What's in the Box? My June doTERRA rewards order

Happy Summer! 

My kids have been home for summer break for 2 weeks, and I would love to say we have a great routine in place, but we don't. At all. But, it's summer vacation and I kinda feel like you should be able to do what you want on vacation, as long as your chores are still getting done and you are wearing at least some clothes.

Thing 1 is having a bit of a problem with that last one...  He's been up for an hour and I've already said You cannot be naked! at least 47 times. So summer is going to be interesting around here.

Anyway...so what's in the box? I'll tell you I resisted doTERRA's  rewards program for months. Autoship? Scary! No way! I really saw the benefit of the oils, but I did not want any part of a rewards program. Monthly ordering? Forget about it.
But then I was seeing free oils that I wasn't getting and rewards points I could be getting on things I was already buy

ing and decided to give it a try.

So easy! And completely not scary. And full of free! So much free! And, let's face it, free is good. Especially when it's free that you pick out yourself! For the uninitiated, doTERRA's rewards program (or LRP, as we like to call it) works like a frequent flyer program. You earn up to 30% back on qualifying purchases, and that's on top of the 25% wholesale discount. All shipping fees are also rebated as rewards points. It adds up fast! And every month doTERRA offers a free oil to rewards members called the Product of the Month. When you add the 25% discount and the 30% back and the Product of the Month and other freebies, I average pretty close to 60% savings off retail pricing.

All in a Day's Work

It is quite literally part of my job to help people on my team get as many free oils and products as possible. Yes, of course, I empower them to find natural solutions for physical and emotional wellness, and to build financial freedom (for those who want it) but FREEEEEEE. So I started a giveaway for my So Essential team members. Yep. More free stuff! Every month I give away a different oil, and one way to to get a chance to win it is by posting in our private facebook support group about What's in the Box. This month I'm giving away CHEER!

What's In The Box?

I thought I'd give you a sneak peek into my doTERRA box and show you what I ordered this month. My LRP order is absolutely different every month.

V-Shake times 2, because now that is summer vacation, Thing 1 thinks he can have unlimited smoothies. And he kind of can, because of the next thing in the box. This can be used as a meal replacement, but we use it more as a sports drink, high fiber, high protein snack.

TerraGreens, also times 2, are powdered greens. My kid's getting veggies every time he asks for a smoothie. See my Spring Break Smoothies post here. 

PastTense is a must have in my purse. You never know when the occasional stress-related head tension will pop up, and a few swipes of the PastTense roller and it's done. And if you carry stress in your neck and shoulders, try it there, too. 

*Even my husband will use it. 

TerraShield is an all natural bug repellent! It doesn't smell like poison, doesn't feel like poison, because it is actually not poison! And it works. I am a mosquito magnet, and never get a single bite when I use it. It's safe for your dog! It's safe for your garden! 

Pro Tip: Spray it outside around your doorways, to prevent mosquitoes from coming inside.

The Serenity Combo pack is in my box this month because I am co-hosting a sleep study this month! We use the Serenity blend nightly in Thing 1's diffuser, and rubbed on the bottom of his feet, to help ease him into bedtime. The Combo pack will save you a few dollars. The Serenity Complex Softgels contain lavender oil and L-theanine, an amino acid, both of which are helpful for calming & de-stressing! I'll have an update on how you an be part of the sleep study later this week! 

Lemon is used daily in our house: in my water as a gentle, safe detox and for antioxidant support. Thing 1 takes it with lavender and peppermint for seasonal issues (check out TriEase for a softgel version, especially if pollen is making you miserable.) I also use lemon as a safe, non toxic cleaner, and for DIY furniture polish.

I use black pepper mostly in cooking, and lately we are going through a ton of it, thanks to Thing 1's other obsession: hummus. It's smoothies and hummus all day long at our house. Take a large store bought container of plain hummus and add 5 drops each: black pepper, lemon, and cumin oils. It's fantastic.

We give Thing 1 On Guard daily for immune support. The rest of us use it as needed. This makes a great safe, effective, non-toxic cleaner, jsut mix in a spray bottle with water and/or vinegar. A science fair project was circulating on facebook last month that showed On Guard besting commercial cleansers.  

And now for the freebies! YAY! FREE! 

DoTERRA's Product of the Month is a 5ml bottle of  Serenity, so yes, I did get two bottles of Serenity this month. There is another promo this month and it's open to anyone and everyone! Immortelle is free with any 200pv order, whether you are ordering through the rewards program or getting your very first starter oils! Immortelle is an anti-aging blend because it helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, as well as sun damage and can even fade stretch marks. 

SO ESSENTIAL GIVEAWAY!

