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Eden's Garden Essential Oils - 8 New Reformuations

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 23:05:00 +0000

Eden's Garden Essential Oils - 8 New Reformulations

It has been a long while since I have updated this blog, but I am now a strong advocate of using Essential Oils and particularly Eden's Garden in particular. Why be forced to join an MLM and pay ridiculous pricing when oils exist that are tested and amazing quality for much lower pricing?

I put together a list of the old and new essential oils used in the following oils for those that need to know. There are links to the NEW formulations on Eden's Garden website. I got the old formulations off the oils I personally own. Hope this helps!

Aphrodisiac Old Jasmine Lavender Patchouli Sandalwood Sweet Orange Ylang Ylang	Aphrodisiac New Lavender Sweet Orange Tangerine Litsea Copaiba Vetiver Clove Bud Amyris Lime Wild Orange Ylang Ylang Patchouli Geranium Damiana Jasmine Rose	Meditation Old Clary Sage Frankincense Patchouli Sweet Orange Thyme Ylang Ylang	Meditation New Lavender Cedarwood Atlas Tangerine Bergamot Palo Santo Patchouli Vetiver Lemon Clove Bud Ylang Ylang Lime Peru Balsam Cedarwood Virginia Cistus Chamomile
Good Night Old Chamomile Clary Sage Copaiba Lavender Peru Balsam Sandalwood Sweet Marjoram Ylang Ylang	Good Night New Lavender Sweet Marjoram Chamomile Bergamot Ylang Ylang Sandalwood Key Lime Lime Vanilla	Digest Ease Old Anise Star Caraway Coriander Fennel Ginger Peppermint Tarragon	Digest Ease New Cardamom Lemon Ginger Lavender Fennel Carrot Seed Spearmint Vanilla
Earth&Wood Old Cardamom Cedarleaf Cedarwood Fir Needle Patchouli Sandalwood	Earth&Wood New Cedarwood - Himalyan Patchouli Cedarwood Texas Vetiver Vanilla Damiana	Joy Old Bergamot Geranium Jasmine Lemon Mandarin Palmarosa Roman Chamomile Rose Rosewood Sweet Orange Ylang Ylang	Joy New Sweet Orange Lemon Tangerine Lime Lavender Litsea Damiana Jasmine Vanilla
Spring Garden Old Cedarwood Patchouli Sweet Orange Ylang Ylang	Spring Garden New Orange Cedarwood Lavender Key Lime Tangerine Lemon Vetiver Geranium Lemongrass Copaiba Jasmine	Head Ease Old Basil Chamomile Frankincense Lavender Peppermint Rosemary Sweet Marjoram Wintergreen	Head Ease New Lavender Peppermint Rosemary Frankincense Basil Chamomile Ginger Spearmint Helichrysum

Finished Master Bedroom Photos!!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:24:00 +0000

I am so happy- hubby surprised me by hanging everything while I was out of the house. Love you Honey!!

Paint- Sherwin Williams Peppercorn (dark blue/gray.

Bed- Bernhardt Salon - King

Lamps- Pacific Coast

Night Tables- RueLaLa Online Boutique

Mirrors - Home Goods

Pictures - Home Goods

Bedspread- JC Penney

Only took us 4 years of living in the house but we finally got it together and I am SO happy.

We also ended up buying a Tempur-pedic Contour Rhapsody Breeze Adjustable Bed - we have a Split King option so we can each recline or lower to our hearts content and I have to say - happiest purchase in a long time. We were worried about it being too "hot" but the new manufacturing keeps it very cool (I cannot be hot or I cannot sleep) and this is just like a regular bed temperature-wise except it so BEYOND comfortable and I highly recommend it for anyone with pain issues.

Master Bedroom Stenciling Idea

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 04:02:00 +0000

Really think we are going to do some stenciling around the house. Here is a favorite pattern and color choice for me - matches our master bedroom color exactly - Sherwin Williams Peppercorn paint.

contemporary wall stencils

Cutting Edge Stencils is the seller.

Here is our current bedroom:

This is the wall where our master bed sits - I'm thinking of stenciling this entire wall. It is a deep charcoal gray blue - Sherwin Williams Peppercorn.

So beautiful. Have you ever stenciled in your home? Any tips? Thanks!

Cute Video - Girl Singing to Elvis

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:04:00 +0000

Media Room Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:41:00 +0000

From the beginnings of our home design experience, I have had a dream about the main great room wall and what I would love to design it. And then I go back and forth thinking maybe I'll just incorporate all my ideas in what we do upstairs in the bonus room/media room "some day". I've explained "stone wall" of some sort, linear gas fireplace, flush large TV screen......and when I saw this tonight, I HAD to embed it on the blog, so I can find it anytime I want AND can make this come true!

