I got away from menu planning for a while, and sometimes I do still forget to sit and plan at least our dinners, I’m trying to be more diligent with it. A favorite meal-planning resource of mine is MyFreezEasy. Erin Chase has so many wonderful plans available that menu-planning is pretty much a breeze. Each month you receive access to meal plans for chicken, beef, pork, clean eating, gluten-free, slow cooker, and traditional recipes. There are also printable labels to affix to your freezer baggies so you know what’s inside and how to prepare the meal. I don’t use every single recipe that she offers, but I’ve used a lot of them and they’re great!

Here is this week’s plan:

Sunday-Pizza

Monday- Beef & Barley Soup

Tuesday- Lemon & Garlic Roasted Chicken

Wednesday- Chili

Thursday- Chicken Mole

Friday- Beef Stew

Saturday- Meatballs w/mashed potatoes

If you’d like more information about MyFreezEasy, go here. Happy menu planning! What’s on your menu for the week?

I love being enrolled in Essential Rewards. It’s sort of like Christmas every month, except that I’m buying it for myself, and I know what’s coming. So, maybe it’s not quite like Christmas, but it’s fun anyways! Here’s what I received for my March ER order!

March Essential Rewards Order Young Living Distributor # 1531726 https://www.youngliving.org/cfamilyof6

I’ll describe each item in order from left to right.

Young Living Distributor # 1531726 https://www.youngliving.org/cfamilyof6

First is Citrus Fresh. It’s a blend of orange, tangerine, mandarin, grapefruit, lemon, and spearmint essential oils. As the name says, it’s a very fresh-smelling blend of oils. It’s great for freshening your breath, or as an air purifier. Just add a drop to a small glass of water, and swish to help with that morning death breath!

Young Living Distributor # 1531726 http://www.youngliving.org/cfamilyof6

Next is KidScents Lotion. I got this for my children to try, because 3 out of 4 of them have sensitive skin and eczema. I am always on the lookout for products that will both be beneficial to them and make them complain less. Note that this is not a gluten-free product, as it contains wheat germ oil, and it also contains almond oil for those with nut allergies. It contains a blend of shea butter, MSM, essential oils, and ingredients to soothe and moisturize your skin. Don’t let the name fool you, this is just as good for adults as it is children!

Young Living Distributor # 1531726 http://www.youngliving.org/cfamilyof6

Next up is NingXia Nitro. This comes in a box of 14 tubes. It’s a mix of essential oils, water, juice blends, and other ingredients to boost endurance and improve mental clarity. It can be added to and consumed with water, or just consumed straight from the tube, which is what I do. I keep these in the fridge since they taste WAY better chilled. I like to drink one before I go for a run, or if I wake up feeling foggy.

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This next item is a current favorite. Allergy season is definitely in full-swing right now, and I am miserable with it. Breath Again is a pre-diluted roll-on blend consisting of Eucalyptus oils, Copaiba, Myrtle, Blue Cypress, peppermint, rose hip, Eucalyptus Blue, and coconut oil. This is great because it’s pre-diluted for you, and it’s ready to roll onto wherever you need it. I like to apply it to my neck, chest, and around the outside of my nostrils. It helps open up my sinuses when they’re congested.

Young Living Distributor # 1531726 http://www.youngliving.org/cfamilyof6

Lastly, but certainly not least, is Thieves Dentarom Ultra toothpaste. It contains a blend of wintergreen, peppermint, and Eucalyptus essential oils, as well as the Thieves essential oil blend and other ingredients to clean and whiten your teeth naturally. This is a very pleasant tasting toothpaste. My 5 year-old even loves it! The texture is nice and leaves my mouth feeling clean and fresh.

If you’d like to learn more about Young Living essential oils and products, visit my personal website here and you can view everything in the Young Living product line. If you want to receive a discount on Young Living products, go here to sign up as a Young Living Member!

As you may or may not know, Young Living offers an auto-ship program to its distributors. This program is known as Essential Rewards, or ER. I purple sparkly heart ER. Why, you ask? Because with ER, you earn points for the items you choose to purchase each month. The best part is that you can change up your order every month. There is a minimum of $50PV, but that is very easy to meet since Young Living offers so many wonderful products to help healthify your home!(I’m not 100% sure, but I think I made that word up)

Young Living Distributor # 1531726

Here’s what I got this month (this was for February’s autoship, but mine runs later in the month, so I tend to get my ER orders early the next month):

You can see my post on Palmarosa Essential oil here. I’m currently using this to help treat my toenail fungus. That’ll be for another post later.

