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WISH Mist!
You know how I was telling you about the fabulous WISH Summit that’s on at the moment? The one where you get to listen to and learn from 40 phenomenal luminaries in the personal development realm, over the course of 40 days? For free?
Well, you can keep the WISH spirit with you everywhere you go when you wear the exclusively blended WISH Mist perfume!
I actually treated myself to a bottle of this perfume a little while ago, and it arrived on my doorstop this week – only 10 days in the post, all the way from Canada (or the US?). I didn’t expect it to arrive so quickly, given that mail between us (in Australia) and the US or Canada can take SO long… so it was a lovely surprise!
I love that it’s made by the team at Living Libations, and is completely natural. The fragrances used are jasmine sambac, lemon, lime, vanilla, seabuckthorn berries (mmm, can you just imagine it?), and it’s all in a spring water base. It comes in a cute glass bottle, and you shake the oil and water combo before spritzing it on. I wore this out to an event the day that it arrived, and I’m just in LOVE with it!
You know how I go on about living naturally – because this increases your vibration and helps you attract ‘the good stuff’ of life – well, wearing a luscious perfume like this (without all those toxic fragrances associated with traditional perfumes) is one way that you can boost your vibration. It’s natural, so your body loves it, and it lifts your mood into the stratosphere.
If you’d love to give yourself a treat, and carry with you an aromatic reminder of the fact that you really can create a life and a world that you love, then grab yourself a bottle’o'love.
Head here to order (just click on the ‘Shop’ button on this page – and if you haven’t already signed up for the free WISH summit, make sure you do!).
A Beautiful Tribute to a Beautiful Person
I just wanted to share this moving tribute with you – given such short notice, Jennifer Hudson did an amazing job with this song.
When someone moves into the next realm it’s always sad for those of us left behind, but when someone leaves as amazing a legacy as did Whitney Houston – affecting millions with the power of her beautiful voice – the sadness around the world is palpable.
Thank you for using and sharing your gifts, Whitney. And thank you, Jennifer, for yours. Both of you remind us to do the same with our own gifts, to make this world an even better place.
The English rose…
The English rose greets the summer garden with a profusion of colour and perfume and our doors and windows are thrown open to allow the season’s intoxicating atmosphere to envelop us and our homes.
Sydney A Sykes
I love this quote! It may not quite be summer here, but our roses are in full bloom. We gave our twin daughters ’1st-birthday roses’ a few years ago, and we’ve enjoyed their beautiful blooms ever since. Above is a photo of our daughter Evangeline’s rose, which is the David Austin ‘Evelyn’ rose. So gorgeous (you should smell it!).
Arabella has the David Austin ‘Mary Rose’ as her special plant – I’ll post a pic of that soon…
I hope you enjoy this splash of rosy-ness, and that you can almost imagine ‘the season’s intoxicating atmosphere’ in your home! I’ve certainly been enjoying these beautiful flowers. Ah, ain’t life grand?
Larking Around this Christmas
Yes, yes, I know it’s only just under two months until Christmas, but you know I like to plan ahead!
If you’re like me, you’ll be very excited to know that Australia’s Lark online store has just revealed its ‘Christmas Store’ – with lots of gorgeous little Christmassy bits and bobs to brighten your home or to give as gifts.
I’m not full-on into all things ‘vintage’, but I love the nostalgia I feel whenever I pop into the Lark online store. There’s also a REAL Lark store in the sweet town of Daylesford, and my girls just loved browsing in there last time we visited. (Their excitement generated lots of knowing smiles from other mums in the store.)
I bet your mum or gran would love it, too!
So, grab yourself a cuppa and head over to the site to immerse yourself in loveliness…
Note: Allison and the team at Lark deliver within Australia, but they also ship overseas. So if you’re outside Australia, you can still snap up a gorgeous thing or two.
Lilac Dreams
Sunday was an amazing spring day here in Ballarat – mid-20s, and glorious sunshine.
I went with my girls to the Botanical Gardens (they took me on a tour, pretending that I hadn’t ever been there before), and we came across the most beautiful lilac tree in full bloom.
