i am moving to the spa

My parents had no concept of child labor laws…I started mowing the lawn with a riding lawnmower at the age of 6. Yes, I said 6. I made $3 each time I mowed the lawn… usually on a Friday afternoon… usually took several hours. When I was 8 or so I decided that I needed to extend my skill set and I started ironing for 25 cents a shirt and cleaning the bathroom* for a dollar.

*My negotiation for cleaning the bathroom also included one demand…scrubbing bubbles.   My mother had a strict “if you saw it on TV we don’t buy it rule” that she made an exception for in the case of the bubbles.   I am now suspicious that she just was ready to hand off cleaning the bathroom and I could have also held out for a buck fifty.

I was so excited the first time I got to use the scrubbing bubbles.   I leaned over our pink tub, sprayed the white foamy stuff and sat back to watch the little animated scrub-brushes swirl around the tub in a counter-clockwise direction while leaving gleaming stars in their wake and then zoom down the drain. I was a little disappointed that the ACTUAL scrubbing bubbles didn’t appear, but might admit to imagining they were there each time I cleaned the bathroom. Fast forward 32 years:   *gasp* I was contacted to throw a party here in Dallas to announce a new scrubbing bubbles product for a small group of fellow bloggers at a spa. Ummmm…yes. Love the product, love other bloggers, love the spa. The party was this weekend and it was a really, really, really good time. The new Scrubbing Bubble Product helps moms fight the morning madness.   It is called Extend-A-Clean and you once you use it, it continues to work over the next few days.   I have found this incredibly helpful for a trouble area in my house…the boys’ sink which accumulates small glops of toothpaste at an alarming rate.   Once I used Extend-A-Clean on their sink, it was easier to rinse out the wayward paste. The bloggers were greeted at the spa with this sign: Wow. I was impressed with how legitimate they made me look.   It is amazing how a poster can convey credibility…who knew? I am going to carry around that poster everywhere. Everywhere. Like a business card…only I am not giving it away. Ever. It was so fun to hang out with everyone:

photo stolen with permission from Texan Mama

* Amy – Living Locurto & IHeartFaces * Mariah –   Humphries Nation * Lynley –   Save The Phillips Family * Rebekah – DFW Mama * Candace – MamaMia * Angela * me * Gretchen – Who Put Me In Charge Of These People??? * Shauna – Blah Blah Blog * Rachel – Quirky Momma * Laurie – Tip Junkie * Bianca – Becoming Bianca * Cynthia – Oh So Cynthia * Kim – Savor The Days * not pictured Shannon – Milk and Cuddles & Lea Ann – Mommy’s Wish List *

And then there was the spa. Four Seasons. Enough said. All in all it was a wonderful morning that I would be willing to repeat on a weekly basis…hint, hint to the Bubbles. Oh! And the poster that lends credibility to my little blogging hobby… …now resides on my mantle.