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How to Get Young Living Essential Oils + FREEBIES!

How to get Young Living Essential Oils and the amazing freebies is simple!

I’ll walk you through how in this post!

High Value, Lower Cost

By now you’ve read about our journey with essential oils and why it absolutely had to be Young Living.

Maybe you could picture yourself making the switch to this new lifestyle after following our family through a day in our oily life.

However you landed here, know you’re in the right place for a healthy change and to save tons of money compared to your old, toxic lifestyle.

This post walks you through how to get Young Living oils, what their toxin-free lifestyle really looks like, and what your options are.

First Decision: Wholesale or Retail

We were so sick of putting bandaids on everything and were ready for a real change.

Because we didn’t want to be roped into anything where we were forced to sell or spend any certain amount, we made Young Living fit our lifestyle.

Retail means to buy at full price.

Wholesale gives you discounts and the ability to choose the monthly program to budget (which you can read about here).

Becoming a Wholesale Member

Wholesale makes the most sense if you’re looking for more than just an oil or a bottle of Thieves Household Cleaner.

You’ve got a few different kit options here:

This post walks you through how to get Young Living oils, what their toxin-free lifestyle really looks like, and what your options are.

Diffuser Choice with Kit

If you choose the oils kit, you can pick a diffuser.

Here’s a quick break down of each, so you know which you’d like to choose. You get the diffuser FREE in the Premium Starter Kit!

This post walks you through how to get Young Living oils, what their toxin-free lifestyle really looks like, and what your options are.

Key Words You Need to Know

When learning how to get Young Living oils, there are a few words to know.

Wholesale: Save 24 – 44% off retail pricing on Young Living products.

You can save even more with exclusive specials every month.

There are no monthly minimum purchases with the wholesale discount, and you never have to sell anything to anyone.

Essential Rewards: If you choose wholesale, you’re eligible to enroll in the Essential Rewards program and earn as much as 25 percent back from each order in the form of points.

These points can be used like cash to get free products!

Farm Visits: No other oil company gives you the opportunity to experience our Seed to Seal process with a visit to their farms like Young Living does.

You’re welcome to show up at any Young Living farm anywhere in the world, anytime!  I love being on a YL farm. It’s an amazing experience I highly recommend!

Strong Community: At Young Living, you’ll have a close-knit community of support.

In addition to me, our Young Living family is ready to hear your questions.

When you use this link to get started, you’ll get a welcome text and an invite to join our private, members only groups on Facebook.

It’s a great way to learn at your own pace alongside likeminded people.

You can ask questions, get recipes and tips, and snag exclusive education found nowhere else!

Education: Young Living provides ongoing educational opportunities through events, newsletters online, and in person to keep you informed and assist you in your wellness progress.

I also provide private classes.

Ask me how you can attend anywhere in the world, for absolutely free!

This post walks you through how to get Young Living oils, what their toxin-free lifestyle really looks like, and what your options are.

If You’re Ready to Purchase, Here’s How:

1.  Head over to the Young Living page here and fill out your information.

2.  Make sure “Wholesale Member” is checked so you don’t end up paying retail prices.

3. Be sure the â€œsponsor ID” and “enroller id”say 3929342  so we can stay connected, and I can get you hooked up with all the freebies! You’ll see my name, Andrea Dawn Marshall there, too.

4. Select which starter kit you want to get. My recommendation would be the Premium Starter Kit. I use these oils routinely!

5. Go through the checkout process.

BONUS Step 6 (COMPLETELY OPTIONAL!)

Start getting YL freebies now!

Here’s an example of what our monthly freebies look like, but the point amounts are always the same for being eligible for the free products each month:

This post walks you through how to get Young Living oils, what their toxin-free lifestyle really looks like, and what your options are.

Frequently Asked Questions

DOES SIGNING UP MAKE ME A “DISTRIBUTOR”?

Nope! You aren’t ever required to sell.

When you become a wholesale member, you get a special link you can share with friends and get credit from their purchases, but there are no minimum sales amounts if you choose to use it.

In fact, 90% of the wholesale members in Young Living don’t do the business side at all. They’re buying from Young Living because of the quality.

WHAT ABOUT MINIMUM PURCHASES?

There are NO minimum monthly purchase requirements.

To remain a wholesale member, you have to make $50 worth of purchases per year to keep your membership.

But if there’s a year that you don’t make a $50 purchase, you can reinstate your wholesale membership discount by just placing a $50 order.

If you do find yourself making regular purchases each month, then Young Living has a rewards program (called Essential Rewards) where you can make a nice percentage back in product credit each month on all of your purchases.

So that’s a great program to join if you find that you *want* to purchase regularly (but it’s not a requirement for being a wholesale member).

WHY SHOULD I BUY FROM YOUNG LIVING INSTEAD OF OTHER ESSENTIAL OILS COMPANIES?

It does seem like a new essential oils company pops up every day, doesn’t it? 

I can’t speak to the quality of other companies, but I can say that Young Living was the only company in my research of essential oil companies that could answer all of my questions about purity in a way that was satisfactory to me.

Young Living was the only company that:

  • Has their own farms (in the regions where the plants should be grown)
  • Could guarantee that no pesticides or herbicides were used in the growing of any of their oils (they use essential oils for pest control and they do all of the weeding by hand). Organic is not pesticide or herbicide free. It’s a step down.
  • Has their own testing equipment (they do both in-house and 3rd party testing, and use many different testing methods not just GC/MS which only tests for certain chemicals, not whether those chemicals are synthetic or not)
  • Only uses the first distillation of oils instead of adding chemicals to get more out of the plant.

Young Living also was the only company that was directly in charge of essential oil farming operations.

Every other company I researched goes through some kind of an “oil broker” to buy their oils. Even if they’re “sustainably sourced,” that’s not something you want.

They have to trust that the oil broker is telling the truth, who has to trust that the essential oil distilleries are telling the truth, who have to trust that the farmers are telling the truth about what they say they are doing.

With Young Living, you just have to trust one company instead of several.

I felt the most comfortable trusting Young Living since they’re a full-disclosure company.

ANYONE can visit the farms, participate in the harvesting and distillation, view the Young Living labs, and see the entire process. That’s not an option with any other company!

HOW WILL I KNOW WHICH OILS TO USE FOR WHAT?

One of the benefits of getting a starter kit is that you also get to join our private Facebook group that’s specifically for questions about essential oils!

My weekly usage tips and recipes will text straight to you making life even simpler!

DOES YOUNG LIVING ONLY SELL ESSENTIAL OILS?

The answer to this one was surprising to me when I first got my starter kit!

Young Living uses their pesticide-free, synthetic-free, fragrance free, people over profit model to create over 600 lifestyle products.

Most all of these are concentrated, so it’s like buying bulk in small bottles saving you lots in the process.

Thanks so much for reading and please email me at andrea@graceblossoms.com for any other questions!

This post walks you through how to get Young Living oils, what their toxin-free lifestyle really looks like, and what your options are.

Filed in: Babies + Kids + Pets, CBD, Dental + Body Care, DIY Recipes, Emotions + Mental Health, Energy + Weight Management, Essential Oils, Get Your Oils!, Hair + Makeup, Men's + Women's Care, Natural Remedies + Immune Function, NingXia, Oiling, Oily Education, Oily Tips, Safe Home, Skin Care, Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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How I Kicked My Microwave to the Curb

I’ll never forget calling my mom back in college freaking out because my microwave had just died.

“How will I make popcorn now, Mom?”

Oh, she had a good laugh about that one, friends. She still reminds me of it to this day (17 years later) it tickled her so much.

Why do we think we can’t live without this thing?

Thankfully, I kicked mine to the curb, and I’ve never looked back.

