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This month (March 2019) Young Living is blessing us with all things Thieves for our promotional items. I love this so much! If you look back at past blogs I have lots of DIYs that include the Thieves cleaner and dish soap.  But what about that big container of veggie soak? I love and I use it. It does last a long time if the only thing you are doing is washing produce with it. BUT, it is great made into a spray and to use for spot cleaning just like your Thieves spray. It does have some different ingredients (from the thieves spray) like Digize and Purification oils. These make it a great option to use in areas where you need to squash odor along with any crud left on the surface. Here is how I make up a spray with the Veggie soak for using on my cutting boards or counters. especially after cutting onions or garlic!   Regular use for the soak is two tablespoons per 1 gallon of water. It doesn't take much. So in a small purse sized spray bottle it...

Thieves Household cleaner is the only cleaner you need to buy!  This week I made wet mopping pads (like Swiffer without all the bad ingredients). I already have the mop that takes the wet or dry pads. What you need: dry mop pads a sealable container distilled water Thieves Household cleaner Thieves liquid dish soap 1 cup distilled water 1/2 cap of Thieves Household cleaner 1 tsp of Thieves dish soap Optional: add a few drops of lemon essential oil for a more lemony smell.  This is the same recipe I use for the thieves wipes only halved! You can find the original post here.  DIY Thieves cleaning wipes The 32 count is about $7.00 in our area. That is about the cost of 24 wet pads if buying generic.   I already had the container so $0 for that for me. :)  This is how they look once soaked. I found it didn't take the full 2 cup recipe th...

Starting Monday, February 11, at 8 a.m., MT, through Thursday, February 14, at 11:59 p.m., MT, 5 ml Rose essential oil will be available for 15 percent off on all Quick Orders, while supplies last.   Rose Item No.: 3623D Promotion Wholesale Price: $162.35 PV: 79.70 Essential Rewards: No Quick Order: Yes On top of this three-day discount, Young Living is also giving 5 ml Sensation to those with at least two personal enrollments between Monday, February 11, and Monday, February 18. Those who   qualify will receive a bottle with the next Quick Order they place after February 25. In order to take advantage of this special, you must have a Young Living account. To sign up click here.  You can choose which starter kit you want and add the Rose oil to your order.  Fun fact: It takes approximately 22 pounds of rose petals distilled to make a 5-ml bottle of Young Living Ro...

We made these sweet treats to give away this year.  Ingredients: Almond bark, mini pretzels, crushed peppermint candy, and 1-2 drops Vitality Peppermint oil from Young Living. If you want to know more about cooking with essential oils click here! I started with half the package of almond bark broken into chunks in my 2 cup pyrex measuring cup. Set the measuring cup into a small pot of water on the stove on low-medium heat (double boiler). Stir occasionally. Once fully melted remove the measuring cup from the water. Now is the time to drop just one to two drops of your Young Living Peppermint Vitality Essential Oil in.  Drop in a few pretzels at a time to coat. My favorite tool for dipping pretzels is a stainless steel chopstick! Lay the coated pretzels on parchment paper and sprinkle with the crushed peppermint candy.  Once cool, I packaged them in cellophane cones and tied with a cute curling ribbon. These were sim...

I have hardly ever worn foundation as an adult. It didn't matter what I chose it sat on my skin looking like a mask or crept into every little line and wrinkle emphasizing what I wanted to downplay.  Dry skin didn't make the issue any better. Plus I have sensitive skin and most makeup would make my skin burn and rash.  I have been a lipstick and mascara girl forever out of necessity. I owned way more skin care products than makeup.   WELL! Then Savvy Minerals happened.  I had no bad reactions at all. Give me all the makeup! This was so exciting. I do still have dry skin however and powder makeup on dry skin needs lots of moisture. Here is my hack. Take your favorite YL moisturizer and sprinkle in Savvy Minerals Foundation.  I am currently using Sandalwood Moisturizer and Cool #1 foundation.  If you need a bit more coverage once you have applied the moisturizer you can layer more of the powder.

I try to add a new product with my monthly order whenever possible. Most months I have so many needs that I can only fit one new item. This month I was able to get two! I love them both! Let's talk about lipstick.  I love lipstick. Often, it's the only makeup I wear along with mascara. The thing is,  I'm getting older and have trouble with many lipsticks feathering, but not the Cinnamint Infused Lipstick. I ordered Untamed.  It is my new favorite and I will be ordering more colors next month.  So here it is on with no other makeup, my usual look. I'm fair complected, and this is a great winter color for me.  Another product used daily in our home is the lavender lotion. It goes a long way and so nourishing to the skin.  I was getting ready to order another bottle when I thought I have never even tried any of the other options. WELL, the Genesis lotion is great! I love the light scent and how far a little dab goes. I am so glad I ventured...

