It's Been a While- Or So It Seems

It's been a while - or so it seems, that I've connected with everyone. Although I have been spending more time away from the blogging end and more time with my Instagram. I have been doing the majority of giveaways on there, and just so much easier to do content on it through my phone.

The weather has been warming up- so we are getting out for longer walks. More places to hunt for great deals - so spend more time with that as well. Back home, living in a smaller town, I didn't the opportunities for the deal hunting. These are more so for grocery deals, but have picked up great deals for the house as well on Facebook Marketplace. There just is more to see and do in the city.

Gerry has been doing alot of renovations still. It's been from one end to the next. We also have plans for outdoors with landscaping and rebuilding a small, less private fence and making a larger one. We have been lucky to have been selling different things that were in the place when we bought it, and putting the money back into renovations. Also buying like new used has helped a great deal as well with expenses.

Been getting up earlier so the day is longer.. but finding by early evening and heat coming on... am feeling a bit wiped by 6 pm. We're still at a good point where not too many bugs have come out yet. We have a new back window to put in so would like to do that before the flies and wasps make their ugly appearances LOL

We also have our oldest daughter coming back home soon...and its been over 6 months since we seen her last, so that will be nice. Another two days!

For those of you who are on Instagram please be sure to follow there @oneincomedollar. You will find alot more giveaways and photos being shared.

2023 Mothers Day Gift Guide

Show mom how much you care this year with gifts ideas from our friends -

doTerra suggests:

Detoxifying Mud Mask: 

A natural clay mask infused with Myrrh, Juniper Berry, and Grapefruit essential oils. With essentials oils, shea butter, lentil seed extract, natural earth clay, and malachite extract, these items may promote purifying and detoxifying benefits.

Exfoliating Body Scrub: 

A gentle body scrub that contains Wild Orange, Grapefruit, and Ginger essential oils to help create an at-home spa experience. This scrub gently exfoliates and polishes skin to leave a natural glow. 

Replenishing Body Butter: 

Full of rich hydration with shea butter, Wild Orange, Douglas Fir, Cocoa butter, and Frankincense, this body butter will quickly absorb into the skin and help promote skin suppleness. 

** watch for more gift ideas for mom- coming soon.

PBR Canada’s Elite Cup Series Bucks Back to Medicine Hat, Alberta, for Third Time in History Oct. 14

                          We're off to see some bull riding again come this October!

For the third time in history, PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada’s elite Cup Series, presented by Wrangler, will be travelling  to Medicine Hat, Alberta, returning to Co-op Place on October 14 with the PBR Medicine Hat Classic.

For one night only, we have the opportunity to once again witness exhilarating 8-second rides and wrecks throughout the action-packed event as the PBR’s courageous bull-riding athletes face off against their 1,800-pound opponents bred to buck. Last year's event was super exciting...and one for the bucket list!

The Medicine Hat event will mark the eighth event of the 10-event 2023 season for the PBR Canada Cup Series, presented by Wrangler. Prior to travelling to the Alberta city, the Cup Series will visit seven towns across the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

The bull riding action for PBR Canada Cup Series’ Medicine Hat Classic, begins at 7:00 p.m. MDT on Saturday, October 14. Mark your calendars!

Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, April 21 at 12:00 p.m. MDT, and start at $35, and can be purchased at the Co-op Place Box Office, and online at Tixx.ca.

Stay tuned to PBRCanada.com and follow the tour on Facebook (PBR Canada), Twitter (@PBRCanada), and Instagram (@PBRCanada) for the latest event and broadcast schedule, results, news, stats and more.

About PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada:

PBR (Professional Bull Riders), which has events in five countries, has competed in Canada since 1996 where it operates two tours. Joining the Touring Pro Division (TPD), the Cup Series, presented by Wrangler, debuted in 2016 as the nation’s first cross-country, nationally televised series. For more information on PBR Canada, go to www.pbrcanada.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pbrcanada and Twitter at http://twitter.com/PBRCanada. 

Spring Cleaning With doTERRA

Spring-cleaning and Earth Day are right around the corner. And now the time begins where we are searching for ways to clean our home, in the most effective, green, and "gets the job done" way. Here are some favorite 100% pure and sustainable products from our friends at doTERRA-

 

Abode Bubble Up: Ditch your disposable scrubber for an eco-friendly and stylish dish brush.

Abode Foaming Hand Wash with Citrus Bloom: The perfect addition to any bathroom or kitchen, our foaming hand wash concentrate infused with our Citrus Bloom essential oil blend gently cleanses hands without drying skin.



Abode Laundry Pods: Created to deep clean, lift stains, and keep colors vibrant, our laundry pods are concentrated, powerful, and effective.

Air-X and Roam Diffuser: Air-X has an intense citrusy, wood, and faintly herbal aroma that helps purify and freshen the air when diffused.

Abode Cleaner Concentrate and Spray Bottle: Spill something? The Abode Cleaner is perfect for surfaces that need a wipe down. Using the Abode essential oil blend, this cleaner will leave the surface and the area feeling fresh.


doTERRA Abode Dishwasher Pods -plant-based pods : Free from phosphates, phthalates, dyes, and chlorine, there's no doubt that when using these for the dishes, you feel good that you're also taking care of yourself and the Earth.

