hey boys...

QUILTED JACKETS Check out these images of quilted jackets.  These down filled jackets are quite thin but can keep a lot of heat in.  They're warm, layer well, and look great!  Would you try one?  What do you think?

the fresh perspective...

WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE Time for some light reading.

I've been cutting hair for over ten years and have realized so much about myself and humans in general.  My job consists of so much talking, and laughing, and chatting, and laughing, and consulting and sighing and laughing...  You get my drift...

Whenever ladies (and gents) come in to the shop they are bound to ask how you are.  "How's your life?" "How are your children?"  "How's business?"  I tell them just exactly how I feel.  I have no shame in my chatting game.  I speak up and I speak out.  Always.  Is that a good thing?  Not necessarily...  Not everyone wants to hear what I have to say and not everyone wants to know the truth.

Sometimes folks ask, "how are you?" because it's just a phrase kind humans say.  They don't actually care what you say or want to know how you really feel.  I fall into that rut as well.  "How was work?" is my fave question, but I already have five more on deck as soon as they answer.  I know my problem is that I have a lot on/in my mind and I try to get it out in the hour that my client has paid me for.  Good?  Bad? I'm not sure...

Why do we love going to the salon so much?  Well.  We love that our hair will look nice at the end and our nails will be nicely manicured.  We love that our stylist is fashionable and sweet, we love that the shop we frequent isn't a dive.  We love a lot about the hair salon, but lets say it- WE LOVE TO CHAT/CATCH-UP!  I love to do those things and sometimes I think that I may say too much.

When I go off about my husband/family members I'm doing so to vent and to release some tension.  I speak about my everyday life and sometimes I don't take any prisoners.  I say a lot.  Maybe I say too much (I know I do say too much... I know).  Sometimes I'm honest and I may say some things that sound harsh and mean.  I'm not mean, a bit harsh, but not mean.  Then I realize that what I say might sound mean to some people.  Ahhhhh....words.

Who knew talking could be so therapeutic and yet so damaging?  The words we use everyday can change the way people experience life.  The words we use everyday are amazing and powerful.  We need to take more ownership of the words we use everyday.

That's the fresh perspective...

Are you nailing it?

I've started getting serious with my nails and I am really trying to paint then a few times a week.  I find that my natural nails are quite oily so polish lasts about three days when I do it myself and about four or five when I get Renée to do it. Now that we are right into fall I need to get some new fall colors and as I was looking on-line I came across some really sweet fall nails... Enjoy!

What about nail art?  It doesn't have to be actual gems or studs, sometimes you can just use two separate colors to create contrast.  Would you ever try nail art?

Nail polish is also a really nice accessory because it is quite complimentary and simple to do.  How often do you paint your nails?

Peace

For NJ

ENJOY (by: Ron Bird)

Enjoy today Yesterday is now the past, Tomorrow, maybe, the future Today is a gift!

That's why it's called the present Enjoy today For too soon Today's become yesterdays

Tomorrows become today's And if another day, that's tomorrow. Enjoy today Then yesterday is not gone

But part of today's memory And can only help today To look forward to tomorrow as today. Enjoy today

And when it comes for you there's no tomorrow As it must to all in the end People will think back and say You enjoyed your life, every day

**I urge everyone who reads this post to take this poem seriously.  You only live once. Enjoy it.

the fresh perspective...

CAN YOU FEEL IT? So it's back to school and a whole lot more!  There's so much to do this time of year and it can be totally overwhelming.  Can I just say that I am a bit overwhelmed myself?  The shop is going to be entering it's fourth year of life and the changes keep piling up.

We would like to hire another a few more staff members, we would like more space, we would like to be able to offer more types of services to our clients, we want to be better, we want to do the best possible job we can and we want you to FEEL it when you come in the shop.  We want you to FEEL the difference when you check us out online.  We want you to FEEL the difference when you chat with us on the phone.

At the shop, my job is to make you feel your best with the amount of time I've been given.  We want to know what more we can do to make you FEEL like your experience was indeed a good one.  I'm looking into ways to make sure that when you experience Freshair Boutique (in whatever way you do) you can feel good every time.  Great even!  It's necessary for me to attempt to understand why people choose certain places and things over others.  What's the difference?  How you FEEL.  That's it.  That's all.

This is one aspect about owning your own business that I actually love.  It keeps you on your toes and there is always something that can be done to get better.  Things can always be better, even though, things are pretty great right now....  It's my job as the boss lady to try to make sure that we're doing things to the fullest of our abilities. I like my job...

That's the fresh perspective...

hey boys...

Summer Trend -THE TANK Here's a fashion dilemma...  I think some men would never be seen in a tank, and then there are those who will try anything once, twice?  What's your take on a man in a tank?  You like?  You like not?

A few tips for you who would like to try... Look for a tank that has good coverage for the type of upper body you have (unless you're Muscles McGee...).  Some have low necklines and wide arm holes.  If you are challenged in the chest area, or are a manly man with mountains of hair, a skimpy tank may not be the first place to start.  Try to get a tank that will work with the shape you are.

Also, please do not feel like you need a plethora of tattoos to wear a tank.  Sure, the tank shows off your ink, but it's not at all necessary to race out and get tatted up in order to rock a tank top.  You just need a smile and some confidence!

I'm into the tank on boys as long as said boy does NOT look like he is trying to hard.  As I said earlier, when trying something new do it with confidence and a smile.  That goes a long way!