For Aromatherapy purposes, whenever you're applying Essential Oils to the skin -- either in a blend, or individually -- you'll need a base oil to serve as a "carrier oil".

Here are the best Carrier Oils to consider...

Ever wonder what some peoples' Essential Oil collection looks like?

For the record, I'm far from an expert on this topic. I've just been dabbling in aromatherapy for the past 8 years or so. In that time, I've discovered my favorites. And they seem to coincide with the lists of "most popular" Essential Oils these days.

Here's what my Essential Oil collection looks like...

Ladies...

You know all those perfume strips you find in womens' magazines?

Some magazines have as many as 3 or 4 per issue.

And most of them smell really great!

Well, I've found a FUN new use for them...

Aromatherapy is simply a way of awakening your senses with a particular scent.

• You may choose to fill a room -- or an entire house -- with the aromatic scent from one or more Essential Oils.
• Or, you might want to massage a combination of Essential Oils onto your skin, or add a few drops to your bath water.

You have probably already experienced the benefits of aromatherapy -- without even knowing it!

How many times have you walked into the office of your doctor, chiropractor, massage therapist, or day spa and noticed a pleasant-smelling aroma filling the air? THAT was aromatherapy.

Offices will generally use a combination of Essential Oils that help to relax and calm people. The right blend of aromatherapy oils can serve to de-stress and motivate people.

In fact, there's a "perfect blend" for virtually everything under the sun...

Whatever mood you're hoping to achieve, or whatever mindset you'd like to be in can often be enhanced simply by the use of simple aromatherapy.

I've been using Essential Oils and diffusers to fill my home with great scents for years now.

It's just so easy... and so refreshing.

If you haven't tried it yet, I'd highly recommend it.

Here's what you need to know...

Jim and I are definitely do-it-yourselfers. In our six (plus 1) years of marriage, we have never once called a repairman to our home whenever something broke or stopped working.

Around the house, if something goes wrong, Jim usually has enough handyman skills in him to get us out of practically any jam.

And with my research skills, I'm usually able to point him in the right direction anytime he's unsure about something. I guess we're a pretty good team.

But last week, Jim was out of town -- for a total of 10 days.

Just my luck... on Day 1 the dishwasher decided to quit working!

The water would not drain from the bottom of the dishwasher. The entire tub was FILLED with water... all the way up to the point where the door opens. Ugh!

Believe it or not I managed to fix it myself.

Here's what I did...