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Changes Spa & Aesthetics A boutique spa offering Skincare, Electrolysis & Massage. Result oriented, and Holistic minded prod

We offer an authentic skincare experience that provides personalized result oriented treatments in a relaxed boutique setting to improve your skin and nourish the body and soul.

Happy Monday, Happy first full week in September, and happy “Labor Day!” For most of us, it is a day off free from toil....
09/07/2026

Happy Monday, Happy first full week in September, and happy “Labor Day!”

For most of us, it is a day off free from toil.

This ‘holiday’ – the first Monday in September - is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America's strength, prosperity, and well-being.

It is a day to celebrate and especially honor all of us who labor alone, or with a team… whether it’s pursuing a profession, a trade, a vocation, a passion, a calling or raising a family and keeping the proverbial home fires burning.

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do." — Steve Jobs

Enjoy every nanosecond out there and do join us again next Monday for another motivational thought

Hello Monday, hello new week, hello new day, and goodbye … August. Yes, today is the last day of August and in a few wee...
08/31/2026

Hello Monday, hello new week, hello new day, and goodbye … August. Yes, today is the last day of August and in a few weeks it will be goodbye summer.

But do not pout. September is one of the most beautiful months of the year in our neck of the woods. Besides the turning colors, it is still warm, and longer daylight hours still linger for a while. And soon parents will get a reprieve from trying to entertain bored children.

It’s good old back to school time – for real. To all parents out there with kids…congratulations! You did it again. You got them ready for school.

You tried on clothes to see what still fit, bought new outfits to make up for what they outgrew, checked off the list of necessary school supplies, shopped for new shoes, got them haircuts, and more. Congrats!

Interestingly, following the back to school chores, and actually having spent so many years in school ourselves, many of us still consider September as the start of a new year.

Maybe it’s the latent ‘student’ in us remembering the excitement of a new teacher, a new grade, maybe the new shoes, and definitely seeing all of our classmates regularly once again.

“That old September feeling, left over from school days, of summer passing, vacation nearly done, obligations gathering, books and football in the air… Another fall, another turned page: there was something of jubilee in that annual autumnal beginning, as if last year’s mistakes had been wiped clean by summer.”— Donna Tartt, American novelist

Let your ‘inner student’ find the jubilee once again in this annual transition.

See you next Monday for another motivational thought!

Hello, Monday! Hello new day, new week, and hello to one of the busiest times of the year. Yes it really is time now to ...
08/24/2026

Hello, Monday! Hello new day, new week, and hello to one of the busiest times of the year. Yes it really is time now to think about “back to school,” even as the last days of summer linger on. Sigh.

November and December holiday preparations aside, getting ready for the start of a new school year may have parents feeling hassled and a bit stressed out.

Between trying on the kids’ clothes to see what still fits, and checking off the list of necessary school supplies, to shopping for new shoes and getting haircuts … whew! Suddenly there don’t seem to be enough hours in the day once again.

Well, take a deep breath moms and dads! Let us strive to slow down a bit and be mindful of our words and conversations. Let’s try not to foist our stress or apprehension on our kids … who have big ears! Let’s try to stay positive around them, especially when we talk to them about returning to school, and especially to our first-timers.

"Speak to children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on earth, for what they believe is what they'll become." – Brooke Hampton, American author

See right here again next Monday for another motivational thought.

PS: Keep enjoying the closing days of summer!

Happy Monday, happy new day and new week! Speaking of ‘happy,’ how is everyone doing with happiness? As in giving it, re...
08/17/2026

Happy Monday, happy new day and new week!

Speaking of ‘happy,’ how is everyone doing with happiness? As in giving it, receiving it, finding it, making it happen? This IS, after all, happiness MONTH.

Yes, August was deemed such in the late 20th Century. The international designation encourages us to recognize and appreciate everyday joys; even the simplest ones ... like this very moment.

“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” – Omar Khayyam, 11th Century philosopher, poet.

So, find something to be happy about out there and smile! And try to beat the average of 20 smiles per day for an adult, (according to statistics). Children, on the other hand, can smile upwards of 400 times a day!

Hmmmm…what do they know that we don’t?

See you back here again next Monday for another inspirational thought; or question to ponder.

Hello Monday, hello new day, hello new week, hello ‘back to school.’ Wait…WHAT??Yes, we are already seeing back-to-schoo...
08/10/2026

Hello Monday, hello new day, hello new week, hello ‘back to school.’

Wait…WHAT??

Yes, we are already seeing back-to-school advertising. Can you believe it?

Hah, these are probably the same retailers that will be advertising Halloween next month; Thanksgiving, during the real back-to-school month; and Christmas, in October.

Well, take a deep breath moms and dads. Slow down a bit. Fireflies are still lingering about defying drenching rains, thunder and lightning, while cicada lullabies soothe us into sleepiness.

It’s still summer everyone!

It will do us a whole lot of good to soak up these lingering summer days. There will STILL be sales at month’s end … we promise.

"Breathe the sweetness that hovers in August." ― Denise Levertov, late British-American poet

Yes, breathe deeply and dawdle a bit amidst the ‘back to school’ madness. See you next Monday for another inspirational thought!

Hello Monday, hello first full week of August, and hello beginning of the end. “The end of what?” one might ask. The end...
08/03/2026

Hello Monday, hello first full week of August, and hello beginning of the end. “The end of what?” one might ask. The end of the ‘Dog Days of Summer!’

Yes, the Dog Days – hazy, hot, and humid – will be over next week. Therefore, it stands to reason that this week is the beginning of the end. Or so says ‘The Old Farmer’s Almanac,” which declares August 11 as the end of the dog days (or so we hope!).

