‘Tis the season to be especially thankful.
Enjoy this article I wrote for Rochester Woman Online Magazine.
I am grateful for you.
6 Tips to Make Traveling Easier with Kids
Essential Oils enhance not only daily living but are also handy to have everywhere you go. Especially when I travel by plane, essential oils make it a calm and pleasant experience. Fill the air with diffuser recipes too. When you read the travel tips, recipes are included. Go here to get the ‘ingredients’ you will need…
It’s summertime here in the United States. Are you planning a vacation? Whether you’re taking a road trip by car or RV, going by train or plane, Young Living shared these tips that make traveling with kids easier and more fun. Click here to read more…
Message me with any questions. Share your journey with me. I look forward to hearing from you.
Refresh & Revitalize Yourself
It’s summertime here.
That makes me thirsty for a cool drink and time to think. Let’s start with the drink.
Mix these 5 ingredients for a refreshing summer Lemonade with a unique twist that’s ready in minutes.
Put on a sun hat, grab your favorite book, journal, pen, and find a sunny spot.
Settle in and sip on this Honey-Lavender Lemonade.
Ingredients
- 6 lemons, juiced
- 1 lime, juiced
- ½ cup honey
- 2 drops Lavender Vitality Essential Oil
- Ice water, about 10 cups
- Lavender sprigs, optional
Instructions
- Combine lemon juice, lime juice, honey, and Lavender Vitality in a large glass pitcher.
- Add water to taste.
- Stir until well mixed.
- Garnish with sprigs of lavender.
Here are a couple variations:
3 cups Lemon juice, 3/4 cup Lime juice, 2 cups Agave, 3 drops Lime Essential Oil, 3 drops Lavender Essential Oil, 10 drops Lemon Essential Oil, 16 cups water.
OR use pineapple juice instead of honey, for example.
Your surroundings and sipping this refreshing drink will stimulate your senses. Our senses connect us to awareness that communicate with our brain. Look and listen and be present in the moment.
What does it feel like when you plant your bare feet in the grass? You are literally grounded which creates a calming effect.
The same is true for our sense of taste and smell that evoke feelings and memories. Create new experiences and learn new things.
The benefits of essential oils are powerful for deepening focus and promoting relaxation, for example.
This specific brand of essential oils has added quality to my life. They can for you too.
A super simple way to get a quick lemonade without using the recipe is to squirt Lavender Lemon Vitality drops in a glass of water. Voila.
For more fun and more variety, the best place to start is the Premium Starter Bundle. Now you’ll have lavender, lemon, and many other oils to explore.
It’s been worth it for me. I haven’t looked back. Give it a try. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
There is so much more I want to teach you, but I’ll refrain for now. Enjoy your Lavender Lemonade. Let me know which option you chose.
Author, Travel Writer, Lifestyle Blogger
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo: Serve this Guacamole Dip
May is right around the corner. Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is a great time to celebrate. Sharing this recipe will get you off to a tasty start.
Here is a fresh way to mix up some guacamole:
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 avocados
- 2 drops Citrus Fresh vitality
- 1 drop Lime vitality
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped red onion
- 1–2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- Pinch salt
- Pinch black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Remove the pit from the avocados and scoop the flesh into a bowl, mashing roughly with a fork.
- Add all other ingredients and stir until mixed.
- Garnish with cilantro.
- Enjoy with tortilla chips or with your favorite Mexican-inspired dishes!
You can enjoy this recipe anytime. Since May is coming up as I write this, I was inspired to share this with you.
On this Lifestyle Blog you will find many morsels from food, health and wellness, travel, inspiration, motivation, and stories you will enjoy that educate and entertain.
Let’s have some fun. Feel free to browse other items here.
Stay tuned for more Lori’s Stories, especially Lori’s Stories By the Water, which is my favorite place to be.
Let me know how you like this guac recipe and how you celebrated even if it was dancing by yourself at home. Crank up the tunes and have a dippity do dah day. Olé!
