A Thousand Words Creations

HAPPY JUNE! It is Alzheimer’s & Brain Health Awareness Month. To pay tribute we are are offering 10% all services/bookings/and consultations! We also will be featuring special professional guests on our blog this month to share great information for caregivers and those living with dementia on nutrition, yoga and exercise, aromatherapy, safety, activities, grief, finances, and much more! Don’t forget to register for our Public Bright Pathways Alzheimer’s and Dementia Seminar SATURDAY, JUNE 18th! This course is perfect for professional caregivers and is a pathway course to becoming a Certified Dementia Practioner through the NCCDP.

Another successful class today! I am again impressed with the compassionate, hardworking staff Oceans Behavioral Hospital Abilene. The best classes are when everyone is excited and engaged in their learning and these student were! I am so thankful for this opportunity and honored to partner with Oceans and their amazing team here in Abilene. Looking forward next time!

Do you ever feel like taking care of yourself is an actual burden? Remember yesterday when I told you how I almost lost my crap at Best Buy because someone called me names? If I have time to write a blog post, I should make time to take care of myself. I made a promise to you all this week that we would talk about self-care. Sometimes self-care sounds like a four letter word. I already feel like I have failed at it today! I have that little annoying voice inside of my head that saying you didn’t get enough sleep you, you should’ve gone walking this morning, you should’ve spent more time getting ready for this week yesterday instead of playing around, you should’ve, you should’ve, you should’ve. Should’ve, would’ve, could’ve... right? I’m just gonna let y’all know that this is the opposite of self-care and we need to learn how to calm that negative voice inside of our heads that always tells us we’re not good enough! So this morning, how I took care of myself, how I prepared myself to be the best caregiver possible, was that I made breakfast and I took my vitamins. Believe it or not, this is a pretty good step. I usually don’t make breakfast for myself unless I have a guest over. Most mornings I will just drink a Coke (bad idea). Also, I haven’t been diligent in taking my supplants. Taking quality supplements that help reduce your toxic load, manage stress, and supplement your nutritional needs when on occasion all you drink is a coke for breakfast is important! Take a little time for yourselves this morning y’all — being a caregiver is a tough job. Give yourselves the tools for success and keep calming that negative voice and remind yourself you are good enough. Happy Monday, friends!

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I would have posted a picture of my breakfast but I ate it before I wrote this post. Trust me, it was good!

Nominate your favorite nurse and have them win a $250 spa kit. Just for nominating them you could win a $50 gift too. Check out Mary & Bright for details. Happy Nurses Week!

It’s National Nurses Week, May 6th-12th. Thank you to all the woman and men who give of themselves selflessly everyday, you are hero’s! To honor your favorite nurse we are giving away a $250 spa gift set next Saturday, May 12th. Be sure to nominate your favorite nurse before it’s too late! As a bonus the person who nominates the winning nurse will also receive a $50 gift! Last day to enter is Friday, May 11th @ 11:59pm.

How to nominate your favorite nurse: Post a flattering picture of them, why they are your favorite nurse, and how they make a difference. A nurse can be nominated more than once, they just have to be nominated by a different person each time. Each time the nurse is nominated they will receive an entry into our drawing.

Bring back your sass with Lemongrass! This powerful essential oil is loaded full of beneficial properties: anti-fungal, insecticidal, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Get your sass on today!

Breathe, friends...just Breathe!

We have an affinity for Blue Tansy! We absolutely love it. It's soothing and alluring scent invites warmth and peace into our day this Sunday. It also is chalked full of beneficial properties: antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-histaminic, antiviral, febrifuge, insecticide, hormone stimulant, sedative, and vermifuge substance.

Packed with gamma-Terpinene and limonene, Red Mandarin is one of the newest editions to our e.o supply. Red Mandarin is a great choice to diffuse when you're looking for some motivation. It also is a great e.o to use to make an all purpose cleanser or skin toner. We're definitely diffusing and using this new favorite today!

Let's getaway this Sunday! Diffuse with us.

Did you know your pantry is brimming with beauty secrets?!?! You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on a trip to the spa. Tune is this week to as we share with you our top five favorite beauty finds inside your pantry!

We've got a secret we want to share with you!!! The secret to sexy, smooth summer skin. Come get the 411 at our Under the Sea Party! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/under-the-sea-with-byoeo-tickets-35859475657

It's !!! Give those footsies a break with this soothing foot soak.