Ireland Honeymoon Day Four

No luggage! (That means we're staying in this hotel a second night)

We do still have a 6:15 am wake-up call, today we're heading to the Dingle Peninsula. Our tour guide, John, has been driving three days straight so today we have a different drive and John is our tour guide. It's really nice that CIE has something in place to give the drivers a break. Sean O'Sullivan will be driving us in the rain today.

On our way to the peninsula we stop at many (I don't remember all of them) beautiful overlooks. One of these was Inch Beach! In Dingle we first stopped at a local jewelry shop, remembering that the euro is more than the US dollar we didn't see anything that we had to have. There were many in our group that ended up getting an item to take home but we were glad that we stuck with our decision to not purchase anything at this shop. One the road again we drove to Slea (Slay) Head stopping to view early monastic beehive huts. After this drive around the countryside we head back into Dingle to wander the city and get lunch. We ended up at Murphy's pub for a Smithwicks (Smidicks), coke, beef burger dressed with bacon and cheddar (cheeseburger w/bacon in the US), and fish & chips. Huge lunch! Note: Irish have take everything slow, lunch isn't served in 10 minutes and make sure you ask for your bill early.

Next up we head to the Dingle Brewery (yay beer)! Here we learn about their brewing process, and I'm surprised to learn just how small this brewery is because they seem to be everywhere (even in the plane flight to Ireland). They created the beer named Creans, named after Tom Crean, who made three trips to the Antarctic. We're hoping that it'll be available in the states soon!

Dinner on this day was at Kate Kearney's Cottage! I've been looking forward to this dinner, which includes another history story, music and traditional Irish dancing. Brett and I had THE BEST Irish Coffee here and dinner was amazing! I had the smoked salmon appetizer, chicken & veg, and Bailey's cheesecake for dessert. Brett had the fried brie, chicken & veg, and Bailey's cheesecake. This cheesecake had the best crust I've ever had. The ride home was interesting as we haven't yet driven at night in the bus on some of the narrowest roads I've traveled (and it's was rainy). We also ended up being me up a locket watch and getting the nephews a couple authentic Irish hand drums that will be sure to drive their parents crazy (sorry guys).

Once we got back to our hotel we walked up the street so that Brett could check out a golf simulator. It was fun to watch him practice his swings and see how the simulator responded!

6 am wake up call in the morning is going to come sooner rather than later!

 

   

I'll end this post with a beautiful shot of the clouds rolling in from our balcony.

Enjoy!

Essential Oils - New Year, New Info

Greetings Essential Oil Lovers, 

How do you like to get essential oils information, what makes it easiest to share? Email, Face to Face, Phone, Facebook, Blog? Please let me know, I want to be here for you!

 

This month we're talking digestive aids, and boy are there options! I'll get right to it with the single oil and blend oils to aid digestive issues. I've saved the 'items of note' for last this month.

 

Singles

Spearmint is known to increase metabolism, aid in digestion, and stimulate the gall bladder. It also brings about feelings of balance and well being.

Wintergreen can reduce blood pressure, reduce all types of pain, and is an anti-coagulant.

Peppermint is a digestive stimulant, can curb appetite, and is used for nausea, headaches, and viral infections. Researchers have also found that when simply inhaling the vapors mental accuracy increased by 28%.

Ginger works well on digestive disorders, nausea, muscle aches, and respiratory infections/congestion. It also smells yummy in the diffuser!

Copaiba is a strong anti inflammatory, anti ulcer, antiseptic oil that works well on pain relief, stomach distress, urinary disorders, and even sore throat or insect bites.

 

Blends

Di-gize is a blend of eight oils to relieve digestive problems such as indigestion, heartburn, gas, and bloating.

GLF (gallbladder & liver flush) is a blend of six oils to help cleanse and restore liver function when taken in capsules.

Juva Cleanse is a three oil blend combined to cleanse the liver.

PanAway is a four oil blend known to reduce pain and inflammation, increase circulation, and accelerate healing.

Melrose is a blend of four oils known to cleanse, regenerate damaged tissue, and reduce inflammation.

ImmuPower is a blend of nine oils that can strengthen immunity and work to repair DNA in cells. It is strongly antiseptic and anti-infectious.

Thieves is a blend of five oils known to be antiviral, antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-infectious.

