Happy Teacher's Day!
When you have a blur sotong mummy like
Moi, it means birthdays and important dates are often forgotten until it's too late to go out and buy a thoughtful gift. Yup, I can still go out and grab anything which is available but it's just not the same. Every year I remind myself to prepare presents for teachers early so that I do not need to scramble for them last minute.
Success rate=Not Good!
Teacher's Day presents are a must for me personally. It's not easy teaching my child. Trust Me, I know! I am most grateful that my son's teachers have been all so patient with him despite his learning difficulties.
Thanks to Young Living, I now have a horde of essential oils on hand. After discussing with my boy, we decided to DIY our own Mosquito Repellent for the beloved teachers. Refer to my earlier post on
DIY Mosquito Repellent. Blur mummy even has to ask for some blank gift cards from my Oiling Buddy
@Xavvy-licious for son to pen a few words! They are so pretty and useful! I need to get some Serene! :)
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Viola! Personally, I felt that this is one of the most useful gifts at the moment. We want to protect our children and family members from Aedes Mosquito threat. Same should be done for the teachers, whom we love as family as well.
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Zika Virus has started spreading in Singapore. We are now being mocked as
"Zikapore". Other than doing our part to practise the
Mozzie Wipeout diligently at home. We should also protect ourselves with plenty of mosquito repellents, wear clothing to cover our body, arms and legs.
To be super realistic however, in this hot weather, unless we move from aircon to aircon environment, it's impossible to wear clothes to cover our entire body. I barely walked 5 minutes out of the house in shorts and tee and would already be covered in sweat. 20 minutes walk to & fro to school to pick my boy, I would have lost a cup of water. Drink up, my friends!
It's a long term fight against those dreaded mosquitoes. It's not going to go away suddenly. I rather use all natural and plant-based repellents for my loved ones. No telling what will happen if we use those chemical-infused bug repellent for long periods of time. We may have another new epic skin problem coming up?
Moreover, bug repellent has been out of stock recently in stores since Zika hit Singapore. It is super reassuring as I can make my own bug repellent easily from home.
No stress!
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So glad that I have been using Citronella* Essential Oil as one of the ingredients in my bug spray. It was featured in the Straits Times Paper recently too. Refer to picture below. It may not be as long-lasting as Deet-infused products
BUT it's chemical-free! Just be sure to re-apply regularly. Like once every 2 hours.
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Stay safe my friends!
*Citronella essential oil is currently only available for purchase in Young Living USA.
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