Month: May 2015

A Letter to my Mother on Mother’s Day.

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Dear Mom,

It was not until I was older that I realized just how lucky I am to have you as a mother. Not all mothers are created equal. I want you to know that. I want you to know that you did a superub job in raising us kids, even though we didn’t always make it easy. You have always been there for us. You picked us up when we stumbled, you held our hands and guided us on this journey of life and you raised us to think for ourselves and to be independent.

Over the years I have come to see that there are so many mothers out there that do not mother their children. So many that are not there for their children when their children desperately need them. There are so many who do not give their love freely, expecting nothing in return. I have watched children in pain who want nothing but their mothers to reach out to them and say “I am here, let me help you.” . . . but their mothers never do. I have heard from friends how their mother left them on the side of the road while pregnant because they had an argument in the car and I am angry and heartbroken for them.

I don’t understand how mothers can do those things to their children and I am glad you do not fall into any of those categories. I realize I was blessed with you as my mother. I am glad you were such a good example for us. I am thankful that you loved us unconditionally. I am glad you let us make mistakes and learn from them, while watching in the background ready to take our hand and lead us back to the right path if we strayed to far. And I hope that one day my child will be able to say the same thing to me because of what I have learned from you.

Thank you. I love you.

-L

Happy Mother’s Day

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“Motherhood is a choice you make everyday, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is…and to forgive yourself, over and over again, for doing everything wrong.”
- Donna Ball, At Home on Ladybug Farm

How to make your Own Face Wash

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In my journey to make my own household products and get rid of commercial products with chemicals I wondered what I should use to clean my face. I stumbled across the oil cleansing method from The Holistic Mama here:
http://theholisticmama.com/why-you-should-wash-your-face-with-oil/
and thought, what the heck, it’s inexpensive, let’s give it a try. . .

To make the face wash for the oil cleansing method you need:

A Glass Bottle with a lid.
Castor Oil
Olive Oil (or you can substitute your favorite carrier oil here other recommendations are almond oil, jojoba oil, grapeseed oil, apricot oil, sunflower seed oil, argan oil or avocado oil)
A Few Essential Oils of your choice. (Recommendations are Tea Tree Oil, Lavender Oil, Rosehip Seed Oil, Carrot Seed Oil, Rose Oil, Myrrh Oil.)

For Normal skin use a 1:1 Ratio for every 1 TBS of Castor Oil, use 1 TBS of Olive Oil

For Dry Skin use a 1:3 ratio. 1 TBS Castor Oil for every 3 TBS of Olive Oil

For Oil Skin use a 3:1 ratio. 3 TBS Castor Oil for every 1 TBS of Olive Oil.

Mix the oils and pour them in your glass container. Then add the essential oils of your choice to the glass bottle and shake vigorously to mix.

To wash your face. Pour about a nickel size dab of oil in your palms and rub on your dry face. Use an upward circular motion and massage into your skin for about a minute. Run a washcloth under hot water and then lay the cloth on your face for 15-30 seconds to help the oil penetrate your skin. Rise the washcloth and then wipe any excess oil from your face. (Be sure to use a clean wash cloth every time you use this method).

Cheers and Happy Cleansing!

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General Essential Oil Safety:

  • Keep out of reach of children and pets
  • If swallowed immediately contact poison control and do not try to induce vomiting.
  • If product gets in eyes flush with milk than water
  • Keep away from heat
  • Do not leave in direct sunlight

For more safety tips go to https://www.naha.org/explore-aromatherapy/safety/#general

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