Holiday Brick Bazaar!

Well it's been a few weeks since I blogged and like always there is so much going on in the world of Scentsy. We finished up a rocking October and moved right into November. Our busiest month of the year!

To make it extra exciting Scentsy is having a Holiday Brick Bazarr! Bricks are back but in limited scents and quantities.  Bricks are just how they sound.. a huge chunk of Scentsy wax! They equal to about 6 bars but I personally think it's got to be more. I cut each cube into three or four squares so I get 4 warms out of just a cube! They last forever!

Three Scents are already sold out.. Eskimo Kiss, Cider Mill and Christmas Cottage. Insert crying face here.
But the good news is there are still some great scents left! Autumn Blaze Maple, Cedar Cider, Winter Pine, Salted Caramel Cupcake, Pumpkin Roll,Everything Nice and Crumb Top. Some of my favorites!

Bricks are $24 and if you love one of those scents, grab your limited edition brick while you still can! Check them out on my website www.rachelmacpherson.scentsy.ca


Happy Warming! :)

Easy indoor S'mores

The easiest S'mores are made with the Raclette Tabletop grill!
I love this fast and easy treat that can be made indoors and mess free! No more burning them in the microwave.

To make them all we do is fire up the grill, place some graham crackers on the bottom grill dishes, along with a few circles of Velata chocolate and a marshmallow.
I always use the Caramel milk chocolate because it's my favorite.
Warm them for a few minutes, slide off and squish together and there you have it.

Easiest every S'mores!

The Velata Caramel milk chocolate is my favorite part! The chocolate melts perfectly and is so yummy.

Check out the Velata products here, or send me an email if you are interested in hosting your own Velata party :)

https://rachelmacpherson.velata.ca/
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Product Review: Raclette Grill

I am so in love with my new Velata Raclette Tabletop Grill, I just have to talk about it!
I put off buying this for a long time. If anyone knows me I'm a terrible cook. I can bake, but when it comes to cooking I'm totally lost. But I am so impressed with this grill because it's SO EASY! It took only seconds to assemble, and heats up fast. It makes grilling so easy, and it's done inside!
The grill comes with two grill tops, spatulas and 8 grill dishes.

My favorite thing so far was the traditional raclette meal. Steak seasoned with Velatas Santa Maria BBQ Artisan rub and veggies. We picked peppers & onions. We toasted baguettes that were slathered in olive oil and Velatas Lemon Garlic Artisan rub. We warmed some of the Velata bacon cheddar fondue on the bottom and it was really great. We were just trying everything out and I was a little worried the mix of flavors just wouldn't work but I was surprised at how much they complimented each other.

We have used it for a variety of meals like pancakes, eggs, bacon, grilled chicken and broccoli, pizza burgers and meatball sammys,  quesadillas and pizza.  We even used the bottom grill dishes for dessert! The easiest smores and mini apple crisps. I don't know how I lived without it now!
If you are an expert griller or  a beginner I promise you can use this grill!

And clean up is so easy, it literally takes minutes. I use it more then my oven now. I am very impressed and excited to share it with the world.

If you are interested in buying or hosting a party to test it out, click the clink or send me a quick email.

Happy Grilling!

rachelmarie87@hotmail.ca

https://rachelmacpherson.velata.ca/Buy/ProductFinder?sku=25170#//sku/25170

Scentsy Buddy Fun!

Last season Scentsy announced that  buddies will now be limited edition. They started with Cluck & Clover a cute cow and chicken. We were so busy I forgot to buy some buddies! So when Scout the Dragon and Stella the Unicorn were added to the Fall/Winter catalog I knew I could not miss out on those adorable limited edition buddies!

Dylan has always been a big fan of them and Scout and Stella are my favorites so far. And I'm so happy we got them because after just a little over a month, Scout the dragon sold out!
And I don't think Stella is far behind.

Go order your Stella before she's gone!!

We are so excited to hear what the next buddies are. What do you think they will be?


                                               

October update. It's been awhile!

