The Healing Sprig

I am sure we have all been there before. When we are asked to smile for the camera and we might be self conscious about our teeth. I know for myself, I'm always concerned about the health and appearance of my teeth. I think that comes from my mom. She was a stickler about us getting our dental check ups every 6 months. Now that I'm older I am grateful she managed our dental care the way she did. She instilled in us the fear of us losing our teeth if we didn't brush. Those were different times back then (yikes! lol).  Because of her I try to maintain my teeth the best I can and keep them looking natural, healthy, and not extremely white (that's just weird). Seriously though, you have to wonder about all the chemicals in all those products out there and how expensive it can get, especially if you are daily maintaining your teeth! It can really add up. I for one hate going to the dentist. I'm so glad up until this day I haven't come across any major issues with my...

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This story takes place at the L.A. Farmers Market when I was on a day trip with my folks. I happened to wander into this little French shop that has all sorts of wines on display. Little did I know this would indeed change my life in regards to drinking wine. I needed to find a wine that was low in sugar for my folks and a sulfite-free wine for myself (which is a needle in a haystack). I love drinking wine, but now that I'm getting older the side effects really don't outweigh the benefits for me. I am super sensitive to histamines and sulfites. I hate how I feel the next day when I drink a glass or two. The stuffy nose and headaches are a drag. While in the store I started chatting with one of the clerks about what I was looking for. He said "I'm sorry, we don't carry any low sugar or sulfite-free wines".  I was not surprised considering 99% of all the wine shops that I've come across don't stock that. Didn't hurt to ask, right? The only sulfite-...

My samples came in from Forage Candle Co . and I am so excited to share! Forage Candle Co . made a really nice impression with the packaging considering it was only samples. As I opened the package, the samples were nicely wrapped in black tissue paper with a tiny card on top with Forage's One Tree Planted statement (sorry, I bent the little card while looking at it, oops). They are on a mission to plant 100,000 trees, so when you purchase any full sized Forage product, you plant a tree! That's awesome, I love it! Some of my sample favorites were Sherlock  and Pride and Prejudice ,   which is funny, because they are two very distinctive smells. The Sherlock luxury lotion sample has a masculine scent, but it's not overpowering, it's pretty subtle. You can definitely smell pipe tobacco mixed with old leather and a tinge of spice.  Maybe this is how Sherlock smelled when he was off solving mysteries in the streets of London. To my surprise...

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So I have been using my new essential oils for over a week now. So far I have been very pleased with Simply Earth Essential Oils  products. I found out that they are a young company that really delivers on quality and affordability. You can tell they love what they do and they stand behind their brand. They post so many recipes online and they often send out discounts to their loyal customers and, by the way, I love their videos. My husband, who never really used essential oils before, now uses them in the shower and around the house. It cracks me up on how into it he is. You can just imagine this big, burly man, with his diffusers making his "blends." I love it!  I leave a small bottle of Eucalyptus oil in the shower for him to use in the morning. He wakes up with congestion almost every morning and likes to put some drops with some water in his hands and inhale the vapor. He said it totally helps clear up his congestion. He's starting to get use to the spa feel, which I...

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I'm off to a little late start today.  I have been organizing my thoughts, life, and office, not in that particular order. Though a little challenging at times, so far so good I have to say. I've been really excited to share my experience with the essential oils I received this week. I started promoting a company that truly has impressed me in regards to the high quality of oils they produce, for a fraction of the cost. Their essential oil scents are amazing! When I received my shipment I can smell them right away and they were still in the package! My cat Rollie was going nuts (yes, cats are super sensitive to them). Don't worry about Rollie, he bolted out of the room as soon as I opened the box. Cheddar, my other cat never came around. She lives in the living room, on her "queen bed" (just to assure all the Fur Parents out there, I am really careful in using the oils around them). Got to protect the furbabies! Now,  I have tried many essential oil...

If you were wondering where The Healing Sprig got it's name, well this is an homage to my Abuelita Carlota (Grammy Carlota). She is the inspiration for the name. She is no longer with us, but her memory lives on in my life. She was the heart of the home, in so many ways. I started to recall wonderful times with her when I chose the name, especially when she would cook or take care of our infirmities. I always remember her little jar of botanical herbs. The cure all for anything, from the sniffles to joint pain. Her "herbal remedy cured it all," she would say. After all these years, I can still recall the strong, weird, earthy, herby, alcohol smell that triggers my memories of her trying to pin us down and rubbing our arms with it (belly laugh). When she would cook she would always have a small herbal garden and ask one of her many grandchildren, "can you break me off "un codito" or "una ramita" (a small sprig of this or that).  She is my ...

Is there room for one more? I have accepted the challenge that I set upon myself to take a leap in the blogging world. I decided to finally dust the entrepreneurial mind and go for it! There are many things at this point in my life that I can endlessly talk about...travel, food, & my lovable pets. But I choose to stick to one thing that I am most passionate about and that's everything related to natural, chemical free and eco-friendly products. As a long time allergy sufferer, I wanted to create a website that would inspire people to start living a chemical free and eco-friendly lifestyle, but in an affordable way. This started to become challenging, not only in affordability, but also in finding products that did not sacrifice quality just to make a buck. I feel living a chemical free life should be affordable to all.  I wanted to take responsibility for myself and start this journey, by researching companies and their products that are really trying to make a differenc...