This review was made possible by Double Duty Divas and Dawn. I was provided the featured product free of charge to facilitate my review, but all opinions are 100% mine.
As a mom, it’s tough to find time for myself. I often discover ways to steal moments in the day to relax and keep myself centered. With two boys, I’ve got to be at my best at all times and keep my cool!
Dawn Destinations is working on helping busy moms like myself find pleasure and Zen in everyday moments. But in dishwashing? Yep! Dawn Destinations wants to give you a moment of Zen while you’re busy cleaning up the dishes. So let the kids run around the house. You can get lost in the scents of these soaps while Dawn does the heavy work in cutting through your greasiest dishes.
The Dawn Destinations dish washing liquids come in three scents: Mediterranean Lavender, New Zealand Springs and Thai Dragon Fruit scents. I was sent the New Zealand Springs scent to try out. It was light, crisp and fresh. Not overwhelming but with the right amount of aromatherapy. And as always, the Dawn soap cut right through the nasty grease on my dishes. There’s nothing like bacon grease to really test a soap. (Wait, did someone mention bacon?) My boys love a treat on the weekend, so we had bacon and I had an easier and more enjoyable job of cleaning up thanks to Dawn.
I’ve been a long-term user of Dawn and wouldn’t expect anything less from the makers with their newest line. I’m glad I wasn’t disappointed. And I’m loving the new scent. With summer, I was ready for something different. I just wasn’t expecting it to come from my dish washing liquid. Goes to show you!
Make Your Own Frugal Aromatherapy Pillow with Lavender Oil
To keep that Zen feeling, you can make your own frugal aromatherapy pillow using lavender oil. It’s incredibly inexpensive and an easy way to build in some reset time for yourself.
To make the neck/shoulder pillow, you will need:
- A tube sock (any sock will do)
- Thread and needle
- 8-10 ounces of dry rice
- 15-20 drops of lavender oil
DIY Directions
- To make your personal pillow, fill a tube sock with dry rice so that is about two-thirds to three-quarters full. Be sure to fill it over a container or the sink so you don’t get rice on the floor.
- Add 15-20 drops of lavender oil
- Carefully sew the sock shut to avoid finding rice all over your house for the next six months. Make sure the stitches are close together; you’d be surprised at how easily that rice escapes.
- Microwave for 1-2 minute (make sure the sock and contents are not too hot) and apply as needed to help relieve neck and shoulder tension.
Enter to Win a DIY Aromatherapy Heating Pad Kit from Dawn Destinations
Dawn Destinations would like to make your summer simpler by giving you a chance to win your own DIY Aromatherapy Kit. The kit will include:
- $25 iTunes gift card (for spa music)
- One sock
- Aromatherapy neck and shoulder pillow recipe/how-to
- A bottle of Dawn Destination
- Lavender oil
- Rice
Giveaway is open to US residents, 18 years or older. Giveaway ends July 7, 2014.
To learn more about Dawn, visit their website or join them on Twitter or Facebook.
HAVE YOU TRIED DAWN DESTINATIONS YET? WHAT DID YOU THINK?
The only way to carve out me time is in the shower. Even then the 3 men in my life still find a way to interrupt.
Ugh. I haven’t had an uninterrupted shower in years!
I carve out Zen everyday moments by mediating in the morning.
I’ve heard so many wonderful things about meditating in the morning. I know I always feel better having meditation after yoga.
I go out on the back porch with my first cup of coffee for some wake up me time in the morning.
I bring my ereader and sit on the bathroom floor with the door locked for about 20 mins.
LMAO! Glad I’m not the only one who tries to use the bathroom as an escape 😀
My moment of “AHHH” is taking a walk around the School Track later in the day when NO ONE is around!!! So QUIET & Peaceful!!!
I sit in our sun room and read a book
I take a Yoga class – does it great for me!
thank you
I try to meditate daily
I get up an extra hour early to work out before work. It helps to keep me sane.
I wake up before the kids and savor a cup of coffee
After my family goes to bed. I make myself a cafe mocha and go outside and sit on the deck and just relax. I live in the country, so all I hear is crickets.
Oh my goodness, that sounds heavenly, Brandy! In the summer, we go to the Adirondack Mountains and I just can’t get enough of the nighttime sounds there 🙂
I have quite zen time early in the morning with my coffee on the patio.
I try to get up before my son to have a few quiet moments.
I go for a walk everyday.
I have a glass of wine on the deck after the kids are in bed.
I love to read to relax 🙂
I love to take long walks and practice yoga.
I usually don’t find time for myself
I get up early every morning to make sure I have plenty of time to do Pilates, eat a leisurely breakfast, and read before going to work.
I really didn’t know it was this easy to make this aromatherapy
pillow.
It REALLY is that easy. And I even nuke mine in the winter for a minute to warm it up and put it in the freezer as a cool pad for the summer.
I have a lock on the bathroom door.
LOL! Even then there’s no promise of a moment of peace!
I take a long hot bubble bath to get my zen moment.
I try to be mindful and enjoy small moments through the day.
We have a screened in back porch with rocking chairs looking over a small lake. Early morning zone out.
I go outside and sit in the backyard for a few minutes after everyone else goes to bed.
I make sure I have a few minutes of the morning just for myself.
By lighting a candle and relaxing in the bathtub.
I have my morning routine that is my zen starter every weekday.
By either reading a novel, crocheting something or staring at my turtles.
I meditate daily in my sunroom
I sit in the backyard near my gardens and have a coffee
I walk on the beach early every morning and I meditate.
A nice bath long after everyone else is in bed
We recently upgraded our shower in our master bathroom so that is where I carve out Zen everyday moments for myself.
I like to exercise and bicycle!
I am a single mom of six.I get some time in the mornings before they get up to have my coffee and enter giveaways.
I like to go on walks and read!
I carve out zen by making it a priority to get outdoors for a walk every day.
I don’t have any.. I think I need some.
I go to my back porch with a cup of hot coffee and just enjoy a few quiet moments when I need to.
I usually don’t. I think that is one of my problems. But ideally I would love to go to a spa once a month.
I wake up an hour earlier than anyone else and with a hot cup of tea sit on our porch swing and watch the sun come up.
I make some “zen” time by stepping outside every once in a while for some fresh air. Even just a few moments refreshes the body and soul. And leaves me leaving much calmer and happier.
I’ll take a half hour, put headphones in, and listen to my favorite playlist.
I go for walks.
I take the dogs for a walk first thing in the morning.
Powder donuts and a glass off cold milk works well for me.