Out of Stock

Recently having acquired a love for Young Living Oils, I purchased a starter kit (such an amazing little kit to explore 11 different oils and a diffuser for the home at a pretty great price!).  We started using one of the oils in the kit on a regular basis.  We started using an oil called Valor.  This was helping Makayla and I every morning.  We would apply it to our wrists and inhale.  This was enabling us to be calm and relieve some stress and tension before we started our day at school/work.  I also started using it for Makayla to keep her calm in hopes of helping her to stop chewing her nails.  It worked!  We had great mornings and at the end of the day when I would pick her up from school she would be less grumpy than before and we were also seeing her nails growing.  We have been on spring break so haven't been using that particular oil as much just to save it (as there is also a shortage of one of the plants to make the oil).  I have seen a difference in our moods as well her nails are being chewed again.  I am on the hunt for another oil that we could use while YL gets the plants that they need for this oil.  

I guess it's a love/hate type thing.  I hate that the oil is out of stock, but I love that Gary Young only uses the best of the best and won't settle for anything less.  Here is a little blurb from one of the higher up girls!

Ever wondered why YL is constantly running out of product? Here's what happened this year and we'll continue to feel the pains this year:

-Organizations plan for supply based on previous year's demand
-Young Living usually grows at 20% so they plan for product for the next year based on that
-Last year? Young Living grew by 100%, which means that the organization DOUBLED in size.
-It also means that YL is now 80% short on every product that showed growth from the year before.
-If they had bought too much the product would sit on the shelf and they'd lose money so it's balance and a guessing game. In this instance, they just didn't see the Lemon Droppers coming! heehee.
-They're working to catch up but plants grow and that takes time and you can't rush it and YL won't compromise quality. They'd rather have an out of stock product than put a sub-par product into your hands and I respect that.
-As they're reaching out to growing partners and testing product they're getting more and more. I believe we'll be back to business as usual in 2015, until then we just have to see this as an awesome thing because it means that we're in an upswing and that means we're in the right market for growth and business success.

I hope this explains the problem a little bit better. It's all strategic and I understand the decisions they made. It's unfortunate for us but I totally get it because if YL was my business, I would have done the same thing. You know? Have you ever walked into a store that's completely devoid of customers and completely full of product and get that sinking feeling for them? You see that huge clearance section and wonder how long they're going to stay in business? We DO NOT want that for YL because that's a circle the drain problem. The opposite? It's a good problem to have if you're going to have one.

I love it!  I love that YL uses the best and only the best.  I love that this product is popular.  I love that so many people are using oils for themselves and their families!  So, now we are on the hunt for a new oil as the one we have will only last so long.  It's also great in the pain cream that I have made which we use for sore muscles and Makayla's legs with her constant growing pains!  As soon as I find something I'll be sure to let you know!

Peppermint (EO) Brownies

I came across this recipe on one of the YLEO boards and thought I HAD to try it out!  I love chocolate and peppermint so this is a win - win!  Here's the recipe!

BROWNIE RECIPE: 1 box chocolate cake mix (yeah I don’t do stuff from scratch) 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup oil 1 egg 10 drops Peppermint essential oil (or more for stronger flavor) Mix (it will be thick), press into pan, bake at 325 for 20 minutes (that's how long mine took), or until toothpick comes out clean.

FROSTING: 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese 1 stick butter 2 cups powdered sugar 15 drops Peppermint essential oil (or more for stronger flavor)
You can easily half the frosting recipe and still have lots!
Mix with beater, add food coloring for appearance, if desired. Lick off beaters first, wash up, then try to put most of the frosting on the brownies, or just eat it. Hopefully the peppermint will ease your tummy to handle all the cream cheese and sugar you are eating.

What I love is the fact that some YLEO can be ingested and cooked/baked with! I have a few more recipes that I will be sharing!!!

I had taken a picture earlier on my phone and there were two brownies on the plate at that time! Then the picture from my phone wouldn't work so I had to take it with the laptop, but in the meantime I had eaten one of the brownies!!! Happy Saturday!!!

Young Living Oils

It's been awhile since I last blogged - almost two years have gone by - YIKES!

Lately I have embraced the world of Essential Oils and thought keeping things in my blog would be a good way for me to share testimonies and to keep recipes and things I've tried filed away!  I have been thinking about ordering a Starter Kit for a few months and hearing from others about what oils can do for you I was pretty convinced I wanted to get a kit (I just needed to wait for the money!!).  I purchased a kit late February and got it the next week.  It felt like Christmas morning.  I could hardly wait to open the box, get the diffuser out and start using oils.  The kids have been using Peace and Calm for the past few weeks at bed time (either diffused in their room or rubbed on their feet).  They are sleeping great and sleeping in a little later than normal - yay for me!!!  I have officially used up all my lemon oil (drink it in my water and diffuse it in the home).  I have been brushing my teeth with Thieves every night and my teeth are getting whiter!  I have also used Thieves in tea (one day I could feel I was getting sick and drank some and then shot some down my throat) and the next day was good as new.  I have been using Frankincense on my skin tags for just over a week and they are now almost all gone as well as Makayla has a planters wart that is almost completely gone as well.  Makayla and I can drive each other mad and she can often put me in a bad mood with her whining.  So the last week we started rubbing Valor on our wrists before going to school/work and the days have gone well!  I am loving my oils!!

With that being said, I thought since I love them so much why wouldn't I want others to feel the oily love?  So I decided to sign up to become a distributor.  So, if you are looking for oily advice, or think you might be interested in the AMAZING starter kit, let me know and I'd love to chat with you and share ways that these oils can enhance your life!!!  I'm talking, no more Tylenol, no more pain meds, eczema creams that you can make yourself with an oil or two and coconut oil, weight loss, mood enhancers, immune boosters and overall generally good health!!!  Let's take out the chemicals from our lives and start ingesting things that are pure and that come right from the SEED to the SEAL!