tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138985423713806282024-03-21T15:09:58.657-04:00the adventures of...atriglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571616713204851234noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513898542371380628.post-26628007370545632492011-06-21T09:00:00.000-04:002011-06-21T09:00:37.947-04:00Summer Solstice<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy Summer Solstice!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Celebrating the longest day of the year with 108 sun salutations was invigorating-challenging-exhausting-energizing and rewarding!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>108 is a number that has many meanings and before we began our fearless leader Erin shared with us some of the meanings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For all twenty of us enduring and meeting the challenge of 108 Sun Salutations it meant getting through and being able to walk out the door.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am happy to announce we all made it and found ourselves to be filled with this exciting high.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To think it only cost us $12!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This natural high is what it feels like to balance the energy in your body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This natural high happens when you combine your body mind and breath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you are guided by breath when you are guided by your internal spirit…well life just gets easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In Sun Salutations we build energy in our body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We build this internal heat that helps to burn all the blocks and toxins in our body. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We move with our breath and let our minds stay focused on the breath and not the work. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we lose our focus we notice how muscles get tired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was an amazing Celebration!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you to Erin for the thought…and to everyone that shared in the celebration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy Happy Summer Solstice!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">May the long time Sun shine upon you</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All love surround you</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">May the pure light within you</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Guide your way on </span></div>atriglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571616713204851234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513898542371380628.post-26607670332607780952011-05-19T13:56:00.001-04:002011-05-19T13:57:24.415-04:00Spring Cleanse: The Grand Finale-Finally!<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Well, we all finished our spring cleanse in a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">blow out</i></b> fashion. Taking our castor oil on Saturday left most of us on the cleanse a little tummy tense. It was a little weird for me. There was great comfort in knowing that I was not the only one waiting for the explosion that was about to invade our digestive system throughout the night - it was a type of camaraderie and safety in numbers. As promised the castor oil did the job and the job was done well! All the fats, emotional body, lymph and excess that was hoarding around in our tissues and cells was brought to the digestive system and with the help of our mighty castor oil.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I remember lying on my belly in the wee hours of the morning and experiencing this amazing space in my body, a unique lightness. I had stepped on to the scale just after I took the castor oil (12 hours earlier) and stepped on again after evacuation - I lost 4 pounds of extra “stuff”! For me it was not about the weight loss, for me it was about cleaning out the system year after year….just like we do our closets, our lawns after the fallen leaves and winter debris. It was good…a job well done to Erin Casperson…and all her spring cleansers! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">On our final day Erin just sent this and I share with you:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Good Morning Cleansed Beings,<br />
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It has been an honor and a privilege to serve you. I feel like I am letting all my fledglings leave the nest. You are all so brave to have signed up and complete this process. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
I want you all to remember that the cleanse is still happening. It is not as though you did your castor and that was the end. It is really important to continue to rebuild the tissues. Do this by eating whole, organic (when possible) freshly cooked foods 3 times a day. It is that simple. Avoid anything in a package, fast food, fried foods, left overs, microwaved foods, canned and frozen foods. The more energy (or prana) our foods have the more energy we have. If we eat from the aforementioned food list it depletes our prana and our tissues. <br />
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Continue to drink your hot lemon water in the morning. This is my morning ritual....I am drinking it as I write this email. Keep scraping your tongue every morning (I do in the evening as well). If you are of the nervous energy.....daily oil massage is the best antidote. Move your body everyday. Sit quietly in meditation everyday. Spend time in good company; people who uplift you and you them</span></i>. <b><span style="color: black; display: none; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Good Morning Cleansed Beings,<br />
<br />
It has been an honor and a privilege to serve you. I feel like I am letting all my fledglings leave the nest. You are all so brave to have signed up and complete this process. <br />
