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Welcome to my channel! My name is Arika. I am a happily married wife, mom, and Noni. I love to vlog and share video inspiration for cooking, cleaning, organizing, planning, and basically anything related to homemaking. I love to help motivate and inspire others to embrace and enjoy the high calling of being a homemaker. Thank you so much for being here!


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Just wanted to give a little update on Belle, for those asking over here. I'm sorry to leave you hanging the other day! She has a bad heart murmur, so whenever she gets sick I am always a lot more worried than I am with my other pets. She got pretty sick Monday. I was very worried that she might be in heart failure. I talked with my vet and made a plan. That night she slept great and woke up completely normal the next day. I was SO relieved. We believe it was just a virus that made her sick. She has been having a lot of "episodes" with her heart lately so we just take it a day at a time. And we are so grateful for each day with her.

I had already filmed 3 videos before she got sick, so you'll see those. But I will give some updates in the coming videos. Right now, my videos come out about 7-10 days after filming, until I get caught back up.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE PRAYERS!

1 week ago | [YT] | 565

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Good morning my friends!
I apologize that it has been a whole week since I’ve posted! Life has been extra lately! I’ve been worried about my sweet Belle Belle so we’ll be headed to the vet this afternoon. She is doing better today than yesterday, so I am encouraged. But please keep her in your prayers.🙏🏻
I plan to have my BATHROOM MAKEOVER video live tomorrow! It turned out so pretty and I can’t wait to share it with you all!
Thank you so much for your support and friendship!❤️

1 week ago | [YT] | 919

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Happy Sunday my friends,
If you don’t follow me on Instagram, thought I’d just check in over here. We are in the middle of Winter Storm Fern and it’s a little crazy outside. We have about 4+inches of snow and sleet. Still sleeting/icing for the rest of today. Praying we do not lose power since it won’t get above freezing until February. 🙏🏻So grateful for a warm house today! Keep praying for EVERYONE in the path of this storm , and especially those who have already lost power.🙏🏻

5 months ago | [YT] | 578

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Good Wednesday afternoon my friends! It's a beautiful spring day where we live and I cannot wait for the FIRST DAY OF SPRING tomorrow!
Just wanted to let you know I'll be posting a little bonus video today of our trip to the Luray Caverns. It was absolutely beautiful! If you enjoy little travel vlogs, make sure to check it out. I appreciate every time you watch one of my videos!
I hope you all have a wonderful evening! XO

1 year ago | [YT] | 562

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Hey my friends,
I’m so sorry, but I am unable to get a video up tonight. I have had family in and we have been doing allll the things! I am vlogging each day and will still have a nice long video when my next one goes up. Thank you SO much for all of your support this vlogmas! Love you so much!❤️😀🌲

1 year ago | [YT] | 555

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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY to all my American friends! I hope you have a safe and wonderful day celebrating this amazing country we live in. I love America and I am so grateful that God has shed his grace on us. Stay safe, and enjoy some beautiful family time!
I will not be posting today, but I plan to have a nice long weekly vlog up for you on Saturday! Love you all!

1 year ago (edited) | [YT] | 491

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Hey friends!
I had a video ready to go up yesterday, but I was having some technical issues and wasn't able to get it up by 6pm. I just got it resolved so decided to just upload it now instead of waiting till 6pm tonight. Hope you enjoy! It's a nice long one! Thanks so much for your support!

1 year ago | [YT] | 302

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Hey my sweet friends,

If you follow me on Instagram, you saw that we had a very scary day yesterday. Marion was taken by ambulance to the ER, and sent into emergency surgery. It was pretty scary there for a few hours. But praise God, it was best case scenario and he is recovering slowly. He will continue to be here in the hospital for a little while longer. We are SO GRATEFUL for all who lifted him up to the Lord. He heard and answered those prayers.🙏🏻❤️

Just wanted to let y’all know that my videos will obviously be delayed right now as I focus on Marion, and my family’s needs. But I know you all understand totally. ❤️ I have a few videos already filmed, so those will be up as soon as I have the time to edit them. Sometimes the distraction is nice when things are super crazy.😊

Anyway, love and appreciate you all so very much! ❤️

2 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 1,318

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Hey my YouTube friends😀
I know it’s been a while since I posted a video. I wanted to just touch base since it’s been a while. I have been sick since the weekend with a sore throat, cold, laryngitis, etc. I do have a video filmed. Just need to edit it. Hopefully you all will enjoy it when it’s finally ready. 👏🏻😀
We are getting some crazy rain today. They even cancelled school! Supposed to be windy and flooding rains all evening. Sure wish it was all snow!❄️
Stay safe out there and I’ll have a video up as soon as I’m able to!❤️

2 years ago | [YT] | 692

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❤️ Claire Bear ❤️ 7-21-07 - 11-22-23
Hardest. Day. Ever.
This evening we said goodbye to my precious Claire bear. She was 16 years, 4 months, and 1 day old. We got her when she was 5 weeks old. I had lost a baby due to an ectopic pregnancy right before, and baby Claire really helped to heal my broken heart. She and I bonded quickly. She’ll always be my girl.❤️
Please keep us in your prayers. Me especially. I’ve been hand and syringe feeding her for weeks and watching her round the clock. So naturally this is going to take some getting used to. Everything reminds me of her.💔
I do believe in eternal life in heaven and Gods desire to give us good gifts. I believe reuniting with our furbabies in heaven will be one of the surprises that awaits us once we get there. ❤️
We are so grateful for all your prayers, DM’s, comments, and all the love you have expressed to us in these last two months since she got sick. I believe the prayers did extend her life.❤️

2 years ago | [YT] | 992