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You are invited to a Natural Solutions Oil Class TOMORROW! This Natural Solutions class will be open your eyes to a whole new world of natural health, home remedies, and green cleaning home makeover tips..... Join doTERRA Diamond leader and momma of 4, Tonya Ferguson, for a fun hour (or so) of education on the world's purest essential oil. doTERRA is the most trusted and tested EO in the world! Oils they work, quickly and safely too for your family of all ages. Tired of being unwell and tired? We have an oil for that! :)  We will talk about what oils are, where we get them from, why doTERRA is the number one oil company in the world, and all the MANY MANY ways oils can change your health and your home. I also want to show you how to get them at the BEST BARGAIN prices of all!!!!! Plan to join me, tomorrow, July 29th, at 10am CST! I am so excited to see you all, in our LIVE FB event. GO HERE, to the RV Oilers Event page to join us.  See you there!!! :) We are going to have SO MUCH FUN!
Make sure you print off the pages to follow along.....all info on event page. Hugs, T
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Walk to your medicine cabinet with me.... Open up the door. (for pretend in your imagination)  Now, select a product and take it medicinally. (FOR PRETEND!!! Work with me here....) Ok got it? Next, turn around and clean your toilet with it. Great work. And THEN, go make chicken with it for supper. (gasp)  Why are you laughing? That's ridiculous right? You'd poison your family!!! You can't use the SAME products for medicine, toilets and chicken, CAN YOU!?!?!?!  GUESS WHAT? I can!!! AND DO, all the time!!!! The same lemon oil I use from my "bathroom cabinet" (now my oil box) for health, I can use to clean my home safely, AND cook a delicious meal with it! THAT IS THE POWER OF NATURAL PRODUCTS!!! I can use my oils everyday, in every way in every room of my home. SO STINKING COOL!  Here is the recipe for the Wild Orange Pork Chops, I hinted at earlier in our series:  Ingredients
Place 9 – 1 inch thick pork loin chops in a glass baking dish, rub each side with kosher salt and cracked pepper. Roll and press oranges to create more juice. Squeeze by hand or use a hand-held juicer, squeezing into a glass bowl. Then add to it, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, pressed garlic and 4 drops of Wild Orange Essential oil. Pour over meat and cover for 1-2 hours, flipping meat part way through. We grill over wood heat, but prepare your grill as you normally would. Place marinated chops on the hot grates for 2-3 minutes per side. Move chops to the side of the grill away from the heat source and close lid for an additional 20 minutes, or until your internal temperature reaches a safe 155 degrees.  Let rest for 10 minutes, then serve hot with your favorite sides. Enjoy your savory delicious orange chops!  Hungry yet? We are ONLY GETTING STARTED! :) On Mexican night, I add Lime oil and a drop of Cilantro oil to my dishes. In the taco chicken, in the beans, in the water or broth of the rice, in the guacamole. YUM! Tastes like I went and bought fresh!!! One of my favs is adding cilantro oil to the bean layer of this amazing 7 layer dip, and a drop of lime into the guacamole layer. People look for the cilantro, because they cannot believe they can taste it but not see it! Here is my recipe from the treasure troves of the 4 little Ferguson's site. I STILL make tons of recipes from there, do you!? Man I cooked a lot. hahaha :) 4 little Ferguson's 7 Layer Dip Recipe  On Italian night, I add basil, oregano, thyme and rosemary to my spaghetti sauce, right at the end. Or in the lasagna layers! Tastes like I went to the garden and picked FRESH HERBS!!!! 4 little Ferguson's Garden Spaghetti Sauce, stir in oils of choice right at the end. Maybe just a drop of each to start. Taste and decide.  When its time for Asian or Chinese dishes, I add doTERRA Ginger and Lemongrass oils to your meat, stir fry sauce, or rice water! HOLY AMAZING!!!! 4 little Ferguson's Top 10 Chinese Dishes  You can check out more DELICIOUS recipes here. This pinterest style board, let's you click on images and check out the recipes! Click here.  You can make dessert with your oils, too! Remember, this is special to doTERRA because of their purity standards. Don't just go get any oil off the shelf of the super market and try this! You can make: Lemon pie. Key lime pie. Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies. Peppermint Brownies. And the list goes on and on..... Dark Chocolate Wild Orange Brownies are a hit every fall at our house! Use this recipe, just add some orange oil to the batter AND the frosting! 4 little Ferguson's Orange Cream Cheese Brownies just add 3 to 6 drops to your raw batter, and another couple to your frosting recipe. AMAAAZING!  Here is an EASY way to tell if your doTERRA Oils are able to be put in your water, or in your cooking: I don't recommend you go make "Breathe Pie"! Haha, check it out.  Easy, right?! We want to educate you on how to safely and effectively use these oils in your home. Where you surprised about using oils in SO many ways? Which oil infused recipe will you try first? Hugs, T Don't forget to join me for our first ever LIVE class this Saturday, on the RV Oilers events FB page! Head on over to check it out  
We are starting to wrap up the ABC Part of our Oil Education series....
Just tuning in?! NO worries, you can catch up by using the Essential Oil Education catagory on the right hand side of this blog!!!! For those of you following along, are you learning LOTS?! I sure hope so. I have SO much more I want to tell you, but alas, our alphabet is drawing to a close. Don't worry! I am not going anywhere, I am here to answer your questions, educate and support you, even beyond this blog series. 
You NEVER oil alone!
We have created a beautiful community of oilers on a secret Facebook page for your Essential Oil questions. It's called Dorothy Q&A, as a little nod to our Oz Kansas Roots, we call ourselves the doTERRA Dorothy's. There are Dorothy's all over the globe now! Guess what? As soon as you join our team, you get added, and it's one of the PERKS of wholesale membership! Then you can jump on and read and learn and ask away, and hang out with ME!!!! I love that part! :) www.mydoterra.com/rvoilers Join & save, select Wellness Advocate, NOT customer, pick your kit and go. YAY! :) Now, let's wrap up our Alphabet! 