I want you all to remember that the cleanse is still happening. It is not as though you did your castor and that was the end. It is really important to continue to rebuild the tissues. Do this by eating whole, organic (when possible) freshly cooked foods 3 times a day. It is that simple. Avoid anything in a package, fast food, fried foods, left overs, microwaved foods, canned and frozen foods. The more energy (or prana) our foods has the more energy we have. If we eat from the aforementioned food list it depletes our prana and our tissues. <br />
<br />
Continue to drink your hot lemon water in the morning. This is my morning ritual....I am drinking it as I write this email. Keep scraping your tongue every morning (I do in the evening as well). If you are of the nervous energy.....daily oil massage is the best antidote. Move your body everyday. Sit quietly in meditation everyday. Spend time in good company; people who uplift you and you them.Good Morning Cleansed Beings,<br />
<br />
It has been an honor and a privilege to serve you. I feel like I am letting all my fledglings leave the nest. You are all so brave to have signed up and complete this process. <br />
I want you all to remember that the cleanse is still happening. It is not as though you did your castor and that was the end. It is really important to continue to rebuild the tissues. Do this by eating whole, organic (when possible) freshly cooked foods 3 times a day. It is that simple. Avoid anything in a package, fast food, fried foods, left overs, microwaved foods, canned and frozen foods. The more energy (or prana) our foods has the more energy we have. If we eat from the aforementioned food list it depletes our prana and our tissues. <br />
<br />
Continue to drink your hot lemon water in the morning. This is my morning ritual....I am drinking it as I write this email. Keep scraping your tongue every morning (I do in the evening as well). If you are of the nervous energy.....daily oil massage is the best antidote. Move your body everyday. Sit quietly in meditation everyday. Spend time in good company; people who uplift you and you them.</span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Why not join us for the annual fall cleanse…or see you in the spring. Remember “If you don’t take care of your body…where are you going to live?”</div>atriglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571616713204851234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513898542371380628.post-12733203619133468682011-05-14T12:06:00.006-04:002011-05-14T12:20:05.334-04:00Spring Cleanse!It is kind of interesting how we take really good care of our lawns...we rake the debris from the winter, we clear the leaves away from the gardens so the flower will grow and so we can plant new ones. We clear away the gutters from the accumulation of life and the environment. It is also interesting how we "spring clean" our homes, clearing out the clutter, washing the windows to let the light shine in.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Here at the Whitman Wellness Center we have been spring cleaning out bodies. Yes, spring cleaning. There are 14 of us cleaning out the winter debris from within our system. We are clearning away the sludge from the foods we et and the emotions we store. Erin is our Ayurvedic Consultant and is very beautifully and compassionately guiding us through our two week cleanse with daily email support and weekly group gatherings.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606606447532503634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDY-W4VdhTtvXMzzrYlpgVBwMx6xu01yDT_ClXzM37PLQw675KcrGnU2MB7cSd0Jq5mvloUQ-WVPZvnzN1SC-PkDebXKqWqiHx_p05M51T6rP9BzkinANkigPgzdcVU56Za6_dMmfb2gXa/s320/blog+spring+cleanse2.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div>We are on day 5 of the 2nd phase. Our first phase lasted a week and was about no sugar, gluten, meat and dairy. Think of it as clearing out the garage of the shed so you can find the tools you need to spring clean the lawn and gardens. That was allright. I still could not give up my morning coffee, I still have a huge attachment to the morning time of sipping and reading. Erin told me to just look at why I was attached...it is all good.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606606749087461618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1T_oBPQvLS38-OXr-GUc8OoABR8gfO-QWuuvyhrh24yeTOw3u3sm6UHRw3FpbqUaZdF5XITIT8FuiGSs_ZCQn-Au82WKrYonNuDNDvZZX6uJyiSQyS-VPCH1s6CJ5zm_CehlVvJ0zO45W/s320/spring+cleanse+3.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div>The 2nd phase is finding us eating the same thing for 6 days. It is an Indian dish called Kitcheri...made with mung beans that are loaded with protein and easy to digest - I love it. Over the years of doing the cleanse we've found you either love it or hate it. I love it because I don't have to think about what to eat, its always the same. The purpose of this is to let the digestive system work at bringing all the toxins from the tissues into the digestive tract. When its not busy digesting food - well it has time to do the rest of the work. After we bring it into the digestive tract, we will need to get rid of it...think of it as taking otu the trash.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div>We haven't gotten to the "trash removal" part of the cleanse...if you are curious as to what that entails - its castor oil, so stay tuned!<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Leeannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770271029633263037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513898542371380628.post-65881393663865881772010-11-24T14:25:00.017-05:002010-11-24T19:28:49.877-05:00We Are Thankful For: the WWC and the soon to be WWC Jr.<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hi there! Long time no blog!! I know you all have been DYING to hear from us and catch up on the latest. Well, here are the updates on the Whitman Wellness Center and news about our future “WWC Jr.”