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Essential oils are the perfect way to add a festive aroma to your Flagstaff apartment home during the holiday season. They also have natural calming, mood-boosting, and even anti-viral properties that can be beneficial to your health and well-being. Here are some of the most important tips to keep in mind when choosing essential oils for your home this winter.
Best Essential Oils for Winter
Typically, the essential oils (EO) that have a high base or middle note are associated with winter scents. These include cinnamon, clove, frankincense, and ginger. Base-note EOs linger in the air longer than the top and middle note scents like lemon, orange, bergamot, and lavender. During the manufacturing of a perfume, the first sniff of a product will be the top and middle note scents, but the long-lasting, lingering smell of the perfume will be the base note flowers or plants.
Top note oils are light and breezy, making them perfect for setting a spring or summer mood. The best essential oils for winter are deeply fragrant and woodsy. These oils soothe and comfort, and may also inspire happy childhood memories or winter events. Here is a good list of essential oils to use leading up to the holidays and in the winter months after:
- Ylang Ylang
- Rose or Lavender
- Cedarwood
- Ginger
- Myrrh
- Cardamom
- Cinnamon
- Clove
Holiday-Scented Essential Oil Blends
There is no one way to blend a unique essential oil recipe. Experimenting with just a few drops in your diffuser of two or three of the following essential oils is all you need for an apartment full of holiday merriment.
- Peppermint, Lemon, Eucalyptus
- Cinnamon, Sweet Orange, Clove
- Frankincense, Fir Needle, Cedar Wood
- Ginger, Orange, Cinnamon
- Wintergreen, Sweet Orange
- Rosemary, Sage, Thyme
- Peppermint, Lavender, Rosemary
Diffusing essential oils during the holiday season can reduce stress, bring back happy winter memories, promote good health, and usher in the hopes of a Happy New Year.
If you're looking for a new Flagstaff apartment home where you can create a warm and festive vibe, consider Butterfield Apartments. You will find comfortable interiors and modern finishes to highlight each newly renovated apartment. This includes gorgeous kitchen and bathroom cabinetry, in-home washers & dryers, and some floor plans that include stunning fireplaces as well. Contact us today to learn more.
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Winter is a time when many people struggle to get exercise, but this doesn't have to happen to you! With these three simple strategies, you will find it easy to incorporate exercise into your everyday life.
1. Do Stretches at Work
Whether you're sitting at a desk or teaching preschoolers, there are always opportunities to do stretches and exercises at work. If you work in a small, confined space (like a cubicle), do exercises like neck rolls, shoulder rolls and torso twists. Take five minutes each day to do a few exercises that make you feel comfortable.
Set an alarm on your phone or your computer to ensure that you won't forget your daily stretch. Schedule it for a time that tends to be quiet at your workplace.
2. Get an Exercise Buddy
A lot of people will put off exercise when they're only doing it for themselves. If you commit to exercising with someone else, you're more likely to make sure it happens!
Get a friend from your apartment building or someone who lives nearby to meet you once or twice a week for a walk. Have a "rainy day" plan to make up any exercise that you miss because of weather or other activities. Set your plan in writing to make sure you do it!
3. Make a Resolution to Visit the Fitness Center
Try to visit the fitness center in your building as often as you can. You can stop in on the way home from work or go in the morning before heading out the door. There's no excuse not to take advantage of exercise equipment on the premises where you live!
Come to Our Community!
At Butterfield Apartment and Homes, our residents can use our beautifully maintained fitness center to meet their exercise needs. Come take a look at our common spaces and view our available units at our apartments in Flagstaff, AZ. We'd love to have you join our community.
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