U is for Urine
Maybe you go too much. Maybe you hold extra water. Maybe you leak, or burn when you do go. We have an oil for that! In fact, you will find there is an oil for everything....... Literally EVERYTHING! :) Oils can support your body where you are, and help take you where you want to go. Some oils that are great for this system of the body are: Cypress & Juniper Berry: 15 drops Cypress & 15 Juniper Berry in a 10ml roller and FCO to the top. (FCO is Fractionated Coconut oil. DoTERRA has a great scent free, light weight one that doesn't stain clothes!) Lemon oil added to your stainless steel water cup to FLUSH the body organs that help filter everything to make sure they keep working well and not burning. Grapefruit in your water for flushing extra bulk caused by water retention.
V is for {a little something that makes you feel awful and achey}
Oregano is called the most powerful immune support found in Nature. I don’t care what they call it, I just know it WORKS! This bad boy will kick whatever ails you right out the door! There is not much I can say without being super non compliant, so I will instead, copy from doTERRA's website, and teach you more later when we do a class. ;) Oregano is a hot oil, so it belongs on feet bottoms. It's also great for areas of your skin that have a little tag hanging off them. I applied 4 times in 3 days, covered with a fabric bandaid (surround tag with fco for protecting healthy skin) and the stupid thing went flat, turned black and fell off!!! No damage left behind and no more awful little flap of skin on my chest! WOO HOOOOO!!!! 
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W is for WOW and Wrinkles and Wholy
Ok ok, holy with an H, but still. This was a precious gift for the King of Kings! Wow! Did you know essential oils are mentioned over 350 times in the Bible? Pretty cool, right?! Oils aren't new, they are just BACK in the limelight!!!! Frankincense is called the KING of all essential oils, isn't that cool!? That's because its good for EVERYTHING! In fact, if you don't know what else to do, grab Frank. He's a good guy and he'll take care of you! Frankincense is a great for supporting youthful skin, helping with severe head discomfort, bringing the brain to neutral and so so much more then I can name. It's a DRIVER, so anytime you add it on top of other oils with FCO, it makes the other oils BIGGER and go DEEPER and be STRONGER! It's a powerhouse oil for sure. 
X is for I am so eXcited to teach you about these OILS!!!! Ok fine, X is for nothing in my oil box, but I tried! Haha, I really do love my job as an essential oil educator.
Did you know that doTERRA has a goal to help your home get healthy not only in body but in FINANCES as well? Dale was able to retire at age 34 from the insurance industry, because as I shared oils, doTERRA compensated us generously, and we totally replaced his income! WOW, thanks Lord! Now, we are living 6 figure happy from the comfort of our home on wheels. I promise, you don't HAVE to sell your house and live in an RV to do doTERRA successfully! Haha, but it IS fun if you want to. ;) You can totally build doTERRA from the comfort of your home. My point is that doTERRA is the vehicle to get you to your dreams. My dreams just happen to involve an RV! haha! 
You are in the business FOR yourself, but you are never in the business BY yourself!
We offer team support, encouragement, training and classes. AND, we are mobile! You can chose to train with us, HANDS ON, in real life! We are always looking for business partners to run this race with, to financial freedom. DoTERRA is a billion dollar debt free company. They want you FREE TO GIVE! How cool would it be to make enough to live off 20% of your income, and give the rest away? WOW. What a difference we could make! Take a few minutes and watch this video. You guys!!!! It's SO SO amazingly good. I want you to carve out some time to do it, then come comment when you are done.... So, ask yourself, are you building a pipeline in your current job? Or are you hauling buckets?
Y is for Yawn
Melatonin is an important part of sleep, GOOD sleep. That is where CEDARWOOD comes in. It supports your body's ability to make it's OWN. Just swipe it across your forehead, dump some in your diffuser and head to bed! Add balance oil, serenity oil and serenity pills for the BEST SLEEP OF YOUR LIFE! These oils combined are also so very good for children who have difficulty focusing at school or have some extra challenges in life. 
Z is for ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
Did you know that when you rest, you regenerate, restore and heal? If you aren't sleeping, you aren't living to your FULL potential! Use these oils to help support the bodies ability to REST, plus the cedarwood we discussed above. 
Comment after you watched the Pipes video above - under the letter X. It's only 3 minutes long.....
Go on, I'll wait. OH MY WORD, isn't that GOOD?!?!??! WOWOWOWOWOW!!!!! Tell me what you thought in comments! And answer these questions: Are you hauling buckets? Do you want to create a pipeline instead? 
You were born to do more then live, work and die. So take your life back!
DoTERRA's goal is healthy happy homes AND healthy happy finances, and they are doing it everyday! We are blessed to LIVE IT! Remember, every comment this week equals a chance to win the oils I am giving away at the end of our series! Use the contact me form on this page, and we'll set up a time to chat! Hugs, T 
Just tuning in? Catch up here! Series starts with doTERRA: Gift of the Earth  doTERRA is the MOST tested and the MOST trusted essential oil company in the world! DoTERRA is a SCIENCE company.........No hocus pocus, voodoo magic here. ;) We have 10 doctors and 30 scientists that work with us and for us to make sure you are getting the best, safest, most natural oil on the market. We test every oil! Every vat, every batch, every day, every time to ensure that your oil is still pure. Free of pesticides, contaminates and fillers. Did you know you can access the testing results?  Yup, just scan the little QR code on your doTERRA bottle and you can check it all out. You science lovers will flip over it! No secrets here. We have nothing to hide! Source to You is a treasure trove of science info, info about our farmers, who we are...all kinds of amazing things! Take 3 minutes and go check it out, then come back to me and continue. Go on, I'll wait. Click here  Back to our alphabet! Yesterday I left you hanging at O for Orange. Remind me to share my Wild Orange Porkchop recipe with you on here sometime! YUMMO!  P is for Peppermint Beadlets 2 of our oils come in beadlet form. This is convenient for your car or purse! I use On Guard beadlets on the way to church when I realize we forgot to get oiled up with our immune booster, before we left the house. Oopsie! Peppermint beadlets are a great replacement for sugary sweet mints, and harmful, chemical laden gum. Fresh breath starts in the gut, and peppermint will help with digesting. The beadlets are only about the size of a tapioca pellet, so super easy way to get oils into your kiddos for immune support. You can swallow them right down in your tummy, or my kids like to pop them in their mouth on purpose for a FRESH BURST of oil in there!
