Essential Oils--Use them!

So last year I started reading about Essential Oils on the Anderson Crew blog.  I was intrigued by all the things she said, but also wanted to know myself.  I wanted to talk face to face with someone.  So until then I kept reading about how wonderful they are.

Then this summer I overheard in the office that one of my teachers was having an Essential Oil Class and I wasn't invited.  I cornered her in her classroom and asked her if I could come.  She seemed shocked.  She told me she didn't really know if it would be worth it but a friend of hers sells them and she was just trying to be nice...etc.  I told her to stop trying to talk me out of it and tell me when it was.

So I went to the class and I was hooked!  She sells DoTerra Esstial Oils.  I signed up right there to be a Wellness Advocate and ordered my Family Physician and Slim & Sassy kit.  I couldn't wait for it to arrive!

While I waited, I  pinned a few things. Follow Sarah's board Essential Oils on Pinterest.  

When they finally got here the first thing I did was made Ryan an allergy bomb and put it on his toes that night!  When allergies are in full swing he's poppin' Claritin, Zantac, or whatever allergy meds he can get over the counter.  Unfortunately each season they seem to be less effective.  So I started rubbing the allergy bomb on his toes.  And it worked!  Every night I mixed my lemon, peppermint, and lavender in my hands, he would smell it and then get a foot massage, primarily on his toes.

You can see that our sinuses, nose, and throat have reflexology points on our toes, which is why I rubbed it there.

I also made some anti-itch spray that I tried on Ryan.  He wasn't convinced it would work, but after a few minutes I asked him if his bites still itched and he replied, "Oh, I guess not" with a smirk on his face telling me that his doubt in the great essential oils was fading. 

Since I got my first order in June, I've ordered a few more times. :)  I'm sold!  They are FABULOUS!  

You can check them out on my website, www.mydoterra.com/sarahglover

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Since my last post didn't fully share how unproductive I'm being tonight...

I'm sure I have something I'm supposed to do...

But it's more fun to play on the internet...

I made this...I might print it and frame it & put it somewhere. We'll see.The heart is supposed to be the big MG.  It's a bit off, I know.  I'm still playing with it.  Sad news is that picnik is closing. :(  How will I edit my photos and make subway art and waste time making this kind of stuff now?  Guess I better start getting more familiar with Publisher.

I have pictures from the snow we got last weekend as well from my trip to canvasses and cocktails.  They are on my camera...it's at school.  Boo.  Check out Colleen's post of our trip to canvasses and cocktails.  Super fun!  I maybe want to go back for my birthday...

I told Ryan about a FB post I read.  The post talked about a children's book called "The Farting Fairy".  Apparently the book is about blaming the gas passing on the "fart fairy".  Take what you want from that random tid-bit.

Tank is a bum.  He snores & has funny puppy dreams that make him make weird noises in his sleep.  I LOVE him!

God is Good

All the time. Tonight I got an email back from Gethsemane. The few things that needed to be tweaked were tweaked and taken care of, so that means that once the voter's approve the call, it will be officially extended. I told them that I would accepted the call when it got to that point. Hooray for having a job next year!

Funny of the Night:
I've been working on getting laundry done all day today. I told Ryan after dinner that I needed him to put his plate in the dishwasher and start it. I had already put the soap in it (those fancy little Cascade tablet things...) I was in the laundry room folding clothes and Ryan said to me "How do you work this thing again?" I started laughing and told him. I asked him why he didn't know how to work it yet. His response? "We've only used it 5 times since we moved in" OH IF HE ONLY KNEW...I laughed and told him that just because he'd only emptied it five times, does not mean it's only been used five times...

Okay, one more couponing story. Today I went to Walgreens to get a few things. I was able to get some more soap, deodorant, toothpaste, and shampoo for very little--I spent $22.15 but saved $21.72! AND I earned $9.00 in Register Rewards. I then took my $9.00 in RR, and used them in my next transaction. DiGiorno pizzas were on sale 2/$10. I had a coupon from the paper making them 2/$8. So I got 2 pizza's, some eyeshadow ($2.40 plus a $1 coupon), and some gum for &0.69 (because it wouldn't take my coupons & RR due to tax for $2.49! Woot! I went all nerd and created a spreadsheet to track the amount I spend, how much I save because of manufactured coupons, multiplied savings, grocery loyalty cards, and RR. :) I'm excited about it. Ryan, well, in December when I show him how much I've saved, will be SUPER excited. :)

Neglected....

