Life is Beautiful

Just a short post to thank all of you who entered my giveaway! Congratulations to the winner: Michelle Wong! I will be contacting you shortly to get your address so I can send out your Introduction to Essential Oils Kit.

Here are a few pictures of our life lately:

Nathan and Ray

When Nathan wrote this he was very excited about a birthday party invitation from his friend Brandon. From the top it says: Netflix, play, pretend, books, read, 3, Brandon, invite

Hannah and Ray, she loves to "hold" him, even though he weighs about as much as she does!

Awhile ago I blogged about my resolution to involve my kids more in the kitchen. I have been following through with that decision and we have made waffles, muffins, and cookies together so far. Most recently we made Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies together.

It is fun how much more excited the kids are about dinner in general when they help prepare part of the meal.

I am thinking about making this salad for dinner tonight: Chicken and Pears over Arugula.

What are you making for dinner?

My First Giveaway!

To celebrate hitting 200 Facebook followers over the weekend, I am having my first giveaway! You've been hearing me talk about essential oils for awhile now, this is your chance to have three of my favorites for free!

This Introduction to Essential Oils kit contains 5 ml bottles of Lemon, Lavender, and Peppermint oils, as well as instructions on suggested uses. Check out at all the different uses for just these three oils:

*relieve insomnia
*soothe headaches
*bring down fevers
*soothe an upset stomach
*help relax
*uplift mood
*use on burns, cuts and scrapes to soothe and speed healing
*clear congestion
*clean and disinfect your home
*natural anti-oxidant
*and many more...

If you are the type of person who likes to look for natural cures for ailments before reaching for OTC meds or heading to the doctor for a prescription, you will love this kit.

To enter the giveaway:

Mandatory Entry: Just leave a comment telling my what your favorite scent is. Grandma's apple pie? Fresh laundry? Whatever you like, just make sure when you place your comment that you leave your email address so I can let you know if you win, whether that is by linking to your google account (make sure it has your email address on your profile!) or leaving your email in the comment.

Optional additional entries: If you would like to enter additional times, you can do this by one or more of these ways. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry:

*Facebook followers, leave a comment here saying you are a Facebook follower. If you aren't a Facebook follower yet, you can do that by clicking Like on the Facebook box to the left. But make sure to leave a separate comment here saying you did it, because I am not allowed to enter people via Facebook directly!

*Google followers, leave a comment here saying you are a Google follower. If you aren't a Google follower yet, you can do that by clicking Join this Site to the left. Again, make sure to leave a separate comment here saying you did it!

*Share this giveaway on your Facebook page (personal or business) for an extra entry. Just be sure to leave a comment saying you did this as well.

*Tweet this giveaway and leave a comment saying you did so.

Additional Rules and Conditions: $26.67 retail value. No purchase necessary. VOID where prohibited. This sweepstakes is only open to people 18 or older. Not valid outside of the U.S. I am the sole sponsor of this giveaway, doTERRA is in no way involved, and neither is Facebook. I will choose the winner on Tuesday, September 4 using random.org). All prizes will be awarded. If the prize is not claimed within 3 days of being awarded (by sending me a mailing address that I can send the prize to), I will draw another name. The claims made about the oils above are suggested uses, have not been evaluated by the FDA, and should not be substituted for the advice of your doctor.

Good luck everyone! Thank you for reading my blog!