Eugenia Essentials

Gratitude this Thanksgiving

This morning is Thanksgiving and I woke up missing my mother so intensely, I actually cried. I miss the warmth and closeness she created each holiday…maybe without even realizing she was doing it. It’s the kind of love you think will be there forever, and then suddenly may come a day when you only carry the memory in your heart.

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Holiday stress takes a toll on your body

Time flies and this year has gone faster than any I can remember! Can you believe the holiday season is almost upon us? This is the season when we think more of others than ourselves. We make out our gift lists and pound the mall hallways, braving the bustling crowds and traffic searching for those [...]

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Beware of Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)

Are all essential oils safe to use? The answer to that is no. Pennyroyal, a member of the mint family is one of these. Pennyroyal contains high amounts of the monoterpene, pulegone. The odor is pleasant like spearmint. The crushed leaves were used by the Greeks and Romans as a culinary herb and to make [...]

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Works of PURE Love

Yesterday I received an invitation to attend a benefit dance show put on by the Orlando chapter of PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment) for Compassionate Hands and Hearts. Compassionate Hands and Hearts provides services such as housecleaning and cooking and gift baskets to women battling breast cancer. Admission to the show was cash or donations [...]

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Put a new spin on your old toothbrush

While I was browsing You Tube today I came across a video by a young lady named Michelle Phan. She demonstrated a cleansing exfoliation for your face using of all things a battery operated spin toothbrush! I had an old one with dead batteries and decided to put in new batteries and give it a [...]

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