With a sunshiny, optimistic aroma, doTERRA Cheer can counteract negative emotions and provide a boost of happiness and positivity when you are feeling down.
Primary Benefits
Promotes feelings of optimism, cheerfulness, and happiness
Counteracts negative emotions of feeling down, blue, or low
Feelings of confidence and courage will replace negative emotions like guilt and pessimism, with the doTERRA Motivate Encouraging Blend of mint and citrus essential oils.
Primary Benefits
Promotes feelings of confidence, courage, and belief
Counteracts negative emotions of doubt, pessimism, and cynicism
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Petitgrain essential oil is derived from the leaves and twigs of the bitter orange tree, and has a long history of use in traditional health practices. Historically, Petitgrain has been used to support healthy immune and nervous system function.
Petitgrain has a fresh, herbaceous scent that is popular with both women and men, and is often referred to as the “man’s Lavender” as the scent is less floral than Lavender but the effect is just as calming!
By sourcing Petitgrain from Paraguay through our Co-Impact Sourcing initiative, dōTERRA is able to support needed rural community development projects and provide diversified income for small-scale farmers. This approach provides an economically viable alternative to clear-cutting land, dramatically helping to protect the remaining patches of the Atlantic Rainforest in eastern Paraguay.
Petitgrain Uses:
~ Diffuse for a calming and relaxing aroma. Blends well with citrus oils, Cassia, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, Geranium, and Lemongrass.
~ Take internally to help ease feelings of tension, help calm the nervous system, and promote restful sleep.
~ Before going to bed, add a few drops of Petitgrain along with Lavender or Bergamot to pillows and bedding for its aromatic benefits.
~ Add one to two drops to water or juice and drink to help support the health of the cardiovascular, immune, nervous, and digestive systems.
Energetically, Petitgrain is the oil of connection to our ancestors, inviting us to honour the good that was inherited from those who went before us, and invoking the knowledge and wisdom of our ancestral history.
Lavender is extremely well known for its relaxing and soothing effects, but it’s highly beneficial for so much more than that! Combine a few drops with Petitgrain and Bergamot in a diffuser, drip 2 drops on your pillowcase, or apply topically for calming at night to aid in a more restful sleep. It’s fantastic topically for skin care, and it’s brilliant for skin wounds and burns. Combine with Frankincense and Helichrysum for the most powerful burn protocol. It makes a fantastic “tushy spray” when combined with coconut oil in a spray bottle, and is helpful for littles with fever and teething pain. I add two drops of Lavender and two drops of Lemon into every load of laundry in the washing machine!
Energetically, Lavender is the oil of honest communication and faith, teaching you to be at peace as you already have everything that you need.
and an incredible video on Lavender sourcing in Bulgaria:
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To order, choose one of the following options:
1) You can place an order in your own dōTERRA account, using the SKU for either the Canadian or the US warehouse.
2) Place a group order with your dōTERRA upline, and we will combine all of the orders you place this BOGO week and arrange pick up (for free!) or shipping one package (instead of multiple packages!) to you. Be sure to reach out to your upline to see if they are participating in running group BOGO orders.
3) If you have team members who live near you, get a group of 5 people together & each of you take one day to order the 5 BOGOs max for that day. Each of you would order the maximum number of BOGOs on one day only, paying for shipping just once & meeting at the end of the week to exchange BOGOs for the other 4 days and work out any discrepancies in pricing. These BOGO Relays have been very popular in past BOGO weeks!
4. If you are completely BRAND NEW without a doTERRA wholesale savings account here is a beautiful deal… (cause let’s be honest we all love saving!) Other kits are available as well to suit anyone’s budget! 💖 I would provide support to you – when you need or ask for it! You would also become part of our oily community of support information and research!
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Let me know if you have questions! I’m here to help you and provide support for your holistic journey – however that means for you!
In our home… Petitgrain has been our go-to sleep oil in the kids diffuser blends for months now! Key is starting them up at least an hour before bedtime! We also use Petitgrain in our Sleepy Kids roller blend that is incredible!
I was so lucky to receive an advance copy of Girl, Stop Apologizing. I began reading this book unsure of what exactly it would be about. I had an inkling of an idea… stop making excuses! ;)
Just 48 pages in and whoa I could have written this myself! I can relate with the words Rachel is saying within my own life.
One that has stood out a few times for me… MOM GUILT!
Yup Rachel, Mom Guilt is complete bullshit! I completely agree, and yet it cripples so many of us moms!
I remember being at a “playdate” with a couple other moms and their kids. These moms had zero intention of (ever) going back to work, but I did. I had already been back to work after the birth of our first child and was either just about to be off again with our (surprise) baby girl or had just had her, I cannot remember the exact timing. I will be real there wasn’t much time in between haha! I believe though that I had both my babies with me, so our daughter was maybe a couple months old and our son about 19-20 months.
What I do clearly remember is leaving her home and going back to our house. Calling my husband in tears telling him I would never have a play date with those two women again! They were cruel, actually worse than cruel because they both knew I had full intentions of returning to work… I enjoy being a working mom, I enjoy contributing to our household, I enjoy dreaming and allowing myself to set goals to achieve, I enjoy financial stability and also showing my kids that I am more than “just a mom”. I didn’t just have kids to sit at home. However for whatever reason that day, they completely disrespected all working women and how they “expect others to raise their kids”, aka daycare and this went on and on the entire time I was there with my children.
