I wrote an article for a favorite web advice site: Here is some good advice for handling those curious relatives: https://www.bustle.com/p/15-things-to-say-to-relatives-who-ask-you-why-youre-single-over-the-holidays-13118277
How To tell Your Relatives You Are Happy Being Single
https://www.bustle.com/p/15-things-to-say-to-relatives-who-ask-you-why-youre-single-over-the-holidays-13118277
Wonderful article on the shelf life of Essential Oils.
In my book, The Healing Art of Essential Oils, I write about the shelf-life of essential oils based on the research by expert Robert Tisserand. Here is an article from Plant Therapy one of my recommended companies that breaks it