I CAN FINALLY SAY "Welcome Everyone!"

I can't believe I FINALLY hit the send button! I'm over here right now pinching myself because I'm finished...well almost anyway. My NEW WEBSITE IS UP! AND MY STOMACH IS IN KNOTS OVER IT! I wanted to have it ready by the first day of spring, but.... Friends, this was a TRUE labor of love. And by labor I mean LONG, head banging, I need something stronger than ice chips LABOR.

First, I want to start by welcoming you to my new site. Most of you reading this were subscribers to my old blog FRENCH COUNTRY IN KENTUCKY. My last post to you was to let you know I had come to a decision to close the blog down and I'm sure a lot of you were wondering why. In a nutshell, there has been so much that has happened in our world these past few years and it has totally changed me...in a very deep way...and I mean immensely. Bill and I were looking forward to creating the next chapter of our lives as empty nesters and first time grandparents. We had plans to do more traveling and basically just relaxing a little more and enjoying time. THEN BAM! Covid hit, people were getting very sick and dying, taking very questionable vaccines, fighting over not taking vaccines, wearing or not wearing face masks, trying to find meat at the grocery store...and hyperventilating through face masks when they found out a shipment of toilet paper just arrived at Kroger. Then we had an election that has made the masses question election integrity. We had MSM really starting to show their preferences, their agenda. Our economy went to shit, and don't get me started on China, Russia, and Ukraine... By now the masses were waking up and they hit the internet running. So many people were seeing and finding out things they had never known before; what we all would call conspiracy theories. And before I knew it, I was swallowed in. I had worries about my family, my husband's job, our health, our food supply, and our history as a nation. I never had these worries or at least to the level I was having. My anxiety was through the roof and my face glued to every article flashing in front of me. I then learned I wasn't the only one; I was a part of something totally new and extremely sizable in population. I was branded a conspiracy theorist...and I was not alone.

My blog starting to seem irrelevant to me. Our lifestyle was changing pretty drastically and everything we were doing whether for ourselves, for our home, or for our family all seemed to have a purpose...a purpose a lot different than what we had. There was now an intention behind everything. I also found that everything I was starting to do was motivated by anger. I could not find a 'happy place' mentally in anything I was doing. Everything and anything from decorating our house, planning a vacation, just sitting on the deck to celebrating birthdays or holidays just wasn't the same. Everything in life seemed tainted by lies and agendas and propaganda. I seriously can't just sit on the deck and look into the sky and not count chemtrails. Everything has changed.

I finally had a sit down with myself a while ago. My mentality was going to go to a very dark place if I didn't make some changes. I needed to come to an understanding about life. My kids will attest to me always saying this to them and it was about time I started to live accordingly. "You are given one shot at this lifetime, what are you going to do with it? How do you want to live it? And who cares how everyone else thinks you should live it." And this is where I am today.

Today I am different in mentality, but the same in heart. I love my life and will go to the ends of the earth whether it's flat or round, to protect what I have and hold dear. And I KNOW 99.9% of the world population feels the same way. The majority of humans on this planet value life. We are selfish creatures just trying to get through it. But we are a misguided bunch...and I want to exploit that, for lack of a better word. The best way I know how is to offer ideas and resources that have helped me. I am all about being inspired and inspiring. I want to inspire people to think for themselves. I want to inspire people to listen to their gut and their head when it says, 'that doesn't seem right'. I want to encourage people to turn off their television and find ways to search out truths. I want people to know GOOGLE is not the answer and one article is NOT the entire story.

We are all going through lots of changes and for many of us it can seem a tad bit overwhelming. On top of that, if you're my age or older, you may be just like me and 'set in your way' so change comes hard. Sometimes I think I'm too old to try and figure it all out, but then I remember...I'm a part of the last generation that truly grew up with independence. The ones that left the house right after making our own bowl of cereal and grabbed our bikes and friends and ride all day only to come home when the street lights came on. We're the ones who played in the woods, building our own real forts, never wore seatbelts, drag raced Friday/Saturday nights, always found a way to get beer, made fake IDs, etc. I am a part of the last generation that believed we can make it happen if we want it to. Quitting and giving up was never an option for us.

And so this new website was born. I created it as a continuation of the old blog incorporating what Bill and I enjoy doing around the house, but I wanted to include some resources. I'm not a TikTok follower, but I am an Instagram and Facebook follower. I have found that Instagram has helped me to find more info than Facebook so you will see A LOT of Instagram resources. Why social media? Because they are real people putting their lives out there. It's not about the gossip, it's about the learning. I have included some websites, and I am going to work on including youtube videos as well. This website and resources are about everyday things at home. I'm hesitant to put political posts out and for now am refraining from that. I want to share our everyday and what we do. You'll also see that I'm sharing my passion for herbals and natural home remedies, which is where the name of the site came from. I've created an online shop to purchase my small batch herbals as well. And of course I have a link to all my Amazon purchases if you are looking.

So right now I just want you to take a look around the website. It took me forever to create it mainly because I don't know what I'm doing! I hope you like it, I really do. And I hope you find inspiration to want to make changes in your home and your life and like me, you get to rediscover YOUR WELLBEING. I ask that if you like the site, please forward to friends and family and ask them to subscribe. We are a group of like minded people! Thank you for reading and I can't wait to share soooooo much!