Pamper Time Can Lead to More Sex

When I was at home stretch of my pregnancy with Sophia, many moms kept telling me to get lots of sleep and "me" time. I laughed because I figured that sleep with a newborn was overrated. Or that I totally knew what I was doing as a first time mom and get lots of sleep. HA!

I didn't realize how much me time (or pamper time I like to call it) was hard to come by when we decided that I would be a work at home mom. I thought that being a mom also meant to devote as much as my time as possible to mothering my baby. WRONG. It made me crazy. Add that to post-pregnancy hormones, breastfeeding, and lack of sleep. Yep, I was a bitch, with a capital B.

Thankfully my hubby realized before I did that I need time away from him and the baby. Back when she was little, it involved a one woman date with my iced mocha and some art magazines at Borders Books.

Nowadays, pamper time involves a super hot bath (I'm cooking the baby, as hubby jokes) with the latest bubbly concoction or bath salts I've acquired. The most important part of this is a pile of magazines. I'm a totally magazine whore. I love reading magazines. With a 3 year old keeping me busy, the short articles in magazines are about how I long I can focus on reading. Sometimes if I'm being an overachiever, I'll listen to some crafting podcasts while I read magazines.

So I run my bath, light candles, and load up on O. Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Entertainment Weekly, Wired, Discover, Smithsonian, and whatever else I haven't read yet. I might only get through 1 or 2 (if I'm lucky) magazines, but it's the potential, right? When the water gets cold, I'll let out some water and add more hot water! I soak and read until I'm all pruney. I try to do this at least once a week.

Every woman needs something they love to do outside of kids and life partners. By spending time doing something that you love that doesn't involved your family, you are showing them how important it is to be your own person. Not to mention that they'll appreciate you more.

I'm a big advocate of pamper time, and bring this up at every Passion Party I do. Pamper time is especially important so you can transition your brain out of mom and housewife mode for "I'm hot and sexy" mode. Who wants to worry about dirty laundry or unloading the dishwasher while you're trying to get it on with your lover? That's definitely a mood killer.

I know sex isn't the most important aspect of a marriage/relationship, but it's definitely at the top. Sometimes when you're parenting young children, sleep might seem sexier. Intimacy will help you reconnect with your partner. Having sex makes you want more sex. Crazy, right? Plus it burns calories, bonus! If you need extra motivation, pick up a fun lotion, lickable goodie, or battery operated helpers to try out. The anticipation of trying them out makes great foreplay!

Do you have pamper time? Or me time? What do you like to do?

Photo via Dennis Wong

How to Be Green with Your Bedroom Toys

It's been a while, since I shared some bedroom tips. These are an excerpt from my newsletter. Not on my newsletter? Sign up in the box on your right!

I'm sure that staying green with your Passion Parties products is the last thing on your mind. However, there are a few things you can do to be nicer to the planet. The obvious thing to do is to recycle your empty bottles of RT Soft & Silky Shave Creme and Revelation lube.

Do you go through a lot of batteries? Don't be embarrassed--you're having fun! Invest in rechargeable batteries. Make sure you have 2 sets for your favorite toy. One set can charge while the other set is making you happy. If you don't want to invest in batteries, try out our new plug-in Body Wand.

When you receive your brown box of goodies, don't throw away the packing peanuts. Reuse or recycle them! Use them when you mail your next package or The UPS Store will be happy to take your unwanted packing peanuts. OR, if you need a few moments of sanity, a small box of them will keep Sophia entertained long enough for me to regain my sanity.

What about you? What are some ways you can go green with your bedroom goodies? I'll share them in the next newsletter.

Also, receive a RomantaTherapy Green Tea Sampler, a $15 value, for free when you spend $50 or more at my website. Just enter the word SAMPLER in the notes section when you checkout, and it'll be included in your order!

If you haven't tried the new Green Tea scent yet, it smells great and is very relaxing!

Can You Guess the Asian?

Last night I attended the awesome Pre BlogHer DC party, organized by the fabulous Devra. I ate, drank, and met some great bloggers! As I was telling hubby about it this morning, he says, "You've found a great community." I agree! And thanks to Safety 1st and Giant Foods for sponsoring the party.

