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In ♥ & Soul, Beauty Tuesday, Community, Health, Higher Ed, Home Sweet Home, Pro-DiSPO, Public Interest, Relationships, Weekly Wonders, What's Hot, Workin' Woman, Yours Truly on 11/17/2015 at 11:00
Double D is for …
Dissertation Defense * Dr. Dispo * BiG Day: December 8 ~ Save the Date!
After I passed my presentation with full faculty on Veterans’ Day, I followed my Bestie Evie‘s advice:
Take a Me QT Day.
While I still worked on revising my paper, I also set aside Spa Time this past weekend!
Facial Mask
Based on Fleur De Force‘s The Glam Guide, I used these ingredients for *acne and **dark spots:
Manicure
Then I treated myself to an at-home mani with the following gift sets:
and polished my finger nails with my own lacquers:
O•P•I Got the Blues for Red & Sally Hansen 18K Gold Hardener + Revlon Orchid & Silver Screen + Sally Hansen i ♥ Nail Art Striper in black
My top tip to achieving a lasting nail paint job:
Run freshly coated nails in cold water and dodge hot water!
- Cold water seals in moisture, while hot water repels and drys it out
- If I hand wash dishes, I wear special gloves
- I also wear gloves during hands-on activity
Massage
My good †Christian† friend and fellow prayer warrior, Lisa, came through again, introducing me
Thank GOD for these special gifts of blessings and wonderful company!
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In ♥ & Soul, Community, De-Stress Saturday, Health, Higher Ed, Home Sweet Home, Mixer Monday, Pro-DiSPO, Public Interest, Relationships, Spa Saturday, Travel, Weekly Wonders, What's Hot, Workin' Woman, Yours Truly on 03/09/2015 at 13:00
After my cabin fever from our snow days and before I escaped the snow to South Texas, Lisa gave me another much-needed massage!
And since we both had stayed safely at our own homes drinking, she added lemon to detoxify to her Virgin Mojito!
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In ♥ & Soul, Community, Health, Higher Ed, Home Sweet Home, Mixer Monday, Pro-DiSPO, Public Interest, Relationships, Sports, Travel, Weekly Wonders, What's Hot, Workin' Woman, Yours Truly on 02/09/2015 at 17:00
After the spectacular massage from Lisa …
… she whipped me up this refreshing beverage!
With the fresh ♣mint♣, it’s like a virgin mojito!
+ the Ruby Red grapefruit provides calorie–burning properties!
CHEERS to the perfect spa drink that gave this past Thirsty Thursday a whole new meaning!
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In ♥ & Soul, Community, Home Sweet Home, Relationships, Travel, Weekly Wonders, Yours Truly on 02/07/2015 at 16:15
I’ve had many massages in my day …
- deep tissue (my most in demand)
- Swedish (softer than my liking)
- sports orthopedic ~ after my races
- hot stones ~ my ♥V-Day♥ gift 3y ago
- cellulite ~ what Lisa calls the fatty patty
… And the other day, I added another type to my list:
Rolling Pin Massage!
Following last weekend’s festivities full of food and drink, Lisa had me back to test her newest technique …
… And now, I swear by it!
She applied just the right amount of pressure, switched up the speed and direction to keep me at ease.
Therefore, rolling pins aren’t just for the kitchen to roll out the dough, but also come in handy for this DISPO!
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