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Next on the list is Melaleuca alternifola.  This is what most of us typically know as Tea Tree Oil. TTO has lots of cleansing and antibacterial properties. It’s also a great antifungal treatment. You can also use this in any cleaning products that you make for your household, as well as for dandruff treatment. I’m currently using this along with Palmarosa in my toenail treatment.

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It’s difficult for me to take vitamins, because most every kind that I’ve tried upset my stomach badly. I wanted to try these Young Living multivitamins, because, hello, I’m a distributor and I need to use as much as I can! You can view the ingredients list here by typing “hers” (no quotations) in the search box. The recommended serving is 4 tablets per day, but I am currently only taking 1 per day and can already tell a difference in how I feel. I may eventually move up to more, but for now I plan to stay with 1 per day.

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Last, but certainly not least, is the Purification essential oil blend. This blend contains citronella, lemongrass, rosemary, Melaleuca, lavandin, and myrtle essential oils. Lavandin is not the same thing as lavender, although they are cousins. It’s actually a hybrid plant created by crossing the lavender plant with the spike lavender plant. It contains analgesic and antiseptic properties, which makes it a perfect addition to this blend. I like to diffuse Purification to help clean the air. It’s also great for scratches, bites, and stings. It smells great, too, so you may catch a whiff of it on me sometimes. This oil comes in the Everyday Oils collection when you sign up as a Young Living Distributor and select the premium kit. I finally ran out of mine and had to replace it. This is one blend I definitely do not want to be without.

Young Living Distributor # 1531726

Well, there’s my ER box for February. I love seeing what other people purchase, so this is like window shopping for y’all, right?! You can see other distributors’ monthly ER boxes here at Naturally His!

So, I still consider myself new to essential oils usage. I’ve heard about them for several years, and even used them here and there to make my own cleaners, but only recently began using them for health benefits. Mainly for trying to keep us all healthy for the cruddy winter weather and sicknesses.

Prior to becoming a Young Living Distributor, I had never heard of Palmarosa essential oil. With my newest Essential Rewards autoship order, I decided to order some. Honestly, I bought it because I thought the name sounded interesting, and I wanted to try something different. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it once I got it.

So, I received my ER package and tore into it right away as usual. It’s like Christmas every month! Yeah! The Palmarosa bottle was the first one that I opened. I immediately love the smell. It’s a lovely mixture of fruity/floral. Since I knew next to nothing about it, I needed to do some research. Palmarosa, like other essential oils, has lots of great uses and properties! Here are a few:

• insect repellent
• perfume
• fever reducer
• antibacterial
• antifungal
• antiviral
• antiseptic

I’m pretty impressed! I plan to mix up an insect repellent for when the nasty bugs come out to play (or eat us up). We’ll smell good while keeping the bugs away! Since Palmarosa has antifungal properties, I am using it in my toenail fungus healing. That will be a separate post later on. I’ve also been dabbing some Palmarosa on my neck just under my ears. It’s really a lovely scent and makes a great perfume on its own. If your skin is sensitive, dilute the essential oil first, or you could stretch it by just making your own perfume with a carrier oil.

Palmarosa is also an ingredient in several other Young Living products. They are: Gentle Baby blend, Clarity blend, Animal Scents ointment, Joy blend, Rose ointment, Evening Peace bath & shower gel, and Genesis hand and body lotion

Remember, essential oils go a long way, and too much can be overpowering and dangerous depending how you use them. Always always do your own research before using essential oils, and do not rely solely on someone else’s experiences. I am not a doctor, and therefore am not giving medical advice.

Yes, I think it may have hit our home. Doggoneitall! It started with Issac having 104 temps and aches for 2 days. Jeremy had a touch of fever and sore throat along with exhaustion. Now, Ethan has a fever and exhaustion. If it weren’t for the extreme temperatures Issac had, I would think it was just a cold. Thank goodness for my Young Living Essential Oils. I’ve been diffusing Purification twice a day, as well as rubbing Thieves essential oil on everyone’s feet. Peppermint works great for easing fevers, so I’ve also added that to my arsenal. Most importantly, I know that prayers will work wonders, so please join me in healing prayers for my family.