September = Busy Season!

Fall and specifically September is always a busy time around our house - school starts back up and we have a bunch of birthdays during the month of September! My daughter has a birthday this month, so does my dad and my mother in law and I am now a Great Aunt with the arrival of my nephew's brand new son! Then there is always the school activities like open houses, school photos, girl scouts, and the school football games!

First Day of School Bus Line Up!

Country Gourmet Home Wickless Wax Melts

I have been so busy with my Country Gourmet Home business that I haven't had a chance to do any blogging on my site and I apologize! Country Gourmet Home just went through some major changes, including a brand new consultant plan, multi-level earnings from our downline team members and so much more!

 Of course the cat and dog always try to vie for being the center of attention. I think my cat wins the prize on this one though. I had set up a display so that I could take some photos of our Country Gourmet Home wax melts.....the pictures turned out pretty good.  I had this whole back drop display set up so that I could get the dark contract going as well as making it easy to edit the images. Several boxes stacked up covered by a dark green velvet type material. Once I got done taking all of my pictures I put the melts away and went to the computer to upload the pictures. Once I had the pictures uploaded this is what I found when I turned around to look at the kitchen table (where the display structure was still set up).

Jasper, the King of Our Castle!

Jasper.....who thinks he is all that!

Gotta love that cat - both he and our dog are an endless source of amusement at our house - never a dull moment around here!

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~♥KerrieLynn

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Friday Photo Montage

Happy Friday - the weekend is almost upon us! I woke up this morning to inside temperatures of only 68 degrees......not cold, but this is the first time in weeks that we have had the temperatures dip so low. The nights are getting dark earlier so I know that even though the calender says that fall is still almost a month away it it creeping up on us! In my house the kids are gearing up for school with new clothes, school supplies, hair cuts - all signs that summer is on the way out and fall is getting ready to make it's appearance.

My business - Country Gourmet Home is getting ready to launch it's new Fall/Winter product lineup and it's new compensation plan too. So many changes and I am looking forward to them like a kid at Christmas! I did manage to snap a few pictures over the summer, so before it is gone I thought I would share a few of my favorites!
 

Guest Book Display From My Son & Daughter In Law's Wedding

A Rare Mother ~ Daughter Moment....

New Hydrangeas in My Garden

More Garden Flowers ~ I love the Orange!

Thank you for stopping by The Mix Gal! Comments validate my blogging efforts, so I would love to hear from you. Take care and Keep Life Simple by Mixing It UP!
~♥KerrieLynn

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Look at my "Country-fied" Kitchen

I have been so behind on any personal posts that I thought I would share. A while back hubs and I actually got a whole day to ourselves and we hit a giant tag sale. Needless to say I was in heaven. The tag sale was being held by a woman who used to own her own second hand store so the treasures and bargains she had were un-believable!

This is my kitchen window sill (right above the sink). The Red dish to the far right is holding a candle and it was bought as part of a larger set.

My Primitive Welcome hung above my buffet. I think the cost was $4.00 

I have this awesome space above my upper cabinets which houses all of my favorite new and old bowls and dishes. I just love my new Rooster bowl! 

I am not a very good photographer, obviously! This whole compilation was purchased at the tag sale. Total cost was about $20!

 I thought I had taken many more pictures than this - it always seems like I am taking too many, but when I go to post them on my blog there are never as many available as I thought. One of these days I will actually remember to take some pictures of the kitchen when there are no dirty dishes and the kid's junk stuff is off of the island! At least now you have a little glimpse into my Country Kitchen! 

Thank you for stopping by The Mix Gal! Comments validate my blogging efforts, so I would love to hear from you. Take care and Keep Life Simple by Mixing It UP!
~♥KerrieLynn

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The Pink Tent - Camping in Style

Yesterday was somewhat of a milestone for me.....I dropped my youngest off for her first overnight Girl Scout Camp-out! She has spent the night away from home before, but this felt different somehow ~ maybe it is the sleeping outside in a tent that made it somehow different. As I went through the rest of the day I often caught myself looking at the clock and wondering what she is doing now? 

I stayed long enough to enjoy watching the girls set up their tents......a whole row of Bright Pink two man tents. I was so proud of how well she set up her little sleeping area which included her air mat, pillow, little LED night light and of course her favorite stuffed animal. She definitely inherited her Mama's "nesting" and "organizing" affinities!  

It's almost time to go pick her up and I know I will hear all about the memories she made during her trip and I couldn't be a more proud Mama, but it is bittersweet too ~ she is my youngest and I know that as I watch her reach her milestones I won't get to watch another until I have grandchildren and although watching them will be fun it just won't be the same.

Thank you for stopping by The Mix Gal! Comments validate my blogging efforts, so I would love to hear from you. Take care and Keep Life Simple by Mixing It UP!
~♥KerrieLynn

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FREE Income & Expense Form For Direct Sellers!

Are you in direct sales and struggle to find simple forms to help you keep track of your business? I am too much of a cheapo to pay for a form when I know I can create it myself and this one is hot off the press and FREE for you to use as you desire! I designed it to fit within my own Country Gourmet Home Business and our Commission Plan, but if you have any photo editing skills you can modify it to work for your needs.

To use this image you will need to save it to your computer and then paste it into a word (or similar) program.  It is designed to fit on an 8.5" x 11" standard size paper.

 I use one of these per month and is just a simple way to keep track of monthly income and expenses for my business. These will work great in a three ring binder along with pocket dividers to hold all of your receipts or create 12 file folders (one for each month) and fill out the form as you go along and toss your receipts in there too!

The only thing that I ask in return is if you are going to use this please leave me a comment with how you will use it and a link to your website and/or Facebook page (hey it's free advertising too).

I look forward to hearing how I am helping with your business.

Thank you for stopping by The Mix Gal! Comments validate my blogging efforts, so I would love to hear from you. Take care and Keep Life Simple by Mixing It UP!
~♥KerrieLynn

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Free Menu Planning Bookmarks!

Right mouse click the image and copy then paste into your own word (or similar program).  Set page to landscape and you will want to stretch the image to fit the full page.

 The Mix Gal is proud to offer you the first in a series of completely free printables! These "Menu Planning" bookmarks are designed to be printed on your standard 8.5" x 11" paper and then cut apart for using. How to Use:

1. Click on the image and right click to copy, paste into a word doc or similar and print as many as you would like.
2. Cut the bookmarks apart.
3. As you browse recipes (either online or in a book), jot down the recipe name, where you found it and any ingredients that you don't have in your pantry.
4. Just before making a shopping trip to the grocery store, compile all of your "bookmarks" decide what you will be making that week and copy the ingredients that are missing from your pantry onto your shopping list.
5. When you are ready to make one of your "Bookmarked" meals, just pull out the bookmark, find the original recipe source (see why you noted the book & page) and you are ready to go.

These bookmarks are for your personal use only (printing only) and cannot be shared, sold, or used as part of any other design. The Mix Gal retains all rights to these images. If you would like to post this image on your own blog you can do so as long as the image source links back to this post for downloading!

Thank you for stopping by The Mix Gal! Comments validate my blogging efforts, so I would love to hear from you. Take care and Keep Life Simple by Mixing It UP!
~♥KerrieLynn

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