In our busy, overwhelmed, overworked and over-scheduled lives we often put our own health and well-being last on our list of priorities. Ā Sacrificing our physical health often leads to suffering consequences not only physically but also mentally. Ā As difficult as it is, we need to learn to schedule our Ā lives around our priorities instead of prioritizing our schedules.
That seems easier said than done though doesn’t it? Ā Here are a few tips to stay healthy and balanced during the business of the holiday season:
1. Create a monthly calendar for December (and January if you need to). Write down all your appointments, parties and events. Include deadlines for all projects, shopping and decorating at least a week in advance of the event. Use a large piece of poster board or heavy card stock. Place your calendar on yourĀ refrigerator, home office door or back door- somewhere thatĀ you will see it each day. Color code it for each type of event (family, school, work, church, etc…)
2. Make lots of lists. Lists are what keep me semi-sane. I have to do lists and check lists for each larger project so I don’t forget anything important. It keeps me on track and I feel a sense of accomplishment with each item I check off.
3. Stay hydrated, get lots of sleep and don’t overdo on the sweets and junk food this season.Ā
4. Be sure to schedule in some “me” time several times a week. Ā Be sure to stop and just take a few deep breaths, remember what you are grateful and don’t let yourself miss out on the blessings and magic of the season. A few ideas: 30 minutes of exercise every other day, 15 minutes of prayer & devotions time or journaling time each day and an hour one night a week for a bubble bath.
Using organic, toxin free personal care & skin care products that promote vitality, health and wellness are also beneficial. Ā Baskets of Inspiration, LLC is one of our Shop from your Seat vendors that offers wellness products as well as custom made gift baskets and one on one personal wellnessĀ consultations and coaching.Ā Baskets of Inspiration, LLC also offers fundrasiers, a business to business and corporate gift program as well as a gift registry.
They offer high quality spa & skin care products and brands like Gilden Tree, Aura Cacia, Adovia & Monarch/Cypress. Ā Their baby & children’s section currently offers shopping cart covers, travel neck pillows and calming essential oils and will have additional products soon. Ā You can also find aromatherapy products like essential oils and room and fabric sprays and home goods like towels, robes and blankets.
Custom made to order gift baskets are one of theirĀ specialtiesĀ and are very easy to order. Just let them know what you are looking for and she will create a beautiful gift basket for your family member, friend or business colleague. Ā You can view just a few of their custom made to order gift baskets below:
Of course you can order your favorite items individually too or even sign up for a monthly autoship to save yourself time, gas and money! Take a look at all the products Baskets of Inspiration, LLC offers on their website: Ā http://www.basketsofinspiration.net Ā Everything is 20% off right now to celebrate the new website!Ā Ā They will be adding new products so check back often! You can also become a fan on Facebook to be notified of new products and specials.
Thank you to Nicole for being one of our vendors! Be sure to visit her site and comment here with any product you would love to try!
*Disclosure: I received products as compensation for this review. Regardless, all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.
I LOVE the Aura Cacia aromatherpy for the car. It makes my commute a semi-haven with great and natural smelling aromatherapy oils. It’s handy and it is more safe than other car plug ins because you are using natural oils and not inhaling chemicals.
I love the Adovia Dead Sea Therapy Bath Salts, Aura Cacia Air Freshner Spritz and the Osaki OS-5000 Comfort Full Body Massage Chair would be my dream possession. š
QUite a few things I’d like – Monarch Cypress Green Earth – Eco Towel Set
i love the MyWalit Zip Purse ID Holder cause i could really use this in my purse
i like the Spongelle Body Wash Infused Sponges , i bet these are the best for bathing
I like the Aura Cacia Air Freshner Spritz and the Adovia Dead Sea Therapy Bath Salts.
I think I’d like to try the Adovia body butter, I loveeee lotions. I have tons and tons of different types and scents, very few of them continue to moisturize all day long. And they say this product does, and it is all natural which is great! I have never seen sponges like the Spongelle Body Wash Infused Sponges, those sound interesting as well. Thanks for the giveaway!
Love all their aromatherapy but especially the Aura Cacia Calming Nursery Blend š
I would love to try the Spongelle Body Wash Infused Sponges.
