New Hobby!

Ok I am going to state this now... I am OBSESSED with essential oils right now! A friend of mine had been trying to get me into them for a while and I always refused, well she let me sample some when I was pregnant and they worked but I wasn't sold. Well then came little squirt and she gave me a few more samples and let me tell you... I'M HOOKED!

Let's see, in the first month I have gone, optionally mind you, to 4 different classes. I have watched webinars and threw my own party because I love it so much! I have converted my mom -who started before the party that she was just coming for support but not to buy anything- I converted my best friend, and a few other people.. Just within my first month! These oils are the most amazing things on God's green earth and I will swear by them till the day I die now!

I know so many people, I was one of them, who thought it was just like another MaryKay, or Premier Jewelry or Thirty-One bags, all of which are great! But not for me. So I refused and ignored all the invites from my now mentor because I didn't want to get involved in this "new thing." Well I am SO happy I did! I use them multiple times a day and it is now my first goto! Here are some of my amazing stories!

Story number 1:

I got my oils and within the first week my husband got sick. He never ever gets sick and when he does, it's like death warmed over in our house. Well he cam home Friday morning after his night shift, crawled into bed and said "I think I'm getting sick." Of course when he woke up I bombarded him with oils! I rubbed some on his feet, back and jaw line as well as making him take a shot of water with some of the oil in there. Not only that but I rubbed some on his chest so that he could breath better. We had till Sunday to get him better before going back into work so I was on top of things! Every hour I would come in and do it all over. Of course he complained and didn't want too but guess what! By Sunday night he was feeling much better!! Thank you oils.

Story number 2:

A few days ago I started to get an earache. I don't think I've had one since I was probably 12 and before that maybe a baby. So I never get earaches and had no idea what to do! My husband, being a nurse and always getting earaches said it's probably water stuck in there so we pour rubbing alcohol in my ear and let it sit. It didn't really work so we just went to bed and hoped it'd be gone by the morning. Well, my little family was planning on going to downtown the next day and watch them turn the river green for St. Patricks day. I have always wanted to see this but miss it every year (St. Patty's day is also my birthday ;) Well I woke up that morning and started getting ready. Woke little squirt up, fed him and got him ready as well and the darling husband was coming back from fishing so we could go. I had been up for about 2 hours when my ear started to really hurt. I started not walking straight and feeling sick. I was so depressed because we couldn't go to see the river! So my husband tried more rubbing alcohol as well as hydrogen peroxide and nothing was working. I had read online somewhere to basically stand on your head so... I sat with my head off the bed and butt in the air trying to drain my ear and nothing was working :(

Meanwhile, in the back of my head I kept thinking, I know Melaleuca oil would help, if only I had this...  

So after trying all the "medicinal" ways, other than going to the doctor, I finally thought, my oils may help! Keep in mind that this started Friday and it is now Monday! Well that wobbly, sick feeling started to come back as we were getting ready for Jude's swim class and my birthday dinner. Now, I have this nifty book that if you ever get any oils, you need to get this book! I call it my Oil Bible haha. I looked up vertigo and nausea in the book because I figured it would help a little bit. I ended up using 3 different oils and within 10 minutes, my earache was gone and it hasn't been back!! 

Story number 3:

As you know my son is 5 months which mean teeth will be starting and guess what. They did. The other night was so bad that I ended up sleeping with him on the couch because he just wanted to be held. It was heart breaking. But before I moved to the couch I opened my oil bible and looked up what can help with teething and it said Lavender on the jaw line, so I walked in and put some on his jaw and within minutes he had calmed down! He of course still wanted to be held because he wasn't feeling well but he slept in my arms the rest of the night! It was crazy to see!  

Story number 4:

Another one involving my cute bundle of joy! He has been a regular pooper since he was born, until about 1 1/2 months ago. All of a sudden he would go days and days without pooping but it wouldn't seem to bother him until about day 5, 6 or 7 and I would have to give him 2 ounces of organic apple juice to help flush it out and it always worked but I hated giving him juice. I decided to try and oil instead! Much more natural and better for baby! 

Note: 

I'm not saying juice is bad! I just don't want to have to give my kid juice in order to poop

So in my oil bible I saw which oil it told me to use and so I put 1 drop into 3 pumps of his baby lotion and rubbed it all over him one night after his bath. What do you know, he pooped the next day! On top of that it helped with my sons reflux! Instead of throwing up after every feeding it's now only a few times a day! This was a double hit for us! So I decided I would try it again the next night and what do you know! 3 poops in one day! I have never been so happy! (Gosh, you know you're a mom when you get excited about baby poop!)

Story number 5:

The other night my husband wasn't feeling well. He woke up at some point and ate 7 or so Tums and then climbed back into bed. A little later he then took some more yet he still wasn't feeling well so he told me he was going to run and get some Pepto-bismol and through the course of the day took 2 cap-fulls of that. Finally, that night when he still wasn't feeling well I took my oils out and made him run some on his belly and bottom of his feet along with a drop under his tongue. Of course he hated every minute of the process but about 20 minutes later I asked how he was feeling and what was his response? Much better!

I love that he always protests and then when it works is happy about my oil obsession :)

Story number 6: 

(last one, I promise!)

This morning my husband, again, woke up with bug bites and they were driving him crazy! So after learning the past few times to just go straight for the oils I did and put some on his little bites and viola! The itchy-ness had stopped :)

Anyway, needless to say, I am a huge fan and supporter of essential oils now and am trying to get everyone to try them. At least give them a shot! Can't knock it till you give it a whirl ;) 

If you have any questions or have a specific problem please, please comment or send me a message and I will PROMISE to help you! We will figure out which oil(s) are best and you can try them! Although I would love to sell a whole bunch from this post, that is not the point. I am just sharing my joy and excitement about my new findings and want to pass this little knowledge off to anyone and everyone! 

Have a Blessed Day!