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I'm Hiring & I Want YOU

I’m Hiring & I Want YOU

I’m Hiring and I want YOU in my tribe.

I’d love to add 2-4 hardworking women to my team this month, who are willing to work hard and learn. If you do, I can promise you will succeed and be able to stay home with your babies and reap the continued benefits of residual income. It’s the biggest blessing we’ve experienced in our adult life.

This business has been anything but easy, but it has been…

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Free Milk Painted Sideboard

Free Milk Painted Sideboard

Hey friends!

It’s been a while since I posted anything DIY or Home Decor related, but it’s for good reason. We were moving and with everything else going on in June I literally had no time to blog.

Since moving into our new home, our budget has been non existent for our new home so I knew I had to get creative. There was a man giving away a free dresser on our local swap page. The owner forgot to…

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Beach Vibe - Why I've been MIA

Beach Vibe – Why I’ve been MIA

Hey friends,

It’s been so so long since I talked to you.. like, a month hey? June was probably one of the most craziest months we’ve had to date with our move, our two boys finishing up school, my convention and everything else in between.

Most days I felt like I could barely keep up, and I feel like the only reason I was able to get through this time was coffee, Ningxia and Zyng. I swear.

Yester…

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Favourite Chemical Free Products

Favourite Chemical Free Products

I was so inspired by a friend who wrote about the “Top 10 ways to use Essential Oils in Summer”, that I thought I would do something similar. Except my post is about my Favourite Chemical Free Products.

As most of you know, over the last 13 months we’ve ditched and switched so many products out of our home which include, but are not limited to:

-Skincare/Makeup

-Shampoo’s + Soaps

-Laundry…

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That Time I Modelled

That Time I Modelled

Just had to jump on and share my little outfit that I was sent. As most of you know, I’m in no way, shape or form a fashion model. I don’t model and when I do, I look extremely silly.. but Jane.Comasked to work with me and of course, I said Yes! I wasn’t sure how I was going to pull off photos as Glen isn’t the best photographer in the land and I’m awkward when it comes to posing.. but we got it…

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The Chippy Old Buffet

The Chippy Old Buffet

I have wanted to jump on in the last few days to share my chippy old buffet I picked up off Craigslist for pennies. It wasn’t in the greatest shape. Doors wouldn’t shut, dents and scratches in it. But I fixed it up & turned it into a lovely little distressed chippy TV Stand!

Something I love to do but haven’t really done in the last few years is refinish vintage and antique furniture. I’ve not…

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Living A Chemical Free Life

Living A Chemical Free Life

I thought I’d switch things up today. I normally blog about home decor or DIY’s.. but today I wanted to share with you a few products that I’ve added to my routine in the last few months. Since starting on my Essential Oil journey in May 2016 of trying to live a more pure and healthy lifestyle, I’ve become more aware of the toxins in my everyday products like Makeup, toothpaste, deodorant and…

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White Picket Farmhouse

Hello Friends! I’m super excited to share with you something big and exciting that I kind of just plunged into on the weekend. After being unhappy with my name ( The Rugged Home Blog ) for almost a year, I finally decided to brainstorm and figure out a new name for my busy & growing blog.

See, I had clients, new clients and random people emailing me on my blog, Instagram account, Facebook, email…

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Spring Farmhouse Dining Room

Spring Farmhouse Dining Room

Hey friends!

I’ve missed you so much. As mentioned in a ton of earlier blogs in the last few months, I’m slowly cutting back on blogging. I’m obsessed with blogging and it’s such a fun outlet in my life. But when you have 101 things on the go, you sometimes have to put a few things on the back burner.

Today the sun was beaming through our windows, and although our downstairs is still the darkest…

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5 Dollar Essential Oil Shelf

5 Dollar Essential Oil Shelf

Hey guys!

Man… I feel like I’m being stretched so far these days. I haven’t even logged on to do any schooling in over three weeks, and my limits have been far over stepped. But I’ve seen some pretty incredible things in the last month. If you have  been reading my past few blogs, you’ll know what I mean.

I hope you don’t feel like I’m complaining. Because I’m not.. I’m loving being stretched by…

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The Year We Almost Didn't Make Through

The Year We Almost Didn’t Make Through

It’s going to be a quick one today guys. I added a new page to my blog today. It’s a 2000 word, brutally honest view of our last year. If wanting to take a read, please head on over to to my new page.

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The Old Farmhouse Desk

The Old Farmhouse Desk

Hey friends!

I’ve dialled back on my blog a bit to really take advantage of my Young Living Business and sometimes with saying a hard yes to something, you need to say no to other things. As much as I find so much joy in blogging, I’ve only got so much time in a day.

A few weeks ago for Easter we spent the entire weekend up at our family heritage land. There is no running water, we drink out of a…

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An Opportunity Of A Lifetime

An Opportunity Of A Lifetime

Hey friends! It’s been a whirlwind the last few weeks and sadly I haven’t had a ton of time to jump on the blog to chat. Lots has happened and so many exciting opportunities have arisen in the last few weeks. But I really wanted to chat with you about an opportunity that I have to give you. An opportunity of a lifetime as absolutely cheesy as that sounds.

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My Stunning Vintage Book Wall

My Stunning Vintage Book Wall

Hey friends! I’ve been a busy little bee since I hit “Silver” in Young Living. It’s like a light bulb went off and I’m starting to take my business seriously. Don’t be sad, I haven’t forgotten about all  you devoted readers. I just made a choice to start posting more quality content instead of blogging almost every day. But today I decided to create my own rendition of a vintage book wall.

We…

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This Time I Hit Silver With Young Living ( In 9 Months )

This Time I Hit Silver With Young Living ( In 9 Months )

I can’t believe I’m writing this. How am I a Silver With Young Living? I mean, I can, I worked hard to get here. But it wasn’t long ago that my friend Keltie and I were sitting at our friend Amanda’s table, planning our  future and setting “Silver” as our end goal. We both didn’t want to reach too high, but we both didn’t think that Silver was even in reach for us. Now that I’m Silver, my next…

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Morris Farmhouse Dining Room

Morris Farmhouse Dining Room

Guys, I literally have no patience. At all. I often think that if I were to have more patience maybe I would have a better blog. But C’est la vie!

Today I’m excited to blog about my half completed dining room. We have the sideboard area completed, our Stinkwood wall up, our white table set completed and now we’re just waiting on our rug to come and me to finish my DIY beaded light fixture. But…

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Farmhouse Decor On A Budget

Farmhouse Decor On A Budget

Hey guys! I’m here to chat about Farmhouse Decor On A Budget, because most of us don’t have a ton of money to spend on our homes. Am I right?

If you’re anything like me and love changing out your decor a lot, here are a few simple guidelines to follow

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