The Help Meet Journey

Yummy Dressing

2012-08-15T19:08:00.001-07:00

So Tonight I just made an awesome supper for my hubby and I , it was a light dinner but it was yummy !

Garlic Chicken Breast
cold zucchini and tomato salad + homemade french dressing

You can find the recipe by clicking on the link
it is healthy and tastes great!
I am really digging homemade dressings and sauces these days :)

Dish Soap The Stain Remover for Just about anything!!

2012-07-20T07:27:00.006-07:00

HI Everyone !

I am back and ready to write!

Today I Just want to let you all in on a little Secret ! You don't have to spend extra on stain remover. Let your dish soap do double duty as a Stain remover !!! How did I discover this well funny story, I was dying my hair in our bathroom and when I Accidentally grabbed one of the "good" towels as I was getting out of the shower and I still had a little bit of dye on my hands. I remembered that dish soap was good for hair when you want to get the color out of it so I thought why not the same for a towel.

This Was My Procedure

Spray stained spots with shout ( I don't think this step is necessary )
Filled a bucket with water and dish soap
Placed towel in Bucket and let soak for a day !
Next day nothing no stains as good as new!!

I wanted to put this theory to the test even further!

I Had a few stains on my table cloth cherry & mustard more specifically

Took some Paper towel poured some good old dish soap on there
Ran some water on it
then scrubbed the areas for about a minute and presto the stains are completely gone.

What a Miracle I know !! :)

p.s I use Palmolive original dish soap

What are some of your Stain Remover Miracles ?

Hello! I'm back

2012-07-09T07:17:00.003-07:00

Hello All my wonderful readers I am back !!!

I just finished my vacation and moved into a new apartment but expect some awesome blogging this week!

Sincerely Lesha

Tips & Treats Thursday

2012-06-21T07:56:00.000-07:00

Tip of the Day: Dry Erase Boards

These Simple Little things are amazing !

They Save Paper
They can be peronalized
You can hang them almost anywhere!
Cheap & Easy to make your own

I love my cute little Dry Erase Board which is on my fridge. I use it to write out my cleaning plan, to do list or my husband and I leave cute little love notes or reminders to each other.

I bought mine at Bureau Engros on sale for 1.50$, but you can also find them at the dollar store, Walmart almost any department store, or if you are the DIY kind of girl here is an awesome way to save money be creative and get a personalized dry erase board to your liking under 5$.

CHECK OUT THE LINK HERE!

Frugal Crafting: DIY Dry Erase Board

My Next Project & Inspiration for my New Dry Erase Board Planning !!!!

Treat of the Day: Maple-Glazed Baby Carrots

I did this simple but delicious side dish for Easter. It was my First Easter dinner that I was hosting since getting married in October. I wanted something quick and easy as well as healthy and yummy I wanted a side dish that had it all LOL :p. We did it buffet style so this fit in perfect. I found the recipe off of Kraft Canada.

Maple-Glazed Baby Carrots recipe at Kraftcanada.com

Enjoy!

Sincerely Lesha

It's Time for a Monthly Give Away!

2012-06-15T08:05:00.001-07:00

Hi All my beautiful and Lovely Readers !

For The Next Couple Of Months I Will be giving away mini cook books from the Chef express volume 2 series.

JUNE

HEALTHY FAMILY RECIPES, SLIM & TRIM, HEALTHY HEART RECIPES

JULY

PERFECT PIZZA

AUGUST

BEST OF ASIA

SEPTEMBER

SOUPS & STARTERS

OCTOBER

CAKES&PIES, SINFUL CHOCOLATE, ELEGANT ENDINGS

TO ENTER !!!

You Have To Do Two Things

1. Like This Post On My Facebook ( Lesha Turner)

p.s this rule only is for those who have me as a friend if you don't have me as a friend don't wry you can still enter !

2. Comment Below By Answering the Question of The Month for The Prize

THIS MONTHS QUESTION ;

(June 15th- June 30th)< winner drawn on the 3oth at 12:00 Am

HOW DO YOU LIKE TO STAY FIT IN THE SUMMER ?

