Essential Oils

Don't roll your eyes at me.

I know oils are trendy right now.  I see those Facebook and Pinterest posts daily too.

That's why I waited almost a year to talk about them on the blog.  I wanted to give them a chance before I could stand behind them ~ or not.

I took the leap because of my migraines.

I had tried acupuncture.  I had even tried massage therapy.  Nothing worked.  So why not give oils a shot?

Now, I'm not only a believer, I might be a bit of an addict.....

This post could get out of control, so I'll keep it focused on the original reason I joined Young Living:  migraines.

The last time I ran to the pharmacy to get my meds, the pharmacist said, "You never come in anymore!"

No kidding.  It's true!

Before oils, I was going in about every four weeks to buy another round of Treximet.  Since I started using oils to combat them, I have been to the pharmacy twice.  Twice in almost a year's time.  As opposed to monthly visits.

The oil Stress Away has been my favorite for nipping them in the bud.  I roll it on my temples or neck, and usually within ten minutes, I forget that I was feeling the onset of a migraine.

I have a lot of other favorites too, which help with different things (sleep, germ fighting).  I could go on and on.

Is this the birth of a series?  Maybe!!!!!  

Questions???  Please ask!

Essential Oils Bag:  Has To Be Pretty

Linking up with:  Because Shanna Said So

Embedding Pinterest Pics

This might just change your life.

I know mine was altered forever because of it.

But maybe I was the last to know?

Anyway.

I learned how to embed Pinterest pics without having to save the darn photo while flipping back and forth copying and pasting.

The lovely Alyx taught me when she sweetly replied to a comment of mine.  I give her all the credit.

Here are her instructions:

"When you go to Pinterest, click on a pin and it 

becomes bigger.  There will be a tab to the right 

of the pin that says "embed." Click on that, then 

copy the code. When you're doing a new blog 

post, make sure you're in HTML mode, put the 

code in, then go back to "compose" mode and 

 you will see the pin with its source code!"

Easy as pie.  

Now I'll leave you with a favorite pin from the week, complete with all the links necessary......

Source: thatssorue.tumblr.com via Danavee on Pinterest

Now if I could just convince the mister to go on a picnic.

Pinterest & A Public Service Annoucement

I'm still as addicted to Pinterest as I was a few months ago.

At first, I couldn't get enough of the home decor ideas that flooded the screen in front of me.  But then I discovered recipes.  Ohhhh the recipes.

Pictures of red velvet this and pumpkin that.

After making a few desserts, I graduated into entree territory.  For some reason, Pinterest had me actually wanting to cook.  And I don't mean Hamburger Helper (which I love.....tsk tsk tsk......no judging).

So far I've been thrilled with all the recipes I've tried!  The mister has been too!  He especially loved a Chicken Enchilada Pasta dish, and he even ate the leftovers.  We also liked a White Chicken Enchilada recipe.

But his favorite of my escapades was probably the Jalapeno Poppers, which he didn't even eat.  No, he doesn't like jalapenos.  He just likes terrorizing me when I'm clumsy or forgetful.

While making the poppers, I sort of forgot that I'd handled jalapenos.  And I guess I must have touched my face.  Because all of a sudden, I was aflame!  Random spots on my face were stinging.  It was the worst burning sensation you can imagine. 

Washing my face didn't work.  I had to resort to Google.  And in my search, I read that milk was a great remedy for jalapeno burns.  So, a plate of milk was served up.  And face first I went.

Being in such a vulnerable state left me defenseless against the mister, who was snapping photo after photo of this horrifying event......

So let this be a lesson.  Upon touching jalapenos, wash your hands in soapy water prior to touching your face.  Or earlobe.

But if you forget, remember the tale of the terrorized wife, and pray you have a jug of milk.

What's for dinner?

Do you ever find yourself with no food in the house?

Well, guess what?  Your problem is solved!

I stumbled across a site that can produce a recipe based on what is in your cabinet.

My Fridge Food has a spot for you to click on things that you do have on hand (perishable to pantry items), and it produces recipes using only the ingredients you submitted.

I'm intrigued by it.

And I might be a little scared by it.

But overall, I think it sounds like a fun experiment! 

Not tonight though.

Tonight is a fish stick/mac-n-cheese night.  But not because my cupboards are empty.

I'm lazy.

For good reason though!  The MAP test (our state achievement test) began this week, and golly, it drains kids and teachers.  First of all, teachers have to be super prepared.

For instance, apparel during testing is of the utmost importance.  You need to be comfortable.  You should probably find a friend, and plan to wear something identical.  And it would just be better if the identical article of clothing was a shirt that said something like "#2 is #1, if you're a pencil."

Because you know you can't use mechanical pencils. 

And really, it's just funny.  Good ole test humor.  It lightens the mood.

Also, hula-ing at a MAP assembly really takes it out of ya.......

I was pretty much out of breath after our little number.

So, no food experiments tonight.

But I do need to coordinate next week's MAP outfits.

Garage Sale Mishap

The fourth annual garage sale was a smashing success. We had fun. We made some bucks. We got rid of stuff.


But....it was a scorcher. Both days. Heatstroke inducing hotness.

And when you leave tea light candles out on a table in the heat, they melt.

And when you're clumsy and not paying attention, you spill them all over yourself when you go to pack them up for charity.

And then you have hot wax on your favorite t-shirt from Hawaii. And your shorts. And down your leg. On a superhot day.

Good times.......


The mission then becomes: How do you remove wax from clothing?

Determined to salvage this fave shirt of mine, I attempted a technique found by Schlager on Google. Materials needed: iron and brown paper bag.

After a trip to Dillon's to request paper, not plastic, I was set.

And so began the ironing of the shirt........with paper bag over it........to soak up the wax the iron was remelting.


And VOILA...........


Thank you Schlager. Thank you Google.