Our 40th Birthdays Trip didn’t quite go as plann Our 40th Birthdays Trip didn’t quite go as planned😱 But I’m so thankful for all the little tender mercies God gave us. They’re always there if you’re willing to look for them!
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We NEVER got our luggage… the entire 8 days!🤯
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BUT.. we felt impressed to pack a carry on with one of everything, just in case—Which we never do! Good thing we listened to that prompting or we would have literally had nothing our entire trip!
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Our home flooded the first day we were gone!😩 Imagine waking up to that text!
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BUT… we had our bishop, parents and neighbors jump to our aid to help get the water turned off and fans brought in to save our brand new walls and carpet in our basement.
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Our 12-hour flight delay made us miss the opportunity to drive outside of Athens to visit my Great Grandfather’s home town. Which I was REALLY excited to see!
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But at least we were still able to see the Parthenon & Acropolis in time before our next flight.
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All our European power adapters were in our lost luggage.
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But every hotel let us borrow one so we could charge our phones. Without it, we wouldn’t have had any pictures, videos or be able to call our kids.
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I spent months planning, envisioning pictures and curating this “perfect” trip to Santorini for both of our 40th Birthdays. And you know what??
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Even though all of this kept happening to us, we still had an amazing time!! (even though we had to wash our clothes in a sink with Tide.😂)
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Every time I think about this trip I think of all the crazy things that went wrong ….and at the same time I know how much worse it could have been and how lucky we were to even go!
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We were safe, our kids were safe, our home is ok…
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So cheers to joining the 40 Club!🥂And just a reminder to focus on the blessings or the good when life gets rough😘
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#lifeisgood #focusonthegood #santorinigreece #thisis40
Serious Post… What is “STAGFLATION” and why Serious Post… What is “STAGFLATION” and why should you care?
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Stagflation: a period of inflation (high prices) COMBINED with slow economic growth & high unemployment all happening at the same time.
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This happened back in the 1970’s, when after a large rise in oil prices, central banks used stimulative money to counteract the oncoming recession. Sound familiar to things that are happening now?😳
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The Fed ended up raising interest rates continually to slow inflation—until they got up in the DOUBLE DIGITS!! (Mortgage rates were as high as 18% in 1981!)😱🤯 After that move to slow inflation, the economy dipped into a recession in the early 1980’s.
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👉🏻So why should you care about all of this??
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💥Stagflation is WORSE than a recession because Stagflation is basically a recession coinciding with high inflation.💥
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The war in Ukraine causing shortages and raising oil & food prices around the world, and China in continuous “no-covid-allowed” type lockdowns that slow down or stop manufacturing, will continue to cause supply/demand issues and keep prices high.
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There are a lot of experts & banks all believing or predicting different things.
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But all of that I shared up there 👆🏻👆🏻are facts of what happened in the past and we all are seeing what’s happening now. 
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I’m not telling you to stop spending money completely (especially with all the “over-run clear out sales” stores are doing!😍) But I did want everyone to correlate all the different things happening simultaneously as the “perfect storm” & to give you a heads up that you need to prepare.
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Brady & I are doing what we can to prepare financially, make sure we have our long-term food storage & making PRAYERFUL decisions with God’s help to know what other things our family should do.
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Unlike the 2008 recession that most people did not see coming, we have PLENTY of signs showing us what is on the way.
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👉🏻If you aren’t sure what to do, I promise you that if you Pray & Ask God, he will tell you exactly what your family needs to be ready.❤️
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#stagflation #inflation #savingstips #preparedness #recessionproof #recession #gasprices #beprepared #moneytips #financetips #financeblogger #finances
👆🏻This is the Emergency Long Term Food Stora 👆🏻This is the Emergency Long Term Food Storage I bought for our own family last year after 10+ hours of research & doing math comparing a ton of different brands!
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I actually really love doing research & figuring out the answers to things. (Y’all probably have realized that by now cuz I test so many products😜)
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But I also have a serious OCD problem where I get sucked into a project and can’t stop until I figure it out.😂 It was really bugging me that this was such a hard thing to figure out and should be something so simple. Yet it’s so easy for people to get confused & give up! So yeah... that’s how it turned into a 10 hour research project😂😂 #ihaveproblems
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💥IMPORTANT: This was the most affordable brand PER CALORIE! 💥Not per “serving”.
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👉🏻Per serving is a dangerous phrase for emergency food storage because a serving can be any amount of calories. And calories are king when it comes to emergency food storage meant to keep you alive!
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👉🏻To see all of the available emergency food buckets, 30-day, #10 cans, etc, you can head to TheMeleaShow.com/AF (✨link on my Instagram homepage or type that easy-to-remember url in)
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You’ll see the same Lunch/Dinner Bucket and the 30 Day Bucket pull up at the top of that link👆🏻. (BOTH ON SALE RIGHT NOW!🎉🙌🏻) But you can scroll down to see the #10 cans and other options too!
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Ifyou are serious about getting food storage & really want all the info, research and reasons WHY I chose this brand & you missed my stories explaining it, 💥👉🏻it’s onmy SAVED STORY BUBBLE called “Food Storage” on my Instagram homepage👍🏻 That’s the easiest way to give you all the info! So I hope those stories & this post helps steer you in the right direction!😘
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🎉Anyone got any good 40th Birthday party or cel 🎉Anyone got any good 40th Birthday party or celebration ideas? Brady and I BOTH turn 40 within a few weeks of each other this next month and I’ve gotta do something cool right?!😅
