“Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come.” Melody Beattie I stopped making New Year’s resolutions for a while. When reflecting on [...]
It’s a long time since I left out biscuits and milk for Santa. Nowadays, I’d leave out essential oils. I’m thinking all the milk and cookies aren’t doing his waistline any favours! This line of late night thinking led me to wondering – which oils would I leave out for Santa? And why stop at Santa? [...]
Are you really getting the peaceful slumber and quality of sleep you dream of? It's time to take a good look at your bedroom and assess how conducive it is to setting a peaceful ambience with the air quality and freshness you need. First things, first. Throw open those windows and take a look at what’s [...]
Back in the day, no beauty routine was complete without suffocating clouds of highly perfumed hairspray and holding your nose. Considering smoking was very much in favour at the time, it’s a miracle hair wasn’t being set fire to on a regular basis. Maybe it was and we just didn’t hear about it. You can probably [...]
For natural carpet deodorising with essential oils, mix around 30 drops of a blend of authentic lavender and geranium essential oils into a glass, air-tight jar of 2 cups bicarb of soda (baking soda). Shake well. Sprinkle over carpets before vacuuming. Easy, isn't it ! No synthetic fragrances to mess up your body's equilibrium. No toxic [...]
Today’s essential oil spotlight lands on clove. If you ever saw the movie Marathon Man, the mention of clove will dig up the dentistry scene from your memory banks. Argh! Let's say it was a long time before I made it to the dentist again after watching that! But don’t worry, clove was the good guy. [...]
Today, we’re covering essential oil basics for beginners. With essential oil use comes a duty of care. But don’t worry, it’s not a heavy-duty or scary one. Here’s some groundwork to set you up for a great initial experience. Putting essential oils in a diffuser is easy and highly recommended as a way for the whole [...]
Ever feel like you’re a square peg in a round hole? If my outdoor dining setting was a sentient being, it would be nodding, given it’s currrently inside getting acquainted with my sofa and armchairs. (Actually, they are armless armchairs. I'm guessing they have a technically proper name, but I’m more versed in plant names than [...]
A friend of mine has a signature when serving up coffees to guests at home. He always includes a cinnamon quill in the cup for stirring in your low GI sweetening agent of choice. And even if you don’t add sugar or honey, you score a cinnamon quill. He says, “Everyone can do with sweetening up [...]
Christmas is a special time for giving homemade gifts. This spiritual occasion is always at risk of being over-commercialised in spite of our best intentions. With 24 hour Christmas trading hours on offer, have you ever found yourself hitting the shops in your daggiest clothes and joggers at the eleventh hour, beating down feelings of gift-giving [...]
