My Herb Room

When I moved to my new apartment, there was no compromise. I wanted a room of my very own. My herb room is my sanctuary. Its bright yellow and filled with a plethora of herbs. Its sunny and the favorite spot for my cat, Oreo. Every time I think of my herb room I am pleased, my days should be spent in there learning, experimenting and meditating. I am working on setting up a section of the room just for meditation an alter of sorts to my personal development and feeding my soul. I have all the herbs I would need for the care and keeping of my family and I have the books to do the research.

Now the reason I am sharing this, is I can't quite figure out why I don't spend more time in my favorite room of the house. Now if you live in New York City, I am sure you know the sacrifice it takes to dedicate an entire room to your passion. So far, my children have gone alone with this deal with no one staking claims to my sanctuary. I am making a pledge to send more quality time with my herbs in my special place regardless of the hectic schedule that takes over my life. I want to lite a candle, burn incense, read a book and make a formula all tonight before I go to sleep and its now midnight. I think of my morning and then I say goodnight and crawl into bed next to Shiloh for another night of some sleep. On that note, family bed, yes or no? More to come....

All the things to be done

Now that I have introduced you to Zion, today belongs to him. Zion is adventurous and loves to ride his bike. As such, he's been riding all summer and dealing with every thing that comes from racing down the side walk at speeds that I can't bring myself to look at. Well today, one of our older neighbors jumped on his pegs while he was in motion. The they both hit the sidewalk. So tonight I spent my time nursing a huge black and blue bruise on this thigh. At this moment, I realized that I wish I had soaked the Arnica that I bought some time ago. I need Arnica Oil! Why did I procrastinate knowing that I would need it sooner that later especially with Zion's deep love of dangerous activity.

Arnica duty is to heal and soothe muscle aches, reduce inflammation, and heal wounds. It is often the first remedy used for injuries such as sprains and bruises. Arnica should not be used internally. For city moms, as I am the best way to have on hand is a great arnica salve that takes minutes to apply and work wonders for all the bumps and bruises of summer. If you are in to making your own the best way to start is to make Arnica oil. Purchase your Arnica from a well known herbal supplier and immerse in olive oil for 4-6 weeks in a sunny window. Once the oil is made, prepare a simple salve with beeswax. You won't be sorry for its uses will be plenty.