Here’s the deal. Currently on our US tour (which so far has lasted 19 months, thanks for asking) we are in the Midwest in the middle of summer. The last thing I want to think about in a midwestern summer is a humidifier! Just open your windows, people! You’ll get your humidifier!

Still, I couldn’t pass up the chance to tell you–especially my dear southwestern friends, who may not even remember what humidity is–about this nifty humidifier and oils giveaway worth $380. That’s three hundred and eighty smackeroos, folks! The little blue humidifier is so stinkin’ cute that I’d love to set it up on the counter next to our teeny little dehumidifier and have them duke it out. It sounds like family night to me!

Onward!

The winner of the humidifier will also receive a whole chunk of essential oils to diffuse using the humidifier. Personally, I’d love the thieves to help keep my family healthy as we travel from church to church sharing my husband’s music and the germs from all the sneezing children at the previous churches. You’re welcome, church goers.

Why do you want essential oils? I don’t know. But I know why I want them, and here are a few reasons:

• Safe and natural cleaning.
• First aid.
• Foot massages. (Grin. Big one.)
• Sore muscles massages for my guitarist-hubby’s back after a long string of concerts.
• Diffuse them in that cute little humidifier to make the travel trailer smell good, despite the 125-pounds of smelly dog sleeping on our floor every night.
• Diffuse them in said humidifier to kill germs. (Remember the sneezy kids?)
• And…maybe this is weird…but I’ve always wanted to put a teeny drop of lavender oil in the toilet paper tube in the bathroom, so every time someone took a swipe for a wipe, it would release a nice essence of lavender…to cover, well, other essences. Come on, you know you want to try it.

Positively Real Media Network (a blog group of more-or-less natural Christian bloggers) is giving one of you lucky pups a Blue Rose Ultrasonic Humidifier and a whole passel of essential oils to use with it. See?

Here’s the nitty-gritty.

Blue Rose Humidifier

Little Blue is different than most humidifiers (and different than opening your windows in the Midwest or deep South). Apparently, most hot water humidifiers launch huge particles of water around the room, much like a small boy with a squirt gun set on “destroy.” The blue rose humidifier uses cool mists to distribute a finer water particle, which is safe to use in all rooms, even in those with electronics and family heirlooms (which, by the way you should really pack away until that small boy has small boys of his own).

Isn’t Little Blue cute?!

What else? I’m thrilled that you asked, mostly because I really wanted to make another bulleted list.

More of Little Blue’s features:

• Mood light, known as a night light to those of us with children or fear of the dark…or both. Shhh.
• Low power-usage. Go green…or blue, in this case.
• Quiet. (I don’t remember what that word means.)
• Fragrance bottle receptacle for dispersing essential oils. (Huh?! I dunno. Just watch this video to see Little Blue defeating the forces of evil with its mood lighting and force (a.k.a. essential oil dispersal) powers.)

For more scientific information about Little Blue…er, the Blue Rose humidifier visit Kitchen Kneads. And if you don’t win and you just have to bring Little Blue’s mood light and force powers into your home, you can snag your own little defender of the universe while it’s on sale for only $59.99!

Essential Oil Bundle

It’s time to kick it up a notch. Thirteen bloggers–none of which are me–have donated essential oils to beef up this giveaway. Little Blue is pretty excited about this! Here’s what you get if you win, which, coincidentally, is exactly the same as what you don’t get if you lose:

Introduction to Essential Oils Pack (5 ml each of lemon, lavender, and peppermint): Includes the basics for natural cleaning, relaxation, and helping soothe the hard-working hubby’s aches and pains. From Jill of The Prairie Homestead; buy HERE.

Lavender Essential Oil (15ml): Lavender is used for it’s calming and relaxing properties…and making the toidy room smell nice. From Krissa of More Than Mundane; buy HERE.

DiGize Essential Oil (15ml): Di-Gize™ provides valuable aid for digestive concerns and helps support a healthy digestive system. From Clarinda of A Jewel in the Making; buy HERE.

Rare Quality Tea Tree Oil (.2oz): Treats minor cuts, scrapes, bug bites, and burns, gently soothes “ouches,” naturally fights bacteria, naturally penetrates and cleans, and jump-starts the healing process. Little miracle oil, ain’t it? Melaleuca oil from Kristy of Little Natural Cottage; contact her to find out where to buy.

Idaho Blue Spuce Essential Oil (5ml): This oil contains high percentages of alpha-pinene and limonene (What?! I dunno.), with a pleasing evergreen aroma that relaxes both mind and body…you know, Christmas tree smell! From Jennifer of Royal Little Lambs; buy HERE.

Orange Essential Oil (15ml): The rich, fruity scent lifts your mood while calming your body. From Sara of A Mama’s Story; buy HERE.

Tangerine Essential Oil (15ml): Tangerine is a calming essential oil with a sweet, tangy aroma. It helps with occasional nervous irritability…which I totally never have…ever! From Mary of The Encouraging Home; buy HERE.

Thieves Essential Oil (15ml): This oil rocks the world. Period. Exclamation point! It is highly effective in supporting the immune system and good health…and fighting off sneezing children. Back, I say! Back! From Anne of Authentic Simplicity; buy HERE.

Frankincense Essential Oil (5ml): A truly unique essential oil, with a rich, aromatic scent that is calming to your senses, your emotional state and overall sense of well-being. Plus, the wise men gave it to Jesus, so…I love it! From Stacy of A Delightful Home; contact her to find out where to buy.

Clove Essential Oil (15ml): This powerful antioxidant is a favorite among both health care professionals and health conscious individuals for its many useful and healing properties…and it smells like Thanksgiving. Hello! From Sara of Your Thriving Family; buy HERE.

Ylang Ylang Extra Essential Oil (.5oz): Say that five times fast. This intense floral aroma is prized in perfumes and nourishes and encourages the spirit…which I believe is e.o. speak for makes you happy. From Danielle from More Than Four Walls; contact her to find out where to buy.

Peppermint Beadlets: Each tiny beadlet delivers a refreshing burst of peppermint as it quickly dissolves in your mouth, while invigorating your senses as you breathe in the cooling aroma of pure peppermint essential oil. Yeah, I want some. From Audra of Naturally Well; buy HERE.

Purification Essential Oil {5ml}: Purification® can be used directly on the skin to cleanse and soothe cuts, scrapes, and the roghly 12,000 mosquito bites we’ve gotten here in the Midwest this summer. When diffused, it helps to purify and cleanse the air from environmental impurities including cigarette smoke, wet dog, the after-effects of bean night, and other disagreeable odors. From Whitney of Beauty in the Mess; buy HERE.

Enter to Win!

Enter the giveaway via the Rafflecopter below. The mandatory entry is super simple – just hit “Enter!” Earn additional entries for following your favorite blogs via Facebook and email. Increase your chances by liking them all…and don’t forget about li’l ol’ me way down at the bottom there. Grin.

This giveaway is only available in the United States and Canada–sorry to my down under friends and anyone else across the Great Blue!

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Good luck! Since I can’t win, I hope you do! Yup, that was long. You should get a prize for making it this far…but you won’t. Sorry.