Of course we DO love summer, but the Dog Days? Not so much.

The ‘days’ span the 20 days before and 20 days after the alignment of the sun with Sirius, the brightest "Dog Star." This stretch of summer – July 3 to August 11 – was named by the ancient Romans who thought the star added heat to the sun.

“August is the slow, gentle month that stretches out the longest across the span of a year. It yawns and lingers on with the light in its palms.” — Victoria Erickson, writer and poet

Let’s now applaud the good parts of August: lingering daylight, sweet corn, sunflowers, and an excuse for s l o w, lazy days.

See you next Monday for another inspirational thought!

Hello Monday, hello new day, hello new week, hello deep summer!Sure, there are many more ‘dog days’ and triple-h (hazy, ...
07/27/2026

Hello Monday, hello new day, hello new week, hello deep summer!

Sure, there are many more ‘dog days’ and triple-h (hazy, hot, and humid) days ahead.

But let’s look at the bright side of deep summer as we start a fresh week … with the emphasis on the word ‘fresh,’ as in fruits and vegetables.

Who doesn’t absolutely love the bursting-with-flavor, sweet and robust summer fruits? Think, cherries, peaches, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, plums, nectarines, apricots, watermelon, cantaloupe, and tomatoes. Yes, the tomato IS a fruit, and our Jersey tomatoes are the best!

Then there are the vegies. Jersey corn, yellow or white (or both colors on the same cob), is getting sweeter by the day. Not to mention the string beans, sweet peas, lettuce, radishes, and cucumbers some of us might even be picking right from our own gardens. Yum!

Then there is the full burst of flowers in all colors of a big box of crayons!

“July is the high noon of the northern year, firefly nights, and corn growing so fast you can hear its joints pop in the moonlight.” – Hal Borland, late American writer, journalist

Let’s all enjoy the taste, sight and scent of our own special ‘high noon.’ Looking forward to seeing you again next Monday.

Hello Monday, hello new day, hello new week, hello new beginnings and a special hello to sunshine! Goodbye sheets of rai...
07/20/2026

Hello Monday, hello new day, hello new week, hello new beginnings and a special hello to sunshine!

Goodbye sheets of rain, drenching downpours (up to 6-to-8 inches on some days!), tornado watches, flooded streets, overflowing streams and rivers, as well as unhealthy air quality and 100+ degree days. Fortunately, no frogs or locusts fell from the sky. Well, not yet anyway.

Yes, the sun has reappeared, at least for now, along with ‘normal’ seasonal temperatures. While we always knew there was a sun somewhere behind the black and grey clouds, it gives us such joy to see it once again.

Some of us might wonder if we would be appreciating sunshine so deeply had it not been for all the stormy days this month. Indeed …

“We need the storms, the overcast days to help us appreciate the sunny days. If it was sunny every day then we would start taking it for granted.” – Catherine Pulsifer, Canadian author and poet.

Let’s not take anything for granted this week … or any week ever for that matter. Especially not family and friends as well as blue skies and sunny summer days.

In fact, let's make appreciation part of our daily routines. Know that we appreciate all of you! Looking forward to seeing you back here again next Monday for another motivational thought and, hopefully, another sunny day.

07/13/2026

Happy Monday! Happy new week, one that’s full of reasons to celebrate! And here we thought our nation’s two-hundred-fifty-year anniversary was all we had to celebrate! Not to mention the celebrations surrounding the Word Cup and the return of our beloved fireflies.

Well, think again! July is all about celebrations. True, some are truly quirky and outrageous, but for those of us who just love celebrations, we have several happening this very week. Check them out!

• Today is “National French Fries Day,” with or without ketchup, but light on the sodium please. This day is likely in preparation for tomorrow, France’s Bastille Day.

• Tuesday, “Bastille Day,” commemorates the storming of France's Bastille prison in 1789. It was a pivotal event that ignited the French Revolution in which heads rolled … literally. Not to brag or anything, but we had the idea first (not about heads rolling; about revolution).

• Wednesday, “National Give Something Away Day.” Let’s face it. We all have too much stuff anyway. So … pay it forward, everybody!

• Thursday, “National Cherry Day.” Yum! And they are in season. Red cherries are packed with essential vitamins, most notably vitamin C, which supports our immune systems and skin health. Cherries also provide beneficial amounts of vitamins A, K, and B6.

• Friday, “Peach Ice Cream Day.” July holidays just seem to get yummier by the day, don’t they?

So let’s all put on happy faces. We’re certain everyone has their own personal reason to celebrate this week, or any day or week of the year for that matter.

We are already celebrating your return here next Monday for some more motivation.

Welcome Monday, welcome new week, and welcome first full week of July. The new month started with a bang (a BIG one!), c...
07/06/2026

Welcome Monday, welcome new week, and welcome first full week of July. The new month started with a bang (a BIG one!), celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday.

As our country now moves forward toward 2027, we may be realizing that, for us, 2026 is now at the year’s halfway point.

As some wise anonymous person once put it: “Entering into the seventh month of the year means the next half of the year is yours. Welcome July with positive vibes only.”

Yes, some of us may even look at this halfway point as a new beginning; a sort of ‘little new year.’ It can be a chance to reflect on the achievements we accomplished these past months, turning them into happy memories.

We might even reflect on things we could have done better, or on failures. But let’s not linger in those moments.

“Never be a prisoner of the past. It was a just a lesson, not a life sentence.” – Anonymous

Let’s all be positive celebrating our ‘little new year’ by renewing resolutions, setting new goals, and above all, surging ahead!

Looking forward to seeing you here next Monday for some more motivation.

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