I'm Still Here!

I'm still here!

I had a wonderful party at my cousin's house with only three people (including my cousin) in November 2007, but I fell off the wagon from there. I had one hostess cancel twice, and I lost my way in getting my business going.

But I'm still here!

Avis inspired me by doing a basket for a school auction. My son's school auction is coming up on August 5th, so after emailing with Avis to get my courage up, I called a couple of people at my son's school and committed to donating a basket of UB products with a note that the prize contained a one-on-one consultation with me to create a unique scent or scents for the products. I was so excited that I actually did TWO baskets! :-) My son and I shrink wrapped the larger basket (I love you, Dollar Tree!), also filled with a fluffy towel, wash cloths, massage brushes, a bath sponge and other goodies. I wrapped the smaller basket with a bag and bow (again, I love you, Dollar Tree) that held colored washcloths and other goodies with the UB products. One of the school secretaries met me after work at my son's after-school care place to pick up the baskets. She loved them! (My son actually wanted to bid on the baskets so he could have the products to scent for himself. This is from a 6 year old boy who had just made his own bubble bath the day before and had made little lotion samples in scents he created the weekend before. What a funny boy! He comes up with unusual combinations, however, that actually really work well and I like.)

So, I'm still here!

I have a friend interested in looking at the new catalog and I'm going to try to get her to play with the oils and ask if she'd like to book a party. I'm still going to give this a go!

I'm still here.

On a side note, my son won the grand prize in the Wiggle and Win contest at www.movin1075.com! We are going to meet The Wiggles at noon tomorrow before their 1:30 p.m. concert at the Rose Garden (we also won tickets). This will be our 5th Wiggles concert and our first time to meet them. We have come close to Murray (red Wiggle) at our first two concerts, but this is the tops! Jordan is scared to meet them, yet excited. I've a crush on Anthony (blue Wiggle), so I'm over the top! We miss Greg Page (yellow Wiggle), but like Sam, his replacement. It will be fun to also meet Jeff (purple Wiggle). These guys are supposed to be as nice in person as they seem in concert and on the videos. I'll have to find a way to post photos on here -- I've not learned to do that yet.

Also, I'll be celebrating my 40th birthday on March 29th with a haircut at Dezi Salon (www.dezisalon.com) with Ward Stroud and his flying shears http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3DfdD2GLoc. You can You Tube Ward Stroud if the link doesn't work. He actually uses the unsual scissors in both hands. The Oregonian ran an article about him and I decided to make an appointment. My hair has been growing for 18 months and it's time to celebrate my birthday with a new look. I love long hair, but need a style. Ward and Dezi Salon have great reviews.

Again, I'm still here!