It's hard to believe I will have another birthday this month, as yesterday was so full of blessings it felt like my birthday! First, I had a massage with my favorite lady at Hurst Chiropractic, and discovered that she, too, is expecting! Then I had my 30 wk appt... and became SO thankful for the essential oils I've been using to help with the sometimes-excruciating pain that has been plaguing me this pregnancy! Dr's only recommendation was a pregnancy belt, which I had read doesn't *really* help, it just assists a little, whereas the oils have given me pain-free days! Lastly, God paved the way for me to not have to work so that I could attend a new local homeschool encouragement group which blessed me in a variety of ways!
Happy Not-Quite Birthday to Me! Thank you Lord, for Your abundant blessings!
Showing posts with label Essential Oils. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Essential Oils. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
So thankful for Lavender oil..
I burned myself on the coffee pot this morning. When I woke up it was still on, but I pulled it out to check if there was any coffee left... nope. So, smart me, touched it to see if it was still hot.
Yeah. It was still hot, and all four of my fingers told me so.
Yeah. It was still hot, and all four of my fingers told me so.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Seriously
I am so bored. I know, I know. Part of it is always that feeling that we can't go anywhere, do anything because one of us is sick.... but I am BORED!
So, I am going to tell you about our recent oil experience. Enjoy.
Christmas day we noticed that Ziva was holding one of her back feet up and not putting any weight on it. We laid her down to find that she had a swollen area inside her paw. It was difficult to see what was even going on, but we figured it was probably a goathead that had broken off and gotten infected. It may not have been, but for the purposes of this story, assume that whatever happened, the symptoms were similar to what you would expect to occur if a goathead were the culprit.
Being Christmas day, we weren't inclined to take her to the vet. After paying Kerzon's bill, I wasn't inclined to take any animal to the vet again unless their health was actually in jeopardy. We bandaged it up after using some rubbing alcohol and Animal Scents ointment on it. Note: Duck tape does stick rather well to dog fur. She looked pretty cute with one of Gabe's socks pulled up over her leg, held in place by duck tape.
The next day was Saturday, and her ankle was much more swollen, with some puss around the wound area. We rinsed it out with alcohol again, and put more ointment on it. We still couldn't see an actual puncture, but assumed that where the puss was would be a good place for the ointment. Gabe and I talked over the possiblity of a vet trip again, and didn't want to take her in until Monday. I mentioned that I hate taking them in for something that isn't impossible to do at home, asking if one of his dad's many, uh, bizarre, purchases might have included ether... ;-) Apparently not. But we do have the oils...
Because we couldn't see exactly where to treat, I didn't want to take the chance of lancing the swollen area on her pad. (didn't want to cut anything important!) But we did use lavendar all over the swollen section of her ankle several times that day. The next day, Sunday, her ankle was even more swollen. I decided to use Purification (a blend) on it, two or three times. By the evening, we saw her begin to put her foot down and by Monday morning (when we would consider a vet) she was running around on it and the swelling was gone.
Not bad for about $10 worth of oil. Saved us a $150 vet bill!
So, I am going to tell you about our recent oil experience. Enjoy.
Christmas day we noticed that Ziva was holding one of her back feet up and not putting any weight on it. We laid her down to find that she had a swollen area inside her paw. It was difficult to see what was even going on, but we figured it was probably a goathead that had broken off and gotten infected. It may not have been, but for the purposes of this story, assume that whatever happened, the symptoms were similar to what you would expect to occur if a goathead were the culprit.
Being Christmas day, we weren't inclined to take her to the vet. After paying Kerzon's bill, I wasn't inclined to take any animal to the vet again unless their health was actually in jeopardy. We bandaged it up after using some rubbing alcohol and Animal Scents ointment on it. Note: Duck tape does stick rather well to dog fur. She looked pretty cute with one of Gabe's socks pulled up over her leg, held in place by duck tape.
The next day was Saturday, and her ankle was much more swollen, with some puss around the wound area. We rinsed it out with alcohol again, and put more ointment on it. We still couldn't see an actual puncture, but assumed that where the puss was would be a good place for the ointment. Gabe and I talked over the possiblity of a vet trip again, and didn't want to take her in until Monday. I mentioned that I hate taking them in for something that isn't impossible to do at home, asking if one of his dad's many, uh, bizarre, purchases might have included ether... ;-) Apparently not. But we do have the oils...
