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6 Free Printable Encouragement Notes and Postcards


When was the last time you received a postcard in the mail? How about a handwritten note? With today’s technology, taking the time to handwrite a note or even send a postcard is few and far between. Wouldn’t you agree? Which makes receiving one today even more meaningful. Make someone’s day and send one by downloading our printable encouragement notes.

Here at Momslifeboat, we love to encourage women. There are times when you just need to uplift someone, give some positive reinforcements or just celebrate your friendship. That’s why we created these printable encouragement notes and/or postcards that you can print for free!

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Pumpkin Butter

Pumpkin Butter is one of those recipes that is perfect for using left over pumpkin puree.
pumpking butter

You can make this pumpkin butter recipe on the stove top or in the crockpot.  It all depends on how fast you want to make it.  Then store in in a container and enjoy!

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Pumpkin Butter

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups of Pumpkin Puree (or 1 15oz Can)
  • 2/3 Cup of Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup of Honey
  • 1 Tbsp of Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tsp of Pumpkin Pie Spice

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and over medium heat bring to a bowl. Reduce heat to low and let cook for 25-30 mins. Stirring often until sauce is thickened.
  2. To cook in a crockpot, combine all ingredients and cook on low for about 4 hours until sauce is thickened.
  3. Store in airtight container and refrigerate.

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Pretty simple to make and so delicious.  Comment below and tell me what your favorite way to use pumpkin butter is.

 

Pumpkin Spice Frosting

Pumpkin Spice Frosting, need I say more?  I love fall and all of the pumpkin desserts.  But who says you have to wait for fall?
Pumpkin-Spice-Frosting

I normally use this Pumpkin Spice Frosting to put on spiced or gingerbread cakes and cupcakes. But you can really put it on anything you’d like.  It’s that good.  I’ve got some left over that I’ll probably use it over top of some pumpkin cookies I’m planning on making.

Whatever pumpkin dessert you decide to make, the recipe is simple.

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Pumpkin Spice Frosting

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1/4 Cup of Pumpkin Puree
  • 1 TBSP of Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 6 TBSP of Butter, softened
  • 3 Cups of Powdered Sugar

Instructions

  1. Add cream cheese, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and butter into medium size bowl. Mix together until all ingredients are blended together, continue mixing and slowly add powdered sugar.
  2. Refrigerate leftover frosting.

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Comment below and tell me what dessert do you plan on using this pumpkin spice frosting on?

 

Monster Jam Las Vegas and All Star Presale Tickets

Living in Las Vegas, we’ve had the luxury to attend the Monster Jam World Finals event over the past few years. However, since the World Finals are being held in Orlando this year, we attended the single day event on March 23rd, 2019.

Disclosure:  I am an FEI Family Ambassador, which means Feld Entertainment, Inc or one of its affiliates provided me with complimentary tickets in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my honest opinion within this website

I was disappointed. One day only of Monster Jam? But let me tell you the single day event didn’t disappoint. From Qualifying races, Two Wheel Competition and Free Style Competition my family had a great time. Plus my boys are older, so this year they used their phones to cast in their own votes to help decide the winner.

If you’ve read my past Monster Jam articles, I’m like a broken record. I can’t express how much fun and how family friendly this event is! Monster Jam is the perfect family event for ALL ages. We weren’t able to make it to the Pits this year. Our morning schedule was crazy and that was disappointing. We love the Pits. You get to meet the drivers, get their autographs, see the trucks up close, it’s just a lot of FUN!

But hopefully, we’ll get to do that in a few months. Monster Jam is coming back to Las Vegas in October for their All-Star Competition Event and you can take advantage of the PREFERRED CUSTOMER PRESALE – April 30 Double down tickets, 2 days tickets and pit passes go on sale for Preferred Customersstarting Tuesday’s, April 30.  Become a preferred customer for free HERE

Oven Baked Hard Boiled Eggs

Hard boiled eggs, oven baked?  Who would have thought.  If you’ve been googling how to hard boil eggs you should really try this.  This was so simple, I doubt you’ll go back to boiling eggs again.

hard boiled eggs

One thing I really disliked about hard cooked eggs, is that I never really knew how long to cook them for.  I searched How do you boil eggs only to find a variety of ways to do this.  The problem I have, is that I don’t know how long you boil eggs for.  My eggs would always crack.  I don’t know if it was from putting too many eggs in  the water or boiling it for too long.  It just became a hideous process.  I could never get the perfect hard boiled egg.  Not to mention when you were done peeling them, some would be so hard to peel.  This oven baked hard boiled egg method, made it for easy peeling too.

