Posts Tagged With ‘ Gigi Connection ’

Well, Spring has officially begun Monday, March 20th! For many of us, we are still in the cold weather and others, spring is definitely here. Wherever you live and whatever the weather is like, here are some of our favorites this season to make it look and feel like spring has sprung in your home. This beautiful farmhouse tiered tray that comes with 18 inspirational and seasonal rustic wooden frames will make your kitchen, guest room, living room feel like spring or any other season for that matter. Just add a few artificial or real flowers with some odds and ends and your space will feel transformed.... Continue Reading

St. Patrick’s Day is this Friday, March 17, 2023. St. Patrick’s Day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Many of you wear green on St. Patrick’s Day and cook corned beef and cabbage, which I’ve done for many years as well. Last. year, I found this #1 New York Times & USA Today best seller book perfect for kids age 3-6 years of age. Start a St. Patrick’s Day tradition with this lively children’s picture book and the kids will get inspired to build leprechaun... Continue Reading

Our March Attainable Healthy Challenge – Balance There are many great exercises to help us improve our balance but the goal here is “attainable”, so we’ll share the top 3 exercises that we’re going to incorporate into our daily routine for the month of March and we hope that you’ll join us too! The goal for performing any type of balance exercises is to improve our stability and coordination throughout our body. As we know, it’s important to try and incorporate exercises that improve our balance as we get older. If you wonder who should do balance exercises, the experts say, ... Continue Reading

We are loving this skin body butter during the winter months. It’s very moisturizing and non-greasy – helps with all your dry patches during the cold, winter months. This can be purchased at Whole Foods; however, you can also purchase it here. Are you a golf lover and love to watch television series? If so, then this show is for you. It’s a golf documentary that is on Netflix and it follows a group of pro golfers, on and off the course. You really get to know these golfers and you’ll find yourselves cheering for them as the documentary follows them through a season... Continue Reading

Each year, National Read Across America Day is celebrated on March 2nd, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. In honor of Dr. Seuss, March is designated as National Reading Month. This is a month to motivate all Americans of all ages to read every day. So, who is this author that we honor? Here are 8 interesting things you might not know about Theodore “Ted” Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss: He got his sense of poetry from his mother He never had any biological children The pen name “Dr Seuss” began as a way to escape punishment in college He joined the war effort ... Continue Reading

Keeping your skin in top shape during the winter is easy to do with just a few key steps. It just takes a little extra time and effort but it can be done. Moisture is key and here are a few ideas to help maintain a healthy glow. Moisturizing the skin helps prevent dryness which can then become irritated, itchy and flaky. Once the moisture is lost, the skin can more easily crack and bleed. Lotions that you use in the summer may not be enough to tackle the elements your skin is exposed to in the winter. Cold air, wind and reflecting sun off of snow can all be detrimental to your skin. Escaping... Continue Reading

To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.” -Dr. Seuss Lately, every time I mention to a stranger the ages of my grandchildren (5 years – 5 months) and how much I love them and their ages, they have all been saying – oh , just wait and they won’t be so cute when they’re teenagers. Seriously, like I don’t know what teenage years are like? As hard as teenage years may or may not have been, my kids were always kind human beings! I try not to watch too much of the news; however, when I do watch it often times there are stories about... Continue Reading

Super Bowl LVII will be held on Sunday, February 12th in Glendale, Arizona where the Kansas City Chiefs will be playing against the Philadelphia Eagles. All of us Gigi’s were hoping the Arizona Cardinals would be in the Super Bowl this year as that’s where the five of us met and four of us still reside there today (Gigi Lori, Lala Malana, Mimi Jackie & Nana Alison). Gigi Susie now lives in Castle Rock, Colorado. If you’re lucky enough to have one of your teams playing in the Super Bowl, will be hosting a party or going to a Super Bowl party and don’t want to derail... Continue Reading

February Health Challenge – Eat a heart-healthy diet! Let’s strive to eat four to five servings each of fruits and vegetables per day. We can do this! Happy February, friends! We’re back to encourage you with a new monthly attainable health challenge. We hope that everyone was able to attain the first health goal we shared in mid-January of drinking 11 glasses of water a day. If you missed that post and want to read all the health benefits as to why we should, you can find it HERE. No need to aim for perfection. Instead, consistency is key to attaining any goal and moving closer... Continue Reading

The word Galentine’s Day first was heard in February of 2010 during an episode of Parks and Recreation by Amy Poehler. In the episode, she says “What’s Galentine’s Day? Oh, it’s only the best day of the year. Every February 13th, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies. It’s like Lilith Fair, minus the angst. Plus, frittatas. —”Galentine’s Day,” Parks and Recreation, 2010. So although it’s not an official holiday, people everywhere... Continue Reading