So what's with the Guess the Asian? There's about 5 Asian-American women who blog for DC Metro Moms. Whenever we go to blogging events, people get us mixed up. So why not quiz our friends? We're missing one of our friends, but don't worry, we'll get her in the picture the next time!

I also brought a bag of Passion Parties goodies for a giveaway, which Devra promptly dubbed "The Bag of Kink." Of course everyone was able to to take home a mini-Bag of Kink too.

Now that I've heard such great things about BlogHer, I'm planning to attend next year. Sounds like a lot of fun and great networking!

I'll leave you with some pictures from the evening. (Click through to flickr for a description). I think I have found most of the bloggers from the party on Twitter. If not, you can find me on Twitter.

Oh, bonus points if you can name the Asians!

A Contest--Win a Lipstick Vibe

EDIT: Contest extended until March 15th, while I try to get my ducks in a row!

Happy Valentine's Weekend! I know it's a day early, but I promised you some romance tips right? Check out Savvy Source, where I'm a guest writer for today. There are great tips on how to keep the fire burning in your relationship. (There's also a special for Savvy Source readers who want to shop at my website.)

To celebrate Valentine's weekend, I'm having a contest. I've been thinking about starting a blog that focuses more on sex and relationships. I don't want to do it here because it might get explicit (oh la la). Since not everyone wants to read about explicit sex (wonder what google search hits I'll get for that), I want to keep it separate.

Your mission, should you decide to accept:
What's a great title for a sex and relationship blog? The blog will have a casual feel (after all, I'm no doctor). I hope to provide awesome tips, a bit of education and reviews of toys, books, lotions, the whole shebang! And not always take myself too seriously. Sex is supposed to be fun.
Want to win this totally fabulous Lipstick Vibe ($25 value)? It's small, discreet and waterproof! Great for a midday pampering. Post your suggestion in the comments below. The title I like the best will win. However, I'll randomly pick one person to win a sexy surprise prize. I'm saying surprise because I don't know what it is yet.

1. You can enter as often as you like. However, you can't enter titles that are super similar, for example, The Sexy Lady or The Sexy Woman. Bonus points for being clever.

2. Tweet about the contest for an extra entry (for surprise prize). Make sure you add @thienkim so I can keep track.

3. Blog about it and link to my blog for another entry for the random drawing. Make sure you leave a comment with the link.

4. Subscribe to my blog feed. Post another comment that you've done so. Or if you already do, just say that.

5. The last day to enter is February 28, 2009.

I should be sharing romance tips

Once again, I'm ignoring my blog. Valentine's season has been keeping me super busy. I feel that since I'm a Passion Consultant I ought to pass along some romance tips. Don't worry it's coming. I promise. So I leave you with some random thoughts.

I also have a very cool contest/giveaway in the works too. Come back for that.

One reason I'm being lazy here is thanks to Twitter. I can't believe, I've only been on it a week. I'm even considering getting a phone with a qwerty keyboard so I can twitter away from my computer. Crazy, I know. I don't even like texting.

The date for annual Louisiana Colleges Alumni crawfish boil has been announced! I can totally plan the rest of May around it now. If you're in the DC area, you should go. It's an all you can eat crawfish, corn, potato, jambalaya, and beer fest. Last year we almost got rained out. True to Louisianan fashion, some guys stripped down to their shorts and went mudsliding. Yep, grown men mudsliding to zydeco music. Gotta love it!

My Passion Parties team and I have a booth at the Washington Wedding Expo this Sunday, Feb 15th. Come by and visit. We're giving away some great prizes.

Super Bowl Passion Party

I'm hosting an online Super Bowl Passion Party! Everyone wins! Keep reading for the all the details:

Earn FREE products when you order. Place an order online Sunday Feb 1, 2009 and receive FREE products. When you place your orders online during:

1. 1st Quarter Receive a FREE Bustier Toy Bag.(Min Order $25.00)
2. 2nd Quarter Receive a FREE Body Lotion with Plumeria (Min Order $25.00)
3. 3rd Quarter Receive a FREE Shaving Cream (Min Order $25.00)
4. 4th quarter Receive A FREE Edible Chocolate Powder (Min Order $25.00)

***BONUS** Place your order online anytime during 1-31-09 and 2-02-09. And you will receive all 4 items for FREE (MINIMUM ORDER FOR THIS BONUS PROMOTION IS $50.00)

Refer A Friend If she makes a purchase and puts your name in the comments section as a referral, you both receive an extra surprise gift!