I just had to share some of its beauty with you (see the pic above). I buried my nose into its masses of flowers, inhaling the sumptuous, heady aroma. Can you just imagine?
Mmmm. Are you stopping to smell the roses/lilacs/other fragrant flowers today? If not, just let yourself dream about it, and be carried away…
You Wear It Well!
Although, if you currently DON’T wear it well, you might want to join me this Thursday, when I interview Briony Croft (that’s Briony, in the pic above), personal stylist and owner of Alla Moda Styling.
Briony will be spilling the beans on how to ‘dress well’ – because when you feel good in your clothes, you beam out a powerful, supremely confident vibration.
Our interview is called ‘Looking Good, Feeling Good: Dressing to Boost Your Vibration & Attract Success’ (sounds amazing, doesn’t it?!).
Creating a Colourful Life
Now, you guys know I’m always banging on about creating a beautiful life, right?
Well, for me, that has to include colour. I mean, take a look at my website, for starters! If that hot pink border doesn’t blow you out of your chair and dazzle your day, I don’t know what will. Colour affects your mood (and therefore your vibration) in a big way – have you noticed that?
I think it’s so important to create a world that inspires you, that honours who you are and who you want to grow into. And you can use colour to help you do just that.
So, if you’re after more inspiration, you’ve got to check out a brand-spanking new blog by talented US graphic designer Aarean Jergensen.
Called Color Issue, Aarean’s blog celebrates colour in a big, big way. (BTW, you pronounce Aarean’s gorgeous name as air-ee-un.)
So go on! Let yourself be brave and bold, and soak up the utter joy of the colour that’s in your world – and in the beautiful world you’re creating for yourself.
I’m in Love with My Watch
Well, I’m not IN LOVE with my watch, but I do love looking at it.
(Not in the same way that Roger Taylor of Queen is ‘in love with his car’.)
After I had my babies, I didn’t often wear a watch. Watches seemed to get in the way and needed to be taken on and off all day to avoid them getting damaged (or to avoid them scratching my babies).
I also had trouble finding watches that I liked. Much as I love silver, you just can’t read silver numbers clearly. And, much as I love pink, pink watchstraps don’t go with every outfit.
But now, eight years later, I’ve found the perfect everyday watch. It’s simple – clear, good-sized numbers, a watchband that goes with just about everything, a silver rim, and the perfect size for my wrist. I also think it’s pretty. I love looking at it. And that’s very good for my vibration.
I was reminded about Timex watches when reading A Cup of Jo blog post a while ago, and I also recalled that Timex is the watch of choice for many millionaires (according to Thomas Stanley in The Millionaire Next Door: Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy
And all for only US$24.95. See, you don’t need to spend a ‘fortune’!
Time for me to go, for now…
(If you’re interested in this watch, head here: Timex Women’s T2H331 Analog Silver-Tone Case Black Leather Strap Dress Watch
PS Do you have a favourite ‘thing’ that makes you smile whenever you look at it or use it? Leave a comment below!
Decluttering & You!
Would you like an opportunity to have coaching with me at the fraction of the cost of my usual one-on-one coaching fees?
Would you like to finally clear your home of clutter, feel a huge sense of relief, and allow fresh, prosperous energy to flow through your home? Bringing with it wonderful opportunities?
Then I’d love for you to join me on The Living Rich Declutter group-coaching program – but you’ll need to hurry, because registrations close in just a few hours.
Maybe this is the spring/autumn cleanout you’ve been itching to do?
Head here to discover more about this unique program.
Come on! Let’s do this together!
Spring has Sprung!
I just wanted to share this beautiful picture with you.
My husband Darren took this photo at Ballarat’s Botanical Gardens yesterday. My daughters wanted to snap a shot of this cute little bee, and Darren managed to capture him, even though the little critter kept hiding!
The gardens are looking simply gorgeous at the moment.
Can you tell that I just LOVE spring?!
Enjoy the photo, and have a wonderful day, won’t you?
Much love to you…
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