An Oasis Right Where You Are

Oasis Aromatherapy Spray

I just love aromatherapy! The scents always whisk me to a realm of complete relaxation and calmness. Among the 5 senses, I somehow think that perhaps my olfactory senses are a notch higher than the other 4. I can smell things from a mile away.. from awful cockroaches inside a dark room to the smell of the beach even when we’re still driving to one. My husband Paul often laughs at me at those moments when I refuse to enter a room simply because I sense the smell of a roach that is ready to fly and attack.

But aromatherapy brings you exactly to that place where you need to be at that moment. It works most especially when you are stressed and exhausted and badly need a good night’s rest but somehow can’t get one. I’ve managed to find a couple of products that have worked wonders whenever I just need to get that much needed rest and relaxation. From balms to reed sticks and sprays, I continue to use it to this day and it has also worked well for my family.

When Paul met with the group behind the Oasis Aromatherapy Sprays for a fundraising effort they were doing for Project Brave Kids, Inc., they gave him a sample. The Spring Oasis was heavenly! It was truly a spring oasis you’d find yourself in as you take a breath of this relaxing mix of pink grapefruit, lemongrass and eucalyptus!

All proceeds from this will go to Project Brave Kids, Inc., an NGO helping children who are fighting cancer. So while you are in that heavenly and relaxing space of yours, you can rest assured that you are also helping a worthwhile cause!

Find out more about Oasis Aromatherapy Sprays here. If you are ready to order a set for yourself, you can go straight to this link.

Making Time for Reading

Hello everyone!

As a wife to a busy husband who happens to be my business partner as well, and mom to 8, squeezing in some inspirational reading can be quite a challenge. I think for most moms this can be true. It’s finding that much needed moment of peace where you are alone with just your book (or Kindle or Ebook reader) and allowing the words to interact with your own thoughts and be open to stirrings in your heart. With everything that we have to do for the day, we barely notice that time has passed until you feel the exhaustion and you can’t wait till you lie down on your bed to retire for the day. Sounds familiar? Well, it certainly does to me. I was beginning to feel that way for the past few months most especially in the last month or so when our househelp left for a vacation. I desperately tried to be the thinker and doer at the same time and tried to balance everything and keep everyone happy. I was resigned to the thought that mothers were really destined to be this way.

Well, I know it can’t be too far away from the truth, but it’s not all that desperate. Yes there are realities we all have to face – we have to make breakfast, laundry has to be done, bathrooms have to be cleaned, the kids need you to be with them and hubby needs you to do some important things for him. Busy-ness comes with motherhood yes, and that’s a fact. But being overwhelmed and consumed by it doesn’t have to. Homeschool mom, author and speaker Sarah Mackenzie says,  “A mama who pours herself out each day needs to be filled up..”. We need to be refilled every so often – and yes maybe even everyday so we can continue to give ourselves to those who especially need us the most. There are ways we can find pockets of time to be able to collect ourselves, refocus and even be inspired to keep on. We really need to find those few minutes of time just for ourselves to carry on with what we know is good for us and for our families.

After many chats with friends, I’ve heard of different techniques to find time for themselves and some are really amusing. A friend of mine “hides” in the bathroom and tells her kids she’s taking a shower and to just wait for her till she’s done. So her kids leave her in peace and are happy to give her 10 or so minutes to finish up. I’ve actually found that technique to be quite effective and every now and then, the bathroom becomes a retreat (weird as that may sound, but true!)

I’ve also realized that keeping a book in the bathroom and finding those 10 minutes of reading everyday can actually inspire you! My bathroom read is a collection of inspiring stories from Regina Brett called Be The Miracle. The chapters are short enough to finish in a couple minutes and since it’s meant to be an inspirational book, it leaves you encouraged and inspired to make those little positive differences in the lives of people around you…. yes…even the moment you step out of the bathroom..

Have faith dear friends and fellow moms. And never forget to inject humor into your life. Find something funny everyday – laugh at even the most silly of jokes because life is meant to be lived happily to its fullest!

Happy thoughts everyone!