Goal Reached

I'm very excited to announce that I promoted to the first level of management in Arbonne at the end of last month. Even more exciting, my partner, Mandy, also promoted out in December! We have so much fun working together and we're ready to grow our team!

Holiday Boothing

Going along with building our Arbonne business, my partner and I have been manning booths throughout this holiday season. This was our last booth of the year at the Annual Georgetown Stroll, which was large.

After some rain, a canopy dilemna (and bad planning), my disgruntled husband had to bring us a borrowed canopy. Not sure what this year's attendance was, but last year's was around 30,000 people. It drizzled this year for most of the morning, which made attendance a bit slow at first (and our products wet), but it cleared up, dried off, and went well. :)












And here is Mandy (offering samples of the yummy holiday Ginger Citrus Body Butter), my first business builder and no question, my ACE!

Marching Band 2007

Some photos from this season's Marching Band.

These students work incredibly hard. Practice 2.5 hours after school, on top of weekly sectionals in the morning, on top of Friday game nights (in which they return home close to midnight), and the occasional Saturday morning competitions. It was exhausting for me as a parent. Trying to maintain high grades on top of all this is challenging, but they somehow do it!

I managed to cry (literally) the first 3 times I saw Domi march at a game. I just couldn't believe that he was out there marching so beautifully in unison with everyone else.

Domi, Mi Corazón

I helped sew these flags.

Domi is the 2nd one from the left.

Region Band Success

Domi's high school band participated in the 5A Region 26 All-State Band try-outs Nov 30th & Dec 1st. The band placed more students in the Region Band this year than in the history of the school! Out of all available spots in the Region Band, Cedar Park placed 84 instrumentalists. That is 39% of the total Region Band! Add to this that the number of available spots for Region Band was reduced this year!

Domi was one of them.
Quite an accomplishment for a freshman!

Thanksgiving 2007

Art Photo in Mothering!

I'm so very excited to share this terrific photo.

It was taken by one of the mamas at an art playdate I hosted at my house. (You'll see the original post a few scrolls down). The best part is, her photo was published in the current issue of Mothering Magazine (November/December issue) -- page 17. Mothering published it because Melanie sent her photos in since I was inspired to begin hosting montly toddler art playdates after reading their July/August issue, which discussed how to create these wonderful, artistic opportunities for tots.

Sesame Street - Buffy Nurses Cody

Terrific clip from the late '70's. Why don't they air stuff like this these days.

Arbonne on ABC7 News

~*Toddler Art Party*~

Sophia and I hosted a Toddler Art Party with our playgroup. Our large covered patio with taped down pieces of long butcher paper was the dedicated art space so the little ones could explore without any worries of mess. We stripped 'em down and gave them finger paints and let them do what came naturally. We kept it short-about 30 minutes, since our young artists' attention spans are still short. After the Mommas hosed their their kiddos off, put on clean dipes, and dressed them, they played for a few minutes while the mommas chatted. Looks like we have some one year old prodigies whose specialty is body art. I think after the wonderful fun we had, (and easy clean up) we will happily host a monthly Art Playdate and explore other art materials with all the senses during all seasons(except Winter because it'll be too nippy to be out on the patio). Thanks to Mothering Magazine for this terrific idea. I think it's a wonderful idea to give kids a strong creative foundation.




Meet Sophia's Art Posse

The soapy clean up tub was just as much fun...

A big thanks to Melanei for capturing the moment so perfectly. Take a moment to check out her Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/melanie_in_texas/sets/72157600992829071/with/890932196/

ACTNow ~ Houston, Texas

As most of my friends and family members know, I'm incredibly excited to be launching an Arbonne business! Talk about a solid company with phenomenal products (and I can't forget to mention they have THE BEST compensation plan in the industry). Really.

I. AM. PUMPED.

At first, I was skeptical. I thought to myself, "Here I have a Master's degree and now I'm considering selling skincare?" But--I did my research (lots of it) and loved what I found. I signed up to be a Consultant 3 weeks ago, have immersed myself in Arbonne's terrific online and phone call training, and this weekend, I attended the ACTNow Consultant training in Houston. Arbonne holds large regional trainings twice a year, and I couldn't pass up attending one so close by! And it BLEW MY MIND! The energy in this place was unbelievable. I can honestly say I haven't experienced something so exciting and motivational - ever. Arbonne is hitting the International market now and is going live in Australia July 2nd. Those of us at the ACTNow training were the first to hear where Arbonne is going next, which is the United Kingdom in October! Arbonne will continue launching in 2 new countries a year!

Since my upline will be in the area, she and I planned to have my launch party immediately. Tomorrow is the day and I could not be more thrilled. Below, on my right, is Alysia-my upline, and Colleen, one of her newly sponsored Consultants from Kansas. Alysia matched her teaching salary in 4 months and is on her way to Regional. She stays home with her 3 children. How awesome is that.

Oh, and what's with all the pictures of the Mercedes? Well, once a Consultant hits a certain management level (Regional), they not only have a very lucrative income, they earn a White Mercedes. Might I add that these are the Mercedes' that I saw just on the short walk to the parking garage elevator! I met women who made this level within a year--some in 6 months! Yes, some take 2 years, but still! C'Mon! What will you be doing in 2 years if you keep doing what you're doing? And that's not even the highest level in Arbonne. National is. And when I met women who retired their husbands at the age of 30, 32, I was amazed. Simply Amazed. What a wonderful, inspiring group of women because of the amount they give to others. There's only so much money one can make or white Mercedes they can have in their driveway, so when they turn around and give to others, that selfless act, is what draws me even more to Arbonne. If I can make a huge difference not only in my family's life, but also in other people's lives, I would be a fool to let this opportunity slip by. So, I'm jumping in with both feet and looking for a team to go with me.