Thanks to everyone who entered in and shared my Annmarie Gianni Skincare giveaway. I was not surprised at the enthusiasm you all showed for such a great product!
Personally, I use Annmarie’s Aloe Herb Cleanser followed by the Neroli Mist and Herbal Facial Oil. I’ve also tried the Ayurvedic scrub and Coconut Body Oil – both delightful but I haven’t invested in full size versions yet.
Oh yeah, that’s right – I should mention you can give all of Annmarie’s products a try with her Sample and Travel Sets. Do that. You’ll be so happy.
Ok, onto our winners, who were chosen at random using Random.org…
Welcome to 21 Days of Detoxing with clean, whole, real food – boy do I have some good stuff in store for you! From now until May 13th you can find a new recipe here each day. You can wait until the next time I run this program live, or get yourself the DIY version available here.
Plant-based foods are often square pegs, forced into a meat-lover’s round peg world. Beans? Let’s make burgers out of them. Almonds? We can make it into milk! And soy…? Apparently we can make that into anything we damn well please, from tofurky to corn dogs to ice cream. Some of these substitute uses are perfectly natural and healthy. Others are super questionable.
They feel so pencils-sharpened-first-day-of-school exciting to me.
Since you’re such an enthusiastic fan of Find Your Balance (or so I’d like to tell my ego) I want to share with you a new project I’m involved in. It may not be for you, but maybe it would be perfect for someone you know.
If you’ve ever checked out my bio, you know that I used to work in advertising. You already know that I’m super passionate about healthy living. These two things used to feel so totally disconnected, like I had a split personality. Ever feel that way about the work you do and the hobbies/interests you have?
Anyway, it’s taken awhile but it’s all come together in a way that makes sense. And I wish the same to all of you – to find a way to live your passion, to do work you love, and to wake up every day feeling like, yeah, I can make the world a little bit better today.
Doing It All
A free call for holistic health and wellness entrepreneurs
Monday Dec. 12, 2011 at 8:30pm ET
(Lots of gifts are going to be given away to those on the line! Tea, Gift Certificates, Art, Books, Chocolate and more! But you need to be there in person to win!)
How do you do it all? Huh?
We assume others are doing everything. And doing it better than us, right? Um. Let’s get real for a second about family balance, routine, having enough time and the varied roles we play.
Here’s the truth to doing it all:
You don’t. We don’t either. And you shouldn’t stress yourself out trying.
Here’s another truth:
You get to do what you love and what you choose.
Join us for this 45 minute teleseminar so Hannah and I can show you crazy simple ways to make your business and life work within your family structure. We are going to talk about the times when things are going really well and also how to handle those darker days, when you are feeling funky and a bit lost.
New Mama Recharge For moms of babies under 2ish
Cost: Free
Location: Virtual! Wherever you are.
Start date: January 9, 2012
Latecomers welcome through the end of January! You will receive the next scheduled group email (but not those that came before you joined).
Motherhood can hit by storm, as was my experience. Birth stories,breastfeeding,lack of sleep, yeah…it gets to you. Nothing makes me happier than my little Danny cuddling with me in the rocking chair. Or feeding him his favorite food.
But I looked in the mirror today and realized I had not plucked my eyebrows in a scary long time! What’s up with that? Maybe it’s time to reconnect with my tweezers. Maybe it’s time to reconnect with a lot of things! And the new year is a perfect time to make that resolution.
Jasmine is one of our MamaCoach Bootcamp troopers I’m highlighting this summer – she is joining us all the way from Abu Dhabi! Man, I love the internet. Jasmine, thank you for bringing healthy living to the other side of the globe! Everyone else, check out the Sweet Potato Stew recipe she’s got brewing (recipe below).
So Jasmine, what’s your deal? What are you doing in the UAE?
I’m fairly new to the Health Coaching business as I am part of the Winter 2010 IIN course and we have just completed Module 19 this week. My website is under construction and I’m ready to take clients after the summer months. My husband, I and our two children, 5 and 2 live overseas in Abu Dhabi, UAE. We are teachers by profession working at an international school there. I am also a registered yoga teacher and food has been my passion since I was very young. In the last few years I’ve noticed that all I read was Diet and Healthy Lifestyle Books.
Oh I know what that’s like. For awhile there I forgot to read anything else! Sometimes there’s a point where I’m like, ok, hand me the trashy magazine, I’m getting too worked up reading about sustainable food choices and whatnot. It’s easy to go overboard. What’s your advice to folks about staying healthy and well, balanced?
I thought last weekend was Easter. And I’ve totally forgotten to send birthday cards to some important family members. Oy. Broken up nights of sleep (though Danny did sleep 6 straight hours last night!) makes my brain mush on certain topics, I tell you. Luckily, healthy food and living isn’t one of them because I read up on it all week. Here are my top picks!
Become a social media master! No, wait, print thousands of dollars worth of color brochures! Hmmm. Where should you really be spending your time and effort when it comes to marketing your holistic business?
The answer is going to surprise you.
Join us for this 45 minute teleseminar where Hannah and I will share our best 5 secrets for a successful business. Here’s a hint: we rely on marketing with authenticity – and without stress.
No hard sells here, just the real deal. So Get Real with your business, will ya? We’re looking forward to talking and helping you move your business forward.
Remember the amazing Hannah from our Healthy, Happy Family class? She and I are teaming up for an even bigger and better look at family, business and well, doing it all. This is a program for other women who are holistic business owners, like us. Read on, ladies!
We’ve been there – stuck between running a business, nurturing a family, doing work that feels draining and getting frustrated with marketing efforts that fall flat. What’s up with that? What ever happened to doing work you love and manifesting magnificent income?
Mama needs a pick-me-up, and we’re here to help make it happen!
I love the interwebs. There’s so much out there to read about (and procrastinate with, let’s face it.) So for your Friday procrastination, I present Friday Link Lovin’! These are articles, products, whatever has caught my eye this week. Enjoy and have a happy weekend, friends.
- A change in diet can help ADHD. Well, no kidding. I’m glad to see this info getting some attention!
- Holy favorite new shoes, batman.Get ‘em. We can be foot twins.
- Dawn is considering a career change into the nutrition world. Whaddya think about changing careers? Help a sista out and in the meantime check out her yummy delish pudding recipe.
Got a great link to share? Leave it in the comments, yo.
I help busy people find balance in their over-worked, over-stressed lives. Trust me, it's not an all-or-nothing situation! A few shifts in diet and lifestyle can rock your world like they did mine. (And if you're a health coach, I can help you do the same for your own clients.) Read on