Contemporary Media Room by Aspen Architects & Designers Charles Cunniffe Architects Aspen

Here is a similar design with a stone wall, minus the fireplace:

Modern Media Room by Dallas Home Builders Modern Custom Homes, LLC

What do you love in home theaters or media walls for your home?

Inspirational Words

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:19:00 +0000

Hi to all..it's been a while. Lots going on......and I've been meaning to "get back at it"...so much to share in all areas...but for now, I saw this quote and loved it:

"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."

- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Is this true for you or someone you know?

Flooring Inspiration - New Rugs

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:39:00 +0000

New rugs at our house.....when I decided to put all that hand-scraped hardwood, I didn't realize it would take me 8 months to find the rugs I liked....

But we are really happy with these and the blue undertone gray rugs go perfectly with the rug we bought for the great room.

Got these at RugsUSA for an incredible price and 50% off...yay!!

New Eye Shadow Tutorials

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:33:00 +0000

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This particular make up artist is Erin Ashley......Her Website.

Love Eye Shadow or other make up looks?

Follow my board, Makeup Artistry, on Pinterest!

Love Affair with Turquoise and Soft Blue

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Here are some of my favorite photos from Pinterest:

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I still go back and forth on whether I should have used soft blue as my accent color in the new house....may still some day.....EngineerHubby not a huge fan......so for now, I will enjoy photos!

To see more of my

"Love Affair with Turquoise and Soft Blue",

please visit me HERE.

Integrity

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Wow, really love the latest blog post at
DanielleLaPorte.com......subject is Integrity.

And I LOVE this phrase:

The power of your word is in direct proportion to your self awareness.

I strongly believe that the ONLY thing we have that someone cannot take away, cannot effect...is our WORD. If our word isn't "gold"...then what DO we have?

This is powerful.....

How do you feel about integrity... your "word"?

New Decor

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:35:00 +0000

I've done some redecorating since removing Christmas decor...and wanted to share some photos:

I think I may order one more set of these hydrangea vases when they come back up on .........can you guess????? Joss & Main!!

Have you joined Joss and Main yet? Really?? Let me share with you all my finds......and the money I have saved is staggering....

Foyer photo:

Green Hydrangea Vase to the left
Green balls in the center
2 green wreaths hanging on outside of front doors

Great Room photo:

107" long Hooker mirrored cabinet (saved over $1000)
Green boxwood trees
6 hydrangea vases

Formal Dining room:
White floral on table

Joss and Main is a FREE online boutique....once you sign up ...you get an email every morning at 10am.....if you see sales that interest you, great...check them out. If not, delete. Each sale typically lasts 3 days. I seriously cannot tell you what a great resource this is so I encourage you to even sign up for a trial basis..you can always cancel. Remember, it is FREE. And if you plan to buy nothing, it is a GREAT resource to get decorating ideas....

Other items were most likely purchased at TJ Maxx, Marshalls or Home Goods. This gal is on a budget! No full price shopping at my home! Did you know those stores get at least 3 trucks a week, so it is bet to run through frequently and "know" the merchandise so you can quickly grab what is new.....and as always, keep the tags on until you decide if it will work. But if you wait to purchase...it won't be there when you go back. Learned that hard lesson!

And, just in case you have not heard of or just have been slow to check it out, let me know if you would like an invite......you must have an invite to join (which put me off at first, I will admit)...but if you want an amazing resource for ideas on EVERYTHING....then you just have to check out Pinterest. Honestly.....just check it out.

When you join, you can simply look at photos and follow other people.....you can make your own "boards"...and "pin" photos to those boards...if you click this link ...you will see my boards......"Decorating with Grey", "Makeup Artistry", "Foods to Try" and much much more.

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:38:00 +0000

I snapped this photo the other night showing some new decor from Joss & Main (of course, where else!).....and the new cabinet all decked out for Christmas.

Also, trying a new hairstyle for me......very different (to me) styling-wise. I tell you....if you would love some easy hair, grow you hair out! So much less work than when it was shorter...

Hope you had a wonderful day!!

Noosa Yogurt....Oh my!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:27:00 +0000

I was toodling through Whole Foods the other day.....and decided I'd grab a quick snack. I love to grab a yogurt, get a utensil on the way out, and enjoy.

I spied a new option - Noosa Yoghurt. In a couple interesting flavors....Blueberry (YUM!), Mango, Strawberry-Rhubarb, Peach, Raspberry and Honey. I read the label and finally just decided to try it. If you go to their website above and like their Facebook page, you can get a coupon for your purchase.

YOU HAVE TO GO TRY THIS YOGURT!!! Oh MY goodness!!

