Essentially 4Me - Leila Brenssell

Trying my absolute best to be motivated

To wade my way through sorting some boxes I've been storing in my room

But just to be clear I don't find this easy nor enjoyable in any way shape or form

It takes major discipline and psyching up my mindset to not jump into overwhelm

I know once I'm done it will give me feelings of relief and joy that I've done it

But that first step to open the box and pick up the first item is very triggering

I did take an extra step before just opening that box

I've got the diffuser going with oils that bring me joy

It helps

Trialled another technique for this morning by and I think they are the best curls I've had in aaaaaggggeeeesssss!!!!

Always a and but I'm happy with the mid week curls 🤩

🐝🐝 B U S Y • B E E S 🐝🐝

The bees were super busy in our veggie patch today

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Smoothie Time
I'm loving this weather and the daily smoothies 🙊🥳🌞

Best part is I've jammed a few extra veg into this one to yesterday's mix and the kids reckon today's is better

Today's combo ~
Kale🥬
Cucumber🥒
Avo🥑
Banana🍌
Passionfruit 💮
V-shake
Terra Greens 🥬🥒🥦🥬🌿☘
Coconut milk 🥥
Lime Oil 🍈
Ice ❄

🎶Hi Ho Hi Ho it's off to Perth I go🎶

I'm attempting to be cheery this morning but I'm totally out of practice for the early starts, I stayed up waaaaaay too late and my heart 💔 feels rather heavy today

So I'm calling on me old mate
🍃 p e p p e r m i n t 🍃

A few swipes up the back of my neck & brain stem to help connect the wires 🔌
Roll in my palms, rub together and inhale

Essentially 4Me - Leila Brenssell

As far as I'm concerned, if you're a female this is a MUST!!

I really in this rollerball on the daily, morning and night and I often call it the hormone helper... without it this photo is EXACTLY what my face would look like frequently 🙈

Each night 😴 it goes on the inside of my ankles 🦶 to help me with a more calm and restful sleep, then by day it's totally dependant on where in my cycle I'm up to... 'that time of the month' I roll it just above my knickers line on my tummy. When I'm ovulating I roll in a W shape from the inside of my hips and it helps me with the discomfort and achy tummy.

If you'd like to get your hands on this powerhouse of petals then drop me a line, I'm your gal 😊

|| s u n s e t

🎶 Watchin the sunset, sunset, sunset,
Over the beaches, beaches, beaches 🎶

Ahhhhh take me back to where the and were so pretty

Where the & were just what I needed from my

|| H A I R

This first photo is of what I thought was a fairly 'good' hair day without using any kind of hairdryer/ straighteners/ curling iron etc.

It's before I found out (was told) about the (ps if you fall into the of )
And I'm sure if you looked at the first photo, you'd even ask why are you bothering with a method for a hair type you don't even have?

For quite a long time now I've had a couple of reasonably tight ringlet curls at the nape of my neck. I kinda thought "thanks to the post baby I've been gifted with , dry, oily roots hair with bonus ringlets... underneath where no one can even see them - lucky me!"🙄🤦‍♀️😣😂

I've ALWAYS loved hair 😍 even had a spiral perm in my hair when I was 18 😬

Fast forward on 12 months and you get the second photo. It isn't and some days are stunning ringlets, sometimes soft , others look more like bed hair 🙈
It's been a real to learn what my hair responds best to, all the while trying to get my and if I'm honest I'm definitely not concrete on my or even my routine either. I can see major progress though so anytime soon

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Since the weather is far from delightful 🌬🌧🌫

And the kids were in the car all day yesterday🚙🚙

And there's no real chance of having a decent run around 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

I've resorted to a mellow me out diffuser blend

💧💧💧💧 Balance blend
💧💧💧 Bergamot
💧💧 Green Mandarin

What combo are you diffusing today?

|| Tuesday Bakeday

I love baking with this 👩‍🍳 small human but oh my I have to keep an eye 👀on her to make sure she doesn't eat all the mixture all the time!

Raspberry, Lime & Coconut Loaf 😋

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💜🌱🍈🍋💜🌱🍈🍋💜
• G O O D • M O R N I N G •
💜🌱🍈🍋💜🌱🍈🍋💜

Nothing better than a good blend to start the day off the right way

💧💧💧💧 Lavender 💜
💧💧💧 Lime 🍈
💧💧 Spearmint 🌱
💧💧 Lemon 🍋

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🌼 Winter blooms 🌼

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Just for the record, I hate sorting and I'm a hoarder by default...

But the time has come to stop ignoring the things that are cluttering and consuming both my house and my mind...

Thank goodness for my oils to help me feel less overwhelmed and more excited about culling...

