Thursday Thirteen - Essential Oils Li to Y

A continuation of essential oils from last week. 

Enjoy

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  1. LIME (CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA) - An uplifting, energizing oil with a sweet fragrance. Uplifts and restores vigour aiding recovery during convalescence.
  2. MANDARIN (CITRUS RETICULATA) - Fruity, tangy and citrus with a gentle cheering effect. Soothing effect upon the digestive system.
  3. MARJORAM (ORIGANUM MARJORANA) - A warm and spicy aroma with comforting tones. Eases loneliness and grief, and relaxes muscles after sports or work.
  4. NEROLI (CITRUS AURANTIUM) - A lingering bitter sweet aroma and is very relaxing and soothing. Brings feelings of peace serenity. Good for ageing, dry, or sensitive skin.
  5. PALMAROSA (CYMBOPOGON MARTINI) - Refreshing and uplifting. Gently soothing while promoting clear thought.
  6. PATCHOULI (POGOSTEMON CABLIN) - Deep earthy, sensual, grounding oil which uplifts the spirit whilst clearing the mind.
  7. PEPPERMINT (MENTHA ARVENSIS) - Stimulating and penetrating. Clears the head and soothes the emotions, eases the digestive system, and relieves tired feet.
  8. ROSE (ROSA DAMASCENA) - With a deep and luxurious floral aroma, this oil is both soothing and uplifting.
  9. ROSEMARY (ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS) - A powerful mental stimulant which aids memory and concentration, restores vitality and invigorates.
10. ROSEWOOD (ANIBA ROSAEODORA) - Grounding, balancing, reviving, stabilizing and comforting to the emotions. A great oil to steady the mind, and ideal for exams.
11. SANDALWOOD (SANTALUM ALBUM) - A relaxing and meditative oil with sensual properties, soothing and comforting to body and mind. Encourages feelings of well being.
12.  TEA TREE (MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA) - An effective oil with powerful antiseptic properties. It benefits the immune system, disinfects, deodorizes, and strengthens during the winter months and convalescence.
13. THYME (THYMUS VULGARIS) - A stimulating and protecting oil that has a strengthening effect on the the nerves.

A Bonus: 
YLANG YLANG (CANANGA ODORATA) - An exotic and sensual oil with relaxing qualities. Soothes and uplifts and has a regulating effect on excited and nervous conditions.

Thursday Thirteen - Essential Oils A to Le

More story research has led me to reviewing Essential Oils and Aromatherapy.  I'm intrigued, check out the first half of the list I found for a few of the oils out there.

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  1. BERGAMOT (CITRUS BERGAMIA) - Uplifting, refreshing and relaxing. Encourages cheerful emotions and ideal for depression.
  2. CEDARWOOD (JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA) - With a dry woody aroma, this oil is ideal for soothing, harmonizing and focusing the mind.
  3. CHAMOMILE (ANTHEMIS NOBILIS) - With its distinctive apple, herb aroma this oil aids sleep and soothes tired muscles.
  4. CLARY SAGE (SALVIA SCLAREA) - Deeply relaxing and euphoric. Eases feelings of depression and helps when feeling run down emotionally and physically.
  5. CYPRESS (CYPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS) - A rich woody aroma helps to build emotional and mental resolve.
  6. EUCALYPTUS (EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS) - The well known aroma is stimulating and cleansing, especially in the winter months. It is a powerful, penetrating bactericidal and anti-viral oil.
  7. FRANKINCENSE (BOSWELLIA CARTERI) - Aids meditation, fortifies and quiets the mind.
  8. GERANIUM (PELARGONIUM GRAVELOENS) - Sustaining, relaxing and restoring. It has a strong strengthening effect, balances emotions, raises energy reserves while soothing the mind and body.
  9. GRAPEFRUIT (CITRUS PARADISI) - Refreshing and reviving, especially when feeling down. This oil clears the mind and uplifts the spirits.
10. JASMINE (JASMINUM OFFICINALE) - The heady, exotic perfume uplifts and nurtures as well as boosting confidence. An emotionally warming sensual oil.
11. JUNIPER BERRY (JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS) - Purifying and eliminating with a clear woody aroma. This oil clears emotional overload and helps to cleanse the body of impurities.
12. LAVENDER (LAVANDULA OFFICINALIS) - Clear light flowery aroma, versatile oil for relaxing and balancing for mind and body. Aids sleep, soothes tired muscles, benefits the immune system, and encourages stillness and tranquility.
13. LEMON (CITRUS LIMONUM) - Refreshes and cools bringing clarity to mind and emotions restoring vitality acting as a tonic to the circulatory system.

