Would you do this for softer skin????

I would say I'm pretty "bull-headed" when it comes to being set in my ways.  I do not succumb to peer-pressure easily and will not waiver on my limits.  For example, if it's past my bedtime, there's little you can do to convince me to stay out.  Also, I hate being in the water, and I will claw your eyes out if you try and throw me into a pool/lake/puddle in the road/etc. 

However, there is one thing that will cause me to fold on nearly all of my rules…beauty.  If you told me that staying out past my bedtime would make me look younger…I would probably do it.  Or if a certain type of pool would gift me with more supple skin…again, dunk me repeatedly!  So naturally, when the opportunity to stick my feet into a little pool of fish where they would gently nibble on my flesh with promises to make my otherwise rough feet feel softer and prettier…well, of course!!!  Sign me up!!  I had seen this once before on the Kardashians (guilty pleasure, I admit), but never once thought that I would do it myself.  But, alas, here I am in Mexico…and, well, why not??  Since the volcano mud bath in Cartagena was so much fun, I had try something different here, too!  

It started with a simple question of curiosity…"Hola, Señor.  Come se dice 'What the heck are those fish doing!?!!?' en Espanol?"  Next thing I know, I have my shoes off and this poor soul is cleaning them in preparation for the fish to feast on my tootsies.  

Now that my, apparently dirty, feet were prepped and ready for the fish-feast, it was time to submerge.  Ready, set…GROSS….

I can't say that it was pleasant,  but I can't say that it was all that bad either.  I am extremely ticklish on my feet, so having little tiny fish poking around on my tender feet is not something I would say I particularly enjoyed, but I was doing it for the experience.  It only lasted about 15 minutes, but when you're ticklish like I am, that 15 minus feels like 15 hours!  

I even convinced my hubby to do it.  (Side note: my husband is truly the greatest!  He not allows me to be my crazy self, but he supports it, too.  Actually, I think he rather enjoys my crazy.  Ha!  Gosh, I love him.)

So here we are…just a typical Tuesday, chilling in Mexico with our feet in a bowl of fish.  Nothing unusual about that...

I gotta say…my feet DID feel smoother!  Like I said, I have pretty rough feet (so sexy, right?), but these little fish did quite the number on that roughness!  High five…err…fin, tiny fish!  Now, would I do this again…?  Yeah, probably, I would!  Wonder if Polished in Charlotte will add this to their menu of options??  

Wanna see the experience in action?  Check out my video on it below.  Excuse my squeamish squealing.  And, yes, I do tend to break out into a Disney character singing voice when I get excited…just ignore that, too.  

If the video doesn't show below, here is the link:  https://youtu.be/Lvg2JVArk4A  

Mexico, in all it's greatness, has YouTube blocked in some weird way that I don't have the time or energy to figure out.  

Practice what you preach...

When talking about Rodan + Fields products to potential customers of mine, I stress to them that, while amazing results are typical, they do take time.  Usually at about the 60 day mark to my customers see the true benefits of using our clinically proven products.  There's no such thing as an overnight miracle. And if you see a product that claims that…run.  Even our Acute Care patches…while, yes, you will wake up and see diminished lines and wrinkles, we suggest that you continue this overnight process every three nights for a month for full results.

BUT - just 60 DAYS away, your BEST skin could be waiting for you.  60 days!!  60 days AGO was around Christmas time.  Doesn't that seem like just yesterday when you were taking down the decorations??  (Actually, that was yesterday for me.  We had a lingering Christmas kitchen towel that just got put away last night. Oops.)  Aren't you just a little bit curious as to what could be waiting beyond those 60 days???

The same goes for the business opportunity.  A year from now…shoot, 6 MONTHS from now, will you look back on this day and think to yourself, "Man, I wonder what my life would be like if I had taken that leap with Carla and joined to be a Consultant with her?"  I don't have a crystal ball, so I can't answer that question for you.  But what I can tell you is that someone talked to me about Rodan + Fields over 2 years ago, and I "didn't have the time," "didn't have the money," "didn't know anyone that would want to buy these products."  Sound familiar?  Now I am kicking myself.  Like…badly!  The success I have had in these three short months has blown me away.  And I'm just getting started!!

Ok - let me get off my R+F soapbox for a minute and talk about my diet.  I promise there is a point…stick with me.  Y'all, I am the worst with food!   As I am sitting here typing this blog post, I am munching on a salted caramel brownie and washing it down with a vanilla latte.  And after I finish that, I'm boarding a plane to go on a week long vacation to Riviera Maya where I'm sure I will eat my weight in all the goodness Mexico has to offer!  Then, I wonder why, when I look in the mirror at the gym, I see my GUT hanging over my spandex pants.  Ummm…spandex is suppose to GIVE with your body.  I will go DAYS without drinking an ounce of water, and then wonder why I have headaches.  It's bad, y'all.

The above pic is the background on my phone. It was meant to be "motivation," but now it's just covered up in my life. And isn't that so true of what happens? We have the best of intentions...but life gets busy and complicated, and sometimes it's just easier to eat the salted caramel brownie!!! But the excuses have to stop.

So I keep hearing about this "Isagenix" stuff and seeing people's "results," and think, "I want that!"  (Don't use the word "diet" around me.  That's a 4 -letter word.)  30 days…and I hear you feel fantastic afterwards.  30 days…and my best ME is waiting?!  Sound familiar?  Well, I pulled the trigger and bought a crap ton of Isagenix "food," and will be starting it as soon as I return from my binge trip...errr...I mean, vacation.

I'm putting this out on social media because once and for all, I want I DO something about this, and need accountability. When I get back, I am going to snap a "before" photo, and after 30 days, I will reveal my results. 

30 days...and a better me is waiting!!!  60 days and better skin awaits YOU!!!