Enjoy Life! Take Care of YOU!

Sometimes there is just not enough time in a day, and I blame it on society and what it has done to all of us. We have taken on too much and we rush around and get a few things done on our HUGE to-do-list!  Its unfortunate that many people will jsut keep going, until they burnout or break down, not realizing that PROBABLY most of the things that they have on their to-do-list is MOST LIKELY not important at all.....
All the rushing around.... people getting stressed out.....no time for QUALITY family time....no time for exercise.....no time for THEMSELVES!  Its very sad.  And the fact is, is that when you are rushed around, stressed out, being pulled in different directions, and you dont take that 30 mins (at least) each day to exercise, your body WILL tell you in ways you may not like!  And how will you body tell you.....with health problems. 

Maybe you've already experienced them but jsut thought, "hmmm, must be age", "hmm i must be tired", etc.  Listen to your body as it will subtly whisper to you!  Maybe you all of a sudden have skin problems, or you get more headaches, or you are extremely tired.....these are ALL signs of the stressed out body that WILL one day soon, fall ill.

Who cares if the house is not cleaned THIS week.....
Who cares if you didn't get to the hairdressers this week....
Who cares if you didn't get the yardwork done today....
........go and spend time with your kids and spouse and get some exercise.   All those other things can wait another day or two to get to!
 
Make it a habit to go to bed at a decent time and wake up early!  Waking up early will honestly refresh your mind, and keep you feeling energized all day.  Wake up and exercise.  even if its for 20 mins.  Its something.  Get the blood flowing. 
Dont wake up and watch the news or read the newspaper!! The news is soooo negative.  My husband and I NEVER watch the news or read the paper (well, only the flyers!).  The news is always so depressing.  Why would I want that dragging my spirits down!

Eat healthy too!!  This will help your body throughout the day and to help your body fight off health issues.  You eat like shit, you WILL feel like shit!!  Thats as plain and bold as I can say it!  Get a varitey of fruits and veggies and DO NOT forget the lean proteins too!!!  Too many of you DO NOT eat enough protein!!

Slow down your life a bit and you will start to enjoy all the little things that life has to offer....instead of racing by them cause society keeps us running on empty.  And by the end of your life you wont be saying....."geeez, what did i do with my life"!

Something to think about.  Whats most important to YOU??  For me its MY FAMILY!, And also some of my friends (you know who you are) who have become my family as well. Spending time with loved ones and creating memories.....enjoying all of what life has to offer.....its such a great feeling inside.

NL xoxo

BeautyBit #5

Todays  BeautyBit is my favorite mascara!!  Revlon Voluminous! 

Fantastic Mascara!  I've been using this mascara on myself and clients for about 6 years now!  Because i have darker hair I use the Carbon black. Those with blonde hair can wear black or for a softer look go with a brown/black or brown....depennding on the person.
The BEST tip I can give anyone when wearing mascara is....GET WATERPROOF!!!  It lasts longer and wont run at all if it rains, humid, if you cry, etc!!  I always wear waterproof and only use waterproof mascara on all my clients.

My little beautybit for the day.

NL xoxo

Sounds Too Good To Be True!

Sounds too good to be true.....but it isn't. 
When I first got into the business side of things with Body By Vi, I thought "There's No Way!  You can't make good money, getting FREE product and getting a FREE BMW without busting your butt day and night.....AND there has to be a catch"....WOW, was I wrong!
I started the business back in January.....by April I had qualified for the Free Black BMW and making approx $1500 per month.  Summer I got busy with fitness shows and side tracked away from promoting (online),  So I've just started back with promoting again!  It's exciting!!!  I LOVE to help people as much as I can....I've always been this way.  And now I can help people eat healthier, easier, and make a great income!!....on top of training clients and putting clients through bootcamps!

So I jsut wanted to share with you the reality of the business....

QUALIFIED FOR MY FREE BMW!

ONE OF THE MANY CHEQUES PER MONTH!

TODAYS FREE PRODUCT...IT COMES EVERY MONTH!  FREE!

