Restless legs anyone?

Lucky for me I've never had to deal with the creepy crawly feeling or whatever it is that makes peoples legs restless and twitchy.  But my husband is not so fortunate.  It annoys him and it annoys me.  Nothing fun about a twitchy annoyed person laying next to you when you're trying to sleep.  It seems to always kick in when it's most inconvenient.  Like at the movie theater. 😬 His usual go to in the past was a common over the counter pain reliever.  Why those seemed to work for him is beyond me.  Though it wasn't always 100%, it was usually at least just enough to ignore it.  Enter Serenity. I've always been a big fan of the oil Serenity.  It has such a peaceful scent.  I keep a small spray bottle by my bed with a mix of several drops of Serenity oil with water and use it to spritz myself and my bedding before bedtime.  It seriously helps relax the mind.  Now enough about me.. back to my husband.  Knowing how much I already loved Serenity oil, when doTERRA released this blend in a softgel, I was excited to try it!  I don't have any problem sleeping, but I thought it would be good to have on hand.  Boy was I onto something!  One night when my husband and I were trying to enjoy a movie at home and his legs started to get all creepy crawly, I reached for my Serenity softgels.  Gave him 2 softgels, and within about 20 minutes he noticed a difference.  No more twitchy legs for this guy!  (are your legs crawling yet with all this talk about twitchy legs? haha)  I love that he can now use something natural to calm those annoying leg fits. And they'll help him relax when it's time to sleep so it's like double or triple the benefits!  My personal experience with this is it does not make you feel drowsy.  But there is a noticeable relaxing sensation you get using this.  So if you're sitting on the couch watching TV or laying in bed reading a book, you might notice this relaxing sensation too, but it's not going to make you nod off.  If you don't have the softgels, I've also used a blend of lavender and marjoram in a veggie capsule to help relax those man legs of his.

Splinters and Slivers

Why is it the smallest scrapes and cuts seem to hurt the worst?!  I remember slicing my finger on a cardboard box and thought my finger would fall off it hurt so bad.  But it was barely a scratch.  Splinters are no exception.  Those stupid little jerks hurt!  And are harder than heck to pull out - I mean dig out, cause half the time you gotta dig.  Which is so pleasant.  haha
Well guess what?  There's an oil for that!  Tried and true my friends. Just a dab of Lavender is all you need.  I'm sure it may vary a bit as far as how long it takes, but eventually it will work it's way to the surface.  I put a dab on a splinter on my husband's palm.  Mind you he has some pretty thick skin full of calluses so I thought it would at least take a day.  But within an hour it started to have a little fluid come out, so then I dug in hard with my nails and squeezed it like a pimple and that sucker literally popped out.  The whole thing.  No tweezers needed or painful digging.  I've never seen a splinter come out like that.  It was awesome.  If it's really painful, try adding some Onguard or Clove on it.  Clove will numb it a bit (which is in Onguard).  You probably don't need to squeeze it like I did. I'm sure if you keep applying Lavender a couple times a day it will eventually work itself to the surface to be pulled out.

Seeing is believing!

If you think I'm a skeptic, meet my even more skeptical husband.  He had a bee sting on his ring finger we thought had healed.  But a week after the sting, he woke up in the middle of the night with the most severe itching.  So he did what any other sane person would do - he scratched it ferociously - but to no avail.  Frantic, he wakes me up and asks me for some oils!  I'm like "finally! he's going to see how amazing these are!".  So I dump probably more than I needed to on it and cover it with ice.  But being the skeptic he is, he also opted for some benadryl.  Blargh.  Well who am I to deny the poor man in his time of need.  So he settles down and we both fall back asleep.  Next morning, his hand is crazy swollen, red, and HOT.  So I tell him "that's infected!".  So he takes another benadryl for the itching and relents to go to the doctor the next day if it wasn't better (which you know is bad if you know how often he doesn't go to the doctor).  So I said, "okay, well lets just give you some Oregano and Onguard in a capsule and just see what happens.  You never know.".  And so he let me give him a dose.  Which makes me feel like some crazy mad scientist!  Muahahahaha!  No joke - he comes home that night and all that's left is a little red itchy patch right at the spot of the sting.  No swelling.  No hot hand.  Unreal.  It was shocking.  I have to admit, being fairly new to the oils at the time, I wasn't sure how well they'd work.  So I was happy to be vindicated.  The best part though was his first response... "maybe it was the benadryl...".  Don't make me laugh!  Nice try friend, but oils take the win on this one!