So long as I don't quit early 🙈

🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇🐰
Happy Easter from my family to yours

Stay safe, enjoy your family time, indulge in chocolate and keep your digest-zen close, trust me your tummy will thank you for it!
🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇🐰

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H20

💦 This last week I've not been drinking as much water as I know my body needs

💦 And in turn I've noticed my skin being drier, my lips feeling bumpy, my tummy not feeling as settled, my sleep has been off and when I've been waking up I feel like I have a mini hangover - minus the shenanigans from the previous night 🤪💃😂🍹

💦 So I've been really thinking hard about what's been causing it and the only common factor is drinking less water than I usually would

💦 So I'm being more aware of how much I'm consuming and to make it easier, I'm favouring my water with oils - only the best kind though as not all oils are intended for internal consumption - they are cheap only costing a few cents per drop

💦 I'm adding a few drops of S & S aka Smart & Sassy here in Aus, Slim & Sassy in the US which has Grapefruit, Lemon, Peppermint, Ginger and Cinnamon in it is my

💦 Also known as the Active Blend, Metabolism Booster or the Craving Crusher

💦 What do you use to flavour your water?

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Master K choose the blend for the living area today, my only stipulation was I want Litsea in there

Our house has been a bit of a battle zone this week with some germs👾 and lurgies🦠 thinking they're welcome to set up camp here🏕

I'll have you know that they are far from welcome and we are giving eviction notices out left, right and centre 📑

So we have Litsea, Easy Air, Frankincense and Green Mandarin weaving it's way around, 3-4 drops of each, no rules here, which is also why we are still in our pj's with no rush to get changed 🙊

l i t s e a
~ great for lifting low moods
~ cleansing and purifying the air
~ supports immune & respiratory systems

e a s y a i r
~ supports the respiratory system
~ calming and helps you to 'take a breath' in stressful situations

f r a n k i n c e n s e
~ encourages calm and peace
~ supports healthy cells
~ amplifies properties of oils it's combined with

g r e e n m a n d a r i n e
~ cleansing and purifying
~ both calming and uplifting mood support

Have a great weekend!

|| s u p p o r t • t h e • a i r w a y s ||

This lil monkey was home from school today because his airways were quite restricted and because he's a lil energizer bunny that will not stop talking or moving without being constantly reminded that he has no air and needs to let his body catch his breath... even though he was coughing constantly 🙈

So thankful we have our oils, Easy Air gets a massive workout in our house when it transitions from season to season or when the winds have been full on like they were over the weekend.

We roll it on the back, chest, feet and rub it in, round and round and round we go.
The warmth from rubbing it into the skin helps to drive the oils into the body so that it can use nature to its advantage.
We also roll it into Lincoln's palms, he rubs then together then cups then over his nose and mouth and takes as many long slow breaths as he can to help open up his airways and feel like he has more air to breathe.

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👨‍🍳 I've got such a spunky helper in the kitchen this morning 👨‍🍳

I typically am in a major rush when baking, there's always so many things on the to-do list that when the kids ask to help I don't say "Yes" enough

I forget to slow down and let the kids get in to help
Yep, there's highly likely to be more mess
Yep, it's highly likely to take longer

BUT, that's how they learn, by getting in there and doing the do
I'm trying to s l o w d o w n a bit more and enjoy life more through their experiences

Recipe for 🍌🍞 Banana Bread from the cookbook 📖
I've made a few tweaks to make it gluten free 🤞 fingers crossed they work 😬

This Emergency kit packing event for Sunday 12th Jan has been organised here in Esperance to supply Emergency Kits for those affected by the fires 🔥 and those fighting the fires 👨‍🚒 countrywide 🇦🇺

This is a mammoth task as so many have been and still are being affected however many hands make light work 🤝

Our WANDS mission is to send kindness, compassion and strength 💪 throughout our community and give a helping hand to those who need it most.

If you can not make it, please consider a donation of any items listed on the image, big or small it ALL helps 😊
Items we are running a little extra short of I'll pop into the comments

If you can't make it to a collection point, let me know and I'm more than happy to collect it between now and Sunday

Please invite and share 💗

https://www.facebook.com/events/1294382704081236/?ti=cl

🔥 b b q • t i m e 🔥

Summertime in Australia really does mean bbq's right?

Tonight we are going to have some veggie kebabs with capsicum, zucchini (from our garden) and pineapple, these rosemary potato chips and some steak with fresh herbs from our garden.

My little tip is to repurpose an old oil bottle (cleaned) and refill will EVOO then add 1 drop EO /10ml EVOO.

You could use herb oils, lemon or lime oil, it really depends what flavours you like to use in the kitchen.

What's for dinner at your place tonight?

Leila Brenssell - Essentially 4Me

🎄Christmas 🎄 may have come and gone and maybe your loved ones got you exactly what you were hoping for...
but maybe you also were hoping for this bundle of goodies to start 2020 off on the right foot?

We all know how great life is when we are feeling well, got a great energy supply, we are well rested and sleeping well, our overworked muscles are supported to rejuvenate and the yummy food is still in great supply. That's when life is like sunshine 🌞 lollipops 🍭 and rainbows 🌈 right?

