MAKE YOUR OWN SCENTED PLAY DOUGH

This one's for the kids... or the big kids alike. I made play dough for the first time (since studying childcare when I was 19) for Taj's birthday a few months ago. And I was actually astounded at how easy it was and how I nailed it first time (second time though... different story).

WINTER WELLNESS USING ESSENTIAL OILS

It seems that Winter has arrived in full force making the entire east coast of Australia a chilly ice box over night this week! And just as quickly I've heard so many people say they've got the sniffles or a cough, or the kids are unwell, Aunty June got the flu, the kids are off school today, the list goes on.

So without a little for-thought, and preventative health support, we might be the next ones.

I did a live video last week in my ✨Good Vibes Oily Tribe Facebook Group ✨and thought I'd share what I spoke about here as this information can benefit anyone and be used by anyone, for Winter Wellness prevention before the lurgies set in.

THE MAGIC ✨ OF THE DOTERRA CONVENTION AUS/NZ 2019

If there's a time to take your health into your own hands, like reeeeeally start living from a place where YOU and confident in looking after your own health with tools, resources and products at your fingertips and IN YOUR OWN HOME, the time is now.

I've just come back from the doTERRA Australia/New Zealand Convention and it's taken me a good week to really find the time and space to digest what it was. And beside incredible oils obviously, for me, my biggest memories when I close my eyes and think about it, are Community. Connection. Soul sisters. Friendships. Human spirit. Rising against adversity. Standing up for health. Freedom of choice. Empowerment. Positivity. And knowing I'm in the right place, doing what I believe in.

If you haven't already seen my Convention highlights on my Instagram go check it out coz you'll see all the fun there in under a few minutes! But for ease and quick reading I'm going to dot point all my highlights, learnings, and BIG things here for you as well. So without further adieu...

IMMUNE SUPPORTIVE SUPPLEMENTS : MY CURRENT FAVOURITES

I woke up the other week and didn’t feel the best ever. Taj had a runny nose and had been clingier and feeding off me more than usual, and two work mates also told me they didn’t feel so good... so perhaps something was going round (and sleeping half the night in Tajs bed didn’t help either). 

So, as soon as I got up feeling wrecked I whipped out a bunch of my current fav's for the season. And this is my apothecary for the few days that followed:

REACH FOR MAMA NATURES MEDICINES FIRST

Specifically, ESSENTIAL OILS ✨

Friends, you know I love these. I use them daily. They are my skincare, my cleaning products, my digestive support, my sleep support, my happy-liver perfumes, my this-mama-needs-a-break support...
They are Taj's cooling aid when his temp gets high, his calming and grounding support when his emotions are all over the place, his comfort and his skin soothing for cuts, scrapes, bites and bruises.

And they are all non-toxic. Safe. Powerful. Mama Natures medicines.

AN IMMUNE SUPPORTIVE HOT CHOCCIE THAT TASTES LIKE CHRISTMAS

Recently I got sick. Yep true story. And it had been so long since I was previously sick that I honestly couldn't remember when it was... even with a huge house move from Cairns, pregnancy, birth, post-partum, and 18 months with little Taj (who had also never been sick til a couple weeks ago). I pride myself on never getting sick but I suppose as a parent, the lack of proper uninterrupted sleep is enough to have you catching something when it's going around. And the worse bit, you can't sleep it off with a mini human needing you.

So, on top of all dietary and supplemental protocols I had myself on, this was a deliciously comforting, warm and deeply nourishing drink I made and looked forward to drinking ~ AND it was helping my immune system with every sip!

THE TOP 10 DOTERRA OILS AND HOW TO USE THEM

Since using doTERRA essential oils, as I'm in love with these little gems, naturally (like anything we are interested in) our knowledge of them grows as we want to learn more about them. So it may roll of my tongue when I tell someone all the things I could use Lavender oil for (as an example) but for a newbie (as I once was) it can seem overwhelming trying to remember it all.

So I thought, instead of just listing what you can use particular oils for, I've gone one step further to tell you HOW as well. Think of this as your go-to reference. Print it off even. Whatever gets you USING your oils instead of having them sit there, is what I am here to help you with.

NOURISH :: GUT HEALING GUMMIES RECIPE

Gummies. Jelly. Jello. Chewy cubes. Whatever you wanna call them, as an adult, these are way more exciting to eat than you may first think. They wobble and jiggle and you kinda have to be on your chewing game or else the slippery suckers can go all over the place in your mouth. They are super fun, super yum, and so damn healing for your gut! I don't know anyone who wouldn't be happy munching on a couple of these each day for their gut health which I why I love them!

HEALTHY HOME ESSENTIALS FOR WINTER

I know I know. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but whether we like it or not (especially us Queenslanders), Winter will be here June 1st. It's inevitable. So with that in mind, and now with a family of my own, I want to empower you and your family to waltz into winter with wellness under your belt - and avoid the common cold, ferocious flu strains, niggly sore throats, head colds, and all round under-the-weather-ness.

Preventative Health is my passion, and one most people may not quite grasp until it’s too late. An ounce of prevention is worth it’s weight in gold in my books (touch wood, I’ve never once had the flu). 

And I’m inviting YOU to come play with me online this April.

MY 2018 INTENTIONS + AN INVITATION FOR YOU

Happy 2018. It's not to late to be throwing those words around yet is it? It's only just February after all. It does always seem that January comes and goes in a flash though doesn't it? It's like a teaser, or a test, so when we get to early Feb we can go holy moley that went fast, and we can regroup, re-evaluate, pivot and change course if need be, and decide to move slower and be more present. Which is also why this year I have decided instead of writing out 2018 Goals + Intentions as one great big grandious 12-month thing - #overwhelm - instead I am writing my intentions month by month (see my Feb intentions here). 

Which is why I want to tell you about what I'm doing at the moment, like right now, and forget about the whole "where I'm going in 2018" thing... coz I've discovered now as a mama to a small child, all we have is NOW. And it's a gift and a blessing to have realised this since having Taj. Well, I mean, I knew it before, but a bubba definitely solidifies it, and you can actually F E E L it, not just intellectualise it!