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Category: Tending Hearth

  • Holiday Side Hustles for Crafters

    It’s not too early to start thinking about earning extra money for the holidays this year!  If you like to craft or are handy with wood, there are several things I make that sell well in my area.  The key is to have them ready by around September first for winter holidays, and around July first for…

  • Make your own candles; avoid common household toxins.

    I have known for a long time that my beloved Glade, Gold Canyon, Bath and Body Works, Goose Creek and Yankee Candles would give me terrible headaches and exacerbate my asthma symptoms.  And forgot burning them if any one of us in the house was sick, getting sick or had recently been sick.  According to this article,…

  • An Upcycled Gift

    Being the diverse people we are, we observe Chanukah, Yule/Solstice and Christmas.  We still do most of our gifting on Christmas, because that’s how hubby and I both were raised…and in this case, that’s a good thing because I need as much time as possible to finish this project. Katie really wants a desk badly…

  • Instant Pot Insanity

    Have I professed my love and adoration for my Instant Pot lately?  I have the IP Duo 60 7-in-1.  It’s the six quart model with the low pressure and yogurt functions.  After wanting one for nearly nine months, I scored one on Prime day last July for $99.  And I have loved it from the…

  • Five Yummy Essential Oil Blends for Autumn

    Essential oils are great for cleansing our air and boosting our bodies’ immune systems!  Here are some yummy combinations that are WONDERFUL in the diffuser this time of year.  Can you imagine how wonderful they’d be in candles?  I might have to make some… Warm & Cozy 2 drops of Wild Orange 2 drops of Cassia…

  • Be the healer in your home with essential oils!

    I’ve been using essential oils since the late-1990’s, but I didn’t really learn much about them until a friend introduced me to my favorite brand back in 2012.  While I’m not a huge salesperson, I have done quite a bit of training and have discovered I enjoy teaching classes on essential oil use!  I realized through research…

  • Lavender to the rescue!

    I have another personal success story…really excited about it. I have a bunch of spots on my arms, shoulders and upper back that have bothered me for years.  I’ve had three skin cancer checks and have been told they are anything from acne (no), normal moles (totally not, I really don’t think so) to keratosis pilaris…

  • Homemade Liquid Soap

    It’s no secret I’m more than a little obsessed with essential oils!  I signed up with my essential oil company a couple years ago, primarily so I could order at wholesale prices.  I had used EOs for years before a friend introduced me to dōTERRA, but I had never felt comfortable taking them internally before I found…

  • Emergency meal planning…

    I’ve mentioned before that my family recently suffered a 35% pay cut.  We had no notice and a tiny bit of severance, and this all started during the holidays and just a couple months after we closed on our home.  We had some legal issues related to the home we were leasing and we’d just plunked down…

  • Essential Oils: Tension Blend

    Since I always have been somewhat of a mess physically AND emotionally, I have a lot to say about how essential oils have changed my life for the better.  Since childhood I’ve suffered from an array of maladies…anxiety, panic attacks, asthma, frequent bronchitis and pneumonia, knee pain, lower back pain, joint pain, migraines, cluster headaches,…