Back to School Diffuser Blends for the Whole Day
It is that time of the year again. Lazy mornings are gone, bedtime routines are back and somehow we are supposed to have everyone awake, dressed and functioning in the wee early hours of the morning. 
So let’s make the best of it. I have combined 15 good-smelling diffuser recipes to help you get through the back to school routine. 
Morning: The lazy mornings have officially been returned to weekends only. 
diffuser with bottles of lemon, orange and peppermint essential oils
Pep in Your Step
3 drops Lemon EO 
3 drops Orange EO  
2 drops Peppermint EO
Play all Day
4 drops Orange EO 
3 drops Lemon EO
2 drops Grapefruit EO
Wide Awake
2 drops Peppermint EO
2 drops Bergamot EO
diffuser with bottles of peppermint and bergamot essential oils
Mid-Morning/Early Afternoon -Time to get something done 
Chalk Talk
3 drops Orange EO
3 drops Basil EO
2 drops Peppermint EO
Focus Up
3 drops Lemon EO
2 drops Peppermint EO
1 drops Frankincense EO
diffuser with bottles of peppermint, lemon and frankincense essentail oils.
Focused Flow
3 drops Cedarwood EO
2 drops Bergamot EO
2 drops Geranium EO
Homework Time - Back to Work 
Study Time
3 drops Peppermint EO
3 drops Orange EO
3 drops Frankincense EO
3 drops Basil EO
Mint Condition Mind 
3 drops Peppermint EO
3 drops Bergamot EO
2 drops Basil EO 
diffuser with peppermint, bergamot and basil essential oils
Open Windows 
4 drops Lemon EO
3 drops Basil EO
2 drops Eucalpytus EO
1 drops Cedarwood EO
Afternoon Slump: Give your brain permission to slow down. 
Quiet Moments 
3 drops Copiaba EO
2 drops Lavendar EO
Feeling Centered 
2 drops Cedarwood EO
2 drops Lavendar EO
1 drop Frankincense EO 
1 drop Patchouli EO
Grounding Presence 
3 drops Pine EO
3 drops Cypress EO
3 drops Geranium EO
Bedtime: Apparently staying up too late to finish one more chapter is frowned upon now. 
Yoga Retreat 
3  drops Patchouli EO
2 drops Frank EO
2 drops Clary Sage EO
1 drop Orange EO
Sweet Dreams 
4 drops Lavendar EO
3 drops Bergamot EO
2 drops Cedarwood EO
And just like that we made it through another day. 
Pick a blend that sounds good to you, add it to your diffuser, and enjoy. You can always adjust the number of drops you use in each recipe based on the size of your diffuser. 
Back-to-school routines may not always be peaceful, but at least the house can smell like we have it all together. 
Bonus tips - Mix and match the recipes to create your own. For example, pick a few essentail oils in the morning routine section and make your own recipe.
If this seems overwhelming, keep it simple. Turn on your diffuser and use one oil. A citrus oil in the morning, Peppermint in the afternoon, and Lavendar in the evening. 
Here is a free download with all the recipes.Print out the downloand and hang it on the fridge for easy reference. 
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