{PETS} Homemade Cat Treats!

We love giving are cats a little treat from time to time, why not try these Homemade Cat Treats.

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Yum Yum Cat Treats

Ingredients 1 large egg 1oz jar chicken and brown rice baby food (you can use something meaty or canned wet cat food) 1/4 cup chopped parsley 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil 2 Tablespoons Water 1 cup Brown Rice Flour 1/2 cup cooked brown or white rice Instructions Preheat oven to 325 F. with rack in middle of oven.  line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Combine egg, parsley, baby food, olive oil and water together in large mixing bowl, whisk together. Add flour and cooked rice stir tell well mixed. (the mixture will be thick but should be spreadable). spread the mixture on papered baking sheet, spread the mixture out until its about 1/3 inch thick. bake for 12-15 minutes. let cool until its a a temp that you can handle with your hands. on the baking sheet and still warm slice into bite size pieces. Place back into oven bake another 5-8 minutes allow to cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Essential Oils - Let's Talk Allergies!

Today I want to talk about Allergies & Essential Oils! I'm not talking about seasonal allergies and how Oils can help them, No. I'm talking about those that have allergic reactions to the Taste, Touch or Smell of something.

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Yes we all love our Oils but for some around us it can be scary if they are allergic to something. I have family & friends who have severe reactions. My dad is allergic to Rose, and I have a friend who is very allergic to nuts if you eat nuts then even kiss her on the cheek she will start having a reaction(its really bad). Then I have another friend who is allergic to lavender.

So what does this mean for us Oil users? Do we stop using our Oils? Do we need to be scared to use them? or just never invite these ones over to our homes? No, like I'm going to not have my dad over to my house (are you kidding me). No we just need to do the loving thing and educate ourselves with our oils, friends and family.

Chances are if they are your family then you know there allergies, and if its a close friend then you probably know as well. But what about those that your not sure, well Simple Just ASK! Most people will be very pleased that you care enough to ask.

But now there are those ones that just don't like something or don't like smells of any kind whats so ever, so how do you know, well you will never really know but the loving thing would be avoid what your friend tells you. One way you can ask without just saying "what oils can I not use around you?" Simple just invite them over for a meal and ask "I would like to have you over for dinner, Do you or your family have any Allergies? Or and Allergies to Pets or Smells?" This shows that you care and that you want them to feel at home when they come over.

So Your First Step would be finding out what you need to avoid, when you are around that such

person.

Your next step is finding out what oils to avoid when either around that person, when there in your car, when you are inviting them to your home or wherever you use oils around them.

Of course with some oils it can be obvious what ones you should avoid. For example when my dad comes he's allergic to Rose so I make sure I don't use my Rose Essential Oil. But that not all i need to avoid there are many blended oils that contain Rose that I cant use when I'm around him.

So don't just think about the main oil, Remember to check your blends. It's very easy to check before you use them just simple go on Young Livings website and search the oil you want to use and at the bottom of the page it will list the ingredients. Now some blends can be a mix of other blends, so if it list a blend in the ingredients don't forget to check that one as well.

Don't be scared to use your oils just educate yourself on your friends and family and know what's in your oils.

Here is a short list of oils that I have put together. It does not list all oils just a few so be sure to still check Young Living's website

Essential Oils Containing NUTS:

• Awaken
• Acceptance
• White Angelica
• 3 Wise Men

Essential Oils Containing ROSE:

• Rose
• Joy
• Dream Catcher
• Gentle Baby
• Acceptance
• White Angelica
• Trauma Life
• Australian Blue
• Release
• Egyptian Gold

Essential Oils Containing LAVENDER:

• Lavender
• Stress Away
• R.C.
• Dragon Time
• Brain Power
• Gentle Baby
• Awaken
• Trauma Life
• Build Your Dream
• Release
• Egyptian Gold
• Cool Azul
• M-Grain
• Motivation

If your interested in buying oils you can do so HERE or if your Interested in becoming a member of Young Living I would love to have you on my team! you can do so by Clicking Here

*Disclaimer: The information on this website is based upon my research and personal use of Young Living essential oils. The statements made and the products mentioned on this website have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent and disease. Please read the full disclaimer here.

Product Spotlight- YL Awaken Essential Oil Blend

Awaken Essential Oil

I love using this Oil when working in my office. Awaken is a blend of 5 Oils.

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Let's Take a Closer Look at Awaken

#1 Joy Essential Oil: Blend is a 10 blended oil powerhouse that is uplifting and lightens the heart

bringing "joy" and encourages feelings of love.

#2 Forgiveness Essential Oil: Blend of 15 essential oils that help to release negativity and to let go of the past.