Wow it's been so long since I blogged last! The past few months have been hectic. Moving into our home was a big adjustment. For two years before we bought our home we lived with family. There was always someone around to help! So to go back to just me, Dylan and my two crazy doggies I really struggled in the first few months. Keeping Dylan entertained, the housework done and of course Scentsy!

They also say the summer months can be the slowest months for Scentsy but that must be a complete myth! My team and I totally rocked the summer months. I love being busy, working and growing my team. It was a great season and not slow at all!

Now it's October 5th, my favorite month of the year. I am adjusted and have my own routine. This is our second busiest month of the year but blogging is something I do enjoy so I'm really going to try to take the time to blog at least once a week!
The fact that it's my favorite month of the year is totally helping! Fall is my all time favorite, and October is my month!

I love all things Pumpkins, baking, sweaters, chilly evenings and  Halloween!! I live for October.
I'm very excited this year because Dj's taking his vacation late October and he will be home 2 weeks this month and a little into next month. So lots of fun fall activities coming!

Along with all the delicious fall scents and gorgeous new warmers. It's going to be a great month!

October 2014 Scent and Warmer of the month.

It's now October and Scentsy has released another gorgeous warmer of the month called Grateful Harvest. It's so nice and the pictures just don't do it justice!
I really love this warmer, it would go great with any Autumn or thanksgiving display. It just screams Fall to me!

But what I love about it really is the significance of the name. "Grateful Harvest". One of my favorite quotes since deciding to sell Scentsy is

"Don't judge each day by the the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant" 

I feel like it has numerous meanings. I know this is something I tell my self often because it can get frustrating feeling like you are working towards nothing.  If you continue to be consistent , positive and patient it will pay off in the end. And now I realize that the seeds we have planted with our business and lives, like saving and working towards buying our own home. Finally purchasing the house and moving in was an amazing harvest.  I work hard from Sept to January to earn the incentive trip and then I'm rewarded with a vacation. Work or personal life I think this is very important to remember and that is why I love this warmer! It reminds me of the times I was frustrated and ready to get up but didn't. It was hard and at times I was not patient at all, but I was consistent and worked hard and when the harvest does finally come it is very much enjoyed!

Now lets talk about this Very Peary Pumpkin scent! It really smells just like it's described, Very peary and pumpkin! It really is a great crisp scent that's great for fall. One of my favorite treats to make in the fall is apple pear crisp, with apples and pears from the local farms. It's giving me some fall baking ideas! I've recently started baking with pumpkin and I love pears. So maybe a pumpkin crisp? I wonder if that's possible! Pumpkin and pear pie? I'll have to try it out and see!
It's for sure a great scent and a must have if you are a pumpkin fan like I am.

And of course, they are both 10% off this month! Bonus! Wouldn't you love this warmer or scent in your home? I know I'm enjoying them!

Greek Odyssey 2014

I know it's been months since I blogged but I have been so busy! We are all moved into our new home and I have so much to share but first I need to talk about the Scentsy Incentive trip 2014. Scentsy took the top 100 earners in the US,Canada to Athens and Mykonos on a 7 day all expense paid vacation. I was in the second wave of earners, so I was not one of the original top 100. I got in just by the skin of my teeth and I still can't believe I was there.  That out of two countries I managed to be in the top 100! I don't think I even realized how big that actually was until I got there.

The trip started off not so great. We had a 9-10 hour layover in Toronto and ended up travelling for almost 30 hours. We decided to go a day early to adjust to the time change, and so we could go on a day tour to Delphi. We also decided to book our own hotel, instead of staying at the one Scentsy booked for us at the discounted rate. We found a decent priced one online with great reviews and thought why not. When we got there I was filled with regret and even kind of scared. The hotel was in a really bad neighborhood with everything around it boarded up and shut down. We had to leave our key at the door when we left and the room was probably the ickiest hotel room I have ever stayed in. The part that bothered me was the shower. It was just a hand held shower head with no shower curtain and a drain in the floor. After all that travelling I cried real tears. All I wanted was a shower!
Luckily one of my Scentsy sisters Robyn was staying at a hotel close to us and we were able to meet up and I was feeling much better! Thinking back now I got to experience a real European hotel, and what an experience it was!