</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The WWC has officially been open for 1.5 months. If you weren’t there or haven’t heard, the Grand Opening was wildly successful. I don’t think any of us were expecting the turnout-- we estimated ~500 people walking through the center doors at some point during the event. The free mini yoga sessions were a hit, sample treatment and massage stations were always occupied, guests raved about the Wellness Café treats and the live band was awesome. Check out photos online @ www.whitmanwellnesscenter.com.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As far as business… it’s going great! There are new people coming in daily asking for tours and/or signing up for classes; massages and facial rejuvenation seem to be the most popular treatments booked; we have established a small group of morning café regulars; the Tuesday night doubleheader yoga classes are the busiest of the week; and with the holidays around the corner, our retail items and gift card sales are growing. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2011 is looking like a great and fruitful year for the WWC… and for this we are very thankful!!! We are also thankful (and hopeful) for our SECOND ENDEAVOR down south!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">While Antonia is in MA holding down the fort at the WWC, I’m here in MD researching and visiting possible locations for our next adventure, a.k.a W</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">WC Jr. (official name: TBA). Antonia flew down a couple weeks ago to narrow down our search and is traveling again next week, where we hope to narrow it down even more.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The search for space has been far and wide.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So many details, so many variables, so many options… so very scary and exciting all at the same time!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">OBVIOUSLY we are being very organized and orderly about this process (helloooo, do you not know us?!?). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To date, 14 possible locations have been visited.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This map (which is, duh, color coded) shows most of the places seen, need to see, biggest competitors, etc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543256461040038642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNSJcLCT1Yqb0jnTvJ74sd37_H3SlLHDukBaIO7iUwbOb_ZGQkbhAX5c7o-ighUR-Bce3gY_8elEafLQvhRwCpfm2yudrqap6t7V-GgjJxsBuo7A3SDlwpEEy_hRfgoz1bAZ7_AYiPEc/s400/blogmap.jpg.png" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 352px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></div></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I’ve been focusing mostly in Maryland, but hope to venture out to Virginia to make sure we aren’t missing any possible opportunities before Antonia’s second visit.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We’ve set a deadline to select our location by December 31</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">st</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, 2010. It’s going to be a tough decision, and definitely one of the most important decisions of our lives… no pressure!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stay tuned for more updates and the official location announcement of our newest baby!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">From all of us on the south shore, MA and “the south,” MD (I hate when people refer to Maryland as the south!)… We hope you have a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-Arlet</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543243484958928466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLNLRk9nTK1JVFWtMhome5LdpnS8rK3y8Ksdmz0gKOmhh28Ou1Etx6ryaiK_cShGED4DMaxl7770jwo1QnJf817mcSA4o51ej20ih3BswCUoNWcIEkrCklJV7CL16L09a5s3qoegsfGc/s320/blogtgiving.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 89px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 85px;" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here’s a pic of Antonia and I with the Reflecting Pool/Lincoln Memorial alllll the way in the background. This was followed by happy hour and yummy sushi in our Nation’s Capital. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> :)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543243770626995490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmOlXAv4hsXYBdUiKB7uc1E1XIpfuflpuE4anPTUTTH70mcP46pxEITMY4x_c3qrN_rxDYhSrMqq8LjF0mFdobXlHJOEfWRbD63N5Zhh-PWdstzpD5qAMDwqjJOsD4gKJakcvt9QyUr4/s320/blogaltak.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 236px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 177px;" /></span></span></div></span></span></div></div>akoseianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543071626454477580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513898542371380628.post-79477374942118171162010-10-02T15:08:00.000-04:002010-10-02T15:08:58.303-04:00Chew on this!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I can’t believe how far we have come and how fast time has flown since we started this adventure. Our grand opening is in 1 week… and it’s going to be a busy week! </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I’m actually heading back to MD to help work a festival at my church (insert plug here: </span></span></i><a href="http://www.stmaryaac.org/en/food_festival/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">www.stmaryaac.org/en/food_festival/</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">). I won’t be back until days before the opening-- I’m freaking out! Well, less freaking out and more sad about missing anything. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">SO much has happened since our last post. The highlight was our official tasting for the Wellness Café. OMG! We ate SO much delicious, and I mean DE-LI-CIOUS food! Thanks to the Cappellini Family for hosting (shout out: Cara, Kristi & Scott for your amazing treats and smoothie skills).