This week, our world laid to rest the most beautiful of souls.  She touched so many lives, but silently suffered with her own fears, worries, and suicidal thoughts.  If you have thoughts of ending your life, I encourage you to seek help immediately.  Asking for help, although once thought to be a sign of weakness, is actually the bravest and most courageous thing you can do for yourself.  If you don't want to reach out to people closest to you, I urge you to call the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-723-TALK (8255).  If someone you know talks about wanting to die, seek help for this individual.  Do not brush them off, or tell them to "not think that way" because they are likely to not ask you for help again.  Coming to you for help took every ounce of courage they could muster. With all this in mind, there are things you can do for yourself, or your loved one, that may help ease their anxiety and/or depression.  Essential oils have numerous benefits.  Each of the reci

Lice.  I could end it here and leave the remainder open to discussion of your own lice stories, but not everyone has a story yet, or theirs is just being written.  So for the future warriors...  According to Wikipedia: The head louse is an obligate ectoparasite of humans that causes pediculosis capitis.  Head lice are wingless insects spending their entire life on the human scalp and feeding exclusively on human blood. So they're a parasite.  Do you know that most parasites do not want to leave their host?  They have a slew of ways to make sure they stay put.  Lice are no exception.  Their eggs stick to the base of the hair shaft with the insect equivalent of super glue.  They have become treatment resistant to the caustic chemical combinations carried on drugstore shelves.  They are rapid breeders and can easily transfer from one host to another (ie: from your head to your parent, spouse, friend, etc) by hugging, sharing hats, brushes, and hair accessories, and from not pr