The next day we had just enough time to check our bags in the hotel Scentsy booked for us, and head to our day tour to Delphi! It was a long bus ride but so worth it! It was so great to learn all about the histroy and orcale  Delphi and Apollo! My only wish was that we got to spend a little more time there. The day was a busy one travelling, meeting new people checking into the Hotel Grande Bretagne, and attending our welcome dinner. The hotel was the most luxurious hotel I've ever stayed in. Gorgeous does not describe it and pictures do not to it justice! I felt like royalty. Scentsy really spoils us. Everything about the events Scentsy put on for us made me feel so special,  the welcome dinner even had entertainment just for us with music and people drumming while we arrived. It was a truly amazing experience.

We had a total of four days in Athens and it was great. Scentsy took us to see the Acropolis, another life changing experience. Afterward we walked to the  plaka they rented out a restaurant just for us!

My favorite part was just exploring with the friends we made. We just walked  every where. Saw the plaka, the flea markets. Ate in restaurants filled with locals. We really saw a lot of the city. Sat and relaxed in Syntagma square and even relaxed in the spa of the hotel.

Scenty then flew us to Mykonos island, and most of us were on a chartered plane. It was a short flight, less then 20 minutes long. Mykonos island was my favorite part of the trip. The island is breath taking! The white houses, the beaches. The resort was in Eila beach and just gorgeous. I loved that the rooms were spread out and build into the hills. We rented ATV's and really got to explore the island The best part is that you can drive them right on the street.

We also go to take a tour to one of the neighboring Islands, Tinos!  We really enjoyed it. It was a long day of boats and buses but we really got to see what Greece is really like. The tour took us to a famous church and a Monastery. It was the most spiritual experience of my life and I am so thankful I got to do it. My favorite part of Tinos is that it was not touristy. We saw real houses, real locals. We stopped for a bathroom break and walked down to a tiny part of a town, with just a few stores. Dj tipped the woman who served him a coffee and the look on her face was amazing. She was so happy and honored to be tipped a few euros. Dj went back and tipped her again. That was honestly the best part the trip. They were so grateful for our business! If I ever get back to Greece I will make it a point to go back to Tinos. It seems like the ultimate place to relax.

In total we spend 5 days in Mykonos. Most of those days and nights we spent exploring the island on the ATV's with some great new friends. One night we drove down to little Venice and on the way back at 130am our friends Shane and Amber's bike was out of gas. Some one took all his gas and left us with just enough to tip our bike and pour some into and empty water bottle and back into theirs. We made it home pretty late but it was a fun and crazy experience. It was so strange to be in a foreign country where no one understood us and almost stranded but I wouldn't change it for the world. It's something I will always remember it and luckily we were able to just go with it and still have fun! We got to chat with Heidi and Orville, break plates at our farewell dinner and then Dj and I stayed at another hotel just minutes away from beautiful little Venice! We even had a 23 hour layover in Zurich, Switzerland so we had another great day exploring and seeing the sights.

I really learned a lot about my self on this trip. It was 100% out of my comfort zone and I almost didn't go. We were away for a long time and even though we choose to extend I didn't think I could do it. It's July now and I still feel different.  I know have many new friends that I can't wait to see again. It's amazing how you can start off a week with hi nice to meet you, and end it with hugs, and I love you's.
I'm a lot more relaxed and flexible now. I hope I never go back to sweating the small stuff. I know now that food is meant to be enjoyed, meals should be well balanced but it's totally ok to eat chocolate at breakfast and sit around for hours, just enjoying it and life. I know that it's totally ok to go without make up and doing my hair but it's still really fun and actually really comfortable to wear skirts all day. This really was my version of the Eat, Pray, Love trip and I never expected this type of experience. I feel like I found my self, fell in love with Dj again, but that seems to happen every trip. I know who I am and I can't wait to do it all again.

We just found out that the next Incentive trip will take us to Pureto Rico for a cruise that will visit 5 other locations. I can't wait to meet up with the Clements, King, Gibson, Bleau and Rothery's again! Now the trip alone is not the motivation, but being able too see them again, connect, learn and grow. This Scentsy thing really is a blessing, a blessing I hope to share!