reading the City Saver and cracking me up.

Madeline actually did read “Nashville zoo” and “hot yoga” which didn’t surprise me because AC was recognizing phrases like that this age.

She also saw “McDonalds” no doubt recognizing the infamous double arches and I love that she still calls it “Old McDonald’s.” 

She announced that we would go there and then to Burger King. I told her that was a lot of burgers. 🍔🍔

The funniest thing was when she asked Anna Claire what one of the coupons said and she told her it said  Plato’s Closet. Madeline said, “Oh! I do want to go there! It will be full of play doh. I can play with all of that!”

Anna Claire had play practice today so it was just me and Madeline. I asked Madeline what she would like to do today. She said she only wanted to do one thing. Can you guess where she wanted to go?​

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The girls have asked to walk the riverwalk for awhile now, and with Anna Claire having her play practice on Riverside, we are right by all of that each morning. I’m really trying to be intentional this summer and take advantage of the areas we find ourselves in, enjoying all they have to offer! 

We love enjoying the marina and Riverside area in the mornings before we drop off AC! It’s so peaceful, not so hot and costs nothing. And AC feels like we are including her in the fun. It shifts her focus from worrying that she is missing out on whatever Madeline and I decide to get into!

Today was super fun for me because not only did I get to hang out with my baby girl, I was able to share some of my favorite places with her on the side of town where I grew up.
I was raised in North Clarksville. Call it the “bad part of town” around me and you’ll get a squinty-eyed look or eye roll. 😖🙄

Since Anna Claire will be rehearsing for her play several days a week for the next month, I thought it would be fun to be really intentional and do some things on that side of town that Madeline would enjoy. At least a couple of days a week.