Bath and spa

08. Jun, 2010 2 Comments

With warm sunny rays awakening us each morning, it’s time to shed the layers of winter and refresh our minds and bodies. A multitude of businesses in Shelby County are ready and able to help you do so. Try some of these “must–have” products to prepare everything from your hair, face and skin for the summer sun.

REJUVENATE: Discover this cream at Journey Day Spa in Helena as a non-surgical option to lift and tighten the skin around your face and neck ($84.95).

CANDLELIGHT: Barbara’s Candles of Calera creates these colorful selections of stacked candles to coordinate with any at-home spa décor ($8-10).

HAIR REPAIR: Sha Salon in Helena carries this L’Oreal line of hair care. Find a volume expander ($21), smoothing treatment ($23) and Play Dirty dry wax ($16). COSMEDIX: Beyond Wellness of Inverness offers this line of skin care. CosMedix offers a natural sunscreen ($44), SKINamins skin care supplement ($26) and a Purity Clean cleanser ($34). Visit Beyondwellness.com.

BATH SALTS: This Lemon Balm and Bergamot bath salt ($8) from Cheeky Maiden of Calera is one of many naturally refreshing products available. Visit Cheekymaidensoap.com.

HERBAL INFUSIONS: Use these cleansing grains in place of soap to get an exfoliating facial. Includes white kaolin clay, oats, almonds, lavender buds, rose petals, poppy seeds and natural fragrances ($7). Contact Amy McDaniel at 482-4705.

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2 Responses to “Bath and spa”

Mandy 18. Jun, 2010 at 9:31 am

I LOVE Cheeky Maiden!
admin 18. Jun, 2010 at 2:47 pm

So do we Mandy! We’re only sad we didn’t have space to include even more of their products. Hope you enjoy the others as well!

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Powerful pockets of time

By Lisa Phillips

Those “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” are here along with high humidity, no school bus traffic and endless hours of sunshine. When you heap all of that together, you get long hours that need our energy in many places other than behind a desk or dishwasher. We yearn to be outside pulling weeds, pulling for the home team, or pulling skiers during an afternoon on the water. Family members demand and deserve more of our head, heart, and wallet, so it is important for you to get a grip on what can be done in “powerful pockets of time.” Here are a few ways to simplify your daily routines. Although they may sound very simple, ask yourself how many of these things did you did today.

Grocery list:

: Keep an on-going list where all family members can add to it.

Cleanup:

Load the dishes in the dishwasher as soon as you are done cooking and eating.

Laundry:

Fold each piece as it comes out of the dryer. This one tip can save you a ton on time versus heaping clean clothes in a pile to be dealt with later. Have a basket for each person and put the folded clothes in there for one trip to be put away.

Never go empty-handed:

Take something with you on your trips to the basement or up the stairs. Unload a car the same way.

Buy a Ninja:

This one appliance does everything from kneading pizza dough to making soft serve ice cream. (The infomercial is amazing!)

Mail:

Open the mail in the same spot every day, preferably over a trash can or shredder. Think iRAFT. Make a decision on each piece of paper: Deal with it Immediately (within five minutes), have a place for things you need to Read, Action (bills, RSVPs, etc.), File and Toss.

Email:

Check and respond three times a day. You will process it faster than checking it every time a message appears.

“Do it now, later is already booked.” What a great concept to remember when you are feeling like “I’ll do it later.” Work in the moment. When you take the time to do it now, you will have used those “powerful pockets of time” that you didn’t even know you had. It’s that simple.

Lisa Phillips in the owner of SimpleWorks. She can be reached at lisa_phillips@bellsouth.net or 981-7733.

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