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frank + lola

the life + times of andi. a self-proclaimed coffee/valor/animal/plant/travel addict living in a location where the air hurts my face.

Tag: truth

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019

do scary things.

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March 6, 2019March 6, 2019

fuck perfect.

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let’s be friends.

let’s be friends.

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the business of selling oils. my job isn’t like most people my age. in fact, my job isn’t at all what I envisioned for myself….well, EVER. I don’t think I’m a rockstar sales woman, and if we’re being totally honest, SELLING isn’t a term I like to use. even though you can technically buy plant juice (aka essential oils) + other like products from me, I don’t ever want to SELL anyone. my passion lies in helping others. you see, I simply rep a company + their vision for the world. six years ago when I got into this stuff, I had NO IDEA what was in store. I honestly only wanted help for my allergies, I didn’t give two craps about anything else they offered. it wasn’t until my allergies became manageable (they’ve damn near disappeared, that’s another story for another time), I lost a bunch of weight that was holding me back, and I was introduced to the idea behind knowledge of safer home + personal products that I saw something others didn’t. every single one of us here on Earth wants to live our best life. for me, living my best life includes a LOT of things - some of which I’m still discovering. but one of the biggest of those things is putting into and on my body only the best stuff. products that are intended to benefit my body, mind and experience here on Earth. products free of nasty things that have LITERALLY proven to feed cancer, disrupt our hormones and so many other scary truths. does that mean I ONLY use YL products? absolutely not - but as time moves on and as I learn more, I do my best to replace the things that mean the most to me. young living has not only oils - aka the blood that plants use to thrive and flourish, which in turn affect us similarly, but we’ve got ACTUAL consumable products that can replace the things media and society have made us believe are safe. things like multi-purpose household cleaners, lotions for not only us, but baby’s gentle skin, too, toothpaste that is formulated to clean and help your teeth and gums STAY healthy, skincare that helped me see how beautiful my skin could be after years of spending LITERALLY THOUSANDS to get what media and television ads promised me. CONTINUED IN COMMENTS...

OMG I JUST MISS HER SO MUCH. -frank

watching this dude gain strength, confidence + complete joy for his life has been a light in mine that I never knew I needed. he stops traffic, turns heads + makes friends wherever we go. he’s my constant reminder to be thankful for all we have (and don’t have) in life. I often wonder who rescued who, but I already know the answer to that 💕 if you’ve second guessed rescuing a dog, don’t overthink it. there is nothing that could go wrong more than the possibility of it being better than you could have ever dreamed. #nationalrescuedogday

DO SCARY THINGS. I’ve heard this mantra a million times and it’s never really hit me like it has this year. you have to push aside fear, risk failure and get comfortable with being uncomfortable in order to truly live a life worthy of great things. I’m taking on not ONE, but TWO ventures this year that scare the actual shit out of me. not just scared as in ‘oh things might not go the way I want them to’, but scared as in puke my guts out because I don’t know what to expect nor can I predict the outcome. the funny thing about me (and maybe you can relate to this) is that I live for control. I am a control freak to a freaking T. I feel anxious if I don’t have full control of a situation or it’s outcome, or if I can’t see far enough into the future to GUESS how likely success is. it’s been a learning experience for me to see that fault in myself and take steps to change it. you see, control is a silly little illusion. the thought of it lets us believe we have power…and when we feel in power, we feel a sense of control, are you with me still? I am learning to let go of my need for control. attempting to get comfortable being uncomfortable. the thing is, is that control is EXACTLY what I stated in the sentence prior to this one. it’s an illusion. there are not many things in life we have full control over, the biggest of those things being life itself. we can’t control what happens to us in terms of how life pans out. I believe that what is meant to be will be. but listen up because there are a few things we absolutely CAN control, and these few things have the POWER to change the course of our lives. your words + your actions. you are the ONLY person that can control these two things. what you think, what you say and what you do is one hundred percent up to you and only you. your words to yourself are powerful ones. instead of being critical about our choices, our actions or even our looks, why don’t we try a little harder to be kind + loving instead? how you speak to and treat others is your choice as well. I firmly believe that when we CHOOSE to take control of these things, life is far more likely...(continues in comments)...

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