 

Mark your calendar:

Saturday, January 17 - Intro to Oils Class - 1:00 pm Sun Prairie (contact me for more info)

Saturday, January 31 - Customer Appreciation Event - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Sun Prairie (contact me for more info)

 

Items of Note:

• Please share this post with anyone who you think might be interested or benefit
• Lets learn together!! If you have any questions lets get together one on one for a coffee or tea!
• This month (January) I'll be placing my order the evening of Tuesday, January 6 and my email topic sent out towards the end of the month will be Natural Protection
• New business email: lora.klitzke@gmail.com (look for emails from this address starting January 15, 2015)
• I'm not a doctor and neither I nor the oils make miracles, the oils work differently for everyone
• Essential Oils Safety Information (from Young Living)
• http://www.youngliving.com/en_US/discover/essential-oil-safety

Ireland Honeymoon Day Three

Another early wake-up call! Each hotel we've stayed in has the phone on a different side of the bed, yesterday it was on Brett's side... today it's on mine. Needless to say I crawled over him to get the phone only to discover it's on my side! I gotta tell you that I'm loving having this luggage pick up, all you do is pack up everything and put the travel strap around it and set it in the hallway. They come get it and it gets loaded on the bus. All I have to do is make sure I have everything and head to breakfast.

It's interesting that they always put baskets of toast on the breakfast table. We always load up on water in our bottles before leaving the hotel (after coffee and tea with breakfast), I'm not a fan of the "bacon" here in Ireland or the black/white pudding. I do like the porridge though.

Today we're on our way to Waterford Crystal, somewhere we never thought we'd afford anything from, much less visit! I'll tell you I have a whole new appreciation for the cost of what you get from Waterford. The price is 100% worth it, there are no second chance/outlet items, if something has a flaw it is thrown in a smash bin, sent to the grinder and turned into something new again down the road. We saw items being blown, to being sent to the line drawers, to the cutters. They're just starting to experiment with CND machines, but everything else (especially custom orders) are created by hand. Brett and I each got to hold a Peacock vase that was in the process of being cut! The weight was absolutely amazing (definitely a double hand hold), I (Lora) wouldn't mind putting a couple dozen roses in that one! Brett even got to hold the BCS Trophy football!

Afterwards we headed to Blarney Woolen Mills to grab lunch and do a little shopping before heading up to the Blarney Castle. I don't do well with wool, but some folks from our group do so they bought a heavy amount of sweaters. I stuck with a beautiful purse that I love and get lots of compliments on and a pretty red scarf. We decided to pass on kissing the Blarney Stone (germs and fear of heights, I'll pass) but instead took in a hike to walk off a big lunch and spend some time together.

Upon leaving the Blarney area we head to Cork, and since a number of those on our tour have family that originate from the area John skips the bypass (they call it a ring road) and takes us through the center of town. On to Killarney where we're to stay in The International Hotel, but due to a convention there they don't have enough rooms so we're staying at The Scott Hotel instead. The Scott is just around the corner and John has gotten us an upgrade as newlyweds to a balcony suite! Two nights in a balcony suite!! YIPPEE! We rewarded ourselves with a bottle of red wine and sit in the lobby to people watch while we waited for dinner to start. After dinner we head over to Murphy's for drinks and live music. After chatting with everyone at Murphy's we ended the night at The Grand before heading back to the hotel with Rae Ann for another drink. No luggage because we get to spend two nights here in Killarney!

November YL Essential Oils - Anxiety, Stress, Emotions

Friends,

Every week I get an email from Paul Wesselmann, The Ripples Guy, with what he calls a pebble, boulder, and ponder. The pebble from his most recent email (Ripples #809: Gratitudinous) is as follows: Gratitude doesn't change the scenery. It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors ~ Richelle E. Goodrich. If you don't already know about Paul you can read more on him here > The Ripples Guy, practical inspiration on a weekly basis.

As we head into Thanksgiving week Brett and I have a number of plans. However we still stop to think of others when we can. We know we are blessed with a roof over our heads, food, and warm beds to sleep in; we also know others are not as fortunate. One of my co-workers, Jessie, has made me aware of the group called Friends of the State Street Family. This group works to give help and hope to the homeless here in Madison. Jessie is an amazing person endlessly seeks ways to help others! Jessie is leading the group serving food the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Though I can't be there to assist, I can donate to the cause and will be by making a huge pan of stuffing. Jessie works at Dane County Credit Unions VA Hospital branch here in Madison, a hospital that my family and others use from time to time. For more information on the Friends of the State Street family and how you can help click here > Friends of the State Street Family. For more information on how to give to the Madison VA Hospital click here > William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital - Giving.

