Once upon a time, in a land far far away, there was a girl who was gifted a bottle of Lavender by her sister. She thanked her with a sweet smile but put it away in her draw and forgot about it. Fast forward a few months and the silly girl was suffering with a newborn, broken sleep and failing to fall into a deep sleep even when the baby was snoozing peacefully at night. What was she to do? Apparently complaining didn’t help but it did eventually lead to her sister asking her if she had been using the lavender. Well oopsie daisy, the thought hadn’t even crossed her mind! That night, she did as she was told and applied a drop to the soles of her feet. The girl was never without her Essential Oils again.
In case you weren’t sure, that girl was me, hello! I continued to use Essential Oils for sleep and in my cooking, blissfully unaware of the never ending ways that I could have been using them.
Fast forward another 12 months and I finally attended a workshop that my sister was running for mums and bubs. It was here that my eyes were opened to the realities of the products we were using on ourselves and our babies and the risks that they posed to our health. Have you got the free app ‘Think Dirty’? Go and download it now then search ‘Johnson and Johnson’. While you’re there, have a look at some of your favourite cleaning and cosmetic brands. The app gives you a toxicity rating between 1 and 10. Many of the brands I was using (and trusted!) were rated between 7-10 meaning that they are very toxic and should be avoided. I was shocked and disappointed and I knew I had to make some changes around our home.
Here commences Part 2 of my Essential Oils journey and our goal to create a cleaner lifestyle for our babies. It started with the decision to try and simplify our lives. I threw out our cleaning products and replaced them with clean Young Living alternatives. I simplified my skin care routine and started to make my own beautiful serums and creams. I replaced tooth pastes, shampoo and conditioner and all of our baby products with Young Living or home made alternatives and suddenly I felt in control.
I am so thankful that I was introduced to young Living 2 years ago. Not only do we our love our oils but they have also helped me to feel empowered as a wife, mother and home maker. I take full control over what goes onto our bodies and around our home and that makes me truly happy. My family is my biggest treasure in life and I want to look after them the west way I possibly can- it just so happens that young Living plays a big part in that and I am forever grateful.