Hi, I'm Valerie
I'm so glad you're here!.
I am wife to Darren and Mom to Emily, Matthew and Michael. Emily just graduated from college, Matthew is a junior in college and Michael is headed to college. We have also been the host family for a wonderful German exchange student. Malte lived with us in 2012-2013, Emily and I visited his family in Germany in 2016. We hosted Malte's brother for a week in 2017 when. he was living with a host family in Oklahoma. I am a national pageant queen, Elegant Ms. US United 2015-2016. Last year they crowned me LIFETIME QUEEN, an honor I am so humbled to receive. My pageant platform is Urban Microfarming, otherwise known as backyard farming I want to help people become more responsible for their own foods. I garden, and am transitioning to being responsible for more of my family's food. I'm inspired by Pinterest WAY too often, and I love to DIY. I build pallet furniture, chicken coops, decor and more! I also have backyard chickens whom I love, and who love me so much that they give me eggs. YUM! In my spare time, I watch my Kansas City Royals or Kansas City Chiefs. In the summer, I spend as much time as I can at our Lake of the Ozarks lake home. Our lives are about to change. With Emily graduating college, she has applied to the Peace Corps, so until we know if she made it, our time is fluctuating, and we are spending as much time as possible with her. Michael is graduating high school the same weekend as Emily, then he will head to college. We will be empty nesters! I've decided to leave teaching, and Darren can work from home, so we are moving to the Lake of the Ozarks.
I'm also a Beachbody coach. I have lost a total of 16 lbs and 8". I will share my journey on my Beachbody blog I would love for you to join me on our challenges. Just drop me a line and I will get you involved!
My next blog focuses on building with pallets and urban and suburban microfarming I have separate pages for pallet projects and microfarming, including lots of really cool posts about my chickens.
By the way, I do get paid for blogging (perfect job...I do what I love and get paid for it!). You can find my disclosure here and you can visit any of my sponsor links for great ideas, special sales, and information. My goal is to make it so that it doesn't interfere with my blog.
I'm glad you're here! I'd love to hear from you. Feel free to leave comments on my posts, and I'll do my best to get back to you quickly.
I am wife to Darren and Mom to Emily, Matthew and Michael. Emily just graduated from college, Matthew is a junior in college and Michael is headed to college. We have also been the host family for a wonderful German exchange student. Malte lived with us in 2012-2013, Emily and I visited his family in Germany in 2016. We hosted Malte's brother for a week in 2017 when. he was living with a host family in Oklahoma. I am a national pageant queen, Elegant Ms. US United 2015-2016. Last year they crowned me LIFETIME QUEEN, an honor I am so humbled to receive. My pageant platform is Urban Microfarming, otherwise known as backyard farming I want to help people become more responsible for their own foods. I garden, and am transitioning to being responsible for more of my family's food. I'm inspired by Pinterest WAY too often, and I love to DIY. I build pallet furniture, chicken coops, decor and more! I also have backyard chickens whom I love, and who love me so much that they give me eggs. YUM! In my spare time, I watch my Kansas City Royals or Kansas City Chiefs. In the summer, I spend as much time as I can at our Lake of the Ozarks lake home. Our lives are about to change. With Emily graduating college, she has applied to the Peace Corps, so until we know if she made it, our time is fluctuating, and we are spending as much time as possible with her. Michael is graduating high school the same weekend as Emily, then he will head to college. We will be empty nesters! I've decided to leave teaching, and Darren can work from home, so we are moving to the Lake of the Ozarks.
I'm also a Beachbody coach. I have lost a total of 16 lbs and 8". I will share my journey on my Beachbody blog I would love for you to join me on our challenges. Just drop me a line and I will get you involved!
My next blog focuses on building with pallets and urban and suburban microfarming I have separate pages for pallet projects and microfarming, including lots of really cool posts about my chickens.
By the way, I do get paid for blogging (perfect job...I do what I love and get paid for it!). You can find my disclosure here and you can visit any of my sponsor links for great ideas, special sales, and information. My goal is to make it so that it doesn't interfere with my blog.
I'm glad you're here! I'd love to hear from you. Feel free to leave comments on my posts, and I'll do my best to get back to you quickly.
A few of my favorite things...
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My favorite place to shop for those tiny necessities for your vacation. Great prices on the things you need to make your trip even batter!
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