One moment in time

This Whitney Houston song has such great lyrics.  I just posted an excerpt of it, but feel free to click on the link to see the video and hear the whole song.  Happy Monday!

"One Moment In Time"**

Each day I live I want to be A day to give The best of me I'm only one But not alone My finest day Is yet unknown

I broke my heart Fought every gain To taste the sweet I face the pain I rise and fall Yet through it all This much remains

I want one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will feel I will feel eternity

**an excerpt

Peace

A quote:

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the fresh perspective...

A CHANGE 'GON COME... We're knee-deep in to 2014 and there's a lot going on this year for Freshair Boutique.  We're looking to do a little expanding and changing the look of our shop from the roota to the toota.  I too am expanding and will be changing my schedule come September, yikes!  For someone who is always 'up for something new', I am feeling a little nervous.  Change is good but also scary...

What makes change so terrifying?  From moving cities, to giving birth.  New hair styles to new jobs.  From renovations to huge financial decisions...  All these types of changes are, in my opinion, an attempt to better our lives in one way or another.  But why does it feel like it's somehow going to end badly?

You what folks? I don't have all the answers.  I'm just here to shed a little light, offer some perspective, and hopefully open your eyes to a different way of looking at things.  I always love to hear people give their opinions because it helps me see things differently and opens my mind to new possibilities.

I wasn't always up for listening to other people's opinions about most things because I always thought that I was right.  Even now, sometimes I have to check myself when I think that my way is the only way and the best way.  I have a lot of ideas about how things should be and how things should go.  I am changing though.  I have to if I want to make the best out of the one life I have been given.  Are you changing?  For the better?  That's the fresh perspective...

Li Lash update...

Li Lash So it's been about six weeks since I started my Li Lash experiment.  I can't say that I've noticed so much more growth.  I'll be honest, in the six weeks I have missed about 8 days.  I'm not sure if this is reason that I'm still not noticing anything but...

Some nights I feel like my eyes get really red and really dry.  Other times I am overcome with an itch that is pretty intense.  I will also say, that I am pregnant, so maybe that has something do with its efficacy?  I'm not too sure...

I have been putting Li Lash on my eyebrows as well.  I haven't noticed if they are darker or fuller.  They don't itch like my eyeballs though....  I guess all in all I notice a BIT of a difference but not enough to shout it from the roof tops.  My sales rep did tell me that for some people they see results in two weeks and others it takes two months.  I'll let the images do the talking.

**I have no mascara on.  This way you can really see for yourself.**

I'll be back with another update in six weeks!

Peace

the fresh perspective...

YOU THINK YOU KNOW, BUT YOU HAVE NO IDEA.... I'm just going to rant for a teeny bit ( not too long...).  Last night I went to see Off the Beaten Path: Women, Violence and Art at the WAG.  It was very intense and made me think of many, many things... Most of all I thought about WOMEN.  What a special group of people we are! I mean, seriously!  I applaud all of us and I'll say that I don't acknowledge our gender enough.

We do so much on a day-to-day basis and even if you aren't a wife or mother, you're probably a sister or daughter so you still qualify to be great!  I am a woman who wears many hats but it seems to me that I receive the most praise (no pun intended) for the things I have become and not the person/woman I am.  Before I was a wife and a mother and a business owner, I was just a girl, a young woman, Praise.  No one seemed to tell me how fabulous I was then...

Fast forward many years, and after the mother/wife label I'm all of a sudden soooo much better than the Praise I was?  I mean, okay, my life has become more complicated but I think we should hi-five all the ladies, single ones and married ones.  Let's send a shout-out to the mothers and the non-mothers, let's give a hip-hooray for the full-time working chicks and the ones that don't get paid to work.  We need to focus on supporting each other even if we don't have the 'proper titles' yet.  The fact that we are women is reason enough to celebrate us.

Don't hesitate to support or complement a lady you know.  No matter what she does, or how she lives, she could use some encouraging words.  We all can.  That's the fresh perspective...

Are you the right color?

While I was away I learned a LOT about coloring hair (especially blondes).  The most important thing I took away was that many of us color our hair without any thought of the specific shade.  No one likes brassiness, and natural (matte) colors wash us out...?  What's a girl to do?

During our class, we did spend some time talking about what natural hair shades, skin tone, eye color, eyebrow color, and lash color can do for you when you're deciding what color to be or what color to try.  In my humble opinion, there's always going to be a color that suits you best considering the guidelines I mentioned earlier.  They aren't set in stone, but they do make sense in what would look harmonious with your natural coloring.

If you're one to try any color REGARDLESS of your coloring, that's awesome!  I think life's too short to stay the same shade but let me say this.  If you are venturing out in coloring your hair in a shade that is VERY unnatural, be prepared to do some work.  You might need to change-up your entire make-up regime.  Maybe your wardrobe would need some updating, and more often than not, you'll be spending quite a bit of money to maintain this 'crazy color' you've chosen for yourself.

The next time you're in the shop seeing your stylist, ask him/her about shades that are most flattering to your natural state.  I will be honest, not every stylist will know what to look for, but I'm hope your stylist would be able to be honest with you if they didn't know. At the end of the day, you need to decide what color you think you feel the best in, and what color is the easiest on your lifestyle and your wallet.  There are a lot of factors that go into coloring your hair including proper products.

There are so many tones of red, blonde, brown or black that you can be, so don't feel like your options are limited.  Take the time to find out what shade would be most flattering to your natural coloring.  Ask a professional and see what they say... You might be surprised.