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Top 4 Ways We Use Lemon Essential Oil Every Day


Discover the top four ways that lemon essential oil can enhance your daily routine. First, start your day by adding a couple of drops of lemon vitality oil to a glass of water to support healthy digestion and detoxification. Second, boost your immune system by incorporating lemon oil into your daily routine, whether through aromatherapy, internal consumption, or topical application. Next, harness the cleansing power of lemon oil by using it as a natural cleanser and air freshener in your home. Finally, enjoy the invigorating and energizing properties of lemon oil, which can promote positive emotions, focus, and creativity. With its numerous benefits, lemon essential oil is a must-have addition to your daily regimen.
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Collage Supplies Sure to Inspire Your Journal Entries

Collaged journal page from the Letters to Mary series by Lisa Compton
Collage is a freeing and fun way to inspire your journal entries!  
Because it's hard to make a mistake in collage, it's a perfect time to explore your supplies and rekindle your relationship with your inner artist while opening your journal to the possibilities waiting for you.

We'll help you get started with the lists we've compiled for gathering everything you need to get started; i.e., tools, ephemera, miscellaneous goodies, ways to attach items, writing tools, and colorful accent ideas.  We've even added tips for success and suggestions for organizing and sorting all the treasures you gather.  


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Boost your Journals by Adding Collage

Do you struggle with getting journal ideas or adding images to your journals?
Have you tried using collage techniques?  A simple receipt or picture next to your journal entry can enrich your work. Not just visually. Images help you dig deeper into your intended meaning.
The written word is beautiful by itself.  However, collaging items near, around, under, or on top of your words can push your words and meaning to a new level.

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Creativity! Make it Your Priority

Our need to create or be creative goes back to the period of hunting and gathering. 

Daily creative adaptations were necessary for survival.  So, why should getting creative be our #1 focus now?  Nurturing your creative side has many scientifically proven benefits that can affect all aspects of your work and home life.  If you get more specific and look at it from the neuroscience studies,  when you create there are brain functions that rest and some that kick into high gear releasing natural chemicals.  What's that mean?  Your overall pleasure and satisfaction levels increase! ✨🤯  But, that's not everything!  There are even more benefits waiting for you!

How can journaling help?  We have you covered with tips, ideas, and journal starters to get the benefits of creativity flowing into your day!  Let's get creative 👍


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Why Two Holes in an Essential Oil Bottle?


Did you know that each bottle has two holes in the reducer?  One is an air vent and one will dispense the oils. We'll not only share the difference but help you understand oil viscosity so you don't feel frustrated with getting too many or too few drops from your bottles.  How can body heat help?  Yes, that's another part of easier oil flow for some oils.  We'll share which oils are thinner and thicker, how to warm them, and how to get the most from your experience.  

 
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