Amy Zirbes

We are working on something exciting!!! Any guesses???

So proud of this guy! Today he started his first job. We weren’t sure if he would come home with a frown or smile!

And there you have it 😄

Double tap if you have used any of these powerhouses the past few months 🙋🏼‍♀️
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I am so thankful for these bottles every single day but especially when someone in my family is struggling.

Here’s my top 15 ways to use EOs to give our bodies some love when feeling under the weather:
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1. Eucalyptus or snifflease drops on the bottom of the shower, or with some bubble bath and epsom salts for that v***r soothing bath time.
2. Lemon, lavender and peppermint in diffuser to soothe those sinuses.
3. Thieves on the bottom of the feet to give the immune system some love.
4. R.C. or raven on the chest in a chest rub to give some respiratory support.
5. Peppermint on forehead, temples and neck to ease head tension.
6. Breathe again roller on neck/chest.
7. Lavender and Copaiba with carrier oil massaged on my kid’s backs.
8. Kidscents Snifflease in the handheld gentle mist diffuser to give some extra support for my kids.
9. Ningxia Red popsicles or Ningxia red smoothies and elderberry wolfberry syrup.
10. Probiotics: kidscents mightypro for the kids and Life 9 probiotics for me.
11. Inner defense supplement and Super C tablets when I feel something coming on.
12. Sleep supporting oils at bedtime to promote a good nights sleep. Sleep is necessary for immune system function and healing ❤️
13. CBD muscle rub to support areas of tension for the adults.
14. Calming relaxing diffuser blends to calm our limbic system. Sometimes the body needs to rest but mind just can’t so oils are helpful in allowing us to slow down mentally and physically.
15. Lavender warm packs and heating pads for my kids to snuggle with at night time.
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Just a handful of ways I use these bottles to help us on those not so fun days 🌿🥰.
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Anyone else wonder “What on earth did I do before I joined the oil world???”

Meet my dear friend Mary! I’ve been so blessed to have her come into my life. She is the kind of person that you just can’t but to smile when your around her 🤗

We “officially” met 2 years ago when she became one of the the Girls on the Run coaches. I say “officially” because I felt like I already knew her. She is a celebrity in the running community! I would see running her every time I was out for a run or walk. She’s completed 162 marathons over her career, plus several thousand shorter races.

Her career is something to be proud of for any runner, but she’s faced some extra challenges.

Her guide holds a little strap in one end of their hand and she holds the loop and then they just run next to each other. I’m honored to be her guide during our practices.

Mary is blind. So every step she runs is also an exercise in trust.

She inspires the girls in so many ways. She lets them ask her anything they want. They mostly ask her about what her day is like? How does she cook? How does she make coffee? Does she live alone? How can blind people get married?

Mary has opened the door and demonstrated that anyone is welcome at Girls on the Run.

Her husband, Paul, passed away two and a half years ago. She has kept running, and is now inspiring a new generation of runners, who keep her going, too.

This should be interesting 🤔 It was fun to see what people thought in high school.

You have to vote for what I’m most likely to...????

Hello May! We have been waiting for you, the most colorful month of all!

So many happy things to celebrate in May.

What’s your favorite part of May? 💐

The only workout you regret is the one you didn’t do.

Do you ever struggle with keeping yourself motivated to work out? I know I do on certain days.

• Ask yourself: "Will I regret skipping this workout?"

• Remember why you started.
I remember all those times I tried clothes on and they didn't look good because of the extra weight, or the times I wanted to wear shorts and weren't brave enough. That always gets my ass moving. It's not about keeping the motivation, it's about remembering why you started in the first place, and asking if you really want to start all over again.

• Get addicted to the post-exercise endorphin rush.
My motivation is the knowledge that I will have an awesome endorphin rush afterward and run around, smiling like an idiot for a few hours. I am seriously addicted.

• Pretend there's a crowd and it's going wild. Sometimes when a workout gets tough and I want to quit I imagine that I’m approaching the finish line of a race and that an audience is watching me expecting me to give it my all.

• Give yourself micro-challenges.
I enjoy challenging myself but sometimes with little challenges. So if I’m three minutes away from a five-minute mark I’ll push myself to the 5 minutes.

• And give yourself longer-term challenges too. Do some type of exercise for 100 consecutive days!

• Work out with people who will cheer you on. Having people standing behind me, yelling and jumping up and down when I’m stuck at the bottom of a heavy squat is the best motivator. Because it hypes me up, but also because it means everybody else in the gym looks over to see what’s going on, and fear of failing with that big of an audience makes me at least 20% stronger.