Q is for Quaint Bamboo Box When you get your kit of oils, you will want to be able to organize them nicely!! This bamboo box comes with my favorite kit, the Natural Solutions kit. You can stay nicely organized. No knocking all the oils out of your cabinet as you dig for one. Just use the stickers doTERRA sends out with your kit to label the tops for easy finding and viola!  R is for Relaxing Life is stressful, and there is just so much stimuli around us with media at our fingertips at all times. Quiet your mind, promote restful deep sleep by putting away your cell phone at least 15 minutes before bed. The Bible says to BE STILL, and the Lord ain't a jokin! I can achieve an overall sense of peace and calm with both Serenity and Balance oils. We use them for daytime stress AND nightime sleep! Neat right?! I love how oils meet our bodies where they are, and take them where they need to go. So in the day time, manage stress. But at night, take me into restful slumber. These buddy oils, are great for mood lifting and centering. Balance oil acts like a lighting rod, it’s very grounding. Serenity relaxes you around your new found ground. Cedarwood can be added to a roller with the other 2, to help a child process better at school. To overcome some sensory issues and even just to not be so grumpy! :) Add Elevation oil on the heart for some serious mood adjusting, together these 3 oils would have wonderful health benefits for those suffering from periods of sadness. Serenity comes in oil form, but has a partner in crime in pill form. I call these my tranquilizer darts, because I am falling asleep before my head hits the pillow and waking up deeply rested, before my alarm. I am NO morning person! This is amazing!
S is for Sneezing and Snot (With a side of runny nose and itchy, watery eyes from Seasonal Distress!) Good bye seasonal discomfort, hello, relief. It's as easy as taking a SHOT. No, no, not a shot in the arm!!!!!! A shot glass of water with a few drops of oils in it. 2 drops of each of the pictured oils, in a splash of water, and down the hatch it goes! Prepare to be amazed. Oils metabolize quickly, they don't linger in the body, so its really important that you repeat this often. Our rule of thumb is, every 15 minutes until you get relief, and then every hour until you are sure its GONE! And it will be, quickly. Pretty stinking awesome!  T is for Tummy Issues Digestzen is about to be your Best Friend. It’s one of the most used oils in our home!!!!! It smells like a big ol sweet black jelly bean, but I love it. I sneak it under my shirt and rub it around my belly button and get relief FASTER then I can screw the lid back on. (((((Even if its MY FAULT that I overate some amazing, rich food!)))) It can take a child from over the toilet, to playing again, in 20 minutes. Yup. AMAZING! I've watched it a ton of times over the last 3 years, and it STILL surprises me! We find it to be wonderfully soothing rubbed on the belly for discomfort, burning sensatio in the chest and throat, waves of discomfort from motion or pregnancy, or just bloating from eating heavy foods......Digestzen's got your back, er, BELLY! ;) Digestzen comes in pill form, for easy swallowing, roller form for rolling on the belly, or the oil pictured below. It also comes in a calcium based tablet form for you "Chalk Poppers" out there!! Those nasty chalk tablets have aluminum in them, they will kill you. Stop eating those and get some Digestzen in your life! Game. Changer.   I am going to stop there until tomorrow. I want to let your brain DIGEST, all you have learned so far..... We cannot possibly be surprised that our amazing Creator, made our bodies to use tools in nature for wellness and relief!!!! Thank you Lord for essential oils! :) Are you EXCITED to learn about these beautiful little gifts of the Earth and the amazing natural solutions they provide for your home? Comment below with your answer. Comment = entry to WIN WIN WIN! Hugs, T Need to contact me about oils and oil questions? Use the contact form on this website and I'll be in touch promptly! I want to help you get the BEST deal!  
Today we are continuing our oil education series with some simple ABC's!
Oils work quickly on a cellular level. Each oil has HUNDREDS of compounds! These beautiful gifts of the earth, will meet the body where its at and takes it where it needs to go for optimal health. Essential oils work FAST! I often get relief faster than I can screw the lid back on, that's amazing! 
Let's continue through our alphabet of uses!
I is for Immune Support
We have had WONDERFUL success using these products for immune support in our home. Remember, we talked about this yesterday? We use On Guard daily in the fall/winter before church, the store, or any activity outside our home, or at the first sign of not feeling quite right. I like to use the On Guard roller and roll the kids on the way out the door. So safe and easy!!!!! It's like putting them in a little on guard bubble! :) 
Today I want to share with you, that On Guard also comes in a variety of household products, no more toxic chemicals in our house for washing, cleaning and dishwashing!
The average American is exposed to 1800 toxic chemicals before they even leave the walls of their own home. That's not ok! I want to help you choose better! We LOVE the orange, clove and cinnamon smells of these on guard products, and even more, the natural cleaning they offer. 