Thursday Thirteen - Songs That Tickle My Muse

Below are 13 songs that have tickled my muse into providing story ideas.  Some with lot's of detail and others are just blips of possibilities...  ;)

  1.  Back in the U.S.S.R by The Beatles
  2.  Mother Nature's Son by The Beatles
  3.  Promises by Eric Clapton
  4.  Now That It's Over by Everclear
  5.  Otis Redding by Everclear
  6.  All Summer Long by Kid Rock
  7.  So What by Pink
  8.  Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones
  9.  Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Bette Midler version
10.  Roll with the Changes by REO Speedwagon
11.  Unbelievable by EMF
12.  Little Miss Can't Be Wrong by The Spin Doctors
13.  Suffragette City - Storm Large version

Thrursday Thirteen - Auras

1.  RED AURA COLOR: Relates to the physical body, hart or circulation. The densest color, it creates the most friction. Friction attracts or repels; money worries or obsessions; anger or unforgiveness; anxiety or nervousness


2.  ORANGE AURA COLOR: Relates to reproductive organs and emotions. The color of vitality, vigor, good health and excitement. Lots of energy and stamina, creative, productive, adventurous, courageous, outgoing social nature; currently experiencing stress related to apetites and addictions;


3.  YELLOW AURA COLOR: Relates to the spleen and life energy. It is the color of awakening, inspiration, intelligence and action shared, creative, playful, optimistic, easy-going.


4.  GREEN AURA COLOR: Relates to heart and lungs. It is a very comfortable, healthy color of nature. When seen in the aura this usually represents growth and balance, and most of all, something that leads to change. Love of people, animals, nature; teacher; social


5.  BLU AURA COLOR: Relates to the throat, thyroid. Cool, calm, and collected. Caring, loving, love to help others, sensitive, intuitive.


6.  INDIGO AURA COLOR: Relates to the third eye, visual and pituitary gland. Intuitive, sensitive, deep feeling.
 
7.  VIOLET AURA COLOR: Relates to crown, pineal gland and nervous system. The most sensitive and wisest of colors. This is the intuitive color in the aura, and reveals psychic power of attunement with self. Intuitive, visionary, futuristic, idealistic, artistic, magical.


8.  LAVENDER AURA COLOR: Imagination, visionary, daydreamer, etheric.
 
9.  SILVER AURA COLOR: This is the color of abundance, both spiritual and physical. Lots of bright silver can reflect to plenty of money, and/or awakening of the cosmic mind.
 
10.  GOLD AURA COLOR: The color of enlightenment and divine protection. When seen within the aura, it says that the person is being guided by their highest good. It is divine guidance. Protection, wisdom, inner knowledge, spiritual mind, intuitive thinker.


11.  BLACK AURA COLOR: Draws or pulls energy to it and in so doing, transforms it. It captures light and consumes it. Usually indicates long-term unforgiveness (toward others or another) collected in a specific area of the body, which can lead to health problems; also, entitities within a person's aura, chakras, or body; past life hurts; unreleased grief from abortions if it appears in the ovaries


12.  WHITE AURA COLOR: Reflects other energy. A pure state of light. Often represents a new, not yet designated energy in the aura. Spiritual, etheric and non-physical qualities, transcendent, higher dimensions. Purity and truth; angelic qualities.


White sparkles or flashes of white light: angels are nearby; can indicate that the person is pregnant or will be soon

13.  EARTH AURA COLORS: Soil, wood, mineral, plant. These colors display a love of the Earth, of being grounded and is seen in those who live and work on the outdoors....construction, farming, etc. These colors are important and are a good sign.

Thursday Thirteen - Mythological Names For Heroines J-Z

1. Jaya - Indian, Hinduism
2. Kallisto - Roman
3. Lilita - Indian, Hinduism
4. Larisa - Russian
5. Maeve - Irish
6. Marama - Polynesian
7. Padma - Indian, Hinduism
8. Proserpina - Roman
9. Reva - Indian, Hinduism
10. Rhiannon - Welsh
11. Selene - Greek
12. Verdandi - Norse
13. Ziva - Slavic

Thursday Thirteen - Mythological Names For Heroines A-I

  1.  Aditi - Hinduism
  2.  Aella - Greek
  3.  Aurora - Italian
  4.  Branwen - Welsh
  5.  Brigit - Irish
  6.  Cybele - Near Eastern
  7.  Dalia - Lithuanian
  8.  Echo - Greek
  9.  Flora - English
10.  Guenevere - Welsh
11.  Helena - German
12.  Hermione - Greek
13.  Iris - Greek

Thursday Thirteen - Mythological Names For Heroes J-Z

 1. Jarl - Scandinavian
 2. Jove - Roman
 3. Kreios - Greek
 4. Leander - Greek
 5. Oden - Norse
 6. Priam - Greek
 7. Ptah - Egyptian
 8. Raiden - Far Eastern
 9. Rama - Indian
10. Ravi - Indian
11. Seth - Egyptian
12. Tane - Maori, Polynesian
13. Thor - Norse

Thursday Thirteen - Mythological Names For Heroes A - I

1. Ajax - Greek
2. Alexandros - Greek
3. Belenos - Celtic
4. Cian - Irish
5. Conall - Irish
6. Dagan - Near Eastern
7. Damon - Greek
8. Evander - Greek
9. Finn - Irish
10. Freyr - Norse
11. Gunnar - Scandinavian
12. Helios - Greek
13. Ianus - Roman

