Life's Little Essentials

This is how it begins. It's a Monday morning. I slowly wake up to the realization that I didn't do a meal plan for the week. I didn't grocery shop. I'm too tired to make breakfast. And Dave is definitely not getting a lunch to take with him. <Sigh> I did so well for a month or so. I was so organized. Shopping was done. Meals were planned. But let me let you in on a secret. I hate meal planning. I hate standing in line on a weekend at the grocery store where even 9:00 at night looks like a Black Friday.  I also hate not knowing what's for dinner and not having a plan. I get overwhelmed by the scope of recipes out there, by what's healthy and what isn't. I want to wake up, make breakfast, make lunch, have dinner plans ready. I also want to wake up and make sure everything is spotless. I want to train the dog and make sure he has enough exercise before I leave for work myself. I also want to pay our bills, do our budget, stop at the bank, the ...

With the sailing of a new ship it is customary to break a bottle of champagne to christen the journey. Dave, my husband, brought home a bottle of Prosecco for us so we could christen our new journey. It begins here. It's a little corner in our world that we will fill with life's little essentials. It's our own private space to fill with our adventures, our stories, our little furry family, and whatever else that we find essential in our lives. It's Life's Little Essentials. Who am I? I'm Emily, a full time bartender, wife and pet mom. We have 2 rescue cats, Newton and Einstein and the cutest, most giant, most rambunctious puppy, Edison. We all live together in a cute little house in the Cleveland area. Almost a year ago, I was introduced to these little vials of potential called essential oils. It was through a company named Young Living. As skeptical as I was, as much as I scoffed at myself, I dove in and bought a starter kit anyways. There was th...