Sep 18 2009
In this short video {2:55} I share about Champagne Friday – a weekly ritual I use to celebrate all that I’ve done for the week and allow it to be enough. Grab a glass, watch, and toast with me!
p.s. I got a haircut today & I love it! What do you think?
Nov 03 2008
My gift to myself today was to scrub the tub. I know, weird gift, eh? Allow me to explain…
Yesterday I hosted the most amazing spa party. Yes, there was stuff for sale. But, the best part was the relaxation exercises, guided visualization, and “spa moment” tips to lead a “spa lifestyle”. Shannon is the Spa Queen in my book because she has an abundance of low or no cost ideas about how to create spa moments each and every day without taking any extra time. She took examples of thing we already do – like showering – and taught us how to turn it into a daily spa experience.
So how did this lead me to scrub the tub? Well, during the party I decided to switch bathrooms so that I could use the guest bathroom, which has no windows and more privacy than the bathroom I used to share with the Hubs. The tub hasn’t been used since my nephew moved out almost a month ago, so it needed a good Mom scrub before I could jump in naked and expect to get clean!
After the tub was almost-Mom-clean (this one will take a few scrubs to get back up to Mom-par), I lit a few candles, turned off the lights, and stepped into my warm spa moment shower. It was so relaxing and invigorating simultaneously. When I was all done with my shower and applying about 10 different lotions and potions I blew out the candles and walked a few steps to my home office and got to work. What an *AMAZING* way to begin my day. Thank you so much, Shannon, for teaching me how to turn my shower into a spa moment!
And I would also like to thank Karen, Christine, Rebecca, Flor, Paula, and Minh for offering such heart-felt words of acknowledgment and support. I’m not going to give away all of Shannon’s spa party secrets, but let’s just say that I was totally brought to tears – in a loving way – during the very first spa treatment we did. What a fabulous party!
I’m telling you, Shannon needs to found her own company throwing spa parties not to sell spa products, but to take us through the guided visualization, to teach us how to create a spa lifestyle, and to help bring women together all in a spa atmosphere in our home! I would totally pay $25 to attend my own party to receive what I received from the party. Seriously. Shannon is that good!
Jun 27 2008
Today is Friday which means that it is…
About 6 years ago I began a Friday tradition where after work I would unwind with a nice, big glass of wine to get the weekend started right. In the beginning, it was all about socializing with others and I only ever did it if people were over. But, that was during the time in my life when I never did anything alone – I was too frightened. I got over that after I realized that if I always needed someone else to do stuff with that I would spend my life waiting. So wait no more and drink I will….with or without you!
Over the years, I’ve gone through so many wine phases….only red…only white….a six pack of Two Buck Chuck a week…drink enough to numb the pain….etc. Over the past year or so (maybe longer who knows?) I’ve been in an Almond Champagne phase. I mean, it’s absolutely delicious and cheap too (only $5.99 at Trader Joe’s). So Cocktail Friday turned into Champagne Friday and recently I figured out that if you add cranberry cocktail concentrate that you can turn a glass of almond champagne into a fruity drink of heaven!
So here’s to the week end….cheers!
