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Could it be as Simple as Lavender?

For the last year I have lived next door to a family from Zimbabwe. Three kids and two parents - all really active. Every time they asked me for a remedy I found myself answering, "Well, lavender would be great for that."

First it was Emily (the 10-year-old) having trouble sleeping. I made her a lavender inhaler. She loved it. Then Tara (the 15-year-old) had a school presentation, and used lavender to teach about essential oils. Then came the cuts, bruises, sprains and acne.

Emily wanted to bring her teacher an inhaler for stress (!) we made a lavender inhaler (purple by request).

Sally, the mom, was sore from playing tennis. The solution? Epsom salts and....yup, lavender. Then there was the foam soap with lavender and the lavender room spray.

Even Murray (the 13-year-old) and Brian (dad) were impressed with the results.

Of course, I could have used many different oils for all of the above products and remedies, but for a family of five having one oil kept it simple. Plus everyone liked the aroma.

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Facebook Timeline

Have you noticed that some people have cool-looking new Facebook pages? It's called Timeline. Facebook is currently introducing Timeline as a way to "tell your life story with a new kind of profile."

I changed my profile to feature photographs in a whole new way that I love. The photos are just one of the many excellent new features. Find out how to get Timeline for your Facebook account. Read More

Keep on Blogging!

I love blogging - but this was not always true. I have dedicated myself to learning how to blog, to finding my own voice, and especially to having fun while writing.

Brian Clark, the founder of Copyblogger has this great free download "How to Create Compelling Content that Ranks Well in Search Engines." It is written for those of us who want to know the basics of how search engines work.

If that last sentence made you want to stop reading but you do blog and want to do it well, Brian offers amazing free resources for you. Check out his articles on copywriting.

Here is one on how to write magnetic headlines.

Oh, and a favorite of mine about finding your own voice.

Enjoy!

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