Courtney Maurer
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I am Courtney: a massage therapist and small business, married to my best friend, mom of one, and essential oils lover! I am so passionate about helping others on their healing journey and I am so excited to share with VOCAL! Be blessed!
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Cleaning and Eggs and Breaks Oh My! It Must Be Spring!
I love spring. The birds are chirping louder, the weather is getting warmer (finally right!?), and there just seems to be more optimism in the air. Spring is synonymous with words like NEW, BEGINNING, and HOPE. It really is a time for change in so many ways.
By Courtney Maurer8 years ago in Lifehack
L.O.V.E. Your Body, Love Yourself
FEBRUARY: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO L.O.V.E. OUR BODIES??? In a culture full of whos and whats we should look and feel like around every corner, life can get pretty confusing, particularly about our health and our bodies. Eating disorders of all kinds are at an all-time high in our world right now, not only including the USA. We have to learn how to look at all the fake imagery sent our way out there and filter through what is realistic and what is truly beautiful. Growing up, I was always a bit bigger than my friends around me; not a big girl, just a bigger size, bigger bones, more of a muscular build. I always felt self conscious... now a mom and (let's not sugar coat it) struggling with truly being overweight, I wish I could go back to my teenage self and say, "STOP! Look at yourself! You are the most beautiful and thin and in shape you will ever be, so enjoy it and put on those damn short shorts and strut! So what if you are a size 7 and she is a size 2!" But looking back, I just always thought I could be skinnier, prettier, more blonde, more brunette, more this or that... How much time I wasted thinking such negative thoughts about myself. Well, no more. Yes I am struggling with weight and body image now as a new mom and as someone who has a thyroid condition and let's face it — as someone who just loves to sit her buns on the couch and watch Netflix with whatever free time I can get nowadays. But here is a new campaign I am starting myself on. I am calling it L.O.V.E. your body. I truly hope all you gorgeous people out there can join me in uplifting yourself to a new healthy standard of what true beauty is.
By Courtney Maurer8 years ago in Viva
Essential Oils in Cooking? Yes!
Hey everyone! Yes, it is Easter time again! I just love ham, my mom's famous baked bacon beans, and strawberry shortcake and honey mustard potatoes and all that — YUM. But my favorite of all is the delightfully mouthwatering bite of a deviled egg. One ingredient that I have been experimenting with more within the last year and now cannot live without is dill. I just love the aromatic freshness dill brings to any dish — but this Easter, I hope to add it specifically to my deviled eggs recipe. Deviled eggs are that perfect snacking food to hold you over while you're waiting for that big meal at supper time. I sometimes use those dried herbs from the grocery store and usually that works okay, but when it's a holiday and I am bringing something...I want it to have showstopper flavor!
By Courtney Maurer8 years ago in Feast