2 BAGS OF PROTIEN FREE EACH MONTH!

HERES MY RECEIPT FOR THE PRODUCT!  SEE, FREE!  ALL
I PAY FOR IS SHIPPING.....PRODUCT IT FREE!!  :)

 .....So keep checking back for updates and posts! 
If YOU are interested in the business side or the 90 day challenge, message me at nvluchka@msn.com .....I would LOVE to help you reach your goals!!!!  Christmas is coming.....all those parties to look good, and the presents that need to be bought!  The 90 day challenge can help both!

www.90dayswithnina.com

NL xoxo

My Little Makeup Princess

So the other morning Im getting myself ready and things cleaned up to start the day.  Aspen Was still in her Pj's playing and finishing eating her breakfast. She was quietly playing when I heard...."mommy SIT DOWN!"

Uh oh.....she's into something!  I see her with my makeup brush.  Ah, no worries, its jsut a brush.  A few minutes go by and Im now ready to get her cleaned up and dressed for the day......WELL, a little more cleaning had to be done!

The pictures will show you how much my little girl LOVES makeup!!! 

You see me holding the brush and "pretending" to put the makeup on....but I had to pretend so i could get some good pictures!!!  lol!!

My little makeup princess!!!

NL xoxo

Thanksgiving....I Cant Believe How Time Flies

Even though we count the actual Date of an anniversary, I am thinking of the day of the week....Thursday, today, the Thursday before the Thanksgiving Long Weekend.....15 years ago today was the last day I saw my brother Mike.  The next day, Friday, he passed away in a car accident. 
I can remember the Thursday clear as day!!!  He came to my place and spent a few hours with Vince and I .....laughing, joking, and talking about whats going on Thanksgiving and when we were heading up to the cottage.  That didnt happen.....instead I get a call late friday night telling me what has happened. 

Just thinking of it still puts that sick feeling in my stomach.

But how can this Thanksgiving weekend still be a favorite holiday?

5 years later on the Saturday of the Thanksgiving Weekend my mom passed.  And still, Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday.  I LOVE this time of year.  It means A LOT to me to be with my family and people I care about, on this long weekend.

Maybe thats why i do love it so much still.....its thanksgiving.....we are to be thankful.  And I really am thankful for a lot.

Too many people have WAY too many "issues", and honestly I dont have time for any of that.
Life is precious and sometimes WAY too short! 

This weekend I get more emotional but at the same time feel so much love!  A time I can't stop thinking of my brother Mike and my mom!

My brother passed on Oct 11, 1996 at the age of 26 and my mom passed Oct 13, 2001 at the age of 56!  Two lives gone way too soon.....but at least the time that they were here they both taught me SOOO much.  My brother taught me to always be who I am, never change for nobody!  And live life...have a blast....and have no fear!  My mom taught me how to be a good person....help those who are in need.  Take care of myself and my surroundings....she always taught me to look good and feel good.....take pride.  And both taught me Respect....have respect for myself and others.

15 years and 10 years already.....WOW! 

And how I miss them both jsut as much as when then first passed.

*note the following pictures were not saved on the computer so i took a pic of them!  I have them up on my wall in my office.

NL xoxo

A Twist of Festiveness

I went to VanderMeers yesterday as I LOVE that place!!  The flowers, the decorations, the one of a kind things you can find.....and the ideas are jsut incredible!  I had to go to see some of the fall decorations and to see if my favorite Christmas tree was up yet.....as I WANT to purshase it this year.  But Im a little iffy on getting it......cause its a BLACK tree!!  Will I get sick of it after awhile???  Not sure.  But it is BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Anyways back to the fall stuff.  lol

Vince had bought me a beautiful plant arrangement back a few months ago, and I thought to add of festiveness to the house so i added a bit to the planter.....something so simple that can make a huge difference.

Before

After

All i did was add in a small pumpkin, the orange flowers and the dried lotus.  All the ornaments are fake but it makes the arrangement look festive without having to buy a whole new arrangement for the occasion.  I bought them from Vandermeers but you can also buy things like this from the Dollar store.  Dollarama being one of my favorites for dollar store stuff....some of the things there dont look as cheap.