I love the bamboo blankets and duvet covers and bet both would be soooo snugly!
I’d love to try Adovia Body Butter in Mango. I love anything that makes my skin soft!
I would love to try the Adovia Body Butter and Adovia Dead Sea Mud! My skin is so dry this time of year and Body Butter Works Best, I have never tried a Mud treatment and would like to!
I just love all the bamboo bedding products! we’re in the process of redoing my bedroom, and those look like they’d be so comfortable! Thanks so much for this chance to win~
Noodlehead Fun Toys – Travel Neck Pillows-Purple Cat!
I like to try Adovia Body Butter in Mango and the Spongelle Body Wash Infused Sponges.
I Love how sugar scrub and body butter makes my skin feel! As a result,I would love to the Adovia sugar scrub and body butter!
I would like to get the Green Sprouts Shopping Cart Cover for my neice. Shopping carts have so much germs.
I like the Green Sprouts Shopping Cart Covers!
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dead sea therapy bath salts look fabulous!
I’d like the Aura Cacia plug in to refresh the rooms in my house. This would be great to cleanse the air and give it a holiday scent. I would also love the tree foot massage kit for my achy feet this!
Adovia Dead Sea Therapy Bath Salts and salt scrub sound very enjoyable
I like the pure fiber bamboo bed sheets and duvet covers because I am in desperate need of new ones!
I would love one of the Osaki massage chairs – who wouldn’t?
Adovia Salt Scrub
I would love the Aura Cacia Aromatherapy Sticks in Soothing Lavender! I like that they are made for use on the go!
Monarch Cypress Green Earth – Eco Towel Set and
MyWalit Zip Purse ID Holder
I like the Monarch Cypress Microfiber Robe Plush Lined and the Adovia Dead Sea Therapy Bath Salts
I like the pure fiber robes they look super comfy!
I am very intrigued by the Spongelle Body Wash Infused Sponges…
and I LOVE any kind of sugar scrub!
I like the Monarch Cypress Terry Kimono
I like dead sea mud, Aura Cacia Aromatherapy Diffuser & Vaporizer, Aura Cacia Calming Nursery Blend (0.33fl oz), aromatherapy sticks… too many things and that’s just the first page.
Any of the massage chairs would be awesome to have. I’d have to beat everyone away from it just so I could use it though lol.
I would love to try the Adovia Dead Sea Mud Mask and the Aura Cacia Skin Care Body Mist
id like to try the Gilden Tree Nourishing Foot Cream and some of the Aura Cacia Aromatherapy Sticks
I would love to try the Adovia Dead Sea Therapy Bath Salts and the Adovia Body Butter as these would be great for my dry cracked skin.
I would love to try the Gliden Tree Nourishing Foot Cream and the Gliden Tree Revitalizing Foot Soak because I have the driest feet in the world!
I would like to try the Adovia Body Butter and Gilden Tree Body Buffer
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I would really love new towels — mine are finished!!! (Pure Fiber Bamboo Towel Set)
My son always steals my travel pillow he needs his own!!! (Noodlehead Fun Toys – Travel Neck Pillows)
I would love the own the Monarch Cypress Presidential Terry Velour Robe because nothing is nicer than getting out of a bath and putting on a warm thick soft robe.
the Adovia Dead Sea Mud would be great for my dry winter skin
They carry the Aura Cacia Essential Oils which are great products…i would seriously take one of each!
Thank you for the opportunity!
I like the Green Earth Eco Towel Set and the Pure Fiber Bamboo Robes. I’ve heard the Bamboo Robes are nice =D
I love the (purple) bamboo robe. Bamboo fabric is so comfy and bamboo is a sustainable crop. I also really like theNoodlehead Fun Toys – Travel Neck Pillows. The alligator is so cute and I like using a travel pillow but i hate having the blow up kind
I need a new robe and the Gilden Tree 100% Natural Cotton Velour Robe looks wonderful!
I like all the towels! I need some new towels!
