Friday, October 3, 2014

First and Favorite Fridays

Here we are on a lovely fall Friday. I can not believe how much of the day has already pasted. We have had special visitors this morning-afternoon. Some very near neighbors, who we were able to spend a delightful summer with, are moving today. The littlest members of the family have been here so mom and dad can pack up the truck. It is a sad loss for our family, the kids have become wonderful friends and I was only just beginning to make a new friend myself. 

So now I find myself nearing the second half of our day with a to do list nearly unchanged. Actually, it is also yesterday's to do list, because yesterday was also filled with distraction. Yesterday's distractions were of my own making. Mostly trying to get things organized with this blog and find a way to connect it to Facebook. It ended up being an easy enough task once I actually found the information on how to do it. The search is what took much to long. 

The second, and much more pleasant, distraction leads me to today's theme, First and Favorite Fridays.
This is my chance to learn or do something new, or share some of my favorite things. My first for today is my first shipment of Young Living Essential Oils.




I have no doubt that there are as many opinions about essential oils as there are oils to choose from. Honestly I would love to hear them all. You think oils are crazy, you think they are amazing. You are a dyed in the wool Young Living user, you prefer a different brand or perhaps you have questions of your own. I want to hear all your thoughts.

It was not a quick decision to start using oils. A local friend was posting really interesting information on Facebook. So I started doing some research of my own. Then my friend invited me to an intro class and I was so impressed with what oils could do and the amazing smells. I was especially interested in the uses for allergies and colds. I still was not ready though, our family was already embarking on a pretty major lifestyle change, (which I will share more about on Monday.) I also wanted to get a better idea about the options out there and find out a bit more about the company, Young Living, itself. Then a major stomach virus hit our family and seemed to linger for a very long time. I decided that was strong motivation to see if these oils really could help keep my household clean and healthy. 

I was so excited to get my first box and have already found many excuses to try out different oils. I was not sure what I wanted to use in the diffuser first, then I burned some food on the stove and filled the house with stinky smoke. I quickly opened the windows to air it all out then put some Purification in the diffuser. Within 5 minutes the air smelled clean and fresh. Later in the day my oldest babe fell in the driveway and ended up with banged up hands. A few drops of Lavender oil and the redness and pain were gone. My youngest has a super sensitive diaper area and a few drops of Frankincense in coconut oil and the redness is gone and the healing has begun. I ended the day with a sore, tired neck and shoulders and tried out the Panaway. What a wonderful smell and the pain was soothed almost immediately. Some Peace and Calming in the diffuser at night and on the bottom of feet and the kids are quickly out. In fact soon after the water ran out and the diffuser shut off in the middle of the night my youngest woke up, (could have just been a coincidence.) In the morning my oldest had a bit of a stuffy nose and so I put some Thieves in the diffuser in case we had a cold on the way. Then a few drop of Thieves also went into the dishwasher.

As you can see I am very much enjoying this first journey into the world of oils. I look forward to more new discoveries and to be honest just more fun with these great smelling new treats. This first of my Firsts and Favorites for Fridays, will rapidly fit into both categories I am sure.

We will see you back here again tomorrow when I reveal what I have planned for Saturdays. 

Many blessings to you on this fine Friday--Kate


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