Need a Time Out? Join Me at Time Out for Women

February 4 and 5, 2011 - I will be up at Weber State absorbing all the positive energy I can from Time Out for Women. You may have heard of it, sponsored by Deseret Book and touring around the country. I've talked to several of my friends that have attended and they have nothing but great things to say about their experience.

I was so thrilled to find out from many of my friend that they like to get a group of 4 together to get the group rate and then they RUN away from home...did I mention run. Nice thing is the event is close enough to home, but not nearly as much fun as spending the night in a hotel room with three of my most fun and crazy friends!!

The event is affliated or sponsored by the LDS Church, although many of the speakers are members. Some are not. The focus of the conference is to help WOMEN (that's me) recharge and focus on strengthening my spirit and energy so I can continue to be the best mom, wife and friend I can. So much of my time is spent doing things for others...for my husband, my children, my job, my church calling...and so little time is spent on just ME. So I'm excited to block out a day and half to go and focus on ME at Time Out for Women.

Right now you can join me too for the group rate of only $49 per person. What a fun gift for your moms or sisters that are so hard to shop for and what a fun time you'd all have if you just bought your own tickets. That's what I'm giving myself for Christmas (among many other things I've picked up while shopping...shhhh).

If you get a chance check out their website, blog or sign-up for regular email information. Oh and if you don't live near Ogden, they tour all over the states, so check out their 2011 calendar. Hope to see you there!

Do Girls Nights Out Vary by Age?

So bet you're looking at this picture wondering why the heck does Lori have a stick shoved up her nose? Not something you tend to ask yourself very often since I try to avoid putting things up my nose...like sticks, fingers, pencils...pretty much anything.

Anyway, I attended a kick off event last week for the Casual Bloggers Conference they called "Girls Night Out." They had all sorts of fun girls stuff, some of which included make and take projects with the talented Teresa Collins, manicures, lipgloss making, head/hand massages, chair massages and waxing. The cute girls doing the waxings suggested to me and my friend that we try the popular new "nose waxing".

So Nic and I being the fun and crazy girls we are...we were the first to give it a try. You might be saying OUCH...but no worries, it didn't hurt at all. Although I hadn't really considered the "embarrassment" factor of having a stick with wax on it shoved up my nose while we waited for the wax to harden. And then later wondering if it was wise to remove all the hair from our noses...but that's another story and one I probably won't share.

But this little experience made me think...do "Girl's Night Out" celebrations change with age...from dancing and partying to getting your nose hairs waxed. Makes you go hummmmmm!