Need Quiet Fidget Ideas for Your Online-Schooling Kids? If your kids are anything like mine, you have a lot of wiggling, flipping, flopping, getting up and down, playing with stuff nearby, and difficulty paying attention to their online classes. They need to MOVE, and sitting in front of a screen most of the day is the exact opposite of what they need. Enter: Quiet Fidgets. There’s plenty of points we could debate about that, but as I write this, we are still in the midst of the worldwide pandemic, and my kids’ school districts are still delivering classes via Zoom and other online platforms. I have a houseful of very…
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Diffuser Blends for Online School At Home
Diffuser Blends for Online School at Home Are you one of the many, many families trying to navigate your school’s temporary online school options? Me too. Have you been thinking about homeschooling anyway, and now your kids are thriving? Or are you frazzled and worried, and your kids are struggling? Either way, your family will benefit from these diffuser blend ideas. Below are several suggestions that may help everyone in the room (I’m looking at you, Mom! I’m right there with you!) Diffuser Basics Quick rundown on diffuser basics. You can use any diffuser that does not heat up the oils – but I highly recommend doTERRA diffusers. I have…
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doTERRA’s Adaptiv Calming Oil for Stress – Information Roundup
doTERRA’s Adaptiv Calming Oil Blend In 2019, doTERRA introduced its long-awaited oil blend for stress. The Adaptiv Oil Blend and line of products were created to help with occasional stressful feelings, and the attention/sleep/emotional affects that accompany a stressful situation. doTERRA has a number of essential oils and blends that can help with anxious or stressful feelings. Some favorites are the Citrus Oils (especially Wild Orange and Lemon), Frankincense essential oil, Serenity Restful Blend, Balance Grounding Blend, and Copaiba essential oil. Each oil and blend has its own list of benefits and uses. Some may find their body responds better to one or another. Many find that certain oils or…
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doTERRA’s Neroli Essential Oil
Neroli Touch Essential Oil doTERRA’s Neroli Touch Roller is one of my favorite doTERRA oils to wear as a perfume. In fact, I sometimes make applying it part of my bedtime routine, which makes sense because of Neroli’s natural calming affect on nerves and feelings of anxiousness. Using it has become part of my self-care routine! Primary Benefits Creates an uplifting atmosphere May help reduce feelings of anxiousness Soothes skin Encourages relaxation The Science of Neroli How to Use Your Neroli Touch Roller doTERRA’s 10mL Neroli Touch Roller is prediluted with Fractionated Coconut Oil. Creating a ready-to-use roller makes it convenient to carry with you anywhere, keep on the bedside…
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doTERRA Studies & Clinical Trials
doTERRA Studies & Clinical Trials doTERRA Essential Oils are the best in the world. The most pure, the most potent, the highest quality. In addition to thorough in-house and third-party testing to ensure that what you receive in your box of little brown bottles every month is the absolute best, doTERRA also conducts extensive research long before making these oils available to purchase. Many of the research articles, studies and clinical trial information can be found on doTERRA.com, and are linked below. doTERRA Publishes Research on Potency and Efficacy of Essential Oils, Fulfilling its Mission as Most Tested, Most Trusted Why is Clinical Research Important? Essential Oil Studies doTERRA Arborvitae…
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Sneaky Self-Care Ideas
Sneaky Self-Care Ideas Are you a crazy-busy, in-it-up-to-your-eyeballs, no-time-for-self-care, frazzled mom? You barely have two seconds to put together, and you’re running full-tilt from the second your feet hit the ground in the morning, until well after midnight when you fall asleep at the kitchen table, surrounded by yesterday’s dishes and miscellaneous chaos and work that you just couldn’t get to. Me too. Later, when the cat runs across your face and you snort yourself awake, you realize you have a kink in your neck, you’ve been drooling all over that permission slip, and your left foot is asleep. And you have MAYBE three good hours left before you have…
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Washing & Sanitizing Your Hands with Essential Oils – Frugal Tips!
Washing & Sanitizing Your Hands with Essential Oils No matter what illnesses are currently in the news, being passed around the schools, or lurking on the horizon, you hear all the time that washing and sanitizing your hands is the best way to protect yourself. Whether you’re keeping the classroom germies at bay, or protecting yourself from the yuckies on the grocery cart handle, or even preparing to combat a larger threat to your family’s well being…doTERRA offers several options. The best thing you can do is wash your hands – wash them consistently and wash them well. And if you have antibacterial, antiviral, anti-everything-yucky essential oil blend at your…
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Crazy Quilt Mama in the Kitchen: Million Dollar Fudge
Crazy Quilt Mama in the Kitchen: Million Dollar Fudge One of my most favorite foods in all the world is FUDGE. I LOVE FUDGE! (Exactly why I only allow myself to make it once or twice per year, and only as a special treat when we celebrate the holidays with family. Okay, okay, once I made a whole batch of Million Dollar Fudge for my birthday instead of a cake. But that’s IT! No more fudge!) If you google “Million Dollar Fudge”, you’ll find a lot of different fudge recipes with the same name. I’m not sure where I found this particular recipe, but I’ve been using it for years,…
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How to Enroll During a doTERRA BOGO Sale
How to Enroll During a doTERRA BOGO Sale Been thinking about getting started with doTERRA Essential Oils? Any time is a good time – but when you can combine a Starter Kit with a Buy One Get One FREE Sale, well, that’s a GREAT TIME to do it! Three basic steps: Decide which Starter Kit is right for you. Create your account Add today’s BOGO Which Starter Kit is Right for You? Studying all of the amazing products doTERRA has to offer to help you on your journey toward natural wellness can be overwhelming! Especially if you’re just starting to learn about essential oils in the first place. doTERRA created…
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doTERRA Holiday Gift Catalog
Are You Excited for the Holiday Gift Catalog?? Every year, doTERRA releases its Holiday Gift Catalog full of great limited-offer items. Whether you’re buying for yourself, an essential oils newbie, a seasoned oiler, or anyone in between, you’ll find useful gift ideas. doTERRA always comes up with the best gift ideas – but they often sell out fast, so be on the lookout for the Catalog release, and don’t delay if you’re thinking about grabbing something. Items in the doTERRA Holiday Gift Catalog are limited – you can typically order up to 4 of each item, per account, while supplies last. (I’ll publish details in the fall when the next catalog…
