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Whether you're a natural lifestyle newcomer or someone who has explored various options and is now seeking effective and budget-friendly solutions, this blog is your go-to source for discovering information to make it a reality.
Oils for the Road
Whether going across town or across the country I will have a travel sized setup of essential oils with me. These oils are my first aid...
Feb 28, 20182 min read
Treasure Haul – Finds From the Fabric Bin
There is a bin near the cutting station in every fabric store that is a gold mine. Sure you may have to spend a little time digging but...
Feb 27, 20184 min read
Lavender Love
There is a love affair with lavender underway. Maybe it’s the result of the essential oil phenomenon. Maybe it’s something deeper. So...
Feb 26, 20183 min read
A Normal Person Balancing Natural Living
I don’t think I’m weird. Using essential oils and natural products I don’t believe has made me strange. I’m still the mom driving a...
Feb 23, 20185 min read
Threading Carefully
When I’m piecing a new quilt, attaching binding or quilting a top I have found the thread I use matters not only for the final look but...
Feb 22, 20183 min read
How and Where I Really Use Essential Oils
I am participating in and supporting my doTerra team in constructing a Facebook training camp on essential oils. It’s a go at your own...
Feb 21, 20183 min read
The Clean of Melaleuca
Melaleuca, or more commonly known as tea tree oil, is a true lifesaver for your skin and home. I use the doTERRA Melaleuca oil and roller...
Feb 20, 20182 min read
The Nooks and Crannies
I’ve never been a rock star in the kitchen. Most of my cooking is edible but not something to make me famous. Some of my exploits in the...
Feb 19, 20182 min read
Serenity Now!
doTERRA’s Serenity oil blend is an oil I use almost daily. I would say I more often choose Serenity over Lavender when I’m filling my...
Feb 16, 20183 min read
Exploring Essential Oils – The Trinity of Oils
In cooking there is a trinity of celery, pepper and onion that is the base of ingredients for many fabulous dishes. When you first start...
Feb 15, 20184 min read
Meet the Real Patchouli
I admit it, I really, really like the smell of patchouli. Not the incense stick, hazy, smoky smell associated with paisley prints and...
Feb 14, 20183 min read
Beautifying and Improving with Immortelle
This oil blend has quickly become one of my favorites to use in my skincare routine. With the problems I’ve had fighting acne the...
Feb 13, 20183 min read
When the World Spins and You’re Just Trying to Stand Still
A few years ago I started having these horrible episodes of vertigo hit me out of no where. It was like being super intoxicated and stuck...
Feb 12, 20184 min read
Slim & Sassy – She’s So Full of Sassafras
For some reason the word sassafras has always cracked me up. I realize it is a tree but in the context of how this word gets used it is...
Feb 9, 20183 min read
Stinky Towels and Smelly Laundry
Like most homes, our washing machine runs at least every other day and sometimes every day, multiple times a day. In fact, I know of...
Feb 8, 20183 min read
Investing in the Hidden Expenses of Network Marketing
It is important for every network marketer to know, regardless of their company, product or service, there is always some level of risk...
Feb 7, 20183 min read
Recognizing Rejection
We’ve all become annoyed at the salesperson approach pushing us to buy their product. It’s very annoying to be unable to casually browse...
Feb 6, 20187 min read
Hotel Spray – Making The World Cleaner and Smell Better
I always have to wonder how thorough the cleaning was in between guests and what is on the mattress in my hotel room. Nothing against...
Feb 5, 20183 min read
On Guard – The Concentrate Cleaner
As we’ve been gradually using up the various cleaners around our house I have been replacing most of them with ones I make from essential...
Feb 2, 20182 min read
Fit For Me – Making Up My Makeup Bag
From all the travel I’ve done the past couple years for work, my makeup bag has taken a real beating. It was a tri-fold brush bag I...
Feb 1, 20184 min read
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