There's an Oil for That!

A few months ago a friend introduced me to essential oils. I didn't know anything about them, but everything I have learned since then I have loved! It has truly CHANGED MY LIFE and how I take care of my family. Yeah it sounds pretty cheesy, but it's the honest truth. My main interest in these oils was that there are specific oil blends that help with anxiety and depression. I have a family history of depression and anxiety and it definitely found me. I have debated on whether or not to write about this because in the past I have had negative experiences with telling people. If you haven't experienced anxiety or depression it is really easy to tell somebody that it is all in their head and to just get over it, but if you have, than you know how real and awful it can be. I was first put on antidepressants in elementary school because of anxiety over school and it was making me physically sick. I can still remember the nightmares that I had as a little girl that consisted of spelling tests and homework. And now as a parent looking back I think it is so sad that a child as young as I was, was put on a medication like that. The anti-depressant was Paxil and I just looked up the possible side effects to this particular medicine: headache, dizziness, weakness, difficulty concentrating, nervousness, forgetfulness, confusion, sleepiness or feeling "drugged", nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, gas, stomach pain, heartburn, changes in ability to taste food, decreased appetite, weight loss or gain, changes in sex drive or abiltiy, dry mouth, sweating, yawning, sensitivity to light, runny nose, cough, lump or tightness in throat, pain, in the back, muscles, joints, or anywhere in the body, musckle weakness or tightness, flushing, problems with teeth, unusual dreams and painful or irregular menstruation. Wow! Now don't those sound like fun? Sure I want my to get rid of my depression, but at the expense of experiencing these other things??? I'll take the weight loss, but that's it. I don't really remember what I experienced at that time, but I have been on antidepressants since then and I can tell you that I have experienced a lot of those side effects. But the days of experiencing those side effects are over. I can happily say that a couple of months ago I was able to go off of my medication, and it was because of these oils. One of the things I love most about these oils is that there are NO side effects because they are 100% natural and do not contain anything synthetic. They also work within minutes which really helps if you are having a down day or really stressed out. (many antidepressants in case you are unaware take a couple of weeks to get into your system and start working). I have created a new blog where I am writing about the experiences that I have with these oils and hopefully you will check it out (http://www.theresanoil4that.blogspot.com) . As Trent and I have shared our experiences and knowledge about these oils we have been amazed at how many people are struggling with the same thing as well as many other problems and how we have seen these oils change their life as well.

House for 2011

I definitely am looking forward to this upcoming year. I just know that a lot of good things are in store. One of the goals Trent and I have for this year is to get into a home. We have enjoyed our condo, but the two bedrooms are just getting a little to small and everyday I dream of a day when I will have my own FENCED IN YARD! A VERY important thing for a mother of two and a dog. It will also be so very nice to be able to not worry about stupid paranoid neighbors calling the cops or DFS whenever they hear my children cry. I am so sick of sharing walls with people. Yep a house sounds pretty good.