These Doors are Dangerous – DO NOT OPEN
This URGENT MESSAGE was put on my heart. It can save lives.
It may seem harmless but beware. Many are lured in. It’s disguised. It’s a lie. Know the Truth before you open doors that compromise your future.
How do I know? I was fooled too. In fact, I almost died. Thankfully, I learned the difference before it was too late.
It almost stopped me from building my Young Living business because too many (not all) are partnering with the occult.
Many Christians are even mixing these practices that open dangerous doors.
Don’t take offense. Simply be open to learn the whole Truth.
(Note: Young Living products are top quality. They support my health daily. Not all essential oils are the same. I ONLY use Seed to Seal Young Living. It’s HOW some use them. They are not “god in a bottle.” God made us and He made the plants. The oils are from the plants.)
Terms like healing energy, Reiki, yoga are rooted in a religion not of the True God. New Age is running rampant and can look like Christianity.
What doors have you opened? You cannot mix practices rooted in other religions and expect eternity in Heaven. This is no time to play or to compromise.
Get clarity.
Your choices matter. Ask the Name Above All Names to reveal Himself to you before it’s too late.
Maybe you don’t believe me. That’s okay. What if I’m right?
There is an enemy who came to kill, steal, and destroy. No joke.
This person found the Truth and learned her way was the wrong way. That was a close one. Here is her story…
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/may-june/nicole-watt-reiki-master-new-age-healing.html
Get the facts. Support your health without opening doors that will affect your eternal future.
I care about you. I can teach you the best way to support your needs spiritually, emotionally, and physically.
Author, Speaker, Writer VA
Travel, Explore, Discover
You are not limited by your environment or circumstances.
As I write this it is a new month in a new year, February 1st in fact.
Are you satisfied with where you are? Not only your physical location but where you are in all aspects of your life.
It’s winter where I currently live. The temperatures have been bitter cold with piles of snow. Some people may enjoy that. I’m not one of them.
I treasure the trips I have taken thus far. Some of my favorites were Monterey Bay in California, Savannah, Georgia, and Tybee Island with the lighthouse and a dolphin excursion on a tropical island. I plan to take many more. In the meantime, here are some adventures to enjoy.
When it’s time to escape, make it an adventure.
How can you travel, explore, and discover? It can happen by going on trips and vacations or even experiencing the wonder in your own living room.
Travel is gearing up again after the world has been on lockdown. Let’s talk about how you can create an atmosphere of exploration, discovery, and relaxation in your own home if you prefer.
Stimulate your senses to set the mood. Pick your preferred essential oil recipe to put in your diffuser. (Note: Only use Young Living essential oils for best results.) Here are some ideas.
Look at this lantern diffuser. It has a candle-flicker setting. By the way, that is a good way to keep the air clean and fresh and free of toxins. Many candles are toxic. A diffuser with pure oils is a great option.
Now if you have a honey, it’s a good time to cuddle. If not, get cozy and enjoy your own company.
Maybe you have little ones. Grab a children’s book like this one.
Take yourself on an adventure. Watch a movie or dive into a good book. Discover a new experience page by page.
Enjoy the journey as you read.
Here is a book that will transform you.
What do you like to do for fun? You may have guessed that writing is one of my fun things, especially travel writing and freelance writing. Add reading, travel, essential oils, and dark chocolate and that recipe is the perfect one for me.
Take time for yourself. Have fun.
When huge tasks are overwhelming, feel free to reach out. I offer virtual help. I specialize in writing and repurposing content as well as creating social media posts and more.
Anything to do with Wellness, Abundance, Adventure, and Living the Life You Were Born to Live contact me.
Big things are about to be released in your life. Don’t miss out. Your best days are ahead no matter what your life looks like right now.
Let’s explore and discover together and travel down new roads of awe and wonder.
Author, Speaker, Writer VA