Here’s how.

The Science

According to Life Science, ” In a study conducted by Dr. Radwan Farag, dean of Biochemistry Department at Cairo University, he discovered that just two seconds of microwave energy destroys all the enzymes in food, thus increasing our enzyme deficiency and altering the frequency of the food. It appears that heating food containing proteins in the microwave for ten minutes changes the molecular structure of the food, creating a new, harmful type of protein.”

How did we end up using something originally used in WWII for radar projects to cook our food?

“In the mid-1940s, Dr. Percy Spencer of Raytheon Corporation noticed the candy bar in his pocket had melted after testing a vacum. This piqued his curiosity, which gave him the idea to put popcorn kernels near the tube. The popcorn popped all over the office, which brought about the invention of the microwave oven, (Life Science). “

Too Many Reasons to Ditch

In my effort to switch to a toxin-free lifestyle, this had to go.

Changing the structure of our food?

Decreasing nutritional value?

Seeds that have been microwaved won’t even sprout?

I was ready to make a change. Fast.

To Heat Liquids

This was my favorite switch. I’m such a coffee and tea drinker that I had to have something safe for my cozy beverages!

It was easy to switch to a glass kettle. We use this to make tea, coffee, oatmeal, hot chocolate, and anything else we need.

Kicking my microwave to the curb was one of the best things I ever did for my family's health. Here's how I did it and never looked back.
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Reheating Food

I don’t know how we were ever swayed away from a toaster oven.

Everything in it comes out better than it ever did in the microwave. Whatever were we thinking?

This toaster oven makes life simple. We heat up anything from leftovers to my DIY recipes for lotions and lip balms.

Kicking my microwave to the curb was one of the best things I ever did for my family's health. Here's how I did it and never looked back.
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But What About Popcorn?

So what about my college self and her need for popcorn?

My health has been thanking me for years since ditching the microwave popcorn.

Do you know what’s in that stuff?

I just grab some regular old organic kernels like these, two tablespoons of coconut oil, and toss them into a stainless pot on the stove with some Himalayan sea salt. I

n just a few minutes I not only have popcorn, but this kind tastes way better than the faux microwaved junk ever did!

Fight Back Against Electromagnetically Polluted Environment

Thankfully we have high frequency essential oils that can support our cells to be healthy even after living in a world of electromagnets.

Valor and Frankincense from the Premium Starter Kit are great ones.

Also try Harmony, Grounding, Brain Power, Melrose, Clarity, ImmuPower, and Present Time.

We know that essential oils are in our blood stream within 26 seconds of touching our skin, so make sure to only use Young Living’s.

You don’t want to put pesticides, synthetics, or fragrance into your bloodstream!

Get Started With Young Living

No minimums.

Discount subscribe and save if you like.

Over 600 lifestyle products that are the safest on the market.

Our family saves thousands each year using only Young Living because everything is not only making us healthier, but it’s also highly concentrated!

When you click this link to get started, I’ll reach out to you and set you up in our education spots.

From there, each month you order, you’ll receive a newsletter and laminated recipe card to make your toxin free journey much simpler!

Kicking my microwave to the curb was one of the best things I ever did for my family's health. Here's how I did it and never looked back.

Filed in: Safe Home, Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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Mom Gifts

Mom Gifts

Being a mama in her birthday month, I thought I’d toss together a quick list of mom gifts. You can save share it depending on your needs.

Moms work hard.

Get her some fun gifts that will fit her lifestyle.

Because Coffee Makes the World Go Round

  1. No more cold coffee with mom gifts like this! And it’s stainless, so you can add a drop of Peppermint for energy and focus or Thieves to boost her immune system!
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Tote all Day, Wine all Night

2. First of all, how cute is this tote? Second of all…is it just me, or would a bottle of wine inside the bag make this the perfect gift?!

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Fizz and Relax

3. Help your favorite mom unwind with an invitation to her bathtub! Pair this with Young Living toxin-free Stress Away bath bombs, and you’ll have put together a wonderful gift!

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The Mom that Runs Cold

4. We’re at home a lot right now, and in the winter being cozy is key. Try these Acorn slippers that are super warm yet durable and cute! Tuck some yummy tea inside with a cute mug to complete the gift!

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Mom on the Go!

5. Moms do it all. Run the errands, clean the house, educate the kids, and play taxi. Gifting her a great pair of comfy shoes would be amazing! Add this Calm CBD Roller to help her hold it all together!

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Massage Her Cares Away

6. Hours bent over kids, running here and there, and keeping the house together leaves Mom’s muscles in need of some care. Try this unbelievably thoughtful gift to knock out the soreness, and be sure to pair it with Relaxation Massage Oil.

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The Culinary Mom

7. Got a mama who loves all things food? This fruit-infused water bottle and a culinary kit will be something she’ll love getting any time of year!

A Beautiful Mama

8. For the mom that’s got it together, this manicure set and toxin-free makeup will go well together!

I would love it if someone got me these because they’re usually the last thing I’d buy in my busy list for the family!

The Cozy Homebody Mama

9. Okay…this is totally me. I’d love these gifts, so if you’re reading this and you’re my people…hint hint…wink wink. 🙂

First of all, fleece-lined leggings...whaaa? One in every color, please!

Throw in a bottle of Gratitude to put in my diffuser, and I’d be one happy girl!

The Fit Mama

10. Every fit mom could use a cooling towel like this one, some non-slip headbands, and the world’s best CBD Muscle Rub for recovery!

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Last But Certainly Not Least

Moms are the gatekeepers of their home.

One gift that you can be 100% sure she’d love is a Young Living membership. With no minimum purchases, you can get her a kit to start her off right.

Let her know your friend Andrea will take great care of her and each month she orders, she’ll get a laminated recipe card to make life easier.

Click here to get her started!

Mom gifts can be hard to figure out, so this list will make your time shopping much easier for a present you know she'll love!

Filed in: Emotions + Mental Health, Men's + Women's Care, Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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Easy Deodorizing Spray

While I love my Thieves Household Cleaner and Thieves Spray for pre-made, easy deodorizing spray, this one is a way to stretch your oils and put them to good use!

Where Can You Use It?

The kitchen and bathroom are often sources of odors and bacteria, but you can also use this to freshen up linens, closets, drawers, shoes, pet crates, and storage bins!

The Quick Deodorizing Spray DIY

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 drops Rosemary
  • 4 drops Lemon
  • 2 drops Eucalyptus Globulus
  • 4 drops Lavender
  • 32 oz distilled (or otherwise purified) water
  • 32 oz. spray bottle

DIRECTIONS

  1. Fill the spray bottle with water first then add in oils.
  2. Mix deodorizing spray by shaking.

Why Young Living Oils?

  1. The only option for pesticide-free plants (yes, this includes organic pesticides!)
  2. Zero synthetics added.
  3. Zero fragrance added.
  4. You can see all of this with your own two eyes when you travel to any of the farms around the world.

Need Young Living Oils at Discount?

Click here.

From there, you can choose how you’d like your discount to look.

I’ll message you a welcome, add you to my education group, and you’ll be up and running.

From there, you’ll receive a newsletter and laminated recipe card for each month you order to help you get started strong.

Need extra help?

Reach out! I’d love to hear from you! My email is andrea@graceblossoms.com.

Happy spritzing!

This easy deodorizing spray is great for anywhere in your home and will be a simple addition to your toxin-free home.

Filed in: Natural Remedies + Immune Function, Safe Home, Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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Easy Natural Laundry Freshener

This super simple and healthy natural laundry freshener will be the best thing you'll do for your laundry and your family's health!

Easy, natural laundry freshener will make your family healthier.

This article will share three of my favorites.

1. Laundry Freshener Quick DIY

There is nothing new about the idea of scented laundry.

