It's Saturday, It's Spring!

Did the rain this week get anyone else down, thinking that Spring was not really here and that we were in for more freezing cold weather and rain? It was a little difficult for our family because we seem to come out of our shell when spring arrives, spending more time playing outside with the neighbors, going to the park, riding bikes and barbecuing our favorite dinners, even eating lunch outside. We tend to take better care of ourselves, mentally and physically.

To kick off Spring and the coming warmer months, we are running a contest at Jon Ric to see how each of our girls can use a small amount of money to market themselves. We have so many services and each girl has their own specialty, so it will be fun to see at the end of the month how each person used their marketing dollars!

Tomorrow at Valley Fair, Jon Ric is partnering with the GUESS Store at Valley Fair for a special event. We will be supplying complimentary make-up and skin care services to Guess customers that stop by the store. It should be a great event, we are excited to work with such a beautiful store.

Spring Break is coming, so it means Manicures and Pedicures are becoming popular. This week, I even tried leg waxing for the first time, which is something that I had never tried before. This is just another example of things we pay more attention to when the weather changes.

Hope everyone has a great weekend, enjoys the spring weather and remember to use Sunscreen... and don't let a little rain get you down... the sun is coming!

Come by Jon Ric Express for a visit if you want to learn how to weatherize yourself for the Spring / Summer season! 

What are your luxuries...

As I sit with the boys this morning watching Cailou I can't help but think of the challenging times that many of us are experiencing right now, whether it is job related, financial, health challenges or relationship difficulties... or for some, it's a combination of many of the above. Does it seem like unusually difficult times for people or is just those whose path I have crossed? Is it the economy? Were we living in such bliss for so long that now the other shoe is finally dropping? It seems like it is difficult for many of us, but I recently was reminded that it's important to keep perspective.

There was an exercise that I did that challenged you to pay special attention to the luxuries in your life for the day. Wow, it was interesting! While health, my pocketbook and general life seems very, very unsteady right now it's easy to take our luxuries for granted...Here are some luxuries that I thought of ...

• Appliances in or at our house, such as a washer / dryer and dishwasher
• iPod's / Computers / electronics in general...
• Satellite Radio / Cable TV / On Demand
• High Speed Internet... remember dial up modem's?
• Health insurance
• Good schools for kids
• Central heat (and air) in the house
• Public services like parks and libraries
• Good recipes and dinners with those you love
• Finding exactly what you were looking for when shopping ... on clearance!
• eBay (more for selling than buying these days!)
• Manicures and Pedicures


And for some of the luxuries that we probably take for granted time to time...
• Convenient transportation
• Clean Water
• Indoor Plumbing
• Hot Water
• Food
• Access to emergency services
• Democracy
• Clean clothing
• Blankets when cold
• General good health
• Equal opportunity for women
• Building codes... while very difficult during construction, thankful when looking at places such as Haiti

And for the luxuries that you cannot replace
• Time with friends and family
• Feeling you get when listening to great music
• Laughing
• Doggy kisses
• Snuggling with those you love and that love you
• Success
• Support
• AHA! moments

Exercises like this keep my feet on the ground, a positive attitude and the courage to face another day during difficult times... To treat yourself more, contact us!

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Bumble and Bumble at Jon Ric Valley Fair and Stoneridge

Today was a very exciting day after I got the call that some of the Executives / Senior Management of Bumble and Bumble were in San Jose and wanted to come by to see the salon. We have only been open at Valley Fair since early December, so while we are still settling into our location, we are very proud of the salon and the spa experience in our little corner of this amazingly beautiful mall.

So, at about 3:45PM today,Peter Lichtenthal, the President of Bumble and Bumble (parent company is Estee Lauder) stopped by with the West Coast sales manager and our local B&B rep to see our Jon Ric location and meet some of the staff. It was an amazing opportunity to meet this team with years of experience in the industry. We talked about how the current economy has changed the business at Bumble and for local spa / salon owners. Also, we talked about what is important to customers in these economic times, which goes back to basics... excellent customer service! This is something that sometimes owners take for granted, but as a consumer, I am definitely driven by high quality service.

We talked about various marketing approaches, then the team was off to the next appointment.  I will take the feedback from our time together to our staff and come up with various ways to off superior service to our customers and spread the news that Jon Ric Stoneridge and Jon Ric Valley Fair are here!  It was an exciting opportunity to this Spa Entrepreneur who is easing into this industry... feet first!

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