UPDATE:  Over the past few months I have been switching over all my essential oils to Plant Therapy and I’m gradually discontinuing my use of Young Living Essential Oils.  If you’re curious why or what prompted the change, I’d love for you to check out this page. 

This last week I had the pleasure of sitting down with a local realtor to talk about some ways you can help create a healthier house.  As a professional certified home inspector I love talking about houses and just HOW to make them a healthy and how to keep them as free from problems as possible.  She’s a realtor who KNOWS houses, and so of course our conversation naturally stayed pretty on topic with houses and how to care for them.

But she’s also a mom, and as a mom myself, our topic began to shift to taking care of our families in a world where toxins, chemicals and medications can feel pushed onto you and your kids.  We pulled the conversation full circle back to houses and how they can really affect those that live there. As I left, I began thinking a lot about my own house and about my own family’s health and wellness.

You guys know I’m a certified home inspector and that role allows me to look at houses from a very technical view.  I get to know the systems of a home whenever I’m working and I get to look into the structure during my thorough review.  I love being able to get to know a house on this technical, detailed level. 

You might also know that I love learning about ways to keep my family healthy and implementing those things in my own life.  For starters, I’ve always been interested in keeping my body and mind healthy. But as I’ve gotten older, had kids and learned more, I’ve started to notice the positive benefits of living a healthier lifestyle, specifically what I surround myself with at home and how we’ve implemented essential oils at home.

Over the past two years I’ve noticed just how much better I feel on a consistent basis with some of the positive changes we’ve made at home.  And unfortunately, I didn’t even realize just how horribly I was feeling both mentally and physically before I began making changes to my home and routines.

After ditching as many chemicals as possible in my beauty routines, cleaning products and home products, I started to see that my brain felt less foggy and I felt more in tune with my own body.  I started developing fewer colds and illnesses as well. This was HUGE for me. If you’ve heard me talk in my IG stories about avoiding colds and flues like the plague, then you KNOW what this means to me.  

Essential oils were a really gradual change for me at first.  But after I purchased my starter kit, I realized that these little bottles of goodness were benefiting my health and my family’s health too.  I started to see some really positive changes both physically and emotionally in myself and my kids.  

For me everything that relates to my health and wellness boils down to prevention.  I don’t want to have to call the doctor about a cold or flue that has lasted for weeks.  I don’t want to see the physical therapist because I didn’t take care of my body and then decided to take on a physical challenge.

Instead, I want to take care of my health and wellness now, presently.  I want to keep my body strong and healthy, unburdened by chemicals and toxins.  I also want to take care of my body emotionally and mentally by reducing stress and keeping my thoughts grounded and centered.  My essential oils have not only helped me do these things, but they’ve given me ways to completely get rid of things that were toxic to my home.

Once I realized that I was the keeper of my home and I got to decide what exactly was brought into it, I realized I also get to choose what I get rid of in my home. Essential Oils were the gateway to me removing all of my scented candles, air fresheners and plug ins.  They also gave me reasons to get rid of my toxic cleaners, soaps and disinfectants. Finally, essential oils spurred on my reasons for getting rid of my toxic makeup, lotions, cleansers and hair care products.  

While I didn’t get rid of all these things in one fell swoop, I was able to gradually get rid of them and replace them with healthier options.  But I’ll tell you, I didn’t really begin to do that until after I had my premium starter kit from Young Living. Before I received it I was just kind of dabbling if you will.  But after I had a base of oils, I began using them more and more and implementing them into my every day routines.