Our ancestors used to dry their clothes on rosemary or lavender bushes to scent them.

It was also popular to lay sprigs of lavender between the clean linens in cupboards to keep them smelling fresh.

Unfortunately companies have turned this beautiful practice into a toxin-laden dryer sheet we think we can’t live without.

Gratefully, we can!

Enjoy this simple DIY from The Essential Oils Reference Guide:

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 drops Lavender or Lemon essential oil
  • 2 drops Tea Tree essential oil

DIRECTIONS

  1. Add ingredients to a dryer ball or wash cloth and toss into the dryer with your clothes.

2. Laundry Detergent Recipe

Want to make laundry detergent for super cheap each month and keep your family safe?

Try this recipe!

We love it!

3. Other Oily Favorites for Laundry

Some of our favorites to add to the laundry also include the Purification blend, Lemon, Christmas Spirit, the Thieves blend, and the Joy blend.

With 300 drops in each 15mL bottle, you can see how great this stretches.

It’s so easy to avoid the use of toxic and body-harming dryer sheets when you’ve got Young Living in your life!

Why Young Living?

  1. The only pesticide-free essential oils (yes, this includes organic pesticides!)
  2. Zero synthetics added
  3. Zero fragrance added
  4. You can see all of this for yourself when you visit their farms all over the world.

No one else can offer this to you.

Read here to see your options for how to get this goodness in your life!

This super simple and healthy natural laundry freshener will be the best thing you'll do for your laundry and your family's health!

Filed in: Babies + Kids + Pets, Essential Oils, Safe Home, Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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Most Effective Natural First-Aid Spray

This simple and most effective natural first-aid spray is easy to make, stores well, travels great, and has helped our boys a ton!

As a mom to two ornery little boys, it’s important to have an effective first-aid spray on hand.

It needs it to be cost-effective, easy to keep on hand, and it must travel well.

I also want it to be as safe as possible. What’s on the store shelves is full of sketchy synthetics that can harm my boys.

So instead, I toss this together in just a few, quick steps.

Read here about the only choice our family makes for safe lifestyle needs.

Quick DIY

I love this simple DIY from The Essential Oils Reference Guide:

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 drops Lavender
  • 3 drops Tea Tree
  • 2 drops Cypress
  • 8 oz. distilled or otherwise clean water
  • 1 spray bottle
  • Sterile gauze pads with 3 drops of Lavender oil

DIRECTIONS:

  • This first-aid spray is for minor cuts and abrasions. If you have a serious cut or wound, consult your physician.
  • Pour distilled water into spray bottle. Add the drops of essential oils, and shake to mix.
  • Clean all cuts and abrasions thoroughly and then spray the area with the first-aid spray.
  • You may want to cover the area with the sterile gauze to which you have applied 3 drops of Lavender.
  • This application should be repeated 2 times daily as necessary.
  • After 3 days, you should allow the cut or abrasion to be exposed to the air, if possible.

Must Know Info:

I can only suggest Young Living essential oils because:

  1. They’re the only pesticide-free grown essential oil (no, not even organic pesticides)
  2. There are zero synthetics added.
  3. There are no fragrances added.
  4. I can see all this with my own two eyes (and have) by going to the farms all over the world myself.

If you don’t have access to these superior oils from the company that pioneered oils in our country, click here.

Your Support will Look Like…

I’ll reach out to add you into my private group and weekly education texts so you’ll never have to do this alone.

You’ll also be able to message me directly to ask any questions.

Our family hasn’t been the same since we started Young Living.

We’ve completely detoxed our home, and this has lead to wellness beyond what I even knew possible!

This simple and most effective natural first-aid spray is easy to make, stores well, travels great, and has helped our boys a ton!

Filed in: Babies + Kids + Pets, Natural Remedies + Immune Function, Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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Acne’s Dirty Truth Doc’s Won’t Admit

It took me fifteen years to discover acne’s dirty truth.

That’s a heck of a long time to suffer with something unnecessarily.

Seven different doctors, and years of seriously cystic and painful acne.

It wasn’t until I was 37 and on my seventh and last desperate option I finally learned the truth.

If I Hear It’s My Hormones One. More. Time.

Within seconds of dermatologists looking at my skin, they were writing on their prescription pad.

Hormones.

Because the dirty little truth is: that’s as deep as their guess gets.

Why?

Because they’ve figured out ways to manipulate our hormones to make acne go away.

Most of the time.

Until they met me.

Root Cause

It wasn’t until I started to detox my home that I realized I may have a root cause under my “hormonal acne” that docs refused to discuss with me.

When I’d say things like, “What about my acne’s root cause? What’s making my hormones act this way?” they’d either change the subject or just flat out tell me they had no clue.

When I’d suggest we dig in and try to figure it out together, they’d laugh.

Yes, laugh.

One even rolled his eyes.

Seventh Time’s a Charm

What did this seventh doctor do that no one else would do?

He looked at my entire body including emotions, brain function, and spinal alignment.

I took a friend’s suggestion to try a chiropractor who also does functional medicine, and that’s when my world opened up.

Emotions + Overall Health

I’ll break this down more in later posts, but for now, I’ll share that muscle testing, emotional release, supplementation, and spinal adjustments were my path to leaving acne behind.

I’m seven months into my treatment after walking through 15 years of sickness, and I can’t believe how far I’ve come.

Now, I can use my toxin-free maximum strength acne treatment to knock out anything that creeps up before ovulation and my cycle.

I’ve never had my skin look this good.

It’s still not where we’re going to end up, but I cannot believe I’ve come so far!

How to Move Toward Cystic Acne Freedom

The biggest step I took toward health was going toxin free.

This post is a really important read for anyone looking to make things right with their skin.

There's a big problem with how we treat acne today, and it's wrapped up in acne's little secret your doctors won't admit.

Filed in: Skin Care, Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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Deep Cleaning Calendar

It recently hit me that if I created a monthly deep cleaning calendar that I could avoid those long days of cleaning I hate so much.

I’m not going to put anything in Sundays.

We rest on Sundays and spend time with family and go to church.

At the end of the day we’ll straighten up for an easy start to the week.

We also don’t do deep cleaning on Saturdays. They’re for running around, hanging out, or house projects.

Get your deep cleaning calendar free printable:

Week 1 Calendar

Monday: Wash Floors (this is the best household cleaner ever!)/ or shampoo carpets

Tuesday: Scrub the tubs/showers (here’s how to make it quick and simple!)

Wednesday: Oven & stove (use this easy scrub)

Thursday: Dusting

Friday: Organize office/bills and paperwork area

Week 2 Calendar

Monday: Tidy up the car

Tuesday: Wipe down cabinets

Wednesday: Wipe down trash cans and put a few drops of Purification on a cotton ball for the bottom.

Thursday: Wipe down walls, especially in bedroooms and high-traffic areas

Friday: Wash windows downstairs

Week 3 Calendar

Monday: Wash windows upstairs

Tuesday: Organize and wipe out pantry (loving these clear bins!)

Wednesday: Wipe out and organize fridge

Thursday: Wipe down baseboards

Friday: Vacuum under furniture

Week 4 Calendar

Monday: Tidy up junk drawer(s)

Tuesday: Wipe down/clean out washer and dryer (vents/traps, etc)

Wednesday: Organize coats/gloves/jackets area

Thursday: Wipe down lights/light fixtures

Friday: Organize bedroom closet/clothes. If it’s the change of a new season, donate any not worn the season before (have you tried Give Back Box?).

