"Water is boring."

I hear it all the time from customers and patients that I would encourage to drink more water. So, I would challenge them...what if water didn't have to be boring?

My thirsty friends, you have options! You can flavour with traditional choices like lemon, cucumber, berries, and mint. Or you can try essential oils and have delicious new options at your finger tips each day.

Fact: I have not purchased salad dressing in over fifteen years. We have made our dressings from scratch for as long as I can remember. They're delicious, healthy and most are made with less than seven ingredients. Store bought dressings have ingredients in them that I don't want, including sugar, potassium sorbate, xanthum gum, and unhealthy vegetable oils like soybean and canola. Not only is making dressing from scratch EASY but it will save you money.

Are you ready for the most delicious yet simple recipe for homemade mayonnaise. Confession: I am obsessed with mayo. It's so delicious. So creamy. And so great to add on burgers, as a dipping sauce, or as a base for salad dressings. The problem with store-bought mayo is that it's full of additives and has a long shelf life (months or years, depending on what you read). So, for a while now I've made my own homemade mayonnaise.

I want to share with you my top ten favourite things to pick up at Costco. I'll preface this entire post by saying that Costco is not a place I love to frequent. I find it overwhelming, impersonal, and chaotic. It goes against everything I believe in when it comes to shopping. However, as a busy mama who likes to have a stocked house and fridge, sometimes I just take a deep breath and make it happen.

Can we talk cleaning? And can we talk cleaning with essential oils that are not only versatile and affordable, but are also non-toxic so you don't have to worry about what chemicals you bring into your home? Since introducing doTERRA oils into my home, I have completely made over my cleaning cabinet. I make 80% of my cleaning products at home and do so for less than $1.50 per bottle.

This is a topic that I'm very passionate about. I'm a Mom, Chiropractor, and Essential Oil Educator who has a special interest in taking care of myself and my family as naturally and holistically as possible. I like to share what I have learned with others because over the years I have connected with so many amazing families, headed by mamas who are doing everything they can to support their family's health with as little medical intervention as possible.

With travelling comes different circumstances than my normal life has. I'm away from home which means I don't have my family or my favourite pillow {level of importance in that order, of course}. Also, travelling comes with long days, late nights, early mornings, and either lots of plane rides or driving. This can lead to a lot of sitting, abnormal food choices, new beds/pillows, and exposed to recycled air on airplanes.

Waking up exhausted due to a lack of sleep leaves you feeling hung over but without a great dinner party for the memories. What if though, you can improve the quality or quantity of your sleep using a few simple essential oils?