Anti-Aging Products....

Last night I finally met with a dear neighbor and Arbonne (http://www.arbonne.com/) Consultant, Carol. We had coffee and conversation while she introduced me to Arbonne. I had really never heard of this line of cosmetics until I met Carol. So, she sends me home with a bag of full-sized bottles of this 6-day anti-aging regimen. Now, last summer I would have said "What? I'm too young for anti-aging product!" But you know I found that patch of grey hair, and I could swear that the wrinkles showed up pretty much right after that. Aaaaarrrrrgggg!

I went straight home after our coffee and jumped in the shower. Washed my face with the facewash, then sprayed with the toner, then used the eye creme...and finished up with the night creme. I actually kept going to the mirror to see if I looked any younger....blah! This morning I woke up ready to start again, with the washing of the face, the toner, the eye creme, the lift, then the daily moisturizer. I know it sounds exhausting...trust me, I wash with Oil of Olay foam and put on the moisturizer and I'm good to go. No fuss kind of gal! But I was surprised how quickly I got through the routine.

BUT, my birthdays seem to be creeping up faster than I can count....and that alone is freaking me out! So....I will give these products a try...and see if I see any changes or improvements! For now, I wanted to share these products with you, just in case you'd like to give them a try. They are all natural products, and it's good stuff.

Kitchen Remodel....

I'm in Columbus, Indiana updating my blog today. Visiting my FAVORITE (and only) brother and his beautiful family. And green with envy that my SIL's kitchen is SO beautiful, I want a new kitchen too now - ha! No...all kidding aside, except for the envy part...they have been busy remodeling their kitchen for the past couple of months. All of the inconvenience has certainly been worth the wait let me tell ya! Caroline (my SIL) was nice enough to let me share their kitchen remodel with all of you. A few pictures below to show you the beautiful room they have created. We've been in here actually since we arrived early this afternoon. We've had a feeding frenzy - blah, I've got to get up and do some exercise tomorrow if I want to fit in my jeans. I'll leave you now to check out the before and after pics of the kitchen. I'm sure you'll agree that they've done a terrific job. Tomorrow we'll head out early to look for fabric for the window coverings, I can hardly wait!

Here is a picture of the kitchen "BEFORE" the remodel

and that's my SIL who wasn't so happy about her photo :)

Drum Roll Please...

Ta Da...

Oh, that's mom sitting at the peninsula, she's looking good...

Notice the different shade of granite on the island

My SIL standing in her beautiful room!

My SIL found this little lamp downstairs,

and we just had to bring it up to put on the kitchen counter...

too cute!