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Finding Balance – A Year in Review

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Sprinkles of Sand is celebrating our first year anniversary. As part of this joyous event, we thought is would be nice to do a summary of all the articles posted as part of our “Finding Balance” category.

Like us, many of you are continuously seeking ways to find balance in our daily lives. Being a cornerstone of this lifestyle blog, we have many things planned to help us better find that balance and enjoyment to our lives. In the coming months, look for new topics such as Meditation and Mindfulness.

Finding Balance – A Year in Review:

Financial Freedom:
– Get Your Finances Ready for 2017!
– Top 5 Ways to Control Holiday Spending
– 10 Simple Money Saving Tips

Food (Comfort Foods):
– Butternut Cake
– White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies
– Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
– Chocolate Chip Cookies
– Toasted Coconut Macaroons
– Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
– Hearty Beef Stew
– Classic Sloppy Joe’s
– Cucumber Salad
– Old Fashioned Potato Salad
– Melon Chi Chi

Preparedness:
– Preparing for Power Outages
– Surviving in a Shelter during an Emergency
– Preparing your Pets to Evacuate in an Emergency
– Emergency Planning – Should I Stay or Should I Go?
– Emergency Preparedness – Sheltering in Place
– Emergency Preparedness – Alerts & Warnings

Relaxation:
– Embracing Hibernation Season
– Burn a Bayberry Candle on New Year’s Eve
– Plan a Stay at Home New Year’s Eve
– Mystical Walk in the Woods
– Gratitude Mantra #1
– Gratitude Mantra #2
– Gratitude Mantra #3
– Gratitude Mantra #4
– Go on a Picnic
– Picnic by the Ocean
– Picnic at the Lake
– Picnic by the River
– Picnic in the Woods
– Reflections
– Introduction to Beach Week
– Beach Week – Day 1: A Walk on the Beach
– Beach Week – Day 2: A Trip to the Boardwalk
– Beach Week – Day 3: A day at the Beach
– Beach Week – Day 4: Sand castles & Seashells
– Epsom Salt Baths & How it can Improve Your Health
– Stargazing
– Reflections for Stress Awareness
– 10 Relaxation Techniques

Wellness:
– Sleep – The Best Medicine
– 15 Tips for being Happy & Healthy in the New Year
– Gratitude Mantra #1
– Gratitude Mantra #2
– Gratitude Mantra #3
– Gratitude Mantra #4
– 5 Essential Elements to consider when choosing an Essential Oil Diffuser
– Red Mountain Resort Wellness Retreat

Travel:
– 5 Tips for Eating & Healthy Travel
– Beach Week Introduction
– Beach Week – Day 1: A Walk on the Beach
– Beach Week – Day 2: A Trip to the Boardwalk
– Beach Week – Day 3: A day at the Beach
– Beach Week – Day 4: Sand castles & Seashells
– Red Mountain Resort Wellness Retreat

If there is anything of interest that you would like to see, please let us know!

Picnic by the Ocean

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Hi everyone! As part of our finding balance by relaxing in the summer series, we have dubbed August picnic month. We want to encourage everyone to go on a picnic this month. They can be so much fun and what could be better than eating outside and enjoying the nature around you.

So, for the month of August, every Thursday, we are posting a short article about where we went for our picnic and pictures of the nature we enjoyed. We hope you’ll check in and let us know where you like to go on a picnic.

This Thursday we chose to go on a picnic by the ocean. It was overcast and raining the day we chose to go but it turned out great anyway. Because of the weather, we had our picnic in the pavilion instead of on the beach. As we were leaving, we were treated to a thunderstorm.

If you can’t go on a picnic, then perhaps you can eat while you look at the pictures and let your imagination take you there.

We hope that you have enjoyed picnic month and that you had the opportunity to go on one yourself. Thanks for checking in!

Jen and Theresa

Picnic at the Lake

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So, for the month of August, every Thursday, we will post a short article about where we went for our picnic and pictures of the nature we enjoyed. We hope you’ll check in and let us know where you like to go on a picnic.

This Thursday we chose to picnic by the lake. We are fortunate enough to have a lake in our town. Below are pictures of some of the nature we saw. We got to enjoy the sunset and watch boats on the lake.

If you can’t go on a picnic, then perhaps you can eat while you look at the pictures and let your imagination take you there.