Stress Away Before 8 AM

Today was a typical Monday (okay, any day of the week) morning for us here. Children not wanting to get up. Children not wanting to go to school. Children tears, tantrums, meltdowns, being stubborn, arguing, refusing to do things, missing the bus and all before 8 AM! I have often thought that Homeschooling would be…

Homemade Carpet Freshener

I am probably not alone in this but I love a freshly vacuumed room. Not only do I love a freshly vacuumed room, I love it when I put a carpet freshener down and then it smells fabulous. A couple of things I do not like though about carpet fresheners you buy from a store:…

We Are Real and We Have Struggles

When we started this page we weren't thinking it was going to be all about oils all the time. We had planned on it being about our family and sticking the oils in to help educate others. And as we looked back, most of the posts are about just oils. But we just love to…

Eliminate Paint Fumes

I will never be accused of being a neat painter. When I paint there are times I wonder how in the world I got paint here, there and wow how did it get there! Lets be honest it isn't at times it is all the time. We recently redid our daughters room. We painted her…

Need a Zing in Your Day?

Things have been a bit crazy around here this past week. We got the dumpster and man it is amazing how much stuff was ruined and built up in our basement. I have decided that maybe once a year it isn't a bad idea to just get a small dumpster and just purge all of…

Young Living Has Children’s Essential Oils

So many people ask if essential oils are safe for children! We tend to answer the same way as we do for adults! If you are using unadulterated products that are of therapeutic quality you are using oils that are safe for you. One of the great things about Young Living is that they have…