PRIZE: THERE WILL BE 3 WINNERS THIS MONTH CHOSEN AT RANDOM

SINCERELY

Lesha Turner

Learning How to be the Housewife & Career women all at once while balancing on my head !

2012-06-06T07:37:00.000-07:00

Hello Ladies !

Today I was just thinking and more curious how everyone who seems to be so organized with there household with cleaning, cooking etc... HOW DO YOU DO IT !! ? Me I am still learning and adapting to finding a routine that works for me. I work full time I am a supervisor at winners meaning I work practically everyday. Shifts ranging anywhere from an early morning shift to a late night shift. So I can be very tired or just plain lazy at times :P Recently I would say I've improved though. When my husband and I were first married as in the first month or so ( p.s we are still newlyweds 8 months) I would wine and wine about the dishes and I would get so annoyed with doing them. Now Yes dishes are not my fav but I do them because I love to serve my husband as well as appreciate him. He does the same for me if he is home he will do them for me while I am at work. So I am getting there !

Still what about those days I work 1-10pm!? I am usually exhausted when I get home just want to veg. I Still Struggle with adapting a routine for these days. I get maybe the dishes done in the morning but that's usually it. I am always ambitious and set my alarm for 7:00 am but always seem to only wake up really at 9:00 and I have to catch my bus at 12:00 does not leave much lean way. I lack the discipline and motivation on these days for housework because I know for the next 9 hours of work I will be picking up clothes and cleaning and serving all day.

I am Proud to say though that I went from a whining wife to a wife who does love to serve her husband in homemaking when I have the time too :P I am also truly blessed to have personal chef in my kitchen almost everyday , my husband! He Loves to cook he cooks most of our dinners and lunches. He also is a team player when it comes to house work and helps me with the cleaning, so getting the apartment clean is not a problem it is just more I desire to maintain organization and house management , etc... for my husband because I love him.

MY WEEKENDS THANK GOD I HAVE DEVELOPED A CLEANING ROUTINE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS ( P.s I don't have every weekend off I have every second weekend off !)

Wake Up at 8:30-9:00 am Saturday ( about an hour before my husband gets up :P)
Write My Cleaning Action Plan for the Day or weekend on my dry erase board
The Plan usually looks something like this:
Clean Kitchen
Clean Bathroom
Clean Hallway
Clean Living Room
Clean Bedroom
Do Laundry
Take Out Garbage & Recycling

This works for me and I have adapted now to this routine it usually will take me 2- 3 hours! done by 11:30 -12 usually. Sunday I just tidy a little.

I am trying and I am actually getting inspired by all these homemaking blogs out there it has shown me it is possible to keep a house organized and clean etc.. while having a billion other things going on Like balancing on your head hehe LOL. Well maybe not literally ! but you get the idea. Writing this blog has also helped to put my life in prospective by digging into the things God desires in me as a wife. I am currently doing the proverbs 31 bible study from GoodMorning Girls.www.goodmorninggirls.org/category/proverbs31/ I am also putting together my own House management binder, to help me stay focused and on track.. I am still struggling with actually writing in it though and sticking to it DISCIPLINE!!! LOL oh I will get it. I find organizing fun and I am good at it when I find something that works for me.

WHAT DOES YOUR CLEANING SCHEDULE LOOK LIKE ?

WHAT ADVICE COULD YOU OFFER ME IN THE AREA OF HOMEMAKING AND HOUSE MANAGEMENT ?

I look forward to hearing from you , especially those wives who have a career!

Please pray for me in this journey of Homemaking and learning to stay focused and discipline myself I have a tendency to procrastinate or get distracted when it comes to cleaning !

SINCERELY

Lesha Turner

Stylish Sundays

2012-06-03T12:09:00.001-07:00

Great Classic For Work ! Red and Ankle Pants you can't go wrong !

Red + Beige= Classic by lesha-creationyou featuring ballerina flats

Saturday Sales

2012-06-02T19:42:00.004-07:00

1. What A Great Time To Stock Up On Some Dresses At Old Navy

For Those Hot Summer Days !