• Enjoy the healthy balance of delicious food and enjoyable exercise. Quite simply, I like to eat, so working out gives me balance. Plus it's great for fighting depression — a natural (and fun!) mood booster.

• Do it for the pictures. When I don’t want to go for a run, I pick a scenic route and tell myself that I can stop to take as many pictures as I want. I guess I do it for the Insta.

Do you play sports?

If you do, then you know the value of hard work, commitment, and determination in achieving success. Playing sports can help you learn the importance of these values.

Sports can also teach you so much about yourself and the world around you. It can help you develop good character, values and habits early on in life.

I’ve been so fortunate to help coach Brynn and many other amazing girls throughout the past few years. has helped strengthen the girls’ social, emotional, physical and behavioral skills to successfully navigate life experiences. They learn about developing competence, confidence, connection, character, caring, and contribution in young girls through lessons that incorporate running and other physical activities. 🏃🏼‍♀️💪🏼

📷 Kristine Hinrichs

Do you play sports?

If you do, then you know the value of hard work, commitment, and determination in achieving success. Playing sports can help you learn the importance of these values.

Sports can also teach you so much about yourself and the world around you. It can help you develop good character, values and habits early on in life.

I’ve been so fortunate to help coach Brynn and many other amazing girls throughout the past few years. has helped strengthen the girls’ social, emotional, physical and behavioral skills to successfully navigate life experiences. They learn about developing competence, confidence, connection, character, caring, and contribution in young girls through lessons that incorporate running and other physical activities. 🏃🏼‍♀️💪🏼

Homework is hard. Especially math. When they tell me they have homework I say “ok.” They say “it’s math so we’ll wait for dad to get home.” They are geniuses after all. 🙃

⚠️ Anyone who does laundry will want to save this post ⚠️

Laundry Scent boosters are amazing when it comes to adding a fresh scent to your laundry load! Why do our clothes have to smell like perfume or fragrance to be considered “fresh”? AND the even bigger question is why are we willing to risk using unknown and potential harmful ingredients to have it?

When looking at the “other labels”, they only list three ingredients, which are actually categories of ingredients, meaning there is no information how it can affect our health or environment. 𝟭) 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝟮) 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯) 𝗗𝘆𝗲.
The “fragrance industry” is mostly unregulated, which means: ” 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲.

Ever heard of Dispersants?
They often contain impurities like nitrosamines. These little impurities are known to cause cancer in humans and are a huge threat to the water supply. The EWG reports that once dispersants are introduced to the water system they are “harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects.”😲

Listing perfume (aka fragrance) is also not helpful. The EWG had this to say: “These mystery mixtures can contain hundreds of untested chemicals, including toxic ingredients like phthalates and synthetic musks – both hormone disruptors. Fragrances are also among the top five allergens in the world.” Another ingredient listed on the Unstopables label is dye. Like it’s other companion ingredients, dye is a family of unknown chemicals which can contain harmful contaminants. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻!!!

𝗗𝗜𝗬 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥
+1-2 cups Epson Salt
+1-2 cups Baking Soda
+Essential Oils of your choice.
Adjust recipe accordingly depending on the jar size. Add 1/4 cup directly to your laundry load

: Add add in 1/4 C hydrogen peroxide to your laundry boost to remove great stains or as an alternative to bleach for brightening dull whites. 🧺

If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.

Ok, it’s Monday, but who said Mondays have to suck? Be a rebel and have a great day anyway!

Starbucks and getting your hair done will solve anything.

Happy Earth Day 🌳

Go home April, you’re drunk 🤪❄️

I don’t want my children to follow in my footsteps. I want them to take the path next to me and go further than I could have ever dreamt possible ❣️

It’s a great day to have a great day 💙

Hey, it’s me again! We said byeee to 2020 and thought things would get better... amiright?!

I’ve been working very hard on letting things go because it can get overwhelming and it’s just too much. All the sad stories. All the depressed people. The fires. The protests. The economy. The cancelled events. Things are starting to get better, but it’s still not the same.

I’m a people person. I like to hug and engage face to face. I miss interacting with friends and family. Essentially I am spending way too much time having conversations with my dog and smelling all my essential oil’s.

Somethings I am desperately trying to let go of. If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my years it is that if you are worrying about something and can do something about it you better as s**t do it. But, if you are worrying about something and it’s totally out of your control (hello, 2020) you better as s**t let it go because what.is.the.point? It will make you sick and you will find yourself awake at 2 AM with your heart racing, your palms sweating (or if you’re pre-menopausal, your body from your big Morton’s Toe to your butt crack to your pierced ears sweating). It’s not fun and no way to live.