#3 Present Time Essential Oil: Blend of 3 essential oils which is and empowering blend that encourages being in the moment.

#4 Dream Catcher Essential Oil

#5 Harmony Essential Oil: Blend with 17 essential oils supports energy balance and removes discord, allowing for a feeling of well being.

Awaken is a Blend with over 50 oils... now there is some repeats in there but  Still wow this is a amazing oil. Consider all the possibilities with this blend. 

Order Awaken Here or Join My Team Here

If you would like a sample of this oil Email me at Info@mammalovesoils.com.

*Disclaimer: The information on this website is based upon my research and personal use of Young Living essential oils. The statements made and the products mentioned on this website have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent and disease. Please read the full disclaimer here.

{My Pregnancy Journey} A Company I Love!

I have been wanting to write this post for sometime now to tell you all about a company a friend shared with me. I'm absolutely in love with there Company, Products and Mission.

Its called The Honest Company

*This Post Contains Affiliate links!

My Friend and her husband had been using Honest Company Bath & Body Products and 

Honest Company Cleaning Products for 2 years now and love it, She was always telling me how much she likes it. Well they just had their first baby and was telling me how they are going to be using Honest Baby Products. Well me expecting my first little one I wanted to Check it out more.

Now being over at her house I have use some of the Products before such as..

Organic Healing Balm
I love how creamy it is!

Honest Dish Soap


Honest Multi-Surface Cleaner
Love the the smell of this stuff.

After using these items at my friend's house I have have been wanting to get some but never got around to it. But now that Little man is on his way I really want to use better products around my home and once she told me they have baby Products I knew I have to look into them more.

Here is what I found:

The Company was Founded By Jessica Alba & Christopher Gavigan, They both wanted an Ideal Not only effective, but unquestionably safe, Eco-friendly, beautiful, convenient, and affordable - everyone should have products. And providing us with the best family essentials delivered right to your doorsteps.

There Products are made with safer ingredients for your entire family.

To read more about them visit Honest.com

When I visited the site I seen that they offer Free Trial* so I jumped on that and ordered.

  Honest Diaper Trial



Honest Essentials Trial

I'm have received my product and I'm so happy with them I will be writing a review soon on each product that I use.

I can't wait until Little man gets here so I can use my baby items but once I use them I will write a review on them.

I know that for sure I will be keeping my Essentials Bundle Coming as I do really love the products. as for the Diaper Bundle I love the Feel and look of the diapers but because my Little man will not be here until March I can't really say yet because I haven't used them. But once I do you will hear all about it.

Disclosure: Yes this post has Affiliate links in it, But what I write is my true honest to goodness feeling The Honest Company is not telling me what to say. I would Not write about a product if I Didn't agree with it and I would not be a Affiliates of a product that I don't 100% love.

Please Comment below!

Have You Used The Honest Company?

What do you think of them and there products?

What you should read next:

-Essentials Bundle Review (Coming Soon)

-Review on The Honest Company (Coming Soon)

-The Honest Company Home Delivery Vs Target (coming soon)

-Diaper Bundle Review (Coming Soon)

2015 Family Financial Planner!

This Binder is a lot more than Just a Budget. I love my Family Financial Plan, Since I have been using this I have been so much more organized with my bill's and been able to keep track of our spending. 

Here is what is In the Binder:
- 2015 Calendar
- Monthly Budget Worksheet
- Income Tracker
- Expense Tracker
- Loans & Credit Card Tracker


Here is how my Binder is set up:

I use a 2" Binder that has a pocket on the front and back on the inside. With 4 Divider Tabs, Labeled.
- Budget
- Expenses
- Income Tracker
- Loans & Credit Card's
- Past Months

(1) I have my Binder Cover Page and my Binder spine.

Tip: To make it easier to insert your Binder spine, Open your binder laying it flat on your table with the outside facing up (shown in photo below)

Now insert your Binder Spine.

(2) When you first open My Binder on the Left side there is a pocket I used my label maker to make a label saying  "Bills To Pay" and put it on the outside of the pocket.

 In this Pocket I put all the bill that need to be paid in this spot. I also have a pen, Envelope Opener and checkbook in this pocket, and I have a thing of stamps paper clipped to the pocket, This makes everything I will need in one place.

(3) The First thing you see on the right inside my binder is the Calendar. I use the calendar to write when bills are due.so example: as soon as I get a bill in the mail I check the due date and write it on the calendar Like with the Name and amount, then I place the Bill in the pocket on the left side.

(as seen in photo)

(4) Next I have a Tab Labeled "Budget" I have my budget under this.

(5) A Tab Labeled "Expenses" I have my Expense Tracker page under this. Each week when I sit down to do my bills I gather all receipts and add them to the expense tracker. then I throw away any that I don't need to save for Taxes and any that I do I file in my Filing box.

