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Practical Ways Parents Can Bring Calm to Family Life

Parenting can bring its own set of challenges, and stress often plays a role in shaping the home environment. It’s important to recognize how personal anxieties can impact children and the overall atmosphere of the family. Managing these concerns helps foster a healthier space where everyone can thrive emotionally. Strategies for handling stress include practicing coping skills and encouraging a supportive, balanced family dynamic.

Crafting Your Personal Self-Care Plan as an Introvert

Prioritizing self-care is essential, especially when you feel your energy depleting due to external pressures. As an introvert, establishing a balanced and comforting daily routine can revolutionize your well-being. These ideas from The Essential Creative guest blogger Kristin Louis introduce adaptable and methodical self-care strategies designed to enrich both your mental health and your personal environments.

Nurture Family Connections and Skills Through Home Projects

Creating an inviting home environment serves a dual purpose: elevating the aesthetics of your living spaces and nurturing deeper family connections. But why not take it a step further and undertake home enhancements that double as family activities? Try these ideas from The Essential Creative guest blogger Kristin Louis.

Your Path to a Less Toxic, Plant-Based Home in 2024

Are you ready to transform your surroundings into a healthier, toxin-free refuge? Embracing a plant-based lifestyle at home can significantly enhance your family’s productivity and well-being.

This post offers a helpful calendar guiding you through monthly swaps towards creating a plant-based, toxin-free environment in 2024. As a bonus, download your free Guide to a Plant-Based Home at the end of the post.

Your Path to a Less Toxic, Plant-Powered Home in 2024 (with Free Plant-Based Home Download)

Are you ready to transform your surroundings into a healthier, toxin-free refuge? Embracing a plant-based lifestyle at home can significantly enhance your family’s productivity and well-being.

Ready to Go Plant-Based in Your Home? Your Guide to Switching from Toxin-Filled to Toxin-Free!

January 1, 2022 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Are you ready to clean up your environment and make it less toxic? One of the ways to do that is to have a plant-based, toxin-free home so your environment is healthier and more conducive to productivity and wellness. Included in this post is a calendar to help you make monthly swaps over the course of a year toward a plant-based home.

New Year, Better You – Diffuser Recipes for Each Month in 2022

January 1, 2022 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Ready to become your best self this year? It’s not a new you but a better you. To get started, here are some diffuser recipes to bring you into a space of dreaming, planning, thinking, and executing!

Starving for Connection? Friendship in Today’s World

December 24, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

I’ve been thinking a lot about how so many of us are nurturing our online friendships more than we nurture those standing next to us crying out for help, who we can’t hear over the clicks of our fingers strutting across keyboards to type responses to people who couldn’t offer a shoulder to cry on.

How to Balance Your Emotions this Holiday Season

December 6, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

During this time of year, it can be super stressful and painful. Here are some ways to relieve stress and balance your emotions during the holidays.

Tasty Keto-Friendly Cashew Stir Fry

December 5, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Healthy pork cashew stir fry recipe, ketogenic diet friendly, with alternatives for those who aren’t eating a diet low in carbs.

Sensory Bin Bundle & Lavender Lemonade Bundle | Creative Gift Ideas

November 28, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Another set of gift ideas for those on your list this year. Using GeneYus and Lavender Vitality essential oils. These two are perfect for little ones and hostesses.

A Step Ahead: Raising Financially Literate Children

November 24, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Laura from Edutude.net has stopped by with another insightful post on raising financially literate children. What a time of year to start driving home lessons on good money management within our children!

Peppermint Brownie Bundle & Stress Relief Bundle | Creative Gift Ideas

November 19, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Another set of creative gift ideas using Young Living essential oils. These are two of my favorites so far. I will probably say that about each one as I create the gifts and hand them out! While the ideas were given to me, I’ve been putting my own spin on them as I create them for family and friends.

I really loved giving a board game with the peppermint brownie bundle. It makes for a sweet gift for those game lovers in your life!

Charcoal Mask & Bamboo Facial Set | Creative Holiday Gifts

November 10, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

This facial mask and bowl set are a wonderful gift for someone special in your life.

Sweet Mug Set | Creative Holiday Gifts

November 5, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Looking for an inexpensive holiday gift for your kids to give their teachers? A sweet gift for a friend just because? This super cute mug gift set could be just what you’re looking to make for them – and it’s under $25 each when you make 3 of them! That will qualify for most Yankee Swaps and Holiday Gift Exchange parties!

November 2021 Gifts with Purchase | How To Use Myrrh | Things To Do This Month

November 3, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Here’s this month’s Young Living specials, some information about Myrrh, and some things to do this month. I’ve even made you some special bundles to start your essential oils journey if you need help determining what to buy. Dive in and join the gratitude challenge or try a new diffuser blend today!

Cajun Turkey Roll Ups with Hearty Salad

October 21, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

This is going to be another top 10 for me. It was soooooo good. It’s high in fat but I hadn’t eaten breakfast so it worked perfectly. This would be great for intermittent fasting since you are trying to pack more into fewer meals.

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