When you think of cedarwood, do you think of those little balls you can hang in your wardrobe to ward off things that chew their way through your prime woollens and silks and somehow manage to remain hidden all the while? I swear they have a cloak of invisibility, the rotten varmints. For sure, cedarwood balls [...]
“It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; it’s the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.” David Allan Coe Turn on the telly and the renovating shows are still well entrenched in viewing lives. I thought it was a passing fad. Surely once the novelty wore off, [...]
Apply authentic lavender essential oil or Young Living Peace & Calming™ to yourself before a vet visit to calm you and your pet. Smooth a couple of drops into your wrists, neck and shoulders. When you are patting your pet and comforting them with hugs before you put them into the car, they will inhale the [...]
“Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” Harriet Van Horne Have you seen the movie Burnt ? Ironically, at the time of writing this post, its Rotten Tomatoes critics score averages 4.8/10. Ouch ! Audiences are somewhat kinder with 3.5/5, so if it appeals, I say head out [...]
Diffuse Young Living Clarity™ essential oil in your entry each afternoon to help train the habit of putting keys in their designated spots. For a DIY blend alternative, try equal parts of peppermint, rosemary and lemon. Peppermint is invigorating and stimulating It’s no coincidence that rosemary is known as the herb of remembrance And lemon is [...]
Inhale Young Living Common Sense™ essential oil blend when camping and hiking to help keep your practical wits about you. No guarantees it will bestow you with MacGyver-esque qualities to add to your belt, but it’s a pint-sized pocket rocket of traditional stalwarts and exotic single oils like frankincense, ocotea and Dorado Azul. These combine to [...]
Fun essential oil fact: It takes 3000 lemons to produce 1 kg of essential oil, which is obtained by cold-pressing the rind. Lemon essential oil is amazingly versatile and handy. It’s one of those ‘must-have’ oils, which is why it’s included in the Young Living Everyday Oils Collection. You probably associate it with cleaning power, and [...]
When I was growing up, Halloween wasn’t ‘a thing’ in my far north Qld childhood town on the Atherton Tableland. Come to think of it, Halloween wasn’t really ‘a thing’ when my kids were growing up much closer to city life, either. But thanks to the magic of the internet and TV and social media making [...]
“Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.” Sarah Ban Breathnach (Companion essential oil: Young Living Build Your Dream™) When we talk about building a dream home, it’s ‘big dream stuff’ to allow our minds to go wandering with no budgetary restrictions or telling ourselves [...]
Put several drops of Young Living Thieves® and authentic patchouli essential oil on cedarwood balls in upturned jar lids inside your piano to help ward off insects. The oils will evaporate, so please don’t do this process once and hope it will hold things at bay for the same length of time as harsh insect repellents [...]
