Happy Birthday to Me, Happy Birthday to Me!

It's shameless to sing Happy Birthday to yourself, I know, but, honestly, I don't particularly care. It's my birthday! And I got up early and went and got donuts. Not a very Gym Mama thing to do, but then again these are not just any donuts. These are SuzEJo donuts. Trust me, once you have a SuzEJo there's just no going back.

Anyway, a couple of things I want to let you know about.

First, we're having a 20% off sale at both the GymMama and GreenHillSoapCo studios on ArtFire to celebrate my birthday. So, go, shop and stimulate my economy. ;)

Second, our soaps are part of an Eco-Friendly giveaway on RiskyBeads. Lots of good things, so hop on over and enter to win.

And the third and final thing is that, well, okay, never mind. There were just two things. But those two are really important!

Have a great day and know that I'll eat an extra bite of ice cream just for you. I'm willing to sacrifice.

Have you bathed today? Shower with Gym Mama!

I forgot! How could I forget??

Dan (aka the handsome, talented and fantastic Mr. GymMama) and I took the plunge and started our own soap company! Who knew?! I figure fitness and soap go hand in hand, right? You have to bathe. Well, I'm hoping and praying you bathe. Especially if you're going to be anywhere near me. So, now you can bathe with Gym Mama! Er, maybe that's not exactly the right way to word it.



Anyway, you can find all of our handmade, yummy good soaps and lip balms at www.GreenHillSoapCo.com. We have Rapid Cart installed from ArtFire (did I mention anywhere in this blog how much I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE ArtFire?!) and you can checkout without ever having to register for the site. How cool is that?!

So, take a moment, check it out and give a bar a try. You'll love how your skin feels afterwards and you'll be so happy to know that the ingredients are natural and good.

Oh, and while you're in your make-up/hair care products/lotions/scrubs today check to see if there's diazolidinol urea in any of your products. Know why you should check? Cause it releases formaldehyde. Formaldehyde. Into your skin. Seriously? Not good.

Snow, Soap & Ooey Gooey Fudge

Oh, how the days go by! It seems like just yesterday that I updated and, alas, it's now February. Where in the world did January go?

So, I've been having contests with myself at night when I work. Slightly pathetic, I know, but true. I keep trying to beat the previous night's steps. Apparently, my self-imposed challenge has been paying off, because I got another one of those, "Hey, have you lost more weight? You look great!" comments this weekend. I love those. In fact, I love those so much it makes me want to celebrate. With cookies and brownies and ooey gooey fudge. Not to worry. I refrain from the self-indulgence and simply say thanks. But I think about it.

The soap is going well. Last night's lip balm review from the ladies at work was phenomenol! "You should sell this!" Um, yep, that's kind of the point, thanks. (Don't worry, I didn't say that. I just smiled. And thought about cookies. And ooey gooey fudge brownies.)

I'm also on Facebook these days. Under a name not formerly known as Prince. It's funny to see how we've all grown. It's even nicer to see how friends from kindergarten have remained the same. You know who you are and you know I adore you.

Okay, it's time to shovel or just play in the flurries with the kids. Good cardio, right? =)

Name That Soap to Get Some Soap

I am loving the handmade soap I bought on ArtFire a couple of weeks ago. My skin gets really dry in the winter, especially my arms, and with all of the washing I do at work, well, let's say, my skin and I have not been having a very good relationship. For those of you who don't know, I am, in addition to many other things, a licensed esthetician. You know, someone who can give facials, body treatments, waxing, etc. Not much call for that in this economy, eh?

Anyway, the soap. It smells like lilacs and is highly, highly moisturizing. My arms are on the verge of being silky smooth. That is amazing to me. Why? Well, because I was a staunch believer in the old "soap" is bad philosophy. Of course, now that I think about it, products laden with chemicals don't sound all that appealing either. I think it's the word "soap" that does it. And really, for awhile I knew nothing about handmade soaps except the ones that were shaped like bears or butterflies and they really did nothing to endear me to them.

So, what's in this soap I'm using? Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Goat's Milk, Shea Butter, Sodium Hydroxide and Lilac Oil. That's it. I can pronounce it all and I know what each component does. I understand the moisturizing and restorative properties of the ingredients. And I know how wonderful my skin feels after using it.

It's got me (and my hubby) thinking about making soap. So, I made myself chuckle when I was thinking of names for it. If I was going to make soap, what would be a good "Gym Mama" type name for it?

Here are a few I was (not) thinking of using...

1. Soap So You Don't Stink

2. Sweat Eradicator

3. For the Pits


What are YOUR suggestions? Leave a post and the one that I think is the funniest will receive a bar of the very soap I am so lovingly describing. Trust me. You want it. =)