From what I've read, this is Australian-style yogurt from Colorado. I don't care where it's from. I sent my oldest son back to Whole Foods to get more....got EngineerHubby his favorite peach...and also trying the Mango. Raspberry is next up!

Please treat yourself...I've heard this is also available at Target, but I have not verified.

Alexithymia - Article Explains Disconnection to One's Own Emotions

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 03:11:00 +0000

Emotional disconnection disorder threatens marriages, researcher says

If you know anyone with Asperger's Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or similar conditions, reading this article could change your life and/or relationships.

Alexithymia is very real......and needs to be diagnosed and understood. If you are a spouse of an Alexithymic, you are NOT crazy.

Powerful

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:20:00 +0000

My dear pain friends......I ran across this quote today and feel it applies to me and my recovery from the deepest depths of the pain.......(along with reading the book "Opening the Cage of Pain" by Rue Anne Haas).

"Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn't you - all of the expectations, all of the beliefs - and becoming who you are."

- Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, is Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine.

If this intrigues you but doesn't make sense at this moment, check out the above mentioned book. ( (HUGS ) )

Weekend Randoms

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:21:00 +0000

I had a rare Saturday off and we ended up at a lovely park in a nearby town. It was one of those quaint locations where every photographer in town was there with their clients. After touring all the little shops (and didn't buy a single thing!), we thought we'd do the cheap method and take an iPhone photo. Turned about pretty good, we thought!

And a SUPER rare photograph of the boys these days. Sorry for the pitiful quality...I was just happy I got anything at all! I'm sure our oldest would be cooperative...have to catch him on a golf day!

Can't forget Sage and Sweety!

Tomorrow, EngineerHubby has surgery on his other foot....did the first one 1.5 months ago. Plantar Fasciitis surgery. Hopefully soon he will be able to exercise and not have tons of pain.

Appliance Holder Stand Find

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:39:00 +0000

Look what I found at TJMaxx for $12.99? Truth be told, I didn't know if it would work, but as always....when I see something I think I need or can use, I purchase it and keep the tags on it. So easy to return. Not easy to get over the frustration of going BACK to purchase something and not finding it.

EngineerHubby was happy to see if this would work....we did have just enough lip on our granite master vanity....and I am loving this. Keeps the heat off the granite, everything is in easy reach......

Not easy to see, but it has a power strip underneath the appliances...so helpful.

Sick For 3 Days and News To Me?

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:26:00 +0000

Am I just the only weird one.....anyone else ever find out they've been sick AFTER they get better and notice the difference? This reminds me of the time I was super tired.....worn out......but NOT sick......then I fainted, had to go to the ER and voila' - found out I had BOTH strains of the flue at the same time!!! And had no idea.

This week, I've been super tired. Again. 2 days ago, I was at work with a massive headache, got nauseated and quickly ran outside to get fresh air and help it pass. Except.......it didn't work. If my boss happens to check the security footage, he will see what happened in the front landscaping quite suddenly. Good news - only liquid since I hadn't been hungry. Eeewww.

Straight to bed that night, tired all day at work yesterday - one of those "struggle to stay awake" days....... Sometime in the middle of the night, I woke up feeling like ME. And now I'm up before the birds getting my quiet time prior to work. So NOW I know......shoot, I was SICK! Other people take time off work...hope I wasn't contagious! (Another clue.....my 20 year old reported the same symptoms as me....headache, nausea....and I thought..."uh oh......have I been kissing on EngineerHubby?)

I, well make that WE do not want EngineerHubby sick. No we do not!

So, instead of bragging I am never sick, the truth is...I don't KNOW I'm sick. LOL (Even when I vomit, I convince myself it is a food reaction.....)

Anyone else skip knowing they are sick until after it's over?

Wall Decor!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:48:00 +0000

We finally found some things we love......after much hemming and hawing back and forth, one night EngineerHubby snuck off to purchase these items. It was just difficult for me and he finally pulled the trigger.

Back to Blonde....

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:30:00 +0000

I've gone blonde again. Which is odd to me, because truth be told, I thought I still was. "Only in my mind" was not a viable option.

This makes it SO much easier to deal with the gray.....going through root color spray and eye shadow was getting old! What, you've never tried putting eye shadow on your gray roots? It works......but really?

4.5 Months in Our New Home

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:02:00 +0000

Time just flies!
I seriously cannot believe all the blank walls and undecorated areas.....Wonder if I will have it put together by this time next year? lol

Anyhoo....here are photos I took yesterday.....

Paint colors -

Perfect Greige by Sherwin Williams

on all walls except Formal Dining and Master Bedroom.

Peppercorn by Sherwin Williams

in Formal Dining Room and Master Bedroom (not shown)

The Hearth Room.....will we use it? LOL Showcasing a peace lily? Can't decide....will we get reclining chairs....a curved conversation couch?

