Tuesday, September 9, 2008

You Deserve A Beauty by God break!

Hi There!
I believe everyone deserves a break! We all work so hard cooking, cleaning, carpooling, working at a career and sometimes forget ourselves- Yes we have heard that a bunch of times I know, but really we do need a bit of a break and have to sneak that time in or schedule it.
Today marks the day that I turned in my manuscript for "Beauty by God" and then it will go into print (yea, pray for no complications), finished an article, in the process of writing a one page synopsis of a keynote speech/workshop (set for a conference in Virginia (October 25) for the ONEgroup/Miessence- check their site out at http://www.mionegroup.com/en/conference ), fed the kids breakfast and about to take a test for my "Anatomy & Physiology" class- All in a matter of a few hours! Okay so everyday is not like that but today was busy...and it is just 10:30am!!
So on behalf of us all, I declare a Beauty by God break!

Here are a couple of suggestions;
  • Go get a massage, if you can't pay the $75 or more, check out this site to get one at your local massage school www.amtamassage.com and pay $25!
  • Get a cup (put it in your good china) of tea or coffee (or whatever beverage) of your choice, find your favorite book or magazine and sit on a the porch or quiet place in your house and just relax!
  • DIY facial, pour hot water into a bowl and add a few drops of tangerine or lavender oil. Soak a hand towel in the water, ring it out and wrap your clean face- lie down for 10 minutes (this will open pores) - now your ready for a mask with french clay- the clay detoxifies the skin pulling out the dirt and other funk- or you can mix 1 avocado and 4 Tb. yogurt; spread and leave on for 30 min. Spritz with a toner or rose water.
  • Watch Breakfast at Tiffany's or your favorite movie.
  • Collect some flowers and place them in the bathroom, light a few candles, turn up some classical music and draw a bubble bath- follow with a luxurious body oil (go for some sesame oil and drop a few essential oils in with it like; ylang ylang, vanilla and geranium.
  • Go to the book store and just browse and make a wish list of what you want, then flip through some magazines while enjoying a cup of coffee or tea.

When all else fails, go to sleep one hour earlier!

What ever you do today, Make it a GREAT day!!