Creating My Own Success Story

I have completely neglected Garibay Soup these past few days…. almost a week actually. I took some time away from my blog, twitter (not full on, but tried to keep it on the back burner) and just did things that needed to be done.


My friend Kandi contacted me regarding a business opportunity that she’s been trying to pitch to me for a while. I never have joined, or listened, because LIFE IS BUSY. I don’t have time for another thing, I don’t have time to even think… but she just happened to call me one more time on a day I really needed that call. So, I listened. I listened and had chills as she talked, excitement in my heart, because this is something I could easily do! This is something that my husband and I could do TOGETHER! I took a few days, thought, researched, read success stories, prayed and came to a conclusion… this is the answer I’ve been waiting for! Today I signed up. Today is the first day in this new journey. I will blog about, I will share the things I like, dislike and the success I KNOW I will have.


You are what you think you are, and I think I am filled with success. I think that I can do ANYTHING that my mind gets set to, and if somebody before me pulled it off, guess what… I CAN PULL IT OFF! I’m not even going to get into the amount of $$ my friend has made, because it sounds unrealistic, but the fact is it is realistic. That’s her success story though, and I can create my own where I can tell you… hey I just made $14,000.00 this month and I’m taking a trip to Italy with my family. Yes, it can happen.


I know that many people are very skeptical of any kind of Multi Level Marketing business, but my question to your right now is WHY? Why not take advantage of an amazing thing created for people where they can work right from home and make what executives that spend HOURS UPON HOURS at the office make? I’m going to step out on a limb and try this for you, for me, for my family, for my friends. I will blog about my journey, my successes and how much I think you should join in on this.


To view my new website regarding my new adventure {CLICK HERE}


Remember.. it doesn’t matter what you do. You can be successful at ANYTHING. Don’t listen to people’s negative words about the things that you feel passionate about, just listen to the positive and make YOUR own success story. The success story where you change your family’s life for generations to come.


If you’re interested in keeping tabs on what it is that I’m doing please follow me via {RSS} and {Twitter}. My success story can be your success story contact me if you’re interested in more info on my new journey.


P.S. I’m still sticking with my Wildtree, because WILDTREE ROCKS! If you haven’t tasted it yet, you’re totally missing out… check it out {HERE}


What works for me is taking rein of my life, creating my success story and being positive about EVERYTHING.  I’m accepting that there are opportunities that seem too good to be true, but they are true, because IT HAS HAPPENED FOR SOMEONE ELSE, WHY NOT LET IT HAPPEN FOR YOU?  My friend, Kandi, is a VERY close family friend who has left her executive job to find success in something so simple, so easy and I’m going to be JUST LIKE HER!  Will you?

Head over to {We are THAT Family} for more things that work for hundreds of others.

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Things I Love Thursday – Grapeseed Oils


Things I love Thursday….. oh boy, there are so many things I LOVE, but I’m going to share one of my favorite things right now ~ {Wildtree’s Grapeseed Oil’s}.

I LOVE Lemon flavored things. Cheesecake Factory’s Lemon chicken is OH SO DELICIOUS, and I found a way to have something just as delicious at home. It’s a lot less money, and it makes my taste buds SING!

A regular meal in my home is Lemon Rosemary Chicken and it is easily made using 2 of my favorite products. {Lemon Rosemary Blend} and {Zesty Lemon Grapeseed Oil}. I mix some of the blend w/some of the grapeseed oil, doubling the directions on the Lemon Rosemary Blend.

The first thing I do is take my veggies and roll them around in the mixture (asparagus are the best) and then I take my chicken and dip the chicken in the mixture. I then saute the chicken in Zesty Lemon Grapeseed oil and YUM!

These oils are very {healthy for you} and are infused with delicious flavors that flavor your food just right.

Do you want to share something that you love? Go over to {The Diaper Diaries} and share…. or read other people’s 🙂 Plus she has a pretty cool giveaway going on!

Works For Me Wednesday…. Summer Recipes!!


I love themed {Works For Me Wednesdays}…. because I have a basic guideline of what I’m supposed to be sharing, and I don’t have to sit and wonder which one of my wondrous ideas I should be sharing.

Summer time makes me think of watermelon, playing outside with the radio, life in the 60’s when kids stayed out ALL day long and just played played played and played.