My Word of the Year: Focus

True to my Libran self, I've been rather indecisive about my word for the year. I settled on the word mastery for a few days, but it just didn't feel right. Tonight as I was soaking on the tub, the word focus came to me.

Why focus? I've always been a self-professed ADD (attention deficit disorder) crafter. I love learning new things so I'm always trying new crafts. It's fun, but that means lots of unfinished projects and wasted money. Heck sometimes, I'll even buy supplies for a new craft and never touch it. Maybe decluttering my craft supplies will help too.

This past year, I've been meandering back to sewing. I'm going to pick a few areas I enjoy crafting and focus on mastering the skills in them. I want to be really good at a few crafts instead of a beginner in many. Sewing is definitely one of these. I'm not going to pick what other crafts I want to focus in. I think they'll present themselves to me.

Focus will be a good intention for my Passion Parties business too. I'm ready to take it to the next level. I just need to be consistent and to stay on task. I'm going to keep doing my mantras since they worked really well for me this past fall.

Other than that, I haven't really thought about what I want to accomplish in 2009. Setting my business goals are on the to-do list.

What about you? What's on your list?

photo by ihtatho via Flicker

Hibernating & Hot Chocolate with a kick!

My self-imposed break was just what the doctor ordered. I wasn't sure what I was going to do during my break. Turns out it's a lot of reading! I'm a pretty fast reader. I can devour a book a day. I forget how much I love reading!

I finished The Lace Reader last week (in 2 days). It was a rather intriguing novel. I'll share my thoughts with you in another post. Now I'm working on Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl. I just received 2 of my 3 books for the Elle Reader review program. My reviews for those are due January 14th. I better get reading!

Christmas was great. It was very relaxing. DH, in his true dramatic flair, is sending me on a secret mission this Monday as my gift. (Don't forget he works at the International Spy Museum) He even made up a video and everything, detailing my mission. Kinda like Mission Impossible. So Monday, I'm off to a 2 hour spa treatment: manicure, pedicure, facial, and massage! Wheeee! After that I'm supposed to wear something cute. I have no idea where he's taking me, but you bet I'll be so relaxed, I won't care.

I know I said I'm on a break, but I'm still working here and there. Answering emails and getting ready for our Valentine's Season. I need to change my website over (don't look, it's still on Christmas theme), get my new brochures labeled and all that stuff. I'm even going to do an end of year sale.

Giving myself permission to relax is doing wonders for my stress level. I don't feel like I need to do anything. But I can if I want to. What have you given yourself permission to do this holiday season?

Hunker down with my version of Mexican hot cocoa:

In a saucepan, add 2 Tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar (less or more to taste), a shake of cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg (optional), and about 2 1/2 cups of milk. Heat it up, whisking occasionally. When it gets hot and everything is dissolved, ladle into your favorite mug.

The Mexican part is this: sprinkle a bit of chili powder or cayenne pepper into your mug. Stir it in. Then top it off with whipped cream if you're feeling decadent.

photo by DeathByBokeh

Ready, Get Set, Sew!

I finished my holiday shopping last week (thank god for Amazon Prime Shipping). DH is going to wrap the gifts tonight while we watch season 1 of Criminal Minds. I'm not a die hard fan but I catch episodes when I can. Now, I've got DH hooked, so we're going to catch up on the series, all 3 seasons. (It's currently in its fourth season). Since most of our usual shows go on hiatus until mid-January, I think this will be fun for us. Earlier this fall, we caught up on a fun Sci-Fi show, Eureka.

So I decided a few days ago, that I would make pajama bottoms for everyone. Just in time to lounge around in for Christmas Day. Am I crazy? It's all thanks to Betz White, who inspired me with her pajama bottoms. I figured that I can thread the 4th spool of thread onto the serger and just assembly line those suckers! I've been wanting new sleep pants anyhow. Sophia's going to get an entire pj set though. The pattern I bought for her is pretty simple.

