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Essential Oil Gifts

Dec 12, 2017

Last month I shared my new love for DoTerra Essential Oils. Since receiving my kit, I’ve been watching videos, taking online oil camp classes, and going to meetings to learn as much as I can. It sounds like a lot, but really it’s just another fun networking opportunity. Less than twenty minutes a day is all it takes to focus on one oil or blend, and learn the many ways it can be used.

In the past several years, I’ve learned to make bath scrubs, lip balm, soothing oil blends, and many other items. And who can forget SuperGirl’s recipe for lavender bath salts?

Just before I signed up last month, I went to a class on wellness. As we were leaving, our hostess gave each of us a small pine cone that looked more like flower, and asked which oils we’d like. She put a few drops of Elevation (a mood lifter) and Arborvitae (a purifying oil) on my cone and I left in my car for weeks. It was my own little air freshener without artificial fragrances.

See what I mean? Endless possibilities.

This past weekend I found these adorable jars shaped like beehives, so of course This Girl had to get them, right?! I think it goes without saying (but I’ll say it anyway here) that I also grabbed up a box of epsom salts and smiled all the way home.

Here’s how easy it is to make a soothing bath soak: One cup epsom salts. Ten drops oil. For. Realz.

And the beautiful part is that you can blend several oils together. I like to choose complimentary oils to boost the effects. I made two separate salts. I like to call them my Bee Good to Myself Bath Salts.

Frankly, My Dear . . . : Soothing Bath Soaks with Essential Oils

The DoTerra blends of OnGuard and Serenity offer a relaxing aroma while purifying and sanitizing the local environment, offering protection against stress and illness.

AromaTouch and Breathe combine to open the airways and allow for peaceful breathing, giving relief to stressful holiday moments.

The oils can also be diffused, used topically (use a drop or two of fractionated coconut oil to enhance the absorption).

In the salts, just add the drops to the epsom salts, stir, and let sit. Add half a jar (or all of it) to warm running water for an aromatic and soothing bath.

Yup. It’s really all that simple. And really all that beneficial.

And because they’re so easy and inexpensive, they make great gifts.

How do you like to give the gift of relaxation through the holidays? [To others and yourself!]

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With a peaceful heart and a happy house,
Happy Holidays!
~Molly Jo

And Frankly, My Dear . . . : That’s all she wrote!

My DoTERRA

Nov 16, 2017 | 1 comment

by Molly Jo Realy @MollyJoRealy

Yup. I did it again. I signed up for something awesome. I’m now a Wellness Advocate for DoTERRA.

Frankly, My Dear . . . : Molly Jo Realy: My DoTERRA

I know, I know. How many plates can This Girl spin? Well, as it turns out, always one more than I thought I could.

If you’ve been around the blog for any length of time, you know essential oils are, well, essential to me. And you’ll also know that Mohmie and Spartacus are pretty good friends and keep me well supplied. But after supplying me with EO’s here and there for a few years, I figured it was time to stop playing and get serious. It was time to buy in bulk and not the piecemeal here-and-there action I’d been doing.

So of course the inevitable happened. My body decided to defect on me and inexplicably broke out with allergies of all kinds. From a sinus infection to a flu bug to stomach issues to a face breakout that rivals a pizza eating teenager, it was just gettin’ all kinds of ugly ’round here.

Well. Since I was already planning to go big or go home, I opted to enroll and save myself some money. Super Bonus: The Enrollment Kit I wanted is 20% in the month of November. Can you say schweet? I thought you could.

Fast forward to payday and I’m on the phone with Naomi and we’re getting set up and I go to add the kit to my cart . . . and it’s not there. Like, the system says it doesn’t even exist! Say whatwhat?! So bless her unSouthern heart, Mohms gets on chat with DoTERRA and is told there was a delivery issue and they’ll honor the offer when it’s available.

I think we all know by know that didn’t quite work for me. I’m crawling out of my skin, needing some EOs to calm my nerves inside and out, a little physical care, a little emo, a little house stuff. So. I get on the chat with DoTERRA and state the obvious: “I’m trying to sign up and the system won’t let me.” Long story short-like I could make a long story short. I tried once or twice. Didn’t work. Oh. Focus. Sorry . . . Back to it- I’m on chat with DoTERRA and the guy says, “Hmm, sounds like a tech issue. I’ll get you all signed up.” And. He. Did!

Frankly, My Dear . . . : DoTERRA

And my kit of awesomeness arrived last night. And I’ve been pretty ecstatic ever since. Last night I fell asleep to Serenity Blend in my new diffuser. Serenity, folks. As in, Serenity, the female protagonist from my work-in-progress CENTRAL. I’m tellin’ ya. #itsasign.

Frankly, My Dear . . . : DoTERRA Serenity and Lumo Diffuser

And that crazy hormone-slash-stress-induced allergic face issue? At 10 am this morning I realized my face hadn’t itched all day. All. Day. After three weeks of stress-causing-breakouts-causing-stress, DoTERRA’s Correct-X seems to be just what I needed.

And the Lifelong Vitality Pack. I can already feel my innerds feeling better.

Frankly, My Dear . . . : DoTERRA Lifelong Vitality Pack

Stay tuned. It’s only Day One. Let’s see where this all goes.

Oh, and the shampoo and conditioner? Fuggedaboutit. Best hair day ever. At least, for a really long time. Just sayin’.

Did I mention I’ve only had my kit for 24 hours? #amazing

Anyway, SuperGirl is still going to being doing monthly posts on Essential Oils because she’s awesome that way. Now and then we’ll tag-team and maybe create some stuff together. Oh. Teams. My DoTERRA team is simply amazing. Educated. Helpful. Caring. Fun. Holy cow. I mean, when ya walk into a room full of strangers and they hug you and say, “Pick a pine cone!” Well those are my kinds of people. Kim and Krystal are fabulous leaders. [Pine Cone Explained: For realz. She has pine cones from her back yard tree, and put a few drops on oil on them for us to take home. My car smelled like Arbor Vitae and Elevation for five days, y’all. Five. Days.]

So there you have it. I’ll have a neat little link on the side bar so feel free to check out my site, ask questions, whatever.

But first, I have a question for you: Do you use essential oils? If so, what’s your favorite and why?

With a drop of lemon and a quiet house,
Happy Everything.
~Molly Jo

And Frankly, My Dear . . . : That’s all she wrote!

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