Easier said than done.

And, what I will say to you runners as we have a magical thing to do that rescues us in someway from all of this bulls**t and we are lucky. Not everyone gets how restorative and healing running is. They think it’s all heavy breathing and sharting and muscle aches, but we know it’s so much more. I can shart and breathe heavily and ache but I am still feeling 76% better after a run then before it.

What makes a run even better… when a song that comes on that brings back some awesome memories with
It sure did give me the power to run that dreaded hill!

When the world around me is going crazy and I’m losing faith in humanity, I just have to take one look at him to know that good still exists ❤️🐶

Today’s the day! Brynn’s 6th season of Girls on the Run 🏃🏼‍♀️

So much happens during the next 8 weeks! We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

We envision a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.

Then we R.U.N ❤️🏃🏼‍♀️

Jumping for joy is great exercise. Love Sunday funday at

Much needed girl time with this one 🤍

There’s nothing a little shopping and Starbucks can’t fix! Can you tell she loves her new shoes? 😃👟

My favorite springtime fashion accessories are these 4 oils!
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If you know YOU KNOW 🙋🏼‍♀️

Happiness is me seeing him get a haircut 😍💇🏻‍♂️

Take us back ☀️🌴

DIY Stain Stick 🤯

10ml roller bottle
½ tsp hydrogen peroxide
1 tsp thieves household cleaner
½ tsp thieves laundry soap or thieves dish soap
2-3 drops lemon EO

OR

Equal parts of Thieves Laundry soap, Thieves Household Cleaner and Fruit & Veggie Soak in a roller bottle.

A journey well shared is a journey well enjoyed ❤️

Goodbye for now ☀️❤️

Vacation got a whole lot brighter today with this sunshine 🥰☀️

Vacation got me like 🥰

11 years ago I gave birth to twins! What’s your Super Power???

I remember the days when I wanted time to speed up. Days were hard & nights were long. 11 years later I’m tearing up because all I want to do is hit pause! With every blink another years passes and I’m not prepared for them to grow up!

Happiest birthday Brynn & Collin! 💜💙

Simply 88 continues 💜 When Sunday Funday turns into Sunday AMAZING DAY!

Distance means so little... when someone means so much ❤️

Not sure we can top this birthday party! Timed obstacle courses, flips, shooting hoops, running, jumping, and climbing! Bonus... we got to spend it with the one and only IF YOU KNOW... YOU KNOW! Stay tuned for her upcoming appearance on American Ninja Warrior 😮

Thank you so much for hosting the greatest birthday party 🥳

I’m so excited, but I think my kiddos are even more excited!!! I turned my Young Living mineral sunscreen into a spray!

It’s my favorite sunscreen ever!!! ☀️

Someone got a new bike for her birthday 🚲🥳

If you’re in the market for a new bike... head to ❤️ They are the greatest!!!

This OR That?

While walking or running what do you listen to... Podcast or Music?

• If I’m running it’s 💯 music 🎵🎧
• If I’m walking it depends on my mood 😜

I always say the beauty of YL products is their versatility. So many ways to use just one product.

Thieves Mouthwash is one of those. You might think you can only use it as....a mouthwash, BUT, let me tell you how other peeps are using it:

Throat Spray (or gargle) - Pour in 1 oz. spray bottle and use on throat when it's a little scratchy or when you're about to sing or give a talk.

Soak a tampon in the mouthwash and use when things are itchy "down there".

Dab on blemishes.

After-period refresher - Add to a spray bottle and spray on and around your delicate parts.

Facial toner - Use straight or diluted with witch hazel. Add to cotton ball and pat on your clean face.

Breath Freshener - Add 1:1 ratio of mouthwash and distilled water + Thieves and/or Peppermint oil to a small spray bottle. Shake and spray in mouth.

50/50 mouthwash and rubbing alcohol in small bottle and use as a hand purifier.

Funky Foot Soak - Add mouthwash to a foot bath with some oils like Tea Tree, Thieves, or Purification.

Soak your toothbrushes overnight in a cup with the mouthwash.

Soak your mouth/grind guard in it.

What "unusual" ways do you use the Thieves Mouthwash?

Every single day I spend being your wife, I realize how lucky I am to live such an amazing life ❤️

If they knew they would look similar I bet they would’ve made another choice 🤣

I’m pretty sure I just invented a new Olympic sport ⛷🏂