I'll let you know how it goes! Tonight I'm going to cut out all those fun flannels from the picture. Tomorrow night I can serge. Tuesday night I can hem and put in the elastic. Or that's my plan at least.

I had my last Passion Party this past Saturday. Whew! It's been an amazing year for me. It had its ups and downs but overall, it was very successful. Now I'm going to take a bit of a break before we gear up for our busiest season. You got it! Valentine's!

Don't worry, I'll give you a sneak peek of the goodies soon. I promise.

Customer Appreciation

If you're local, come meet me on Saturday at our annual Moms Inc Holiday Shopping Event. You can get your shopping done all in one place. There will be many great vendors, all who are local businesses, many of them home-based.

It's completely free! So support moms and local business and get your holiday shopping done all in one day? PLUS Dream Dinners will have samples while you shop. Of course make sure you stick around as most vendors are offering some fabulous door prizes! Don't forget to treat yourself to something nice.

Don't worry, my table will be PG-13, but you can order more exciting items to ship straight to you in discreet packaging. Just in time for the holidays! I'll have some great gift packs available for you all ready for gift-giving.

The first 25 people who print out this blog entry and show it to me at the event will get a free prize! You'll also get an awesome free gift with your purchase of $35 or more. Okay, here's the info:

Sat. Dec. 13th from 4-6pm @ Dream Dinners, 720 Cloverly Street, Silver Spring, Md.
(Cloverly Shopping Center at the intersection of Briggs Chaney Rd and New Hampshire Ave.)


Participating business moms include:
BeautiControl – Ann Golden, Chris Tucker
Cookie Lee Jewelry – Beth Lane
Country Gourmet Home – Cheryl Mathews- White
Creative Memories – Diana Caisse
Home Decorating Den - Angela Scollar
Mary Kay – Catherine Jeffries
Mel’s Computer Help - Melany Smith
Passion Parties – Kim Lam
Usborne Books, Flowers From the Heart – Nancy Daniels
Starpower Fitness – Laura Levengard
TCS Telecom, Tee’s Poles Fun – T’Ping Simms
Dream Dinners – Yihung Mohs

And MORE!

Fun. Friendship. Music. Raffle Prizes. Appetizers.
BIG SAVINGS on Gift Items & Dinners

RSVP: 240.515.8983 or CloverlyStreetMD@dreamdinners.com

A funny happened on the way to success

Since I've joined the coaching group that my Passion Parties upline set up a few months ago, I've become much more focused. It's a weekly call and I look forward to it. When it first started, I struggled to remember to call in and do the assignments. It just seemed like another thing on my plate that I never got too. It's hard to make changes even if it's just little ones. Now that the routine has settled in, I miss it when we don't have calls.

Wednesday, I escaped to Panera to have some quiet time (and their yummy sandwiches). Sophia's been sick all week and boy I have a bad case of cabin fever. It was so relaxing to have the call in Panera. No little child pulling on my shirt, climbing on my lap. Hubby had gotten off of work early and took over caring for the sickie.

Now this is the same group that got me started on my mantra. We create a new mantra every month and say it over and over (as much as I can remember to do it). I have to say, even if I didn't say it everyday 50-100 times last month, I definitely accomplished it! I sold over $6K last month AND we had 8 new people join our team! Woohoo! I don't always toot my own horn when it comes to Passion Parties, but dang that's good!

So the point is, after the call yesterday (in which we talked about creating a concrete plan to help grow our team), I felt energized. I usually do feel energized after our calls. I don't know if it was because I was in a different environment when I was on the call or the talk of our December mantras.

As I was walking back to my car, I truly believed, deep down, that I could make it to the top tier of our company, the Million Dollar Club (when your team sells $1 Million in a year). It sounds so simple and easy doesn't it? I would chime in with others when we talked about joining the MDC. But it felt so false, sounded so hollow. I knew the logistics of how I could get there, but never believe that it would happened to me.

My word of the year for 2008 was DESERVE. After that I call I knew that I had the means, the passion and the support to have a Million Dollar Team. I actually believe I deserved to be that successful. Crazy isn't it?

Hope I haven't lost you or bored you. I think this is a turning point in my life journey and wanted to share it with you.

