Home Spa Lady's Tips of the Week Issue #64 / Gettin' Sweet for Your Sweetie

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 64 - February 14, 2007
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
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Make Every Day A Spa Day!
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In This Issue
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1. Gettin' Sweet for Your Sweetie
2. Don't Be Afraid To Love
3. Last Minute Valentine
4. Essential Oil Tip: Sugar Scrub
5. Success Tip: Mary Manin Morrissey
6. Recipe of the Week: Roasted Red Pepper Soup
7. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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1. Gettin' Sweet for Your Sweetie
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It's Valentine's Day and you want your skin to feel smooth and your body to smell great. Here are two ways to prepare yourself "sweet" for your special someone:

--Sugar Scrub Your Skin
This will make your skin feel very smooth. Sugar cane produces glycolic acid which is a great skin exfoliant. Glycolic acid is used extensively in the spa industry. It is a natural alpha hydroxy acid that helps the skin glow. See how to sugar scrub your skin below in Essential Oil Tip.

--Scent Your Body
Getting sweet isn't always about sugar. One of the definitions of "sweet" in the dictionary is: "pleasing or fresh to the smell; fragrant" A great way to get sweet is to smell fresh. The best way to smell fresh is by using organic therapeutic grade essential oils - toss those chemical perfumes! Essential oils are made from "fresh" plants. A high quality essential oil is distilled in a way that the "freshness" is captured and sustained naturally - with no added fixatives or preservatives. Place "dabs" of your essential oil on pulse points just like you would perfume. Essential Oil Suggestions for Valentine's Day:

--Joy (YL)
--White Angelica (YL)
--Sensation (YL)
--Ylang Ylang

Read more about these oils and Order your essential oils from your Young Living distributor or by going to Young Living's Website
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2. Don't Be Afraid To Love
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Want to get inspired to let love flow? Grab 3 minutes, a kleenex, and watch this: http://tinyurl.com/pman7
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3. Last Minute Valentine
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Valentine's Day is here and you may have thought of a few people to whom you forgot to send greetings. Here's a quick, easy, and free way to send a Valentine ~ sendan e-card by going to this link: http://tinyurl.com/2esy2p
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2. Essential Oil Tip: How To Make A Sugar Scrub
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This is effective for your whole body. If your facial skin is sensitive don't scrub as hard as you would your feet. Use a plastic container to mix - glass may break in the bathroom. For storage, use glass. Combine:

--1/2 cup olive oil (or coconut oil)
--1 cup of sugar
--Few drops of your essential oil (sandalwood is nice!)

Do this in the bathroom. Use small amounts at a time and massage gently on the skin. You can leave it on for a minute or two for a tightening effect. Rinse.

Order your essential oils from your Young Living distributor or by going to Young Living's Website
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3. Success Tip: Mary Manin Morrissey
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Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?==============================================
5.Recipe of the Week: Roasted Red Pepper Soup
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Thanks to Cooks.com
--4 red bell peppers, roasted, peeled, cored & seeded
--2 c. imported Italian canned tomatoes, seeded & drained
--3 tbsp. olive oil--2 cloves garlic, peeled & finely minced
--3 c. defatted chicken stock
--Salt & freshly ground pepper
--Basil leaves
--Paper thin slices of lemon
Puree three of the peppers and all the tomatoes in a food processor blender until finely textured but not completely smooth. Cut the remaining pepper into julienne strips and set aside. Gently heat the olive oil and garlic. When the garlic releases its fragrance, after about 2 minutes, stir in the pureed pepper and tomato mixture. Add the chicken stock, bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Let the soup cool, then cover and chill in the refrigerator. Float basil leaves and a lemon slice in each bowl. Serves 4.
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6. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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True Love?
A woman's husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she stayed by his bedside every single day. When he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer. As she sat by him, he said, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business failed, you were there. When I got shot, you were by my side. When we lost the house, you gave me support. When my health started failing, you were still by myside... You know what?" "What dear?" She asked gently. "I think you bring me bad luck."
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