J is for Joints
Deep Blue Oil and Deep Blue Rub are incredible for supporting healthy muscles and joints. Great for the aging, performance in athletes and muscle recovery after. We have entire athletic departments and chiropractic offices, utilizing this amazing lotion!!! And YES, it comes in a liter pump size! {not bathtub sized, YET} ;) When my kids wake up crying at night from growing during the night, we use this to massage and soothe. When I have a pinch in my neck causing head discomfort, this is what I reach for! The Deep Blue Polyphenol complex has 100mg of frankincense, a powerhouse oil, and 250mg of curcumin. Curcumin is turmeric, and turmeric is a wonderful support to the body in the way of inflammation! We use this for any discomfort! 
K is for Killer Head Discomfort
Past Tense oil, in the roller container, feels cooling and wonderful when rolled across in a triangle on the base of the neck, back by your hairline. I use this for tight muscles in my shoulders and neck from a long day of working on the computer. Frankincense is wonderful for head discomfort, the kind that used to send me to bed for 3 days! Just turn the bottle over on your thumb, and press to the roof of your mouth OFTEN, as soon as you feel it coming! Lime is such a game changer for this issue, especially when rubbed on the temples. It just does something AMAZING. It's fresh, won't make you feel nauseated and it WORKS. 
L is for LOVE
I love Diffusing! I will be sharing Diffuser recipes later this week, but for now, know you can use your doTERRA oils in this AMAZING 8 hour diffuser. Forget those toxic plug ins and wax burners. This diffuser, will take your safe, natural doTERRA oils, and break them down into micro-particals in the air These diffusers will improve mood and energy, and make your home smell amazing! I have 2 in the RV, and one I take to class with me. DoTERRA Diffusers will run all day long putting happy sunshine smells into the air of your home, it shuts itself off, and you refill it at night with sleepy oils for hours of support by your bed. I wouldn't be without it!!!! Seriously love picking new diffuser smells to try! In our support page we have an album FULL of over 100 different ideas for diffuser recipes! 
M is for Monster Zits
Our Clear Skin line, is fantastic! We even have a roller I love to call my "Zit Stick" with all kind of amazing oils, already tucked into a roller for convenience. You will love the foaming facewash too! I use it in the shower and save the Essential Skincare line, which is SO luxurious and nice, before bed. Also look into face mapping! When my cheeks kept breaking out in adult acne, I looked up face mapping and getting acne on the cheeks meant lung support was needed. I used the Breathe oil accordingly and it cleared up really nicely! 
N is for Nits
Lice HATE Melaleuca, known best by its street name, Tea Tree Oil. 30 drops of this oil, along with some rubbing alcohol and water to the top of your spray bottle, makes a great nit and lice spray. Part hair section by section, and spray with treatment recipe above. Let sit and comb with nit comb. Wipe comb off on a paper towel every pass through the hair. Dry with hot blow dryer, repeat daily. They hate Mela and they hate HEAT! Also works for prevention during an outbreak, just add a drop to shampoo or mist on daily, parting hair as you spray. 
O is for Orange, Wild Orange to be exact
Great for recipes and diffusing, refreshing drinking water and energy! Your doTERRA oils can be used as the most beautiful, pure little cooking extracts! We make rosemary potatoes or lemon chicken, use basil oil in italian foods, cilantro and lime oils for a fresh tasting shrimp dish, peppermint oil added to brownie mix for a quick holiday treat or lemongrass and ginger for an Asian infusion. The possibilites are endless! I'll share more ideas later this week! 
I also LOVE to drink oils in my water! Lime, lemon, orange and peppermint, frank and spearmint (tastes like a light tea), slim and sassy with grapefruit for flushing water weight and keeping me from making bad choices! ;) Oh my goodness, what else! OH, I love cinnamon bark water! (think fireball candy)
I drink almost 90 ounces a day now because of how GOOD my water tastes. I crave it! Here is the recipe for Orange Peppermint Spa Water, or Sunshine water as I call it! You actually only need a *touch* of peppermint, not a drop. Like you touch the top of your oil bottle and you touch your water. Viola, nice and minty! 
One of my FAVORITE things since starting doTERRA, is that I feel ready for ANYTHING life throws our way. I feel empowered as a mother to reach for my book and my box of oils and fight and win quickly.
Also, being part of doTERRA has taught me how to be proactive, and use oils preventatively as well at at first sniffle, or first ache, or rise in body temp. Isn't that something? :) Watch this video as your last bit of education on today's blog, its like 3 minutes! WORTH IT.
What oil do you want the MOST after reading this post/watching that video, so you can be ready for ANYTHING?
Leave it in a comment below. Remember, I am giving away a bunch of oils at the end of our week. A comment = an entry each day! Tune in tomorrow for more OIL EDUCATION! Hugs, T Catch up on our Oil Series or click on A to Z oils in the sidebar for the whole set! DoTERRA GIft of the Earth A to Z of Essential Oils: Part 1 
WELCOME to the A to Z of Essential oils part ONE!!!!!
Did you CRY yesterday during the Nepal video? Holy cow, I do everytime! Anyhow, I am so excited to dig into these beautiful gifts of the earth with you today and in the days to come! If you commit to commenting and following along with us each day, we are going to be giving away some GREAT bottles of oils to 8 lucky commenters, at the end of our oil week!!! YAY!!!!!!! :) 
Let me tell you about WHY we picked doTERRA, after 4+ years of using another popular brand......
There is a reason doTERRA is the #1 oil company in the world! It comes down to potency, purity and humanitarian heart. I cannot wait to dig into these topics with you this week! First up, click and watch this short video:
Because of our purity standards and unsurpassed quality and testing, you can use your oils 3 ways. This is special to doTERRA!
Check out my video from my team orientation to learn more: So let's talk about some uses for these oils in YOUR life: I am going to do my best to be compliant, and still let you know what I am talking about! Haha :) If you see these, { } it means I have replaced the non compliant word, so its like a word puzzle. You can figure it out! 
A is for An A Attack (Ack! I sound like a Dr Seuss book!)