To get started I just used a cupcake pan, and placed the eggs in a 350 degree oven and baked them for 30 minutes and then let them cool for about 10-15 mins and just watch they’ll be the perfect hard cooked eggs.

Hard Boiled Eggs

Then I started peeling the egg and as you can see peeling was easy!  No chunks of eggs, the egg was still pretty perfect.

Hard Boiled Eggs


Now for the real test?  Was the yolk perfect… and look here, it sure was.

Hard Boiled Egga

 This DIY project was so simple!! I do have to admit though, my first instinct was I thought they were going to blow up in my oven.  They didn’t and I don’t think I’ll ever boil another egg.

Comment below and let me know if you’ve tried this Oven Baked Hard Boiled Egg Method.

 

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How to Tell if an Egg Is Good or Bad

How to tell if an egg is good or bad is pretty easy.  All you need is water to check and with one simple technique you can easily tell if your egg is good or bad.
How to Tell if An Egg is Good or Bad

I buy a lot of eggs.  Usually I’m grabbing about 5 dozen at a time or if I find a sale I’ll stock up and buy even more.  We don’t always go through our eggs quick enough.  Some months are quicker than others.  But since we buy so many at a time I want to ensure I’m always using a good egg.

Here’s how to tell.  Grab your sink, bowl, jar whatever and add water to it.

Place the egg in the water .  If it sinks to the bottom it’s a good egg.  If it floats to the top it’s a bad egg and shouldn’t be consumed.

How to Tell If an Egg is Good or Bad

That’s pretty simple huh!  Now you’ll know how to tell if an egg is good or bad.  No more guessing and no more wasting money throwing out good eggs!

Are you planning on making some hard boiled eggs soon?  If so, be sure to check out my post on using the oven baked method.

Do you have a different method on how to tell if an egg is good or bad?

 

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Monster Jam Las Vegas

Monster Jam is coming to Las Vegas March 23rd.  This event will be different as the previous years, here in Las Vegas held the Monster Jam World Finals. I’m excited because this single day event is more affordable giving more families the opportunity to go.

Disclosure:  I am an FEI Family Ambassador, which means Feld Entertainment, Inc or one of its affiliates has provided me with complimentary tickets in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my honest opinion within this website

If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet.  You can still grab the by going HERE

Sam Boyd Stadium. Has a Clear Bag Policy so If you’re purchasing tickets, be sure to read all bag policy HERE.

Don’t have a clear bag? You can also grab these bags via amazon.

Clear Tote Bag

Stadium Bag

PVC Bag

Can’t make this event? No worries!

Monster Jam All Star Challenge is coming to Las Vegas on October 11-12 2019

Find out more information at https://www.monsterjam.com/All-star-challenge

PREFERED CUSTOMER PRESALE – April 30

Double down tickets, 2 days tickets and pit passes go on sale to Preferred Cutomes starting Tuesday’s, April 30.  Become a preferred customer for free HERE

Not sure about Monster Jam? Check out our previous articles on why we love Monster Jam.

I Gave up Deodorant for 30 Days and This Is What Happened

You’re probably wondering why I gave up deodorant for 30 days?  Well, it all started when I was standing in my closet looking at my clothes.  I was looking at the new shirts I had just purchased and discovered they already had some glittery yellowish brown stains under the armpits.  I was upset.

I started googling what actually caused the yellowish brown stains and discovered it wasn’t the sweat itself that caused the stains.  It happened to be the aluminum combined with sweat that was the culprit.  My first thought was to research natural aluminum free deodorants.

But I wanted to try something else instead….. What if I stopped using deodorant for 30 days?  Would I see a difference?  Would my clothes be stained free?

natural aluminum free deodorants

The answer is Yes!

Now, most of you are probably thinking I could never do that.  I would stink.

During this experience, I went about my normal day to day activities. I Worked out 4x’s a week and what I discovered is I normally didn’t sweat that much, to begin with.  I was a glistener…  therefore I really didn’t need much of an antiperspirant.  But what about deodorant?  Did I stink?  Imagine yourself coming home from the gym, getting undressed to take a shower and sticking your armpits in your husbands face.  Asking him, do I stink?  Yup, that was me.   Multiple times throughout the month.   He was a good sport and honestly answered… his answer, with a bit of disappointment, was No.