Because we couldn't see exactly where to treat, I didn't want to take the chance of lancing the swollen area on her pad. (didn't want to cut anything important!) But we did use lavendar all over the swollen section of her ankle several times that day. The next day, Sunday, her ankle was even more swollen. I decided to use Purification (a blend) on it, two or three times. By the evening, we saw her begin to put her foot down and by Monday morning (when we would consider a vet) she was running around on it and the swelling was gone.
Not bad for about $10 worth of oil. Saved us a $150 vet bill!
Friday, November 6, 2009
The Good Stuff
Melia likes to nibble the crust off her bread first. Not because she thinks the middle is best, like I do, but because she loves the crust.
This morning, Kiera decided not to eat her toast (which is not normally ok, but just this morning 'cause we're taking it easy on her tummy...). I typically give her the end piece if we have one, just because she doesn't know any better, and I don't like them. But I told Melia (who wanted seconds) that she could eat Kiera's toast, and she saw that it was an end piece- Whoa! It was like I had given her a treat :-) I never thought I would have children who would fight over the end of the loaf...
(And yes, Mom, I remember how we used to fight over the end of the loaf. But that was homemade... this is plain ole storebought bread!)
Kiera is better. The noise level in our house has risen back to normal... Pretty good, I'd say. A few hours of vomit, a day of fever. For being sick, it wasn't too long or yucky :-) Thank you Lord! Now if the rest of us can stay healthy! (I've had Thieves diffusing most of the time the last few days, so hopefully it wiped out any lingering bacteria/viruses...)
This morning, Kiera decided not to eat her toast (which is not normally ok, but just this morning 'cause we're taking it easy on her tummy...). I typically give her the end piece if we have one, just because she doesn't know any better, and I don't like them. But I told Melia (who wanted seconds) that she could eat Kiera's toast, and she saw that it was an end piece- Whoa! It was like I had given her a treat :-) I never thought I would have children who would fight over the end of the loaf...
(And yes, Mom, I remember how we used to fight over the end of the loaf. But that was homemade... this is plain ole storebought bread!)
Kiera is better. The noise level in our house has risen back to normal... Pretty good, I'd say. A few hours of vomit, a day of fever. For being sick, it wasn't too long or yucky :-) Thank you Lord! Now if the rest of us can stay healthy! (I've had Thieves diffusing most of the time the last few days, so hopefully it wiped out any lingering bacteria/viruses...)
Saturday, April 4, 2009
A little eye update...
I know I sound a little "out-there" with my oils and stuff, but I might as well share because they do seem to work!
Last night, Mom reminded me of my essential oils book, and I checked in there for what to do for conjunctivitis. It said to diffuse Purification (an oil blend) at night while sleeping, so I did. This morning, she woke up with some dried goop, but a fairly small amount, and no further weeping/goopiness this morning. The pinkness was reduced, but still there, so we went ahead into the walk-in. He prescribed some drops, but did agree that because she isn't bothered by it and doesn't have any more discharge, she is much less contagious... Still trying to decide about the shower.... Soooo, just passing on what I am learning... Which would be if I was not worried about the contagious factor and could stay home a few more days, I would just use the oils and tackle it that way. But starting tomorrow I work for 3 days straight, plus the shower today, so that changes things- we need to be non-infectious ASAP.
PS- Not sure where it came from, but interesting that I've been rubbing lavendar on Melia's forehead too, in addition to what we've been using for her cold, and she hasn't come down with it... Praying it stays that way!
Last night, Mom reminded me of my essential oils book, and I checked in there for what to do for conjunctivitis. It said to diffuse Purification (an oil blend) at night while sleeping, so I did. This morning, she woke up with some dried goop, but a fairly small amount, and no further weeping/goopiness this morning. The pinkness was reduced, but still there, so we went ahead into the walk-in. He prescribed some drops, but did agree that because she isn't bothered by it and doesn't have any more discharge, she is much less contagious... Still trying to decide about the shower.... Soooo, just passing on what I am learning... Which would be if I was not worried about the contagious factor and could stay home a few more days, I would just use the oils and tackle it that way. But starting tomorrow I work for 3 days straight, plus the shower today, so that changes things- we need to be non-infectious ASAP.
PS- Not sure where it came from, but interesting that I've been rubbing lavendar on Melia's forehead too, in addition to what we've been using for her cold, and she hasn't come down with it... Praying it stays that way!
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