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This time of year I always find myself thinking how fast time flies. It never seems like a year since we last put up our Christmas tree and decorations. It also makes me a little sad that our boys have grown into men in the blink of an eye. Being the deep thinker that I am, my curious mind had me researching why time seems to speed up as we get older. This is the most logical answer that I found: " When you’re young, everything is new – you’re constantly figuring out how the world works and learning the rules that govern nature and society. And you’re regularly engaging in “firsts”: first day of school, first time driving, first real job, and so on. With all this novelty, your brain is regularly laying down the kind of rich, dense memories that stretch out your perception of time. In contrast, when you’re an adult, you’ve pretty much been there and done that. You’ve discovered the patterns of life, and your day-to-day doings are likely much more routine and predictable...

Exciting times! This month we are finally able to purchase the new essential oils released by doTERRA at their U.S. convention recently. At this stage they are only available through orders placed with their U.S. warehouse. I received mine last week and we all sat around the box sniffing, applying, oohing and ahhing. I have put together a bit of information on each new product, so make yourself a cuppa, sit back and have a read. COPAIBA OIL This is the oil that I was most excited to receive. Copaiba is doTERRA's alternative to cannabis. It is right up there with Frankincense for me now. I take two drops of both morning and night in a veggie capsule for overall physical and emotional health and I am already feeling the benefits. What doTERRA says about this wonderful oil - " Copaiba essential oil is so unique and effective because of its high level of beta-caryophyllene. Copaiba has the highest levels of beta-caryophyllene that we are aware of. Beta-ca...

Have you heard of Solé? A lot of people haven't.  Solé has many health benefits for all of us. Every cell in our body depends on the minerals we get from solé. All of our bodily fluids contain salt. Amniotic fluid, our blood, lymphatic fluid, tears and more. Most of us are mineral deficient and a lot of us are at least slightly dehydrated. Solé will prevent dehydration as your cells will absorb more water after they have all the right minerals. You can use any good quality salt, except table salt. It is toxic and will aggravate most ailments. I use Pink Himalayan Salt.  Known as “pink gold,” Himalayan crystal salt is actually a beautiful translucent pink and contains all of the 84 elements found in your body.   Watch this video to find out some of the benefits and also how I make it. When you drink the glass of water with 1 teaspoon of solé each day you can add a drop of lemon, wild orange or grapefruit essential oil to the glass for added detox an...

Money can't buy happiness but it can buy you doTERRA essential oils and they will certainly help.  Most of us have busy lives and don't take enough time to do little things to be kind to ourselves. We work, clean, run around after kids and find it hard to make time just for us. When you have essential oils you can take just two minutes to do something positive for yourself. This is a list of things that I like to do for myself. Some I do every day.  Put a drop of lemon oil in your glass of water. It uplifts you and is good for your health. Put the diffuser on. You can put in oils to energise you, motivate you, calm you or just make you feel happy. Roll one of our beautiful blends like Peace on your wrists. It's so calming. If you are feeling tired put a drop of peppermint oil in your hand, rub your hands together, cup your hands over your nose and mouth and breathe it in. Smells good and wakes you up. Put a drop or two of your favourite oil into a foot sp...

As impressive as our oils are, we can increase their effectiveness with these tips. Add Frankincense . It's the King of Oils and very effective on its own, but it also increases the therapeutic effects of other oils when it is added to them. This is why I add Frankincense to most of my blends. Layer your oils . I love making blends. It's one of my favourite things to do, but sometimes I find that when I am applying oils topically, it is more effective to layer oils. Try adding an oil, waiting a few seconds and then applying the next oil. Add heat . Either massage the oil in or add a heat pack to help drive the oil in deeper. Try one or all of these tips and see what you think. You can buy oils here . However, if you would like to sign up for a wholesale account (no obligations - order when and if you like) and get 25% discount, you can contact me. See below. Thanks for reading Karen xx If you would like to join our friendly and supportive team you can email m...