Life Lately: Fourth of July

(This post is inspired by Elise Blaha Cripe. I love her blog so very much.)

loving the opportunity that I have to only work in the office three days a week. 

celebrating every time Marin rolls over or almost giggles. We are so close. 

enjoying slower evenings with Ryan after Marin is in bed. 

obsessing over the Barre Method workout videos that I have been working through. 

preparing the same meals over and over again. 

wondering if we will be able to put our house on the market in the spring. 

packing my breakfast, lunch, and snacks every day. I am the bag lady. 

checking our bank account and wondering how we have no money even when I am doing No Spend July. How does that work? 

wishing I could just work in a creative field all of the time and not just on the side. 

drinking iced tea with Doterra Lemon or Grapefruit. 

planning to teach a few Doterra Classes this month. 

reading this book. I can't put it down. I have to force myself to go to sleep. She makes me want to work my butt off. 

listening to the new Lana Del Ray record. 

watching Longmire & Friends. I am excited for Netflix to bring back new seasons of this & this. 

marveling at how quickly our weeks go by and realizing that I will have a 6 month old in August. 

feeling the need to recharge and relax more than I do. 

DoTerra 101: My First Class

Last night was my first hosted class with DoTerra. I don't think I could have asked for a better group of people and a better array of products. I am amazed time and time again about how awesome these oils really are and how they have already helped my family's health so much. The company itself is also so supportive and knowledgable. I feel good about sharing my experience so far. For this first class, I didn't teach the course, but the gal who introduced me to the oils did. Another DoTerra advocate opened up her home for us because my living room was too small and couldn't accommodate the amount of people that wanted to come. I think that is a great problem to have. I think this is a company that will be around for a long time. I believe that these oils will be a part of my family's life for a long time. It is so encouraging and inspiring to share these oils with other people that are asking the same questions I am. There is a natural way to approach a lot of healthcare. I find using the oils sets me far more at ease than popping a pill every time I have an ache or pain.

There will be many more classes to come and I will begin teaching them as well. For any of you that were in attendance yesterday evening or if you are looking for another excellent essential oil resource, here is one of the books that you were able to look through, called Essential Oils: HealthCare for Today (A Beginner's Guide.) I will be definitely adding this to my library shortly. Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't have it available at this time, but Aroma Tools does.

This is good. Good things. Good people.

Doterra Essential Oils 101 Class

This Friday, May 2nd, I will be having my first Doterra Oils Class at my house at 7pm. If you are at all curious about Doterra Oils and how they can benefit you and your family's health, please attend! Attendees will receive a Wild Orange oil and the newest edition of Living Magazine.

Are you interested? These oils have helped my family so much and I want to share them with you!

Since I don't feel the need to post my personal address out on my blog for all of the world to see, to RSVP or to find out what my address is, please leave a comment on this blog and I will contact you. Or, feel free to email me at bailyhollendoterra@gmail.com.

Doterra Oils: My Current Obsession

I'm obsessed. I recently met with a Doterra Independent Product Consultant because I was super curious about essential oils. I have a number of friends back where I went to college in Washington that use them and I had to find out more for myself. 

A week or so later, these beauties (I purchased the Home Essentials Kit) arrived at my doorstep and I have already begun using these amazing oils. I have a lot to learn, but I truly believe this is a great step in a good, healthy direction for my family and I. It could also become another business venture for me if I decide to host classes and sell products myself. I see that in my future at some point. Right now, I am learning everything I can about the oils and using them on my family. 

My baby's cradle cap is already disappearing far quicker than any other thing we've tried. I am using a drop of Melaleuca and some coconut oil. 

My husband's muscles ache a lot due to his line of work and he is trying out the Deep Blue Rub. 

I am excited to try our diffuser in our home. I went with this one since it was cheaper. Not Doterra, so we will see if it works well or not. 

I used lavender (with a carrier oil) on Marin's feet last night and she seems to sleep better. I think at first she wasn't quite sure what to do with it. I might try diffusing lavender in her room as well at night. 

I'm sure I will write about these products again. I have just begun to skim the surface. 

Do you use essential oils in your daily life? What is your daily routine?