2. Payless Shoes Has A Sandal Sale

3. This Weekend Only At JYSK Make Your Patio Look Amazing

With A New Look!

4. Head On Over To Your Local Zellers

The Closing Clearance Has Begun !!

5. Future Shop Has An Awesome Weekend Sale ON!

For Details On Products Check it out here !

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/online-sale.aspx

SUMMER LIST!!!

2012-05-28T16:54:00.002-07:00

Oh Spring is in the air and wow the weather is beautiful most days here in Montreal :) Every summer I like to make a summer wish list of all the places and things i would like to get done , go too, or reflect upon. This is what I have come up with so far in no particular order !

1.Got to The Star Wars Exhibition at the Montreal Science Centre

http://www.montrealsciencecentre.com/exhibitions/star-wars-identities.html

2. BEACHES!!!

3.BIKING,ROLLERBLADING & BADMITEN (:P TO BE ACTIVE)

4. MINI PUTT

5. READ A FEW GOOD BOOKS

6. GO ON A FEW DAY TRIPS OUT OF TOWN

7. GO TO GRANBY ZOO!!

http://www.zoodegranby.com/cgi-bin/zoo/process/locale/en_US/page/index_en.html

8. GO TO LARONDE

http://www.laronde.com/larondeen/

9. LAUNCH SOME OF MY BUSINESS PROJECTS

10. TAKE IN SOME LOCAL AND OUT OF TOWN FESTIVALS

What is Your Summer Wishlist ? You are not the only one who feels there is so much to do so little time, Enjoy What you can ;)

Sincerely Lesha

Love is Patient Love is Kind....... Love is Unselfish

2012-05-17T18:52:00.007-07:00

So today I had a bit of a busy day at work!, and I could not wait to get home to my husband. I was not going to go to my zumba class tonight because my husband cancelled his band practice because one of the guys was going to finish work too late. So we said sweet! time together just the two of us! We are both supervisors of retail stores some weeks we have crazy hours, so it was nice to know I would spend time with my husband earlier today since I finished work at 3 and rushed out of there!!!

Long Story short God keeps blessing me with the opportunity to practice unselfish love.

My Husband received a text from his friend who originally was suppose to finish work late, however he got out of work earlier and asked if my husband would still like to jam. He said no instantly because being the awesome husband that he is he knew it meant a lot to me to spend time with him. I saw that my husband really did want to spend time with me, but I also could tell he felt torn. So I decided for him and I said go to your practice I love you I know you love to play music it makes you happy.

Yes I am Sad

Yes I miss him Tonight

Yes I feel a bit Lonely

and Yes I feel a bit Jealous he would chose his friend over me

But I am learning it's not about that

True love is much more then getting what you want all the time. A Marriage is about putting the other person's happiness before your own not because you think it is the right thing to do or because you want something back in return. Unselfish love can move mountains because it is not rooted in manipulation but in the truth that you love that person and you would do anything for that person you would lay down your life for them you would take bullet for them. Seeing my husband happy brings me so much joy that I can't help but smile and fall more in love with him even when I have to sacrifice time together sometimes.It is worth it because I see how it knits us closer together not only because I respect him as he is and his personal needs, but also the things that bring him life and passion.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

1 Corinthians 13 (New International Version)

p.s No one Said It is easy having unselfish love but little by little we will get there with hugs & kisses ,faith, and hope . Thank God that Love is Patient and that God has that kind of perfect love in 1 Corinthians 13 for us daily . So we may loves others especially Our Husbands with that kind of unconditionally love.

Yours Truly

Lesha

Hello!

2012-05-14T19:57:00.002-07:00

Since recently becoming a wife in October! I 've discovered that learning how to be my husbands help meet is a journey but also an adventure. I am a young wife at the age of 22, but thankful for that blessing! I get to grow and mature with my husband!

I want this Blog to be a place where young ladies both married and single can see Gods grace through my life ;as I learn what it means to be the wife God created me to be. Which I know will take a lifetime. I hope that some ladies can discover they are not alone in this journey. I will share with you my struggles, my joys, and Gods hand through it all and for some too see we are not perfect but we are loved By An Awesome KING!!!!