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I just can’t think of anything good. So if you’ve got a good idea, I’d love to hear all of them!!🙏🏻
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#turning40 #wherehasthetimegone
I might sound like a broken record to some of you. I might sound like a broken record to some of you. But with all of the food shortages heading our way, I think it’s even more important than ever to have your food storage ready to go!
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Over the next few weeks, I thought I would share what our family has as far as #foodstorage is concerned, what we’ve purchased over the last 2 years and link you to those things…hopefully to make it a lot easier for you to start your food storage or add to what you already have.
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About 7 months ago, I realized the one thing I didn’t have in our long term food storage were SEEDS!! We might have cans or buckets of food that can last 25+ years…but we wouldn’t have the ability to grow our own fresh fruit/vegetables.
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So after doing some research, here are the 2 long term seed kits I purchased for our family:
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👇🏻Type either of these URLs in to find them quickly:
👉🏻TheMeleaShow.com/Seeds1 (About $38)
👉🏻TheMeleaShow.com/Seeds2 (About $40)
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There are also a ton of other options. So you can definitely look around too! 
👉🏻TheMeleaShow.com/SeedsALL will help you see them all!
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💥But MAKE SURE you get for NON-GMO, Heirloom Seeds
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💥And MAKE SURE the individual seeds are sealed in paper packets (or mylar packets!) NOT plastic. Plastic seed packets can harbor moisture, mold & ruin seeds when stored for a long time. (👈🏻This is per the USDA)
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Both of the seeds kits I linked above follow those guidelines. So that’s why I grabbed those to have.
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❓Why did I purchase 2? I thought germination rates would be better if I purchased seeds from 2 separate companies. That way, if there are issues with one set of seeds, I still have a backup in an emergency situation. Just thought the odds would be better.
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If you want me to share more of our food storage items, water storage info, etc, 👍🏻LIKE this post so I know!
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If I can share anything that helps other families to be prepared, 🙏🏻hopefully I can make it a little easier by doing all the research for you and save you a bunch of time! (Feel free to tag any family members or friends you know who might want this info too)
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📌SAVE this post if you want to find it later on👍🏻
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#foodshortage #seeds #emergencypreparedness #beprepared
🎉Celebrated our 15 Year Anniversary a few weeks 🎉Celebrated our 15 Year Anniversary a few weeks early at Harry’s in Cancun over the weekend.
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The food was incredible and the service was incredible! And I feel like Brady & I are pretty picky😂 We like to eat good food! What can I say?!😜
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We both highly recommend @harrysrestaurante the next time you’re in Cancun and want a nice night out!
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#cancun #cancunfood #thingstodoincancun #cancuntravel #cancunvacation #cancunmexico #groupoanderson #theartofperfection #harryscancun #harrys #happyanniversarybabe
Loved our IV infusion so much from @revivemobileiv Loved our IV infusion so much from @revivemobileiv , we already scheduled our next one!👏🏻
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🌟If you missed my stories of Brady and I doing this last week, they’re on my saved highlights answering all the FAQs people were asking.
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💥So just a quick post to let you know that you tell them you want the MELEA deal when booking to get 15% off and they will give you a Free Vitamin D Injection!🎉🙌🏻(Typically $40)
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Their registered nurses come to YOU (at home, work, wherever) and as of right now can go anywhere between Logan, Utah and St. George, Utah! And they have also just expanded to the Boise, Idaho area.
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👉🏻You can go to TheMeleaShow.com/ReviveIV to see the different IV Bags & schedule with them.
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But I actually think using their texting service is probably the easiest. They can text you a picture of their pricing sheet (IV concoctions start at $99 and go up depending on what you want) and also answer any specific questions you might have for whatever you need help with.
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So text (385) 300-1821 and RNs can respond to you and help you set up an appointment or answer any questions you have I haven’t already answered on my saved stories. (<—seriously, I would watch that. @thernmeg answers things way better than I ever could!)
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✨They have IV bags for Immunity, Hangovers, Fat Burning, Beauty, Energizing, Recovery, Antioxidant, Migraine, Pregnancy, PMS, Hydration and even NAD+ if you’ve been hearing all the buzz about that popping up!
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You might take supplements or vitamins already… but because they go through the digestion tract, you typically only absorb about 30%!🤯 (Even if they are top-of-the-line/expensive vitamins!)
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💉The IV goes directly into your blood stream so your body absorbs it all & it lasts longer!
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I personally take a slew of vitamins every single morning and what I felt after this IV vs taking similar supplements every single morning does not even compare. I have felt energized & my brain fog is gone! So yeah, definitely going to keep doing it regularly!👊🏻
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Happy Easter Sunday 2022! 🐣Used our resurrectio Happy Easter Sunday 2022! 🐣Used our resurrection eggs this morning before church to remind our children about our Savior’s sacrifice and eternal plan for us & got spoiled yesterday at grandma’s house with Easter Egg Hunts & games with all the cousins❤️
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It’s been a long weekend. But a good one!
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#helives #eastersunday2022 #resurrection #christ #sundaypic #sundayselfie #easter #atonement #ivyonyou
💥Last chance to score a discount to @ivycityco 💥Last chance to score a discount to @ivycityco on all their gorgeous matching dresses! Remember they have EVERY SIZE from newborn to Women’s 3XL. And they have models showcasing their dresses on every body type.👏🏻 (which I love!)
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I’m wearing the Ellie Dress and it’s my favorite out of all the ones I tried on!❤️ But there were soooo many I didn’t even get a chance to try on either😉
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Anyone else do Easter Sunday Outfits like us?? It used to be a regular thing before restrictions and shut downs made it so we couldn’t go to church anymore. But now that we’re back, this tradition is coming back too!
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Coronavirus & ALL THE FREEBIES: Education, Entertainment & Services