Ironically these same two women hit financial and marital ruins. Do I say that to be cruel to them, nope. It became their reality, their focus was staying home no matter what… it was more important to them than anything else.
I’m thankful for that phone call to my husband that afternoon, it honestly was when I feel I strengthened MY beliefs, MY ethics, MY respect for the hard work of both myself and my kids dad. Also that it was up to us, not them (thank god) to raise our kids!
The entire book though, resonated with my soul. Immediately I could relate, Rachel and her husband are 8 years apart. As are myself and my husband. She talks about real life in this book. When I said I related with it so much I could have wrote it – of course I mean in my own words and my own life ;) Reading Rachel’s words sparked a new part of me that had been buried for a while. A very long while.
This book reminded me the importance of simply being ME. I honestly enjoyed it so much more than Girl, Wash Your Face. The book is laid out in sections.
Part 1 – Excuses To Let Go Of
That’s not what other women do
Im not a goal oriented person
I don’t have time
Im not enough to succeed
I can’t pursue my dream and still be a good mom
Im terrified of failure
Its been done before
What will they think
Good girls don’t hussle
Part 2 – Behaviors to Adopt
Stop asking permission
Choose one dream and go all in
Embrace your ambition
Ask for help
Build foundations for success
Stop allowing them to talk you out of it
Learn to say no
Part 3 – Skills To Acquire
Planning
Confidence
Persistence
Effectiveness
Positivity
LeadHerShip
Women, especially those women who become mom’s can easily become lost in our own life. A journey that is hyped up so damn much to be the most amazing and best time in our life – yet as a new mom its scary, unknown, tiring, not just tiring its exhausting, your body changes, you feel like no one understands… Yes it is the most amazing time in our life – but lets be freaking real here. NO ONE IS PERFECT. No one knows what you need better than you and sometimes that involves digging DEEP DOWN to find out what that is. Cause I can guarantee you – its not so obvious, because you don’t want to or can’t see the obvious. Which is ok.
Ironically, as Rachel writes in the Intro… What if… that she was originally going to call the book Sorry, Not Sorry. Instantly got me. For years Ive been apologizing. For various things. Various things that quite honestly were either hiding what was a true part of my soul or making excuses for others.
No more.
I have chosen to dig deep. I began in 2014. I was inspired by searching out healthier options for our family, which I still stand by very strong today. I was lit up by Why Guy Gerry Visca to rediscover my Why in the world. Ive attended personal development training seminars, holistic health conventions (doTERRA truly is a personal development company wrapped up in an essential oil company – to choose better you must know better…). 2018 I invested in ME. I let my cup refill and overflow into my life, especially my children and husband. 2018 I dug deep, deeper than I ever have. I also forgave. Whew, it was transformational. Quite honestly its also something that you choose to continue doing. I met an amazing personal and business coach, Helen Muray who helped me to dig up and release. Something everyone should be doing.
Honestly though, check out this book. Regardless what stage of life you are in, you can relate to it somehow. Because the gist of it is… BE YOU! Be unapologetically YOU. Whatever that means for you. Yes its Rachel’s story, however we can all learn from someone else who has lived through and has chosen to speak up and find their voice.
For me its strengthened my voice. Why our health is so important, to listen to our body and soul, that we must make our own informed educated decisions and choose health vs convenience, my creative outlet of photography and writing both of which I did for years off and on and is one thing that I have allowed to waver – when I shouldn’t, to be our child’s best advocate – so incredibly important, everyone learns differently and we need to embrace that not shame it, that my body is beautiful regardless of the various scars and stretch marks – beating infertility twice and birthing two amazing children, over coming depression and mental health battles that… ok lets be REAL again… we ALL face at some point in our life. Being totally real here if you think you have never had any mental health issues in your life – you are lying to yourself and you need to do your own personal deep dive. Live in truth, live with compassion, live openly, respectfully and honestly. Simply be YOU!
Let me know what you think of the book… I am so stoked to have my love of books and reading re-ignited!
While the kids and I were at the arena, hubby got back at the old kitchen demo! The rest of the bottom cupboards are on their way out! I however… am on the couch! LOL I am completely ok admitting I don’t do well with the demo part of the renovations! Hubby does the demo, he even does a lot of the rebuild that we don’t hire out, I jump in when it comes to organizing and moving back into the room ;) Of course being a numbers gal the planning stages are where its at for me! Budgeting the money to be spent and the design and functional layout!
I dropped the kids off after skating and then went to grab some groceries for the fondue we had tonight. This sunshine has got everyone smiling and coming out of hibernation – the grocery store was packed!
As he is ripping the cupboards out I am happily on the couch, oblivious at this exact moment of the mess and mayhem that’s happening behind me in the old kitchen! It really is better this way, for all of us! 😉
I am so proud of myself for getting up and moving my body today while the kids skated. Its so easy for me to just sit and play on my phone while at the arena. Rather I made myself get up and move! Not just get up and move, but also listen to a few mind opening podcasts!