It's time to start thinking about my word for 2009. What will your word be? What do you want to resonate for you during 2009?

Light at the end of the tunnel. photo by Szagi

Day 22: Sharing a gift

Last week, one my Passion Parties team members asked me how I was able to book so many parties. After emailing each other back and forth with tips and questions, I decided, why not hold a conference call? I could share my tips with any team members who wanted to join in. That call was tonight.

On impulse, I also invited our PP coaching group's teams to come onto the call. I was really scared. What if all of them called into the call? (Not that would happen). What if what I had to say wasn't valuable enough? What if no one called in? (That's happened before) What if they listened and didn't try any of my tips? All of these doubts crossed my mind as I hit the send button. Some of these doubts I knew weren't rational, but I was scared/worried all the same.

Luckily, I was too busy today to stress over the call. I didn't even have time to work on my notes for the call until the last minute. Hubby had to work late and I didn't know that when I scheduled the call. I had more callers than I've every had.

It was a great call! When I hung up, I felt totally jazzed. That's why I'm still awake. LOL. I gave them a challenge, and I hope they give it a try. Handing out your business card to strangers can be scary. But if you attach a sample to them, you are giving out gifts. I never give out my business card expecting to get a party booked. I really do enjoy seeing others' faces light up when I give them a little unexpected gift. People are so busy, they sometimes forget to stop and enjoy the moment. I hope I do that for them when I give them a sample of bath salts. Or maybe it's the potential to be able to slow down and use those bath salts.

Today's
begins Earth week. It's also the last week. Can you believe I made it this far? I am. Earth is about connecting with your physical self. At last week's Moms Inc meeting, Laura Levengard, who's a personal trainer, shared some easy ways to add a workout to your routine. Things you can do while you walk up the stars or while you wait for waiter to boil for tea (or coffee to brew). That way you have no excuse not to do it. You don't even need any special equipment to do her exercises. After listening to her presentation, I was motivated to give it a try.

I find the parallels of soul coaching and the events in my life are so timely. I had a physical last week, even got a tetanus shot (my arm is still swollen). I know that I'm pretty healthy. I'm not perfect--I love a good steak. I do know that I need more exercise in my routine. Being aware of it is the first step I guess. Laura gave us another great tip. She gave us a sheet of metallic star stickers. You know, the ones you used to get in school for doing a great job. By putting these stars in places around your house, you'll be reminded to do those exercises. The bathroom mirror for when you brush your teeth. Cool her? I'll be sticking up some silver stars tomorrow!

photo by assbach

Day 17: a Spy Giveaway & I Shoulds

EDIT: The tickets to the Spy Museum are good until Nov 19, 2009--a whole year!

Does your to-do list look like this?

• I should do the dishes
• I should clean off my desk
• I should call my leads
• I should spend more quality time with my kid
• I should, I should, I should. . .

That's what the to-do list inside my head sounds like. When I write it out the I should's aren't there, but I think them in my head. I'm sure you do this too. Why do we do this to ourselves? According to Denise Linn, should implies guilt. I definitely feel guilty when I say these things. Even guiltier when I don't do them. Does all the guilt motivate me to do these things?Absolutely not! So I just need to change my way of thinking, right? Instead of saying "I should do the dishes," I can say "I could do the dishes, but I am going to relax and watch some tv."

One of the things I keep saying I should do is do a giveaway to celebrate my 100th blog post (several days ago). So here we go.

If you live in the DC area or plan on coming to visit the area before Christmas, I'm giving away 2 tickets to the International Spy Museum. (Full disclosure: hubby works at the Spy Museum, but neither of us are being compensated for this giveaway. They don't even know I'm doing it!)

Here's the caveat: these tickets are only good until Dec 24th. I will email the winner with exact details. I'll draw a random name on November 27th (Thanksgiving) around midnight. The winner will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address. You can earn up to 4 entries:

• leave a comment on this post with an email address
• subscribe to my blog (using the Subscribe to Posts button on the right) or your blog reader, then leave a separate comment saying you did
• mention this giveaway on your blog and link back with another comment
• subscribe to my Passion Parties newsletter (orange block on right) (leave a comment too please); if you subscribe just say that.
  

Sorry about having to leave all the separate comments. It's the easiest way for me to keep track.