Tips for Using Your Cleaning Calendar

  1. Print out and laminate it
  2. Post in the home where everyone can see what needs done to pitch in as a team
  3. Pre-make any DIYs for the month to make the time a breeze
  4. Get the right tools
  5. Listen to some jams…makes it more enjoyable. 🙂

Getting the Safest Cleaning Products Ever

Read here about all of your options and read here about why it’s the only safe choice out there!

The deep cleaning calendar with free printable that you've been waiting for. This will make keeping a clean home a cinch!

Filed in: Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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Diffuser Blends for the New Year

What diffuser blends for the new year are you most excited about using in your home?

Before digging in, this is a must-read about quality and safety when choosing oils!

Snuggle Up Diffuser Blend

It’s super chilly out there!

This blend would be amazing in your diffuser curled up with a good book.

Northern Lights Black Spruce is amazing for those winter blues. It’s been known to release emotional blocks and helping you support feelings of balance and grounding.

That makes this a special one to diffuse while you’re walking through difficult times.

Peppermint is fantastic for mental focus and for stimulating our brains, which we can use when the dreary days won’t seem to go away. There’s also a brightness to it that is super uplifting in our home on days like that.

Rosemary is fantastic for mental clarity and focus, too.

This is such a cozy yet clean blend that would be great for those work-from-home days.

These diffuser blends are simple, pesticide and synthetic free, immune and respoiratory strengthening, and will brighten your mood and air.

My Year! Diffuser Blend

I love the feeling of a brand new year.

It’s a time when all things are possible and lends itself to making joyful plans with what we’ll do with this trip around the sun.

In this blend, you’ll find a bright and joyful set of oils that will boost your health in the new year.

Ylang Ylang is amazing for fighting off anger, boosting self esteem, and filters out that negative energy that can hinder our plans for the new year.

Tangerine is one we use for happiness, calming, and helping with anxious feelings or nervousness.

Cedarwood is one we use for calming and purifying. A great one to use in the new year to knock out any old yucky feelings and usher in joy!

These diffuser blends are simple, pesticide and synthetic free, immune and respoiratory strengthening, and will brighten your mood and air.

Fresh Start Diffuser Blend

If there’s any time to clean out the house and start fresh it’s January 1st!

This blend will help purify, kick synthetic fragrance, and boost your family’s health.

Lemongrass promotes mental awareness and purifies. It’s got a crisp smell to it, too!

Lime strengthens the immune and respiratory systems. That’s super helpful in the new year since we’re always fighting off one bug or another during germ season.

Purification blend disinfects the air and neutralizes mildew, cigarette smoke, and any funky odors you’ve got going on in the house.

Spearmint is another oil that opens and releases emotional blocks and brings about a feeling of balance and lasting sense of well-being.

If this kinds of emotional support talk from essential oils is new to you, it would be helpful to look up what the oils do in your limbic system.

There’s some seriously amazing science going on with your emotions at the cellular level.

You won’t regret looking into what you can do for your emotional and mental health.

These diffuser blends are simple, pesticide and synthetic free, immune and respoiratory strengthening, and will brighten your mood and air.

Do You Have Pesticide and Synthetic Free Oils?

How do you know if they’re both?

Your oil company will have to prove that they don’t spray their plants with any chemicals.

They’ll also have to show you that they don’t add anything synthetic.

Gas chromatography doesn’t show this.

Labels certainly don’t show this.

You’ve got to ask the company yourself.

The only one I’ve been able to find is Young Living.

You can see your options and all Young Living offers here.

These diffuser blends are simple, pesticide and synthetic free, immune and respoiratory strengthening, and will brighten your mood and air.

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Kids’ Winter Boredom Busters

These kids’ winter boredom busters will make your time during the cold months much easier.

We homeschool, so having lots of fun ways to engage the kids that aren’t electronic is key to survival.

I’ll break them into groups, so you can pick and choose or look into what fits your family best.

Games

Some of our boys’ (9 and 7 as I write this) favorite games are the ones they come back to time and time again.

We have all kinds of family games laying around. However, the ones I added are those they can play together easily without adult help.

Everything in this post is linked to make your life easier!

  1. Chinese Checkers
  2. Stratego
  3. Chess Teacher Board
  4. Mastermind
  5. Ticket to Ride
  6. Jenga
  7. Sorry
  8. Trouble
  9. Clack
  10. Connect 4

STEM Boredom Busters

Our boys have really enjoyed these games that not only entertain, but also keep their brains working!

  1. Magnetic Sticks
  2. Magnetic Blocks
  3. Marble Run
  4. Gears Gears Gears!
  5. K’Nex
  6. Lego
  7. Plus Plus Blocks
  8. Zoom Tubes
  9. Lincoln Logs
  10. Gecko Bot

Art

We like to keep bins like these clear ones so the kids can see their options.

Some of the best artsy things we’ve kept around the house that the boys keep coming back to are the following:

  1. Watercolor Easel
  2. Pearler Beads (you’ll need an iron)
  3. Sketch Pads
  4. Paper Airplane Books
  5. Paints + Brushes + Kraft Paper
  6. Kinetic Sand
  7. Mad Matter
  8. Scratch Paper
  9. Sand Art
  10. Paint By Sticker

Indoor Movement

Our kids are usually outside when the weather isn’t so cold they can’t stand it.

However, days like yesterday when it was 17 but felt like -6, they need some fun, physical movement indoors.

These are the ways we get the wiggles out at our house.

  1. Balance Board
  2. Hover Board
  3. Hippity Hop
  4. Hockey
  5. Fort Building
  6. BeyBlades
  7. Magnetic Darts
  8. Indoor Basketball
  9. Mini Trampoline
  10. Jump Rope

Good Reads

It’s always helpful to have some go-to books that the kids love so much they read over and over again.

Here’s a list of super affordable books that will keep your kids reading and rereading for years to come!

Final Thoughts on Boredom Busters

I hope these boredom busters for the kids will make your time together fun.

We have slowly built up these in our home over the years, especially during holidays and birthdays.

It’s been so very worth it!

More than 40 kids' winter boredom busters for you to pull out on those extra cold or rainy days or weeks to make your time together fun!

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The Best Deep Clean Tool You Already Have

Look no further for the best deep clean.

The best deep cleaning tool you need is already in your garage.

That’s right.

Your garage.

Grab! That! Drill!

Yep.

Your drill.

Don’t have one?

I like this one because you’ll need both batteries for a good deep cleaning.

It takes about 1.5 hours to charge, so get those going before you start.

I like that this one is light weight. This carrying case makes it easy to keep everything organized and in one spot for when I need to clean again.

The best deep cleaning tool you already have is right in your garage just waiting for you to make it a cleaning star!

Get Your Scrubbers

This set of scrubbers attaches right to your drill!

Don’t know how to attach a drill bit?

No problem!

This quick video shows you how.

The best deep cleaning tool you already have is right in your garage just waiting for you to make it a cleaning star!

The combo of your drill and these scrubbers puts some serious oomph behind cleaning.

It also makes things much faster.

Just pop one in, and rinse it off when you’re done.

Which scrubber?

The circular scrubbers don’t fit into corners, but the oblong one does.

I really like how big they are. This is what makes deep cleaning so fast.

They cover so much ground and the power behind the drill makes this the best cleaning ever!

Best Deep Clean Scrub

The best scrub for everything (yes, sink, tub, shower, oven, etc!) is right here.

It’s ridiculously easy to throw together and goes a long way.

Don’t let the title fool you: sink scrub is just the beginning of what this powerful little DIY has done for me!

Get the most amazing cleaning that’s the safest in the world here.

The best deep cleaning tool you already have is right in your garage just waiting for you to make it a cleaning star!

Final Thoughts

I’m so grateful to have this combo drill, scrubber set, and household cleaner to make cleaning a breeze.

It’s definitely my least favorite thing to do.