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With the current evolving changes the Coronavirus is causing, we’ve seen a lot of panic and fear. But there are also a ton of companies who have come out of the woodwork to help–offering FREE resources for at-home schooling, waiving late fees for utilities, internet & cell phones and giving FREE access to services they usually charge for! And they keep coming! Since there are so many news updates & announcements to sift through, I thought I would put together a list of all the resources to help you get through the Coronavirus Lockdown with your families.

All I ask in return? Please SHARE ALL THE GOOD with your friends & other families by forwarding them this list and making life much, much easier!! Having it all in one place can help offer a little relief knowing that we have so many amazing resources at our fingertips. And I’ll continue to update it!

UPDATED APRIL 2, 2020

EDUCATIONAL, SCHOOL & LEARNING RESOURCES

I’ll keep this one short & simple. There are a bunch of awesome bloggers who have put together extensive lists for this already. No point in doing it twice:

  • http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/ There are HUNDREDS on this list and it is updated daily! Go support this awesome list they’ve put together!

Caribu is an app, kind of like Facetime, but for kids. And there are activities & games they can play together online WITH their friends! It’s normally $7 a month but is FREE right now! So set up virtual playdates with friends!

Ivy League Schools are now offering over 450 of their classes online for FREE! Ever wanted to go to Harvard, Princeton or Yale? Now’s your chance to take some of their classes!