Elena Brower and her partner James spoke about Collecting Difficult Moments in Relationships (Episode 4), Ange Peters about The Quitting Game and Trade the Anchors for your Wings.
The kids skated while I walked. I kept track of my activity on my phone with the health app it has – it is SO encouraging! To see just in my walking at the arena I hit 6,000 steps!!! So I don’t feel bad now sitting on the couch this afternoon as I work on an online course and write this blog ;)
By mid afternoon the cupboards are out. The room is officially empty of the old kitchen. OMG am I ever so excited to watch this room transform! Im holding out sharing until we are done… its getting so close now! :) I even got time in for some yoga stretches and weights before enjoying a yummy fondue dinner with the family!
We had beef, chicken, potatoes, zucchini, broccoli, mushrooms, garlic bread, homemade garlic (greek) dip with lemon EO and homemade cheese sauce! Damn I’ve got it perfected!!! I love fondue because we tend to eat alot less, yet feel fuller much faster! 😍
Shortly after 9am on Saturday of a long weekend! Hellloooooo! Not sure why that extra day makes a weekend feel like three times as long but I love it! Especially when we have some things we want to check off our list AND have relaxing as a priority as well!
Kicked off the weekend with a relaxing night at home, so perfect. It’s so true, after a vacation you really do need some downtime. My body and soul has been craving it this week. Almost felt like I had delayed jet lag, but without the time change or hours of travel 🤣😁!
Feeling even more compelled to just be ME and true to my heart! A big part of that for me is my photography and writing!
Last night we made chicken fajitas for dinner with home made guac oh so yummy! Working on an even newer version of myself and am so damn excited! Part of that I will get to on a later date, this week a big focus was meal planning! Left over chicken to a simple, yet so yummy and nutritious Friday night dinner!
One of my biggest reason for wanting a big island in our kitchen… preparing and cooking amazing food! 🙏😍 Follow your truest of hearts my friends. What feels light and happy is your truth. What feels heavy and stressful, you need to work through. Planning our dream kitchen was a process but I am so grateful for it and the process!
This morning began early as my alarm happily went off at normal time… whoops! So I got a jump start on my morning routine with my daily greatness journal, A Course In Miracles daily morning lesson and some reading. Of course I picked up my phone again to check out social media… my gosh it is like it’s own vortex. I’m really enjoying Instagram lately for the photos, I’m very much a visual person who also likes to write. I am not someone who likes drama. The less in m life or in my social media feed the better. That why this year I am vowing to bringing more ME into my life. Blogging more and sharing my love with the world!
We all live our own lives that at times can feel hectic and busy. I’m not a fan of the word busy, I like to create our own reality, because truthfully we have the choice to choose what our days look like, for the most part I guess 😉! If I can help other ADHD or PCOS Moms like me… this makes my heart so happy and fuels my blogging vibe!
This morning, no rushing. Yes we have a to-do list we will tackle… but after enjoying some downtime. Something we really appreciated while on our cruise. The kids are hanging out, it’s a totally new level of parenting when your kids begin to sleep in and appreciate downtime haha!
This morning as we enjoy our tea and coffee in bed, as I type my good morning blog on this Family day weekend I am grateful for our family’s love, success and continued growth. It wasnt that long ago I was feeling lost, unclear and unmotivated. It can be a wicked thing that can take over your mind. However always honor yourself. Time is precious, take the time you need regardless what that means but always move forward.
My tea as of lately, an even most mornings on our trip, includes 1-2 drops of turmeric essential oil with my green tea! Turmeric is beautifully supportive to emotions and any anxious feelings, also supportive for weight management with your metabolism and healthy glucose levels, antioxidant and immune support!
Moving into another renovation, makes my heart slightly tight and my breathing uneasy. Change is difficult… but change is also SO beautiful, incredible and full of possibilities. Especially when you “change” together.
The diffuser is going with Dr Mariza’s Focus and Concentration roller blend… adapted to the diffuser 🙌 2 drops each!
Why these oils? Well for me I use Rosemary pretty much every single day in my diffuser in my office. It literally wakes up your brain!
Lavender – the oil of communication
Grapefruit – the oil of honoring the body
Rosemary – the oil of knowledge and transition
Basil – the oil of renewal
For what we have planned for our day… breathing this in over 10 hours will be absolutely beautiful especially emotionally!
Have a beautiful day Mama’s! Be the best version of you, always! Even if that means laying in bed and reading before making breakfast, or in our case most weekends for us… brunch! ☺
From our experience Citrus Essential Oils are a key part of living our ADHD Life!
Citrus oils are naturally uplifting, welcoming, calming, invigorating and soothing. These oils are emotionally supportive with positive properties of feeling abundant, a sense of humor, playful, generous, spontaneous, creative, joyful, cheerful, fun, creative, fulfilled, lighthearted, optimistic, refreshed, inspired, manifesting, trust of inner voice, clarity, open to possibilities, engaged,cc determined, cleansing, releasing, focused, energfized, mental clarity, alert, rational, body acceptance, nourished, self acceptance, confident, lovable, hopeful and good enough.