I love this combo and can’t believe I didn’t figure it out sooner.

Happy cleaning! You’ll be so glad you have this in your life!

The best deep cleaning tool you already have is right in your garage just waiting for you to make it a cleaning star!
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100 Kids’ Stocking Stuffers Under $5

It can be tough year after year, so these stocking stuffers under $5 will help!.

I hope this list can make your year easier!

DIY + Building + Artsy

Make Your Own Bracelets

Scratch Art

DIY Flower Magnets

Nose Pencil Sharpener

Design a Wooden Race Car

Dinosaur Scratch Art

Necklace Kit

Water Magic Drawing Mat

Lego Green Bricks Starter Kit

Colorful Hair Extensions for Kids

Camo Pencil Bag

Beads for Crafting

Books + Stickers

Pokemon Bandaids

Secret Decoder Activity Book

Vinyl Stickers

Avengers Sticker Book

Rainbow Unicorn Sticker Pack

Marvel Magnetic Bookmarks

Water Wow Bible Stories

Tape Activity Book

Trucks Coloring Book

3D Sticker Pack

Curious George at the Baseball Game Picture Book

Super Hero Activity Book

Would You Rather EW Edition

Sneezy the Snowman Book

Funny + Fun

Airplane Gliders

Slinky

Sticky Hand

Bear Claw Back Scratcher

Famous Fart Whistle (2 pack)

Flying Rubber Chickens

Food Erasers

Christmas Dollars

Balloon Helicopter

Hot Wheels Car

Stunt Car

Magnifying Glass

Light Up Saucer

Glow in the Dark Sticky Balls (set of 4)

Magic Grow Sea Creatures

Bubble Pop Fidget

SWAT Dog Tags

Echo Microphone

Light Show Stick

Liquid Motion Bubbler

Silicone Slap Bracelet

Expanding Water Beads

Measuring Tape

Voice Changer

Fake Spiders

Stretchy String

Whistle Spinner

Stuffed Hippo

Colorful Abacus

Rubber Band Koosh Ball

Mini Kaleidoscope

Solar Powered Ant Toy

Flashlight Projector

Glow-in-the Dark Yo-Yo

Bacon & Eggs Socks

Magic Growing Christmas Tree

Football Player Toothbrush

Crazy Paws Socks

Games

Magic Puzzle

Old Maid

Rock Paper Scissors Card Game

Christmas Travel Tic Tac Toe

Brain Teaser Puzzle

Speed Cube

Go Fish Alphabet

Dinosaur Hand-Held Water Game

Boom Racket Badmiton Set

Jax

Wooden Brain Teaser Puzzle

Crocodile Game

Jump Rope

Pretend Play

Playfoam Robots

Owl Change Purse

Jewelry Temporary Tattoos

Puffy Sticker Farm

Puppy Key Chain (set of 4)

Mermaid Sequin Purse

Leather Wrap Bracelet Purple & White

Metallic Scrunchies (set of 8)

Magnetic Fishing Rod

Wooden Castanets (set of 2)

Cops & Robbers Action Set

Neon Whistle

Light Up Flashing Sword

Pretend Play Blood Pressure Cuffs

Prank Camera

Puppy Stuffed Plush

Magnetic Rings

Fairy Wand

Mini Diggers

Dinosaur to Car Transformation Toys

Nesting Dolls

Stocking Stuffers Final Thoughts

Hopefully you can save this and share it for others for many Christmas seasons to come!

Need some Christmas gift ideas?

Click here to see what our kids have absolutely loved!

Here's the best 100 kids' stocking stuffers that all fall under the $5 mark that your kids will love for Christmas!
Here's the best 100 kids' stocking stuffers that all fall under the $5 mark that your kids will love for Christmas!

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A New Generation: Rising Up to Be Well

Each generation tries to gift their kids a better life. Our generation may be the first to get it all wrong.

From birth, our parents made trade school, college, or some form of secondary education was our top priority .

We’ve handled with those gifts in our own ways.

We reaped those rewards (or paid heavily for them).

But to gift our kids the same, is putting them so far out in left field, they may never get a chance to play ball.

However, it may not be for the reason you’re imagining.

Why We’re So Off Base

For decades upon decades, we’ve been told schooling is the only way to get ahead.

However, at closer inspection, take a look at what this generation has that their dial-up parents didn’t.

They’re dripping with information. Lousy with it.

They carry it in their pockets for crying out loud.

Yet we still harp at them that this is it. The one thing that will make or break them.

We have to sound absolutely crazy. They get that education is important. It’s common knowledge to this generation. Common. Knowledge. Nothing to pass along, friend.

They get it.

Meanwhile, cancer rates are soaring, diseases are running rampant, and obesity is a sickness a huge amount of Americans have denied is even a problem.

How in this world do we expect our children to become adults that can use their education if they’re too sick to show up to a job?

What Needs Fixing

The main issues are hard to see. Like…really hard to see.

Why?

Every other commercial on the television is pushing the problems and treating them like gifts.

The main issues we need to resolve for our kids are:

1. Food

You’ve heard the old adage: food is medicine.

That’s no joke.

Prepackaged “healthy” foods are immediately unhealthy.

Pesticide-sprayed fruits and vegetables are flat out proven to have less nutrition than organic and chemical free produce.

Our children drink more sugar in one beverage than they should consume in an entire day.

Yet we’re surprised when we see the charts shouting at us that we’re sicker than ever…

The only way around this is to find chemical-free and organic farms that we can buy from to bring costs down. To budget in organics just like we do a cell phone bill.

If you’re reading this in the Dayton, Ohio area or you’d just like to see some great examples, visit Three Trees Farm or Eat Food For Life. Read their websites and about their practices.

This education is priceless.

2. Lifestyle Products

We were shocked at how many “safe” products were full of synthetics, fragrances, and pesticides.

How can companies get away with this?

We keep buying it!

We’ve got to look into what we put on our body and in our air, friends!

This is dire. And I do mean DIRE.

The average American home is up to five TIMES more toxic than the most populated and industrialized cities!

It’s no wonder the cause of 95% of cancers is toxins.

Every single hour of burning a candle in your home is the same, toxicologists say, as smoking a cigarette. 

Imagine putting a cigarette in your baby’s mouth.

What do we expect when detergents and soaps marked cancerous and hormone disrupting are marketed to children?

Dependency on Medicine

I could talk about this and the lifestyle products for hours, but I’ll be brief.

Somehow we’ve forgotten that medicine is a LAST RESORT.

Somewhere in the last twenty years we decided that popping a pill or dropping acetaminophen in our kids’ mouths every time their temperature goes above 99 degrees is fixing the problem.

Please. We have to stop. Now.

Don’t you see?

If you fix the food and lifestyle products issue and you use Young Living to work home remedies then you WON’T NEED THE MEDICINE!

But instead, we toss aside those little square side effects pamphlets assuming that our docs wouldn’t prescribe them to us if those effects weren’t like…the freak accidents, right?

But what you’re not reading (and what your doctor isn’t telling you) is all the little things that are happening to your body every time you take something you could fix naturally.

All those things you did to your body and passed on to your child that they’ll genetically pass on to theirs.

Remember who makes a LOT of money from every prescription or synthetic medicine labeled “natural” the next time you head into your local drug store.

You have a decision to make. A gift to give.

And I get it.

I was afraid to throw the aspirin and acetaminophen away until Young Living proved itself for a year.

But I do urge you to make the decision sooner than later, friends.

Where to Start

I’d love to tell you to go out and buy all the white labeled stuff at the store and make yourself a new clean home with a Target cart full of new bottles, but I can’t.

I know because I tried it myself, and it didn’t work. Here’s why.

Step one is to go here .

Get started with making the changes bit by bit.