Delish is offering FREE Cook-Along Classes for you and your kids! Details over here.

FREE Rosetta Stone access for students for 3 months. Learn a new language or get help with dual-immersion languages.

FREE WORKOUTS, YOGA & GYMS ONLINE

High Fitness is offering several online workout options to choose from, in lieu of in-person classes – YouTube, Zoom or a Live Stream! Register over here to get access to the LIVE workouts. Or check out their YouTube for free on-demand workouts

National Parks have temporarily stopped park fees for any National Park locations still open. Here is that announcement. And you will want to go here to see which National Park locations are STILL open.

Peloton is offering new users a Free 90-Day Trial on its app. You DO NOT need to have a Peloton Bike or Treadmill in order to use the app. It can be used with any bike, treadmill and the app also has numerous workout classes, yoga & meditation exercises.

Golds Gym is offering Free Access to its app. They have over 600 workouts and workout music mixes.

Orange Theory is uploading a Free 30 Minute Workout each day on its website for you to do at home. No equipment needed as they get creative and have you use things you would normally have at home.

Planet Fitness is offering Home Work-Ins FREE–streaming live every day at 7pm ET on their Facebook Page.

Core Power Yoga and DownDog are both offering some of their Yoga Classes for FREE.

The Daily Burn is offering a FREE 30-Day Trial to its streaming fitness classes.

Tone it Up App Free for 30 Days for New Subscribers

For those of you who want to do what I’ve been doing for the last 6 months, it’s called The Mommy Tummy Fix. With our code MELEA30, you can get it for $67 instead of $97. It’s yours FOR LIFE- No Subscriptions of any kind. This program is what helped me lose over 8 inches in my tummy, fix my diastisis recti and drop 2 full sizes in clothing. It’s been a god send for me. So while I know it isn’t FREE, it is something that I have personal experience with it working. And a lot of you have had amazing results too! If you haven’t heard of it, watch it over here on my Instagram Stories for all the info and my BEFORE/AFTER pics.

And don’t forget! You can find any type of workout you are looking for over on YouTube. All are FREE. (If you don’t follow my YouTube Channel yet, make sure you follow while you’re over there 😉 )

INTERNET, CELL PHONE EXTENSIONS & NO LATE FEES

Keep Americans Connected Pledge: Asks that companies not terminate service due to non-payment or charge late fees due to the economic effects of the coronavirus for 60 days! And it includes residential service & small businesses. Who has signed the pledge?

  • Comcast
  • Verizon
  • AT&T
  • Charter
  • CenturyLink
  • Cox
  • Sonic
  • Sprint
  • T-Mobile
  • And lots more (head here to see the full list of participants)

The pledge also states that these companies will open FREE wi-fi spots to any American who needs them. (Most of these are at public locations & small businesses) If your service provider is on the list, I would head to their website directly to get full details and to see what they are currently doing to help. For example, T-Mobile has removed all data caps for its mobile customers. I’m sure other providers will follow suit as well. So it’s best to head to their websites directly for more info on what they’re doing and offering and if anything has changed.

FREE STREAMING SERVICES, eBOOKS & ENTERTAINMENT

There are a lot of online streaming services out there. Many already have Free Trials and due to the Coronavirus and quarantine situations popping up everywhere across the nation, a lot have extended their Free Trials even longer. Here’s a good starting list if you need one!

  • Amazon Prime Video: Free 30 Day Trial (Plus, you get the other benefits of Amazon Prime, Free 2-Day Shipping, Free Prime Reading, Free Prime Music, Audible Books and a slew of other perks.)
  • Netflix: Free 30 Day Trial
  • Hulu: Free 30 Day Trial
  • Disney+: 7 Day Free Trial. **If you have Verizon, use this link to see if you qualify to get Disney+ FREE for an entire year! That’s what we did! (They’ve also released content earlier than originally scheduled–including Frozen2!)
  • The New York City’s Metropolitan Opera has cancelled live performances and instead is streaming them live online. One each night at 7pm EST!
  • Google’s Art & Culture Collection will let you take virtual tours of hundreds of museums around the world for FREE!
  • Kindle Unlimited: Free 30 Day Trial! You DO NOT need a Kindle to use this service. Read anytime on any device. Just download the Kindle App. This is the service I still use now, even though I’m past the free trial.
  • Scholastic: Free 20-Day online access to their Learn at Home website.
  • VidAngel: Free Access through April! Filters and Parental Controls for Netflix, Amazon, and other popular services. No CC necessary!