The other day my son made up a new spray of “his blend”… Lemon, Spearmint and Tangerine. 3 oils he was naturally drawn to. It was his interest in Lemon almost 5 years ago that made me realize the connection between our emotions and the oils!
Lemon – The Oil of Focus – ‘The delightful citrusy aroma of Lemon oil engages the mind and aid concentration. While Lemon supports the emotional body, its major effects are experienced on the mental field. Lemon dispels confusion and bestows clarity. It counter balances mental fatigue due to too much studying or reading. Lemon restores energy, mental flexibility, and the drive to complete a project.‘ (emotions and essential oils)
Spearmint – The Oil of Confident Speech – ‘Spearmint inspires clarity of thought and confident verbal expression. Individuals in need of spearmint may hide their thoughts, opinions and ideas by withholding their voices. Spearmint encourages inner clarity about one’s personal convictions and opinons. It then assists individuals in translating that inner clarity into words.’ (emotions and essential oils)
Tangerine – The Oil of Cheer & Creativity – ‘Tangerine’s strong qualities of cheer and joyfulness can lift the darkest of moods. It can assist those who feel cut off from the lightness of heart often manifested by children. Those who feel overburdended by responsibility would benefit from Tangerine’s uplifting vibration. It encourages a person to be creative and spontaneous.’ (emotions and essential oils)
The new Citrus Bloom blend that was just released yesterday, I can see being a new fav blend for our household in the main living areas! I am SO excited to try it!
From our experience we have found we use more citrus and grounding oils within our household and less of the floral diffuser oils. Those one’s last us a while… Lavender, Geranium, Ylang Ylang… The floral ones we use occasionally are Rose and Jasmine touch rollers those are ones we have available and will use a swipe here and there. Especially over the heart. I especially love Neroli and Magnolia. I find they have a light floral scent, almost floral citrus. Just beautiful.
We have found our sleep to be more restful when we combine citrus with grounding oils such as Frankincense, Cedarwood, Balance, Vetiver.
When I began this oil journey, I began alone. I began however, with a DESIRE to make a shift in OUR life. I knew deep down there was something natural that could help us but I truly did not know what or how. But it had to start with me living and being within my truth and being my authentic self…
As someone who – used to – worry about what other people thought, this was a pretty big shift. Holistic healthcare is not how I was raised, and in no way am I knocking my upbringing. I was used to going to the Dr (many times) for many throat and ear infections in my childhood!
My husband, although supportive was a big time skeptic. He didn’t want anything to do with them, thought it was voodo and they didn’t work…
I persevered, I continued using the oils on myself and my kids. He didn’t make a fuss as I was growing our oil collection each month, he knew the hell I went through with my body and health. It didn’t take long and hubby could see the positive change in myself, the kids… and even himself!
I started this journey alone but the momentum its created in our life has been massive!
For our physical and emotional health, being a PCOS mom and an ADHD family – our emotional health is absolutely crucial.
I know I can make more of a difference in the lives of others. Much like how our life has shifted. The biggest driving force is having the true desire to make a positive shift in your life. The best way I support my customers is when they have a true interest in taking the initiative. I don’t sell oils. I promote living a healthy lifestyle where your health can truly flourish! I introduce you to tools you can use in your life, in your home to easily and affordably do this!
I was walking and talking with a good friend last night and this is exactly what we chatted about. We have both seen a major positive shift in our own lives because her, much like me, chose to make a shift. Chose to choose better. Chose to put our health first – make the investment in our health and because of that physically and emotionally we feel better!
There is a better way – but only when YOU are ready!
When you are ready for your own shift… Contact Me!
2 years ago in January 2017 I truly took a leap of faith…
After years of struggling with my weight, my mental and physical health I said YES to something that completely changed my life.
At the time, I didn’t take before pictures because I quite honestly did not have faith that it would “work”. I really didn’t put much thought into it other than printing off the calendar to check off to ensure I was taking what I needed to be and that helped me be mindful in doing so.
I didn’t think it really mattered because I didn’t think it was going to work…
So as I reminisce on my progress and how happy I am that I actually could and did do it… what worked? What do I give gratitude for in my life?
Vitamins and Minerals – this is key, our bodies need vitamins and minerals to function properly and unfortunately in our food we just simply cannot get it all there so we need to have a high quality vitamin and mineral supplement that we are taking daily
Digestive System – any woman with PCOS, Hypothyroidism, Endometriosis or IBS knows how much a slugglish digestive system sucks! I ensure my digestive system keeps moving with my supplements, eating healthy, my thyroid blend and WATER! This is key for ALL mammals not just women!
Drink a LOT of water – no not kidding – drink a LOT of WATER! If you feel thirsty you are dehydrated! In the winter I know all too well the challenges of staying hydrated, however its SO key!
Make healthy choices… for example I am a dip girl – I love it, I love to dip anything especially chips and dip… SO years ago I switched out our sour cream for greek yogurt and rather than potato chips I opt for organic or veggie chips. Bonus the organic chips Ive been buying for a while now my family all enjoy. Yes it took an adjustment however, the more you present to your family the more normal healthy tastes! Ive also found the more healthy we eat, the less we eat so although it may have felt at the time to be “more expensive”. Its not. When you buy real whole food and create your meals, its much more satisfying.
