Garanimals for Adults

I'm one of those people that gets inspiration at the weirdest times. I was making my bed, after washing my sheets, and I really hate making my bed. But, I do love my sheets. I did this really eclectic thing and mixed and matched a variety of yummy sheets, blankets and pillow cases. It all works really well. So, I got a moment of pure pride that I am able to do something like buy random sheets and make it look like luxury. Which led me to think about Garanimals.

All of a sudden, my head shot up and I got that "aha" glow in my eyes. I obviously had to be hit over the head with it a million times before it really sunk in. I mean, I've had scads of clients tell me that I should do Garanimals for adults. Duh, I just wasn't listening.

How cool would it be to offer Garanimals for women...I mean, think about the possibilities. I have a fabulous pair of grey Krazy Larry pants, I put a cute Scala tank with them in hot pink and the cool black and white topper that just came in. Throw in a recycled bag, a Silk and Stone long sterling silver chain with a black Swarovski crystal and cool black wedges. No thought...you are stylin' and out the door. Imagine the tags on these things have cute little matching flowers. I group them on my website under the flowers name and anything in that group works together. Garanimals for adults!! That all ran through my head in about 20 seconds.

I quit making my bed...I hate doing it anyway, and raced upstairs to check and see if the domain name garanimalsforadults.com was available. It was!! Of course, I buy it. What else would I do. I own a website for every flash of inspiration.

Then a thought occurs to me. Is Garanimals still in business? Should I check on the trademark and see what's shakin'. I reluctantly google Garanimals and lo and behold there they are. They're still around and their trademark is still intact.

So, the Garanimals for Adults was a short lived dream. I'm thinking of calling it a clothing bouquet anyway!!

The beauty of Earth Day

Tomorrow is Earth Day and I've seen notices for all kinds of events for planting trees and recycling. All fabulous endeavors and helpful to our environment. But, we don't often think of beauty in terms of what it does to the environment.

Go ahead and take a look at all of the beauty products that you use. The chemicals in your products would be overwhelming if you listed them all together. Now, don't get me wrong. I have no intention of telling you to go au natural. I love my beauty products. And, over the course of the last year I have found a way to have the best of both worlds.

We all know that the chemicals in our products are probably bad for our health but how could they possibly be affecting the environment? Think about what you wash down the drain each and every day. When you shower...do you use soap, shampoo, conditioner, body wash or body scrub? You had to have answered yes to a couple of those at least. The chemicals in your products are being washed into our water supply.

Once you have exited the shower you may continue your beauty routine. Do you use any aerosol products on your hair? These have a negative impact on the environment in terms of air quality. Do you use anything that has packaging that isn't biodegradeable? This all goes into a landfill.

There are some simple steps that you can do to change your beauty routine to be more environmentally friendly. Use products in the shower that are all natural and contain no harsh chemicals. It's good for the environment and your health too!! Use hair products that come in mister bottles versus aerosol cans. And finally, any time that you are able to buy something without extraneous packaging or recycle the packaging...it is good!

Happy Earth Day!!