Birthday Party, Sickness and What We Did about It

This past weekend, we had my second son's 7th birthday party. We had to do it early for logistical reasons; his birthday isn't until next week! Of course, he had a great time.

It was a beautiful day; a little cool, but not terribly chilly. One of the guests actually decided to shed his shoes and socks and run around outside barefoot! Two days later, however, it was chilly again. It's really been back and forth, up and down in temperatures around here the last few weeks.

Some of you know me well enough to know that I'm a big essential oil user. Some of you may not have known that, but now you do! I've been using EO's for a little over a year now. I had gone to about 4 or 5 classes with my friend, and was still quite dubious about the whole thing, until I had a breakthrough. I'll spare you the gory details, but the digestive blend oil from doTERRA literally changed my life. I was hooked, and I've seen so much in our lifestyle change ever since then.

We've had a little bug here in our home the last few days. It started as a little sniffling from all three boys. As soon as I noticed that, I began diffusing these three oils: Protective Blend, Wild Orange and Respiratory Blend. I love the scent of all of these combined!

Monday morning, the symptoms were:

4 year old: ear infection (which we did go to the doctor for, I'm not totally against antibiotics when they are called for!) and runny nose.
6 (almost 7) year old: sneezing,... stuffy/runny nose, normal seasonal junk.
10 year old: Sore throat, lethargy, coughing, stuffy/runny nose (he was the worst of the boys)
Me: Exhausted, sore throat off and on fever (for no apparent reason)
Dad: Never did tell me, but he was definitely off his game.

So, with the diffuser running, applying the Protective Blend and Oregano to our feet and taking some Protective Blend capsules (only Dad, me and the 10 year old, the worst of us) we went about the days. Oh, school was non-existent Monday, except for the 4 year old going to preschool. Tuesday, we were back in the swing of things, but still a little slow. Today, is a different story. Today (Wednesday) we're feeling better! I actually got the bed made, laundry done, and school done. I'm tired this evening, but it's the accomplished tired. There is still some sniffling going on, but you can tell the boys are perking up.

Do you want to know more about doTERRA essential oils? Please leave a comment, or you can check my website at www.mydoterra.com/blessedmamaof3. I'll be talking more on my blog about doTERRA and all the wonderful products they offer!