clean Spring clean – Elizabeth Street

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It’s time to clean your home  – not only will the closet need a revamp with new light colourful Spring fashion  – but give your home a good scrub, dust and revamp.

Open windows – let the breeze and sunshine in. Dust behind the sofa, put away all Wintery decoration – buy fresh flowers…

Remember to clean clean – you know what I mean ? Chemical cleaning products are harmful for the water it all goes into – they are also harmful for your skin – and your baby and children. On top of it – if you make your own cleaning products – you will find that you will be saving money too.

Read my eco-eco blog posts and read this very hype blog ELIZABETH STREET. If these hype Mums from around the world are doing it…it must be good!!

Get the word out and see how easy it is to make save ecological home cleaning products!

(source – Elizabeth Street)

You may like to read:

CLEANING WITH SALT

NATURAL BODY SOAP – NANDAMO

ECO ECO #1

ECO ECO #2

LETS USE NATURAL PRODUCTS TO CLEAN OUR HOMES ECOLOGICALLY WHILE KEEPING NATURE CLEAN.

Mama’s beauty session

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Do we really have time for a proper beauty session? To be honest…no – between the kids life (breakfast, school bus, after school activities, playing Mama taxi, dinner time shopping and cooking, helping with homework….ah don’t forget your husband!)…the shorter the ‘beauty session’ the more relaxing because after all – who wants to stress thinking about allllll the things to do while being pampered.

Ok – we do have to take time to just take time sometimes … you know – take a break – stop running – stop thinking – relax over a cup a tea with a good friend or a good book ; ) Maybe Daddy can take the kids somewhere on the weekend and Mummy can go have a proper beauty session from time to time. But for every day – this is what I recommend – the best cream ever!

Not only am I proud do know the Lady – the Super Lady – who created the miracle formula – but with my ‘T-zone’ skin issues and hormonal roller coaster skin issues….this one was the only one that did the trick (in addition to eating more veggies, more balanced, drinking Veggie Power Plus….)

Here are a few words from Mrs Sachiko Ezawa (MD.PhD Obstetrician & Gynecologist Specialist of anti-aging Cenegenics, Lasvegas CEO, Genom Lab, part of the five finalist astronauts….and more to come!):

“This is our very latest super anti ageing cream which just been released! we have been refining the formula for this cream for nearly 3 years now and are now convinced that this product is better than anything else I have come across. Please enjoy this cream and if you can give us any feedback that would be very grateful. Little piece of advice, when you apply the cream you will of course notice that the orange colour will remain on your skin for a minute of two before being absorbed and disappearing this orange colour is the natural colour of the main constituent which is superb anti oxygen pycngenol which is derived from the bark of the marine pine tree found on the coastal region of the south of France and astakisantin. All ingredients dose are above those of efficient ones proves on medical papers. So it is BOMF (based on med facts) products. You will find this makes you look younger and your skin healthier at least “2days~2weeks time’’, as long as you put on our cream (pearl size) after lotion (and or serum if you want to) in the morning and night time just before go to bed. Even those flagrance consist of natural essential oils, and each oil has anti-aging effects!! If you require anymore please let me know and I will be happy to sort you out.”

Genom Lab.”

肌のお手入れをする時間を持っていますか?正直なところ―子供との生活の中で美容に関
する時間を取るのは難しいこと―朝食、学校、お稽古事、遊びの約束と送迎、夕食の買い
物、料理、宿題…(あ、ご主人のことも忘れないで!)
美容の時間よりもこれ以上何も考えずにゆっくり休みたいのが本音ですよね。

でも―時々はそういう時間を作りたいものです―駆け回るのをやめて、考えることをやめ
て、休憩する時間―お茶をいれてお友達とおしゃべりをするとか、本を読むとか…旦那様
に子供達を預けて時々週末を自分の美容のために使うとか。それでも毎日のお手入れをし
っかりしたい人にはこのクリームをお勧めします。今まで使った中で一番のクリームで
す!

このミラクルなクリームを開発した女性のことを知っているというだけではなく、私の
Tゾーンの悩みやホルモンバランスからくる肌のトラブルに唯一効果があるクリームなの
です。(もちろん野菜をたくさん食べたりバランスの良い食事をしたりベジパワーを飲んだ
りすることも大事ですが)

以下に医学博士であり日本産婦人科学会認定医、米国Cenegenic Medical Institute 認定
Physician,そしてNASA宇宙飛行士選抜試験のファイナリスト江澤佐知子氏の言葉を引用し
ます。

最新のアンチエイジングクリームをご紹介します。私たちは3年かけてこのクリームを開
発し、今私の知っているどんな製品よりも優れたものになったことを自信を持って証明し
ます。このクリームを使っていただき、どんな小さなことでも感想をお寄せいただけると
幸いです。クリームをつけると最初は肌にオレンジ色が残り、だんだんと消えて行くこと
に気づかれると思いますが、このオレンジ色が抗酸化力の高いピクノジェノールというも
ので、フランス西南部の海岸に自生する松の木からとった自然由来の成分です。すべての
原料は医学的に有効なものを使用しています。このクリームは化粧水の後(美容液の後)パ
ール大を目安に朝晩付けてください。2日~2週間で若々しく健康な肌になることがわかる
でしょう。ナチュラルなエッセンスオイルは香りが良いだけでなくアンチエイジング効果
もあります!ご要望があればぜひお知らせください。このクリームを気に入っていただけ
たらとても嬉しく思います!

