It’s that time!!!…Essential Oil Shout Out!!!!!  

I want to give a huge shout out to the brand new AMAZING essential oil blend…abode!  

Your home is your sanctuary. A clean, fresh-smelling household is a must, but with so many everyday odors to contend with, it’s sometimes difficult to achieve. abode essential Oil blend helps you do this!!

The signature aromatic blend of the doTERRA abode home product line contains powerful essential oils with a pleasant aroma that leaves your home smelling clean and feeling refreshed naturally. This dynamic blend is a combination of CPTG® Distilled Lime, Litsea, Cassia, Lemon Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Arborvitae, Kochii Eucalyptus, Cilantro, Lavandin, and Lemon Myrtle essential oils. Selected for their powerful cleansing constituents and magnified when combined, doTERRA abode is high in limonene, geranial, neral, and 1,8-cineole. In fact, Kochii Eucalyptus, found only in the semi-arid interior of Western...

Y’all this week I want to focus on cleaning….the kitchen!!!  This is one of the hardest rooms in my house to keep clean.  Plus there are tons of misleading, toxic chemical cleaners marketed to help you.  I want to help you clean the natural, safe way!

Cleaning the fridge and microwave can be two of the most difficult chores around the house. Caked-on food, mystery stains, and questionable smells can make this a dreaded cleaning job that gets put off until the last minute. If you need a little help, try this DIY Refrigerator and Microwave Cleaner featuring Lemon essential oil for an easy cleaning job and refreshing aroma. 

 Ingredients:

• 1 cup white vinegar
• 2 cups hot water
• 15 drops Lemon essential oil

Instructions

1. Combine the ingredients in glass spray bottle.
2. Spray mixture inside fridge or microwave, then scrub and wipe using damp cloth. 

Lemon oil is one of the most versatile of all the essential oils.  It cleanses and...

Okay, so hear me out on this one. I LOVE a clean kitchen. It brings me so much joy when the sink is empty, the counters are wiped down, and there is absolutely no indication that anyone actually lives in this house. 

I know you know what I'm talking about. 

Today I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite oils to use in the kitchen. Not to cook with, but to clean with.

Drain Cleaner

• 1/4 cup baking soda
• 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 3 drops wild orange essential oil

Pour essential oil directly down drain, followed by baking soda, and then the vinegar. Allow to sit for fifteen minutes or so and then pour hot water down the drain, followed by cold water to unclog drains.

Garbage Can Odor Tablets

• 2 cups baking soda
• 1 cup Epsom salt
• 1/4 cup water
• 10 drops lemon essential oil
• 5 drops peppermint essential oil
• ice cube tray

Combine dry ingredients. Slowly add water, then oils, and stir. Using a spoon, transfer mixture into the ice cube tray without overfilling the tray....

I think it's a given that we, especially as women and mothers, are always trying to do our best to take care of those we love. 

We try to make better choices on the foods we eat. We try to make sure that everyone is drinking enough water and getting enough sleep. So it can be super frustrating to find out that some of our well thought out choices are actually no better than the junk we're trying to avoid. 

So how do we even begin to make the switch to safer if we aren't even sure what safer actually is??

I totally get your frustration and I'm hoping I can help just a little! 

My number one suggestion is to ditch the "fragrance". No, I'm not just talking about the perfume and body spray, but rather anything with the word "fragrance" listed as an ingredient. 

Did you know that the word "fragrance" is considered a trade secret meaning companies don't actually have to disclose the ingredients they are using to create said fragrance. 

Cool, huh? 

So what...