FOOD & RESTAURANT DELIVERY SERVICES

A lot of restaurants are no longer allowing in-house dining to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus. Instead, they are offering pick-up or delivery services instead!

DoorDash App: Order food from a restaurant nearby. A driver will pick up your order & bring it to your home. In the instructions, let your driver know they can leave your food order on the front porch if you want contactless delivery. If you are new to DoorDash, use this link and DoorDash will give you $5 off each of your first 3 orders. We’ve used this service a few times and you’ll find lots of restaurants also offering FREE DELIVERY on a regular basis. So look for those offers as well! (TIP: Don’t confuse regular DoorDash with DashPass….DashPass is a subscription thing. And you do not need to do that in order to order food or use their app.)

GrubHub: Another app to order from a restaurant nearby and have it delivered to your home. If you are new to GrubHub, use this link and you will get $10 off your first order.

They are also offering a Free 2 Week GrubHub+ Trial that will get you Free Unlimited Delivery & 10% CashBack. If you don’t cancel before the first two weeks are up, you will get charged $9.99 a month.

Instacart: This grocery delivery service has also implemented a contactless delivery option when ordering your groceries online. You can order groceries from just about any grocery store, warehouse store (like Costco) or drugstore in your area and your order will be delivered to you the same day. When getting messages from the driver, let them know to leave your deliveries on your porch. If you haven’t used Instacart before, use this link and it will give you $10 off your first order.

Dominos, Pizza Hut & Little Caesars have all announced contactless deliveries where you can order your pizza and instruct the drivers to leave you order outside when delivered.

UberEats: Same concept as GrubHub and DoorDash above. Use code eats-a6d8p at signup and it will give you a $7 off your first order. You can message drivers to leave your order at the front door as well.

Curbside Pickup: Lots of restaurants already offer a Curbside Pickup option (like Chili’s, Applebee’s, Macaroni Grill, Longhorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Red Robin, etc) and now most dining establishments will be implementing the same thing. So if you do want to pick up a meal, there should still be plenty of options for the time being.

Girl Scouts of America is selling their Girl Scout Cookies ONLINE to be shipped to you! So if you have a craving for Girl Scout Cookies, get them over here. Or donate cookies to local healthcare workers and first responders.

FREE PRESCRIPTION DELIVERY

Both Walgreens & CVS have announced they are offering Free Prescription Delivery. Check out their websites for full details and if there are any prescription not participating.

TRAVEL

U-Haul is giving 30 days FREE Self-Storage to College Students needing to move last minute due to Universities shutting down from the Coronavirus.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is waiving “younger renter fees” and reducing the age minimum so college age students 18-24 can get home after campus closures across the country.

Major Airlines are offering Free Cancelation Fees & Change Fees — even if your ticket was not originally refundable or changeable. We had to do this with Delta this past week. And instead of losing our money on the flight, we were able to cancel and were given a credit voucher to use to purchase a new flight. **Airlines are changing what they are doing & implementing DAILY! So I would highly suggest that you check the website directly to see what the current refund/rebooking status is. I was able to do our cancellation online, without having to wait on hold for hours.

Hilton, Marriott, InterContinental Hotels Group and Omni Hotels & Resorts are waiving cancellation fees on existing bookings through the end of April.

ANYTHING ELSE??