This is one of many options for supporting healthy lung function. Rub on chest, back and feet bottoms, as needed during times of respiratory distress, or before a work out to improve oxygen flow. I like to take an empty roller and make a breathe roller using 15 breathe oil, 10 lime oil and 5 frankincense oil. Very effective and easy to roll on as needed! We call this the "Marriage Saver" for those LOUD noises coming from your spouses nose and mouth at bedtime!!!!! 
Breathe also comes in stick form, and respiratory drops to suck on. Totally tasty, my kids used to fake sick for those, but I tell them to knock it off and go eat one. They are healthy! Brown rice cane syrup and essential oils. :)
B is for Burn
Lavender is the swiss army knife of essential oils, and has over 150 uses. It has hundreds of different compounds that do different jobs in your body. It's great for relaxing, teething, sleeping and so much more! Accidently grab your flat iron plates? Or lean on the stove? Grab lavender! Did you know if takes 30 pounds of lavender flower to make ONE 15 ml bottle of doTERRA lavender oil? Yup, that's because of doTERRA's amazing purity standards. No fillers, no pesticides, no contaminates. Lavender Touch is a convenience form of lavender oil, ready to roll on with fractionated coconut oil already in it, in a beautiful stainless steel roller topped bottle! 
C is for Crud
On Guard with fractionated coconut oil rubbed on pulse points is what I use for supporting a healthy immune response in my family. Let's be honest, I'd love to put my kids in a bubble all winter, but I cannot. Instead, I simply apply doTERRA On Guard oil, daily, before we go. Preventative health is a very incredible way to support your family in wellness!!!!! On Guard comes in oil form, a super charged ninja fighter gel cap form for times of crud, beadlets for on the go immune supporting and On Guard throat lozenges. Those are great for germy airplane air, a scratchy throat, finding a missing voice, or just again, general health. You can keep these in your purse and eat them for a treat, totally yum! Brown rice cane sugar and on guard oil! 
D is for Dogs
Sophie says to tell you that Terra Shield helps her with itchy fleas and mean ticks. We place drops along the inside of her collar every 2 weeks or so. We also mist her coat with this blend mixed with water, which I will share with you now. Our family uses it in our mosquito spray. No more yucky chemicals in this household! This homemade bug spray is perfect for us AND Sophie.
Comes in oil form & spray form for easy on the go in your purse or bag!
Here is the bug spray we use at home, smells amazing!
This safe natural alternative has to be applied more often, but it works well and is safe and natural! The dangers of DEET: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/05/25/natural-insect-repellents.aspx 
E is for Energy
In a world that tells you to grab a soda or monster drink, I am going to tell you there is a better way! NATURALLY! Life Long Vitality is the number one best seller. Nutrition is key to supporting a healthy happy energetic day! Dale and I LOVE these products and cannot believe how we drag by 4pm if we do not take them. I have never been able to tell a difference when I take my vitamins and when I don't, until now. Who knew I'd ever be the person that looked FORWARD to swallowing my pills, because of the amazing energy to come!? Madness I tell you. ;) My favorite oils for energy boosting are Wild Orange and Peppermint. They smell SO SO good in the diffuser! Watch this video on LLV Vitamins by Dr. Axe:
F is for Fluff
Slim and Sassy is called our Metabolic blend, and its great for curbing appetites and boosting metabolism. It also supports healthy blood sugar levels! Grapefruit is also effective for this, and tastes great in water. (No plastic drinking cups, only glass or stainless steel with oils) Grapefruit is wonderful for erasing cellulite! I lost 6 pounds in 2 weeks by making a "Fluffy Rub". I mixed 30 drops of Slim & Sassy with 15 drops of grapefruit and whipped it with creamy coconut oil for a homemade lotion. Rub on fluffy spots twice a day! Slim and Sassy also comes in gel cap form, not pictured, and GUM, which is amazing! Helps maintain an already healthy blood sugar level. AND helps with afternoon cravings for those BAD SNACKY CHOICES! :) 
We also have of 3 kinds of Trim Shakes. I usually gag when I drink shakes, but not these, they are super silky like melted ice cream. My favorite is Orange Creamsicle! I blend it with vanilla coconut milk, spinach and frozen berries in my immerson blender. Your body will release fat better if you stop starving it of healthy fats. NO SKIM MILK. Do Coconut or raw or whole Vitamin D at least!
Dale and I actually crave these shakes for lunch, perfect for travel days or on the go! I add Chia seeds for an extra BOOST from this super protein, and a scoop of doTERRA Terragreens with all the best greens hiding inside. 
G is for Grief
Balance is a grounding oil, like a lighting rod. It can help support the body during times of stress, focus and help with centering. Great for promoting restful sleep and for kiddos who like to wiggle! Console, the doTERRA comforting blend, uses sweet floral and tree essential oils to promote feelings of comfort. Cheer, with a sunshiny, optimistic aroma, doTERRA Cheer can counteract negative emotions and provide a boost of happiness and positivity when you are feeling down. See how it comes in multiple forms? That is for your convenience, you can buy the oils for diffusing, adding to a diffuser necklace or bracelet, or even making your own blends, OR Touch Roller form, meaning already has a carrier oil and ready to roll right on!!! 
H is for Heat
Peppermint on the back of the neck, or on a bandana, will drop body temperature, and allow you to feel cool and refreshed. I also like to take peppermint water in a stainless steel bottle to the pool! Keep it in the fridge for a nice extra cool mist. When the body is hot for other reasons, you can swipe peppermint and fractionated coconut oil from spine to tailbone to naturally bring the body temperature back down. 
I'll stop here for today and let you digest all that great info!
