One long Year

So...an entire year has passed since I chose to join Young Living and use their oils as my primary go to oil company.  I have no regrets. They're still the best thing I've allowed into my little world.  If things weren't so busy and life didn't get in the way of blogging and sharing how much I use these oils and how well they work for me, maybe this blog would've taken off and I'd be rich and famous.  Ha Ha Ha!!! 

I'd settle for having followers!! :)  For now I'm organizing and compiling information that I want to share as well as my personal usage of the oils.  Here's to getting back into the "swing" of things and truly teaching people about using essential oils as part of their lives!!

Working, kids, activities and trying to get... back to oils.

Yes... It seems like an excuse.  I just cannot pile everything into the day like I should.  I've been slacking. I know it.  This week, I've taken some time and tried to organize my blog thoughts.  Some of the posts may be repeats, but I'm going to do my best to start near the beginning again and keep some serious momentum!!!  Success is a dream and with some restructuring, this blog may be a stepping stone to greater things!

Right now, it's Day 54 of my daughter's senior year of high school.  Marching Band is over. Cheer and Drama Club have begun. The stressors keep coming. The bank of mom is running short on funds. Time is not on my side. But we shall overcome.  At least I'm not talking in song lyrics yet.  Hard enough coming up with 25 witty words to put with my kid's baby picture in the yearbook.  Funny? Poignant? Sentimental? Ugh!  Too many decisions!!

So, here's what I'm going to do.  I'm going to begin by telling everyone about how I found oils, which company I chose and why.  It's not a decision to be taken lightly.  Personal preference and research turned out to be the keys to my choice.  I have 4 different company oils at my house. Why? Because no matter what someone said, I wanted to know for myself with my own research that I was making a wise, informed decision.  If you go to google and type in "essential oil companies" the results are insane.  Everyone thinks they've got the next best thing.  Which do you choose? What wagon do you jump on?  How do you determine what's right for you?

Let's start with educating yourself.  Go to the websites.  Read about the companies. Don't settle on one because your sister's best friend's cousin's mom thinks it's a great company.  Compare brands.  Not just in reading.  Pick an oil. Spend a little money.  Buy one from say 3 companies. Same oil, different brands.  Smell it. Use it.  Watch the results.  Does it lose scent? Not smell strong enough?  Research. The one I found to work best for me... Lavender. I have 3 different brands at home. I found the one I liked the most. I now belong to that company. Do I sell it? No. But I have purchased oils for my family because they wanted them. Would I sell it? Yes. Absolutely.  Why? Because I did research. Because I like the product. Because it works well for me and my family.  If you want to know more about my choice, go here and read about it. Make an informed decision. Let me know how you feel about it. If it's something you think you'd like to try, message me and we can chat!

Let's hope I can keep the blogging going at a better rate now!!  Thanks for stopping by!!!

Summer is so short...

But so very long! And always exceptionally busy!! 

Amidst the summer chaos and activities I discovered these nasty little plantar warts on my feet!  The one was so bad...it was actually 2 the size of a quarter!!  Horrible!!!

What did I do??  I searched and searched different websites (including Pinterest).  I read more posts than most people ever do!!

It boiled down to a couple options. Sadly, I don't have many of the options given...yet!!!  I could've put Oregano oil on them every night. But I don't have Oregano.  I DO have Frankincense!!!  I put it on my feet day and night... for about a week.

 

This little beauty made my feet feel SO much better!!!  It's so versatile!!! 

 

 



Spiders go away!!!

Summer has everyone out and about!  It's such a busy time.  But there's always time for a tip or a trick along the way... Today's tip: Spider's do not like PEPPERMINT!  A great way to keep them out of the house is to mix peppermint and water in a spray bottle. Then spritz around the windows and doorways.  Any spot a spider could think to try and sneak inside! 

Storing Oils

Storing oils can be a complicated issue.  One must make sure to read the labels and insure proper storage. It's important to not over heat or cool them.  If this occurs, the oils can go bad.  Nobody wants that to happen. My rule of thumb is cool, dry location!! 

Today I stopped at the Thrifty Shopper... man, I love that place!!  I found this really sweet cabinet.  It's sort of old-fashioned.  But it's so handy!!! And, every single one of the oil bottles will fit in there!!! 

Check out this new cabinet!!

Right now, I have 2 different sizes of oils and they don't fit in the same shelving unit.  So.. two separate shelves.

(5ml bottles)

(15ml bottles)

Except now... that's going to change!!!! Here's the mounted cabinet.. and then I filled it!!!  Woo Hoo!!!  How awesome is this?!?!?!

 

Pretty gift for lovely people

The end of the school year has come and gone.  The lovely ladies who work in the kitchen at the school where I work have been short-staffed for 3 months.  They've done such a great job banding together to make everything work out!!  I thought they deserved a treat!

Here's what those lovely ladies received:

What's inside?  Well... it's my yummy smelling lavender sugar scrub!
Let me tell you, I put the extra in a jar and gave it to a friend.  She couldn't resist taking a whiff and the entire hallway smelled SO good!!!  For hours!!!

While there are tons of good recipes on Pinterest. I couldn't find one I truly liked.  So I combined a few to come up with this luxurious lavender sugar scrub.

Here's the scoop:

2 cups of Raw sugar

3/4 cup Coconut Oil

4 Drops of Lavender

 

 

Now... here's the fun stuff. 

Coconut Oil

 YL Lavender

 Raw Sugar



Coconut oil: Don't melt it in the microwave. It looses some of those great properties.  I heat water in a larger measuring cup, then put the coconut oil in a smaller one and melt it like a double-boiler.

 

I measure the sugar, then add the coconut oil (not all at once) and lavender.  Mix it all together. If it seems dry add a bit more.  It seemed with the raw sugar the oil absorbed more quickly.  I had to melt more...so, just keep an eye on that. 

 

I had these cute little jars I'd found at the Thrifty store. They were perfect!

I paired this with some gardening gloves and some sweet treats.  Sadly, I didn't take a final picture.

 

 



Helping Dad

Went to Mom & Dad's today to pick up the kid.  Short version...my truck is still being worked on because they can't seem to find that stupid noise!!  We borrowed Mom's van and the kid drove herself to practice this morning.  We did the responsible parent thing and actually went and picked her up. Ha ha ha!! 

Mom was saying Dad is having leg cramps at night.  His Doc put him on some calcium, magnesium and potassium capsules to help out.  But...I'm going to mix him up a roller ball of goodness!!

After some fairly extensive research (about an hour checking websites and testimonials), I've decided to use the PanAway, Peppermint(yes, I know the PanAway has it already) and some Lavender.  Hopefully, this mix in a rollerball with some FCO should be pretty easy for him to put on in the middle of the night. And most of all... Hopefully, it'll help him!  I'm thinking of giving him a little sample bottle of Valor to put on his big toes to help him sleep.

So... let's see... how about:
20 drops of PanAway
15 drops of Peppermint
10 drops of Lavender
5 drops of Thieves (because he can use the immunity boost, sh! don't tell)
and top it with FCO in a 15 ml rollerball

I'd love to give credit... but I tweaked it to fit the need. :)

Hope Dad enjoys it!