Cleaning with Essential Oils

Relaxation bedtime spray:

• 4 drops lavender

• 4 drops serenity

Mixed in a glass spray bottle with filtered water.  You can spray this mix on your sheets to help you wind down at the end of the day.  You could also use this blend on you sheets in the laundry.

Feel Great Friday!!

Here is you challenge for the week coming up.  I hope to hear how some of you do with this, and some of you are already pros.  Get up first thing and get ready, sometimes when you don't have to go anywhere this can be a challenge.  But it always helps me to feel better about myself if I get up, get showered, get my hair done, make-up on (if you wear it), and get dressed all the way to your shoes as if you might go somewhere.  This is an especially big challenge for those of you who either don't work, have kids, and or on the weekends for those who do.  But try it just for a week and see what a difference it makes in your day.

Feel Great Friday!!

Okay here is a challenge for you this week to help you feel great, and really if you keep it up your skin will love you and will look great too.  This should be a little easier to do this time of year than in January, but try each day to get 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water.  So for instance if I weigh 150lbs I would divide that by 2 (150/2) giving me 75, so I would need to be drinking 75oz of water each day to keep my body hydrated at the proper levels.  If you follow the standard 8-10 glasses per day you would be drinking 64-80oz so most people come close to falling withing this range, but some of you might not need quite as much and some might need a little more.  The first few days will be a little rough if you aren't used to drinking so much water, but after those first few days of feeling like you should take up residency in the bathroom, your body will adjust and it will be much better.  When I am good at doing this I notice that I feel better, have fewer headaches, have prettier skin, more regular bowel movements, and less water retention.  I also notice I am not quite as hungry so you may even shed a few pounds trying this out.  I hope to hear how you are doing on this through the week, so feel free to leave me comments.

Feel Great Friday!!

We all like to feel good, but it is even better when we feel great!!!  I am always looking for new ways to help me out here, and I seem to find that a lot of the things that help me feel great are pretty basic.  Here is my long list of things that help me to feel great!!  Exercise, drink plenty of water, eat nutritious foods, use my essential oils, use herbs, get some sunshine, get plenty of sleep, say nice things to myself, set realistic goals and achieve them, get outside and enjoy nature, and read/learn, do cleanses, take a vacation at least once a year, get my feet zoned, dance, enjoy my family and bubble baths.  What do you do to feel great?  I asked several of my friends this very question and here are some of the responses that I got from them.

Honestly. Sleep. It's like when your kids get cranky you know they need a nap right? Same goes for me. Momma is cranky... Momma needs a nap!!! And showers, showers make me feel awesome! Relaxed and clean. (Can you tell I am a mom? I need rest and showers to make me feel good!!!) ~ Linda Knowles

I love to drink a glass of water w a little lemon juice in it in the morning. Helps my liver. I exercise most everyday and feel this is HUGE for me to feel good. I also love using essential oils and use them all the time on me and my kids. Sleep SO important for me. ~ Jess Graves

Ride my bicycle for about an hour...the endorphins kick in and usually my head is cleared of all the white noise.

Exercise and a small 30 minute nap!  

Keep my house clean. If its clean I don't feel stressed ~  Candi Merritt

Exercise and shopping are what makes me feel good about myself. If I'm feeling stressed out, I like to go out for ice cream with a friend and get away from my life for a short time. It helps to spend time with someone you can talk to.

Everything above plus associating yourself with positive, productive, happy, successful people!

Cook a great meal for the family.

Family cuddle time, a run in the rain, a clean house and a long shower without any interruptions from my children.

Laugh!

    


What do you do to feel great?