I’m not going to lie, I know NOTHING about using essential oils or growing herbs. Heck, I can’t even keep a plant alive!
I’ve never used them. I don’t even know where to buy them! But I’ve been reading a lot about them, and all the beneficial uses for tons of things like cleaning, relaxation, healing, you name it they probably do it. I know I’ve heard all about how great they work, and how clean and non-toxic they are, but obviously I’ve never really paid much attention to any of it, or I’ve just tell myself, “Yea, sure. I’ll look into another time.”
Now is the time.
We’ve really become a society that loves the quick fix. Have a stain, or a sprain we run out to the store and buy something in can that pollutes the air, or pop a capsule that has a bunch of ingredients we have no idea what they are! To me that just seems like an alarm should be going off on our heads that something is no right. It almost seems like we’ve all just become science experiments, outsourced our bodies and have given over control to advertising and marketing schemes.
Well, no more. Before I immediately turn to the store, I’ll look for another solution that is healthier and in the long run, safer. Starting an herb garden and stocking up on essential oils is my new goal. It’s funny, because today I came across a free booklet all about the basics of herbs. You have no idea how excited I am to receive this in the mail! The sooner it arrives, the sooner I can get started living a cleaner, healthier life!
And check this out…
…growing your own herbs in a SHOE ORGANIZER!?! You better believe I’ll be jumpin’ all over this as soon as I receive my first paycheck (I started a new job this week, we just moved to a new place last week!)! Buy some seeds, and get a gardinin’! 
Well, after I read up on it some more…
Now, where can I get some essential oils…?
If anyone has any experience using essential oils and has any recipes they’d like to share with me, or growing herbs and has any suggestions for me, PLEASE SHARE! I would love to learn more about these two topics from some pros or even amateurs who’ve already gotten started!
As I get started, I’ll post some photos of what’s going on, and my progress!
Wish me luck!
My first task on becoming more eco/green was to stick to something I could do on a regular basis and be small. I searched around the apartment and found it. That one little button on the dishwasher that uses heat to dry the dishes. Yes, yes I absolutely enjoy taking out the dishes warm, spotless, and dry, but I thought to myself: Is this REALLY necessary? 
If I had a sewing machine, I would make TONS of these. I may just have to start stocking up on empty cereal boxes anyway (maybe even eat more cereal)! They just look so great, with endless possibilities. Great way to reuse those cereal boxes into something that can become very useful, such as a photo album, a children’s storybook, or a notebook to jot down some ideas. I’ll have to keep an eye out for a good used sewing machine on eBay, unless someone has one they want to send my way! J/K. (no seriously, if someone really does…:))
I feel that it’s time for me to take part in the new, cool way of living: Green. Not because everyone else is doing it, not for me, but for the lives of my my unborn children that may grace their presence on the earth some day. It pains me to see how selfish humans have become, how egos have played such a large role in the demise of the only planet we have. It’s disgusting.