Antiperspirants vs. Deodorants.  Aren’t they the same?

No.  Antiperspirants have chemicals like aluminum to stop the sweating.  A deodorant masks and neutralizes the odor.

To my surprise, a lot of my friends were looking for a similar solution. Each had a different reason on why they didn’t want a deodorant with aluminum.  So I asked them on Facebook what their favorite all natural aluminum free deodorants were.   If you aren’t ready to go deodorant free. Here is a list of the Top 15 recommendations.

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15 Aluminum Free Deodorants

Malin + Goetz

Bali Secrets Natural Deodorant – Organic & Vegan

Organic Island Deodorant

Freedom All Natural Deodorant

ORGANIC 101 Lemon Haze USDA Certified, All Natural, Extra-Strength Deodorant

Thai Crystal Deodorant

Naked

Piper wai

Crystal Roll On

Toms (white ones highly recommended vs. green)

Jason’s Deodorants

Primal Pit Paste

Schmidt’s

Naturally Fresh Deodorant Crystal

Dr. Hauschka Rose Deodorant

A few of my friends also told me they made their own homemade deodorants.

HOMEMADE DEODORANT IDEAS:

Option 1:

Baking soda paste.  Using equal parts of water and baking soda.  Applying too much can burn.

Option 2:

Melt coconut oil and beeswax together over double boiler. stir until everything is melted.   Add remaining ingredients
Stir until all ingredients blended together and runny. Quickly pour deodorant into the deodorant stick and smooth the top.  Note:  Keep cool dry place.  Deodorant can melt in warmer climates.

Now you all may be wondering… If after the 30 days I went back to wearing deodorant.  Or did I switch to the aluminum free deodorants? Well… considering I live in the desert with these 100-degree weather, you may be surprised that my answer is no.  It’s been over 2 years now and I’m still not using deodorant.

Every body type is different.  I’d encourage you to try it for yourself.  The cooler months are a perfect time to start.  Comment below and let me know your results.

Avoid Useless Gifts – My Top 5 Things to consider when purchasing a gift for children

The holiday shopping season is underway and many of you are getting into that shopping mood. The kids are writing their wish list and you’re hoping to grab as many things you can off their list.

Top 5 Things to Consider When Purchasing a Gift

Before you grab everything off a child’s wish list, I want you to start thinking about the things you are buying for them. One of my biggest pet peeves is when a child gets a useless item.  I know the thought is there and I really appreciate that.  But sometimes people are in such a hurry to finish their shopping they end up buying an item these children end up using once and their useless and a waste of money.

I know I’ve purchased a bunch of things to find out they were useless.  So I’ve made a list of the Top 5 things to avoid/consider when purchasing a gift.

1.)  Toys that have a gazillion pieces.  You’ll especially want to avoid this if you don’t have proper storage for all of your kid’s toys.  A toy box just doesn’t do it.  The kids dump all of their toys into the toy box and they don’t even bother looking for all of the pieces to play with the toy again.

2.)  Extremely Large Toys.  These can be anything from indoor basketball hoops, motorized cars, bouncy ball etc. These types of toys get in the way of everything and are hard to store.  We end up getting rid of the items sooner because we are just frustrated with tripping over these items.

3.)  Think about how your child is going to use the item.  One year Santa brought a wagon for our youngest child.  The wagon seemed like a great gift to put all of the toys in, ride along with etc.  However, living in the desert and all of the rocks we have in our backyard made the wagon useless. We never took it anywhere because it wasn’t an easy item to load up in the vehicle and go.

4.)  Board Games. A great gift — if you get the right ones.  When choosing these types of gifts find games that are age appropriate.  If you’re purchasing a game that says 4 or more players and you only have a family of 3 it’s not going to get much use.  Also, choose games that don’t require your assistance.  I love being able to play games with my kids but not all the time.  I want them to be able to play the games without me.

5.)  Clothes. One of my biggest pet peeves when kids get gifts of clothes.  When you are buying a bigger size for a child so they can grow into it, consider the season.  Winter clothes are what you’ll find during the holiday season.  If you’re purchasing a gift for a baby that is 12 months and you buy an 18-month winter outfit and it’ll fit them in the summer.  You just bought a useless gift.

I wrote this article a few years ago when my children were smaller.  These 5 tips still ring true today.

What’s on your list that you try to avoid?

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