You can get it online – TRIPREN – although it might seem pricy at first – I can tell you it lasts for almost 3 months and you really don’t need anything else a part from a skin cleanser and maybe some eye cream.

Hope you like it as much as I do!

Triprenクリームはオンラインで購入できます―少々高価に思えますが3ヶ月使ってみるとお
手入れにはこれ以外ほとんど必要がなくなります。

私のように皆さんも気に入ってくれたら嬉しいです!

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I ❤ PINK

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I’M A GIRL – I LOVE PINK!

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GOLDEN CHARM – MHT

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my birthday treat – girls time

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The girls took me out of my Omotesando area ; ) for a birthday lunch at Botanica at Midtown (not that far away but still a nice change from my usual hang outs)

A wonderfully refreshingly calm and sophisticated, quite relaxing in a spa-like decor  Japanese-Italian cuisine – It was bliss – followed by some shopping (of course) in Midtown – a quick stop at the Italian organic beauty store Terracuore – the scent – invigorating – and a roaming around Restir – trying on the latest fashion from Paris and NY.

Special thanks to the beautiful ladies – Yuko, Namiko, Chikako, Mutsuko and Laila ^ ^

Japanese cooking lesson for kids – tottorante ×しょくいくワークショップfor Kidsコラボ企画

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My friends Masako Yosano – MY Accessories – and Toshie Kikawada- Mama blogger and food caterer – will be having a Japanese cooking lesson workshop for kids and will be making some cute craft.

Lets make Dango in the old story ‘Momotaro

Kids are making sweet snack in famous Japanese old story ‘Momotaro’ while moms are
sawing small pouch from Tenugui-traditional printed towel.

Saturday 16th, June

Am 10:30-12:30
Pm13:30-15:30
( Please choose am or pm)

at ‘es Studio’ Ebisu (will send address and map for participants)

fee Y3500(plus Y500 for brothers and sisters)

Please bring apron and hair covers(for child), needle and scissors

(for mom)

Reading books, making Japanese tea, crafts…lets have fun all together!

Contact and reservation; Masako Yosano
fwiy6279@mb.infoweb.ne.jp
090-5305-5933
Please tell us name and age(up to 4yrs) of your child, e-mail address,tell no. and which (am or pm) you would take part in.

Thank you!

「ももたろうのきびだんごを作ろう!」  ~エコでスローな日本のものづくり~

むかしから日本に伝わるものはすごくすてきでおしゃれ!
むかしむかしの世界へタイムスリップしてエコでていねいな日本のくらしを体験しよう!

日時:6月16日(土)
1 10:30~12:30
2 13:30~15:30

対象:4歳~小学生と保護者 各回7組

場所:恵比寿esスタジオ(詳細はご参加の方に改めてお知らせします)

参加費:3500円(ご兄弟+500円)
(プレママ枠3000円)
親子枠を優先させていただきますがぜひお問い合わせ下さい!!

持ち物:お子様―エプロン、三角巾、ふきん、ママー太目の針とお裁縫道具(あれば)

内容:お子様-きびだんご作り
ママ―てぬぐいで作るプチ巾着

その他にも一緒に玄米茶を作ったり、むかしばなしの絵本を読んだり、ささ舟を作ったり
・・・盛りだくさんな内容でお待ちしています!!!

お申し込み:5/21受付開始!
ご希望の時間帯を選び、親子のお名前、お子様の年齢、ご連絡先(電話番号と
メールアドレス)をメールでご連絡下さい。
Fwiy6279@mb.infoweb.ne.jp
担当:よさの090-5305-5933

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lets be romantic – ロマンティックは素敵

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Are you romantic? it’s almost considered as corny by some….uncool by others, passe? I don’t know? I don’t think so – as long as romanticism doesn’t go down the same lane as Disney things in your mind – a little nice gesture – a note  – a flower when you least expect it – a visit – a cup of tea while you are still working late – a compliment….there are so many ways to be romantic without being corny and uncool.

So for who ever wants to follow me – lets make romantic the new cool – the new mood for this Spring.

I blame this influence in my normally quite pragmatic Swiss character to the newly weds – my brother and his wife. I think, and without offending anybody – that this was probably the most romantic wedding I’ve been to. Maybe it’s because it was my soul mate who was waiting for the beautiful bride – all nervous – so happy that I think he would have made anyone happy who could see him that moment.

