...The resolution of all the fruitless searches

     Good morning everyone!  Hey! It's May!  That means it has been two years now since I first started the steps to a healthier me!  Whoa!   Time really does fly! If we don't take care we lose focus and we miss many things we really want to be a part of! 

     Last post I touched on leaving my home at Evergreen Dental.  Why do I call it home? Well, to me, a home is where you come from; where you spend time; where there are people you love and people that support you.  Evergreen has been my work home for more than twenty years now!!  3 years ago I made the decision that this summer it would be time to try something else.  I mentioned in passing that we plan to move into an RV. No?  I didn't mention moving in? Well, heck yes! There's no half way here people! Who needs more than 200 square feet anyway?? (YIKES!)

     After 2 years together on this journey, you know me well enough to know that I have been researching everything you need to know about living in an RV.  Believe me, (holy cow) there is a LOT of information!  How does this relate to preparing for my sleeve?  Well, believe it or not there are many similarities:    
1. Cost 
2. Sustainability 
3. Communication 
4. Emotions 
5. Goals  
6. Maintenance  

     Also, a challenge is how this new life will work with my sleeve.  AND how I continue to improve myself as I face the changes in my body since having the surgery.  I have said before I am very lucky that my skin retained much of its elasticity.  I know many of you that have had WLS have struggled with this.  My skin, while it is not saggy in *most* places, shows quite a bit of damage since you know I'm a sun lover!  Well, obviously we all know by now that I don't do things well without a tool to help.  My sleeve was a fantastic tool for my weight loss.  Where can I find a similar tool for skin care? And how many others face this same challenge? 

     Amazingly I have a friend who is a consultant for Rodan + Fields.  (Yes, they are the doctors that created pro-active)  They have a complete skin care line now! Wait! This isn't a commercial! ;)   In fact, she's reached out to me a couple times to see if I was interested in her products or working as a consultant and I turned her down flat!  Why?  Well, I had several thoughts...I won't be able to afford it, I don't want to do "parties" (I've done those before and while fun, they are not where I want to expend energy in my next life), and I wouldn't have room to carry any inventory in my RV so why look into being a consultant? Right?

     Truth time.  I truly believe you can not accept something until your mind and heart are in sync.  I can continue to buy crap stuff that doesn't work and waste my money trying overnight fixes (wait, doesn't that sound familiar??)  OR I can choose to have a plan.  A doctors' regiment that will actually work with me... (you know, like a tool should!) ...to have better skin.  Dr. Rodan and Dr. Fields extended their line beyond acne because so many of us have other issues. Perhaps you have sensitive skin?  With eczema or redness or you have some deep lines and sagging from the weight loss?  Or, like me, dark spots and sun damage?  They have treatment for all these and more.  I was skeptical of course, but you know me, research queen here.  You should see all the before and afters! I'm not talking about a handful! I'm talking person after person that have had results!  It's not overnight, but we've been there before, right? Baby steps! Staying with it! Following the plan!  

     So, now I know what product I want to use.  How do I get there right?  Well, first of all I can throw out all those preconceived notions I had.  After (finally) agreeing to listen to my friend Justine I realized I was spending at least as much if not more on the crap stuff I was already buying. Plus, as a consultant I could get a steep discount! What about not wanting to carry inventory?  There is none! You buy direct from a website and you can order as much or as little as you want! Parties? Nope (well at least not carrying around suitcases full of stuff and doing presentations!) I don't count drinking wine or mimosas and chatting with friends work! Also, you can be as much or as little involved in sales as you want! No quotas to fill!  These doctors are committed to helping people improve their lives. There is NO animal testing done! (important to me) AND they're committed to anti-aging, which I can totally get behind! ;) 

     The result? Yep, I am a new independent consultant for Rodan + Fields!  I get a great product (at a discount) and if anyone wants to buy some from me I can help pay for my internet on the road! Yahoo!! I'm pretty sure once people see results of these products I'll be able to bump that goal to paying for my entire budget on the road! One step at a time Baby!  ;)  I woke up with a little Peter Gabriel stuck in my head this morning and it seemed appropriate! 
 
                                       So much wasted and this moment keeps slipping away
                                           I get so tired of working so hard for our survival
                                      I look to the time with you to keep me awake and alive

     Interested?  Want to hear more about one of the products or even (gasp) becoming a consultant yourself?  Just shoot me an email to mikkistudley@gmail.com.  You know I believe nothing is right for everyone but we need a plan to change or we're just gonna stay in the same place, right? So, no commercial but an open invitation for anyone that needs a little help with their skin (like me!). 

     

         In your eyes

I see the doorway to a thousand churches

           In your eyes

The resolution of all the fruitless searches

I hope you'll stay with me for this next journey into better skin!  We all have it and need to take care of it!  Thanks for following along!  

~Mikki