Loving Life in Idaho

Hello, again! Most of you know that I do Arbonne and Lifewave as businesses. Part of the reason I wanted a blog was to have a place that I could share and store certain articles as they come along. Personally, I had a horrible migraine on Thursday, I was crying in the afternoon and quite sick to my stomach. My friend, Amber, went to Victor's office and got some of the Icewave (Pain) patches to bring home to me. I had taken medications that had not touched my pain! But, as soon as I put the patches to the back of my neck, the pain dissappeared. I was so happy because I had a make up party that night and wanted to be at my best. I felt better and was nice and happy at my party in the evening ;-) This article is interesting and I hope you enjoy it! http://www.theleader.com.au/news/local/news/general/patch-is-a-tonic-for-pain/1435835.aspx

April 24th, 2009 I just had to take a photo of the weeping cherry bush since it blooms for such a short period of time. I am so happy that we moved here to Idaho. It has been such a great move for our children. The people are friendly and warm, the crime is low, the schools score very well. So many wonderful things about living in Idaho :-) The weekend is here and I am excited! I Have one Arbonne party on Saturday and will be gathering some orders in the morning. I am really excited because Victor was able to get us Taylor Swift concert tickets at the very last moment when the radio station opened up a few seats. He got on line and we couldn't get even get 4 tickets, but scraped by and got us 2 tickets :-) Woohooo ;-) The kids are all doing well. Morgan had her 11th birthday yesterday and is having a little party tomorrow, there will even be a couple of BOYS!!! ;-) too cute, she is the first girl to even ask to invite a boy to her party. The other kids will go to my mom's house...

Thank you, Belinda, for this via email earlier today. I have seen this before, but it is special enough that I want to remember and save it, so here it is, in my blog :-) God doesn't give you the people you want, He gives you the people you NEED. To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you into the person you were meant to be. One Flaw In Women Women have strengths that amaze men. They bear hardships and they carry burdens, but they hold happiness, love and joy.. They smile when they want to scream. They sing when they want to cry. They cry when they are happy and laugh...

I am home again in Idaho. Back in the loving arms of my family! What a nice home coming too! Victor picked me up at the airport and had flowers for me. When I got in the Yukon, he had an iced mocha for me and it was wonderful! Victor let me talk and talk all the way home...hehehe....Then, when we got home, the house was CLEAN :-) The kids had all missed me so much and Emily had made me all kinds of cute things. I especially liked all the certificates for massages and facials and pampering ;-) very sweet. We had a nice bar b que tonight and Victor did most of the work. The girls did a really cute show for us on the trampoline. I love seeing them cooperate! That part is just awesome! They are so adorable when they are getting along. I am very sleepy, but happy to be home. I don't want to think about how much I need to do tomorrow, so I will enjoy relaxing tonight! I hope you are well and happy and loving life wherever you may be!

Arbonne, NTC, 2009 Jan and I just got home from NTC, National Training Conference, in Las Vegas, NV. We had such a great time! This was my third NTC and I definitely consider it the best one yet! Arbonne has always been pure, safe and beneficial, but it is getting even more so everyday. We have some phenomenal new members of the team! The focus is on improving our holistic and botanical elements and helping the consultants with marketing. I am thrilled to be a part of this group of awesome people! There were so many women who have just changed the lives of their families in this past year by jumping into Arbonne. People that didn't have money for food a year ago and now they are thriving, thanks to Arbonne. I love that average women can create such a nice life for their families and with their family's help :-) I heard over and over how Arbonne was a family business for people. I also saw more MEN walking across the stage and winning wonderful awards and accomplishments, it was...

It's a beautiful day, even with all the rain :-) Jan Camp and I are in Las Vegas for Arbonne's National Training Conference (NTC). So far, we have registered and just been really relaxing. Our early bird training is from 1:30-2:30. We have our big "Kick Off" tonight at 7PM. I am looking forward to seeing the new products! woohooo :-) Next week when I come back home, I am doing an open house at 7PM at my home on Tuesday and Wednesday at my home, the 22nd and 23rd. Please spread the word ;-) Yesterday, Jan and I walked and walked and walked ;-) We got rained on too, but it was lots of fun. Mostly, we are just relaxing and feeling lazy and enjoying this down time. I hope you are having a great week!

Just a quick note to say hello and that Jan and I are at the Boise airport now :-) We should get to Vegas around noon and our program doesn't start until tomorrow night! So we will have some nice time to relax and such :-) yay! So looking forward to it! Hugs to you all!

Well, the day went pretty well, considering how much I needed to get done! I am packed now, everything ironed etc. I even did a bunch of deliveries that arrived by UPS today and I didn't want my hostesses to have to wait until I got home. So, I am calming down now...hehehe.... Off to cuddle with the family a bit and hopefully get to bed early!

Wow, in January, my internal alarm clock went off, the need to have some time to myself and to just relax a bit. I love being a wife and mother, but every once in a while, I must admit, I want to get away. Hope you don't think any worse of me for it. I was driving home in January and thinking, I can't wait until NTC (my annual conference with Arbonne) in April. YES! Las Vegas! friends, time to be me, positive, inspirational, motivational. Now, I leave tomorrow! How did that time go so quickly? So, here's the deal, whenever I am going to leave home, I get soooo sentimental. I get all emotional with my family and friends and you that know me well, know this, I will be scurrying around getting everything packed, and as done and as orderly as possible before I leave and I will be calling my friends, or writing on their Facebook walls, because I love you all and will miss you, and I secretly worry, what if something bad happens, I want everyone to know how much I love them and h...