Cleanse your system – this goes back to the vitamins and minerals – however its also its own point and a very important one. If you have been going about life as many of us “normally” do, you have been building up toxins in your body. Eating take out or processed foods, junk food, sugary drinks, booze, smoking, taking prescriptions… Prior to doing our cleanse and restore system I was still suffering from digestive issues that were not fun at all. Ones I had dealt with since my teen years with the feeling of no hope. 2 years later I cannot believe the change in my digestive system, its truly remarkable to feel that my digestive system has actually healed. Of course its an ongoing healing – you get what you put into it just like anything else. Did you know your gut heath affects your mental heath!? It does and it is SO key!!!
Me time – as a mama and woman sometimes its very hard to “allow” yourself time or money for you. This was challenging for me for many years to be ok with spending money on myself or with young kids taking time away from the kids to do something for me – people can be so judgemental and you need to turn those voices off as they truly don’t matter. If YOU need help – ask. If you need new clothes go buy them. If you feel gross and need to change – do it – but only for you. Don’t do it for anyone else. You are the only person who can truly make you happy. But be honest. Be truthful. Don’t live a lie. Be ethical and be true to your morals. No one has a perfect life, we are all on this journey of life. One real worry of mine was, I have a closet full of clothes, if I loose weight (to be and feel healthier) I would have to go buy new clothes – this was a huge block of mine…
Mindset – Whew this can be heavy, it can bring up a lot no matter who you are. For me this began before we had kids. This began even before my hubby and I met. I had a long time of mental and emotional repairs to do to get myself to the woman, mom and wife I am today. Don’t kid yourself that shit in your life doesn’t affect your life in the big whole picture, because it does. Verbal and mental abuse sticks around for a very long time. For a long while I hid behind it, people close to me (my family) knew what was happening however I denied for years. Even after meeting my husband I hid when I finally reached for help. Then compounded with the journey through life, we finally became husband and wife and were ready to begin our family. At 23 the last thing a woman wants to hear is “infertility”. That stung hard. Actually more than hard. I lost friendships. I felt very alone. I felt broken. This once again scarred my mental health. I was “broken” at only 23 years old. A time in my life that having babies shouldn’t have been a burden, yet it was. Those feelings are all too real even now and yet they were almost 15 years ago. I hear the word infertility and my heart swells and my eyes fill. Its a pain I would never wish upon my worst enemy and thats incredibly gracious of me. Mindset is one thing we have complete control over. These past two years Ive dedicated even more time to honoring this and being true to my heart – regardless of anyone else. Reset your mindset with meditation, journaling, reading personal development books, tapping, sleep…
Routine – This is big for me. One thing I can honestly admit Ive struggled with. Life… Kids, Husband, Work, Kids Sports, House Stuff – Chores, Laundry, Cleaning, Etc, Pets oh and then ME. I began small with my supplements. The more pressure I put on me the more overwhelmed I can easily feel – Im big enough to admit that. So for a while I made sure I took my suppements and yes that meant many days the kids didn’t – BUT they at least got their oils on morning and night. Since the middle of December I am happy to say myself and the kids have been in a beautiful routine of daily taking our supplements with maybe missing 1 day on the weekend… Sundays are my work in progress apparently ;) Thats ok though! Personally I strongly believe every child should have at least 1 activity out of school that is truly for them – yes this can cause ruffles in our “routine” at times, however for their mental health we never make them feel guilty for us, as their parents having to shift. I am however ok with expressing if I am FEELING rushed, frustrated, etc and will ask the kids for their opinion… what if we did this do you think that might help the flow of things? Or could you help me do this so we can make it to… It’s so important for kids to know these are real feelings (on their age level understanding). Since January 1st Ive been doing a daily morning and evening routine with my daily greatness journal. Updating my planner and calendar of whats happening, planning for our days and also writing what I am grateful for, what I am looking forward to, what I am thankful for in my life. I start the day with my daily greatness journal and then A Course In Miracles lesson. This has been a huge mind shift for me. Ending the day I pull out my daily greatness journal and record what was so amazing of the day.
Oils… a true life changer and something I am so beautifully grateful for in a way that words cannot describe. They are all over our house and they get used multiple times a day. Not just for our physical health, but also our emotional health and our sleep! Sleep is so key in living a healthy life. Changing from an over the counter, prescription based life to a holistic health lifestyle was so key. Even when it feels like you are going against norm of what everyone else is doing – follow your heart – follow what feels right. If you have a true desire to change your life be open to something new. This was something I did when I introduced oils to our family 4.5 years ago. Yup I still get comments about using oils and you know what, I could careless because this is what works for our family and best of all for my health! Our bodies recognize plant medicine way better than synthetics.
