YOU MIGHT BE AN ESSENTIAL OIL ADDICT IF.....

As Jeff Foxworthy says “You Might Be A Redneck If “... ( You can look at 300 ways on this site called Country Humor, http://www.countryhumor.com/redneck/mightbe.htm) Well, I’m pretty sure as you read 10 ways each day I use Doterra Essential Oils this saying would be fitting for me:

YOU MIGHT BE A DOTERRA ESSENTIAL OIL ADDICT IF….

1. You wake up to a glass of water with 1 drop of Lemon EO (stands for Essential Oil.)
2. After coffee, you use the Oil Pulling Technique and use Coconut Oil and On Guard EO.
3. That is then followed by a good teeth brushing with more On Guard ( I just really love this stuff!)
4. Workouts are shared with either Peppermint Water or Lemon, Lime, and Wild Orange Water.
5. Shower follows with face care: The BEST skin care regimen I have ever used. Face Scrub, followed by Pore Reducer, Immortelle (miracle stuff!), Anti Aging Lotion. Sounds like a lot of work but I just do it like I brush my teeth without even thinking about it.
6. After that my body needs hydrating (I do live at the beach!) so I blend my Favorite EO with Fractionated Coconut oil that disappears into my skin.  I really like Balance (A grounding formula.)
7. Morning smoothie with loads of green veggies and usually Lemon EO and I’m ordering Ginger EO this month so I don’t keep running out of the root.
8. I take a few vitamins for hormone health and Alpha CRS, a Cellular Vitality Complex.
9. The diffuser is changed from the Serenity at night to a more uplifting smell of any of the Citrus EOs or Peppermint!
10. And finally, lunch and dinner always has at least Lemon EO or Lime EO added to it as I make my own salad dressings and they are a perfect combo.  I am trying Cilantro, Basil, and Rosemary this month.  I’ll let you know!

As you can see, I love these oils.  It all started with my teaching friend Skye, our Art Teacher and a drop of Wild Orange in my water.  The rest is history!  I liked the flavor of my water so much that why pay retail for the pure oils when I could buy them at 25% off as an independant distributer.

And so I did.  I bought a $35 order of 3 oils (packaged together) The 3 oils in the photo. I got 3 oils I loved and that was about 6 months ago and each month I try something new.  Yes, if I tried I could also have extra income from sharing these awesome products with people.  Maybe I’m doing that now :)

I use these oils in way more than 10 ways each day, but 300 ways like Jeff Foxworthy would be a bit much to ask of you!

Here’s to good health with DoTerra Pure Essential Oils!

signed,

an essential oil addict!

I WANNA GO WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME

I can hear it now, the song from the popular T.V. show Cheers. “You wanna go where everybody knows your name.” Even as I watched the show I felt a sense of community in that bar.  You could feel comfortable enough to tell all your woes, lies, and jokes, without being judged. (that may be pushing it!)

How to be a student

It has been a very long time since I was a full time yoga student.  In the past 12 years in Fernandina, Fl I have been in “front” of the class.  Whether it was a spin, yoga, step, dance, water fitness class, I was the leader.  I made the rules, set the mood, chose the music, and felt a responsibility for my students’ happiness and results. I am comfortable in this space.

Stepping way out of my comfort zone I made a move to the west coast of Florida to live with the man I love.  My husband Michael.  Michael enjoyed my yoga classes the few times he was in Fernandina and knew Debby the yoga teacher and elementary teacher.  Some 300 miles away from Fernandina Michael has met Debby the student.  I am hear to tell you and be the first to admit, I don’t play that part very well at all!

I had the fantasy I would sit back and take all the yoga classes I could.  I would try numerous styles, and teachers.  I would get to experience things I have never experienced before through the eyes of a student.  Well, things weren’t quite that pretty!  Do you know you have to PAY for yoga!  Not a small fee either, in fact, at $15 a class there were some high expectations.

What I have learned is “being a student is hard work.”  It doesn’t matter if you are a veteran or newbie, it’s a gamble.  Studio after studio I hoped to feel, hear, and smell all the things I was used to in Fernandina.  It never happened.  Most instructors in this area don’t even play music which is a mind blower to me since music sends me to a place that makes everything beautiful.  Sounds like a mind altering drug. Class after class I convinced Michael to join me.  We both came to the conclusion “I’m not a good student if I am not in control!”  I need to have and experience a yoga class, not a lecture.