Historians believed that Mata Hari's career as a burlesque dancer allowed her spy? Was she? There's a great exhibit about her at the Spy Museum.

Day 11: Relating to the world

photo by Moo-master

I had an amazing call with our weekly Passion Parties coaching group. Last week, we discussed mantras, or affirmations as Denise Linn calls it. So we all participated in an experiment. The theory is even if your brain doesn't believe your mantra, by repeatedly saying it out loud (up to 100 times a day), you start to trick your brain. Your brain believes it. Even if you feel silly saying it. We'd try it for the week and see what happens.

KS has had amazing results since last week. Her energy has tripled (I can tell just by reading her emails), and there has been measurable success in her business. Congrats KS! I used a mantra (without realizing that it was a mantra) for this past weekend's parties. I do feel a bit silly saying my mantras. I whisper them in the car, even though I'm all by myself. I guess I'm scared. What would happen if they actually came true? My mantra might have been more successful if I said them loudly and more often.

I will take Denise Linn's advice from Day 11: An affirmation that is mumbled, routinely droned, or lazily chanted will not change anything. An affirmation that is shouted, visualized with emotional intensity, or said out loud with passionate body movements can and will change your life.

The group discussed associating your mantra with an action that I do often everyday. KS has a note at her computer. Every time she sat at her desk (don't we check out email a gazillion times a day?), she says her mantra out loud.

Day 7: My Soul Mission?

photo by Yives

Yesterday was uncharacteristically warm. It was a beautiful day: blue skies & fluffy clouds. I even opened our windows for fresh air. It was great, except that I spent most of the day indoors. I'm amazed at how much of a hermit I can be. I love being social but sometimes, I'd rather spend time with just me.

Day 7 asked me to listen to secret messages. A couple of years ago, I would have thought this was all a bunch of BS. Then a friend introduced me to The Secret. I know there's a lot of controversy over it, but I really do believe its most basic message: the universe gives you what you put out. If you walk around with a negative or angry attitude, that's all you'll see around you. It made me realize how negative or critical I can be. I try to be more positive, but it can be an ongoing process. Especially if there are a lot of negative people around you. You have to be open to the possibilities that the universe gives you. If you're negative, you might miss it.

Back to secret messages. Yesterday was an ordinary day. But was it? The universe is definitely telling me to slow down. Traffic in DC Metro is always bad. The drive to my party tonight was gridlock traffic. Instead of getting frustrated or feeling out of control, I just listened to Dr Horrible and sang my heart out. I'm not sure what this says about my life mission, do you?

During my Passion Party tonight, I realized how amazing my job. Not only am I there to entertain & educate women about their sexuality, but I'm making a difference in women's lives. I've actually been told that I've saved marriages. I empower women to take control of their pleasure. I give them confidence to ask for what they want from their partner. And it's okay to give yourself pleasure. Maybe that's part of my life mission. Empowering women. Not only can I empower women in the bedroom, but I can help them take charge of their destiny. I've had women join my team because they want to stay home with their children, but have to work to pay for daycare. I have a wonderful woman on my team who's mission is give every female senior citizen her first orgasm! How cool is that?

Day 5: Attached to clutter?

I'm a bit late reporting Day 5. I definitely felt rushed. I was late to our Mocha Moms support meeting. We had a mini-preschool fair. I didn't want to miss it. Thankfully it started late. I realized that we're too rich for HeadStart. Ha! That gave me a chuckle. And it also made me wonder how a family of four can survive on $21K a year in our neck of the woods. I am thankful that doing Passion Parties allows me to stay at home with Sophia.

I was invited to speak to some students at George Mason University Wednesday. The event was Sex in the Lounge and I presented a mini-Passion Party after the sex educator. I got to see her in action. She did a great job talking about sexually transmitted diseases in a way that the students could relate too. Of course since it was a coed audience, there was a lot of nervous giggling too. I had fun talking to the students--hopefully I gave them some good tips to make sure that both parties are satisfied in the bedroom!

I felt rushed all day and didn't take time to breathe like I should have. I had a conference call, then had to jump into the car right after into horrible traffic. A 45 minute drive took 1 1/2 hours. I was thankful for that traffic. It made me slow down--not just literally but mentally too.