Declutter and Cleanse Your Life – Physically and mentally. People and things. Only allow good vibes into your life. If being around someone makes you feel absolutely drained, don’t do it. Follow your body’s vibes – you know, you truly do. We all have our shit to deal with, and really and truthfully its very similar for all of us. Life can be tough – but you know what when we choose to surround in good vibes, good people, loving vibes clear spaces with minimal or even better no clutter, being organized – a place for everything, everything in its place – wow talk about refreshing! Even for me, someone who absolutely treasures her own personal space, when summer time comes and we have a weekend or week at the cottage filled with family and friends – my heart lights up! Because its filled with loved ones, with fun, laughter, good food, water, clear fresh air… I love being surrounded by loved ones just as much as I love my personal space. We are slowly but productively working through our “stuff” in our house. The flood in June 2017 also helped with this. I literally had NO choice but to let it go… whew letting go feels good, but yup its tough. Especially when you have NO control at all. Perhaps that was the biggest learning lesson for me. Letting go of control. Because really in the big picture… there isn’t much we CAN control in our lives other than choosing to live happy or not. Thats tough at times but hey its all ok. Its life. If someone tells you they are happy all.the.time – quite simply they are lying. Our lives aren’t perfect and they aren’t made to be, which is ok. Its about working through the ebb and flow of this journey and figuring out what works best for our mindset. What doesn’t – time to cleanse it out!
Bye Bye Toxins – Even before I began the cleanse, we had already drastically reduced toxins in our home – cleaners, soaps, detergents, fabric softeners, store bought deodorant, foods etc… making a drastic lifestyle change, again against the “norm” of what unfortunately is life with so many convenience foods, “busy” on the go etc. For me with my health endocrine disruptions are huge and very key for how I mentally and physically feel. Toxins are in too many things and knowing how much it affects my own health I knew, having a daughter and a son, it was my responsibility to make a positive change for not just us but for all of our future. Toxins are also people. You know the ones who are always negative, believe they are always right and do no wrong, gossip, lie, verbally/emotionally abuse others, physically abuse others, guilt trip, controlling etc. If you surround yourself with these people it will be hard to rise above to where your body, mind and soul truly want to be!
Balance and Forgiveness – its truly about balance. There will always be highs, lows, ups and downs. Its learning to re-navigate through this journey and finding true balance. Forgiving yourself if you make a “wrong” choice and readjusting back on course. Did I eat completely healthy while away, no. Many options were white flour. So I was patient with myself, drank lots of water to flush and just be! Especially with the pizza haha I love pizza so I made a slight sacrifice to just enjoy. It totally worked!
Whatever works for you, what lights you up or fuels your passion follow it. I am SO thankful for this journey. I am SO much stronger everyday, however let’s be real it’s a daily process – and there is nothing wrong with that! I honestly began this post over a month ago, before we went on vacation. I came home… feeling even more empowered!
Today I am PROUD. Proud of what I’ve been through, proud of who I’ve become, proud of the kids I am so lucky to be their mom and proud of the life we are creating together. Knowing that I am living MY truth is empowering and freeing. A real confidence that I’ve never had before. A point in my life that I can say, all that shit… was worth it because it got me to where I am today and I can be a positive role model to my kids! To be an example of making changes in my life to benefit my health in a positive way and for them to truly understand it’s not because “I told you so”…
When you know better, you do better. To know better is to be educated in life, in school and in yourself!
As someone who has personally struggled, it is SO important to allow our children the freedom to TALK and FEEL their feelings. It’s also more then ok to ask for help for them if they need it. No judgment, no shame.
As a photographer I did not enjoy putting myself in front of the camera – however I did for my kids. I look back and although I was smiling, I wasn’t smiling inside. I was in pain physically, emotionally and uncomfortable. This photo is from 2012.
In 2015 I began the Lifelong Vitality Supplements. We came home from Cuba and I had it ready to begin!
January 2017 I began the cleanse. As I mentioned above, I didn’t take “Before” Photos because I didn’t think this was going to work… this photo was taken in April after already a significant weight and inches loss!!! This photo is the same shorts I was wearing above in the 2012 photo!
This vacation, 2 years later… this mama wore her Bikini! Something Ive had to certainly work up to, to truly be comfortable in MY body, with my body and showing my beautiful curves. I am. I am SO proud of me, I am so proud of my family for supporting me. It wasn’t easy at times. My hormones were SO messed up for so many years. Losing 40lbs (still OFF!) Ive been able to reset my body, learn a completely NEW lifestyle and be truly happy!
Am I done? Nope its a life long journey that continues every single day. Now that I know what I am capable of doing, its time to work on toning this body up! What thrills me even more is that we were away on vacation for a week, eating different food, water etc I was OK! Seriously with a wacky digestive system that I have, I didn’t have one issue :) Which made me SO happy! Goes along with healing my gut and making healthy choices! I completely avoided all potatoes while in Miami and while on the ship. Why take the chance, when I know my guts are very sensitive to any starches it was simpler to just avoid and be completely ok with that! Years ago I wouldn’t have, I would have felt so restricted and that it was unfair. But its not, its my body showing me what my healthy lifestyle needs to be to be my absolute best!
One thing I had not been good at was celebrating my successes. I was the type who didn’t want to draw attention to herself or want to be centre of attention. Now, I realize how crucial it is to celebrate your success along with the loved ones in your life. Be truly happy and if you aren’t or feel stuck, ask for help. Its completely ok to do that! Today I celebrate the woman, mom and wife I am. I am so proud and will continue to be proud – even when I hit a bump in the road – because lets be real we all do – forgive yourself and move on! Life is too short to not live and be happy. <3 Today I celebrate the past 2 years and how much I have shifted simply because I did the work and visualized what I wanted to see!
