Look what is in my Beauty Bag!

Well, I was waiting in the Dentist office last week with a major toothache and dug into my purse pulled out my "Beauty" bag and started laying the contents out on the chair. My husband was watching me with curiousity and said "what in the heck are you doing?" I said I want to show my friends all I need, want and feel comfortable carrying in my purse to help me look fresh, feel good and be healthy on a daily basis. So I snapped a picture with my phone while other patients stared at me puzzled. Here is that photo....the contents of my Beauty Bag are:
Mini Combat Balm- for cuts, scratches, burns...anything you would put neosporin on.
Combat Ready Lip Balm-When I want my lips to heal and when I need to kick somebody's ass!
W3ll People Paganist-My power piece! Lip balm for my sexy side.
W3ll People Nudist #1 & #4 when I want a little color in my lips.
Tsi-La- Kesu perfume, a mysterious and provocative blend of 100% pure plant essences.Yes. I am mysterious and provocative. Perfect perfume for me! All in my Fuz bag made from factory felt scraps~!
Well, that's all I need....what's in your Beauty Bag?

I'm soooo wabi-sabi

I like to call my knitting skills "Wabi Sabi" because when I drop a stitch I keep going..when my finished product is mishapin, crooked, and goes from wide to narrow I don't fret! There is beauty in imperfection. That is the Japanese principle of wabi-sabi which values cracks and scratches over a shiny facade. Leonard Koren, author of a book on wabi-sabi, give this advice: "Pare down to the essence, but don't remove the poetry. Keep things clean and unencumbered but don't sterilize." I love that! My mom used to say, "Sherry you really don't like tedious tasks do you?" Nope! My husband says,"so you can do things in half the time that I can but when I do it, the job is done perfectly!" So? I have no use for perfection...there is too much living to do, too many things to marvel at, places to go. Don't get me wrong, I admire people that are really good, experts maybe, at what they do whether at work or play, it's just not me! I am perfectly, unperfectly wabi-sabi and proud of it. What about you? I probably mispelled a word in this post....not worried.. you will figure it out.

Where is Your Money Going?

I challenge you to take this Buy Local Quiz and see where your dollars are going. Are they staying in your city? Going to China? India? or an unknown abyss? When we buy local (within 100 miles of our homestead)the money we spend stays in our city and boosts the economy which means more jobs, a happier city, less crime and poverty. This mini quiz is meant to make you think about where you are shopping and how it might affect your environment. I hope after taking this quiz you will be more conscience of the restaurants you eat at, where you buy your toiletries, gifts etc. Here are my top 10 favorite Local businesses in Houston.
1.One Green Street
2.Michaels Cookie Jar
3.Supple Skin Boutique
4.Mark McDaniel Accounting
5.Abejas
6.Zpizza
7.Buffalo Grille
8.Retna Media
9.Queen of Hair
10.Suk Ross

and now....the quiz :0)

1. When was the last time you shopped local?
2. What was the name of the Local Business?
3. What did you buy?
4. How many times in the last 30 days have you patronized a local business?
5. List 3 local businesses that you patronized in the last 30 days.

A Closer Look Inside One Green Street

I believe that the greatest most successful companies in the world are able to define their "Culture" the core values that they live and work by on a daily basis. The core values that not only affect the business owner and employees but their customers, vendors, and the whole community at large. In most businesses this is not associated with the bottom line but for us it is!! We believe that how you work and play, and how you treat people will affect your bottom line, either in a positive or a negative way. I decided today to share our Core Values here at One Green Street with our blog followers. Please read, absorb and hold us accountable at every turn.
1 Amaze Customers
2.Embrace Change & Drive Change
3.Create Fun(Smile & Laugh)
4.Pursue Growth & Learning (Read & Listen)
5.Build Open Honest Relationships w/ Communication
6.Build a positive team & family spirit
7.Be passionate & determined
8.Be Humble
9.Be adventurous,creative & open minded
10.Enhance/Support our community