Tune in Monday for more A B C ideas on how to use doTERRA essential oils.....I have SO much to share! I am about to BURST!!!!! Remember, a comment on each days post, gets you a chance to WIN some FREE essential oils from me! :) I am selecting 6 winners at the end of the week. SO, tell me what you learned today?! Hugs, T My website for those asking is www.mydoterra.com/rvoilers - but I'd rather you chat with me and we can get you WAY better pricing! Lots of details to come, stay tuned! *If you want to contact me, use the contact form on this site. Or, if you'd like to know when I respond to your questions down in comment, be sure to check the box that says: Notify me of new comments to this post by email I try my best to give a prompt reply to each and every comment we get! :) 
Welcome to the start of our A to Z Oil Series week!
We brought doTERRA oils into our home 3 years ago, and it was such a life changing gift. We haven't had to take our kids in for a sick visit in that many years, praise God! If you have clicked around on this website at all, you know how much of a game changer it was the first FOUR days we brought doTERRA into our home.
Haven't read about it all yet? Go up to the top and click on Our Story! Soooo, when I bought oils, I thought I'd only use them when we were not feeling good, boy was I surprised to find, we could use oils everyday, in every way, in every room of our home. Over the next week or so, I'd like to teach you a few of the ways you can do the same, Oils A-B-C style! The FIRST thing I want to talk about is, What is an essential oil? Watch this short 2 minute VIDEO before reading on:
doTERRA is the most tested, and the most trusted essential oil company on the market. They are 9 years old and have quickly zoomed to the #1 largest oil company in the world!
WHY? I think it boils down to 3 things: sourcing, integrity and humanitarian efforts. doTERRA believes that wherever plants grow native, is where they are their best. They believe in responsible sourcing and thinking to the future for sustainable resources. So instead of owning their own farms, or bringing all the crops to US soil to control the process from seed to bottle, they go over to 3rd world countries and hire local farmers to grow the crops for us. We call this Co-Impact sourcing! 85% of the farmers we work with, will only work with us, because they know we take amazing care of them and their families. 
We work hard to maintain agricultural traditions, but also teach them better ways of growing. We teach them to wait for full harvest and not rush it. We pay all year long so this doesn't happen. AND, no middle men to gouge prices, we pay direct.
While we are there, doTERRA is dropping wells for villages that used to walk hours a day to find water sources, we build schools for the harvesters children, and we leave behind essential oil clinics for health and wellness.
One of my favorite videos is from when DoTERRA headed over to Nepal, as SOON as the disaster relief started, from the horrific hit they took in 2015 when several earthquakes ripped through their land. We get our Wintergreen from there.
Grab your Kleenex, and watch this short video about the beautiful people of Nepal:
doTERRA is a billion dollar, debt free company with a HUGE heart for others! You can read more about our effort in Nepal here.
Because of this heart for the hurting, we also have a Healing Hands ministry. DoTERRA partners with Operation Underground Railroad, Days for Girls and disaster relief alll over the globe. I am so proud to represent a company, so close to my own heart and my own faith and belief in giving back, living generously and helping those in need of care. 
I am really looking forward to talking oils with you this week, and sharing my love and passion for these beautiful gifts of the earth!
What do you know about essential oils? Are you open to natural forms of healthcare? Hugs, T 
It's BOGO time, Baby! That means BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE OILS! Wahooooooo! :) And, it's the one time I year, I can offer WHOLESALE pricing to non members!  You are welcome to check things out on my BOGO Blitz page. I will be educating you daily, on the deals and what the oils can be used for! You can order one day, you can order all 5 days, I will gather your order up when it arrives, and ship it all to you with discounted shipping. I am SO excited to spend time with you, sharing the oils I am SO passionate about! Click here to join our BOGO page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/277564145985297/ Hugs, T  For the second year in a row, we were privileged to travel to Orlando for some MAGIC, no no, not the basketball team. MAGIC. Some team building, tear jerking, soul strengthening, awesome Leadership training at doTERRA's Leadership Retreat MAGIC. These kind of events just get a fire burning in your soul, to change lives, empower people to take back their health, and to change their homes with financial blessings as well as health!  Plus, we get to stay in a HUGE condo for a week! Ok, ok, maybe in my former life, I wouldn't think a condo was HUGE, but now that we live in an RV? H U G E. You guys, I kept losing my people! I spent MORE time wandering around trying to FIND THEM. Seriously. I often would find Ty reading a book in "his room", Destiny on the porch enjoying the view, Avery in the kitchen baking yet another something and Pax? That kid was either playing pool the whole time, or trying to get me to let him watch TV. Crazy kid! Here is our porch breakfast picnic Avery worked so hard on:
Take a tour of our condo in this slideshow: The kids wanted to use our HUGE dining room for a "Fancy Dinner"! Oh, we had SO much fun, fancy accents and all! ;) I also got to have a condo essential oil class while we were there, before all the festivities started.
