What Moms Really Want / Issue #128 - May 7, 2008

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 128 - May 7, 2008
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
mailto:marilee777@aol.com
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com
http://www.HomeSpaLady.com/blog (Blog)
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In This Issue
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1. What Moms Really Want

2. Essential Oil Tip: Gift Ideas for Mother
(video)

3. Success Tip: Mother Teresa

4. Recipe of the Week: The Perfect Cup of Tea

5. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week

6. The "Green Tea with Marilee" Show

* F'ree Teleseminar on Self Care!


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1.What Moms Really Want
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Hallmark, as you can imagine, does tons of research on this
topic. They found what mothers love to receive from their
husbands and children are things she wants but won't purchase
for herself.

Here's a list of Hallmark's findings on what mothers want along
with other great gift ideas:

--Anything made, or selected, by their child or grandchild.

--A day of no chores or cooking.

--Time spent with the kids (if they no longer live in the home).

--Something she mentioned in passing, and they remembered (shows
they were really listening).

--Pampering (waiting on her, massage, spa day).

--A Mother's Day card she will keep forever(Hallmark, of course!)

--Sleep

--The best of everything for her family

--No dishes in the sink

--More time for family relationships

--Being told how much she's appreciated

--A gift with emotional or sentimental value


Moms told Hallmark researchers that they especially don't want
to have to tell their husbands and/or children what they want;
rather, they want them to figure it out.

Gift giving for Moms or Grandmoms can be made easy if you can
figure out what kind of woman she is according to a fun website
gifts.com

Here are some of the categories:

--Achiever

--Adventurer

--Country Clubber

--Domestic Diva

--Hipster

--Super Mom

--Thinker

--Natural Woman

--Trendenista

--Urban Sophisticate

Pick the woman, then pick the gift! (These are great gift ideas
even beyond Mothers Day.)

Check out these ideas: http://snipurl.com/pick_your_mom_type


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2. Essential Oil Tip: Gift Ideas for Mothers Day
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--Sensation Essential Oil Blend (ylang ylang, jasmine, rosewood)

--Sensation Hand and Body Lotion (Sensation oils combined with
MSM and other antioxidant vitamins and botanicals)

--Sensation Bath Gel

--ART Skin Care System - Age Refining Technology - Frankincense
and Sandalwood are added to this unique formula to revitalize the
surface of the skin and restore a firm, healthy-looking
complexion.

VIDEO ~
Here is an 8 minute video that I had professionally made that
shows you great gift ideas for Mothers Day including how to
make a Lavender Bath and a Rose Milk Bath:
http://snipurl.com/mothersdaygift_video

For more info or to order any of these Young Living products see
your Young Living Distributor or go to http://tinyurl.com/aenfp


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3. Success Tip: Mother Teresa
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It's law of nature that the good you do, will be forgotten
tomorrow. But the good work must be carried on.

~ Mother Teresa

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4.Recipe of the Week: The Perfect Cup of Tea
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Perfect Cup of Tea
(see video for directions:
http://snipurl.com/mothersdaygift_video )

Ingredients:

--4 heaping teaspoons loose tea
--4 cups water

Directions:

--Place loose tea leaves into a warmed tea kettle.
--Pour heated water over loose tea leaves.
--Let steep.
--Strain tea and serve

*Note:
--For Oolong and Green tea, water should simmer at 200
degrees F. and 180 degrees F
--For Irish and English tea bring water to a full boil.
--Black tea should soak for 3 to 5 minutes.
--Oolong tea should soak for 4 to 7 minutes.
--Green Tea should soak for 2 to 3 minutes.


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5. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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A Mother's Love ~ Helen Steiner Rice

A Mother's love is something
that no on can explain,
It is made of deep devotion
and of sacrifice and pain,
It is endless and unselfish
and enduring come what may
For nothing can destroy it
or take that love away . . .
It is patient and forgiving
when all others are forsaking,
And it never fails or falters
even though the heart is breaking . . .
It believes beyond believing
when the world around condemns,
And it glows with all the beauty
of the rarest, brightest gems . . .
It is far beyond defining,
it defies all explanation,
And it still remains a secret
like the mysteries of creation . . .
A many splendoured miracle
man cannot understand
And another wondrous evidence
of God's tender guiding hand.


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6. The "Green Tea with Marilee" Show
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Today launches the "Green Tea with Marilee" Show and new website.

You are always invited to join me here for natural health tips,
product reviews, and interview with experts in Alternative
Medicine, Holistic Nursing, Nutrition, Energy Healing, and
Essential Oils.


Visit me at http://www.GreenTeaWithMarilee.com

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*F'ree Teleseminar on Self Care!

Join me and my friend Holistic Nursing colleague, and
Nursing Professor Christine Jackson PhD, RN ~

We're going to focus on Self Care for Nurses and Healers!
Monday night, May 12th at 7 PM EST

Sign up here:
http://snipurl.com/sign_up_4_selfcare

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