Five Tips to De-Stress When Traveling by Air / Issue # 186 - August 12, 2009

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 186 - August 12, 2009
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
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In This Issue
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1. Five Tips to De-Stress When Traveling by Air

2. Essential Oil Tip: Gum on Pants
(vid 38 sec)

3. Quote of the Week: Bill Gates

4. Recipe of the Week: Authentic Shoo Fly Pie

5. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week

6. HSL's "Inner Circle" News

7. The "Green Tea with Marilee" Show


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1. Five Tips to De-Stress When Traveling by Air
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This morning I read in the USA Today newspaper
about yet another plane stuck on the tarmac
this past weekend - overnight.

Crying babies and smelly bathrooms for
5 1/2 hours. Those poor folks.

Thank goodness for organizations like
Flyers Rights (http://www.flyersrights.org)
who lobby congress to free passengers from
being delayed on planes for hours.

This happened to me one time on a flight to
Mexico. I did not carry with me my normal
healthy snacks or essential oils because I
thought there would be more restrictions
flying to Mexico.

We were stuck on the tarmac at our
originating airport - for 4 1/2 hours!

From that experience I swore, no
matter what, that I will never travel again
without my 'supplies' in my carry-on.

Now when I travel my carry-on is full of
things that will keep me comfortable and
stress-f'ree during the flight, and God forbid
if we get stuck.

I designate an hour before I leave the house
to preparing my on flight carry-on.

It holds a 'to-go meal' that I usually
cook (occasionally I'll do take-out).
Even if it is only a 2 - 3 hour flight I
still take a meal.

I also have a piece or two of fruit, a bag of nuts,
and my essential oils (in a ziplock baggie).

Since we can't take water to the airport because of
security I buy 2 bottles after I go through security
(even though it costs a fortune), and I put that in
my carry-on.

I don't want to wait for the steward or stewardess
to serve water because it takes a long time and they
give you very little.

When we travel by air we should drink a lot of water
because flying is very dehydrating. Many people get
constipated while traveling and one of the reasons
is that they usually drink very little water.
That, coupled with an already dehydrating event,
can make for a miserable trip.

Another in-flight stressor is the lack of personal space.

It's easy to become 'territorial' about our surrounding
inches we have on our plane seat.

I never thought of myself as territorial but when
it comes to air travel I notice that I am and I realize
that it is because I am so energetically sensitive.

I remember one flight I was on with this rather large man
who was sitting behind me and over one seat. He was very
stinky and he had fallen asleep with his mouth wide open.

His snorting exhalations kept blowing my way and he had
the worst breath. I was pretty grossed out. (I would have
been better off sitting next to him than in front of him.)

I remember being so grateful for the little tissue I placed
up my sleeve on which I had dowsed one of my favorite essential
oil blends (RC).

I had that tissue under my nose the whole flight.

The condition of our body has much to do with our ability
to handle the stress of airline travel. Being well rested
and well hydrated can help our ability to deal with the
stressors of travel as well.

Here are five tips that can make your flying experience
tolerable:

1 - Before travel and during, avoid alcohol and anything
that dehydrates your body. Drink extra water if you can
even if it does have you running to the bathroom.

2 - Eat heavy the day before travel and light the day of travel.

3 - Sit in sun on plane if you can

4 - Exercise on the plane (contract and relax muscles, and stretch)

5 - Use essential oils to de-germ your environment, clean your air, protect you,
and to keep you from being affected by offensive smells.


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2. Essential Oil Tip: Gum on Pants (from airplane seatbelt)
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I had my video camera with me on the plane when this happened.

Believe it or not there was gum stuck on the buckle of the seat belt and
when I fastened it - it went all over my clothes - it was horrible!

Luckily I had this (you have to watch this 38 second video to
see what I used) in my purse and it took the gum off my pants.

http://snipurl.com/vid_gum_on_airplane_seatbelt
(video 38 seconds)


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3. Quote of the Week: Bill Gates
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The Wright Brothers created the single greatest
cultural force since the invention of writing.
The airplane became the first World Wide Web,
bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together.

~Bill Gates


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4. Recipe of the Week: Authentic Shoo Fly Pie (Pennsylvania Dutch)
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup Baking Molasses
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
3/4 cup Flour
2 tablespoons Butter
1/8 teaspoon Ground Ginger
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Pie pastry (9 inch)
1 Egg Yolk
3/4 cup Boiling Water
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/8 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon Ground Cloves
1/4 teaspoon Salt


--Dissolve soda in boiling water and add to egg
and molasses. Set aside.

--Stir dry ingredients together, mixing well.

--Cut in shortening until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.

--Pour molasses into pie shell.

--Sprinkle crumbs evenly over top. Do not stir.

--Bake at 450degrees for 15 minutes then reduce heat
to 350 degrees and bake 20 minutes longer.

--Cool and serve.


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5. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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FLIGHT ATTENDANT BANTER

Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight
safety lecture" and their other announcements a bit more entertaining.

Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

1. From a Southwest Airlines employee.... "There may be 50
ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of
this airplane..."

2. Pilot-"Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now,
so I am going to switch the seat belt sign off. Feel free to
move about as you wish, but please stay inside the plane till
we land...it's a bit cold outside, and if you walk on the
wings it affects the flight pattern."

3. After landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business
Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much
as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."

4. As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington
National, a lone voice comes over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big
fella. WHOA!"

5. After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in
Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced:
"Please take care when opening the overhead compartments
because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything
has shifted."

6. From a Southwest Airlines employee.... "Welcome aboard
Southwest Flight XXX to YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert
the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just
like every other seatbelt and if you don't know how to
operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public
unsupervised. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure,
oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming,
grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a
small child traveling with you, secure your mask before
assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with two small
children, decide now which one you love more."

7. "Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken
clouds, but they'll try to have them fixed before we arrive.
Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you or your money, more
than Southwest Airlines."

8. "Your seat cushions can be used for flotation and in the
event of an emergency water landing, please take them with
our compliments."

9. "As you exit the plane, please make sure to gather all
of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed
evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave
children or spouses."

10. "Last one off the plane must clean it."

11. From the pilot during his welcome message: "We are pleased
to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry...
Unfortunately none of them are on this flight...!"

12. Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo,
Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day. During the final
approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an
extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant came on the PA
and announced, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo.
Please remain in your seats with your seatbelts fastened while
the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"

13. Another flight Attendant's comment on a less than perfect
landing:
"We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces
us to the terminal."

14. An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he
had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline
had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the
door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a
"Thanks for flying XYZ airline." He said that in light of his
bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the
eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally,
everyone had gotten off except for this little old lady walking
with a cane. She said, "Sonny, mind if I as you a question?"
"Why no, Ma'am," said the pilot, "what is it?" The little old
lady said, "Did we land or were we shot down?"

15. After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the Flight
Attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in
your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the
aircraft to a screeching halt up against the gate. And, once
the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced,
we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the
wreckage to the terminal."

16. Part of a Flight Attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd
like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next
time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in
a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of us here at
US Airways."


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6. HSL's "Inner Circle" News
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This Monday August 17th - F'ree webinar training
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All members were emailed the sign up link.
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Where to Meet, Hear, or Learn with Home Spa Lady:

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August 26th

The "Green Tea with Marilee" Show

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September 30th

"Heal Thyself"
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Stay tuned for registration details.

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October 10, 2009

"Healer, Heal Thyself"
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7. The "Green Tea with Marilee" Show
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August 26, 2009
7 PM Eastern

"Cooking Whole Foods for Health and Beauty"
TV Personality and Author
Christina Pirello, from "Christina Cooks"

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