I’m sure there are some major offers or freebies I might have missed. Or some that might come out after this post is written. If that’s the case, please let me know so I can add it! It’s easiest to just comment on my most recent Instagram post. Instagram usually notifies me when a new comment pops up! So it’s the easiest & the fastest usually. Don’t forget to follow me while you’re there. 😉

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Our 40th Birthdays Trip didn’t quite go as plann Our 40th Birthdays Trip didn’t quite go as planned😱 But I’m so thankful for all the little tender mercies God gave us. They’re always there if you’re willing to look for them!
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We NEVER got our luggage… the entire 8 days!🤯
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BUT.. we felt impressed to pack a carry on with one of everything, just in case—Which we never do! Good thing we listened to that prompting or we would have literally had nothing our entire trip!
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Our home flooded the first day we were gone!😩 Imagine waking up to that text!
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BUT… we had our bishop, parents and neighbors jump to our aid to help get the water turned off and fans brought in to save our brand new walls and carpet in our basement.
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Our 12-hour flight delay made us miss the opportunity to drive outside of Athens to visit my Great Grandfather’s home town. Which I was REALLY excited to see!
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But at least we were still able to see the Parthenon & Acropolis in time before our next flight.
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All our European power adapters were in our lost luggage.
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But every hotel let us borrow one so we could charge our phones. Without it, we wouldn’t have had any pictures, videos or be able to call our kids.
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I spent months planning, envisioning pictures and curating this “perfect” trip to Santorini for both of our 40th Birthdays. And you know what??
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Even though all of this kept happening to us, we still had an amazing time!! (even though we had to wash our clothes in a sink with Tide.😂)
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Every time I think about this trip I think of all the crazy things that went wrong ….and at the same time I know how much worse it could have been and how lucky we were to even go!
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We were safe, our kids were safe, our home is ok…
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So cheers to joining the 40 Club!🥂And just a reminder to focus on the blessings or the good when life gets rough😘
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#lifeisgood #focusonthegood #santorinigreece #thisis40
Serious Post… What is “STAGFLATION” and why Serious Post… What is “STAGFLATION” and why should you care?
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Stagflation: a period of inflation (high prices) COMBINED with slow economic growth & high unemployment all happening at the same time.
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This happened back in the 1970’s, when after a large rise in oil prices, central banks used stimulative money to counteract the oncoming recession. Sound familiar to things that are happening now?😳
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The Fed ended up raising interest rates continually to slow inflation—until they got up in the DOUBLE DIGITS!! (Mortgage rates were as high as 18% in 1981!)😱🤯 After that move to slow inflation, the economy dipped into a recession in the early 1980’s.
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👉🏻So why should you care about all of this??
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💥Stagflation is WORSE than a recession because Stagflation is basically a recession coinciding with high inflation.💥
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The war in Ukraine causing shortages and raising oil & food prices around the world, and China in continuous “no-covid-allowed” type lockdowns that slow down or stop manufacturing, will continue to cause supply/demand issues and keep prices high.
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There are a lot of experts & banks all believing or predicting different things.
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But all of that I shared up there 👆🏻👆🏻are facts of what happened in the past and we all are seeing what’s happening now. 
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I’m not telling you to stop spending money completely (especially with all the “over-run clear out sales” stores are doing!😍) But I did want everyone to correlate all the different things happening simultaneously as the “perfect storm” & to give you a heads up that you need to prepare.
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Brady & I are doing what we can to prepare financially, make sure we have our long-term food storage & making PRAYERFUL decisions with God’s help to know what other things our family should do.
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Unlike the 2008 recession that most people did not see coming, we have PLENTY of signs showing us what is on the way.
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👉🏻If you aren’t sure what to do, I promise you that if you Pray & Ask God, he will tell you exactly what your family needs to be ready.❤️
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#stagflation #inflation #savingstips #preparedness #recessionproof #recession #gasprices #beprepared #moneytips #financetips #financeblogger #finances
👆🏻This is the Emergency Long Term Food Stora 👆🏻This is the Emergency Long Term Food Storage I bought for our own family last year after 10+ hours of research & doing math comparing a ton of different brands!
