kraf*T*y mama: essential oils

Friday, February 28, 2014

Oh goodness! I only recieved my Young Living Starter Kit a few days ago and I am already ALL IN! These oils are AMAZING!!!

Here is what we have already used them for!

Lemon - put in my water to flavor it to help me drink more water (I hate water). Tastes great!

Purficiation - this might be my favorite! I put it on cotton balls and put it in my oldest's stinky shoes! Put a drop in the trash can when we change it, put a drop in the stinky towel load - stink gone!, put in on a ZIT that was starting one night (it was gone the next morning).

Frankinscense - I am hoarding this one but I have been using it on my skin tags, and dark circles!

Joy - another fave - love the smell! I diffuse it in the mornings to start our day off right and rub it over my heart and the kiddos!

Thieves - my husband (who is the biggest skeptic) has been all stuffed up and we all know men are the biggest babies! He has just been sniffing this from the bottle and it is helping clear his nose!

PanAway - As you saw from my previous post this was one of the biggest sellers for me and my headaches! Still love it!

Peppermint - not a fan of this smell but diffused with lemon is helping our stuffy noses! Can't wait to try it with lemon and lavender for my allergies!

Peace and Calming - This is my savior! I use this on the kids all the time! Before we go into a store, out to dinner and at bedtime with lavender!

Stress Away - I use this one to help ME sleep! I love it in the bath tub too!

Lavender - This is our sleepy time oil! Mixed with Peace and Calming helps my kiddos calm down and get ready for bed! So many fewer fights about bedtime when I start diffusing this about 7:00!

Valor - The anti snoring magic oil! No joke! My husband snores like a freight train! He says I snore too but mine is more I can't breathe cause of my allergies! LOL! I MADE him use this and sure enough his snoring was reduced to next to nothing - I believe with continued use it will eliminate it!

Tips when you first start using essential oils:

1. Start with WAY less than it says! The first night I diffused Peace and Calming I used the 8 drops it said and my husband threw a fit and said it gave him a headache. So I would say start with 2!
2. Read the bottle directions! Many of the oils need to be diluted with a carrier oils such as grapeseed oil, or coconut oil.
3. Do some research and make sure the oils you are using are 100% pure! The FDA only requires 5% oil for it to be labeled "pure"! This is why I chose Young Living!

For more information about Essential Oils check out my oil page HERE!
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Find Joy in the Journey,
Tess

Trying something New!

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

I have never been a big fan of medicine. It always makes me feel "funny". I used to resist it at all costs - to the point I would pass out from pain! True story! So I finally started accepting some medicines but still didn't care for the way they made me feel.

Over all I am pretty darn healthy!

My major medical issues include

Severe Seasonal Allergies

Frequent Headaches ranging from mild to migraine

Wicked That Time of the month

Anxiety/Depression

I have taken medication for all of these and in my opinion they ALL have bad side effects or make me feel "funny".

I have had to take other medication for things and never liked it much! Ranging from vomiting to allergic reactions, to knocking me out cold.

One medicine in particular when I came off of it which coincided with that time of the month had some incredibly ill effects that I would REALLY like to never think about again. ever.

I have know about "essential oils" since I was a kid.

My mom used to buy them to put in our humidifier to make the house smell good.

I know lavender pillow spray helps me sleep.

I know lemon is a diuretic.

I know we give the kids peppermints during testing to help with "mental focus".

I had NO idea how much I didn't know!

At the beginning of the school year I had a parent who gave me a back to school gift with some oils.

We started a conversation about them and that led to her giving me some more samples and I tried them out, they helped and smelled nice.

This led to a LOT of research on my part about essential oils. - It is long and boring and I will post a page with links if you are interested!

Enter two friends at a scrapbook crop - Love you Suz and Christie!

We hung out all weekend at the Craft House talking about all kinds of things. I had know Christie for 6 years but just met Suz.

Shortly after they started posting all kinds of "oil" posts on faceboook.

I was curious and began checking out this company they mentioned, I found I had ran across it multiple times in previous research.

So in January I decided to try one of their oils - Panaway

It is supposed to help with headaches.

I had an accident 3 years ago where I passed out and fell straight back onto a concrete floor!

The doctors told me then that I would have frequent headaches for the rest of my life due to wear I hit my head. Considering the force of the blow I was thankful that was all the damage besides the concussion and immediate pain.

I had my first migraine the summer after that blow. I had never had a full blown migraine before and I didn't know what was going on! I didn't know what to do and I couldn't take anything because I was pregnant.

I was reduced to spending two days, in a dark room throwing up, crying! For two days!

I tried the oil I was given by the parent on my headache and it worked I tried it on my migraine and it helped, not completely got rid of but helped.

So I decided to try Panaway as it is a blend, the other oil I tried was a single oil.

It worked on my regular headache!

IT WORKED ON MY LAST MIGRAINE!

That was it I was sold!

I just recently purchased a kit of oils from Young Living to see what else it can help me with!

I can't wait to share my oil experiences with you!

I also plan on some DIY scrubs and such too!

Find Joy in the Journey,
Tess

Who is the Krafty Mama?

Hi I'm the Krafty one! :) I'm the Queen to 2 little knights and a sweet princess. I married my knight in shining armor (kevlar) over 8 years ago and I am a REAL mom, wife and substitute teacher trying to be the best I can be! I love "krafting" but tend to buy more supplies than I actually use. I love make up, nail polish, hair products and fashion but have been known to leave the house in sweats a messy bun and no make up! I love to cook and bake but am guilty of feeding my kids McDonalds in a pinch. I love direct sales and have joined too many to mention! I would love to get to know you!

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