Hi Folks, thanks for stopping by!

So, as we have just had ‘for some of us’ one of the most stressful times of the year, Christmas, what with spending money buying presents, visiting people and having a festive time.

I thought I’d mention two essential oils that are synonymous with Christmas.

Did you know that Aromatherapy has been around for thousands of years?

According to legend, essential oils are mentioned in the Bible, Frankincense and Myrrh were presented to baby Jesus by the three wise men.

Frankincense which is good for: Anxiety, asthma, bronchitis, coughing, scars, and stress.
Myrrh which is good for: Arthritis, Bronchitis, Colds, Digestive Problems, Mouth and Gum Problems and Stimulates the Immune System, are both essential oils derived from the resins -- dried tree sap -- that come from trees which are common to Somalia.
The way people collect the sap is similar to the way people collect rubber-tree sap or pine-tree sap. Cutting the tree's bark causes the sap to ooze out of the cut. The sap used to create both frankincense and myrrh comes out slowly and is allowed to dry on the tree.
Both in the time of the three wise men and today, frankincense and myrrh are commonly used to create incense. You can mix frankincense and myrrh with spices, seeds and roots to create different aromas. Traditionally, you burn the powdered incense with charcoal in a saucer or on a small stand, but today you can purchase it as an essential oil and use it in a vaporiser, or put a few drops of oil onto a coaster or even a tissue.
Did you also know that Christmas is also the time of the year when colds and flu abound? People gathering together, kissing and hugging are methods which enable viruses to spread. If you wanted to help yourself and others around you from catching the bugs try using essential oils to purify the areas, essential oils are a great natural bug killer.

Hope you are ok, happy thoughts

G

Hi, Who ever you are, still looking for further updates to this journal. My abject apologies.

I said in my last entry, things were ‘back to normal’ and I would be updating this journal on a more frequent timetable, but alas, that dreaded word, to some but not to all, ‘work’ has been the problem.

Being a small company developing into a bigger entity one has to ensure that overheads are kept to a minimum. So instead of employing more operatives to perform the tasks necessary to do the ‘work’ I have become the ‘multi task’ operative, doing all the tasks necessary to complete all the ‘work’.

Today has seen a small decline in ‘work’ so here I am writing. I thought that as we are very near to the Christmas Holiday period I’d write to you all and say a few words to those of you who have either visited this journal, or our website or purchased our product.

I THANK YOU!

Un/Fortunately the ‘Aroma Stress Buster’ Gift Factory ‘worker’ is going to have time away from the dreaded word ‘work’ the factory is going to be closed for the Christmas break from Friday 23rd December 2005 through to Monday the 2nd January 2006 inclusive.

To those of you who do read this journal I wish to share with you a story/joke that I was given many years ago, I use it as an after dinner story, I get a good laugh when I read it out to people, I am sure you will too.

Happy Christmas! Holiday! Chill out!

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine they lay down for the night and went to sleep.

Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudges his faithful friend and said “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see”.

Watson replied, “I see millions and millions of stars”.

“What does that tell you?” said Holmes.

Watson pondered for a minute.

“Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets.

Astronomically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo.

Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three.

Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small and insignificant.

Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.

What does it tell you? Holmes”

“Watson, you idiot, Someone has stolen our tent”

Nite nite

Ga

Hello Folks,

I am sorry if you have been looking at my journal and seeing no updates.

The last time I wrote was 11th Nov, quite a bit too long for most I admit, but I have to start again.

It’s the 1st of December, and I am now almost back to normal.

Computers are a real pain when they are sick and my old one was real sick, now replaced with a bit bigger PC more memory and ram and more updated software, here’s looking (hopefully) to an un-interrupted few years conversing with people from all over the world.

So after my trip to the Houses of Parliament, London, and picking up the Gold Award for environmental best practice from Alan Lamb the famous cricketer. We were then featured in the Oxford Mail and the Witney Gazette, pictures of this happy occasion will be posted soon.

The result of winning the award and our feature in the press has been very encouraging. Our website has been regularly visited and we are now selling to UK customers who use paypal.

My previous posts to this journal have not been forgotten and I will be providing more information on pertinent subjects in the future.

Now that I have a new computer, I am busy developing the business, there is so much to accomplish with one pair of hands.

I’ve been re-writing my business plan and thinking up future ideas on developing the business. I worked out that at present, if the finances were available I could easily employ 20 people, I am doing all the tasks of 20 people to keep my product on the web for all to see.

Now that I have this computer I can operate a bigger printer, I bought an Oki 5400, now this is a transformation in printing, digital LED printing, perfect full colour on thick stock card, a fantastic addition to our equipment for perfect image quality on all newly purchased Aroma Stress Buster.

My day starts at 10am and finishes at 10pm it’s a bit punishing, but I am keeping my immune system functioning properly but consuming a tablespoon of Aloe Vera juice every day.

It tastes disgusting, but a friend who is a Doctor, has done a bit of research on the internet and elsewhere and her findings are very positive. The ingredients found in aloe vera juice, help people who have an immune system that doesn’t always function at best performance. Anything is better than catching the Flue. Aloe Vera is good for inflamed joints too.

So if you have come to my journal tonight and read this, all I can say is that I am now back on the air and looking forward to meeting you. Are any of you using skype?

Nite nite

G

Hello Folks

Thanks for stopping by!

I always think Friday as the best day of the week. It means that I can take ‘time out’. Friends have invited us out to celebrate our achievement in getting the Gold, Green Apple Award. Should be an interesting night.

We had the Oxford Times photographer here yesterday, taking pictures of our products and the Gold Award, have been informed that it will be in the paper next week :)

Today, I have been sending out press releases to national press contacts, might get some free advertising, might even get on the local TV and Radio.

The last time I was being interviewed on the Radio was also the day when there was a major train crash. Obviously my story was forgotten on that day.

I hope, who ever is reading this are ok? Here, in this part of the world it is raining, windy and cold, the weather looks promising for Sunday morning when ‘us old soldiers’ are on parade.

Nite nite

G

Hello Folks

Thanks for stopping by!

Did you know that during the influenza outbreak of 1918-1919, right after World War I, 25 million people died throughout the world.
So how did that happened?
Until recently, no one was really sure. In March of 1997, researchers at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, D. C. isolated genetic material from the 1918-19 influenza virus.
This was no easy task. The researchers spent nearly two years extracting just seven percent of the genetic code, but the evidence gathered has provided a great wealth of information.
Even though the living virus was no longer around. It turns out that while conducting autopsies in 1918, Army doctors had preserved some specimens in formaldehyde. One of these specimens where the lungs of a young soldier who died on September 26, 1918.
It appears that the genetic code of the influenza virus had passed from birds to pigs and then to humans. These are the deadliest of all viruses.
Both the Asian flu (1957) and the Hong Kong flu (1968), which were not as deadly, mutated from pig viruses.

The scary part is that it could and most probably will happen again and we're not prepared for it.

Unless we take a page out of history and help ourselves prevent infection from others.

Did you know that during the 16th Century Bubonic Plague, doctors walked the streets wearing huge hats with large ‘beaks’ attached to the front. Aromatic herbs were placed in the ‘beaks’ to purify the air for breathing. People also carried long open-ended canes also filled with herbs they waved the canes in front of them as they walked for extra security. Frankincense and pine scented candles and garlands of aromatic herbs were burned in European streets to cover the stench of death and help disinfect the air.

Aroma and health were linked, people thought that perfumed air was deemed not only pleasurable, but also antiseptic.

Will we be reverting to this alternative to combat against this new strain of Avian flu?

Comments please?

Nite nite

G