Aura Cacia Aromatherapy Diffuser & Vaporizer.
like the pure fiber bamboo bed sheets and duvet covers, i need this
wow. i don’t even know where to start! i wish i could get a massage chair!! but if not that, probably the foot cream and foot soak…and those robes look super comfy too! yeah, i’m glad i found this site, i will be bookmarking for later!
I think I’d like to try the Adovia Dead Sea Mud and the Adovia Dead Sea Therapy Bath Salts. they both sound like they’d be great to pamper myself with on the days I get a little “me time”
I would love to try the Aura Cacia Aromatherapy Diffuser & Vaporizer because to be able to have a peaceful, calming scent in my car, might make my 3 hour commute each day a little more tolerable!!
I think the Adovia Body butter and dead sea mud sound amazing. Would love to try these and some of the other products.
I’ve never been to a spa, nor have i ever treated myself to any time of fancy spa item, so I would be happy to try anything other than whatever’s on sale at the grocery store! lol
I love the Adovia Dead Sea Mud for myself, and the Aura Cacia Aromatherapy Diffuser & Vaporizer and essential oils for my massage practice!
I’d love to try the sea salt scrub and dead sea mud!
I like the pure fibre bamboo robe…because bamboo is so much softer to me, and more environmentally friendly. As well as the Adovia body butter because who doesn’t need a good moisturizing session š
all of the robes look fabulous – would love to try any of them.
the Adovia Dead Sea Therapy Bath Salts
Pampering my self and my hubby withAdovia Dead Sea Therapy Bath Salts and salt scrub and sea mud.
The Dead Sea Therapy Bath Salts look interesting!
Gilden Tree Foot Scrubber
Ewww I want to try the Shea Body Butter in Mango!
I like the bamboo robes, the bath salts and the body butter. thank you for the giveaway.
I really like the Adovia Dead Sea Therapy Bath Salts and salt scrub because I love to bath every evening!
I like the Spongelle Body Wash Infused Sponges and Shea Body Butter in Mango.
I like the Aura Cacia Aromatherapy Commuter Pack for the car. I like natural things, not chemical. Also I like the salt scrub for my diabetic feet! It keeps the swelling down.
I’d like to try some of the essential oils. I have tried them in the past, and liked the orange for making me feel better emotionally.
The Executive “zero gravity” massage chair looks very luxurious. I like their selection of therapeutic bath salts and body butters.
I would love to try the Aura Cacia Aromatherapy Commuter Pack or the Aura Cacia Air Freshner Spritz
I would love the Osaki massage chairs and the tree foot massage kit.
Love the bamboo blankets and travel neck pillows – I have a great need for both!
I like the noodlehead neck pillows especially the purple cat: http://www.basketsofinspiration.net/noodlehead-fun-toys-travel-neck-pillows/
My kids could really use these!
I like the Gilden Tree Foot Massage Kit because I have no arches and need my feet messaged often.
I like the Aura Cacia Aromatherapy Sticks
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I Liked The Pure Fiber Bamboo Towel Set And Osaki OS-5000 Comfort Full Body Massage Chair
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i like the robes
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I would love to try the Adovia Dead Sea Mud and the Aura Cacia Aromatherapy Air Freshner Plug-In
I would love to try the Adovia Salt Scrub
I’d like to try the Adovia Dead Sea Mud and the Adovia Dead Sea Therapy Bath Salts because they look cool.
Gilden Tree Foot Massage Kit…I want this! Marbles?!? Who knew? I would love to try it. thanks
Aura Cacia Aromatherapy Air Freshner Plug-In-because i have boys.
I would love to try the Gilden Tree Body Buffer,Gilden Tree Foot Massage Kit,and Gilden Tree Nourishing Foot Cream!!!
I would love to have the Aura Cacia Aromatherapy Air Freshner Plug-In. I have 4 dogs and could use to add freshnes tp my house! I also like the Adovia Salt Scrub. I feel so much better when I have no dead skin!
Of course I love the massage chair – I come home from work every night so stressed and so tense, and this would feel wonderful! Of course, I love the commuter essential oils too – to help calm me down on the way home š
I like their MyWalit Large Coin Purse. I’d really use it because I hate carrying a purse. It’d be a perfect item for me.
I like the Adovia Dead Sea Mud. I could have a mini spa day at home.