Little things can make a big difference.

Spice up your living area for each occasion!

NL xoxo

Run For The Cure

My first experience at the Run For The Cure.....and it was FANTASTIC!!! The people, the support, the dress up, the dogs, kids, you name it, the support was great!  I had created a team of 7 and 2 toddlers.....Lynn, Sue, Anansa (and son Kai), Sheri, Vince, our daughter Aspen, Nelly, and myself. We dressed warm as it was CHILLY and RAINING.....but that definitely didn't bring down the spirits of anyone.

Here's the Team!  Lynn (my Bootcamper), Sue (my Bootcamper), Anansa and Kai (sheri's client), Sheri (my client/friend),
Vince and Aspen (my amazing husband and daughter), and Nelly (my client/friend).

Sue, Lynn, Nelly and I have all ran races before (well i ran one before! lol), and for sheri, Anansa (Kai), Vince and Aspen, this was their first experience.
The race started and Vince pushed Aspen in the running stroller. He was doing great as he took off and I ran back a bit. Vince is a strong runner.....even though he doesnt run that much. Then, Aspen had to go peepee!! lol So i saw Vince stop to the side and I stopped too. So i waited for him while he took aspen off to the side behind a bush! As lots of people passed while I waited for Vince and Aspen, it was really nice to see the support and the signs on peoples backs stating who they were running for.....this is what i saw.....Baba, My mom Maureen, My daughter, My sister Sarah, there was one mom who wore a sign "my mom" and her ittle daughter about 8 years old wore the sign "my grandma". Its then that you realize how real it is, and knowing the pain all these families go through......I went through my mom having Ovarian Cancer.
Vince and I then ran together for the rest of the way, talking, laughing, and we even stopped and helped a lady whos front wheel of her strolller fell off! Way to go Vince for Fixing it! She felt bad as she kept saying "I dont want to hold you guys back"....ahhhh no worries! Its all good!
It was such a great race! I got to finally do a sport TOGETHER with Vince!! And it was "icing on the cake" to have Aspen with us! It was a family affair. It was great to have her involved and she was sooo good the whole way.

Our First Family 5k!  -- its was pouring so we kept the cover on the stroller.....but Aspen is
in there all comfy and warm....and DRY!

More races to come in the near future!!

When we got home Vince started a fire for us all to warm up as that inner chill from the rain and cold weather really is hard to shake off. 

Aspen helping Daddy with the fire!

Aspen waiting for Daddy to build a fire for us.

My heart goes out to all those who have fought through or lost their battle with any kind of cancer, and all the families who are there to support their loved ones.

And thank you to the Team for coming out and having a good race!
NL xoxo

Steppin in Style for the Winter!

Went out to Kiddie Kobbler today and found Aspen some winter boots!.....and they are AWESOME!!!!  I LOVE them!!! lol....yes I want a pair.
They had some great selections at the store but i settled on the Geox Boots.....an extremely comfortable boot, and very warm.  You definitely pay for what you get.
Aspen loves them....walking up and down the store and then when she found out they light up, WELL!!  She wouldn't leave the mirror, watching them light up everytime she stepped down.  LOL  Too cute.

And of course something always funny happens.....we were leaving the store and aspen sees a broom in the store!  Well....she wants to sweep....so of course i ask the lady in the store if i can jsut go outside with aspen so she can sweep.  We go outside and she wants to take it home now. lol

I get her back in the store after a few minutes and im talking to her in the entrance, while she hugs this broom, crying.  I tell her that we have to leave it here and if she really wants one we will go to the store next door and get one (cause we needed one anyways for the back deck).  A lady leaving the store overhears this conversation and bursts out laughing, looks at me and apologizes for laughing and says "sorry but that is soooo cute!".  Im giggling the whole time its happening because it is sooooo funny.  But at the same time trying to keep and "sensitive face" for Aspen's sake as i dont want her to think Im laughing at her. 

Oh the joys of parenting......and I'm loving every second of it!!!

Love my little girl!

NL xoxo