Right now I am using Basil Vitality in many of my dishes and I thought I would share a few with you! Appetizer: This is my take on the classic tomato salad. I used fresh mozzarella and Roma tomatoes sliced and layered.  Put about 2 tsp Himalayan sea salt in a glass dish and drop one drop basil into it. Mix it well and sprinkle over the top of the prepared tomato and mozzarella. I didn't use all my salt and you may not either.  Then add cracked pepper and a bit of dried parsley. To finish, a good balsamic vinegar drizzle is nice.   Main Dish: This is a bruschetta pizza! I had a small French bread that I halved lengthwise. In a glass or metal bowl mix 1 Tbsp olive oil with a dash of salt, pepper and a drop of basil vitality  Lightly brush the cut side of the french bread with olive oil mixture Dice 3 to 4 Roma tomatoes and 1 green onion finely and add to the bowl that had the olive oil ...

There are so many reports on the dangers of toxic cleaners. Have you read this one? IMPACT OF CLEANING PRODUCTS ON WOMEN'S LUNGS AS DAMAGING AS 20-A-DAY CIGARETTE HABIT: STUDY The point of cleaning is to make our environment healthy and safe. If it is making your environment toxic and hurting your health it is time to change.  Did you know that I save around $15 a month by using Thieves cleaner instead of the stuff I used to buy at the store? It has replaced my toilet cleaner, floor cleaner, and shower scrub. I can use it on my granite countertops, wood floors, baseboards, and dust my furniture with it. I have put it in my dishwasher with vinegar in place of the rinse aid.  Here is a recipe for making foaming cleaning bombs . They can be used in the toilet or the dishwasher! If you just keep the mix in a jar instead of pressing into molds it is a good scrub for tubs, grout etc. Cost breakdown: (on the Young Living products the price is wholesale ...

Our house in Oklahoma is now occupied by a new family. We have been staying with our family for six days now. Eight more days of being a transient to go! We are so thankful that the time between houses was shortened by a week and we are now closing five days earlier.  Here is what we are doing during this time of floating. 3 days of packing and loading I prepared for the packers by grouping items together in the rooms I wanted them associated with. I put all my diffusers together in the kitchen (except the one I packed to go with us on our travels). This way I could find them easily on the other end.    We are so blessed to have professionals do almost all of the work.  It took two days of boxing and one for loading then a few hours of cleaning and we turned the house over for closing.  Choosing what to keep with us Essential oils, supplements, and medication need to stay at room temperature so they are bei...

When you are bopping along with a nice routine and a full life, the hamster wheel, and suddenly it comes loose and you careen out of your comfy newspaper lined cage onto the floor and the dog starts chasing you. That's life. It is for everyone once-in-a-while.  We are running our little legs off with something looming right behind us. A deadline, a decision, even wonderful things like weddings are stressful.  In these moments I realize I'm not all that together. The cracks really show. I  see where I am weakest and somehow am surprised. Sure, I am strong in the love everyone department, but the stay motivated after many disappointments and setbacks area of me was pretty wimpy.  Honestly, no one can do it all. We need to give ourselves some grace, dump the pride, ask for help. Preaching to myself... After three weeks of house hunting and seeing over 40 homes, losing one in a bidding war, we may finally have a place to land when this reloca...

This simple recipe is nutrient packed and a new family favorite! The base is mixed quinoa, topped with a savory slightly southwest veggie mix. Serves 4 Ingredients: 1.5 cups Quinoa 1/4 cup sliced green onion 1 can of corn or 1.25 cups of frozen corn 1 cup of cubed sweet potato 2 tsp minced garlic 1/2 cup (or more) sliced cherry tomatoes fresh cilantro salt  olive oil To start, make quinoa according to the package directions. It is usually 2 parts water to 1 part quinoa. If I have it on hand I use vegetable stock in place of the water. This time I only had 1 cup of stock left, so I used it and the rest was water. While that is cooking I peeled and cubed half a large sweet potato. Saute in a pan with a bit of olive oil. Once it is mostly cooked and tender but not mushy add the garlic and a dash of salt.  Open and drain the canned corn, or if frozen set-aside and let thaw.  It can be added to the warm saut...