Gorgeous Wall Carving from...guess where....Joss & Main.

I love my home....SO much! For being our 15th home and never having built before, I am kicking myself. I am now a believer in building just what you want and in your preferred budget. That, of course, is the key.

Love my Yellow River Granite....so so happy every time I walk in the kitchen or bathrooms where we put it.

So much on our list.......but I guess we have plenty of time. This is our 15th and LAST house! Ha!

Fun with Hot Flashes - NOT!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:52:00 +0000

One day in June. a new gal was hired at my company. While I was training her, literally every 45 minutes she broke out and was WET. She would start fanning herself but I thought to myself - HOW MISERABLE!!

Never one to let my "medical degree from the Internet" go unused (LOL), I shared with her what I knew about Maca Root and showed her a few I brought from home. Can't remember now why I already had some....hmmm.......

That day, she took one and went from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm without having another hot flash. A miracle!! She then ordered her own and I didn't ask again.

Good news I paid attention to the advice I gave her, because about a month ago, I started getting VERY VERY WARM....never wet, never broke a sweat, but definitely not my normal self.

(And as an aside.....WTH! I was told I had premature ovarian failure since age 26...have been 100% infertile ever since and have proof of that...no prevention of pregnancy...)...and that I'd not go through menopause. Hmmm.....

I took my Maca capsules sometimes once a day, sometimes twice....but after a week or so, the effect was less and less. I was bummed! One day, however, I was ordering some more of that amazing, natural skin care products from Simply Divine Botanicals.com and saw she was now offering organic Maca Root Powder and I ordered some immediately. PLEASE go read what she writes about it there.

Maca Root - on Simply Divine Botanicals.com

Ladies!!!! This stuff is AMAZING. Not only did it help my "warming sessions", but they are GONE. Only when I am massively stressed do I have a baby one.......

I put 1/2 to 1 tsp of this powder in my morning green smoothies with my skate liver oil from Green Pasture.org and I have never felt better.

So now I have my own personalized "study" of 2 women...one 46 (me), one 52......and we both are having great relief with this product!

If you decide to try this, please do yourself a HUGE favor and order the sample sets of the skin care....both the main one and the seaweed one. You will never be happier...you will never look younger.... and say goodbye to those hot flashes!!

Please let me know how it works for you .....love to hear!

The Console Cabinet - It's Here!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 02:12:00 +0000

I mentioned before that I have loved this cabinet from afar....for months and months...and never could handle the sticker price. Yet every time I saw one, I would just light up.....

When I saw it on Joss and Main one Sunday morning for WAY less than I'd ever seen it, I couldn't believe my eyes, put it in my shopping cart and proceeded to hem and haw like nobody's business.

Finally EngineerHubby said I should buy it...he knew how much I loved it....and sometimes we pay a little more for things we love THAT much.

So, I've been waiting and waiting.....and it is finally here!!

This was the temporary TV stand until it arrived.

Mirrored Console made by Hooker Furniture.

This is ENORMOUS!!! Wow!!! Now, I just have to get it accessorized. Same story with the rest of my house. Ha!

And yes, WE LOVE IT!! Even the doggies.....

Have you joined Joss and Main yet? FREE!

Closet Organization 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:00:00 +0000

I've finally gotten my closet organized for now....I still want to cover the metal cabinet with decorative fabric I love....get a window treatment up..........

This is an old tie rack of my husband's....works great for this.......

Walking in the door, I have my pants on "multi-pants" hangers, something new for me. I really love them.

My Makeup Station......with my back injury, I cannot bend over so keeping this at standing height makes it really easy for me.

I have makeup organized in the shelves under the mirror....in the colorful ceramic decorative item and then on the shelf to the left.

I got these makeup organizers at Marshall's and TJ Maxx in our area in separate visits....

Looking the other direction...

To those who know me, not shocked to see color-coordinated clothing...... and the jewelry organizer hanging holds all my earrings...

I have dressier shirts on top shelf and casual shirts on bottom....pants/jeans to the right.... If you have never tried not only organizing your clothes by item (pants, shirts, etc.) but by color.....you really don't understand how fun your closet can be. And easy too!! It is like shopping at the store.........

Shelving behind makeup station...and my jewelry selections...color-coorinated, of course

Paint color in closet is Sherwin Williams Perfect Greige.

Going to the Vet

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:15:00 +0000

Thought I'd share something I had never heard.....we have 2 doggies and when one gets a bladder infection/UTI...the other one soon does too....Turns out...by sharing a water bowl, they share bacteria.

Good to know!

Sage and Sweety....Golden Retriever/German Shepherd Mix and a Purebred Pekingese