Things now have changed, but one thing that doesn’t change is the fact that salads are DELICIOUS in the summertime. My favorite salad is a recipe that every girl in my family makes… and now I can make it! It took me a while to get this cooking thing down, but this recipe is definitely an easy one, and one that even I when cooking challenged could make. The first time I ever made I took it to a potluck and everybody was raving over it. They were even eating it as a dip – which was weird, but hey… whatever works for them 🙂

Ingredients:

  • Lettuce
  • Tomatoes
  • Avocados
  • Olives
  • Hamburger
  • Chili w/ Beans – I use canned, because I don’t know how to make my own yet
  • Fritos
  • Mayo and ketchup mixed together to form the thousand island dressing
  • Shredded Colby-Jack Cheese

Fry up hamburger and then mix chili in w/it.

Crush Fritos

Combine all cold ingredients together

Pour hamburger/chili mixture over to melt cheese, stir and ENJOY!!

ANOTHER OPTION ~ YOU CAN FRY UP THE HAMBURGER MEAT & ADD THIS {TACO SEASONING}

EASY, DELICIOUS….. I HOPE YOU ENJOY

Things I love Thursday – Wildtree


Yeah, you had to know that a Wildtree post was coming sooner than later. Right now it’s something that I just love. I probably will always love it, and here’s why:

** This is a copy and paste from a previous post of mine This post just had all the good info **

I want to share with moms out there an amazing new food line that is ALL NATURAL! There’s no preservatives, there’s no MSG, there’s no Dyes, fillers, no additives, made in a peanut free facility. Everything in these products are NATURAL! The company that is making this possible for us is called {Wildtree}.

I’m a work at home mom, and by the time dinner rolls around I’m cringing as I’m feeding my family junk. Sure, it’s a home cooked meal, but half the stuff I used to make it contain horrible things that my family doesn’t deserve to consume. However, I don’t have the time to spend hours in the kitchen making things from scratch. It just isn’t realistic for me.

In addition to all of the above reasons, I have a daughter with a heart condition, a son that has food aversions and reactions to certain dyes (red dye is not a good one if you have a child with ADD or ADHD…. actually any dye isn’t) and a husband with high blood pressure.

Another point I really want to express here is about the Grapeseed Oil. I have always been a huge fan of Olive Oil. In my mind I was cooking with the best possible health option for my family…. nope, I was wrong. Grapeseed Oil is definitely the way to go. Wildtree offers a variet of {Grapeseed Oils} that are infused with DELICIOUS flavors. You can read all about the health benefits {HERE}.

Wildtree is opening up across the country! It’s an all-natural, preservative-free direct sales company that is growing like crazy! It is direct sales/party plan, and it’s the simplest party I’ve ever seen or done, with about 10 minutes of information and then tasting many of the wonderful samples! It’s FUN and very social!

Basically there are 4 ways to be involved:

1. As a Representative – and we need you! There are just over 1000 representatives across the country at this point,
so you could be THE FIRST or one of the first in your neck of the woods!
It’s $99 for the kit… and it’s risk free if you eat!!


2. As a Host – just let me know when you want to earn tons of free
food products (you MUST try the grapseed oils, the Asian Ginger Plum Dressing,
and the Scampi blend first!). I can get a host packet in the mail and coach
you on how to have a GREAT party. Super easy!


3. As a Culinary Club Member – this is a wholesale buying opportunity
with specials made available monthly to you!
It’s $25 for a Lifetime Membership and well worth every penny….
hey, you get 20% off of your purchases!


4. As a Customer! You will LOVE these fabulous products!
Plus, their products are taste guaranteed,
which means if you don’t like something
they’ll buy it back from you or you can trade it for something else!
You can’t beat that….. no grocery store will give you that luxury.


See my website for placing your order or taking advantage of our representative opportunity. There is a short video to watch if you are interested in doing so!

Did you know that Whole Foods is the fastest growing chain in the U.S.? Have you noticed that many of the fast-food chains are taking the trans-fats our of their food?

Generations ago, most Americans ate natural, nutritious food they grew themselves or bought from small, local grocers.

Then large food companies were formed and sought to improve their bottom line by extending the shelf life of their products. Scientists added more and more chemicals to foods. Now we all realize that many of those additives are harmful and governments have begun to address the issue.

Smart consumers interested in the health of their families aren’t waiting for government action. They are looking for better, healthier sources of foods. Look around you…. That’s where Wildtree comes in! It was formed on the premise that food should not only be natural and delicious but also easy to prepare. (and QUICK!) So whether you’re a gourmet cook, a wanna-be, or HATE it, Wildtree could be just what you need.

I look forward in hearing from you. My personal website for Wildtree is {www.amanda.mywildtree.com}, and all of my contact information is on the site if you have any questions. You can even sign up from there to become a rep!

I really love Wildtree. Our health is the most important thing, and I’m seeing the benefits, I’ve seen my husband’s blood pressure drop, his weight drop, and we have not had to sacrifice taste!