John's Butterfly House- Medicine Hat, Alberta

John's Butterfly House has opened for the season! It's our first visit to this butterfly house. Located in Medicine Hat, Alberta. It is located inside the HUGE garden centre with no cost to shop . We picked up some tomato plants and a green pepper plant . The butterfly house however is $10 per adult admission. Seniors are a bit less for 65 and over but Gerry isnt quite there yet- LOL .

This year the butterfly house received 800 butterfly chrysalis.

The space has hundreds of butterflies fluttering before your eyes.

Relax on the deck and read about the life cycle and habits of the beautiful insects, stroll on the walkway and observe the red-eared turtles sunning themselves on the bank of the pond, and listen to the sounds of waterfalls and birds singing in the background!

Happy Easter and.. A New Baby On The Way!

Happy Easter Everyone..... 

Mid afternoon and the day is just running away so I had to get that out!

Hope everyone has been enjoying time with family or just some time off work perhaps.

We have a big announcement here !

Our youngest daughter is pregnant! Her first.. and will be first time for us for grandparents...!

Due October 30.. We told her she can have it the day before (29th) as that's Gerry's birthday!

Weather is getting more Spring like- the snow is gone.. but there come those winds! 

Happy Spring everyone!

Review: Northern Cards- Canada's Greeting Card Company

I hadn't heard about Northern Cards till recently when seeing them on Instagram. Social media is a wonderful way for brands to get their name out, and for bloggers like myself to find them.  Northern Cards  has proudly been Canada’s Greeting Card Company Since 1989, specializing in hand-drawn illustrations by exceptional artists.

They have wonderful cards of all kinds, and even now have note pads! The quality is wonderful as well.

Northern Cards sell directly to consumers through their arrangement with Amazon and they also sell to greeting card wholesalers and distributors. They have been working with an array of new Canadian writers, illustrators, and designers, as well as European ones for the first time. 

Northern Cards has always been concerned about the environment; for over 30 years, they have only ever used recycled and sustainably resourced paper for all their printing and envelopes.

We all have some occasion that we can always give a card for- my mom in particular LOVES cards. She is almost 80 and has always had a love for cards and snail mail. Everyone still loves to get mail, so she will send an all occasion card or birthday, or thank you card and says you can never have enough cards on hand.

We love their brand and look forward to using their cards and note pads!

Check them out on their web site or their socials:

Instagram : @northern.cards

Facebook: @NorthernCardsCanada

Twitter : @northern_cards

Total Replacement- Thank you Moen!

I have to give a hats off to the company Moen. We had bathroom tub and shower parts in our home bought from previous owner, and the condition was not the best. Rusted and just not cared for. We knew from it being a Moen brand that they stood behind their products, and we reached out to them about them. We were told they would be replacing all the pieces as shown in picture- minus the tub drain as that wasn't theirs. 

Thank you Moen! Your customer service is the best always! Thank you for standing behind your products.

Money In..Money Out

We have been having alot of money in's and outs lately it seems. Our latest "in" was tax returns. We had good returns both of us, however Gerry's went all and then some for his truck repairs and a safety for the truck. Then because we have switched provinces that we live in, he also had the expense of a new license, registration, insurance, forms, (yes forms they were charging for too!), etc.. Will be my turn soon for my car, to go through all that. Not the repairs-LOL- but getting the vehicle inspection and everything else that goes with it.

Then we had alot of expenses for Jake. He had a dental cleaning of $300 + -which he gets at least once a year. Add to that flea and tick prevention (for when it is tick season @ $85 for 3 month dose single pill!) had anal glands done, one of his vaccinations for the year  and his hair cut @ $60 that same week, well, it tends to add up. We are blessed to be able to afford what we can for him. 

Were at a trade show this past week. Did alot of walking around and looking. Went with our daughter and son in law. Entered alot of draws. Didn't win anything but picked up some free pens and other free things that were on tables.  LOL! 

Were almost done with our snow here, only to get dumped on again by one of those atmospheric river type things! So we have to start all over with the melt again, which means I can't take my car out till the snow isn't as deep on the roads. Good thing for us we have the car - which is small and good on gas, but also the truck which is good in the snow.

Just as a reminder as well- be sure to check out our Instagram page and other socials, which link from the top of home page here on the blog- and have a great week ahead!

Renovating Continues and Finding Fen Shui Interesting

It's nice that we had got a rebate/share from our grocery store back home when we moved here to Alberta. The rebate helped alot with renovations for sure. We have also sold items from this home that we didn't need and that too helped with extra money. If there's a will there's a way so they say. Buying used from Facebook Marketplace too has helped save. It being the city, it's been a bit harder I have found to sell . Back home there was little places to shop and Amazon didn't deliver to certain areas, so people were quick to buy what you had for sale. The city's different because there is just so much here- and everyone wants a deal -LOL

Gerry tore the main bathroom apart where the tub was. The finish was all gone off it and it was quite high off the floor. Behind the tile walls was an old window and water had leaked in through the siding that covered that window, and behind the wall! No wonder I thought I smelled mildew. Gerry has found alot of shoddy workmanship while doing renos. Pretty much we are re-doing the whole place.

We will be possibly re-doing the vanity but a new one would be too much. Also getting rid of the cupboard on the wall. Everything is "dated". Trying to do the renos without spending an arm and a leg. The lumber has been the biggest of expenses though- lumber and drywall, etc., for rebuilding walls.

I got a great book I have started reading from Amazon on plain and simple Fen Shui by Sarah Bartlett. It's really interesting how to bring more positive energy into your home and I like that! Who loves reading about the Fen Shui way?