Off the grid...

I guess when you start something new, it's not really wise to leave it for so long.  Well, it's been an interesting week or so for me.  I didn't mean to fall behind on my posts. The craziness of life overcame the time for composing these comical, yet informative selections.  Here's a brief recap:

1. Taste of New York with my daughter
2. Trying to arrange for my truck to get fixed WHILE running through NYC.
3. Fixed but still broken truck.
4. Recovering from running through NYC
5. Getting parts to fix truck.... and the culmination of my week
6. Truck not starting in parking lot and needing towed to garage. :(

Now, this not only complicates me, but my kid and my man... who's truck I have been lent so I can work. Happy March. I'll just mention that I have 2 meetings tonight and the kid has play practice tomorrow. Ugh!!  The frustration of only 1 vehicle!

Ok... That's enough of that!!  Here's what I've learned while I was gone.  If you put Thieves oil (check out everything Thieves here!) on your feet every night, you stand the chance of beating all the nasty little germies you encounter on a trip (coach bus filled with kids and parents, on and off repetitively and staying in a hotel).  I did it!! Go me! Victory is mine!!  Every night while we were gone!  It was so great!!  Kids weren't sure of the smell, but they got over it!

I used the lovely Peppermint oil (check out Peppermint oil here!!) to help combat motion sickness and general travel nausea!  I didn't even take it out of my little travel bottle. I just smelled it and smelled it...and repeated that.  Helped me so much!!

But what helped even more you're wondering is what a lot of people are calling "liquid xanax." I'm calling it "Calm down."  I did want to put more than that on it, but that just wasn't appropriate for my kid to use on an educational trip.  I researched for 2 weeks before picking a recipe.  And then, I didn't have all the ingredients.  I improvised. Left one out. Hasn't made a big difference at all!!  I figure by the time we run out, I'll have purchased the last ingredient with my EO order from YL (No, I don't have links...but I will eventually. Feel free to contact me, I'll hook you up!)  If I could give credit to the wonderful person who shared this, I would. I have this problem where I write it down on a piece of paper and forget to bookmark it. It's in my Pinterest somewhere!! Easy to use, just roll it on your wrists, temples, behind your ears and even on your neck.  I didn't put it on the inside of my arms, but apparently, it can go there too!  It smells great!!!  I walked up to my kid numerous times and just said "You smell good"...any other time, this would seem creepy, but she's my kid and I know why she smelled good. LOL!!!

My Calm down formula:
50 drops of Lavender
35 drops of Valor
30 drops of Stress Away
10 drops of Vetiver
Fill remainder of bottle with carrier oil (I used FCO) leaving space to mix.
I fit all this gloriousness in a 15ml roller bottle!!  (even with the missing ingredient) It smells GREAT!!! The kid loves it.  Her friends love it! They want to buy the oils just so I can make it for them!!!

We both made it through NYC without truly snapping on anyone.  Considering how the awesome bus driver, Nathan, was threading needles trying to get that huge bus through double parked streets, a definite accomplishment!!!

I'll try to be more prompt with my posts and explain the rest of my latest accomplishments! Have a great Friday!!!!