Nine days after I arrived in Malaysia, I did the math in my head. Again. Three pregnancy tests, and they had all been negative. But my math couldn’t be that far off, could it? So I finally stopped waiting and took another test, my heart pounding. The second pink line appeared in seconds and instantly heart rejoiced while my body screamed why are you doing this to me again???? (My pregnancy withtell me the rest!
Category: Young Living
Alia Joy, the tiniest secret I’ve ever kept
Yes, I’ve been keeping a fairly huge secret from the world. Or a tiny one, rather. One that’s been kicking and rolling and making my back hurt all kinds of crazy for the last nine months. Isn’t she perfect? Meet Alia Joy Brake, born Monday at 5:15pm, weighing 6lbs 4oz and 19.5 inches long. You know, it wasn’t easy keeping this precious little one a secret from the world fortell me the rest!
Essential oils and foods for the low libido mama this Valentine’s Day
Let’s chat about an issue that many wives like to pretend doesn’t exist–low libido. Husbands, this can be for you too. High schoolers, unmarried folks, and those who feel uncomfortable at the mention of the “s” word, feel free to move along. This post is not for you. But my tribe is young mamas, and mamas battling with hormones and postpartum recovery and little hands that are always grabbing often crawltell me the rest!
Winter wellness: getting on top of the crud before the crud gets on top of you
It’s everywhere. Everyone and their mom and their mom’s dog is slowly disappearing from the church pews, from the office cubicle, from the normal routine of life into a pile of blankets and crumpled tissues. Except the mamas don’t get to disappear because they still have to run life as normal, so there’s that. But really, at this time of the year, it’s almost impossible to find a family that’stell me the rest!
Frolicking in the Lavender fields: Young Living’s International Grand Convention 2017
I’ll be honest, I didn’t even consider going to Convention until I heard Carrie Underwood would be performing. Sure, it would be a great experience but I didn’t want to spend the money and what on earth was I going to do with my 13 month old while I was gone, anyway? Then I found out Carrie would be performing and I told my husband that for the first time,tell me the rest!
Ignorance about chemicals in my home was easier but hardly bliss: four tips to get rid of the ick
There is no denying it–we are in the age of information. Information everywhere on what to do and what not to do and how and why to do it. As a mama, this is both empowering and a huge headache. We can no longer do life the way we were raised or the way we’ve always done it and have that guarantee that it’s the very best for our familytell me the rest!
Support for icky hormones, magic berry juice, and so much free stuff: April edition
This month was particularly exciting in the package delivery world because not just one Young Living box showed up on my doorstep, two did. O, happy day, indeed! The first box was half free. The second box was entirely free. Literally entirely free, as in I paid for shipping. Just shipping and nothing else. Goodness, I love being on the rewards program. If ya’ll haven’t hopped on this train yet, you’re missing out on a lottell me the rest!
A bottle to kill the crud, first aid kit in liquid form, and an oil more valuable than gold: March edition
One of my favorite oils is also one of the most expensive. Historically, it was used to treat every illness known to man. In Biblical times it was considered more valuable than gold. It can support dry skin, boost immunity, calm stress, relieve post-baby blues–oh, and it’s such a powerful oil the three wise men gave it to baby Jesus in the Bible. Any idea what this incredible oil could be?tell me the rest!
So yesterday I took him to the doctor…
Thursday morning was the first time we’ve ever had to take my son to a doctor. Being in the essential oils business, there’s a lot of pressure to keep my kid healthy–that’s what my product is supposed to do, isn’t it? Yes. While I believe that “there’s an oil for that” in just about every circumstance, sometimes kids need doctors. I was honestly a little scared about taking my son totell me the rest!
The freedom that is network marketing
My son is crawling around on the floor at my feet chewing on his plush tool kit and babbling on about da da. It’s adorable and every time I look down I think about how he’s at my feet babbling instead of at a daycare worker’s feet. It’s so freeing to know I will never have to put him in childcare over money. What is your dream? Where do youtell me the rest!