Vacation in a bottle

I don’t know about you, but the past month has been unbelievably insane. Between my son turning 13 (and all the hoopla surrounding it), sending him to New York semi-solo for a bar mitzvah and the kitchen renovation chaos starting—I’m pooped. And I can’t remember my last real vacation. (Nashville over the summer doesn’t count because it was far from a relaxing trip and I was pretty much bugging out about my second reconstruction surgery the whole time.)

I have no choice other than to fake it ‘til I make it (the reservation for a tropical getaway, that is), and Elemis Frangipani Monoi Hair, Nail & Body Oil is my daily way to do it. Although I haven’t made my way to Tahiti or Bora Bora (yet), I imagine this is what they would smell like. Yes, the scent is the real selling point for me, tbut he oil itself is pretty amazing as well. It leaves my skin super-smooth and soft but absorbs quickly enough that my arms don’t make my desk greasy.

And it’s a good thing that a little goes a long way because I can’t see the light at the end of the stress tunnel. I have to clear out my entire kitchen by Monday (and I’ll have no access to it next week), then I have to put everything back, I’m dreading Halloween (as always), and the end of the year is usually my busiest time work-wise—with no vacation planned for the holidays since we love being here for the influx of friends visiting from up north. Elemis, take me away…