Essential Oils for Babies and Kids

I thought I would do a post on how Young Living Essential Oils are amazing for babies and children.  First of all, they are 100% therapeutic grade oils, so we already know they are safe for us and our young ones.  A lot of times we focus on how to use them for our own health, but they can be so beneficial for our little ones at home too.  

I'm going to start out with a personal story.  Last week Annika was home sick from school with a virus that was making her cough a lot, have a stuffy nose and she was pretty lethargic.  She was only slightly feverish too.

I began a remedy of Thieves and Purification on her feet every 3 hours.  I used some Lavender around her cheek bones and brow bones to help with some of the congestion pain and put some peppermint on the back of her neck and feet to help combat the fever.  She woke up feeling fantastic the next day, every trace of the virus was gone.  Amazing.  I'm 100% sold and no I am not making this stuff up!  

I belong to a group of pretty fantastic women (and some men) where we all help each other out with our oils and how to use them.  I found some great answers regarding the treatment of this virus and I went with it.  It was amazing.

That is just one thing I use the oils on the kids for.  We use Panaway on our "growing pains", Thieves each morning as a preventative measure to keep the ickies away, Peace and Calming and Lavender on our feet each night for a good night's sleep and Peppermint on their bellies to soothe a tummy ache.  These oils are so versatile AND effective.  

Here is a little visual on what oils can help with your sweet little ones. 

 

 Ready to enroll?  Head on over here and get your kit.  Not convinced yet?  Head on over HERE and read why you NEED these oils and then go HERE to find out why becoming a distributor is not signing your life away.  Our group of Lemondroppers are amazing and we have a ton of fun.  You know you want in!  What are you waiting for?

Farm Life?

For the last few years or so Brian and I toyed with the idea of buying a good chunk of land and building a small farm.  Nothing for profit, just a place to raise the kids in a good wholesome way.  I have dreams of chickens, maybe some goats and perhaps even a dairy cow someday.  The kids dream of horses and tire swings and chasing chickens around the yard.  Brian dreams of one day marrying off his little girls at said farm (and of course Bennett too) and throwing a beautiful reception in our big red barn. 

Since this is our dream, and we don't have a timeline, we have been searching for years for the perfect lot in the perfect location.  We have high expectations, we want to stay in our current city, which poses a few challenges.  Our current city is suburban but still very rural with a lot of lingering farms and land, people raise organic farms and have chickens on several parcels and there are quite a few people who are holding on tight to their acres in the hopes of keeping it away from developers.  Our city has great schools, a great community and is not that far from Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Like I said, we've been watching the MLS, even employed our realtor to do the same.  Nothing too exciting has popped up yet.  Brian put a WTB ad on Craigslist and what would you know?  Someone emailed us about a 5 acre lot about a mile from our house (still in the district and at the same school).  We've been in conversations with him and we are hoping to meet with him and talk about the sale of this lot.  It is nestled in between a small home on 5 acres and a horse stable on 10 acres.  It's nice flat land with a lot of potential. 

This has put a lot of conversations about selling our current home on the front burner.  It's a daunting task thinking of all the work we need to do to get it ready for the market, but this time we will do it differently.  We will move out, fix it up and get it market ready then put it up for sale.  No leaving on a whim for a potential buyer, no vacuuming at the last minute and running around cleaning up.  No hauling the kids and dogs out for an hour several times a day to cater to a buyer.  We will pack up our lives and move to the cabin.  Lucky for us, the cabin is only 25 minutes north and we would do this in the summer, a time in which we are already there most of the time. 

Since this will be our "dream" and our final destination, Brian and I are already making lists on what we want.  We are going to do this right and hopefully not want to make changes down the road, or say "I wish we would have done...".  It will be a slow process and we understand that, but to do it right, we will take our time and do a quality job.  We will do our research on the right builders and contractors, the right supplies and products, we will thoughtfully layout our dreams on that little parcel of land that we will grow old on.  It will be a rollercoaster I'm sure, but well worth it.

Don't just take my word for it!

I'm sure a lot of you are thinking "Man, this chick is getting nuttier by the minute with all this EO business", and hey, that's ok.  But here's the deal.  I'm about to get really honest with ya.  Maybe I'm a complete nut job for believing in these oils, but don't knock it til ya try it.

Relieving a headache with Peppermint instead of using advil and doing damage to my liver, sure I'll take it.

Getting a great night's sleep using Lavender rather than taking a Tylenol PM, heck yeah!

Ridding myself of allergies and sinus pain simply with Lavender?  Oh my goodness, bring it on.

Thieves on my feet to help keep the icky germs away, sure, I'll give it a try.

Valor to help ease my anxiety that pops up out of no where, um yeah! Sign me up!

Easing my sore muscles with PanAway rather than taking Advil to mask the pain, yep I'm sold!

AND, the icing on the cake?  2 drops of Lemon and 2 drops of Peppermint in a capsule can literally help you drop POUNDS!  No joke, read this. 

So why not give it a try?  What have you got to lose (besides some extra unwanted pounds)?  Don't just take my word for it. 

Go on, sign up here!  I'd love to have you on this journey.  It's an amazing one! 

Rub a dub dub...

I did away with baths for the kids about 6 months ago, I was so sick of having to wash every inch of them when they were perfectly capable of doing it themselves, plus they fought like crazy during bath time and it was overall just not fun.  So we taught them to shower and life has been so much simpler since then.

But I have nothing against a nice bath just for fun every now and then.  Bennett looked so cute driving his boat around in the bath tub yesterday, he's my big guy but still looked so little playing peek behind the shower curtain.  

As much fun as the bath was, it ended in disaster (of which I will spare you the nasty details).  But, fun was had, by Bennett anyway.