Cheer is an awesome happy blend from the Emotional Aromatherapy collection. It is a great mood lifter. Cheer is for aromatic and topical use only. New So Essential Oils members can also win this oil by joining with any starter set of oils. It's super easy!

Go to mydoterra.com/dawndiamantopoulos, or use the my oils tab at the top of the page. Then choose Join & Save and Wellness Advocate, enter your personal information and choose your starter kit. The most popular kits on my team are the Family Essentials, Home Essentials, and Aromatouch Diffused kits. The Home Essential kit will earn you the FREE Immortelle this month! Start your journey to wellness with FREE! Then ask to join the private facebook group So Essential Oils. I will contact you withing 2 days to welcome you to the team and schedule a wellness consult where I will show you how to get all the FREE oils you possibly can!

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Spring Break Smoothies

It's Spring Break. You know what that means? We might get to sleep in this week. We aren't going anywhere. Amazingly, both my kids have the same week off. This hasn't happened in at least 5 years. So what Spring Break means for you might be different, but here it's an extra long weekend. 

What it means here is I'm not trying to drag my kids out of bed or nagging hurrying them to get ready so they won't be late. It likely means that Thing 2 will still complain about doing his chores all week. It means Thing 1 refused to wear a shirt this morning and I don't care. I can't send him to school without a shirt, but he can watch Sesame Street youtube videos in his mancave without a shirt on. 

Most days, Thing 1 comes home from school and asks for a smoothie. He brings me the blender, and the V-Shake, and the TerraGreens. Yep, the kid brings me powdered greens to put in his smoothie! Do your kids ask for veggies? 

It makes me feel a little bit like this...



V-Shake is awesome because it's high protein and high fiber so it helps fill my almost 17 year old kid up. (17? How did that happen?) He's a bottomless pit. And I can hide veggies in it. He won't eat fruit or veggies because he has sensory issues, so we are still buying baby food. With a smoothie, I can fill him up and get fruits and veggies into him and give him some probiotics. It's a Win-Win-Win.

Probiotics? Oh Yeah. So much of behavior and immune system strength is tied to a healthy GI tract. Honestly, it is not necessary to hide the PB Assist Jr. It tastes like Pixie Stix. And it comes in a similar packaging. It can be mixed into a smoothie or juice but tastes great right out the package. I may have taste tested it, once. Or twice. Or more. Thing 2 loves them. And he can easily swallow pills, but if I hand him a capsule of probiotics, he isn't interested. If I hand him a sachet of PB Assist Jr., he asks if he can have more. With a guaranteed 5 billion live colonies per serving, it's a powerhouse in a yummy kid-approved format. And those colonies are specially encapsulated to make it through the stomach acid to land in the intestines where they are actually needed. Yay for good gut flora! 

What?! You don't get excited about good gut flora? Wierdo.

Anyway the smoothies... I switch up the recipe in terms of frozen fruit, so that it tastes different every time. I do this purposely so that 
1. He gets more types of fruit (and therefore nutrients) into his diet.
2. He doesn't get so accustomed to a specific flavor that he won't drink it if it's different.
Thing 1 is a creature of habit, and that's a real concern.

Thing 1 Smoothie

8 oz. non-dairy milk (we rotate between coconut, almond, and cashew)
2 scoops doTERRA V-Shake
1 scoop doTERRA TerraGreens
1 banana (or sometimes 1/2 avocado)
approximately 1/2 cup frozen fruit. I never measure. Today we used strawberries.
1 sachet doTERRA PB Assist Jr.
1-2 drops of wild orange or tangerine doTERRA essential oil

Put everything in a blender and blend til smooth. 

The mason jar is for pictures only. Thing 1 gets his smoothie in a plastic cup.

I use the TrimShake, too! TrimShake is vegetarian friendly, but the V-Shake is vegan. While my son is using this line more as a sports shake, I use it as a lunch meal-replacement shake. It makes a yummy addition to any weight control plans. It's great for times when I'm on the go. And I am in love with the Orange Cream flavor. Perfect for Spring Break!

Spring Break Smoothie

8 oz. non-dairy milk
2 scoops doTERRA Orange Cream Trim Shake
1 scoop doTERRA TerraGreens (because Mommies need veggies, too!)
1 banana
~1/2 cup frozen mango or pineapple
1-2 drops doTERRA wild orange or tangerine oil

Put everything in a blender and blend til smooth.

This needs a paper umbrella.

If you try these, let me know what you think! If you are ready to take charge of your own wellness goals, I want to help! Please contact me. I'd be happy to call you and help you create a wellness plan.


These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure, or prevent any disease.