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had delectable delights: “morning glory” muffins, blueberry muffins, vegan chocolate w/chocolate fudge muffins, pumpkin chocolate chip cake, pumpkin spice cupcakes w/cream cheese frosting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We sampled an </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">AMAZING</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> butternut squash soup and a super tasty vegetable soup (thanks Kristi!). Then came... of course… the crepes!! I like to call this pic “Crepes: the morning after”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">We finally determined and picked up all the paint this week. Many thanks to Dana @ Factory Paint for helping us! My personal favorite is Birds Egg (Benjamin Moore) for the larger yoga studio. The majority of the center is going to be Shaker Beige (also Benjamin Moore), its a great color and really compliments our dark brown furniture. The primer is going on tomorrow, and then we finally get to see the colors on the walls early next week! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We picked up all our appliances this week too - I've never imagined going to Lowes so many times in my life, it was very overwhelming. Picking up a freezer and refrigerator was quite the adventure. Thankfully my cousin Alex came to help us, otherwise nothing would have got back safe! We had a lot of people help in the Lowes parking lot, it was quite the sight! Our display case was delivered today and it really completes the place. Thanks to Jim @ East Coast for all his help in finding our perfect refrigerated display case. The cabinets are also going in this week, and our custom counter top and bar area are being built. Check out some photos! </span></span><br />
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</div></div></div>atriglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571616713204851234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513898542371380628.post-47515197836226575292010-09-16T20:28:00.009-04:002010-09-16T20:37:13.307-04:00Massachusetts is getting colder, but the WWC is HOT HOT HOT!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It was quite an interesting week last week with our PM’s gone (PM = Project Managers, aka Antonia and Arlet). The girls were on vacation leaving Cara and I to hold down the center....Wow! What we learned during this time is how truly grateful we are and so fortunate to have them both here working with us to build the Whitman Wellness Center.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">While our Project Managers were gone, Cara and I managed to complete most of our to-do lists. The biggest item on my list was the yoga class and workshop schedules. This was a huge undertaking that I have been working on for weeks!</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The schedule has been made for our 42 yoga classes; both heated and unheated, along with Zumba classes.</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The workshops have been scheduled for almost every week through December. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Therapy Rooms are filling with massage, Reiki and Acupuncture.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The walls are up, paint is ready to go on the walls, appliances are bought, seating bought, crepes still being made and taste-tested every morning!</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Cara, Antonia and Arlet went on their first (of many I’m sure) big shopping trips to New York City earlier this week, which resulted in wonderful retail for our Wellness Shop.</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Antonia has discovered and is obsessed with a computer program that allows you to map out spaces to scale and in 3-D (see picture below).</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We found an amazing refrigerated display case and we're having it delivered this week! Thanks to Jim @ East Coast Restaurant Supplies (in Whitman!) for showing us all around his shop and helping us find "the one". After a little paint job (Thanks to the Cappellinis!) it will fit in perfectly in the Wellness Cafe. We also got our stove / oven and sink. The cafe is finally coming together. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Arlet and I are on "vacation" this week </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">(Arlet in MD, me in Mexico) </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">and we've left Cara and Mom/LeeAnn in charge of all the WWC responsibilities. The top priorities of their list include: making sure the insulation goes in, getting website copy together, and placing the yoga supplies order. Next Monday we're all reuniting in NYC for our long awaited shopping day. Stay tuned for a recap of our trip!</span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Cara and Mom have a lot to accomplish this week but I'm confident they will get everything done! I promise to keep check in calls / texts from Mexico to a minimum.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Official Logo of the Whitman Wellness Center!</span></span></span></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><u><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This week we also became an official business of the United States. We got our federal tax ID number. So exciting!!! We're planning a big trip to NYC to put our tax id number to good use at all the amazing wholesale only shops. (be sure to visit the retail area for our NYC goods).</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Other big news is that our website is being created as we speak. Check out </span></span><a href="http://www.whitmanwellnesscenter.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">www.whitmanwellnesscenter.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for links to our facebook page and feel free to email me at </span></span><a href="mailto:cara@whitmanwellnesscenter.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">cara@whitmanwellnesscenter.com</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> with any questions about the WWC.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Construction is moving along on time and all the first phase of the electric work has been complete. Next week is the sheetrock and insulation. Many thanks to Keith for keeping everything on schedule!</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We will be finishing up our menu for the Wellness Cafe. We are still practicing with our crepes but they look beautiful - Antonia and Arlet make a crepe daily, they are </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">working really hard</span></s></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> perfecting our recipes!</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">filled with blueberry jam and topped with locally grown blueberries</span></span></span></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><u><br />
