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Quick Recovery Tips After Your Post 4th of July 3-Day Weekend Bender

So you had an awesome 4th of July 3-day weekend filled with debauchery and decadence and now you feel like crap and want to know how to make it better. I got ya!

Here's some quick tips:

• First, no judgement or beating up of the self. It's easy to start waving the finger of blame and shame at your self, but really what good is that? It's done, the past, can't be changed. What you can do is learn from the experience like next time, when you partake in a day full of booze, drink a glass of water in between each cocktail to help lessen the hangoverness the next day. Also pace yourself versus doing shot after shot.

• And speaking of water, drink lots of water today. The H20 will help flush out all those toxins and ickies...yes not a scientific word but you know what I'm talking about.

• Go for a walk or even better go for a run, or kickboxing, or anything that gets your body into sweat pouring mode. Feeling hungover or bloated, I know the last thing you feel like doing is a sweaty workout, but really all that sweating helps burn away the ickies and it gets your endorphins kicking which is a much better feeling. Trust me, getting up and at 'em will be hard but you will be sooooo happy later on that you did.

• Eat some greens and water packed foods like watermelon or cucumbers. Simple soups are good too like a chicken and rice or pea soup. Again, the water helps hydrate your body and it's gentler in your stomach after eating decadent foods like burgers, BBQ, and apple pie.

• Take a nap. I'm a fan of the nap as it helps give your body some needed rest and sleep.

What other tips have you found that work? Try some of these and feel better soon!

Photo on Flickr by Roland

 

Happy 4th of July!

Hope all of you are enjoying the 3-day weekend with family and friends!

I'm having a cold beer near some water somewhere. Good times :-D

The Glowy Giddy Fun At Our Aveda Summer Solutions Party

photo by @ElizabethHannan
 
Remember how Octavio at Aveda made me all glowy? Well last week, I invited everyone in Phoenix (seriously I did through Twitter) for a hosted Aveda Summer Solutions party at the Aveda store in Chandler Fashion mall with store manager Anna and her team, and what giddy glowy fun we had!

Let me show you a peek...

First, whenever you party with moi @skinnyjeans know that you will eat only the best because that is how I roll. I treated guests with these organic French chocolate dipped strawberries along with sparkling and still Voss water from Whole Foods Chandler. I got both milk and dark chocolate because beautiful people should eat beautiful treats when being pampered, yes? Why yes!

Everyone started out with a fabulous stress relieving massage like @FirefighterJoy here.

And check it out, I got some of the guys to come out! @SustainableKen is such a supportive friend. After the Aveda event, a bunch of us headed to his Gluten-Free Foodie event. Pampering and food is such a fabulous combo.

Here I am with a couple of my fun social media peeps here in Phoenix @Childhood and @LadySlomski after they finished with their treatments.

Octavio has magical hands! Actually, Anna's whole store team has magical hands. The crew over at the Chandler store was so incredibly friendly and helpful that I cannot recommend them enough. Go there! You will definitely leave that place with good vibes.

 

This is probably my most favorite picture. @saving4someday is taking a picture of me, taking a picture of them. Touche!

 

And one last group shot of glowy ladies with @Dragonflytweet, @Childhood, Lara, @saving4someday, and Kyle.

It was definitely a most fun event, and I must say everyone smelled so good as they left. What can I say I'm a sniffer lol! Oh lest I forget, big congrats to reader Sadie who won our Aveda Summer Solutions Damage Ready Giveaway. You can still score a free Aveda sample if you walk into any store in the U.S. by June 30 and say the secret code word: 11Summer.

I want to give special shots out to @ElizabethHannan, @ms_monette and @LocalLily for their support.

Thank you again to Aveda for all the fun and giving us a generous time of pampering!

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Open disclosure: Aveda is compensating me for this Summer Solutions 2011 promotion.

 

Looking Good and Doing Good: My Before & After. Let's Party With Aveda Summer Solutions

Since people love "Before & After" shots, here's me before a Summer Solutions pampering at the Aveda store in Chandler Fashion Mall with the fabulous Octavio, and me after. Notice the glow!

My skin felt so dewy afterward and my hair had this nice sheen to it. Had I known I'd be this glowy after my Aveda treatments, I would have scheduled a date night with some lucky guy :-D

And guess what, I am not the only who gets to be all glowy, you my readers can too! There are 2 ways:

Way #1: Open to all my readers in the U.S, I will be doing a giveaway here on the blog where you can enter to win a Summer Essentials gift pack. Stay tuned for details on that in the next week.

Way #2: If you live in Phoenix metro, I will be hosting an Aveda Summer Solutions party on June 18th, 2011 from 10:30am-noon at the Chandler Fashion mall. Please register at EventBrite here.

There will be fun music, sweet treats to nosh on, bubbly drinks, swag bags (for the first 25 who arrive, and say, "I'm here for the @skinnyjeans party!) and mini-treatments for you to experience.

Oh yes! Here are the four treatments you can try out:

• Mini-facial with a cleanse, tone, masque, and SPF moisturize.

• Summer make-up featuring summer bronzers and re-hydrating lip glaze. See just like this, the way Octavio here is making me look pretty.

• Stress relief with aromatherapy and a neck and shoulder rub. You pick a scent based on the chakra number calling out to you. I picked Chakra #2 the sacral chakra which made total sense because it represents things pressing to me right now like a relationship and my business. Chakra 2 governs: physically = reproduction, mentally = creativity, emotionally = joy, and spiritually = enthusiasm.

• Hair consultation featuring tips and summer products to help make your hair look fierce. I like how my hair got this glowy sheen to it. Here in Phoenix it is now getting Africa hot and dry, and so these summer products designed for the heat are such a wonderful help.

The party part with the food and drinks, and me mingling with you all will go on from 11am-noon, but the folks at the Aveda Chandler store will be there all day to continue with the mini-treatments so come in whenever you can! And again, the swag bags will be available for the first 25 guests who arrive.

In the world of beauty, I adore Aveda because not only do I love the fact that everything is plant-based and smells really good, but the company has a deep commitment to being a good corporate citizen by being environmentally and socially conscious. You know I'm all into the circle of life thing. Aveda's mission:

To care for the world we live in, from the products we make to the ways in which we give back to society.

And that care is evindent in everything they do and make. So, when I was approached to be a part of Aveda's Summer Solutions campaign and help spread the word, I'm like, "Heck yeah! When do we start!"

Open disclousre: I am being financially compensated for my participation in this campaign, and am very grateful to take part.

There are other Aveda Summer Essentials going on around the U.S. If you're on Twitter, do a search for the hashtag #AvedaSS. For those in Phoenix, I will see you on June 18th! Please register at EventBrite here.

You can LIKE Aveda on Facebook and follow @Aveda on Twitter.