Baby Spa Day!

"Oh,mama,I love your scalp massages--just a little more to the left please!"

My son Gunnar, age 1 month

Healing Reepicheep: My Own Story Part 1

Hidden in an unused drawer waits Reepicheep. Waiting to be wrapped in tissue and tucked into an empty Kleenex box. Waiting to be placed under a glittering tree to be opened by my son on his fourth Christmas morning. This is how Reepicheep came to me so long ago and became my dearest treasured toy. I am looking forward to passing him on to my little boy, who may or may not cherish him as much as I did.

My Reepicheep is pretty unimpressive really. Kind of a 1970's version of a large Beanie Baby mouse. His gray fabric body is quite pilled now,but still has that familiar softness that comforted me in my bed most of my childhood. He has a large pink face with black shiny button type eyes and no tail. I discovered that his body was filled with plastic pellets when one day, to my dismay, they began to fall out of poor Reepicheep's crotch. I would always run to find my mom whenever this happened and you will notice a variety of her gray stitches in the groin and underarm areas of this beloved stuffed rodent.

Why am I telling you all this? Well, everyone was so surprised when I named this mouse Reepicheep. You see, my older sister was reading Prince Caspian from the Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis at the time and sometimes she would read portions to me. I just loved how Reepicheep rolled off the tongue I guess. It wasn't until recently that I realized Reepicheep was the mouse who was healed in the story! I have been wanting to share the story of my journey to becoming the "OilGirl" since the beginning of this blog. I believe God has purposed me to be an aromatherapist in His service. Often we receive little clues along the way that point to our unique purpose, some are whimsical like naming my stuffed mouse Reepicheep and some are monumental like, well, I will explain more later. This is where my story begins.....

"For at that moment a curious little procession was approaching--eleven
Mice, six of whom carried between them something on a litter made of
branches, but the litter was no bigger than a large atlas. No one has

ever seen mice more woebegone than these. They were plastered in

mud--some with blood too--and their ears were down and their whiskers

drooped and their tails dragged in the grass, and their leader piped on his

slender pipe a melancholy tune. On the litter lay what seemed little better

than a damp heap of fur; all that was left of Reepicheep. He was still
breathing, but more dead than alive, gashed with innumerable wounds,

one paw crushed, and, where is tail had been, a bandaged stump.

"Now, Lucy," said Aslan.

Lucy had her diamond bottle out in a moment. Though only a drop was
needed on each of Reepicheep's wounds, the wounds were so many that
there was a long and anxious silence before she had finished and the

Master Mouse sprang from the litter. His hand went at once to his

sword hilt, with the other he twirled his whiskers. He bowed.

"Hail, Aslan!"

AromaTalk Quick Tip: Smelly Gym Bags

"My daughter plays high school volleyball and after her last game she left her sneakers, knee pads, and foot brace in her gym bag, zipped it closed, and let it sit for two months. You can imagine the odor that greeted me when I finally opened that bag! I ran everything through the washing machine with some Thieves Household Cleaner. Then I took two capfuls of the Thieves cleaner, put it in a plastic tub and immersed everything for four hours. When I took everything out, not only was the locker room smell completely gone, but everything actually

smelled good as well!" Maria G. Turchi

The Medicine Peddler

Ten years ago when started my Young Living Essential Oils business, aromatherapy wasn't quite a hot trend yet. Being an aromatherapy lover before it was "cool", I often felt that people viewed me like this guy! When I found this photo recently it sure made me laugh!

Quote of the Week

"Rest is not idleness,

and to lie sometimes on the grass

under trees on a summer's day,

listening to the murmur of the water,

or watching the clouds

float across the sky,

is by no means a waste of time."

~J. Lubbock

AromaHelp Quick Tip: Carpal Tunnel Relief

Carpal Tunnel Essential Oil Blend:

5 drops Wintergreen EO

3 drops Cypress EO

1 drop Peppermint EO

3 drops Marjoram EO

3 drops Myrrh EO

Mix EOs in a amber or dark blue glass bottle. Dilute 50:50 with jojoba, grapeseed, or other carrier oil. Apply 2-4 drops of the blend to entire wrist areas 3-5 times daily. Cold compress on location 2-3 times daily.

*If you don't have all the single oils above, try Young Living's PanAway EO Blend, Relieve It EO Blend, or the convenient Deep Relief in a roll on applicator for on-the-go relief.

Young Living's Grand Convention Keynote Speakers

If you love natural medicine, you will find a wealth of information at the Young Living Essential Oils Grand Convention this year in Minneapolis, Minnesota September 16th-19th. There will be four keynote speakers highlighted below as well as 20 awesome workshops that I featured last week. Become an independent distributor now and attend Grand Convention for only $50! For wellness, purpose, and abundance, this is the ONE place to be this year!

Gary Young
Founder and President of Young Living Gary Young is considered the world's foremost authority on essential oils and has spent the past 23 years teaching others about the healing powers found in nature. His life-changing odyssey has helped millions of people in their quest for wellness. Gary is now living with his family in Ecuador and this is a rare opportunity to hear Gary educate on essential oils and on all of the new Young Living products!

Dr. Tieraona Low Dog
Dr. Low Dog will offer a keynote at the 2009 Young Living Annual Grand Convention in September 2009. Her extensive career in studying natural medicine began more than 25 years ago. She studied midwifery, massage therapy, and was a highly respected herbalist, serving as President of the American Herbalist Guild and running a teaching clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before going on to receive her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Tieraona opened and ran a successful integrative medical clinic in Albuquerque before moving to Tucson, Arizona, to join the faculty of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. She currently serves as the Director of the Fellowship.

Dr. Low Dog is an internationally known speaker on topics ranging from the responsible use of herbal medicine and dietary supplements to integrative approaches to women’s health; with more than 30 publications to her credit. She serves on the editorial/advisory boards of Menopause and Explore journals, Prevention magazine and the American Botanical Council. She has appeared on E!, ABC’s 20/20, CNN, and is a frequent guest NPR’s The People’s Pharmacy.

Colette Carlson
Colette Carlson, MA, comes to the platform with over 20 years of experience. After spending 7 years as a top-notch administrative assistant, she found the courage to leave the safety net of a monthly paycheck and step out into the realm of a bold, commission-only sales livelihood. Her high-flying success led to an opportunity to join sales guru Brian Tracy's international organization. Mastering these sales strategies led her to become the premier, national sales trainer for US West. Her sales experience, coupled with being married and raising two teenage daughters, led her to question, "Is there a method to this madness?" The result, a master's degree in human behavior, which still managed to leave some questions unanswered.Today, Colette brings every lesson, module, technique and real-life experience to her role as a nationally-recognized motivational speaker on communication and balance. Her book, Speak Your Truth, is due out in 2009. She is a contributing author to the book, Conversations on Success, and writes a monthly column, "Tactfully Speaking," for the National Institute of Business Publications. Today, as a woman business owner, Colette recognizes that every day is the perfect day to begin to think it, speak it and live it!

Kurt Schnaubelt
Kurt Schnaubelt holds a PhD in chemistry and is the scientific director of the Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy in San Rafael, California. He is the author of several books, including Advanced Aromatherapy: The Science of Essential Oil Therapy, and is considered a leading expert in the fields of aromatherapy and alternative medicine.