small business Saturday and thank you gift
Happy Saturday, Everyone!
I would like to say thank you to all of you who follow me here on my page and support me and my family on our journey to healthier lifestyle.
Did you know that when you buy from a small business owner, you directly have an impact on that family and local community?
I would love to help more families and support them on their own journey as well.
As a thank you and welcoming you to our Young Living family, I am giving you back $25 on your Premium Starter kit, which is a wellness box and “natural medicine cabinet” in one. This starter kit contains 11 essential oils and home diffuser, which you will fall in love with right away.
I will also show you and teach you:
– how to use the oils everyday on everyday basis
– how to ditch the chemicals and switch to more natural supplies and show you plenty of easy DIYs projects
– things you no longer have to buy every month because you have this set.
You and your family will love this natural lifestyle and not just your body will benefit from the aroma properties of essential oils but your home will also smell amazingly without harmful toxins.
This kit makes wonderful Christmas gift. I know what I am talking about because I got one two years ago. <3
So let’s create a wonderful local community. This offer is valid till tomorrow, Sunday, Nov 26th 10pm PST only!
Get your kit here.
Once you register, please send me a note and I will send you your $25 back.
Don’t hesitate to reach out for more details.
getting rid of stains naturally. once again.
And here we go again… My little girl’s jacket got stained after a weekend of bike racing once again. This time she got chain grease on her sleeve while pulling her bike off of the bike rack.
Before I knew about Thieves Household Cleaner and Thieves laundry soap, I would just give up on stains like these. But now when my daughter showed me the stains with sad eyes and a question if I will be able to get it off, I knew that it can be done. And it can be done without any chemical cleaners.
Thieves Household Cleaner is my go-to all the time. Thieves Household Cleaner is an allpurpose, concentrated cleaner formulated with 100 percent plant- and mineral-based ingredients. Thieves Household Cleaner is biodegradable and complies with EPA standards. Safe to the planet, safe for our health. I truly believe that this cleaner should be a staple in every single household. All you need is one plant based cleaner, no need for many different bottles for cleaning the whole house.
I put just a few drops of the cleaner on the sleeve, let it sit for a few seconds and just rubbed it in my hands a little bit. The photo shows that the stains were gone just after this treatment. Then I put it into washer and used the laundry soap.
My little girl’s jacket is clean once again. One happy little athlete and one happy mama over here.
If you want to give these natural products a try, please don’t hesitate to contact me through email or the comments here.
getting rid of stains naturally
I think I can speak up for every mom about how tough it can sometimes be to get rid of stains on kids’ clothes. And not just on kids’ clothes, on clothes in general. My little athletes are out in the forests on their bikes rain or shine which means I have to deal with lots of muddy clothes, especially in our winter months.
My daughter had a pre-ride for her upcoming mountain biking race in a heavy rainfall and you can imagine how her clothes looked like when she got back from the muddy trails. Because we had to stay overnight in a hotel, I didn’t have a chance to wash her clothes right way, we just wiped the dirt off with paper towels. When we got home the next day, I soaked her jacket up in a bucket with 2 caps (the black tops of the cleaner bottle) of my favourite Thieves household cleaner. This cleaner is AH-MAZING and I believe that it should be in every. single.household. I ditched all my cleaning supplies and I use only this cleaner for everything, just to name a few – glass, stainless steel, kitchen counters, sinks, bathrooms, floors and so on. Household Cleaner is an allpurpose, concentrated cleaner formulated with 100 percent plant- and mineral-based ingredients. It is biodegradable and complies with EPA standards.
Unfortunately I don’t have a before photo of the original dirt (when she got off her bike with mud dripping from her), the before photo above was taken before I soaked the jacket in bucket for about half an hour at home. Then I put some of the cleaner directly on the jacket and rubbed it in my hands to get the most of the dirt off. Because the jacket is so bright and it’s also my daughter’s favourite, I wanted to be sure that I get the dirt off so she can wear it to school. After that, I put few drops of the cleaner on the jacket and put it in a washer with other sport stuff from that day.
As you can see on the after photo, I was pretty successful in getting the stains off from her jacket. I cleaned it with my bare hands (no gloves needed, no headaches from toxic fumes) and didn’t use any chemicals, just natural stuff which is gentle not just to my skin but also to our environment.
I’m so happy that the jacket shines with bright colours once again and even more happy to see my little girl smiling that her favourite jacket looks great once again.
Mission accomplished. Until the next bike ride… 😉
~ Gabi
a box of wellness – our Birthday bash
The other day Sue and I chatted about life and found out that our Birthdays are just a day apart. How crazy fun it is?! We are both Pisces and love people, so we have decided that we will celebrate our Birthdays, which are on March 1st and 2nd, by gifting others and sharing the joy, love and our knowledge about wellness.
As both of us have already mentioned so many times over the last couple of months over here, essential oils have become a huge part of our regular daily routines. I don’t go through a single day without using my oils. The same goes for my children and my husband lately as well. Oils for better sleep, energy, relaxation, headaches, tummy aches and muscle pains, skin issues, PMS discomfort, colds and coughs and many many more.
This is what Sue says about her experience with essential oils: For as long as I can remember I have used peppermint oil to soothe tummy aches and headaches. Buying the starter kit from Young Living introduced me to a number of other oils that I now rely on just as much as peppermint oil – Thieves for immunity and cleaning, lavender for skin and hair, lemon for cleaning, panaway for sore muscles, and the list goes on. I also discovered that using peppermint oil during a run or a workout improves the quality of my exercise significantly.
