I’m An AVON Lady…Again

 

Well, it’s official. I’m an AVON lady…again.

This is something I haven’t talked about on here before. I had all intentions of mentioning it but I had some issues with my account (along with some other issues involving my district manager and upline) about the time I started back to school. I became quickly frustrated and overwhelmed and decided to take a break for awhile.

Now I’m back with a brand new upline (which I might mention is the best ever). I have new-found motivation and I’m ready to take AVON by storm!

I’m also in a brand new district. I haven’t met anyone in my new district yet as I’m just getting established. I’m still a little nervous about it but I can’t wait to meet all of the new people.

Okay, so here goes my shameless sales pitch. If you are interested in AVON, whether buying, joining or signing up for my newsletter, please go here to contact me. You can also follow my AVON blog here.

 

Sunsational Summer Giveaway

Welcome to the Sunsational Summer Giveaway Event. This event is hosted by Blog It Forward, My Mommy’s World, Taking Time For Mommy, And The Little Ones Too, and Put A Little Umbrella In Your Drink. This event features giveaways with a value of $25 or more at each of the participating blogs! Be sure to visit each blog from the linky below and enter for your chance to win! This event will close on the first day of summer, June 20th at 11:59 pm EST. Good Luck and have a Sunsational Summer!

Giveaway:

For my prize, I’m giving away Avon’s newest fragrance, Hawaiian Shores.

Includes:

• Body Mist
• Eau de Toilette Spray
• Moisture Gel

You can enter the giveaway here.

Visit all of the other wonderful giveaways here.

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Shoes, Websites & More

Thanks for joining me for Monday Mingle hosted by Jennifer from Eighty MPH Mom. Each week three different questions are posted. and we answer by blogging or vlogging. Come link up with us and join the fun!

This week’s questions:

1. What is/was your most comfortable pair of shoes ever?

2. What website do you spend the most time on?

3. Name a fashion trend from your teen years that you would be embarrassed to wear now?

My answers:

1. Besides my house slippers and flip-flops? My current ones which are Curves that I got from Avon.

2. Do you really need to ask? Facebook,lol.

3. Hmm…I can’t think of any right now. I didn’t really go with trends anyways. I always wore what I wanted and felt most comfortable in.

Neverending Meme Part One

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Thanks for joining me for Sunday Stealing hosted by Judd from http://www.sundaystealing.blogspot.com/. Each week we gather to do a meme stolen from someone else. The meme is always credited back to the original author and a link is provided to say “Thanks!”. This week’s steal comes from Tense Teacher of Tense for a Reason. Link up and join in.

1. Song that always makes you sad?

The Dance – Garth Brooks

2. Last thing you bought?

A burger and a frosty from Wendy’s

3. Last person you argued with?

My boyfriend but it was more like a little misunderstanding

4. Do you put butter before putting the peanut butter on?

No

5. One of your stuffed animals’ names as a kid?

Speedy the rabbit

6. Did you ever at one time own a Barenaked Ladies CD?

Nope

7. Favorite day of the week?

Friday or Saturday

8. Favorite sundae topping?

Hot fudge

9. Did you take piano lessons?

Sure didn’t

10. Most frequent song played?

Price Tag – Jessie J

11. T.V. show you secretly enjoy?

I don’t have a secret show

12. Would you rather play basketball or hockey?

Hockey

13. Date someone older or younger?

Older

14. One place you could travel right now?

Somewhere warm

15. Do you use umbrellas?

Sometimes

16. Do you know all the words to the Canadian national anthem?

No

17. Favorite cheese?

American

18. The Smith’s or The Cure?

Neither

19. Do you prefer blondes or brunettes?

Brunettes

20. Best job you ever had?

AVON

2011 Year End Meme

Thanks for joining me for Sunday Stealing hosted by Judd from http://www.sundaystealing.blogspot.com/. Each week we gather to do a meme stolen from someone else. The meme is always credited back to the original author and a link is provided to say “Thanks!”. This week’s steal comes from Becky from Am I Half Dead or Am I Doing Fine. Link up and join in.

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before?

I can’t think of anything.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

Pft, no. I did make goals for 2012.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Yes, two friends and my boyfriend’s sister.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Sort of. The lady that owned the tanning salon I went to died.

5. What countries did you visit?

None. 

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?

Money, ha. But seriously I would like to be more motivated and focused.

7. What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

None in particular.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Not going insane? Really though I would have to say my biggest achievement was being awarded the Spirit Award from “The Believers” AVON Team.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Not making President’s Club with AVON.

10. What was the best thing you bought?

My AVON yard sign.

11. Whose behavior merited celebration?

I’ll have to get back to you on that one.

12. Whose behavior made you appalled and disgusted?

Several people.

13. What song will always remind you of 2011?

Party Rock Anthem

14. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Went out with friends.

15. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Stayed home.

16. Did you fall in love in 2011?

Yes

17. What was your favorite new TV program?

The Vampire Diaries

18. What was the best book you read?

Montana Man

19. What one thing would have made your year measurably more satisfying?

Finding a job

20. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?

Dress for Success

21. What kept you sane?

AVON

22. Who did you miss?

Grandparents, friends, family…

23. Who was the best new person you met?

My AVON Team Leader Kathy.