See yourself being the strong, strong beautiful person you are and love every part of her! It feels damn good. There isn’t another soul in this world who can make you love yourself more than you. So just be YOU! See the real you. The real you beyond all the shit thats ever happened, see who you truly are and want to be. Visualize that person – and believe it! <3
And parents… please teach this to your kids! When both my hubby and I grew up (not knowing each other obviously) we lived very similar lives, our parents all hardworking, many home cooked meals and hand made clothing. Life changes though, its become a very convenience based life. But we don’t have to encourage that. Take the time to get your kids in the kitchen, its a memory of mine I am so grateful of, even just remembering seeing my parents cooking in the kitchen – they still do together today. Teach them the value of healthy holistic living and the impact of taking a step back from “convenience” and step into “being mindful and present”. Time is a gift, much like money in our lives. Both truly valuable to create the life we want to live!
Saturday morning we headed off to the airport for our flight to Miami. We were officially ON vacation! Excited and nervous to be headed on vacation… I will be completely honest. I love boats, I love water… but living on a boat for a week. I was a tightly wound wreck. But put on a happy face for our kids. Which I did, and then later admitted to them that mommy was just as excited and nervous as they were and it was totally ok for all of us!
We called an uber for a ride to the port on Sunday morning. This was also a first for us. Calling an uber from the airport to our hotel. I admitted to my hubby I was feeling so over whelmed, he already knew this, but understood. We took two uber rides and both worked out awesome.
After about a 2 hour wait in the port… yes we were that early but it was easier heading there after checking out at 11am. At 130pm we began the boarding process. My heart was racing. I told my hubby that I was so nervous. We went through boarding and found our room. The rooms are very much like a hotel room. The kids had bunk beds that during the day tucked into the wall and ceiling and had a couch to sit on. We had a queen size very comfortable bed with lamps and power on either side of the bed on the bedside tables. The bathroom was split in two. The toilet and sink in one room and the tub/shower with a sink in another room. We were blown away at how beautiful this room on a boat was.
We dropped off some things, checked out the room and went out to explore. On deck 9 you could watch as we left the dock and headed out to the ocean. It suddenly hit me like a rock in my stomach. We were up really, really high! I am scared of heights. Again I looked at my hubby and said I didn’t know if I could do this. His reassurance helped me so much. I also again admitted to the kids mommy was scared of heights and this was really tough for me. They understood, also tried to freak me out with how high we were of course LOL! I was fine. I did some breathing. Talking to myself, literally saying “I am safe, I am ok” helped.
Then we went and got a beer and checked out the Pinnochio’s Pizzeria! They have pizza available pretty much all the time from lunch time on! SO cool. Near the pizzeria is a pool with two hot tubs and a huge massive screen to play movies etc! The kids began to go explore. Whew! This was tough for me – but again I felt so reassured. This time by Disney. Their staff, crew and cast – INCREDIBLE! Honestly there was not a worry for kids our ages, with their key to the world, they could explore the ship together and check out some of the fun kids stuff! I took another deep breath. Here is where I can admit I was finally feeling better because I was also hung over. Yes not the smartest on my part, however I enjoyed first night of vacation and was so crazy nervous LOL! We had a lot of fun in Miami Saturday night. We stayed at a beautiful hotel, Double Tree By Hilton. The hotel had a roof top pool, a very yummy restaurant and was very clean. They also give you all a warm chocolate chip, oatmeal and nut cookie when you check in!
Pizza and a beer to the rescue for day 2. I love pizza, so I was in heaven. As were the kids when they learned about the unlimited pizza AND soft serve ice cream. Yup there were a couple restless nights, so we encouraged less chocolate maple syrup on pancakes and donuts and a bit more protein and fruits… yes seriously the buffet in Cabana’s was incredible for breakfast and lunch. I really miss it. We joked about how we would have to come home and think again about what meals and activities we have to plan around here. As much as I love cooking, a true vacation for me is totally taking a break from everything. This was beyond my expectations. The food, the people, the service, the drinks, the water… all amazing AND me, someone with a digestive issue and have had for years had zero problems on this cruise.
The shows available were incredible! A lot of new movies. Musicals, even during dinner there was entertainment. Characters walking around, posing for photos. Wednesday was Marvel Dah at sea… Incredible show on Deck 9 after dinner!!! Before dinner that night Mickey and friends had their own marvel party where they dressed up and wow was it fun! The deck was full of people and kids. We watched from deck 10 and had a blast! Especially when music from our teen years came on haha! Our kids may have wanted to hide for a few moments as we busted a move 😉🤣!
There was even an adults only area with a pool and 2 hot tubs. The best part was, kids could still go through so after our kids convinced us it was ok for them to explore and us to go chill for a bit, they could come find us. Another awesome thing about the ship, it was huge, yet we could always find each other. They had an awesome app too that we could connect to the ship’s complimentary wifi (for the app) and message each other. Still room for improvement as messages only come through when your phone is active. We adjusted and calmed down more.