And because we know how amazing these oils are and how much they can help you with dealing with the ups and downs of everyday life, we would like to help you to get your hands on this little box of wellness as well. If you are new to essential oils or haven’t tried Young Living essential oils before, we want to help you on your journey to wellness by offering $20 off of your Premium starter kit!
When you receive your “box of wellness”, the best part is that you won’t get “just” these 11 amazing essential oils and a diffuser and all the little fun things as pictured below, you will also get a supporting group of people with awesome oily knowledge and endless resources and so much more.
There are no reoccuring fees, no monthly payments or anything. You can buy new oils as often as you like and if you feel like experimenting with oils more, you can explore benefits of a loyalty program as well. Or never purchase anything else. As I mentioned already, it is totally up to you.
Are you wondering how you can get our gift? Simply click this link which will get you to our sign up page, choose Get started with Premium kit here and pick myself or Sue and register on the Young Living website. Once we see that you’ve registered and purchased your kit (original price is $199.75 CAD but the value of everything exceeds over $360 and the benefits are just priceless!) , we will contact you and send you back our gift of $20.
We would be more than happy to help you with this process so if you don’t know exactly what to do or something during the registration isn’t clear and you feel overwhelmed, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly at: gabi@livingessentially.ca or sue@livingessentially.ca and we will get back to you as soon as possible. This offer is valid from March 1st 12.01am PST till March 2nd, 11.59pm PST.
Are you ready to take the first step to a healthier and happier life?! We can’t wait to hear from you.
~ Gabi & Sue
A Boost for Your Skin
I was recently asked how to make a natural exfoliating face scrub. This was not something I had done before and I was up for the challenge. Whenever I experiment with new recipes, I always test them out on myself first.
After experimenting quite a bit and trying different scrubs on my own face, I settled on a favourite that contains only three ingredients – coconut oil, sugar, and lemon essential oil. Coconut oil may sound a bit too greasy for your face, but I find that using the scrub right before a shower and then rinsing it off in the shower, leaves my skin feeling soft and supple but not greasy. The benefits of coconut oil are immeasurable. It keeps skin smooth to the touch and helps it to retain its moisture content. It also has strong disinfectant and antimicrobial properties. Additionally, it contains Vitamin E which is incredibly nourishing for the skin. The sugar, of course, is an exfoliant. I recommend using berry sugar rather than regular granulated sugar. You don’t need to scrub very hard, just lightly on your face. The heavy hitter in this little recipe is the lemon essential oil. It is calming, astringent, detoxifying, and antifungal, to name only a few of its powerful properties. The number one thing that I love about this scrub is that it reduces the redness and blotchiness in my face.
The recipe is below. Give it a try yourself!
~Sue
Lemon Coconut Oil Face Scrub
1/2 cup coconut oil
1 cup sugar
30 drops lemon essential oil
Place coconut oil in a microwavable measuring cup or bowl and microwave for about 30-45 seconds to soften. Then mix in sugar and lemon oil. The mixture should be more on the sugary side, so add a bit more sugar if it seems too oily to you. I store mine in small mason jars. This scrub does not need to be refrigerated.
Enjoy!
muscle pain relief on a snow day
We are back in the winter wonderland once again. I love snow but oh man, before I hit the end of our driveway (which isn’t long at all), I could start shoveling the snow all over again. I definitely felt my back and arms last night. And this morning the amount of snow fallen overnight was even bigger, but I came prepared. I went into my “medicine” cabinet and pulled out my old friend, Deep Relief.
This oils is very well loved in our family. It is a blend of several oils such as Peppermint, Wintergreen, Dorado Azul, and Helichrysum and it’s known for their soothing and long-lasting benefits.
Deep Relief is used in aromatherapy to help relieve joint and muscle pain associated with sprains, strains, or rheumatoid arthritis, making this blend a great companion for your active lifestyle. Oils such as Peppermint and Wintergreen play an integral role in this blend as they provide a refreshing, cooling sensation during or after a workout, with an invigorating scent that inspires an upbeat and energetic approach to whatever keeps you active.
I always go the natural way and try to avoid painkillers as much as I can. Since I’ve started using essential oils and made them a part of our daily life, it isn’t hard at all. Deep Relief is actually a Natural Health Product approved by Health Canada for treating everyday ailments. So here you go, it’s natural and it helps you relieve the pain at the same time. Definitely a win-win.
Now once the shoveling is done, we can go and make a snowman.
~ Gabi
oils on the go
As I mentioned so many times, essential oils play a huge part in our lifestyle every single day. I wear my aromatherapy necklaces every day and now even my kids enjoy wearing their oils on too.
Yesterday my son (a fresh teenager) came to me and asked if I can make him a bracelet using wooden beads we had at home. Of course I said yes, I love crafting and it makes me happy that my children love to wear handmade stuff, it makes it even more special. When I was in the middle of making his bracelet, he asked if it’s possible to add lava beads as well so he can smell his favourite oils during the day. I was almost done with the bracelet but I was so happy that he asked that I didn’t mind to take half of it apart and start over.
This just shows me that we are doing things right at home. It makes me proud and happy that our children know how to live a healthy life. Knowing that if they feel under the weather, they can use uplifting oils during the day and just smell them to boost up their energy and mood. Both of our children have their own diffuser and use their oils for bedtime every night, it has become a part of their evening routine.
~ Gabi
