Nine years ago today I wrote my first blog. It’s been an exciting journey and one I haven’t been enjoying enough of lately. Here’s a look back at my first post.
Author: Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)
Hello! I'm Shell Vera, the founder of The Essential Creative. This community is the passion project that compliments my full-time business as a voice discovery coach and writer for aspiring authors, speakers, musicians, business owners, coaches, and ministers. Helping people understand how to excel creatively so they can live a faith-filled, fulfilled, and authentic life gets me out of bed in the morning.
Here on the blog, I share posts that will help you learn how to rise to new heights in family, faith, community, and business. As an essential oil enthusiast, I add a touch of essential oil education and DIY activities so you enjoy a toxin-free environment while growing creatively. Since we are a community, if you would like to guest post, please reach out! All creatives are welcome.
I hope you enjoy the blog and find it helpful for your own growth as a creative. If you need help in a service I offer, connect with me via my website (www.ShellVera.com) and I will get back to you.
~Shell
August 2021 Young Living Living Gifts – How to Get Your Young Living Discount This Month!
This month’s Young Living gifts with purchase make a clean home a non-toxic home! Who wants clean when it contains chemicals? Not me!
How to Use Essential Oils in Your Garden
If you would like natural remedies for getting rid of pests in your garden, attracting the right insects to your garden, or getting rid of fungus growing on your plants, this post will help you. Using essential oils in your garden is a wonderful way to keep out what needs to stay out and bring in what helps your plants and veggies grow healthily.
24 Tips for Cooking and Entertaining During Warm Months
Just in time for the last month of summer, here are some tips for warm weather cooking and entertaining.
An Invitation to Keep Going – Naked and Exposed: The Showcase (Only Up From Here)- July 17th at 7 pm EST
Naked and Exposed: The Showcase is a 2-Hour Live Event journeying through worship and spoken-word pieces relevant to the theme crafted to uplift and encourage us to keep going in our journeys.
Achieving Great Looking Hair With Essential Oils
Improve the condition of your hair with these great hair hacks using essential oils.
The Power of the Past Year: Reset
2020 brought with it many terrible times and changes, but it also provided us a chance to reset our default reactions, beliefs, and relationships. How we use that opportunity will determine how we move forward as restrictions lift and life opens up for many in the United States.
Why You Should Limit Your Children’s Screen Time (And How To Do It Affordably)
Kris Louis from Parenting With Kris brings us another helpful post about excelling in family. This one focuses on how to help our kids by limiting screen time, complete with tips on ways to reduce screen time affordably.
April Monthly Promos for Young Living
This month, the Young Living specials are helpful for cleaning and creating a productive and energizing environment.
Recipe: Delicious Keto Pot Roast & Avocado Shrimp Salad (Surf & TurF Keto Style)
This dinner is my favorite new keto meal. It is filling and tasty and oh sooooooo healthy for those on keto!
How To Manage Your Time When You’re Not Used To Making Time For Yourself
Zoraida Basaldu of Empowered Fem is with us again to share about the importance of managing your time effectively. I implemented her steps and finally have time for my own work and writing again!
Four Ways Parents Can Pass Healthy Habits Onto Their Children
Kristin Louis, of ParentingWithKris.com, is back to share with us four tips for passing healthy habits down to our kids. This is very timely for my family after a year of being indoors and less active that we are used to being. Stop by, read the post, and then implement the tips this month.
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