So many of you know my obsession with oils. You know how much I love sharing about them and the journey I am on because of them. That journey walks hand in hand with another major journey full of personal growth, God and gratitude. That particular journey is another story for another day, however today I want to talk about the one that the oils is taking me on.

In our organization we have those who have come before us. We call them upline, but I also call them friends. One of my idols in this business is one of my top upline leaders, Monique McLean. This woman is a spitfire of Southern energy! She has got one of the biggest hearts I have ever seen and is amazing both on social media and in person. She is super successful in her business and yet is so humble and genuine. She lives for her family and her faith. And is so generous to all of us.  I took my teenage daughter with me on a road trip to Florida last March because I had the opportunity to participate in an event Monique was putting on.  I don’t fan girl often, but this little woman makes me so shy when I am around her. I just admire her so much.

Anyway, you can see the gushing starting. 😂😂. She has a FB group for her organization and right now we are talking about warrior spirits and freedom. Everyday she is posting empowering challenges and words of encouragement. Not just happy memes or quotes, but solid pieces of practical advice on growing personally. The only way to find freedom both financially and personally is through growth. Sometimes that’s painful and scary, but it works!! This is where my two paths meet up. The personal growth journey. It’s so amazing. And it puts me in a place where I know I am exactly where I belong at that moment.

So Monique is firing up that warrior spirit in me so if you see more boldness from me, you know where it’s coming from. It’s an amazing trip and so when I get all fired up about my business this is one of the reasons why. I found something so fulfilling and full of promise, and I am surrounded by people who believe in me. This all carries over and walks hand in hand with the rest of my life. I would be untrue to myself and my friends if I didn’t share this all with you and want you to come along for the ride! This is such an amazing journey!!! GAME ON!

Hey everyone!  I want to invite you all to a virtual party on Facebook!  We will be discussing all things Essentially Autumn and giving away oils and some fun prizes!  There will be something for everyone – skin care, recipes, cocktails, kids, moms, pets – you name it we will be talking about it most likely!  Did I mention prizes??!!

Friend me here on FB and I can get you an invite right away!

Details:

Sunday, September 24th @ 7PM Eastern Standard Time (6PM Central, 5PM Mountain and 4PM Pacific)

Just show up on your computer, no need to even wear pants!  But a beverage and snack of choice is mandatory!

Looking forward to seeing you there.  Don’t forget to send me a friend request so you don’t have to miss out!

As parents, you probably already know that stress and anxiety are at an all-time high among children today. However, research has shown that mindfulness practice can improve optimism, reduce stress, and increase classroom focus for students globally. That said, it is still a relatively new focus for K-12 schools.

To do something about this, ClassDojo (a communication platform connecting home and school) is partnering with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence to create a new activity series on Mindfulness.

The activities feature short, animated videos and discussion guides starring the ClassDojo monsters kids love.

ClassDojo is one of the fastest growing education technology companies of all time — now reaching 90% of K-8 schools in the US + 180 countries!

Mindfulness, along with other videos in The Big Ideas series, are designed to give parents & teachers resources in and out of the classroom to help with your child’s emotional development.

https://ideas.classdojo.com/b/mindfulness

We received these videos and app and love them!  They have really been a fun way for my 8 year old grandson so learn some techniques in helping his anxiety.   As a thank you, I am giving away a poster and plushie to a random reader!  All you need to do is comment on this post and I will choose someone by Random Generator.  Good luck!!

A few weeks ago we received the perfect board shorts for my daughter.  The company Prana teamed up with Stonyfield to get us summer ready with their #thewholeyou campaign.   These are the perfect style for my independent girl.  She definitely is a great ambassador for self acceptance and being her whole, authentic self.

She loves the pattern and fit of these shorts.  They are incredibly comfortable and well made to boot!  She has her own style and loves that she can work these into her carefree look.  And the company is amazing in and of itself.

Prana is a an environmentally aware company using recycled materials as well as organic cottons.  They believe in a sustainable clothing movement:

“We go out of our way to ensure the impact we make on the world is mostly confined to our aesthetic. By using materials and partnering with companies and factories that adhere to strict guidelines for safety and efficacy, we’re able to make the beautiful and functional products we love, in a way that we can all feel good about.”

Now add our favorite yogurt, Stonyfield Organic Greek to the mix and we are on our way to an amazing summer!  We love berries in our yogurt or using the Plain variety in recipes such as the curry I made today!   What is your favorite?

Stonyfield and Prana has started summer off on the right foot without worrying what is in our snacks or if chemicals from our clothing are doing harm!  Let’s enjoy the season!

Disclosure: This post has been sponsored  compensated by Stonyfield Organic. As always, all opinions are 100% my own.

Oh my word!!  What showed up at my door a few weeks ago but this bundle of goodness!  Stonyfield Organic Whole Milk Smoothies!  We are obviously a huge fan of Stonyfield, you can read my previous posts and I am an offiial blogger for them.  However, even without the blogger title we are still thrilled.  We have been consumers of this brand for several years, our children growing up with this yogurt in lunches, smoothies, snacks, as milk substitute in baking, dressings, you name it.  With this new product arriving on the shelves we have another nutritious go to for all of us.  As soon as our toddler saw me pull these out of the box he wanted one and I am not kidding, drank all the Peach smoothies within a few days.  I had to hide some of the Strawberry for the older kids!   He is hooked and so are we!  Thank you so much Stonyfield!  Hitting another ball out of the park for this family!

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