Spring Skin Care ~ and a Giveaway

With the warm temperatures slowly making their way into our spring days, most of us have been busy cleaning out our flower beds; throwing open windows as we clean and clean some more our homes from the  hibernation and accumulation of things during winter.

What about our skin care?

A rich moisturizer may have been great for protecting your skin from the harshness of outiside cold and indoor dryness from our home heating systems during the winter months, but with the warmer weather it may feel quite heavy and greasy.This is the time to switch to a lighter moisturizer, not only will it feel better on your face, it will help lessen clogged pores.

It is also important to pay attention to sun protection. From your skin to your hair - the hot sun can make them as crisp as bacon. Hydration is key during the hot months of summer.

Just in time to help us tranisition from cold weather to warm weather The Seeker from Searching the Inner Me is hosting a fabulous giveaway for SkinCareRx. The winner will receive a $25 gift card to use on Apothica.com, SkinCareRx.com, or SkinBotanica.com.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER GIVEAWAY

Drinking lots of water during the warm months is one of the best and simplest things we can do for our skin. Plain water can be a little boring, keeping a pitcher in the fridge infused with lemons; strawberries; cucumbers or combinations of fruits - will look more interesting and inviting. 

This is part 2 of ARE YOU READY? click here for part 1

Are you ready?

With all the snow, rain and cold temperatures many of us are more than ready for the warmth of spring and heat of summer! Just a reminder that its been a long winter and with all the layers of clothing parts of us may require some attention: 

Are your toes and heels sandal ready?  What about your nails and hands?

You may want to book a pedi and mani at your local spa.

Add a paraffin treatment for extra silky smooth feet and hands. 

 Spring is the perfect time to get a body scrub treatment. It will help exfoliate the dead skin cells that have been building up under the layers of sweaters, leaving it refreshed, polished and glowing. Making your body ready for tanning,especially if you use self tanners, starting with smooth flake free skin is a must.

Treat yourself!! 

Attention to other body parts that have been covered during the winter may also be in order. If an unexpected heat wave hit tomorrow - are your legs skirt, short ready? Are your underarms ready for a  sleeveless shirt or fabulous Lilly shift dress? Whether you wax or laser ...now is the time to make it a regular part of your weekly or monthly grooming.

 

And when the call of the beach is loud... don't miss out, make sure your bikini line is ready!! 

I would love to hear about other things you do to get your body warm weather ready.

This is Part 1 of a 3 part series on getting warm weather ready!

When Good Friends Happen ...

As we get older mature it seems maintaining and making new friendships takes a back seat to life. In other words we are so "busy" working on "our lives" that we stop actually enjoying life and living it. This becomes even more the "norm" when we are going through life changing events, such as divorce, death of a loved one, illness, job loss etc.

Life is filled with many peaks and valleys and how the people you call friends react or don't react when we are going through the valley, desperately trying to climb back up, can say a lot about the "friendship". Before my own inconvenient detour along the road of life, my life was filled with - long time friends, new friends, business friends, social friends, aquaintence friends, and neighbour friends. Looking back at the early days post accident and as life continued the dynamics of these "friendships" changed just as quickly as my life ~ in a blink of an eye - people I had thought I could count one, disappeared or became closer to me; those whom I would not have expected to help pull/push me back up were doing exactlly that... while others did not disappoint in their "where's the quickest exit oughta here?" attitude.

 

In the early days, I literally cried myself to sleep at the loss of friends I "thought" would always be there for me, as I would for them. I questioned why others remained and yet others stepped up unexpectedly.

As, the days turned to weeks, weeks to months, months to now 4 1/2 years later ... the cream does rise to the top! I can't begin to tell you how blessed I feel as I think about those who now surround me and I call "friends". Yes, I still have some (how blessed and grateful I am for them) very long time friends, they are more of extended like family; many are "new" friends - some of which whom have only been in my life a short time (less than 3 years) I hold as close to my heart and with the trust and comfort of some long time friends.

"Currently" I have no businsess friends, unless you count rehab and therapy people; no social friends ... since home is my playground; no real aquaintence friends unless you count the ladies at the bank; since moving to the countryside making neighbour friends is not easy (especially when I don't attend their gatherings [though I do make sure Mr. G goes] or do much entertaining myself. But do not feel sorry for me that I currently do not have these kind of friends in my life. I have discovered a wonderful kind of friend, whom pre-accident I would have never known or had.

These friends may live an hour away or in different parts of the world; I may never meet or know what they look like, or know the sound of their voice; they may be only words on my computer screen ~ BUT, over time we have cried, laughed, inspired and pull/pushed each other to keep going and not give-up - to build new dreams and embrace the moment- in who we are or will become.

Even though it may be with clicked words on a keyboard that appear on each other's computer screens or through actual written words that arrive in my mail box (often these letters/cards arrive just when I really need to feel thought of that I'm not forgotten or need a lift in my day). I hope that my words- whether on their computer screen or in their mail box make a difference in their day.  Virtual Friends, Blog Friends, what words you choose to describe them are TRUE FRIENDS in every meaning of the word and I thank God for blessing me with each and everyone of them  YOU, you know who you are... (see its not about what you don't have its about appreciating what - in this case Whom, you have in your life).

How have the friends you made via your IN-box or Mail box made a difference?

This is part two of The Role People Pay in Our Lives. Click here for part one.