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Had an absolute amazing pampering session with my girls Helen and Doe Doe! Seriously could t haven’t gotten more lucky to have these two help me get my hands and feet back to normal! #selfcare #pampering #manicure #pedicure #mshpaulido
When you realize starch is way easier to make and a whole lot more affordable when you do it yourself
you make enough for the week! What’s something you make at home to use that is cheaper than buying it?! #StitchTheDitch #bloomingtogether #legallyscented #starch #mspaulido
Worked on tension on the domestic machine tonight! Every now and then ya gotta show it some love! #StitchTheDitch #sewingmachinemaintenance #bloomingtogether #islandofmisfits #legallyscented
If you know of the crazy that’s been going on in our lives the last few months you know how sometimes a small gesture or a warm hug or a genuine smile is all that is needed
but when the hubby wants me to know that he appreciates me and what I do he buys me flowers to remind me that we are going to make it! Guys these are just so pretty!!! Thanks Paul for making the crazy seem a little less crazy! #BloomingTogether #LegallyScented #stitchtheditch #MSHPaulIDo #mspaulido #adventuresofPaulandMarySarah
When someone says you aren’t good enough for something or you’re not what they are looking for
.remember this “YOU are good enough.” You are like this fabric. You can cut from the fabric each cut is going to be a bit different even if it’s the same cut. Why? Because with each cut in fabric the fibers that are woven to make the fabric comes a bit less stable (in the quilting world we call it fray). So don’t let others tell ya you’re not good enough. Your thoughts are bad. Your personality is too bubbly for them. Keep cutting and let that fray just do its thing! #StitchTheDitch #LegallyScented #bloomingtogether #YouAreEnough #quilting
Just want to give a huge shout out to our newest recruit Tasha! In Scentsy our new team members have the ability to start the ground running with some really awesome rewards! One of those is what we call the shooting star! To earn this reward as a new teamie you have to do $500 or more in sales in your first 15 days! This is not an easy task by any means! I am beyond proud to announce that Tasha signed up on February 28th to give Scentsy a go! Her plan she told me was to just try to bring in a few extra $$ to help the household BUT also to get to experience something she has never done before. As of March 10th (guys that’s 4 days before her first 15 days of being in Scentsy) she not only has completed her Shooting Star BUT she is on target to earn her 2nd incentive the Scentsational Start Award. Please help me congratulate her and cheer her on as she runs for this next incentive! Everyone is different so results may not be typical. Scentsy Income disclosure https://legallyscented.scentsy.us/join/compensation-and-income-disclosure