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Mommy that boy made me better 

We are sitting at the children’s hospital waiting for the doctor to have a look at my daughter. We were at our family doctor and based on the symptoms she was worried about appendicitis- so here we are… waiting. 

A little boy about 4 has been happily playing next to us when suddenly he got a big bloody nose and his dad rushed him to the bathroom. 

My son grabbed my lavender oil in my dōTERRA keychain and ran after them. He showed them how to put the oil over the bridge of the nose and sure enough – the nosebleed went away. 

A few minutes later the boy came running out to his mom yelling mommy, mommy that boy there… he came and gave me some drops of some good smelling stuff on my nose. And it made me all better!! My nosebleed is all gone!!!

And now he’s dancing around again happy as can be. 

I am so happy that I had the knowledge and the oil to share with him. The parents were really impressed and grateful and the boy thinks my boy is magical!! Happiness. 

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Doing the right thing 

A few days ago I rented a rug doctor from our grocery store. I love the instant gratification of cleaning carpets. And with the rug doctor I get to choose what I put on the carpet. This time it was vinegar and my DoTerra Wild Orange essential oil. The house smelled so good after. 

Then the movers came. Now our house is dirty again and covered in boxes. Chaos. I can’t wait until it’s all sorted out again. Calmness. 

When I went to return the rug doctor everything seemed fine. After I was doing some shopping and the lady came and said the filter was missing. I knew I’d seen it when I put it in the car. We searched the car. Nothing. Went back in and said we’d have to go look at home. She was adamant we needed it (fair enough, it was a part of the vacuum). 

We went home and wham chaos for the next day and a half. There was enough big stuff going on there was no time to deal with small things. 

But in the back of my head kept playing the conversation I’d had with Jacob on the way home. About how frustrated I was. About how we’d already returned the vacuum and had our deposit refunded before she noticed it was gone. About Jacob chiming in that then it was her responsibility. That was not setting well with me. 

It may not have been my fault the filter was missing but it certainly wasn’t her fault either. 

What kind of example was I setting for Jacob? Aside from that it wasn’t sitting well in my conscience. Once the other fires were out I knew I had to deal with it. 

I called her today and apologized for not getting back sooner. Said (without any details) there had been a family emergency and I hadn’t been able to deal with it. That I’d looked and looked and couldn’t find it. That I would drive into town in a bit and find out what we needed to do to make it right. 

Thinking ughhhhh how much is this going to cost???

She called me back a little while later and said she’d talked to rug doctor and they’d agreed to just send a replacement. That family was the most important thing and my focus should be there not worrying about a silly filter. 

My happiness moment for today was the good feeling of knowing I did the right thing and the added bonus of being rewarded for it. 

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No Goo, No Goo Gone

The people who owned our house before us left it empty for a few years before it sold. One of the things that happened because of this was they used packing tape to winterize the toilets (taping them shut). The tape had been taken off before we bought the house, but I had never been able to get rid of all the reminants of the sticky tape.

I am not the world’s greatest housekeeper, but those streaks of tape even bugged me. I tried everything I knew of, even went so far as to go out and bought some “chemicals” to try. I am a green cleaner, but once in a while I break down and try something harsh from the store if I’m desperate. Usually afterwards I regret it as more often than not I’ve just gone and used a bunch of chemicals that have got me no further ahead.

Earlier today I was reading about a product called “Goo Gone”. How I’d never heard of this is beyond me – and should give you an indication of how little I know about the vast array of house cleaning products available out there. I was thinking I was going to have to give in and run to the store and get some to see if I could get any results with this stuff. Before I left though, I decided to do a search to see if I could DIY instead. Sure enough, there were a few options. I put together a blend of different suggestions and had HUGE success.

I used

1/3 cup coconut oil

1/3 cup baking soda

10 drops DoTerra lemon

10 drops DoTerra wild orange

Mixed them all up in a glass jar:

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Then I headed to the first bathroom to see if I would have any success. You can see the remains of the packing tape on the side of the toilet.

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A close up:

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I smeared some of the Non No Goo and left it a few minutes. Came back and rubbed a bit and sure enough it was all gone.

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Then I decided I would go to the kids’ bathroom which by far had the worst of the tape goo left. I let the solution sit for about 10 minutes

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I had to rub a little bit harder (still just with my fingers though)

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Et voilà!

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It all came off!

The fact that this is a non toxic solution that I was able to make with things I had in my kitchen was awesome. The cat was completely fascinated with what I was doing which made me even happier that I didn’t have to worry about her getting into a poisonous substance.

Try it!

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