{itchy bug bite blend}

I love my essential oils. I use them every day and especially during mosquito season! This works great for helping soothe itchy bug bites! I can't wait to discover more natural remedies to add to our medicine cabinet.

 

 

Happy Tuesday!

 

{Essential Oils} dōTERRA

Look what I got in the mail today!! I am super excited to try out my new essential oils!
 

My husband brought home eucalyptus oil one day when my girls had this horrid cough. He just put a few drops in the pot of water that we keep on the wood burning stove, instantly the air smelled refreshing and I could feel my nasal passages open up. After a few days, the girls coughs were still lingering, so I decided to boil some water on the stove and pour it into a bowl with two drops of eucalyptus oil. I had my girls breathe in the steam and the very next day, I kid you not, their coughs were gone!

We have been using eucalyptus oil for a few years now but I really didn't know there were other oils out there that could benefit us. I like to make my own cleaning supplies and have read a lot of recipes using lemon essential oil, so I have been wanting to get some for quite some time, but just kept putting it off. That is until my sister in-law was introduced to dōTERRA essential oils. She ordered me some lemon essential oil, and in all honesty it sat on a shelf collecting dust for a few months...

My sister in-law has been sharing fantastic testimonials with me for many months and sent me home with a few oils to try.

 

I have been struggling with digestive issues for years and fairly recently figured out I can no longer have certain forms of dairy (no it is not the lactose) or beef. Which, well is very ironic, since we own a milk cow and raise our own beef. One of the oils she sent with me is dōTERRA's DigestZen. I cannot express enough how amazing this is! Just the other day I was able to eat a big, fat, juicy burger without pain or discomfort!!! I can't even remember the last time I was able to do that!

Remember that lemon essential oil that was collecting dust, well I now use it everyday. I just put one drop in a glass of water every morning and enjoy! While I am not 100% certain if the lemon is the reason, but my skin has never been this soft before, ever!

So, with all that said, I decided to order my very own dōTERRA essential oil kit and become a Wellness Advocate! I can't wait to see and experience the benefits all essential oils have to offer me and my family!

I would love to hear your experiences as well, or if you are interested in how essential oils can benefit you, just leave a comment or email me! You can also visit my dōTERRA website here. Would love to hear from you!

 

 

{Elly May} Our New Puppy

This is Elly May!

Isn't she just the sweetest little thing you ever did see?

 

We welcomed her to our family about a month ago! She is a 'Schnaussie' or 'Confetti Schnauzer'

 or 'Mutt' if you prefer.

She is a Mini Schnauzer and Mini Australian Shepherd cross. She loves her bed, her ball,

and her toys.

Elly loves running around outside, playing with sticks, eating chicken poop,

teasing the geese through the fence, playing keep away with horse 'apples' and

playing tug-a-war with our pants.

Oh, we love her so!

{Gavin} Rapid City Senior Photographer

 Meet Gavin!

Can you believe the weather we are having! It has been such a fantastic winter and I for one certainly am grateful. Especially when it is time for picture taking. Gavin and I were lucky to have such wonderful weather for his senior shoot this past January.

 

Congrats Gavin! Enjoy the rest of your senior year!

....and thanks again for finding my lost car keys!