I am however, happy to say that almost 5 months later I have found that studio. (fingers crossed) It looks right, it smells and feels right and they play music. The teachers and students are warm and welcoming. I know more names in one class than my 5 months “wandering.”  I am a student again, and I am paying for yoga and for an experience that so far feels peaceful and inviting.  Kinda like “Cheers” where everybody knows your name.

Wish me luck!

Namaste

    

YEP, I DID IT! "OIL PULLING"

SWISH, SWISH, can you hear it?  I’m on my third day of OIL PULLING. http://www.everythingessential.me/ApplyingOils/OilPulling.html

I know, I know, it was just down right weird.  I thought this would be a good time to write about it since it is in my mouth as I write! Three days ago I decided to try it.  I went to Publix and bought….”are you kidding me?”  The kitchen timer just went off!!!!!  Be right back.

Wow, I gotta tell you, I have come to really love this! Gonna get off track here for a minute..ha.  So, the 20 minute timer goes off, I spit (yuck) the oil out in the trash today (it’s not much) and I swear to you, my mouth feel so expansive.  I really can’t explain it.  I said to my husband ( I love saying that.LOL) “Michael, my mouth feels so empty and full of space”  He smiled like he always does and supports all the “off the beaten path” things I do.  “Cool” he said!  Anyway, I rinse my mouth out a few times with warm water to get all the oil remains out and then I brushed my teeth this morning with what I thought would be 1 drop of On Guard essential oil...3 drops came out and I proceeded to brush.  What a sensation!  My mouth now is dancing and singing.  La, La, la!

The past 2 days I have not added any essential oils to my “oil pulling” but today I added peppermint. It was delicious and it seemed effortless today.

Day 1: I got up and looked at the kitchen timer 3 times while trying to “swish” for only 15     minutes...ha!

Day 2 :I walked on the beach at sunrise and “swished” for 20 minutes and I only looked at my watch 1 time.

Day 3:...well you just heard that story.  I have committed to do this for one month and then go to the dentist (which I have neglected for almost a year or more.)

So my friends, the ingredients are in the photo and the doTerra link http://www.everythingessential.me/ApplyingOils/OilPulling
http://www.everythingessential.me/ApplyingOils/OilPulling.htmlis really helpful and I actually watched a short video from a dentist on You-Tube before I tried it. In short, I love it!

Swish, Swish

THINGS THAT ARE DIFFERENT IN ITALY

How many of you drink your water each day from your tap?  I know I certainly don’t...it taste terrible.  I ALWAYS drink filtered water with doTerra Essential oils in it ( now that I have discovered those!) But here in Italy you can drink right out of the hotel faucets!  For the first week we were drinking the water from the mini bars and spending a fortune on small expensive bottles of water.  Then one evening I was looking up things to do I decided to ask “Google”...lol, who else would I ask “If you can drink the water in Italy?” I could almost hear the laughter over the internet!!!!!
http://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-guides/italy-travel-tips/

You are simply miles from the Swiss Alps...duh!  Who knew???  So I found page after page reassuring me it is not only okay to drink the water but it is some of the best water you will likely drink outside of a bottle.

So, I went into the sink...tip towing as if I were afraid someone would see me doing such a weird thing. ha. I turned on the faucet, filled it up (gulp) and I took a very small sip.  It was cold, had no taste, and I didn’t keel over right there in the room :)  OMG, it was good.  I must say I bragged to Michael and told him all about my discovery and how I researched it and how he should try it!  The only way he will know the “true story” is when he reads this blog...giggle.

So, you can even drink out of the fountains in the streets.  The picture is of a fountain that was dried up but this would be one you could drink from.

Until next time,

ciao!

FOOD IN ITALY!

 CLAMS, MUSSELS, AND LEMON, PASTA WITH MUSHROOMS AND TRUFFLES, PIZZA WITH ARUGULA!

We spent the day in a small village in Portofino Italy. This small little slice of heaven has shops, restaurants, a castle, and a few “over the top” mansions.  After climbing what seemed like hundreds of steep stairs up to this fabulous castle( www.castellobrown.it) touring and walking back down again….we sat for a late lunch.

The food is so fresh and so good that day after day my mouth waters for what’s coming next.  We have sampled, clams, mussels, pizza, pesto lasagna, fish, anchovy and potato cakes, pasta and mushrooms with parm. cheese and truffles, and a mixed salad here and there.

The internet service here is very slow so I will not be posting much.  Enjoy the images and know it really did taste as good as it looks!

Ciao!