You may recall my "history of jobs" recap from this post. Well, tomorrow is a big day for me. For the first time since before my kids began school, I am going to be working more than 20 hours a week outside of the home. 

I am excited to share that I will be taking the incomparable Cindi's place at Backstage Salon in Croton, NY. Cindi is the Salon Coordinator of the place - when you walk in the door, her smiling face is the first one you see. She keeps EVERYONE in the place on schedule and happy. Her shoes (way higher than anything you will ever see me in) will be very hard to fill. I will do my very best. 

As a client of the salon, I have always loved the energy of the place. Exposed brick. Giant mirrors. Terrific lighting on trusses. You come in looking however it is you look, and you always leave looking fabulous. That's the point of a salon and spa. You go there to relax, rejuvenate and beautify. I don't care how foul your mood is when you walk in, by the time you leave, you WILL feel like a new you.

When I was young I fantasized about becoming a hairdresser. I wanted to work in a beauty parlor, as it was called then. Quite obviously that didn't happen. This is is the next best thing. Being a part of the staff who make you feel and look better. The salon is busy. Lots of people. Lots of personalities. I. Can't. Wait.

I believe it is the perfect fit for me. The beauty business ties in well with the philosophy of TGHR.

So, where does that leave TGHR? Exactly where it was and is. We will have events here on Thursday nights, Friday nights and Sunday afternoons. I will still be writing my blog. I will still be striving to create a retreat where the start day will be Sunday and the end day will be Tuesday. I am looking forward to having an awesome conversation with a friend next week about having TGHR sponsor an event that will make every woman I know want to be at. There are exciting times ahead and I look towards the future with tremendous anticipation.

Change is inevitable. When you can help steer it in a way that suits you, it is a bonus.

My hours at Backstage will be Wednesday from 9-5, Thursday and Friday from 9-7 and Saturday from 9-5.

I wish Cindi and her family all the best as they relocate from NY to NC ~ a change THEY initiated. Bonus.  :-)

There are plenty of songs out there about change. Sheryl won.
http://youtu.be/Ikjmz_SlGhg

Two days of amazing.

Although, sometimes you simply have to fake it.

Go for it.

Whatever Gets You Through Today
Remember, you're amazing
http://youtu.be/rFv4N_MmgUw

Right this exact second, think about what your day. Some of you read this in the morning, some in mid-afternoon, some at night.

This is a reminder. To me. To you. To all of us.

I tend to get caught up in the craziness that can be life. Much of the craziness is self inflicted. I know, you're astounded by that sentence. I start off with the best intentions of staying calm, cool, and collected and then I get frenzied and harried and forget to just stop. 

STOP.

Take a deep breath. Hold it. Release it slowly.

When I do this even once a day, it makes a difference. Seriously. If I do it more than once a day I am all over the zen of it. 

A breathing exercise can actually turn my day around and remind me that every day is amazing. I. Am. Amazing. YOU are amazing.

It is a perfect day in NY. Crisp. Clear. A slight chill in the air, even. I am going to listen to my instrumental playlist in the car ~ that will remind me to slow down, stop, take a deep breath and be grateful for the amazing.

I heard this on Pandora months ago. It's on all my playlists.
http://youtu.be/VE1Jt6H0rZw

Sweet Sixteen's, dentists, including one who specializes in endontics AKA root canal, new appliances, summer baseball (naturally, I did not get to the first game), mani-pedi (not mine), Tucker to the vet, last full week of school, preparing for Bella going to the Senior Prom on Thursday (parents of girls will understand just how much prep is involved in this), purging stuff, getting different stuff, having breakfast with friends, sharing a glass of wine with a friend, making doctor appointments, laundry, this is some of what I have been up to...just life. I know you all get it.

Updating the calendar took a full two days. I try to color code it so at a glance everyone has a clue who is where at any given time. It is very subject to change.

The end of the school year is now as chaotic as the beginning used to be. It's a different energy though - it's the wind down, the endings, the time to sleep a little later, trips to the beach. It's all good.

And so, on this rainy, not rainy, soon to be rainy again Monday, I remind myself, it's all OK.

Bella introduced me to this song. 
Admittedly, it drove me bonkers the first few times I heard it. 
As is the way of this kind of song, I now find myself humming it.
http://youtu.be/5hzgS9s-tE8

It is beautiful. It is hot. My family is all over the place. 

Take some time to enjoy the weekend!

A fun little ditty.
http://youtu.be/m5F0Lq03spM