Belated May Blog

Posted on June 5, 2008

I’ve been told by my web sergeant that I’m not blogging enough. I need to keep her happy….. I was actually meaning to blog in May as it was my mother’s 78th birthday. Her birthday was spent in New Orleans at her sister-in-laws funeral but as our family goes, coupled with the traditions of New Orleans, it was a special family gathering and my mother was happy to be there. She had just gotten back from the New Orleans Jazz Festival. My mother…. if there’s something going on anywhere in the world, she’s there in the front row having a grand old time. My dad hangs back and happily takes her to and from the airport but his passion is the Northwest, the quiet outdoors so going to the New Orleans Jazz festival would have been the last place he’d want to be. When I called my mother while she was there, she had to tell me how much she loves when her phone rings because her ring tone is Led Zeppelin’s “Cashmere” yes…. from Physical Graffiti. Anyhow when I called her she was in the VIP lounge of Dr. John’s concert and having a great time, loving the music and had to hold her phone out so I could hear the music. If anyone has teenage children, you know what happens when they do this, it sounds like white noise and then they get back on and say “isn’t that great?!!!” After that, she was off to see Billy Joel. One of the things I love and admire about my mother is her Joie de Vivre, her joy of life. She’s 78 and hard to keep up with. As a beginner blogger, it’s hard for me to gage how deep to go, how long to write until things become drivel. So I’ll stop here and encourage you to blog about your mothers! Many blessings, Victoria

December….A Joyful Time!

Posted on December 17, 2007

It’s christmas-time, holiday time, whatever you want to call it…. it’s a joyful time. For me it’s all about seeing family and friends. I also feel like it’s a time that people’s guards are down and hearts are open. People hug more in December! I have 2 friends that have lost grandparents this month, and 2 friends who have had babies this month…. life is bolded in December. My December is really about a holiday party I throw on the 1st Saturday in December. It’s a great bash, my girlfriends love to get in their best cocktail dresses, my friend Lourdes comes over the night before to make 5 gallons of Coquitos (the best Puerto Rican Christmas drink), I get the same Christmas cookies every year… several people will RSVP just to make sure those cookies are going to be there! Anyhow, just like any gathering of all the people you love, there’s a mix of old and young, cool and not-as-cool, the athletes, the hippies, liberals, conservatives, the executives and of course the neighbors…. and during this party everyone comes together and has a lovely time. Once my party’s over, my December is very chill. I allowed myself the option of saying “no” to buying gifts. When I told my family and friends, they were all happy that they too had one less present to buy. I recommend this to anyone stressing about buying gifts. Funny thing is, at the store there are so many women coming in to buy presents for themselves! We had 2 yesterday that bought themselves something, got it wrapped in a Zovo Lingerie box and ribbon and merrily left the store. I love this idea…. Lots of husbands have been coming in with their hands in their pockets, nervously asking for help (they’re so cute). But I must admit, most men that come in are very comfortable and have shopped with us before so if they’re not first-timers, they’re happy to come back and get the lovely piece for the year. Everybody’s happy! But I guess my main message today is, Christmas is a feeling in your heart. My challenge is to feel this warm and fuzzy all year round.

Holiday Season!!!

Posted on November 16, 2007

Hi everyone!

Since it’s holiday, I’ve been at the store a ton which has been a blast. But it’s kept me away from blogging, so I’m back and want to get all of our virtual Zovo customers included on the latest and greatest discussions going on at the store. Lately, the hot topic has been body shapers. This time of year, we get a few nervous Nellie’s who have to get into some slinky dresses for holiday parties. They’ve come in with the same panicked look and said “WHERE ARE YOUR BODY SHAPERS!!!!” We all know there are two ways to take off a band-aid; fast or slow. I’m a fast band-aid puller so I say back to them “We don’t have any.” Then I block my face in case they want to take a swipe. ha ha. Then I get into the discussion that is the focus of my blog today. You heard it here first, I’m anti-body shapers. Why? Because I feel it’s counter intuitive to what Zovo’s about. We want all women to feel good about themselves and the bodies they have. I’ve tried the body girdles… so I too have had that panicked request, as my wedding gown was silk charmeuse and showed everything. When I put the body girdle on, I had a 21 year old bootie, perky boobs and a waist (which I don’t normally have). So I looked in the mirror and it was a nice body, but it wasn’t mine. Toooooooo fake. So I wore that silk charmeuse gown sans body girdle and felt great. Not because I had the perfect shape, but because I just felt great inside and that’s how I looked outside. And at the same time, it upped my daily workouts!

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