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I actually really love doing research & figuring out the answers to things. (Y’all probably have realized that by now cuz I test so many products😜)
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But I also have a serious OCD problem where I get sucked into a project and can’t stop until I figure it out.😂 It was really bugging me that this was such a hard thing to figure out and should be something so simple. Yet it’s so easy for people to get confused & give up! So yeah... that’s how it turned into a 10 hour research project😂😂 #ihaveproblems
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💥IMPORTANT: This was the most affordable brand PER CALORIE! 💥Not per “serving”.
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👉🏻Per serving is a dangerous phrase for emergency food storage because a serving can be any amount of calories. And calories are king when it comes to emergency food storage meant to keep you alive!
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👉🏻To see all of the available emergency food buckets, 30-day, #10 cans, etc, you can head to TheMeleaShow.com/AF (✨link on my Instagram homepage or type that easy-to-remember url in)
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You’ll see the same Lunch/Dinner Bucket and the 30 Day Bucket pull up at the top of that link👆🏻. (BOTH ON SALE RIGHT NOW!🎉🙌🏻) But you can scroll down to see the #10 cans and other options too!
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Ifyou are serious about getting food storage & really want all the info, research and reasons WHY I chose this brand & you missed my stories explaining it, 💥👉🏻it’s onmy SAVED STORY BUBBLE called “Food Storage” on my Instagram homepage👍🏻 That’s the easiest way to give you all the info! So I hope those stories & this post helps steer you in the right direction!😘
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👊🏻Tag anyone who might want this info too
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#notsponsored #beprepared #emergencyfood #foodsupply #emergencyfoodstorage #foodstorage #augasonfarms #endoftheworld #emergencypreparedness #getprepared
🎉Anyone got any good 40th Birthday party or cel 🎉Anyone got any good 40th Birthday party or celebration ideas? Brady and I BOTH turn 40 within a few weeks of each other this next month and I’ve gotta do something cool right?!😅
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I just can’t think of anything good. So if you’ve got a good idea, I’d love to hear all of them!!🙏🏻
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#turning40 #wherehasthetimegone
I might sound like a broken record to some of you. I might sound like a broken record to some of you. But with all of the food shortages heading our way, I think it’s even more important than ever to have your food storage ready to go!
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Over the next few weeks, I thought I would share what our family has as far as #foodstorage is concerned, what we’ve purchased over the last 2 years and link you to those things…hopefully to make it a lot easier for you to start your food storage or add to what you already have.
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About 7 months ago, I realized the one thing I didn’t have in our long term food storage were SEEDS!! We might have cans or buckets of food that can last 25+ years…but we wouldn’t have the ability to grow our own fresh fruit/vegetables.
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So after doing some research, here are the 2 long term seed kits I purchased for our family:
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👇🏻Type either of these URLs in to find them quickly:
👉🏻TheMeleaShow.com/Seeds1 (About $38)
👉🏻TheMeleaShow.com/Seeds2 (About $40)
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There are also a ton of other options. So you can definitely look around too! 
👉🏻TheMeleaShow.com/SeedsALL will help you see them all!
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💥But MAKE SURE you get for NON-GMO, Heirloom Seeds
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💥And MAKE SURE the individual seeds are sealed in paper packets (or mylar packets!) NOT plastic. Plastic seed packets can harbor moisture, mold & ruin seeds when stored for a long time. (👈🏻This is per the USDA)
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Both of the seeds kits I linked above follow those guidelines. So that’s why I grabbed those to have.
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❓Why did I purchase 2? I thought germination rates would be better if I purchased seeds from 2 separate companies. That way, if there are issues with one set of seeds, I still have a backup in an emergency situation. Just thought the odds would be better.
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If you want me to share more of our food storage items, water storage info, etc, 👍🏻LIKE this post so I know!
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If I can share anything that helps other families to be prepared, 🙏🏻hopefully I can make it a little easier by doing all the research for you and save you a bunch of time! (Feel free to tag any family members or friends you know who might want this info too)
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📌SAVE this post if you want to find it later on👍🏻
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#foodshortage #seeds #emergencypreparedness #beprepared
🎉Celebrated our 15 Year Anniversary a few weeks 🎉Celebrated our 15 Year Anniversary a few weeks early at Harry’s in Cancun over the weekend.
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The food was incredible and the service was incredible! And I feel like Brady & I are pretty picky😂 We like to eat good food! What can I say?!😜
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We both highly recommend @harrysrestaurante the next time you’re in Cancun and want a nice night out!