Items of Note:

• Please share this blog post with anyone who might benefit
• Lets learn together!! ​I would love to get to talk about any questions you might have! If you have any questions or are interested in getting together one on one just let me know. Lets grab a coffee or tea!
• In December I'll be placing my order the evening of Wednesday, December 3
• My December email/blog will be on essential oils as digestive aids
• New business email: lora.klitzke@gmail.com (look for oils emails from this email address starting in January 2015)
• I'm not a doctor and neither I nor the oils make miracles, the oils work differently for everyone
• Essential Oils Safety Information (from Young Living) http://www.youngliving.com/en_US/discover/essential-oil-safety

Aids for Anxiety/Emotions:

Peace & Calming is a blend of five essential oils to promote relaxation and a deep sense of peace and emotional well-being. This oil can also help to dampen tensions and uplift spirits, calm overactive children, and work to reduce depression, anxiety, stress and insomnia.

RutaVaLa is a blend of three essential oils to promote the relaxation of the body and mind. It relieves stressed nerves and revitalizes passion,

Stress Away is a blend of six essential oils to bring the feeling of peace and tranquility to children and adults by relieving daily stress and nervous tension.

Chamomile (Roman) has calming, relaxing properties. This oil helps to minimize anxiety, ADHD, depression and insomnia.

Cedarwood is also known for it's calming, relaxing properties. The fragrance stimulates the limbic (emotional) center of the brain and pineal gland which releases melatonin,

Young Living Essentials:

• Check out the brand new 2015 Product Guide (online) today and get a free copy* from me ($2 value) with each order placed in November or December! *1 per person, available in December. Click Here > 2015 YL Product Catalog
• Spot light oil of the month Melaleuca Alternifolia. We are excited to add it to our Everyday Oils lineup this month! A little info about this time-honored essential oil and how to use it: commonly called tea tree oil, it is a fresh-smelling oil that can be found in a wide spectrum of skin care and spa products. Melaleuca Alternifolia can comfort and beautify the appearance of skin.
• The Seed to Seal promise from Young Living (one thing that makes them great) is available here: http://www.seedtoseal.com/en

Twas the week before Thanksgiving

Where has this year gone? Thanksgiving is next week and we've got most of our plans set for that and busy nights (the usual) leading up and following the holiday.

I've been borrowing lots of books from the library, and paging though them as possible (they're not novels). My favorites so far are It's All Good and The New Irish Table! I LOVE that I was able to borrow both of these books from the library, both are pricey to invest in and I love to be able to preview books such as these before spending funds on them. Love Love Love.

We've had an interesting couple weeks around here, starting back around November 7th we discovered that our drain in the basement was backing up things that one doesn't want backing up... ever. We got a handle on that or so we thought (more later).

November 14 our fur baby, Baxter, went in for a tooth cleaning they knock you out for at the vet. Mid-morning the vet called and said that they found a pocket above Baxter's large upper molar. Oh goodness, thank you to Brett for being available as I was in a meeting. If we chose to leave the molar in the pocket could get food stuck in it, leading to potential infections and pain for the buddy down the road. We made the choice to have the tooth pulled. This led to soft foods for 2-4 days (this doesn't always agree with border collie tummies), Baxter did so well taking his antibiotics and pain medicines until day 4. That's when the vomiting started, cease medicines and we're working on a chicken and rice diet until his tummy settles and we get him back on track again. We're just so glad that we're able to take care of him the way that he needs. I'm very thankful for our Little Green machine, this was a wedding gift from our bridesmaids that I consider a lifetime investment.

November 16 we discovered that the basement drain had backed up again. (Hand on forehead) Enter D&L Drain Services (Stoughton WI)! They arrived within an hour and a half of our call (on a Sunday!!) and had things back in working order within the hour, just in time for Sara's Tastefully Simple party at our house. Picture Lora scrubbing the basement concrete floor with Thieves Household Cleaner from Young Living Essential Oils (and some bleach, old habits die hard)! That floor has never looked so good!!

With the already frigid temps well below 20 degrees here in Wisconsin, we're not sure what the winter is going to look like. Rumor has it the winter will be worse this year than last (dislike). Friday, November 21 we had freezing rains overnight followed by heavy patches of fog off and on Saturday. Brenda and I are thankful that our men we're able to get up on the roof tops and put up the icicle lights. Now that they have that done, ironically the temperature outside is now near 50 degrees!

I got to spend and surprise my mom with a birthday dinner complete with her favorite dessert pecan pie (thank you Lane's Bakery). We did have plans to go to the Madison Women's Expo but her knee was hurting so we kept it local and supported the Stoughton small businesses by doing some more Christmas shopping, enjoying Saturday soup lunch at Maerz's, and hanging out at our house to work on documents for Mom's business, she's been at the massage business for over 5 years now and she's awesome!!!

