A Good Hair Day....

Armand Pacheco

I had a GREAT hair day today.  I got a cut and color from my favorite hair stylist, Armand Pacheco, owner of Salon Armand. I have been going to Armand for my quarterly coiffe for over a year now and continue to be highly impressed with how this gent runs his business. He and I usually seem to chat about the state of our world and our place in it and today I learned about his commitment to green and sustainable business practices.  After reading his mission statement I felt the need to share it with the blogosphere:

Salon Armand

Supports a Green World  

Maintains the highest level of efficacy

Provides superior services using sustainable practices

Promotes high-performance natural and organic products

Creates an idyllic and regenerative salon experience

Nurtures our Guests, Ourselves and our Environment

It is a dream of Armand's to have a completely sustainable salon with solar panels for energy and even a gray water processing system on site that would recycle water from shampooing / rinsing, etc. I don't know how many salons make sustainability a priority, but it made me realize that every decision we make, including the hair salons we choose for our coiffe's can make a difference in the state of our planet.

Moi - and new do!

Thank you, Armand, for my awesome do! And for all that you do to make the world a better place, one cut and color at a time!

A Walk at the Beach in Early November...

Before I lay me down to sleep,
Beneath the too few stars that grace my urban sky,
I walk, walk, walk.

The waves are sharing their peaceful and enduring song
With those that care to listen to its
Lap, lap, lapping.

The endless chatter in my head quietens
And I forget the worries of the day.
I am not the problem, nor the problem solver
And I have forgotten the score.
I simply AM.
That is enough.

Suddenly, it seems, the November chill startles me awake
To the endless possibilities of my life,
Like a child greeting a new day.
I feel grateful.
I am inspired.

And, I walk, walk, walk
Back to my car
And head home.