14.3.18

The Oily Solution

A little over a month ago, a friend invited me to an introduction to essential oils workshop.


By this time, I have clocked in hundreds of 10 hour night shifts leaving my sleep patterns out of whack so I was at a point of desperation for anything that will help. I used to wing it for some years,  trying to keep a decent social life with family and friends but it eventually took a toll on me to the point that on my nights off, I spent the time trying to recover from exhaustion and lack of sleep and when I have fully recovered, I have to begin my next shift for the week again.


I left the workshop with lots of helpful information and my friend giving me some roller blends to topically apply and I ordered the 
introductory kit with 5 mls each of lavender, peppermint and lemon essential oils. I got a diffuser and as soon as my orders came, I gave it a go.


Before that, I was getting two hours of sleep. I get home at 7:30 am, help  kids get ready for school - including but not limited to reminding them to look at their morning to do list and actually get them done, ensuring that they don't eat and read at the same time or try to hide their book on their lap and read when I wasn't looking, some screaming when they don't seem to hear me after having repeated myself many times, helping with their lunchboxes and getting them off screens to finish their to do list and taking them to school at 9:00am. I would finally snooze til midday then I wake up and wait till pick up because I was too paranoid that I wouldn't hear the alarm - and for a good reason. I missed pick up 4x one year and while their teachers were so gracious, it didn't stop me from feeling embarrassed, but that's a story for another day.


When they get home at 3:30 pm, I help them with their things to do, go through their bags for notes and get it ready for the next day, afternoon tea, get them to read or have some screen time that's school work related while I sort out dinner and then I aim for another two hours (which realistically means 30 minutes to an hour of sleep) so I can go back to work for another shift.


Obviously, 4 hours of sleep is not enough, thus my desperation. So far, I have been diffusing religiously since I started using this oily solution, and my quality of sleep has been significantly better. I could get 4 hours of sleep while kids are in school, and another hour or two after pick up. Not only that, I discovered some natural solutions which I will write about when time permits.


As I used the oils,  I felt that it is something I will use often so I decided to sign up as wellness advocate so I can avail of the wholesale prices. I'm not sure if I will actually do the business side of it, but it is too good not to share,  or
write about.


So far, I have made a hair detangler for my daughter's kinky hair - this is a big deal! I usually plait her hair at the beginning of each term so I only have to brush it every 3 months! Now I can brush her hair everyday if I wanted to.  Body oil, deodorant for the family, a general cleaner for surfaces are just some of the few things I discovered that can be made at home using ingredients we already have or can easily source out for cheap, thanks to Pinterest, google seaches and doTerra blogs. I'm sure there's so much more I can do with these essential oils and I can't wait to discover, write about it  and share how it works for me and my family ♥

Disclaimer: I am writing about my own personal experience using doTerra essential oils and in no way act or speak for the company.

For information on how to avail of wholesale prices or about the products, you can visit my page on http://mydoterra.com/theoilysolution

I can also add you to my friend's Facebook group for more information.