It was also particularly nice I thought because there was no tradition involved. Don’t get me wrong, I love some traditions – traditions are made to pass history along to new generations, to teach about civilisation, family and other important matters in life that we must not forget – but it can also make some things heavy and rather than having a light feeling at a wedding, the boundaries it may lay can create expectations which in the end are a little different for every one of us and criticize able. So when you do something totally different – it’s new to everyone – and it’s fresh and in this particular case – filled with happiness and love which was the only message the bride and the groom wanted to pass on to their guest.

To the newly weds – to Adam and Sine ( and to many babies to come – because I want to be an aunty to a baby again and spoil it …. don’t you think babies have such a sweet smell? I miss that).

ロマンティックなことは好きですか?感傷的だとか格好悪くて時代遅れだとか言われそう
だけど―私はそうは思いません。ロマンティックは少なくともディズニーと同等に語るも
のではありません。何気ない手振り、言葉、思いがけずもらった花、突然の訪問、遅くま
で仕事をしている時に出される1杯のお茶、褒め言葉…。感傷的でもなく格好悪くもなく
ロマンティックになれる方法はたくさんあります。

私の考えに賛成の人-この春の新しいムードにのって―ロマンティックをクールに変えま
しょう。

スイスの実用主義的な性格を持った私がこんな気持ちになったのは最近出席した兄の結婚
式のせいだと思います。それは私が経験した中で最もロマンティックな結婚式でした。緊
張しながら美しい花嫁を待っていたのが私の心から愛する兄であり、その瞬間の彼は式に
出たすべての人を幸せにしてくれたことが嬉しかったのです。

また、式に伝統的なしきたりが無かったのも良いことでした。誤解しないでください―私
は伝統を愛しています。伝統とは新しい世代に引き継ぐため、文明を伝えるため、家族や
生活に関する重要なことを教えるために引き継がれてきたものです。しかし伝統は時に重
苦しくもあります。軽やかなウエディングは出席した人々にいつもとは違った感覚をもた
らしました。新鮮で斬新で―この結婚式に関していえば新郎新婦のゲストへのメッセージ
が込められた温かい式でした。

主役のAdamと Sine、おめでとう!(それから、たくさんの子宝に恵まれますように―叔母
さんとして赤ちゃんを甘やかしたい…赤ちゃんのいい匂いが恋しい!)

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THE KISS THAT LASTED FOR EVER

永遠のキス

MAKE A WISH. . .

願い事をして…

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. . .AND LET IT GO!

手を離すと…

DJ KENNY

JUMP

ジャンプ

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: )

…. having said that….yes I like to get flowers on Valentines Day and my birthday, Lilly of the Valley on May 1st….breakfast in bed on Mothers Day (something I did when I was small)….I got married in white (off white) … but would have rather have had no priest but a friends speech in our family chapel … maybe I’m just full of contradictions…..traditional sometimes – and sometimes not – go figure!

前にも言ったとおり、バレンタインやバースデー、5/1のLilly of theValleyにお花をもらう
のが大好き…母の日にベッドで朝食を食べるのも(私が母にしたように)…私も結婚式には
白いドレスを着ました…でも家族のゆかりの教会では牧師さんを呼ばずに人前式をしまし
た…どうやら私も伝統と新しいもののギャップを楽しんでいるのかもしれません!

 ❤ WITH MY SISTER IN LAW  ❤

❤ 私の新しい姉  ❤

Abi Loves . . . Mothers Day workshop

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Saturday we spent the day at Basesix shop in Yuutenji, Tokyo making art & craft for tomorrows Mothers Day!

ABI LOVES. . . POP UP SHOP

ART IN PROCESS

FLOWER MAMA

MAMA YOU ARE MY STAR

SURPRISE FOR MY MUM!

. . . TALKING  – MAKING – NICE TIME

MODEL MAMAS

OUR LITTLE TIGER!

MEASURING AND MIXING

SALT FROM MONGOLIA – ESSENTIAL OILS – ENJOY BATH TIME

LITTLE ARTISTS

CUSTOMIZE T-SHIRTS

FANTASTIC ART!

THIS LIMITED EDITION TOTE BAG WILL BE SOLD ON ABI LOVES THIS MONTH

NEW WORKSHOP PASSES – GET 10 STAMPS AND GET A FREE GIFT FROM ABI LOVES

Respect to my friend, super Mama and blogger Yoshiko Kris-Webb for this sweet idea!

HAVE A NICE WEEK!

How to make bath salt:

it is essential to have good quality products

one of the best salts is the one from Mongolia – and pure essential oil

in 30gr of salt mix in 1-2 drops of essential oil (or blend)

for a smoothing effect on your skin – you can add 1/2 Tsp of baking soda

Enjoy your scented bath time!

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