Days 76 to 111 - Moving Forward

I must apologize to you all for being MIA for so long.  At lot has happened since my last post.  I will attempt to quickly catch you up.  Last I updated you, I had just returned from Vegas, so here’s what you’ve missed…

• Went out of town again to visit sister and nephew over Labor Day weekend
• Still struggling with allergic reactions (saw my N.A.E.T. doctor again and she recommended Urtica Urens which is specifically for food allergy rashes)
• My sister and I challenged one another to try whitening our teeth with charcoal.  This is my "during" picture.  I didn't notice a remarkable whitening effect, but I will try it again soon.

• Vacationed with the hubby in Colorado for 11 days (managed to eat GAPS-like - between carefully choosing restaurants and eating in… had a few cheats with sugar and/or starch)

• Continued to take Frankincense daily, as well as alternated applying dōTERRA On Guard (immunity blend), Balance (balancing blend) and Lavender (for allergies & stress reduction)
• After 5 days of 3 pellets 3 times a day, the Urtica Urens did the trick…saw a DRAMATIC improvement in allergic reaction!!!
• Returned from vacation and became obsessed with making my own everything based on dōTERRA essential oils…personal care products, beauty products, cleaning supplies…I still have a lot to learn, but am having SO MUCH FUN!

• lovethewell - Based on my passion for making my own products at home, decided to start a business
• Asked a friend to make me a logo
• Asked my husband to set up email and website...check it out...lovethewell
• Got recommendations for ingredient combinations from friends and family 
• Shopped a LOT on Amazon (mostly for containers)! 
• Research, research, research 
• Started mixing, bottling and labeling for an event where I will have a booth in October 
• Opened a bank account & set up the business with the state of Missouri 
• Ongoing – annoyed my family with updates every 5 minutes, but they give amazing feedback!
• Refinanced our house
• Replaced our home A/C unit
• Got to the bottom of my coolant system with my car (annoyance for the past 1 ½ years)
• Maintained Intro Phase II / III – since work and personal travel have picked up, it’s been impossible to make all my own food.  For now I will eat as GAPS-like as I can (still no grains, sugars or starches).  When travel dies down, I will restart Intro from the beginning.  Hopefully with the food allergy reactions under control, things will go much better the second time around.
• Tried to manage stress levels in spite of the life issues listed above!