Other people are talking about Things they love as well over at {Diaper Diaries}, so head over and see if someone loves something you just might want to love too!

If you want to be notified about special deals, new products, recipes that I (and other Wildtree users) have discovered be sure to follow me on {TWITTER}

Kitchen Tip Tuesday – All Natural… quick… tasty


Lately my blog has been centered around Wildtree. Yes, I’m a bit obsessed. I promise after this post I’m going to talk about life again! I promise.

It’s Kitchen Tip Tuesday over at Tammy’s Recipes and it’s been a while since I participated, but thought this would be a great week to jump back in since I actually have a tip for the kitchen!

I recently found something that is working in my kitchen. I have been making the most delicious dinners these past few nights…. since Saturday to be exact, and every night my husband is shocked at the tastes that are tickling his taste buds. I think what shocks him the most is that what’s entering his mouth is healthy, all natural…. there’s absolutely no junk or crap about it. There’s nothing in the ingredients that you can’t pronounce, and I’m spending less time in the kitchen.

Shocking isn’t it? So, what in the world would make all of this possible????

WILDTREE

I couldn’t imagine ever going back after trying this food. I joined the company to become a rep just so I could sell this amazing food to others, announce this to the world, and be able to make enough money to get free food! Everybody eats, right? Why not eat healthy, save time and save money? Well, I’ve discovered that there’s so many more possibilities than just selling the food to get free groceries…. you can go above and beyond that!

When looking through the Wildtree catalog you might look at a price at first and be like…. um, wow… no thanks. However, you get multiple meals out of the products… the Hearty Speghetti Blend only uses 1 tablespoon per 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes, the Slow Cooker Sauce can be used 3 times! It’s cheaper, it’s healthier and it’s shocking at how quick it is to cook! It’s also a great thing for food storage if you’re into that… I am 🙂 You never know when something’s going to happen when you’re going to have to rely on your food storage.

My husband keeps saying, how could anyone ever buy a jar of speghetti sauce ever again? Or alfredo sauce (those are both of our favorites!).

Wildtree also has a great compensation plan for their reps. The sky is the limit and this company is growing FAST! If you’re interested in making extra income, whether it’s $500 or $5,000 every month… this is definitely the company for you.

I’ve written a long, detailed spill on Wildtree HERE, and if you’re interested in checking out some of the products you can do so at www.amanda.mywildtree.com

If it’s not for you, although I couldn’t imagine how it couldn’t be, and you know someone who doesn’t like to feed their family foods with ingredients that you can’t pronounce, or MSG, or preservatives, or dyes….. let them in on this! Send them to my Wildtree website, or to my blog. Our nation is trying to be healthier and this is great way to get there!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope that if anything I got you thinking about checking the ingredients on the items in your cupboard, you might cringe…. especially if you go and look some of those words up.

Feeding Our Families NATURAL FOODS – THE EASY WAY!

For this Works for Me Wednesday I wanted to share with moms out there an amazing new food line that is ALL NATURAL! There’s no preservatives, there’s no MSG, there’s no Dyes. Everything in these products are NATURAL! The company that is making this possible for us is called Wildtree.

I’m a work at home mom, and by the time dinner rolls around I’m cringing as I’m feeding my family junk. Sure, it’s a home cooked meal, but half the stuff I used to make it contain horrible things that my family doesn’t deserve to consume. However, I don’t have the time to spend hours in the kitchen making things from scratch. It just isn’t realistic for me.

In addition to all of the above reasons, I have a daughter with a heart condition, a son that has food aversions and reactions to certain dyes (red dye is not a good one if you have a child with ADD or ADHD…. actually any dye isn’t) and a husband with high blood pressure.

Another point I really want to express here is about the Grapeseed Oil. I have always been a huge fan of Olive Oil. In my mind I was cooking with the best possible health option for my family…. nope, I was wrong. Grapeseed Oil is definitely the way to go. Wildtree offers a variety of flavored Grapeseed Oils. You can read all about the health benefits HERE.

Wildtree is opening up across the country! It’s an all-natural, preservative-free direct sales company that is growing like crazy! It is direct sales/party plan, and it’s the simplest party I’ve ever seen or done, with about 10 minutes of information and then tasting many of the wonderful samples! It’s FUN and very social!

Basically there are 4 ways to be involved:

1. As a Representative – and we need you! There are just over 1000 representatives across the country at this point, so you could be THE FIRST or one of the first in your neck of the woods! It’s $115 for the kit… and it’s risk free if you eat!!

2. As a Host – just let me know when you want to earn tons of free food products (you MUST try the grapseed oils, the Asian Ginger Plum Dressing, and the Scampi blend first!). I can get a host packet in the mail and coach you on how to have a GREAT party. Super easy!