Just over 4 years ago when I took a leap of faith and purchased this exact kit, I didn't know how incredible these little bottles were going to be but I did know that I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired 😫🤒🤮🤧
I decided to try something new and see if I could give our family the support we were longing for,
to empower myself as a Mumma Bear 🐻 so that when we weren't feeling so chipper we had a bundle of natural options to help get us back on board
I decided my family deserved more.

🙌 And you can do that too 🙌

Make today the day that you decide YOUR health is worth it.

Make today the day that you say "I want to LIVE my best life", not just exist in my life!

Do yourself a favour and buy your own belated Christmas present 🎁 trust me when I say you won't regret it!
It would be my honour to help you learn how to use these oils you better you're way of living 😊

Oh and did I mention that there's also a bonus freebie of Frankincense, worth $93 with a mammoth list of uses that will also auto-magically jump into your parcel?
This guy is worth his weight in gold and I always live by the motto of "If in doubt get Franki-boy out" he has a way of giving your body the support it needs 👏👏

Got questions? No worries, drop me a message and I'll help make things as clear as mud🤪

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📣📣 d i n n e r • i s • s e r v e d 📣📣

Homemade chicken burgers 🍔
(veggie loaded so don't tell the kids 😂)

Of course it would be made by me if it weren't flavour hacked with some pure oils, checked and tested a gazillion times to make sure they are safe for you and for me!

Chicken burgers consist of chicken thigh, onion, loads of garlic, zucchini🥒 carrot🥕 broccoli 🥦 homemade veggie stock (loaded with veggies and herb oils), egg, gluten free flour and Turmeric & Pink Pepper oils

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☕🍫 h o t • c a c a o • a n y o n e ? 🍫☕

Oh my yumminess!

Check out the foam on that brew, so soft and light and fluffy ☁️

I've quickly fallen in love 💗 with this combo in my cacao

Bonus benefits to the fact that they taste awesome together is that they can really support the immune system, give the metabolism a nudge and help mellow any back flips your tummy might be doing

It's kinda crazy how nature likes to help nature though right?!

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m i n i • a n d • m e

Oh how you know EXACTLY how to push my buttons at any given moment

You also know EXACTLY how to melt my heart in a second

You may have been a complete surprise but I wouldn't have it any other way

I love you ooodles lil miss

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f r i d a y • a r v o

The emotions are always super high on a Friday arvo and I'm always putting out spot fires 👩‍🚒🚒

What's your go to for calming and soothing the the kiddos?

💧💧💧 Balance ~ Grounding
💧💧💧 Forgive ~ Renewing
💧💧💧 Console ~ Comforting

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🥞🥞 p a n c a k e • s u n d a y 🥞🥞

Oh my freaking goodness I'm such a sucker for pancakes, top it with blueberries, raspberries, banana 🍌 and maple syrup (100% organic syrup - none of this pretend maple flavoured syrup rubbish 🤢)

Pimp it up and add a couple of drops of doTERRA's Cassia oil and you've got me 🥰

How do you like to start your Sunday?

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📖📚 b o o k • w e e k 📚📖

Blake chose to dress up as one of the army men from The Anzac Puppy.

This is a beautiful book about companionship during the war and one that Blake often reads. At the end of the day he's missing his hat and shoes

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📖📚 b o o k • w e e k • r e a d y 📚📖

Kaiden was extremely excited to get dressed up as a clown from Do-Whacky-Do

A Little Cocky book that used to be by the checkouts when we were kids and I still remember reading it myself thatched I was a kid

💦 d i f f u s e r • b l e n d 💦

Today we have these energizing, uplifting, motivating, f r e s h , floral & zingy oils weaving their way around the house 🏡

I love 💗 being able to change the aroma of my household n a t u r a l l y each and every day and without it being filled with ☠ toxins ☠ like commercial air freshners from the supermarket or chemist

Those t o x i n s not only can cause reactions like headaches, sneezing, coughing, itchy eyes 😩 but they are also disruptors to your hormones & mood 😖😭😡🤪 they are also heavily linked to life threatening illnesses like

I don't know about you but I'd much rather e n h a n c e my well-being rather than hinder it and you have the choice to not support the companies that don't put our health as a top priority

😍 Yum Scrum Get In My Tum 😍

I actually haven't made this granola for far too long and I've just taste tested while it cools and OMG what was I thinking 🤷‍♀️

I forgot exactly how delish it is. it's a recipe I will happily eat it any time of day, breakfast, sprinkled on a smoothie bowl, or even with coconut yoghurt for sweets🍨

I always make a few adaptations to the recipe depending on the ingredients I have on hand or what my tastebuds are craving and I'm not a real stickler for measuring so each time it's a bit different.. saves getting bored of it this way!

Divine Cinnamon Bark & Cassia oils have been added to this batch and I'm finding it rather moorish as I write this post 🙊