I realize I neglect my blog a lot...I don't mean to, I just don't make it a priority... bad blogger.

Here are some of the highlight from January thus far:

- Did my first Ever After Events wedding of the year on January 7. When the photographer posts pictures, I'll share the link, you can see some of my beautiful work. :)

- Interviewed for a new job at Gethsemane. My school is closing. BOO! So must find a new one to work at.

- Went to Alyssa's house warming party. Met some of her friends and had a good time.

- Hosted our own house warming party. Met some of the neighbors. Had lots of people here. LOVED IT! {Side note: When shopping for a new house, I told Lisa, our realtor, that I loved to have people over so I wanted a big open house so we could have people over a lot. Our house is truly our dream house. Having people over is joyful. There is plenty of room for people chatting and sharing in good food! Our party was proof of that.}

- Prepped some stuff to celebrate the 100th day of school with my students. We go 180 days so we are more than half way through the school year. Bittersweet.

- Got back into the couponing. Last weekend saved 47% at Safeway. Best savings yet! Saved a bunch at King Soopers, but since we bought produce the savings didn't average out to be so high.

- Went to a lot of basketball games to watch the Emmaus kids. Tonight our JV girls played in a tournament. They were playing for 3rd/4th place...they lost by 1 point with a seriously, last second shot. They played awesome. There are only 6 girls on the team.

- Spent quality time with Ry at Ikea and then in his office setting up the new storage unit we got for him at Ikea.

- Got a new mattress for our bed, now we OFFICIALLY have a complete guest room. Hooray for my parents and the cuz, Kayla, coming in April. Can't wait!

- Told Gethsemane that I wanted to take the call, there are a few things that need to be done and tweaked before it's official, official...

- Practiced being a crazy dog lady by taking even more pictures of Tanky. LOVE HIM!

So there you have it. The run down of January. I have some photos, mainly of my shopping trip, I'll have to get them off the camera and onto the bloggy.

Most Amazing!

organizational post I've ever read!  <-----Click it!  Read it (actually it's mainly pictures, so it won't take long.)   Hold on to your jaw, it might drop!  I want my house to be this organized someday SOON!  :)

Blog-Block

I've opened my blog quite a few times this week to blog, but couldn't think of anything fantastic to write about so I simply closed it and went on my merry way.

This week has been full of working in my classroom.  I love my job and wouldn't trade it for much, but I really want to just be a "teacher" this week and next.  I don't want to be interrupted from working on my classroom because another teacher needs workbooks or because a parent has lost yet another registration packet and needs a school supply list or to show a trash guy or sign guy around so they can come up with a proposal for us to "save" money.  But, since I'm the principal, I will do these jobs.  It just means that I need to get to school WAY before everyone else so that I can focus on my classroom and then when the rest of the world strolls in at 9 AM I can be there for them.  The only problem is that this is how I feel about alarms and early mornings:

I set my alarm to get up early and then hit snooze and eventually shut it off and then all of a sudden it's 60-90 minutes later than when my alarm first went off!  I've scheduled some meetings here and there and I suggest morning meetings so I'm not stuck at school if I don't want to be, except my definition of morning is 10 AM! 

Tomorrow Ryan and I are participating in an urban scavenger hunt through Challenge Nation.  I got a Groupon for discounted registration.  I asked a friend about doing it but she and her husband were playing mud volleyball which sounds like a nightmare to me.  So then I asked Ryan if he would do it.  I'm not sure if he actually agreed or not. :-P  So tomorrow we have to be downtown by 12:15 PM to pick up our packets.  One of the requirements is to have a digital camera to take pics at various locations, so there will be pictures for sure tomorrow!  Get excited!!

PS--If you've not watched Friday Night Lights yet...START!  I love it!  It's been my summer TV show marathon.  Netflix streams the first 4 seasons!  

Tami Taylor is my inspiration--she doesn't put up with any crap!  This year I will be a principal like her!  And she wears cowboy boots with her dresses and looks super cute--I kind of want cowboy boots...