Ireland Honeymoon Day Two

Day two started bright and early with a 6:45 wake up call! Luggage to the door by 7:45 and breakfast at 8:88, full buffet with whatever you could imagine. White and black pudding however, not what you would imagine! Waffles, scones, juice, porridge, all delish!

First stop today, The Bungalow B&B, for fresh scones with raspberry jam and cream. Oh my gosh, if I could eat these the rest of my life I would. The jam was fresh (she was picking berries as we arrived) and if you wanted ore cream they had to whip it up (literally). Our hosts Jim and Greta (scone baker extraordinaire) are the fourth generation to run the farm.

Next stop, Kilkenny! In Kilkenny we take a walking tour of the small town with loads of good times and just as much history. The tour guide leads us around town showing us The Black Abbey (a beautiful church that has survived the roughest of times) and then on to our hotel, Kilkenny Ormonde, where we can check in before heading back out on the town. We chose to head back out for a little walk and then to check out the Smithwicks Experience. These tours just started about 4 months ago and are totally worth it! At the end of the fun and informational tour you get your own pint which you can have engraved with your name and the date. Very cool, we opted for a t-shirt and magnetic bottle opener due to luggage space and breakability. We ended up chatting with our tour group afterwards, a couple from Ottawa and another from Sweden. Dinner was had with Tom and Nancy from North Carolina in the restaurant Savour just off the hotel lobby. Brett had the roast pork and I had the penne with tomato sauce. Dinner drinks and live music was enjoyed by all at Kytelers! It was raining some but umbrellas didn't do much good with the wind, now we know why they sell great raincoats with hoods. Note to self!

Kilkenny is a compact little town with loads of history and fun (70 taverns)!

Fresh scones from a Freshford farm kitchen

Mixing up the mash at Smithwicks!!

October YL Essential Oils - Sleep Aids

Hey Friends,

Brett and I are back from Ireland (for about two weeks) and as always we hit the ground running... we lead very busy lives and because of that we often have long days and find it hard to shut our brains off. That being said...

Who doesn't like a good nights sleep?! I know the people in our house do! This email is all about essential oils that aid sleep and sometimes snoring too. 

Items of Note:

• Lets learn together!! ​I would love to get to talk about any questions you might have! If you have any questions or are interested in getting together one on one just let me know. Lets grab a beverage!
• In November I'll be placing my order the evening of Sunday, November 2 and my email/blog will be on essential oils to aid anxiety and emotions.
• I'm not a doctor and neither I nor the oils make miracles, the oils work differently for everyone.
• Always do a test spot when trying new oils (the underside of the upper arm works best, and one drop will do).

Sleep Aids:
Tranquil Rollon - a blend of lavender, cedarwood, and Roman chamomile essential oils blended with coconut oil. This blend is effective in reducing restlessness, decreasing anxiety, and inducing a calming feeling to the body and mind.
RutaVaLa Rollon - a blend with lavender, valerian, and ruta blended with coconut oil. This blend promotes relaxation of the body and mind, soothes stressed nerves and induces sleep.
Valerian - An oil clinically tested over the last 30 years for it's tranquilizing properties. This oil is know to exert a calming effect to the central nervous system and is often used for insomnia and anxiety.
Orange - An uplifting oil known to boost immunity, induce relaxation, and reduce depression. It's also very tasty in my daily water bottle!
Idaho Balsam Fir (can aid snoring) - This oil is known for it's ability to aid in healing respiratory conditions and relieving upper respiratory system infections and fatigue. IBR is also known for stimulating the mind and relaxing the body!
Ylang Ylang (Flower of Flowers) - The flower was once used to cover the bed of newlyweds on their wedding night. Diffuse this oil throughout the night while sleeping or massage 2-4 drops of oil neat* onto the soles of your feet just before bedtime. *Neat = straight from the bottle, no carrier oil. You can add a carrier oil if you wish, just put socks back on after.

Young Living Essentials > 

• Spotlight oil of the month Blue Cypress!
• The 2014 Young Living Holiday Catalog is available! Just digital for now so check out a sneak peek ​link below​. Click here > ​2014 YL Holiday Catalog
• Check out the brand new 2015 Product Guide (online) today and get a free copy* ($2 value) with each order placed in November or December! *1 per person, available in December. Click Here > 2015 YL Product Catalog
• The Seed to Seal promise from Young Living (one thing that makes them great) is available here: http://www.seedtoseal.com/en

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