 We had such a nice time! It felt good to connect as a family, and like I said, spread out a bit. Then it was down to business with 3 days of solid learning from doTERRA. First day was DIAMOND day! What an honor to eat breakfast and learn from the leaders of this company!  The next 2 days our teams got to join us. We originally were going to have 5 leaders come. I made them each a secret recipe, custom roller bottle of as a gift. Dorothy and Mr. Dorothy  THEN, we had a record breaking MONTH and several more qualified as Silvers. We added 5 more leaders at the last minute!!!!! WOAH BABY! Each day was jam packed with incredible learning from the owners and leaders of doTERRA, who love to teach about giving back and living debt free so you can give more freely.    We were blessed to be asked to speak on a Gold Panel during break out sessions:  Evenings are not without their fun. DoTERRA hosted one heck of a Super Hero party too!   They had tons of amazing food stations, funky orange couches, comic themed everything, and a rocking dance floor. They even had artists their to draw your super hero portrait! Pretty sweet, right!? Slide show below
Unfortunately in all the late nights and early mornings and thousands of people around us, I caught a yucky bug! I am SO thankful for oils, because I could fight and win from the comfort of our condo, without trying to find a dr in a strange town.  Here are the recipes I used to KICK IT TO THE CURB:
 After a week Orlando living, it was time to head back south. I cannot WAIT for Convention in September, 6th through the 9th, which is in Utah! That event is for everyone, and it is UNBELIEVABLE. Let's go! I have tons more to catch you up on, I have gotten SO behind on blogging! I plan on getting us all caught up this week, so stay tuned..... Hugs, T  A lot of our time at convention is spent in session, learning about doTERRA and the science behind our oils. The people who make up our huge, world wide, oil sourcing efforts. I told you all about that last time, go catch up, one post back. I did as best as words could describe. I still don't know how to quite share everything I took away from that amazing convention. Did you know we even got to hear about the power of forgiveness from Genocide survivor, Immaculee Ilibagize? Have you read her book "Left to Tell"? She lived in a tiny tiny bathroom for 90 days with 8 women while everyone around them was murdered. WOAH. I couldn't put it down. It was a beautiful message of hope, peace, love and forgiveness, one that moved us all in powerful ways. You could feel the Holy Spirit so strongly in that room during her talk. Learn more about her here: http://www.immaculee.com/about/story.php  So that was what we did each day from 9 to 4. Learned. Took notes, learned from the best and cheered our hearts out as we learned more and more about this amazing company. But in the evenings? It's time to CONNECT with friends and team members and let lose and have some fun! Ever since I started looking at doTERRA as a business a year and a half ago, I had a goal: I watched a video of someone walking the Diamond Stage, and it surprised me how much it grabbed my heart. It made my heart pound and tears came to my eyes. I would walk that Diamond stage, one day, I WOULD. And so, we did. 2 years later, by the grace of God, we did. And it was everything I imagined it would be!  The evening started with a lovely oil infused, meal. There were 8,000 people in attendance, so that part took a while! I was able to eat and enjoy my meal, but boy were the butterflies starting to stir, the closer we got to walking time......
I am so so sad that I cannot figure out how to save videos from facebook so I can keep these on my computer, but our sweet team video'd our Diamond walk for us! You can view some of them here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greta.d.smith/videos/10210341442197761/ And this one, I had emailed to me, so its on you tube: Oh my goodness, it all happened so fast! We got to pick out a special song to have played as we walked. We wanted to give a HUGE shout out to our doTERRA Dorothys, so we made a sign to hold and had a fun "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" remix song made to walk to. Have a listen: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4KJglYxbxFkdHBGX1AtdDBBWms/view?usp=sharing 
   These beautiful people, these leaders, are why we can be where we are today...... I am so beyond grateful to be able to run this race with them and watch them soar! And the best is yet to come! It was SUCH an amazing night! Great food, great friends, great team..... Check out the slide show of our evening together: This is only our second convention and gala, but last year we started the Red Dorothy Shoes tradition, and took a photo to capture it. Well, last year there were only a few of us at Gala, or convention even. This year we had a real challenge on our hands to get the red shoe shot with such a BIG group of red shoe wearing ladies!!!!!! There was lots of laughter, but we got it done eventually, just not quite as we had planned. Last year:
This year:   And just like that, the evening was done. I still carry a piece of it in my heart.....and a WHOLE LOT of confetti in my gown. ;) So many of my dreams and goals came true this convention week! I got to see my teams eyes light up with understanding and hearts burn with passion for this amazing company. I got to take the arm of my best friend and walk the purple Diamond carpet! We were interview for a featured in the doTERRA leadership magazine this month, too. Yet another dream come true! I keep pinching myself, but the Lord keeps nudging me that this is real, and this is the blessing part that always follows our obedience. We are having to build new storehouses in our hearts, to hold all of our blessings from Him. I am so humbled and so so thankful! "When the Lord Moves" is found here, just click on this link for the online version: https://www.joomag.com/magazine/magazines-doterra-issue-22-gary-kari-sammons/0380357001471552302?short  Back to fun nights: Thursday and Friday nights we had first an outdoor concert with Colbie Caillat, and a Black & White Team Party! You probably remember the music video by Colbie Caillat that took Facebook by storm earlier in the year. This one, where they wash their makeup off as they sing. Oh my goodness! SO powerful! We wore our Dorothy team shirts that night and took pics with those there....great night!
Friday night was our upline, Spring and her entire teams party. It was Black and White themed and each team leg needed to POP a color. The Dorothy's of COURSE, did red. It was SUCH a great venue and fun night, complete with photo booth! :) All the photos, including the hysterical photo booth ones, are in this slideshow: We took a MASSIVE photo with all of our up up upline, Spring's and all her team members that attended. before calling it a night... When you were a wedding photographer in your past life, you help get 300 people in order. Haha! "Find a WINDOW people, if you can't see me, the camera cannot see you."   Someday we are going to have a HUGE bunch of Dorothys like this at convention! It's only up from here! We are thankful for the 49 that committed to come learn with us!!! We tore down semi early and called it a night since we all had to get up early to get to the Convention center and line up for seats. Gala, concert night, B&W party night, were all amazing! So incredible! But my favorite would have to be the last night of convention...... We ordered in pizza and met with just our team in a hotel suite and connected. We did Q&A time, shared our blessing and inspiration/take away from Convention. And then we joined hands and prayed over this amazing group of people. There was laughter and tears and many hugs...... Our hearts were unified in our desire to share oils with a hurting world and join our efforts as a team to go BIG with doTERRA! To change the world, one drop of oil at a time! An oil in EVERY home!
 We love to love on these people and invest in them!