Thursday Thirteen - Words That Sound So Sexy Whispered

1. Please

2. More

3. Mine

4. Yes

5. Harder

6. Deeper

7. Sexy

8. Sweet

9. Come

10. Slow

11. Love

12. Wicked

13. Kiss

Thursday Thirteen ~ Commonly Misspelled Words

I have to say, this Thursday Thirteen is close to my own heart.  I'm a terrible speller.  So when I looked up commonly misspelled words for my list, well, I found out how "common" I am!  LOL  Thank goodness for spell checker and my handy dandy dictionary/thesaurus.  ;)

 1.  Accidentally
 2.  Awful
 3.  Basically
 4.  Believe
 5.  Category
 6.  Chief
 7.  Fundamental
 8.  Guarantee
 9.  Separate
10. Heroes
11. Knowledge
12. Neighbor
13. Particularly

Thursday Thirteen - Thirteen Other Sexy Kissing Spots

  1. Elbow
  2. Inner Wrist
  3. Back of Neck
  4. Beneath Chin
  5. Lower Curve of Back
  6. Tips of Fingers
  7. Bottoms of Feet
  8. Inner Ankle
  9. Back of Knee
10. Belly Button
11. Shoulder
12. Hips
13. Inner Thigh

Thursday Thirteen - Thirteen Of My Must See Countries

1. United Kingdom - The Tower of London, The Crown Jewels, Abbey Road, Stonehenge and so much more!
2. Greece - Greek Mythology, Atlantis, need I say more?
3. France - The Louver, The Louver, The Louver lol and all of those other cool things as well.
4. Italy - The food! The art! The wine!
5. Australia - Aussie men with sexy accents
6. Ireland - Loch Ness, The Irish brogue
7. Norway - Fjords
8. Switzerland - Chocolate!
9. Germany - History, Home of my ancestors
10. Spain - Just because
11. Morocco - Sexy name. ;)
12. Japan - The Food
13. Russian Federation - Sexy Russian men

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Thursday Thirteen - Thirteen US Cities I Would Like To See

Thursday Thirteen - Thirteen US Cities I Would Like To See

1. New Orleans, Louisiana
2. Washington DC
3. Boston, Massachusetts
4. New York City, New York
5. Nome, Alaska
6. San Francisco, California
7. Phoenix, Arizona
8. Savannah, Georgia
9. Miami, Florida
10. San Diego, California
11. Bangor, Maine
12. Sisters, Oregon
13. Honolulu, Hawaii

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Thrusday Thirteen - Halloween funnies

TOP 13 HALLOWEEN THINGS THAT SOUND DIRTY BUT AREN'T

Corny but cute!

13. I could go all night!
12. Who's under that sheet?
11. Trick or Treat, Smell my feet, give me something good to eat.
10. She's a goblin!
9. I'd like to get a little something in the sack.
8. Let me see your bag.... OH!-You're having a great night!
7. Just get on your hands and knees and bob your head.
6. She's got a couple of nice pumpkins on her porch
5. If you just lick it, it'll last longer.
4. Show me your JuJuBees and I'll let you see my Zagnuts.
3. Have your mom check it before you put it in your mouth.
2. You scared me stiff!
1. He's got Candy spread out on the living room floor!

Thirteen Things Serena hopes to see under her tree this year! 1. Books!! Big books, little books, gift cards for books... Books!! 2. The Nickleback CD dear hubby swears he doesn't have. 3. Season 3 DVD of Supernatural. 4. A shiny new laptop. 5. Really good seats to the AC/DC concert. 6. A pair of thigh-high leather boots and a brand new flogger. 7. A year-long subscription to Fruit of the month club. 8. Steven Tyler riding Trigger~heh heh. 9. A year-long subscription to Flowers of the month club. 10. A brand new flat screen, hangs on the wall like a picture TV. 11. A huge gift certificate to Adam and Eve dot com. 12. A Wii machine with Wii bowling. 13. Numbers 6, 8, a few things from 11 and dear hubby in the big beautiful cherry wood bed he's been promising to make me...muaahaha Merry Christmas to me!!

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Thursday Thirteen 8.30.07

Thirteen Sexy Occupations for my Hero's 1. Wood worker...Knows how to use his tools!! 2. Cop...Has his own set of cuffs~Yeah baby~ 3. Military officer...Knows how to take orders! 4. Sex Toy inventor...Really, need I go on here? 5. Cowboy...Knows how to Ride!!! 6. Bodyguard...Safety first!!! 7. DNR Officer...Could tell me all about catch and release! 8. Artist...Knows how to work with his hands. 9. Executive...Has the power baby!! 10. Bartender...Knows how to listen! 11. Casino owner...Hello! You get to live in a hotel!!! 12. Pilot...Mile high club member. 13. Mechanic...Not afraid to get a little dirty!!

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