Artichoke Dip W/ Lemon Essential Oil

 I LOVE Artichokes!!!! 

I found some amazing looking Artichokes at the grocery store and I had to have them
It is so sad it is a seasonal item :(


I have seen a ton of different dips out there

I am all about using Butter, Garlic and Lemon!!!
I use to use that squeeze lemon juice (you know the one I am talking about it looks like a lemon)
The taste of Lemon Juice and Lemon Oil are so different I thought I would try it with the oil
The Result - OHHHHH SOOOOO YUMMMMMMYYYYYY

I will give you my recipe but I think with food it is important to make it your own :)

I use a stick of Butter (Real Butter - none of that horrible fake stuff)
2 Tsp Garlic Powder - or 2 Gloves of Garlic (I prefer the cloves but was all out)
4 Drops of Lemon Essential Oil - (ONLY USE Therapeutic Grade!)

Melt the Butter add the Garlic and Lemon Essential Oil
Mix and let sit (Letting it sit for a few minutes helps all the flavors blend)

Enjoy!!!!

Lip Scrub

I love my lips, they are my favorite facial feature, and I LOVE Pampering them!!

One of my favorite things to do for them is a lip scrub
Bonus - This one is tasty :)

I have been making lip scrubs for years

Most times I use Grapeseed oil or Almond Oil

But, a few weeks ago I bought Liquid Coconut Oil and decided to make a lip scrub from it
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!

I have been making some ceramic pieces for the Pampering Goodies I make
(My husband says I am a bit OCD about having things match - Thus the need to make these pieces)


My recipe

2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar (You can use any granulated sugar)
1 Tablespoon Liquid Coconut Oil (again use a carrier oil you like)
2 Drops Lemon Essential Oil
          (honestly the reason why I added Lemon oil was for the taste, Bonus it is a FANTASTIC Antioxidant)


Lip Scrubs are wonderful for keeping your lips happy and healthy, I also use it when my lips feel like they are getting chapped

Eyelash Helper

I love learning about how much essential oils can help with so many things!
Sometimes it makes me just smile to myself thinking about all the money I have saved!

Bonus, I know everything I am using, no weird ingredients in my pampering goodies

I love me eyes!!! I do not wear any makeup, so skin care is very important to me

I was looking for something to enhance my eyelashes

I saw a few pages for recipes for an eyelash wand

After research I decided on This


1 Drop Lavender
1 Drop Lemon
Fill the rest with Coconut Oil (Liquid)

MAKE SURE YOU ONLY PUT 1 Drop of Each - Otherwise it might bother your eyes!!!

Roll on the bottom part of your lid - close to your lashes - Use Once a day
I started seeing results the end of the 2nd week -  My lashes are a bit thicker and starting to grow longer :)

DIY Room Freshener

I have been having so much fun making all these goodies, and researching different things to make

My Favorite thing in life is when people say how good my home feels, how comfy it is :)

One of the things I do is always have some sort of room freshener going
From Candles, Warmers (Scentsy), Reeds, Solid Room Fresheners to Room Sprays

Well I LOVE Room Sprays, and started looking at how much I spend on them
Yea, never going to spend that much ever again!!!

I looked to, of course Pinterest first and my boards (I had quite a few pinned)
Most of the ones I had pinned consisted of a large amount of water
That did not work for me, I wanted something that would bind better to the Essential Oils and when I sprayed it I did not want "water" left to dry

So the research/search continued

I learned that Alcohol Dries FAST and that it is a great binding agent, thus why it is used in Mouthwash so much then I found  - Cheap Ways to Make Your House Smell Good on eHow (Click to see original post)

What you need
1/2 Cup Vodka (the cheap stuff works fine - this bottle was $6)
1/2 Cup Distilled Water
Essential Oils - I used
    3 Drops of Lemon
    3 Drops of Orange
    3 Drops of Grapefruit

I call this spray my Orgasmic Citric Happiness!!!

This is by far the BEST Room Freshener I have EVER Used!!!!

I can't wait to try different blends of Oils :) :)

Enjoy!!! :) :) :) :) :)

Cleans and Sanitizes

So easy and works so well :)

In a 4oz Spray Bottle
Fill to Lip with Distilled Water
Add 6 drops Lemon Oil

Shake and Use :)

Bonus - Leaves the Room Smelling Amazing :)

Lemon Water

My husband calls me a Water Princess - The reason, because I am so Picky about the water I drink.
I do Not like the taste of the tap water where we live, nor have I in the last few places so we have gone to a refillable Water Cooler.  One of those that you refill the 5 gallon bottles, and it dispenses either Hot or Cold water. Great Right :) Well it gets "worse"  I am picky about where we refill the water, and the taste.
It can take us trying EVERY water refilling place in the area (it took up to 6 different places before I found the best in one place)

Drinking water is so important, I just have a thing about it has to taste good too :)
Plus you can save a ton of money drinking water instead of soda, especially at a restaurant.

I have always loved Lemon in my water, first it is good for you, second makes it taste better ;)
Most times when we go out to a sit down restaurant I will get a water, some times they don't have lemon for water, or the wedge they send is just - Tiny.  So I bring my lemon with me, no not a fresh lemon, my lemon oil.

11 Benefits of Lemon Water

In the morning I start my day with a glass of water and few drops of Grapefruit oil, then through out the day a glass or 2 of Water with Lemon Oil.

In the picture you will see not only my Oil Bottles, but that little amber glass one, yep that is the one that I keep in my purse. It is the perfect size and so easy to just pull out and use :)

Again it is VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT To ONLY Use Therapeutic Grade Oils
Read the Label if it says for external use only - DO NOT USE in water you are drinking!!!