Learning Every Day

Learning at Wordcamp Central 2019 #wcmsp #wordcamp #wordcampcentral #learninggrowing I tried new things today – but broke the website design a little bit. Please be patient – I think I will move to a higher plan and some other updates.

Clove Essential Oil

LIVE: CLOVEYoung Living says “Clove is an important ingredient in Young Living’s Thieves oil blend, and has a scent that is very warm and inviting. Always dilute Clove when using topically.” Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) oil is steam distilled from the flower buds. The clove tree is an evergreen that grows about 30′ – 40′ tall

Clary Sage

  It has come to my attention that I need clary sage. How you might ask? I took a few of those fun online quizzes, had found it in a search for oils to support creativity, plus I did a card draw game that came up clary sage too. Guess what I was able to

Too many hats

Hello friends! Thank you for stopping by. I apologize for being absent for so long. Here are some places you can find me: Facebook My Business Page My Personal Page A group I run on essential oils A fitness and weight loss group I run Instagram: Aprilj.tighe Where I order my oils. Things I’m working to

Kolache with Grandma

Every event with my mother’s side of the family included Grandmother’s Kolaches. Filled with poppy seeds or apricots, their sweet dough always fills my mind with memories.

A self-improvement journey

I have days where I like myself, and others where I am really annoyed. Lately it has been the later. My weight is up. My teeth are yellow with grey stains. My upper lip skin is strangely dark and makes me look like I have a mustache. I spend my spare time zoning out in

I feel like dancing

I can’t be the only one who after watching a good movie feels like dancing… or am I? My kids and I have had a tradition of dancing during the credits of movies. Not in theatres, although you may find me bouncing a bunch, but at home after a good movie, we HAVE to dance.

A Dorothy Story

If Dorothy had just followed the red brick road… She would have met a banker with a head full of money, a mechanic with a well oiled motor bike, and a furniture salesman with a penchant for animal prints. They would have arrived at the sapphire city and stayed in a posh hotel where there

Fiesta Salsa Recipe

It was 9:20 pm Saturday night and I was walking to the garden, again, aided by a head lamp, with scissors and a measuring cup. Because I wanted to make salsa that morning. Here is how my Saturday actually went. I had to hit the farmer’s market before I could start. I needed a few

My Life Story … so far … Part 3

This evening the air is summer heavy with scent. Rich and reminiscent of lilac grandmothers. My paternal grandmother was the hub of our extended family. Every holiday the Lagardes gathered at her home and feasted. Cousins, aunts, uncles, all together. Often the evening would end with spirited board games or tv movies. Laughter, more food, and