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</tbody></table></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Be sure to check back in for more updates!</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-Cara</span></span></div></div></div></div>atriglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571616713204851234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513898542371380628.post-52329938113293029822010-08-25T15:22:00.004-04:002010-09-02T23:00:03.027-04:00meatballs & more...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today was the first day that we all officially crossed over to the “what are we doing?!” side. I think we jinxed ourselves when we said that things were just falling into place and seemed kind of “easy.” Despite our minor freak-out moments, a lot has happened this week… but of course a lot more needs to happen! </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpMiddle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We started the week on a high note when we took a 3-hour field trip to IKEA to pick out our lighting fixtures and front desk/reception area furniture (which by the way, we are in love with)! No trip to IKEA is complete without a taste of their swedish meatballs. It was Cara’s first time and she loved them!</span></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpMiddle"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpMiddle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We kept in the decorating theme and also finalized our carpet choice for the smaller yoga studio as well as the relaxation room. The WWC is proud to announce that </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Stonehenge 3650 </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is our official carpet of choice. Very exciting!! </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_aSYFMSZEXucIlcfmAQtHDNh5tQkh7eM21aJkqhR710XqYrhkLrNUpnxvNsskrDlc6M8RZ5VEQA9OQdygfW18nZN19ztkiaVOVzikaed9UO6AY11Bu_oeiYqt_Wpq-4aipumfwfNiAI/s1600/DSC03976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_aSYFMSZEXucIlcfmAQtHDNh5tQkh7eM21aJkqhR710XqYrhkLrNUpnxvNsskrDlc6M8RZ5VEQA9OQdygfW18nZN19ztkiaVOVzikaed9UO6AY11Bu_oeiYqt_Wpq-4aipumfwfNiAI/s200/DSC03976.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stonehenge</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpLast"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Other than decorating, we also met with our heating/cooling people and electrician. Thank goodness there is a HVAC expert in the family. They definitely speak a different language that we don’t speak. Heating the HOT yoga rooms are going to be a little bit of a challenge, but we think we figured it out today. That’s the good news. The bad news is that our monthly heating bill is going to be higher than we estimated… looks like we are going to have keep shopping at IKEA and not Crate and Barrel! Another money saving bonus is that Keith (our landlord) will be funding our crepe machine… hence ‘Crepe of the Day’ was born!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here are some pics of the space… it’s coming along!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The contractors are ahead of schedule and all of the framing is up. Next is electric and plumbing.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Highlight of the day: The carpet man's ringtone was Adam Lambert’s ‘Whataya Want From Me’ haha<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Arlet</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">reception area</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The space is completely raw and since its combining two lots in the building, its being completely built to our liking. That definitely sounds like an ideal situation - moving into a place that is completely YOURS, <i>but </i>not until this past week did I realize what that actually involved. I never thought I would need to know this much about duct work, building codes (who knew a massage room needed to be within 50 feet of a handsink?), electricity, power, health codes and X walls (walls that cannot be moved and are part of the structural soundness of a building). All in all lease signing week worked out in the end.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pre week set backs:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1) were told we couldn't move the X wall and needed to reconfigure the entire space</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2) might still need to move the sink</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3) thought we couldn't have a stove due to the restored building codes</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4) one sleepless night post lease signing (the "what the heck did I just get myself into?" phase) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pre week PROS:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1) X wall got moved</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2) massage rooms need to be near sinks, not full bathrooms (phew)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3) electric stove is approved (just not gas!) </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4) project plan is in place - 6 weeks is looking good</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5) lease is SIGNED!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Check back in next week to see our progress!</span><br />
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