Well, let’s begin. I am a full-time stay at home mom to two amazing boys and a part-time cosmetologist working from home. Johnny is three and a half and starting preschool. Joey will be two in September and is completely fearless. Not only that, but my husband John and I are expecting baby #3 sometime in November.
My family currently lives with my parents, so you can tell that things are not going exactly as planned. Let me tell you how I got here:
It all started after my wonderful husband, who I had been dating for 6 years prior, graduated college and got a well-paying job. We got married and immediately bought a house and we thought we were set. We had Johnny a couple of years later and brought him home to our lovely house. Life was good and we thought we were on our way to the American Dream. What we didn’t know was that our mortgage was on the rise and our debt was building because of it. We weren’t able to stay at the house long. Long story short we paid too much $$$ for a house that was the wrong size for our growing family.
The next thing we knew we were renting a house from a family member. We had a lot going on at the time then too. Three weeks after we moved in we were blessed with our second child, Joey. Our family was getting bigger but our wallets were getting tighter. We survived for a couple of years there. Late winter of 2011 we noticed the kids continually getting sick and having coughs that wouldn’t go away. Our doctor thought it was most likely due to allergies and recommended that the kids be put on allergy medication. So, Johnny was given allergy medication and Joey was put on a nebulizer and inhaler because he had developed bronchitis from allergies. It seemed as though our kids were sick every other week. We knew we needed to get our kids healthy and start saving money so we decided to move out.
We were fortunate that my parents had the extra space and they invited us to move in with them to save money and work on resolving the boys’ health issues. Within one week of moving in, we were able to take Johnny off of his allergy medication and joey has not had to use his nebulizer since! So this got me thinking: If their allergies were so bad, what could I do to make my household as healthy as possible? What kind of chemicals are we all breathing in just from the everyday products we use?
We had a friend that was using all Shaklee products and making money selling them. It also struck a chord with me when she said that none of her kids had ever been on an antibiotic. That was amazing and I wish I could have that for my children. We saw a great opportunity to live a healthier, wealthier lifestyle for our family. Selling and using Shaklee products is the way to go!
At this point in my life, I am 7 months pregnant. If I chose to wait after the baby was born to start this program, I don’t know when or if I would ever do it. There is never a good time to wait if you want to be successful starting your own home business. There was no time to waste. We saw what was possible through other testimonies and decided to take the leap of faith.
Follow my journey towards a healthy home and life as I write about my continued experiences and how they will make a better tomorrow for my family and yours on this blog. I look forward to hearing what everyone has to say about their Shaklee products. You can e-mail me at simpleserenitybyleah@gmail.com or browse the amazing products at http://simpleserenity.myshaklee.com/
Live Happy!
Leah
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