by Eva van Strijp | Jul 28, 2020 | Low-tox DIYs, Simple Living
People have been using bleach-based products to clean their homes since the 50s, but guys… it’s not good stuff! Recent research conducted with over 9000 European children aged between 6 and 12 found bleach to be associated with a higher chance of illness....
by Eva van Strijp | Jul 23, 2020 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
Life is tough, hey. Not necessarily “bad tough”. Or “crappy tough”. Although sometimes it is. But I think more often than not, life is just “full tough”. “Exhausting tough”. “Too-much-on-my-flipping-plate tough”. And we need to slow down. We need to be doing less. We...
by Eva van Strijp | Jun 30, 2020 | Intentional Business, Simple Living
Why is it that we focus on why a particular product is “so expensive”? Why don’t we ask the opposite question of why a competing product is so cheap? Recently I was in our local discount store and they had toothpaste available for $2. Two bucks. As a business owner,...
by Eva van Strijp | Jun 4, 2020 | Intentional Business
I want to take some time today to speak about the business side of Young Living. It’s something we don’t really see spoken about much, but it’s hugely important to speak about it because I feel not enough people understand what it means to run a Young Living business...
by Eva van Strijp | May 5, 2020 | Essential Oils, Low-tox DIYs, Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
If you’ve been around these parts for long you’ll have noticed I have a thing for simplifying. Simplifying life, business, parenting, home and garden… even headspace. Well today I want to share with you one of my favourite ways to simplify the...
by Eva van Strijp | Apr 25, 2020 | Essential Oils, Low-tox DIYs
I do love a good (read: easy, fun, inexpensive) DIY and these little beauties are perfect for Mother’s Day. I made all three of these in bulk in less than 15 minutes and had enough in each batch made up for 6 dear mothers in my community. Team them up with tea...
by Eva van Strijp | Apr 21, 2020 | Peaceful Parenting
I was contacted recently by a dear friend who I haven’t seen in many years but who has – like many other parents around the world – been thrown in the deep end of homeschooling during a pandemic. Actually, homeschooling isn’t the right word....
by Eva van Strijp | Mar 8, 2020 | Essential Oils
Essential oils have been studied extensively in human and animal models. In fact, there are currently over 24,400 essential oil-related articles published on the National Library of Medicine’s website. Here are some PubMed study numbers if you want to take a...
by Eva van Strijp | Feb 25, 2020 | Simple Living
Last week I jumped onto Instagram and did a quick video about how hard it can be to let go of things we no longer want to do. It resonated with a lot of mamas who sent me messages about it so I just wanted to share a gentle reminder here that: “You can complete...
by Eva van Strijp | Jan 21, 2020 | Intentional Business
Have you been watching all the social media posts about goal setting and goal getting in 2020 and feeling a little intimidated? It’s the start of a new decade so apparently this year counts for way more than last year did… and the pressure is on. What will...
