Category: recipes
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Enjoy spring cleaning with essential oils!
I used to hate cleaning! And it wasn’t really the effort of doing the cleaning myself. With the level of chronic pain I deal with, it’s not something I can do for myself most of the time. No, what I hated was the smell! The awful, strong, chemical smells of…
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Butterflies and rainbows: the promise of change and growth
In the northern hemisphere it’s spring, the season of new beginnings. Flowers begin to poke out of the ground and bloom. Trees grow new, green leaves and we can hear the sounds of animals coming back north or waking up as temperatures rise. Where I lived for most of my…
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Diffusing Green This St. Patrick’s Day
It’s St. Patrick’s Day which means that whereever you look if you’re sighted, you’ll see green. As a blind person, I can, of course, wear green but I don’t otherwise get into the aesthetic appreciation of the holiday. It wasn’t something I really thought about, it just is what it…
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A Thriving Fruity Blend
This year, my friend encouraged me to come up with a word for the year. I’ve never done that before, but the more I thought about the idea, the more I liked it. When I thought about what I wanted for my life this year, I felt that my goal…
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A Soothing Blend For Serenity Inside Your Skull
It’s not easy living in today’s society. We face tension, stress and soreness. While essential oils can’t solve our problems, they can provide for a relaxing atmosphere. We can all use relaxation! People who deal with occasional soreness and tension in the head and neck may find essential oils valuable.…
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Tame Your Tension with This Teddy Bear of a Blend
Tension, stress, anxiety or whatever you want to call it, we all face it. I don’t know many people who like it. So it’s fortunate that we have many coping tools to deal with tension. I use many different coping skills such as deep breathing, stretching, yoga or relaxing music.…
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get Ready to Sparkle This New Year!
I love making new blends to help make my life better! Whether it’s just making something that smells nice or creating a blend of oils to cope with a challenge, I truly enjoy the creative process of blending oils. So it’s not surprising that I created a blend to start…
Nickie’s Nook: Oils and Books 