Tag: Holidays
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Happy Musical Easter
I want to wish everyone a happy Easter! Instead of a greeting card, I created a song using AI. It’s snarky, and blind people may relate to it more, but I hope it makes you smile! If you want to stream it, here is a link to find it on…
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Essential oils and winter solstice a wonderful combination 
In the Northern hemisphere, we recently celebrated the shortest day of the year, also known as the Winter solstice. As someone who mainly celebrates Christmas, I hadn’t given much thought to the effects, meaning or ways of honoring such an important day of the year. That all changed when 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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An Essential Oil Blend For Self-Love and Self-care
I had planned to publish this post in time for Valentine’s Day, but due to a stomach bug, I just didn’t have the energy to get it out in time. That said, while it may not be Valentine’s Day, it doesn’t have to be to give ourselves love. Valentine’s Day…
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How You Can Use oils To Enjoy Valentine’s Day Even Though You Might Be Single
I used to be a Valentine’s Day grinch. I’ve always been single and hated the fact that I never had anyone to celebrate Valentine’s Day with. I was one of those people who had to point out how Valentine’s Day was just a way for corperations to make money. But…
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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…
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The stars are brightly shining diffuser blend
Tonight is what I think of as Christmas Eve eve. It’s the night before Christmas Eve and as usual, I’m excited about Christmas. The inner child in me is excited for Christmas and wants to be singing Christmas carols or drinking hot chocolate. So it’s only natural that I wanted…
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Basically Craveable Christmas Cookies with Doterra Essential oils
I have an incredible love of sugar. Desserts, baked goods, sweet drinks like lattes or sodas or candy, the specifics don’t matter. I just love sweets! So it’s no surprise that I love the sweet foods we eat around Christmastime! That said, even though I love sweet stuff, I’d prefer…
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Get ready to Bubble with Holiday joy without counting drops
As I’ve mentioned before, counting drops of essential oils can be challenging to those of us were blind, at the best of times. It’s exciting for me to share one of Doterra‘s holiday offerings. For special occasions they offer the bubble diffuser. This time, it’s paired with their Holiday Joy…
Nickie’s Nook: Oils and Books 