# 24 A year in Arbonne.

A year ago I became an Independant Consultant for a beauty, health and wellbeing company called Arbonne.
I was having a very hard time, having lost my job and direction in life. I can honestly say that being involved in the business and using the products has helped me greatly. Having hit rock bottom my skin was grey and lifeless, thin and sad hair and yoyo weight issues due to depression, eating disorders and medication.
The first product I used was the RE9 anti-aging skin collection, cleanser, toner, eye cream, serum, moisturiser and night cream. I laughed when I read ‘shows visable difference within 24 hours’ , but it really does and a year later my skin is better than ever and shows no signs of the trauma I have been through.
I swear by the Intelligence thermal fusion hair & scalp revitaliser, when used in conjunction with the FC5 shampoo and conditioner. It has helped boost the growth and texture of my hair so it now looks quite ‘normal’. My Mother uses it, after years of back combing and bleaching her hair is now soft, shiney and better than ever. It has also helped my Aunt after Chemotherapy to boost the regrowth.
As a self confessed ice cream addict I generally have one of the chocolate protein shakes, blended with lots of ice and cold water everyday. There is the minimum of sugar but all of the vitamins and protein that I need for the day, so much better than a carton of Ben & Jerrys.
Also living in a sun starved country, we are all deficient in vitamin D so I get mine from the Vitamin D with B12 spray, just three sprays on the tongue every morning and I’m done ( it tastes yummy too).
All of this and more from a range of products that are pure, safe and beneficial. Arbonne products are botanical, vegan certified and green in substance and packaging. In this age of free radicals and harmful chemicals I feel confident that I am not doing myself, family or friends harm by reccommending Arbonne.
Please feel free to contact me directly or check my Arbonne page http://leciafinch.arbonne.com/ I am happy to answer any questions or meet you for a consultation. Maybe you might want to join me in the business!

#23 What happened to respect?

I just need to get something off my chest.

This is a tale about my evening with Seasick Steve.

Before going to the Hammersmith Eventim (the odeon to most of us!) we went for a quick bite in the pub. As my boyfriend sat down a guy from the adjacent table plonked an empty (beer filled) tray on the table we were taking. The group of guys ( and one girl) grew whilst my boyfriend was at the bar ordering. One person asked if they could take the spare chair nearest to them, fine, I don’t need it. Then the tray ‘abandoner’ just came over, to the other side of the table, and just picked up my boyfriends chair! No hello, may I, nothing! I told him the chair was taken, he just looked at me like I was filth so I repeated that the seat was taken, but that he could have his tray back. I was then told ” don’t give me your attitude, it’s not necessary” , excuse me? Rude?

Now I am a 45 year old woman (not that I look it ), old enough to be his mother, I don’t think that behaviour is acceptable. For two pins I would have smashed his beer sodden tray over his stupid head, but I was not prepared to stoop to his level or risk ending up in hospital

Then during Seasick Steve’s show  there was a gang of about six lads near us, who were very drunk and were shouting very loudly throughout, this seems to be standard behavior. I was quite shocked and upset by hearing one of them shouting “And who is this c**t”  at a young girl that Steve had pulled out of the audience to sing to.

Now I would not say I am a raging Feminist, I agree that we need equality in many areas but I do not think that common decency should still be applied. What has happened to make young males feel that they can treat people in this manner. I am not saying that some young women behave any better, I’m just going by my evenings experience.

Where has this disrespectful attitude come from? Their parents (my generation) ? It’s disgusting, it makes me want to stay indoors away from harm, I don’t like the attitude, language, behavior.

That’s all I have to say, I just needed to say something.

I don’t know what we can do about it, or indeed whose job it is to do it, but it makes me very sad and scared for our world.