Need ideas for what to get first?

What to Get

  1. CLEAN YOUR AIR: get a diffuser (I suggest the Desert Mist)
  2. CLEAN YOUR LAUNDRY: grab the Thieves Laundry Detergent. It dilutes out to 16 bottles and you’ll get the recipe when I add you to our Facebook community.
  3. CLEAN YOUR EVERYTHING ELSE: Thieves Household Cleaner is 29 bottles in one. You can get rid of EVERY. SINGLE. CLEANER. IN. YOUR. HOME. No, this isn’t a joke. Yes, it kills the germs. We’ve done it for 4 years. I’d not beat my head against a wall for four years if it didn’t work like a charm…hello!
  4. SET UP A LOYALTY BOX: this will give you a % back on each monthly box you get. You’ll choose what goes in (think oils for remedies and prevention, personal care/toiletries, makeup, supplements, CBD, etc) and remember, most all dilute out to save you tons. What you can’t dilute, you can use your % back to get for free!

YOU CAN DO THIS!

Set small goals for yourself each month.

  1. What can you swap out at the store for a Young Living product?
  2. What can you buy organic this week instead of conventional?

Living on a budget?

You’ll be shocked by how much money is left over for organics when you take out pop/soda, cookies, chips, and prepackaged snacks and stop running to the pharmacy and turn to oils instead.

This will be the most rewarding gift you’ve ever given your family.

When your children are reaping the rewards as adults and teaching their children, your grandbabies, how to create a home the right way, you’ll be so very glad you read this, took action, and never looked back.

Filed in: Babies + Kids + Pets, Essential Oils, Natural Remedies + Immune Function, Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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Healthy Home Makeover

A truly healthy home makeover is easy with Thieves Bundle .

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Why Young Living?

Young Living never sprays pesticides on their plant material.

They never use synthetics in their over 600 lifestyle products.

No one else can make both of these claims.

A healthy home requires synthetic-free, pesticide-free, and fragrance-free!

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What’s in the Thieves Bundle?

  • Thieves® 15-ml (Immune and respiratory BOOST!)

A dietary supplement, Thieves Vitality is a powerful essential oil blend.

It may help support healthy immune function and contribute to wellness.

Thieves® AromaBright™ Toothpaste (safest toothpaste)

Free from fluoride, synthetic dyes, and preservatives.

This essential oil toothpaste boasts a minty-fresh flavor for long-lasting fresh breath.

Thieves® Fresh Essence Plus Mouthwash (safest mouthwash)

Formulated with naturally derived ingredients.

Thieves mouthwash is effective.

It doesn’t using alcohol, synthetic dyes, or artificial flavors.

A healthy home makeover ever in one simple way and one big lifestyle change that will make your life simpler and more cost effective!

2 Thieves® Household Cleaner (safest cleaner; read here to see 50 of my favorite uses)

Combines naturally derived, plant-based ingredients.

Thieves Cleaner provides exceptional home cleaning and purifying power.

2 Thieves® Foaming Hand Soaps (safest soap)

An effective alternative to soaps that have synthetic chemicals.

2 Thieves® Spray

Thieves Spray is a portable cleaning spray.

This is ideal for purifying small surfaces.

It can be used on doorknobs, handles, toilet seats, and more.

3 Thieves® Hand Sanitizer

Get clean hands anytime, anywhere with Thieves® Waterless Hand Sanitizer.

Thanks to its compact size, it’s great for work and travel.

It is the only hand sanitizer without harmful ingredients.

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Stress Awayâ„¢ 5-ml (proactively handle stress)

This essential oil blend is a distinct mix of vanilla and Lime.

It includes the following:

-Copaiba

-Lavender,

-Cedarwood

The blend creates a natural calm you’ll love.

AromaGlideâ„¢ Roller Fitment

Turn any oil bottle into a roller bottle for convenience and to stretch your oils!

These fit on top of both 5mL and 15mL bottles.

We love reusing our old essential oil bottles this way!

Thieves® Mints

No artificial sweeteners, dyes, or preservatives.

Thieves Mints are a choice you can feel good about.

Created with Young Living’s Thieves essential oil blend.

Thieves Mints come in a small container, so it’s great to take on the go!

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2 NingXia Red® 2-oz. samples

Infused with Lemon, Orange, Yuzu, and Tangerine essential oils.

NingXia Red is a delicious daily supplement.

It includes juices and extracts from superfruits.

These include aronia, plum, blueberry, pomegranate, and Ningxia wolfberries.

This delicious supplement packs a big punch.

It supports eye health, cellular function, and energy levels.

Only 2–4 ounces twice daily to support overall wellness.

Essential Oil Magazine

A magazine full of tips, recipes, and articles to help you get a jump start.

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  • Weekly recipes
  • Private Facebook groups for ongoing support from thousands of other Young Living members
  • Personalized help and information any time

GET STARTED HERE

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PRO TIP: First learn more about how we save over $2,000 each year!

Compared to shopping in-store, Subscribe and Save’s Loyalty Rewards is amazing!

Read about it here!

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A healthy home makeover ever in one simple way and one big lifestyle change that will make your life simpler and more cost effective!

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Reduce a Fever Naturally

The top 4 ways to reduce fever naturally is simple.

I can’t believe we haven’t been doing this all along!

My hope is that this article encourages and leads you to a more natural option.

By the end, I pray you’ll be fully convinced to ditch fever reducers for good.

*Disclaimer: Pesticides and/or synthetics are in every other oil brand. I can only in good conscience recommend Young Living, who never sprays, but instead hand weeds and allows you on their farms all over the world to see for yourself. No one else offers this.

1.Peppermint

One of the most complete oils is Peppermint.

We add one drop of Peppermint to four drops of a “carrier oil” like this one. Then, we put it on the bottoms of our feet and along our spine.

We do this every fifteen minutes until our temperature is at a more comfortable level.

The last time I did it, I brought my child’s 104 degree fever to 101 in an hour.

By that time, he could get to sleep comfortably.

The next morning, he was up running and playing!

Fever is one of the most powerful healing responses of the human body. We don’t want to take it away. Instead, we protect, soothe, and comfort.

Our family is grateful for the gradual cooling Young Living’s Peppermint provides.

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2. Vitality Water

Create your own electrolyte drink without the sugar (immune suppressing), dye, and preservatives.

Young Living’s Vitality Drops have naturally occurring electrolytes from the Great Salt Lake to keep you hydrated.

Not only that, but have you tasted these?

YUM!

**Pro Tip: Glass only.

3. Spine Power!

Lemon and Frankincense are two we add to carrier along the spine.

We apply them to the spine because of how many nerves there. Also, there are two carotid arteries and two vertebral arteries found there.

This means better absorption.

The oils are carried better throughout the bloodstream with that kind of artery power behind it.

Frankincense is a huge support in immune boosting, and Lemon is lovely for supporting a natural detox.

4. Get to the Root

We like oil blends like ImmuPower and nutritionals like Super C Chewables. Because of these, we’re able to work on the root problem through serious support of the body.

Instead of breaking down the gut, we build up the body with Young Living oils and oil-infused supplements.

We’re not destroying our gut health. We’re working toward bringing our body back above the line of wellness. This means our immune system doesn’t take a huge hit like it does with antibiotics.

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Consistency

Be consistent when trying to lower a fever.

Stay hydrated, well rested, and put the oils on often throughout the day.

Follow the directions on your supplements.

Use your oils… a lot. (No, you won’t overdo it)

Feel better.

It’s a simple as that.

We have learned an important lesson.

Ditching gut-harming medicines and focusing on the supporting of our immune system makes fever much easier to handle.

The top 4 ways to reduce fever naturally are so simple, much more cost-effective, and don't harm your vital organs like all other fever reducers.

