As women, sometimes we get so busy caring for others that we forget ourselves. Sound familiar? I encourage everyone to take some “me” time and understand that it is not selfish. My wise dad once said, “if you don’t take care of yourself, no one else is going to”. As a teenager I did not quite understand the meaning at the time, but I have not forgotten those words. Five years ago, my family lost a loving sister, daughter, aunt, mother, wife, niece, cousin and friend. I choose

In a word, no. Wait, what? Many of the essential oils being sold in stores have chemicals, fillers, or synthetics added to them and are labeled "Pure, and/or Therapeutic". Wait, what? "About 98% of essential oils produced in the world today are not intended for serious, therapeutic use. Most are produced for the perfume, cosmetics, and food industries. Therefore, criteria like purity, potency, organic, etc. are not important for these uses. Because the raw materials and the