The people – from the other guests, housekeeping, in the kitchen, servers, bar tenders, kids… amazing! Everyone was so positive and happy. Patient as well. It was just the best experience Ive had on a vacation! Even when we were on the islands, in Cozumel Mexico we did a dune buggy snorkeling beach tour. So cool! The fish came right up to us! An incredible experience. Checking out one of the local beaches. Absolutely gorgeous, but it was very windy and rough so they were closed. The kids could still run in the soft sand. In Castaway Cay Bahama’s Jaz and Cars went Parasailing while Mads and I checked out the gorgeous view and beach and then they went snorkeling. I was totally prepared. We all had sunscreen on. I found chairs with an umbrella and set myself up in the shade. We enjoyed a few hours on the beach and headed back to the ship. Enjoyed the Cabana’s lunch buffet and wow again blown away! The quality of the food was outstanding! Somehow even with all the sunscreen… I got toasted! We all did! Haha the Bahamas sun is quite powerful and even sitting in the shade we all got burnt!
As many people were still enjoying the beach and excursions there wasn’t many people on the ship, so we headed straight to the pools! Such an awesome view of the ocean to the sides and a huge movie screen. In between swimming we watched Toy Story 1 and 2 before heading back to clean up for dinner.
The dinners at the various restaurants were mouth watering! The quality and variety of the food was outstanding. The first night we ate at Rapunzel’s, then Lumiere’s and then Animators. Everyone who ate in Rapunzel’s then moved to Lumiere’s and then Animators and then the rotation started again. Even the servers moved with us so we had the same servers every single night. It was awesome.
They also always had activities going on for something. Kids clubs for all ages, various shows playing in the theatre and live, character greetings, even things for the adults. Every single morning the day’s outline of activities etc were handed out to each room. An awesome resource to use (along with the app) to catch any various events or plan your time in the pool. There were actually a good amount of couples traveling without kids! And anyone we met, they were super nice! We always all felt comfortable and welcome. As a family living the ADHD life we certainly appreciated the variety of kids activities as well as the option to take downtime whenever any of us needed it. It’s important because you certainly can be way over stimulated if you allow yourself to be so we were very aware of this and it helped so much!
I was able to re-ignite my photography passion with capturing beautiful images of the ocean, the sunrise, sunset, clouds. Just beautiful. I had a blast with my camera, my phone, Jaz’s phone and we even got the disney photo package. Any photo their Disney photographers took of any of us were put to our room number (ironically our room is 2004… we got married in 2004 and this year are celebrating 15 yrs married!) We also had fun just BEING there. Calming the mind to be ok with NOT doing anything but sit and enjoy the fresh air. By the end of the cruise we were all so much more relaxed. Time wasn’t an issue at all. We had all the time in the world. We truly were in the moment of whatever we were doing. It was absolutely great. Not a thought in the world about what to make for lunches or dinner, picking up groceries, doing laundry etc. Ahhhh it felt so good!!!
Ahhhh the fresh air was gorgeous. I did at times have a stuffy nose. It was so weird, more on the windy at sea days it bothered me. Overall though it was great. Our first night it was chilly. So cold it got me worried we hadn’t brought enough clothes. We brought too much of course haha. But all good. The kids laundry is already done and put away so we can do ours tomorrow. I even got my butt to a doTERRA meeting with Yoga this morning – SO good!!!
Literally by day 2 on the boat we were all thrilled with everything. Fears subsided and it was only fun to be had! My soul is so happy near the water and this was just heavenly!
This was such an incredible experience. Ive already begun my notes of what we for sure need to pack for the next one. This list from Disney helped – but I needed to expand to be custom to us!
Sunscreen – use it everyday not just during time you will be IN the sun
Sea Bands – we simply didn’t want to take a chance, so we wore them
Go Pro Camera
Camera
Oil blends – cannot bring a diffuser, so I refilled my Sleepy Child receipe blend, which also helps knock me out too! The kids loved this blend too!
Oils – we used our On Guard hand sanitizer a lot! I kept one in my backpack and one in my purse at all times. TriEase helped me SO much on the stuffy nose days so I could breathe so much clearer! Protective blend of On Guard, Tea Tree, Frankincense and TerraShield to not only protect energy but also boost immune systems! Kids routine oils morning and night and I also used their Balance blend on me 😉 When we got burnt I used Lavender, Helichrysum, Peppermint and Frankincense in lotion on our skin. Next time I will bring the Aloe Vera as well! The oils certainly helped calm the burn.
Goggles for the kids – they weren’t big fans of the salt water – can’t blame them!
Comfy shoes, sandals, runnning shoes, water shoes – this time we didn’t use the water shoes, however they are good to have depending on what the beaches are like or where you stop
Costumes – we had a blast dancing at the various deck 9 parties! Next time we will for sure be participating in whatever themes they have on board
Water bottles – they have filling stations all over the boat, these come in handy!
Backpacks – so handy to throw what you need in them and go!
Check out some of my fav photos I took below in this Flickr Slideshow. Next to BEING on the trip, these are my next favourite! As you will see, I very much got past alot of my own fears of this trip and it didn’t take long ;) Just goes to show and I was happy to admit to the kids of how its ok to feel the way you feel, but you have to work through it rather than stall. Still filled with so much happiness! Check out the pics… <3
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