Filed in: Babies + Kids + Pets, Dental + Body Care, Men's + Women's Care, Oiling, Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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Top 5 Prepper Must Haves

Top 5 Light Prepper Must Have Items

While we aren’t panicking about the new virus, we have been thinking about our top 5 light prepper must have items.

Those guys haven’t left their homes in a month.

Would we have what we needed if that were us?

I’m not so sure I’m 100% on board with the full-on prepper thinking, which is why I’ve labeled this light prepping.

Everyone has to start somewhere, right?

Here’s our top 5.

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1. Life Pitcher

We need water, right?

If our source to clean water was somehow cut off, I’d like to know I could give my family one of our most basic needs.

This Life Pitcher would come in handy if the situation warranted it.

2. Immunity Items

Let me be super frank with you.

The immune boosts in the store don’t work.

They have synthetic flavoring, cane syrup, and sugar.

Sugar=lowered immune system.

Not exactly ideal in our current situation, let alone one where we couldn’t get medical attention.

The Thieves line through Young Living is super concentrated but comes in small bottles.

For example…

One bottle of cleaner has 29 spray bottles worth of cleaner!

One bottle of oil is 300 drops!

One foaming hand soap is really three!

In addition, it just makes good sense to get on their Essential Rewards program.

It saves our family over $2,000 per year compared to shopping at the store!

These highly concentrated products last, which is exactly what we’re looking for when preparing for the unknown.

Click the picture below to get your own Thieves Kit.

3. Illness Items

Everything over-the-counter is not only not that effective, but it’s super damaging and immune lowering.

Get these main items in your life that last a good, long while and are highly effective!

Here’s a quick rundown of what our family has used the last three years.

*Note: anything outside Young Living will only further do harm because of chemicals sprayed on plants and/or synthetics added to the final products.

Our family uses the following:

Germs (bacteria and viral): Thieves, Frankincense, Lemon, Inner Defense capsules

Cuts: Lavender, Owie

Chest Congestion: R.C., Raven, Cypress, Breathe Again

Rashes: Lavender, Tea Tree

Stomach Issues: DiGize, Peppermint

Eight of those are in this Premium Starter Kit.

A fast way to have this delivered to you directly: click here.

4. Heirloom Seeds

Keeping heirloom seeds handy in case you’d have to raise your own food is a good idea.

Here are some organic, non-gmo options that will help boost your overall health along with your immunity builders mentioned above.

5. 72 Hour Kit

This has four packs of the must-have items if a serious needs arise.

It will last you three days, and it has all of your basics in one single pack.

This is something I could get on board with, being a light prepper.

I think one of my biggest issues with prepping is imagining a ton of items we may or may not use laying all over the house.

That’s why I love the concentrated Young Living products, the small packages of heirloom seeds, etc.

Final Thoughts

While I may not be fully on the prepper train just yet, I will say having watched the past couple months unfold has made me wonder.

What would our little family of four do if we were bound to our home and couldn’t get out for medical attention?

How would we handle low food, water, or energy?

I may not be lining shelves with canned food just yet, but these five basics could be a way to give us a little peace of mind.

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These are the simplest and most important top 5 light prepper must have items for your home in case your family found themselves in need.

Filed in: Dental + Body Care, EO Hacks, Men's + Women's Care, Natural Remedies + Immune Function, Oiling, Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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Handle Stress for Good

Learn a few simple, cost-effective ways to handle your stress naturally and how to equip yourself with your own just right tools.

Learn how to handle stress for good with these super simple additions to your wellness routine.

1. Safe Essential Oils

Because of pesticides, fragrance, and/or synthetics used in every other oil company, I can only in good conscience recommend Young Living.

You can learn more here.

*Note: Each 15mL bottle has around 300 drops; each 5mL, 100.

  1. Diffuse: Use your diffuser and choose from Lemon, Lavender, Stress Away or Peace & Calming. Diffuse 2-3 drops. My favorites are Lavender and Stress away.
  2. Breathe Deep: Put a drop of Trauma Life or Release in your hand. Rub your hands together. Cup over your nose, and breathe deeply.
  3. Roller Bottle: Repurpose an old 15mL oil bottle or get multiple new rollers here. Add 20-30 drops of your favorite stress relieving oil. Then fill the rest with carrier oil like our V-6 oil. Roll on the bottoms of your feet or on the back of your neck.

2. Nutritionals

  • SleepEssence: Combines lavender, vetiver, valerian, and Ruta graveolens essential oils with the melatonin (youngliving.com).

3. Sleep

Sleep is hugely important to your overall health as well as how you handle emotional and situational stresses.

Try for sleep around the same time each night. Turn off your WiFi and set your phone to airplane mode to get a better night’s sleep.

4. Massage Oils

Young Living has 7 different massage oils. I recommend the Relaxation Massage Oil or making a quick DIY with one of the stress-relieving blends mentioned above.

For a quick guide, dilute 1 drop essential oil to 4 drops carrier like the V-6 from Young Living.

Final Thoughts

I encourage you to dig into preventing stress rather than waiting until you’re overwhelmed to grab what you need.

This is why it’s so important to have Young Living essential oils wellness arsenal with Subscribe and Save.

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail, right?

Let’s be proactive to keep our minds sharp, emotions in balance, and stress levels low.

Learn a few simple, cost-effective ways to handle your stress naturally and how to equip yourself with your own just right tools.

Filed in: Emotions + Mental Health, EO Hacks, Men's + Women's Care, Natural Remedies + Immune Function, Oiling, Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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Top 10 Most Powerful Immune Boosts

The most powerful immune boosts on the market might surprise you, and what you're using now could be lowering your immune system.

In this article, I will share the top 10 most powerful immune boosts.

These are keystone products for every home’s health and wellbeing.

*Note: any underlined item is linked directly to its website for easy viewing.

1.DITCH Disinfectant Cleaners SWITCH to Thieves Household Cleaner

  • Lysol and those like it are super dangerous and lower your immune function immensely
  • Lysol is a pesticide
  • Thieves Household Cleaner has zero pesticides
  • It kills 99.96% of germs
  • Thieves Household Cleaner dilutes to be around seventy five cents per bottle

*Note: Thieves Household Cleaner is a concentrate. You put one capful in a spray bottle then use around the house. This IS different from Thieves essential oil or any of the rest of the Thieves line of products from Young Living.

2. DITCH Store Sanitizers SWITCH to Thieves Hand Sanitizer

  • Store sanitizers harm genital growth and function
  • Store sanitizers are drying and harm your hormones/endocrine disruptors
  • Thieves Hand Sanitizer has zero pesticides or body-harming ingredients
  • It boosts immune and respiratory system
  • Thieves Hand Sanitizer kills 99.99% of germs

3. DITCH “Vitamin C” OTCs SWITCH to Thieves Essential Oil, Super C

  • The most popular Vitamin C OTC has 7g sugar (hugely immune lowering)
  • Vitamin C OTCs have coloring and “natural flavoring,” which is code for not real in the least
  • Vitamin C OTCs have synthetic flavoring. Your body isn’t synthetic, and it doesn’t respond well to it. It’s like kicking your immune system while it’s down.
  • Vitamin C OTCs have corn syrup solids (um…no thanks)
  • Thieves essential oil blend kills bad bacteria and leaves the good. Put it in a capsule or in your favorite tea for a real immune boost
  • Super C is a Young Living essential oil-infused supplement.

*Note: Each bottle of Thieves essential oil at 15mL is roughly 300 drops. A 5mL bottle is around 100 drops. This really lasts and is super economical! Think about how cheap those other pesticide-filled oils are…there’s a reason!! Young Living is hand-weeded, never sprayed with any pesticide, and there are zero fragrance or synthetics added ever!