Easter Sunday 2009 with the Duff Family

Victor's Famous Chocolate Dipped Strawberries.... soooo yummy.... He makes these every year for Easter! Tips: Use Sees chocolate Wash and dry the strawberries and put them in the fridge. Keep very dry, only take out a few out a tip to prevent condensation. Not letting the chocolate get any moisture is absolutely key :-)

That song has been rolling around in my head for days now, so I am going to randomly, in no particular order, write out my favorite things and I can add and fix later :-) Light, natural light, soft lights around the house, wind chimes, coffee, warm hugs, laughter, scrapbooking, travel, trees, fountains, my bed, soft flannel sheets, fireplaces, all tea things (yes, still, don't laugh Shele ;-)) sweeter wines, walking, going to the movies, bedtime, flowers, preferably wild flowers and English flowers, white fluffy clouds, soft breezes, holding my kid's hands, kissing in the snow, books!!, my new Bunco group, Arbonne (but of course!), candles, photos, grandma's house, sunshine, glorious sunshine!!!, decorating, clean counters, being organized, gardening, girl time, baths, meeting new people, life long friends, mornings, quiet times, mountains, the sound of birds, sunsets, and a whole bunch more that I will add as I have time :-) Off to finish the Easter lunch and prepare for ...

My neighbor made this adorable video/photo thing, I don't know if it will work here or not. http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/view_shared?p=87bbe3e3bc26875a2c06ab&skin_id=701&large 4/12/09 What a beautiful morning :-) I have so much to be grateful for and feel incredibly blessed :-) I hope you all have a perfect Easter day. We are heading to mass soon. Just made breakfast, signing Easter cards to the kids (my kids love words and hand written cards, they are just like me! in that regard), combing hair, etc. The daily mundane things, but also the things that make life so sweet. Later today, Andy and Jim and their kids will be coming over. Andy and I divided up food preparation and we will do an egg hunt and charades and such today. We did this last year and the kids all had so much fun, they asked for a repeat this year! I am looking forward to being out in the sun and enjoying time with such dear friends. May God richly bless you all :-)

Isn't is strange how you can wake up thinking that you don't have that much to do and then the day just goes crazy? Wow. Donovan had school today at Meridian Technical Charter school and it was really cool because they were doing community service. I took some photos and will post them soon to my Facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=661140946&ref=profile&nctrct=1239411862889. We are hard boiling eggs to dye tonight and making fish for dinner, a Good Friday ;-) I hope you all have a wonderful Easter this weekend and enjoy time with your families. I am still preparing to leave on Tuesday for my National Training Conference with Arbonne. I am really excited and doing lots to finish up. I have been meeting the most amazing people lately, just coming into my life out of nowhere and it is so exciting! It is time to cuddle, dye eggs, watch a movie or whatever else :-)

One week until NTC :-) Wow, it comes up so quickly every year and catches me off guard. NTC is an annual seminar that I go to with Arbonne. We receive lots of great training, have guest motivational speakers, learn tips from people who are very successful with what they do. There are also several awards ceremonies and parties and such. It is very uplifting, encouraging, filled with amazing women who are lit up, inside and out! I LOVE it. Most years I complain that I didn't prepare in advance, no new outfits or anything. So, this year, I am working on being a bit more prepared. I still need to get my hair trimmed, but I have two new outfits, and some other odds and ins. Planning a summer visit to California, just trying to get the dates solid. We will drive and the oldest kids will stay with their dad for 3 or 4 weeks. I can't wait to see my Grandma and Aunt Jeanie, Shele and Belinda and so many more! Too many to list ;-) Today I will go shopping with Lindsey after Little Vic go...

I love the colors on these pansies, we planted them on Palm Sunday. Little Victor and Emily helped me. It was warm and sunny and glorious!

Just wanted to share a personal story. My two year old broke out in a horrible rash on Saturday. As the night went on the rash got worse and spread from his torso to his arms, butt and face. We rushed him to the urgent care when his eyes and lips started swelling. He looked horrible and needless to say I was a little freaked out! The doctor said it was a classic case of hives and was brought on by an allergic reation to "something". His solution was to keep him drugged on Benadryl and wait for this to go away on its own. I was told this could take up to two weeks!!! I could not imagine seeing my baby in this condition for a day let alone two weeks! After talking with my upline she suggested I try the Detox mud mask and soak. I did and I'm thrilled to say after 20 minutes in the soak the hives are gone and my baby is toxin free! I am continually amazed by ARBONNE!! How many other products on the market are safe enough to be used on a baby and c...

Today is my first day of blogging ever! I have much to learn! But, thank you for looking at my blog. It is April, it is Spring! it is warm and wonderful and life is good :-) I am a busy momma with 5 kids :-) They are 15 down to 6. The oldest and youngest are boys and 3 girls in between ;-) book ends. I have businesses with Arbonne (www.nicolesanchez.myarbonne.com) and Lifewave (www.lifewave.com/nicolesanchez). My husband, Victor, and I are all about natural healthcare. Victor has been a chiropractor for 29 years now and has extensive knowledge in all health related things. We love to teach people how to benefit their health naturally through nutrition and healthier products, rather than just jumping into using medications and drugs. Let's see. I was born and raised in Southern California and lived there until I was 35. Victor and I decided to move to Idaho to raise our children in a safer environment. We were looking for a place with low crime and high school scores and we finally ...

Ingredients: Romaine lettuce (1 head shredded) 1 cup diced onions and celery 1 can sliced water chestnuts layered 1 small bag frozen peas mayonnaise (thin layer over frozen peas) sugar sprinkled lightly and evenly over mayonnaise small tub of crumbled blue cheese 4 hard boiled eggs sliced 4 slices of bacon cooked and crumbled tomatoes layered shredded cheese (light layer) Layer all ingredients starting with the romaine lettuce :-) That's it, nice and easy, but more than 7 layers...have no idea why it is called 7 layers!!! :-)