There are days that I wonder how I got here.  Then I realize that I am putting together this puzzle piece by piece.  I realize that my lack of fear in failure has granted me the ability to try new things. I realize how many hours and with total passion and abandon I give on a daily basis. I realize that hard work empowers not paralyzes me.  I realize that I got lucky in the development of a product people want and love.  How did I get here?  One jar at a time!

I never realize how much I love where I live as when I arrive home after traveling. I love the comfort, the surroundings and the genuine sense of what matters.  I walk through the house touching things and looking at every room as if it had a voice and a feeling all its own.  I know that if it was able to speak, my house would tell you that we love it through and through, even when it costs a small fortune to fix something.  It is said that  "home is where the heart is", and I'm happy to report that my heart finds its residence right along with the rest of us, every single time.

Have you ever been surrounded by people of all shapes, sizes colors, creeds and age?

Welcome to Times Square on a busy Saturday night. I don't necessarily want to live in NYC, but there is an energy and a magic there that is palpable and fabulous. I love watching, being in the middle of and enjoying the whole scene. Even though we will never meet, the interaction with strangers is forever etched in my mind. People, people everywhere, all different, all the same.

However, as great as it is being surrounded by people like that, it is nothing compared to the one on one I get when I meet people as I demonstrate Scrubz. In only a minute or two, we share, we laugh, we talk, we connect. We are allowing ourselves to take that extra time to get to know another. We both are enriched by the transaction. There really is nothing like it.

I was in the middle of optimizing a few things on my website last night, checking our listing in some of the search engines, etc. when I came across a blog written about Scrubz Body Scrub this past November.  (http://newyorkhabitue.com/2008/11/12/scrubbed.aspx) I recognized the name of the writer as someone who had purchased multiple times, but had no idea she had done an article. 

Her experiences both on the day she tried it, when she was told it was a 4 in 1 product: body/face scrub, moisturizer as well as as a pre-shave prep and shaving oil  culminated in her line, "... I have done all of the above for the past 8 months and I will never go back."  She also stated right off the bat that " I usually leave the beauty products (reviews) to others, but I must share this product with as many people as possible, as it is the absolutely best sugar scrub I have ever used."  She also commented, " I have been very active in petitioning friends and co workers to try it."

As I read on, my smile increased, my mood lifted, and I had one of those "AHA" moments. You know, the business one that makes you remember why you are in this business and making this product in the first place. 

Yesterday was a particularly stressful work day, one where I took 10 steps forward, then back about 9, and I was in "one of those moods" last night. Then I read Leah's article and it all changed.

I wish you many "AHA!" moments and lots of things that make your day.

When I do demos, I am lucky enough to meet some great people and no matter the mood of the day, I always leave an event with a smile. But I am amazed at how many people say "no", with the excuse they don't have the time for such things.  I usually answer with, "this is the product for you then, because it is meant for the busy person who forgets that it is alright to take care of themselves.  

On occasion, I have gotten those same people to come over and 2 minutes later, when they are massaged and their hands feel like silk, they always say, " I guess I should do things like this more often".   Yes, you should, because at the end of the day if we don't take care of ourselves, who really will?  There is nothing selfish or egotistical about wanting to eat well, exercise, practice good health care and skin care, nor indulge in something that just makes us happy.

We are given one body, one mind and one life to live. Sometimes, you just have to slow down for a minute and allow for you to be the center of your world.  So next time you pass me doing demos, Please stop and smell the Scrubz .  You'll be so glad you did!