3. As a Culinary Club Member – this is a wholesale buying oppotrunity with specials made available monthly to you! It’s $25 for a Lifetime Membership and well worth every penny…. hey, you get 20% off of your purchases!

4. As a Customer! You will LOVE these fabulous products!

See my website for placing your order or taking advantage of our representative opportunity. There is a short video to watch if you are interested in doing so!

Did you know that Whole Foods is the fastest growing chain in the U.S.? Have you noticed that many of the fast-food chains are taking the trans-fats our of their food?

Generations ago, most Americans ate natural, nutritious food they grew themselves or bought from small, local grocers.

Then large food companies were formed and sought to improve their bottom line by extending the shelf life of their products. Scientists added more and more chemicals to foods. Now we all realize that many of those additives are harmful and governments have begun to address the issue.

Smart consumers interested in the health of their families aren’t waiting for government action. They are looking for better, healthier sources of foods. Look around you…. That’s where Wildtree comes in! It was formed on the premise that food should not only be natural and delicious but also easy to prepare. (and QUICK!) So whether you’re a gourmet cook, a wanna-be, or HATE it, Wildtree could be just what you need.

I look forward in hearing from you. My personal website for Wildtree is www.amanda.mywildtree.com, and all of my contact information is on the site if you have any questions. You can even sign up from there to become a rep!

So, this is what works for me, my family and my bank account 🙂 FYI – a lady that started 1 1/2 years ago is making a 6 figure income/year…. WOW huh? For other things that work for other people visit Kristen’s blog.

I’m mapping out my day here, people

I am feeling slightly overwhelmed today. I could blame it on the new puppy, but it has nothing to do with her. In fact, she’s acting like a newborn baby and sleeping…. a lot. Thank you, Sophie, thank you!

I have a huge list of things that I need to accomplish, and I feel like I have no idea where in the world to begin.

Household:

  1. Mop floors – all of them
  2. Clean master bath
  3. Clean downstairs bath
  4. Have Roomba vacuum for me…… gotta love that Roomba!
  5. Do 4 loads of laundry
  6. Clean up my room so I can actually work in peace…I hate it when I let my room collect clutter and toys… not okay!

Wildtree:

  1. I need to schedule my 2 tasting launch parties
  2. Need to call on my SOI’s
  3. MUST call in on Team meeting call today….. excited!

For Work:

  1. Get Norm’s bills paid and in the mail
  2. Go through and do collections
  3. Spend 30 minutes working on Tenant files
  4. Spend 30 minutes working on taxes
  5. Spend 30 minutes working on insurances

CRAP – I have a really busy day ahead of me. Really busy. Guess I better turn off the computer, and start dinner. I’m making something absolutel delicious, which you lucky people will be getting the recipe in my next post.

UBP 2009!!! Welcome to Garibay Soup


There’s a blog party going on at 5 mintues for mom. If you’ve never been there, you definitely should check it out!!

My name is Amanda and this blog is mainly a place to document my family’s milestones. A place for me to write about how I’m feeling. A place to share my faith on the Mormon religion. A place for me to write about my many ventures in life. A place to brag and complain about my kids and husband. A place for me to discover peace of mind…. it sometimes exists. I hope you enjoy looking around!!

I started blogging November of 2007, and never expected it to become what it has. I have met AMAZING women, received the best advice from strangers. The support in the blog world rocks!

So, you’re probably reading the above wondering why in the world I linked up to the mompreneur blogs, well…. I have a new venture going on and it’s something I REALLY want to share with moms out there. Especially moms who are trying to feed their families healthy, natural foods with no preservatives, no dyes, no MSG, no high fructose corn syrup, and no trans fats! Especially for moms who on top of the feeding their families healthy foods, are interested in making a little extra every month. So, I’m taking this opportunity for the blog party 2009 to link up and spread the word.

To read up on the word I’m trying to get out there CLICK HERE. I just recently wrote a blog post about it on Wednesday. It contains all the info I want you to know. You know what’s even better? I’m hosting a sweet giveaway.

AND NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY!!!!
Go to www.amanda.mywildtree.com and leave a comment here telling me what you think about Wildtree, and what you’re favorite item is and you’ll be eligable to win a 12.7 ounce bottle of your choice of GRAPESEED OIL!!! Good luck choosing, because they’re all delicious!!! To double your chances of winning, post about my giveaway on your blog and leave a 2ND COMMENT letting me know you’ve done so and you’ll be entered in twice for the giveaway.

I will choose a random winner on Friday, the 27th @ 9:00pm PST. Make sure you get your entry or entries in before!!