Love her books! They are light, face paced, FUNNY, but also deal with deep issues. Just finished This Charming Man which deals with physical abuse and alcoholism. While reading the very graphic description of the addiction, also went to see Broken Hearts which graphically shows being in the grip of alcoholism. The good news is that both have uplifting endings. Morale — stay in tune with your surroundings, your family and friends and your inner self. It helps to be wearing bamboo!
Posts Tagged ‘bamboo t-shirt’
Marian Keyes — Fun Books to Read
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Self-Exploration
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Sometimes its a good idea to just take a step back, clear the mind and allow your thoughts to run free. No censoring, no editing — just true and authentic thoughts. What feels right to you? Where do you want to be? Who do you want to be around? When you are doing this, it is important to feel good in your skin. Only wear clothes in which you feel good, move with you, breathe and are good! Bamboo tees are perfect for this. What are your thoughts? Please contribute!
Jaguar Habitat Too Late?
Saturday, January 16th, 2010The U.S. government has finally agreed to allow a protected habitat for the North American Jaguar. However, there are no known Jaguars in the U.S. right now — not sense Macho B was killed last year. In honor of this decision, take a look at the Amazing Jaguar bamboo t-shirt.
New Products at Amazing Tee’s
Saturday, June 27th, 2009I am very excited to add Alo brand bamboo tops to my website. There are four ladies tees with a wonderful range of colors and styles. These are 70% bamboo and 30% cotton. I have been wearing them and testing them for the last week and just love ‘em!! I also added a men’s classic t-shirt that comes in black, white, navy, slate and steel blue. It is also 70% bamboo and 30% cotton, but it has a lighter feel than my Amazing Tee’s brand. I would describe the Amazing Tee’s brand as more “cushiony” and plush. But the Alo brand is very soft as well! Check them out!
Amazing Journeys — Weekend Trip to Cochise Stronghold, Sunglow Ranch and Chiracahua National Monument
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Hiking the Chiracahua Mountains
Less than 2 hours southeast of Tucson is a geographically and historically fascinating area. The main points of interest are located on sky islands separated by a sea of flat plains. Driving along, you can almost “see” the Apache Chief Cochise (1870’s and 80’s) and his warriors galloping and whooping in full war paint. Rising up from the western edge are the Dragoon Mountains and rising up from the eastern edge of this plain are the Chiracahua Mountains. My husband Jim and I took off from Tucson, comfortable in our bamboo tees, and the first stop was Cochise Stronghold. Tucked up in the cliffs of the Dragoon Moutains, this is where Cochise’s Apache tribe successfully hid from the “enemy” soldiers and launched deadly raids on settlers and stage coach travellers. There is a nice campground there and several interesting day hikes.
- Stunning View of Chiracahua National Monument
We then drove to Sunglow Ranch via Sunsite, Pearce & Sunizona. By the way, the Pearce “ghost town” is just a few crumbling walls. Don’t go out of your way to see it! The Sunglow Ranch was a pleasant surprise. It is in a meadow snuggled up to the Chiracahua Mountains. The setting was beautiful and peaceful. When we pulled up to the circular driveway and stepped out of the car, we were greeted by a cacaphony of hundreds of red winged black birds that were flitting from branch to branch in the trees. Our room, the Acorn Room, was darling with a beautiful view. Dinner and breakfast were delicious in a beautiful dining room. We also took a 3 mile hike and (Birders take note!) saw Road Runners, Great Blue Heron, House Finches, Lesser Goldfinches, Mourning Doves, Harris Hawks, Mexcan Blue Jays, Acorn Woodpecker and many varieties of Hummingbirds. Sunglow is perfect for birders, hikers, nature lovers, yoga retreats — and is “green” to boot!
Note to wine enthusiasts — The Keeling Schaefer winery is located here. We were served glasses of the Shiraz and the Grenache at the Sunglow Cafe and they were both excellent! Here’s to Arizona wine!
Balancing Boulders
The next morning we drove to nearby Chiracahua National Monument. It was a spectacular drive with rock formations and incredible scenic views. We stopped at the highest point accessible by car, Massai Point, and oohed and aahed and photoed the incredible views. Then we drove over to Echo Canyon Trail and took the 3 plus mile hike. This is reportedly one of the top 10 hikes in Arizona and we certainly agreed with that rating! We traveled through rock formations, grottos and pine forests. What a weekend!
Best Drug Store Buys
Sunday, March 15th, 2009I found a great new source of information on beauty products. “Don’t Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me” by Paula Begoun (subscription web site is beautypedia). She lists the best value products that can be bought at the drug store. For example, one of the best inexpensive foundations with sunscreen for normal to dry skin is Revlon Colorstay makeup with SoftFlex for Normal to Dry skin SPF 15, approximately $13. One of the best inexpensive concealers is Revlon Age Defying Concealer SPF 20, about $9. And best inexpenisve blush: Maybelline New York Dream Mousse Blush, about $7.50. She also recommends Maybelline’s new Colossal mascara and Olay Regenerist. The expensive thing she can’t live without? Allergan’s Latisse eyelash grower that just came out. You can buy all of these products with no shipping and possible discounts at:
Euthanization of Jaguar
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Amazing Jaguar Bamboo T-Shirt
I am so sad — the beautiful jaguar that was accidentally captured in southern Arizona and then released with a tracking collar two weeks ago, has been euthanized. Apparently, he developed severe kidney failure. The tracking collar revealed decreasing physical activity, so the Fish and Game department recaptured him and took him to the Phoenix Zoo for euthanization. The tragedy is that it may have been the stress from the initial capture that triggered the kidney failure. Just yesterday we had decided to donate 10% of the sale of the Amazing Jaguar bamboo t-shirt to the Phoenix Zoo. Click on the shirt for more details.
Great Green Sites
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009I’ve found some great sites that have interesting information about living a greener life. I’d like to share them and hope you all will share yours! Ideal Bite is a daily e-newsletter that has fun suggestions and facts that help you realize how little adjustments in daily life add up. For example, today it shared: “If 10,000 Biters use 10 large used or recycled moving boxes instead of new ones, we’ll save 7,350 trees.” and “The UN estimates that there are more than 3 million shipwrecks on the oceanfloor.” Where do they find out these facts? I guess there’s somebody there researching things and figuring things out! One reason I love this site and daily missive is that they describe themselves as “light green” — somewhere between tree huggers and litter buggers! Hopefully, that’s most of us! Please write and share your interesting great green sites!
Bamboo Fashion
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Ladies Bamboo Tees
No matter what the garment is, it is more comfortable, more eco-friendly and more flattering when made from bamboo. Bamboo became a way of life for me as soon as I put on my first bamboo tee. I’m interested in how others feel about this so I am starting a regular topic on Bamboo Fashion. The intent is to share fashion and beauty ideas for those of us who love the amazing comfort, look and eco-friendliness of bamboo clothing! New designs, colors, types of fabric and style suggestions are welcome! I will be adding posts regarding new clothing and accessory finds. I hope that you will do the same!