We are always looking for motivated couples and individuals to work with. We'd love to help you with a happy home and happy finances too! Read more on the EO101 and Financial Opportunity part of this site, I've shared my heart in every section of this website and would love for you to go read more. Thanks for letting me share about our time at the doTERRA ONE Convention 2016! Hugs, T  The 49 people from our team that went to convention.... They are CHANGED. So are the 30,000 others that joined us for Utah's largest convention to date! They are not the same people as they left. They THOUGHT doTERRA was already in their hearts, but this experience left them speechless. I watched it happen. I watched it come alive for them. I watched a mission burn deep into their very SOULS, I watched passion ignite, and I watched tears fall. They changed. They changed in real and powerful ways. This company, this amazing, generous, God honoring company, does so so much for so so many people, and organizations, and charities, that it's mind boggling. They are literally changing the world, one drop of oil at a time, they are! It's not just a cute catch phrase, it's their truth. One they live out loud every day. We saw poverty stricken families working with PRIDE in a doTERRA distillery, 11 children with hungry eyes watching in awe at this company that was about to change their home forever in so many positive ways. We watched videos of how doTERRA's Healing Hands dollars are being used to release children from horrific bondage, help families start jobs with micro loans, or just be able to go to school during "that time of the month", their village being educated on the pride of becoming a woman, rather then treating her like she is unclean. Also working tirelessly to stop outdated, early age, marriage situations and teaching these girls they are valued. Stop for ONE second and think about how those people must feel about our company. OUR company...yes, the one we represent with pride. How grateful they are, for this big American company who truly cares, something they have yet to experience. How often in life do we get to live our PASSION out loud every day, and get paid to do so? How often does our joy flow from our heart and out of our mouths, and turn into something we do as our living? It's a rare gift. One I do not take for granted. One that's yours for the taking as well. We were not born to just work and die. We were born to LIVE; out loud, intentionally, ABUNDANTLY. We were born to give generously, love graciously and bless others. DoTERRA absolutely is the vehicle to get you to the life you have only dreamed of! Every day lives are being changed in health and finances, because we shar our oils. Because we saw a need and met it. It's REAL. And it's about to get BIGGER then we could ever have imagined....  DoTERRA is the #1 Oil company in the world for a reason. We are the largest science and research based oil company out there, and what we are doing with pure, natural, essential oils from the SOURCE, has yet to be done.  I loved hearing from this panel of doctors and surgeons sharing their experiences with dōTERRA essential oils on stage. They said that it should be the responsibility of all medical professionals to learn so that they can offer natural solutions for their patients. The quality and consistency of dōTERRA essential oils are the only oils that medical professionals trust, which is why they are here with us. BIG things are coming and oils are going mainstream.....it's time to take back your health with natural solutions and the world is taking notice!  Meet the 39 scientist behind our amazing in house on going research as well! Everyday they study and test our oils to make sure you are getting the best from the biggest science and research based oil company in the world. Be proud. Be doTERRA proud. ❤🌱💧 After that we got to hear from researcher, Dr. Nicole Perish. ESSENTIAL OILS ARE GOING MAINSTREAM!!!!!!   Not only did we hear about the science and the doctors behind doTERRA, but like I mentioned above, we also got to hear about doTERRA's HUGE heart and ministries they give to. Their #1 goal is to get families out of debt, and they are doing it every day. They also utilize Co Impact Sourcing to give back to the farmers and communities in which they live in the form of clean water, education, fair on time wages and even clinics. Please explore the tabs on this website for more info about this extraordinary company! We change the lives of empoverished communities all over the globe!  The doTERRA goal is to be "Free to Give" and empower you to do the same. That is a dream of my heart! Did you know we heard from just 3 of the over 35 causes doTERRA gives to and partners with regularly? These 3 ministries were given $750,000 total, by doTERRA just this year!! The wept on stage when they recieved their check. Please take time to explore these AMAZING ministries doTERRA has joined with that came and spoke at convention: *Days for Girls, empowering young women about their health and feminine hygiene in antiquated areas with outdated beliefs of this cycle, going so far as to have them sit outside on cardboard so they don't bring death to the village, or dry up the river with their touch. http://www.daysforgirls.org/  *Mentors International Microloans Blessing small business owners with small no or low interest loans, so they can start and grow a thriving business in their community. Using this money for things like flour by the pallet rather then the bag. Taking families from $2 a day to $20 a day income. https://doterra.com/US/en/brochures-magazines-living-winter-2013-2014-healing-hands   *Operation Underground Railroad Freeing children and rehabilitating them after slavery in the sex trade industry. https://ourrescue.org/about This incredible man {pictured below} is a former CIA agent that turned in his badge to help these children. He came and wept on our stage. He did an amazing facebook Live Post about it! Watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/OURrescue/videos/1812938422277248/  The movie is found here: http://theabolitionistsmovie.com/ And this is only the beginning, I am so thankful and proud! THIS is what life is about, giving generously and making a difference. Not hiding our head in the sand about the worlds woes.  My friend Kelly said it best: "Expensive cars, ginormous paychecks, glamorous incentives....... NOPE. I have been at doTERRA's convention for 3 days and there has been ZERO mention of any of these common network marketing topics. (You won't hear it. It's not who we are.) Instead, we've heard story after story of giving, generosity, and impactful stories of forgiveness and healing. At least half of this event has been about how we can and are changing the world. I am so grateful to be aligned with a company who has a huge heart and to be surrounded with 30,000 wellness advocates who pretty much share the mission of changing lives. DoTERRA Convention attendees just this week have donated over $300K to The Healing Hands Foundation, which goes to support many worthy ministries just like the ones mentioned above." We talk alot about the doTERRA difference. This is just a small small piece of a HUGE humanitiarian effort happening everyday from doTERRA. Listen up, this is SO much bigger then a bottle of essential oil.......always has been. Talk to me if you're curious. We are ready to partner with new friends who want to make a difference too. ❤️ "I am only one, But I am one. I cannot do everything, But I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do. And by the grace of God, I WILL." ~Edward Everett Hale Let's do BIG things together! Hugs, T  |
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