Bling News March 2010

Message from Anne

A laid-back Good Life! This will be a dream come true for a lot of us. I saw this comment in one of my “to-reads”, and it spurred up a bit of a pondering moment! Are we as a general community satisfied with where we are, what we do, and have we accomplished a laid-back good life?

How laid-back do we need to be to feel it? What is a good life?

I can only speak for myself for now. I feel comfortable when I skip checking my emails, answering the phones, stop my connection with the tech and cyber world for a day, Skip the social networking, spend some quality time talking with my family near or far. Call a good friend and chat for hours! Walk my dog or try a new recipe.

Sometimes just working with my jewelry designs, matching the gemstones and pearls, playing around with new techniques gives me the feeling of a laid-back good life. Traveling, yes, just get out there in a foreign country, don’t really need to join any good deal tours, and all that fuss, just buy a ticket and go! So amazing what that can do to you. Two ways to it really, you either was totally grateful that your mini-vacation is over and the solitaire is no longer, or you absolutely savour the independence day you have set forth for yourself. LOL

Obviously, I am only talking about myself. For a lot of people, this could be dreadful, being alone and going somewhere foreign, so kidding me!

Re-establishing the human interactions, face to face communications, setting a date and be there without double checking our phones for messages on cancellation – ahhh – the good old days. Accountability in the good old days before the booming technology, people really do not have the means to cancel an appointment last minute unless they just do not show up. But that is only if you want to put your friendship to the test!

There are so many levels of what we feel is a laid-back good life. What is yours?
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Chicago Civic Opera House

Classic Chinese dance, music, performance in Chicago by the Shen Yun Performing Arts on April 10 and 11.
American Ballet Theatre – Swan Lake on April 14 to 18.


Want to be a Food writer?

Do you like food, travel, and sharing your experience with each other? Check out the Loyola University Chicago – class starts on May 1 to 22, four Saturdays on Food Writing: After Gourmet. I might see you there!

Where are the DSA Parties in April?

Reinvent Yourself (New Looks & Flavors for Spring)

Saturday, April 3, 2010, 2:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Infuse Yoga Spa
2536 N Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60614

Get a new look & taste some new flavors for a new take on life this spring!

Taste delicious, healthy treats with featured grapeseed oils from Wildtree and indulgent chocolate with Dove Chocolate Discoveries.

Shed your old skin with spa exfoliants & new makeup looks by Arbonne International and refresh your wardrobe with the new spring jewelry collection by Anne Haywood Design.
Free sampling, raffle, social networking & more!

(Please arrive on time to be entered into the raffle.)

Spring Fling – Hair and Fashion Luncheon

Featuring Neiman Marcus Fashions

Sunday, April 25, 2010 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Cotillion Banquets, Palatine.

Contact Anne for tickets - $30 each includes entrance & full 3 course lunch

Contact Us to post your parties and events via www.blingclubsocial.com Find Sponsors and Product info: contact bcsn@blingclubsocial.com

An Impromptu St. Patrick’s Day Mixer – bring your best pet friends with you!

Bring the kids and your dog or adopt one of ours! (Your dog must be non-aggressive, spayed or neutered, and up to date on
vaccinations) and come join us for an afternoon of fun! We will BBQ outside in our 10,000 sq. ft. lot (weather permitting) otherwise we will use it for FREE parking and be inside of 4,000 sq. ft. space.

Things you can bring: If you can bring a dish (appetizer, side, entree or side) for 10 people that'd be great! We also will need paper plates, plastic utensils, cups, napkins, condiments, ice, soda, beer or whatever booze you want to bring! As a donation to the shelter, maybe 1 bottle of bleach or a $10 cash donation...we go through bleach like hotcakes!

We also have a huge bandstage so if any of you musically- inclined folks or bands out there want to bust out a set, feel free!

This will be a very casual environment and everyone of all ages, single, married, kids and dogs, are all welcome! Our shelter dogs would LOVE some human interaction with you, other dogs and/or kids.

Can't make the event? A modest $10 donation will allow us to feed the homeless pets and continue to provide them shelter.
So many heating (gas), electric and water bills!

Donation info: www.loveyourpetservice.com/pages/donations.htm