24. Tell us a valuable lesson you learned in 2011?

You’re Gonna Miss This – Trace Adkins

25. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

Fucking Perfect – Pink

Where Art Thou Motivation?

Thanks for joining me for Living Well Wednesday hosted by Natalie from http://onebusywahm.com/. Each week we get together to talk about our highs and lows of the week. Come link up with us and join the fun!

About my week…

It’s the second full week of January and my mind is still on vacation. I just can’t seem to get back to the groove of things. I don’t know whether it’s the winter weather, depression or if I’m just still stuck in holiday mode. If somebody finds my motivation, please return it ASAP.

The week started off pretty well. I was going to go to church on Sunday but I’m not sure where I want to go. I haven’t been in such a long time and I don’t feel as if my home church fits me anymore. As a kid, I loved it. Now that I’m grown and understand better, I just feel like I’m not being spiritually fed there. If anyone could recommend one in my area with a good women’s group or young adult group, I would be most appreciative.

Monday and Tuesday seem like they flew by. I started off with my cardio on Monday. I took Tuesday off though because I didn’t want to overdo it like I did the last week. I did my weekly home blessing courtesy of The FlyLady. This week we’re in the kitchen so it got a nice scrubdown.

Wednesday was AVON Delivery Day. The UPS man was even nice enough to put it in on the porch this time. I didn’t have a big order this time due to the After-Christmas-Slump. I look for things to pick up a little in the next couple of campaigns though due to Valentine’s Day.

Thursday I had to go back to the foot doctor. He said I seemed to be doing better. He told me to wear my ankle braces for a month. If they’re not any better, he’s going to put my in physical therapy to try to strengthen them.

Today has been a dreary day. I woke up to two inches of snow. It was so cold. I don’t think it got above 25 degrees. I had to go get my nails filled-in. We had a nice little chat and caught up with one another.

Progress on my goals…

Quit smoking-I quit smoking on Sunday. It hasn’t been easy. I feel like I’ve been on an emotional rollercoaster.

Lose weight-I lost 4 pounds from last week to this week.

Eat better-My small goal is to drink at least one bottle of water each day. I’m also eating three meals a day.

Exercise-I did 30 minutes of cardio on Monday. I got off track the rest of the week but I’m starting again tomorrow.

Find new customers-I’ve had two leads this past week. (Thanks Natalie!) I’ve also advertised via social media and I’m working on flyers to mail to prospective customers. I also was contacted about doing an Open House in February and I spoke to someone else about doing one the last of January.

Make Unit Leader with AVON-I have two to three leads to follow-up on. I have been unable to reach them.

Offer better customer service-I’ve been working on different ways that I can improve in this area.

Follow-up-I’ve made some calls, wrote some emails, etc. I’ve talked to potential clients through my fan page and answered their questions to the best of my ability.

Make President’s Club with AVON-I’m so far from it this year. I’m going to try to make it but I’m putting a lot of my focus into making next year.

Welcome 2012!

Thanks for joining me for Living Well Wednesday hosted by Natalie from http://onebusywahm.com/. Each week we get together to talk about our highs and lows of the week. Come link up with us and join the fun!

About my week…

It’s a new year! Time for new beginnings and a fresh start.

This year, I have made goals instead of resolutions. By calling them goals, I know it’s something I need to work for in order to score. You can view them here.

Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to get back to business. Now is the time for cleaning and organizing.

Progress on my goals…

• Quit smoking-I set my quit date for Sunday, January 8, 2012. I’ve been taking my medicine and I went to my doctor for refills yesterday. She also gave me some pamplets to read.
• Lose weight-I joined SparkPeoople. I’ve been tracking my nutrition and fitness. I exercised Monday and Tuesday.
• Eat better-I’ve been tracking my nutrition. I’ve been trying to drink water and drink less soda. I’m also eating three meals a day including breakfast. I’m watching my portion sizes as I eat.
• Exercise-I’ve been tracking my fitness. I exercised Monday and Tuesday.  I overdid it Tuesday so I’ve been letting my body heal so I’ll be ready to hit it again next week.
• Find new customers-I haven’t done a whole with that this week. I’ve networked using social media but that’s about it.
• Make Unit Leader with AVON-I haven’t done a whole lot with this either. I have a couple of leads I need to follow-up on.
• Offer better customer service-This is  a biggie for me. Sometimes I just don’t give the best customer service. I’m working on it though. I’ve sent thank-you e-cards to those that have ordered online. I’ll be following those up with a hand-written note. I’ll also be sending hand-written thank-you notes to my offline customers.
• Follow-up-This is another biggie for me. If I don’t forget, I don’t want to follow-up because I’m aftaid they will say no. I need to remember that it’s nothing personal. They’re saying no the product and not me. I also need to remember that no doesn’t always mean not ever. It just means not at this time.
• Make President’s Club with AVON-I’ve got to sell at least $10,100 from one year to the next (C-8’11-C-7’12). I’m about $3523 away right now. I don’t think I will make it this time but I’m determined to make it next time (C-8’12-C-7’13). I’m working on finding new customers and selling my butt off.