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!
Posted by Allison on August 5, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Heh, heh, I like that shoe organizer herb garden. Sadly, I don’t have a lot of shoes, lol, so I don’t own any organizers like that. I would love to rig a green house of some sort on my deck though. Erin, have you seen any good ideas for little greenhouses?
Looks like I posted this in the wrong place, so please disregard the other duplicate post.