Plant Therapy

I haven't had the time to update of this product but it is something that you SHOULD really try. Plant Therapy and Bleu Therapeutique essential oils.

It really is affordable, (I usually buy 4-5 different types monthly). So you don't really need to worry about it being too expensive on your pockets.

I loved essential oils even before it was in 'trend'. I was quite skeptical about it being able to provide positive effects on our 'health'.  But then my dear friend told me that her son's hand was ever caught in between a door of some sort. His hand became swollen, badly swollen. Since she was residing in another country and her husband was out at work, she applied lavender essential oil over the affected area, and it subsided. Just like that.

I was intrigued. Then I stumbled upon a lady on facebook who sells plant therapy and bleu therapeutique essential oils. I decided to try a few.

My children were constantly unwell. Being in a childcare (air conditioned at that) they are easily exposed to other children's germs which is quite normal. But I was worried as it became quite frequent at one point of time. If it wasn't fever, it was a terrible cough, runny nose, etc.

I applied bleu therapeutique's cough blend along with plant therapy's sniffle stopper on my children's chest, back and soles of feet, then I would put socks on their little feet before bedtime.

The results were amazing. Say goodbye to nasty medicines (which my son literally hate, 90% of those medicines will end up on my face after he spits them at me).

Then I kept coming back for more. When my children were down with fever, I would diffuse plant therapy's germ destroyer in their rooms and apply it topically along with a carrier oil on their spine, joints on their arms and legs before bed time. It really reduces the fever down.

Then there came  problem of having my kids to sleep. That was when I tried plant therpay's nighty night and sweet dreams. I applied it topically along witha carrier oil on the back of their necks or chests. I applied it once on the back of my neck. I woke up at 6.50am when I was supposed to start working at 7am.

Give it a try. It is worth it.

Cleanliness

Everyone has preferences. I do not know if this is a preference, an obsession or I am just being anal.

But I have cleaning standards. 

It sounds stupid. But it is horrfyingly true. 

I count the number of things I have on the kitchen top and consistently ensure that the these numbers do not increase. 

I have a rice cooker, electrice water kettle, air fryer, reena's milk powder container, irman's milk powder container and the rice dispenser. That is it. I get annoyed if there are more things there. 

All the clothes are folded in the same length and width. 

I hate mess. I will ensure that the house will be presentably clean before I leave the house for work. And I will expect it to remain that way when we arrive back from work. 

This pushed me to wake up earlier in the morning just so I can fold the clothes (if I couldn't finish folding them at night). I hate the sight of unfolded laundry on my couch. 

We have not purchased a study desk, yet. 

And my husband's laptop and other work or his silly online game related items are ALWAYS on the dining table. He will get agitated when I shift his things. He set a rule that no one can touch his things on the table. Because they are important and "where they should be". 

I get irritated with the sight of things on that table. Clutter is not my forte. 

Because of my weird nature, most would not believe that I am a teacher. A preschool teacher at that. 

My class is neat. I arrange things specifically for easy retrieval so that no mess will be made. 

The children had rules to follow in class. Which helped them with their self-help skills. They know that they need to clean up after they made a mess or else it will affect their free play time. Free play occurs AFTER curriculum hours.

I read an article of a beautifully well planned and designed house. Believe it or not but the house owner spent only $4000 on the house to get that quirky look.

I am not a fan of  the industrial theme for a house, because I mentioned this before, I have no idea how to mix and match things around the house. Such as matching mismatched furntiure and still make the house look good. I suck.

But this single mother is seriously doing it right.

But we do HAVE one thing in common. Our non clutter policy. And the very fact that clutter attracts lizards and roaches. And that was the reason why I became a minimalist fan.