My SPF Summer Days come to a end...

I just spent the last week at the beach with no access to the internet...At first I literally did not know what to do with myself -I'm so used to running like a chicken with my head cut off. As an esthetician I often take the role of the nagging wife pleading with my clients to use protection-SPF that is. I do practice what I preach-I avoid the sun and when I am out in it I am that girl- the one who slathers SPF 75 over every inch of my body than tops it off with with a hat and my huge jackie o sunglasses while my friends flop down next to me with tanning oil and a cigarette. But something about this perfect summer weather let me be ok with just being. Just sitting in the sun and let it kiss my skin. I read 2 books(no self help or being a better business owner topics)- I can't remember the last time I did that. It was just simply simpler. And we all know how much better the sun makes us feel, both emotionally and physically. With my golden glow I'm out the door with just some mascara and a swipe of my buxom gloss- whereas usually my tan washes off in the shower. Now back in the real world I swear I will apply the calm I had down at the beach to my life up here so we'll see how that goes. We're headed into my truly favorite time of the year when you can start to smell a change in the air and everything starts to be a little crisper. And though the holiday season will soon come after that, when it's customary to start getting caught up in the frenzy- I vow to remember the soothing sounds of the ocean to help calm and ground me (even if it comes from my sound machine by my bed!)
Peace. Love. Lipgloss. Madeleine