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#cancun #cancunfood #thingstodoincancun #cancuntravel #cancunvacation #cancunmexico #groupoanderson #theartofperfection #harryscancun #harrys #happyanniversarybabe
Loved our IV infusion so much from @revivemobileiv Loved our IV infusion so much from @revivemobileiv , we already scheduled our next one!👏🏻
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🌟If you missed my stories of Brady and I doing this last week, they’re on my saved highlights answering all the FAQs people were asking.
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💥So just a quick post to let you know that you tell them you want the MELEA deal when booking to get 15% off and they will give you a Free Vitamin D Injection!🎉🙌🏻(Typically $40)
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Their registered nurses come to YOU (at home, work, wherever) and as of right now can go anywhere between Logan, Utah and St. George, Utah! And they have also just expanded to the Boise, Idaho area.
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👉🏻You can go to TheMeleaShow.com/ReviveIV to see the different IV Bags & schedule with them.
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But I actually think using their texting service is probably the easiest. They can text you a picture of their pricing sheet (IV concoctions start at $99 and go up depending on what you want) and also answer any specific questions you might have for whatever you need help with.
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So text (385) 300-1821 and RNs can respond to you and help you set up an appointment or answer any questions you have I haven’t already answered on my saved stories. (<—seriously, I would watch that. @thernmeg answers things way better than I ever could!)
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✨They have IV bags for Immunity, Hangovers, Fat Burning, Beauty, Energizing, Recovery, Antioxidant, Migraine, Pregnancy, PMS, Hydration and even NAD+ if you’ve been hearing all the buzz about that popping up!
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💥👉🏻Biggest question is “WHY DO THIS”??
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You might take supplements or vitamins already… but because they go through the digestion tract, you typically only absorb about 30%!🤯 (Even if they are top-of-the-line/expensive vitamins!)
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💉The IV goes directly into your blood stream so your body absorbs it all & it lasts longer!
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I personally take a slew of vitamins every single morning and what I felt after this IV vs taking similar supplements every single morning does not even compare. I have felt energized & my brain fog is gone! So yeah, definitely going to keep doing it regularly!👊🏻
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#mobileivtherapy #mobileiv #ivdrip #ivdripvitamintherapy #ivdrips #ivdriptherapy #ivtherapy #utah #infusion #ivinfusions
Happy Easter Sunday 2022! 🐣Used our resurrectio Happy Easter Sunday 2022! 🐣Used our resurrection eggs this morning before church to remind our children about our Savior’s sacrifice and eternal plan for us & got spoiled yesterday at grandma’s house with Easter Egg Hunts & games with all the cousins❤️
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It’s been a long weekend. But a good one!
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#helives #eastersunday2022 #resurrection #christ #sundaypic #sundayselfie #easter #atonement #ivyonyou
💥Last chance to score a discount to @ivycityco 💥Last chance to score a discount to @ivycityco on all their gorgeous matching dresses! Remember they have EVERY SIZE from newborn to Women’s 3XL. And they have models showcasing their dresses on every body type.👏🏻 (which I love!)
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Code MELEA15 gives 15% off sitewide (even sale!) and expires Tuesday night👊🏻 Go to TheMeleaShow.com/IvyCity
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I’m wearing the Ellie Dress and it’s my favorite out of all the ones I tried on!❤️ But there were soooo many I didn’t even get a chance to try on either😉
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Anyone else do Easter Sunday Outfits like us?? It used to be a regular thing before restrictions and shut downs made it so we couldn’t go to church anymore. But now that we’re back, this tradition is coming back too!
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#ivyonyou #ivycity #eastertraditions #eastersunday2022 #easteroutfit #🐣
Satan’s had a good hold on me lately.👎🏻 Tr Satan’s had a good hold on me lately.👎🏻 Trying to make me feel worthless, unsuccessful, unhappy for all the blessings and the things I do have, feeling like what I have or do is never enough…
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I’m honestly embarrassed it’s taken me this long to realize how “stuck” I was and I’ve let myself sink in it longer than I should have.🙈
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But by dwelling on the hard things I’m going through, the stress I’m dealing with, the discouragement and all the thoughts of worthlessness (although it’s untrue) is taking away from all of the positive things and good in my life I could be focusing on!
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I’ve been wallowing long enough.  Time to stop feeling sorry for myself and snap out of it. Not let Satan win.
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There’s too much going on, too many stresses, too much fear, too much hard in our world right now….
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Sometimes you just have to remember to focus on the GOOD things in your life❤️
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#focusonthegood #positivityiskey #nottodaysatan

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