I took a mental walk around my apartment. Denise Linn spoke of how clutter can bring your energy up or down. I guess my kitchen doesn't count as clutter, but whenever I think I about tackling that pile of dishes, I feel down. LOL. I love to cook but I don't really enjoy the clean up. My piles of books sometimes bring me down too. I feel guilty for having them all. Even though I was able to purge the other night, I probably still have too many books. Baby steps, right?

One area that does make me feel good is my sewing area. We acquired a new to us table a month ago. DH fixed it up for me. I bought a few containers to help organize. It needs a bit more organization, but looking at it makes me happy. I can see all the possibilities. I can see myself in that chair sewing up the funny little projects that pop up in my head.

Now to make the time to actually make them!

Day 4: Who I am is enough

Yesterday's affirmation is one I need to post in my planner so I see it everyday:

I love an accept who I am. . .and who I am is enough. (Denise Linn)

I'm always looking for ways that something can be done better or be improved, and that includes me. It drives hubby crazy. However, I think I've taken a big step in accepting who I am. Many of the books I purged last night were self-help books. They all say pretty much the same thing, and they're no good if I don't read and implement what the author suggests. Honestly, what I really need is self-care.

I didn't even pick up my Soul Coaching book until after 9pm. And then I was glued to the tv watching the election coverage. I'm not going to beat myself over missing Day 4's assignment. I did find time for my cup of tea and book. I was so engrossed in my book that my tea got cold. I'm looking forward to reading more tomorrow. The rest of the week will definitely challenge my tea and book action. I have 4 Passion Parties this week, starting today. Not to mention that Sophia's birthday party is Sunday.

At the doctor's office yesterday, I met the sweetest women working the front desk! Sometimes, I'm so involved with the hustle and bustle of things, I forget how much fun it is to share my Passion Parties business with other women. When I gave them sample gifts of our Sensuous Bath Salts, their faces lit up! It's a small office, so I'm sure it gets rather quiet there. I'm glad to be able to add a bit of fun to their day. What little things do you do to put a smile on others' faces?

Looking for a great holiday shopping guide? Jessica's blog has great reviews and giveaways! Including something from me: Romantatherapy Radiant Bubble Bath. So check it out and leave a comment for a chance to win great goodies.

photo by Eduardo Mueses

The New Black Friday & Treats

Happy Halloween! Later This weekend, I'll share with you the princess costume I pulled 3 all-nighters to make for Sophia. Thankfully she'll get a lot wear out of it.

I just wanted to share with you the special that I sent out to my email list. Don't miss out on any news or sales. Make sure you sign up for my newsletter (link to your right).

Happy Halloween and treat yourself to something fun! (Not nice, but fun!). You can even treat yourself and help raise money for breast cancer awareness.

I'm ending October with a bang. TODAY only, Oct 30th, save 18% on your entire order from my website. That's right, your ENTIRE order! It's my birthday gift to you. But you have to order it before midnight Oct 30th! Use code BOO when you check out.

The first 10 orders using this code will receive a surprise gift valued at $15!
(The usual exclusions apply. Not valid with any other offers or specials. Not applicable for orders towards parties. Cannot be applied retroactively.)

P.S. Don't forget that you can join Passion Parties for only a $100 investment and start at a 40% buying discount, our highest commission!

Take a trip

Today I'm blogging over at DC Metro Moms. Check it out and feel free to leave a comment.

Thank you all of you placed orders yesterday!

Celebrate with me!

My birthday is Oct 8th! I'm celebrating all month with great specials!

I turn the BIG 3-0 in 2 weeks. Whew! I thought it'd never arrive. Hubby is planning a party for me. Usually I like to sneak around and figure out what he's planning, but this year, I'm not going to do that. I promise. Really. The curiosity won't kill me right?

So I'm starting the celebration early! TODAY only, Sept 30th, save 25% on your entire order from my website. That's right, your ENTIRE order! It's my birthday gift to you. But you have to order it before midnight Sept 30th! Use code BDAY when you check out.

The first 5 orders using this code will receive a free gift!

(The usual exclusions apply. Not valid with any other offers or specials. Not applicable for orders towards parties)