forever friday: Clinique Happy Day
December 11, 2009
Weeeeee it’s Friday 11 December and it’s Clinique Happy Day! The day is to generate awareness in the US for Big Brothers Big Sisters, the national youth mentoring organization. But really, it’s just a great excuse to be HAPPY!
Clinique Happy is a burst of citrus and flowery notes determined to brighten your mood. Remember the ads with our very own Kylie Bax smiling and laughing? At the time being ‘happy’ wasn’t the most popular mood to project yet it worked a treat for Clinique with the fragrance quickly becoming a best seller.
The juice remains the same with top notes of ruby grapefruit, bergamot, orchid, blossom lily, magnolia and mimosa blossoms. It now comes in Body Wash, $55, Body Smoother, $66 and of course the EDP 50ml, $100 (of which I have one to give away).
At this time of year it’s hard to remain unfaltering happy what with deadlines zooming, Christmas and the associated pressures that go with that, end of year tiredness and stress. . . even if we are excited about the coming summer holiday - there’s just so much to be done before that.
So today I want you to think about five things that truly make you happy. (There might just be a bottle of Clinique Happy for someone).
Five things that make me happy (in NO particular order and not necessarily my five most favourite things - just the first five that spring to mind today):
1. Giving gifts or helping people (like today’s makeup lesson with my friend Stephie).
2. My daughter laughing
3. Dinner and drinks with my husband
4. Coffee (or wine) with my girlfriends (and their kids)
5. Gyrotonic lessons with Melissa
So -what are yours?
Tamsin xo
A sunny day makes me happy!
What a great idea, getting us to think about what makes us happy at this stressful time of year! My five are:
1. Making someone else happy by accepting someone onto one of the hard to get into courses at my work.
2. Hanging out with Mia, my 14 month old god-daughter who I don’t get to see much since she lives in Palmy!
3. A glass of wine after a really hard day.
4. Knowing I have some fabulous friends who will always be there for me, and that I will be there for them.
5. Purchasing an item I’ve lusted after and which is beyond my budget, after saving and oohing and umming for weeks!
5 things that make me happy:
1. Making someone who is sad smile and/or laugh
2. Performing random acts of kindness for people
3. Smelling freshly baked cookies handmade by me
4. Dipping into a nice cold pool when the sun is beaming
and 5. Going to dinner with all my friends and enjoy a drink or two too
The first thing that makes me happy are my six beautiful children, the second is my husband, the third is looking forward to the Christmas holidays and spending time relaxing with my wonderful family, the fourth is graduating from my studies as a Beauty Therapist just last night and the fifth is having made some wonderful new friends along the way.
The 5 things that make me especially happy
1. Smelling a newly bathed baby
2. Skinny dipping in warm seas
3. Cuddling with my partner on Sunday mornings
4. Exercising and breathing deeply by the sea
5. Watching my children parent beautifully