4. Sleep Exercise, Organic Fruit + Veggies + Thieves F+V Soak!

The first two are easy to understand. What’s up with this Fruit and Veggie Soak, though?

  • Organic fruits and veggies are gassed with carcinogenic preservatives while they travel across the country or as they come from other countries
  • You can literally see these in the water after using Thieves Fruit and Veggie Soak
  • The wash stretches super far and lasts a good, long time saving your health and money

*Note: Super concentrated, too. One small capful in a big bowl of water each time stretches nicely!

5. DITCH Store-Bought Hand Soaps SWITCH to Thieves Hand Soap

  • Store-bought hand soaps kill all germs, even the good ones you need to be well
  • They have synthetics, which lowers immune function
  • Store-bought hand soaps have fragrance, which lowers immune function
  • Thieves Hand Soap kills the bad and keeps the good.
  • Thieves Hand Soap has zero pesticides, fragrance, or synthetics

*Note: Like the Thieves Household Cleaner, the hand soap is also concentrated. I get four or five bottles out of one. Take about 2TBS of your concentrate and put it into a foam bottle like this one and fill the rest with water.

6. Minimize Stress

Stress affects the immune system.

Thankfully, there are a ton of Young Living options for reducing stress.

  • Stress Away, Peace & Calming, and Lavender work within your amygdala to literally reduce stress
  • Pray. Lay your cares at the feet of Jesus. I cannot stress this enough as a mama who has had to do this plenty of times!
  • Breathing and exercise

7. DITCH Store-Bought Elderberry SWITCH to Organic and Pesticide-Free

  • Remy’s Elderberry Syrup is organic. She will add Young Living’s Vitality oils, too.
  • We add it to NingXia Red and Thieves.
  • Remy’s has gummys for kids, too

8. DITCH ALL FRAGRANCE

I cannot stress this enough.

Fragrance is one of the scariest chemicals in our homes, and we don’t even know it.

  • Fragrance damages your endocrine system
  • You need a strong endocrine system to have a strong immune system

9. Bust those Unscented + Fragrance Free MYTHS

  • Unscented is a term for adding fragrance-masking chemicals.
  • Fragrance-Free is a term for using fragrance for something other than odor.
  • See #8 for why these don’t fit the bill for immune boosting lifestyle

10. Boost Water with Lemon Essential Oil + Vitality Drops

  • Lemon oil is flushing.
  • It’s immune boosting
  • Lemon oil is from the rind. It has a neutral pH and never damages tooth enamel.
  • Vitality Drops will help replace lost electrolytes and make your water taste amazing!
  • Young Living is the only company not spraying any of their plants with pesticides, which get into your bloodstream and wreak havoc. Thank You, God for Young Living!

Final Thoughts

The best way to make these switches is to utilize the Subscribe and Save option. This gets you 24% off and you’re able to keep a slow and steady approach to your wellness.

When you spend at least 50PV each month (not a requirement, just a Loyalty program you can choose like we do!), you get points back to spend like cash on your next order.

This will help you take a huge leap toward a strong immune system.

You’ll be able to ditch and switch the scary cleaners, personal care products, and fragrances!

I can’t wait to hear how these simple switches absolutely transform your home from good to great!

The most powerful immune boosts on the market might surprise you, and what you're using now could be lowering your immune system.

Filed in: Dental + Body Care, Emotions + Mental Health, Energy + Weight Management, Men's + Women's Care, Natural Remedies + Immune Function, NingXia, Oiling, Toxin-Free Home • by Andrea •

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Young Living March 2020 Promotions!

Learn all of the Young Living March 2020 Promotions, what each oil will support, and how you can get the most for your money.

Young Living March 2020 Promotions are amazing.

You’re going to love them!

Learn all of the Young Living March 2020 Promotions, what each oil will support, and how you can get the most for your money.

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Can we just pause for a moment and look at how cute that bag is?!

How perfect for spring!

Valor

Valor is commonly referred to as a chiropractor in a bottle.

While I’d never trade it out for an actual chiropractor all together, it has gotten me through some rough times for sure.

This is also an amazing oil to help your emotions and bring courage.

Clarity

Clarity is one of my favorites!

It helps me stay focused and gives me a little energy boost.

I also like to rub it on my temples if I feel the start of a headache coming on.

JuvaFlex

JuvaFlex provides liver support.

It is said that the liver is where we store anger and hate.

Whether you believe that or not, we can all agree it’s a super important part of our health, and we must take great care of it.

JuvaFlex in a veggie capsule will be so kind to your liver and therefore your overall health!

Gentle Baby

Gentle Baby is great for your skin, calming your emotions, and will be something I use on my “mama marks” for sure when my free bottle arrives in a few days!

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Don’t forget to check out Subscribe and Save to get 24% discount!

You’re able to change the products in your S&S cart and even set it to order every 1, 2, or 3 months!

So helpful!

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Learn all of the Young Living March 2020 Promotions, what each oil will support, and how you can get the most for your money.

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Traveling During Cold + Flu Season

Traveling tips during cold and flu season and walking away unscathed is much easier than you may think. Here we share our best wellness tips.

Traveling During Cold and Flu Season

This family of ours loves travel, and my husband has to do it often for work, so traveling during cold and flu season happens to be our specialty.

It can be simple and super low-cost.

This works for us every time.

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Preemptively Strike and then Keep Attacking

Boost your immune system before, during, and after you travel.

Here are our top body boosters we never leave home without:

  • Thieves Essential Oil Blend
  • Inner Defense capsules
  • Lemon Essential Oil
  • DiGize Essential Oil Blend
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The Trip There

Will you be around a lot of other people who don’t live in your home on the way there?

If so, this little trick is amazing.

Mix a bit of Rose Ointment (a very small amount goes a really long way!) and 1 drop Thieves essential oil.

Rub around the outside of your nostrils to help block airborne germs.

Sanitize

Store-bought sanitizers actually lower your immune system function and destroy your hormones.

Skip it.

Instead, stock up on Thieves Hand Sanitizer.

It kills 99.99% of germs, supports your immune and respiratory system, and leaves those beautiful hormones alone.

Bonus?

The little ones here fit into all those cute little travel holders like this one (who even knew they had something like this?!).

The New Digs

Wherever you stay, set up like you’re ready to do battle.

  • Diffuser with Thieves ready to go
  • Hand Soap, shampoo, body wash, etc. from Young Living (everything else is synthetic and lowers immune function) or invest in the Bon Voyage Travel Pack here–we love ours!
  • Raven roller next to your night stand
  • Inner Defense next to your night stand
  • Plenty of water for your glass water bottle
  • Lemon essential oil

Coming Home

Changing clothes and showering as soon as you get home will help reduce the germs that linger on clothes and hair.

Get your diffuser going, take an Inner Defense, drink some lemon water or add some of the Vitality Drops to your water, and turn in early so you can let your body recover from your time away from home.

The next day or two, follow up with continued diffusing and taking Thieves in a capsule, honey, or in Thieves tea.

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Final Thoughts

Traveling with Young Living means you can enjoy your trip and your time settling back in at home after your time away.

It’s such a relief to know that we don’t have to feel panicky or nervous about travel during the sickest times of the year.

We have the only pesticide and synthetic free way of life boosting our bodies!

And that is something for which our family is forever grateful.

Don’t have the Young Living lifestyle in your home yet?

With over 600 lifestyle products, you’ll be completely covered and your wallet will thank you, too since the concentrated products provide a much more frugal and safer lifestyle than shopping in store.

Follow this link to get your fresh start.

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Traveling tips during cold and flu season and walking away unscathed is much easier than you may think. Here we share our best wellness tips.

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