“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.” Gertrude Stein (Companion oil: Young Living Common Sense™) Some days, I’d give anything for the information highway to be a bucolic country laneway lined with beautifully bound Encyclopaedia Brittanica. Ah, the serenity. By the time we finished our cup of tea, we [...]
Judging by the search engine results when I Googled up camping recipes, people love comfort food when they are out under the stars ! Is it the combination of clean fresh air and exercise that drives an insatiable hunger for sausage coils and pan-fried spuds chased with buttered rum bananas with chocolate and marshmallow? Or is [...]
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 [...]
When we went on road trips in my younger days, “Are we there yet?” was the quickest route to testing my parents’ patience. If only the travel destination came about so fast. And if only we knew how to make road trips easier by using essential oils back then. Many things have changed in the meantime. [...]
“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, [...]
Heading out for after-work fun? Inhale Young Living En-R-Gee™ essential oil and rub a drop into your feet and calves for a quick pick-me-up. Authentic peppermint oil is a handy alternative and will help you have minty fresh breath, too. Essential oils are potent, so as always, please follow directions on the bottle and the usual [...]
"Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.” Randy Pausch (Companion essential oil: Young Living Grounding™) And if it’s the annual office Christmas party, never, ever underestimate the importance of staying sober while you’re at it. We get used to having ‘undo’ buttons at our disposal to fix brain-drain moments when we’re writing up documents and [...]
Diffuse authentic orange essential oil or Young Living Gratitude™ during Thanksgiving celebrations for sweet mood setting naturally. Orange oil (Citrus sinenses) is cold pressed from the rind and is off the charts in limonene, which is increasingly coming under the spotlight for its potential benefits for a wide range of situations. I thoroughly encourage you to [...]
Diffuse authentic essential oils of peppermint and grapefruit for a revitalising and energising lift while working out. You can put these single oils together in your diffuser or alternate them. Play around with it as there is no hard and fast rule. Peppermint and grapefruit essential oils are both refreshing and uplifting. And peppermint can help [...]
Late movie session for an upcoming date night? Inhale Young Living En-R-Gee™ to make sure your dream date doesn’t literally have you dreaming. Authentic peppermint essential oil is a great substitute if you don’t yet have this zing-inspiring blend in your oils arsenal. But when you can, I highly recommend trying a bottle. Once you’ve experienced [...]