(6) A tab labeled "Income Tracker" I have my Income Tracker page under this. at the end of each month I add up all my hubby's pay stubs and Side Jobs and add them to the Income Tracker.

(7) A "Loans & Credit Card's" tab I keep my Loan's & Credit Card Tracker Page here

(8) A "Past Months" tab at the end of the month I look over the budget, Expense Tracker & Income Tracker, and I use a blank copy of the monthly budget worksheet and fill it out will everything we did that month I label the top of the budget with the month. and place it in my binder under the "past months" tab along with that month's expense tracker and pay stubs I keep up to 6 months at a time in my binder because every 6 month my hubby and I sit down and go over our budget and spending together this way everything is in one spot and i don't have to search and all my totals are there and I can easily compare to past months and see where we need to cut back or where we can afford to have a little flexibility.



(9) In the very back of my folder is a pocket I put all my Recipes that need to be added to the Expense Tracker in there.

So there you have it that's my Financial Binder. I absolutely love it and love this method it really works for me.

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How do you Organize your Bills?

Do you use a Bill Binder?

Do you have a Family Budget?

What do you think of my Binder?

{PETS} End of All About Pets Series!

Well it's been a good month, I have had so much fun reading all your Comments and emails on are Pet Series. I'm so happy that you all enjoyed it so much, As I put a lot of work, test and prep into the series. Because you guys enjoyed it so much and I have lots more Ideas, Recipe's and tips to share it seems I will defiantly will be making a part II of the pet series in coming months.

I Also Have enjoyed seeing all the Photos of your guys pets, From are February Pet Photo Contest!You all have such cute pets. 

The Winners Have all be sent emails and will Shortly be receiving there gifts. 

As for you who did not receive a winner email I want to give you a big Thanks! I  hope you will be entering are Giveaways again. To Keep up to date on are up coming Post and Giveaways Subscribe to are Email list.

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Here is a list of all the post in The, All About Pet Series!

• All About Pet's! (Click Here to Read)

• Pumpkin and Peanut Butter Dog Treats! (Click Here to Read) 
  

• February Pet Photo Contest! (Click Here)
• February Pet Photo Contest! (Click Here)
• Removing Pet Hair From Around The Home! (Click Here)
• February Pet Photo Contest! (Click Here)
• Grooming Your Cat! (Click Here)
• Grooming Your Dog! (Click Here)
• Keep Your Home Pet Odor Free! (Click Here)
• Selling a Home When You Have Pet's! (Click Here)

Please Comment Below!

What did you think of this series?

Do you have anything you want us to cover in Part II?

A little Note to take

I saw this little note today and just had to share...

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning, while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. She says, "The laundry is not very clean. She doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap." Her husband looks on, but remains silent. Every time her neighbor hangs her wash to dry, the young woman makes the same comment. A month later, the young woman is surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and says to her husband, "Look she's finally learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this?" The husband replies, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows." And so it is with life. What we see when watching others depends on the clarity of the window through which we look.

Update!

Sorry to all!
Life has been a little crazy, with lots of family stuff, and a passing of my hubby's grammy;(
We are doing ok. Had lot of good family and friend around us this last week:)

There has just been no time to post. I'm very sorry for how long it has taken. But a new post is up. "Cleaning: The Bedroom"
http://www.ultimatehousewife.com/2013/03/cleaning-bedroom.html

hope you enjoy!

Please let me know what you think or if you have any tips or tricks feel free to share.
And if you are a housewife I would live to tell your story! Please comment or email me! At: contactus@ultimatehousewife.com

Husbands Social Rut

Is your husband in a Social Rut? Or dose he just want to spend time with u?

When ones get married we can fined ourselves in a social rut, spending time with the one we love is easy. U can just plop yourself on the sofa and watch TV and relax.
Not to say marriage is the problem it's NOT!

So is your husband in a social rut?
Dose he never spend time with guys?
How much time? And when?

It's easy to stay home it's easy and a lot less effort!

How can you encourage him to hang with the guys?
And why would you want him 2?

When a man spends time with his friends they become less stressed.
I personally love when my husband gets some time with the guys from time to time. He's more relaxed, easy going and full of funny stories and jokes to tell.

Do how do you encourage your husband?

Why not suggest next time there is a game on that you know he wants to watch that he get some friends together to watch at a bar. Or better yet host a little game party at your house with just his guy friends.

What ever you do don't be a nag!
Just be supportive and help him get around his fiends.


Is your husband or you in a rut?
Do you have any tips to help?
Please comment or email me at contactus@ultimatehousewife.com