Blueberry Lemon Sparkling Water

 It doesn't take a genius to know that soda is bad for you.  But that doesn't change the fact that as humans, we still enjoy the bubbly drink.  Normally it doesn't bother me to not drink it, but as of late I have been seriously craving carbonation of any kind.  When I crave something, the craving doesn't go away until I have it.  No joke, I'm serious here people, I could crave something for months and it won't go away until I have it. 

So I decided to create my own soda-like beverage that I won't feel guilty drinking and will even let my kids consume.  It's a win win, I get my bubbles, but I don't get the nasty stuff hidden in those bubbles.  

Enter blueberry lemon sparkling water.  YUM!

Just 4 simple ingredients (5 if you include the ice).

1/3 cup Frozen Wild Blueberries thawed

16 oz of soda water (I used our Soda Stream)

10 drops of liquid stevia

5-7 drops of Young Living Lemon Essential Oil (you could use fresh squeezed lemon as well, about a 1/2 of one)

Combine the wild blueberries, lemon oil and stevia and muddle together.  Pour soda water over ice in a pitcher.  Combine the blueberry mixture with the soda water and stir lightly.  Serve immediately and ENJOY!

I am a Lemon Dropper!

So many of you have been wondering what the deal is with this oil stuff.  Let me tell you, I am giddy about this for a few reasons:

-These oils really work.  Really, I swear to God they really work.  Let me tell you why.  Young Living Oils are 100% organically grown in the most optimal conditions, they are then harvested at the most precise time and are distilled under the most rigorous of guidelines.  All of this makes Young Living EO's the most potent and safe oils on the market.  Read this article and watch this video.

Back to the HOW these oils work.  You can use these oils 3 different ways: ingest them, apply topically or diffuse.  Even people with the worst allergies will tolerate these oils and surprisingly find extreme relief just by using these therapeutic grade oils.  They have taken away my headaches and gotten rid of my seasonal allergies and sinus pressure by just rubbing them on my temples, forehead, cheeks and the bridge of my nose.  No lie!

-The business opportunity.  Once you talk about these oils and their uses and benefits, people will be banging on your door for more information.  Now that's a business opportunity I want in on.  They literally sell themselves.  And believe me, once you see for yourself how amazing this product is, you WILL want to shout to the world about them.  Just look at me LOL!

-The Young Living community, and to be more exact, the Lemon Droppers community on FB.  I am surrounded by intelligent, passionate and knowledgeable people who will answer any questions at the drop of a hat.  It's incredible.  

Now, I'm not here to sign you up to sell this stuff.  I know I never intended too, but if you want the oils, this is the way to go.  You are in no way obligated to sell anything, but you get the benefit of the distributors pricing.  No brainer if you ask me.  

This is a fantastic kit to start with, you WILL use every oil in this set, I guarantee it.  Visit the Granola Convert to see the deets, when you are ready to sign up just follow the links and when it asks for your sponsor insert my member # 1430943.  I'm here to answer any questions.  Easy peasy, once you order, it should arrive in about 5 days.  The wait will seem like it takes forever, but it's worth the wait.  

Now what are you waiting for?  Check it out!

Young Living Essential Oils

So if you thought I was getting all hippy like in my last post, just wait.  Never in a million years would I have ever guessed I'd be an organic eating, no chemical cleaning, natural healing hippy.  In fact, a few years ago I specifically recall myself saying that I just can't jump on board with this "green" living fad.  Yep, I said that.  Now I make every effort to live as cleanly as possible, and that includes using natural healing techniques. 

I have made an amazing discovery in essential oils.  I was a huge skeptic for sure.  How on earth could some oils take the place of advil, allergy pills and antibiotics?  Now don't get me wrong, when the time calls for it, of course I will call the doctor and make that appointment, but I will make every effort before hand to take care of the problem naturally. 

Just check this out...  You just might be curious enough to try it out:

I know you are questioning the validity of this all, but I'm here to tell you I've seen the truth.  I've used Lavender to take away my allergy symptoms.  When Bennett broke out in hives, I put Lavender on his welts and they subsided.  

I use Peppermint everyday to get rid of my headaches (yes I have them everyday), a little peppermint on my temples and massaged on the back of my neck relieves the pain almost instantly (no joke). 

We use Peace and Calming every night on the bottom of our feet to help us with a good night's sleep, I also diffuse some Lavender in our bedroom and Brian went so far as to mention that he slept fantastic that first night I did it.  

I use Panaway on Bianca and Annika's thighs when they are having some growing pains, and I JUST massaged some on my shoulders and neck for some stiffness I was having.  I feel great.

Lemon and Peppermint diffused in the morning has helped us get ready for our day and Valor used in the afternoon has really given me that kick in the pants to get things done.

Thieves, well I love Thieves.  The kids use it as a hand sanitizer before and after school, it keeps the germs at bay and keeps us all healthy.  

I could go on and on, honestly I would talk your ear off about these oils because I truly believe in them.  If I've convinced you, head on over here to my Young Living Site and start your journey.  Buy one oil, or buy the Everyday Essential Oils pack (by far the best value, you get a good sampling of some of the pricier oils), my suggestion is to sign up as a distributor and you will get the distributor prices.  

Not quite ready to commit?  Let me know, I can add you to my monthly order and my discounted price, I guarantee you will love them.  

Still unsure, ask me a question.  I'm here to share this with you.  I believe in the power of natural elements to bring healing and peace to our lives, I want you to see the light too :)

And, to start things off right, I am going to share a video with you that Bianca and I made.  She LOVES being the star and there will be more where this came from.  I've already got one in the making on how to make your own EO handsoap and bodywash.  She's dying to get in front of the camera, plus this proves just how easy EO's can be, even a child can use them.

Thanks for visiting!