I’m thrilled to have hosted one of the first lululemon events in Las Vegas. It happened in the form of a “kitchen party” – aka a home shopping party – held in my very own…kitchen. Sue and Heather, the lovely and gracious lululemon representatives in Las Vegas brought in delicious munchies from Whole Foods and ordered lululemon clothing for our guests to try on. This party served as an event to raise brand awareness before the store opens in a couple of months.

I think that everyone in attendance bought something…

Reminiscent of the Dove commercial where the “plain Jane” young girl becomes transformed, through the good work of innumerable beauty stylists and Photoshop experts, this particular clip tells of the ubiquity of the photo retouching tool. So, what you see probably ain’t what you gonna get! Tragic! Except that these Photoshop scammers are pretty good! Hey, I should retouch my photo. Can someone fix that droop, lift the eyes, plump the lips?

From WikiHow, as highlighted in today’s iGoogle “How To of the Day”, you must read this article on How to Talk to a Human when Calling a Business. And, here is the wonderful cheat sheet by GetaHuman.com. It gives you all the shortcuts to get a real person on the phone when calling the top 500  megacorps.

Love it!!

I love the flux of creativity that our eco-challenges are creating. Take this Dutch brand (this is what they call themselves, a Brand, not a company) that is making us look at consumer products from another angle. Literally.
VolksWare means “people’s product” or “product for people”. The form of the product depends on the idea and concept behind the project. Volksware explores the function of today’s consumer goods.
The Volksware carpet questions the effect of the over supply and mass production on the consumer. the cloth carpet represent a person’s lifetime consumption of clothing. By, for convenience, it is sold by the [...]

It isn’t always safe being chauffeured around!  In London alone, 10 women are attacked each month after getting into an unlicensed mini-cab. No wonder that many women feel safer taking a taxi driven by a woman. Pink Ladies spotted a business opportunity, and created the UK’s first women-only private car hire franchise.
The Pink Ladies drive Renault Kangoos that are pink inside and out, making them highly visible. Passengers sign up as members, and fares are either pre-paid, paid by credit card or with a ‘pink account’, which is convenient for members and safe for drivers. Booking is done over the [...]

I was introduced to lululemon by my sister, Liza, a brilliant ballerina, now yoga and Pilates instructor, among other things…  She took me shopping in the lululemon store in Montreal for the first time about 4 years ago. We don’t have a lululemon store here in Las Vegas and I guess that my sense of withdrawal is what prompted this post. Every time I go back to visit (Montreal being my hometown), I make sure to drop by the store and check out what’s new. No matter what time of day, the store is always packed with items quite literally [...]

I capture this last month as we were on our way out of Bryce Canyon and entering the historic little town of Panguitch, UT.
No verbiage needed here. These little road signs say it all…

From Marianne Williamson’s book, “A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.  Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.   It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.  We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?  Actually, who are you NOT to be?  Your playing small does not serve the world.  There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won’t feel unsure around you.  We were born to make manifest the glory of God that [...]

Today, May 24th 2007 is Buddha’s birthday.  This day is cause for major celebrations in East Asia.
Buddha’s Birthday the birthday of the Gautama Buddha traditionally celebrated in East Asia on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, is an official holiday in Hong Kong, Macau, and South Korea. The date varies from year to year in the Western (Gregorian) calendar. Next year it’s on May 12.  Via Wikipedia.

Aubergine, Eggplant, Mauve, Plum, Purple, Mulberry, Pomegranate, Violet… Whatever you call it, this color rocks!
I bought this bag, pretty much as a last ditch attempt to replace my former one that was falling apart.  I hardly have time to shop, so scouring the malls to find my new favorite handbag was not an option at the time .  I have one handbag. Well, ok, I have several, but is really only ever use one. I don’t have the time either to change handbags every morning. So, I do just use one handbag until that handbag is no more, cast away [...]