Essential Living

About 18 months ago, I began to look into Young Living essential oils. I finally dove in around February 2013. We were short on cash, so I wasn't able to get many oils. I got the cheapest starter kit I could. It came with 5 ml bottles of lavender and peppermint. I was hooked! It took another year before I really began investing in oils. They have served me well. From healing ear infections, to easing pain from arthritis, repelling mosquitos and blocking the sun, essential oils have become my go-to. I have very recently started an internship on the way to a successful business teaching others about oils and how they can help. If only they weren't taking so long to ship. On the road to health and wealth.

Back to Basics

It's a little weird going back to blogs long since forgotten. My last post was over 3 years ago, and my have things changed(or not). Remember that wish about being pregnant with a friend? Well, it happened, only my friend miscarried at 14 weeks. My daughter is now 14 months old, and my friend is due any day now with her daughter! I still don't feel like I can be myself around my family, they seem to always be questioning my decisions, like I do things just to be different and not because I do the research. Apparently, when they do this I immediately become defensive, self-righteous, and condescending. You know, because constantly questioning a parent's decisions isn't attacking. Here's the thing, every decision I make involving my children has been thoroughly researched. I don't take their health and safety lightly. Yes, my 14 month old still nurses, even in the middle of the night. Guess what, the WHO recommends breastfeeding for a MINIMUM of 2 years. No, my 14 month old child hasn't received any vaccinations, maybe once she is 2 we will slowly give them, but she doesn't need them now. The US childhood immunization schedule specifies 26 vaccine doses for infants aged less than 1 year—the most in the world—yet 33 nations have lower infant mortality rates! http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170075/
I try not to scream at my children, sometimes I fail and raise my voice. I am only human, and I grew up in a household where screaming was/is the norm. I am trying to change that for my children because it doesn't help any situation. I do not hit my children. Nothing they could do would deserve a violent reaction, it does not mean they are not disciplined. Yes, my children don't like to sit still for more than 15 minutes. THEY'RE CHILDREN! Being active is a good thing! Maybe a little late, but I digress.