TIBER RIVER

Completely off topic, but worth 6 minutes of your time!

Hey all,

I have only a minute today but I felt it extremely important to share this video with everyone.  Having parents with heart problems in their families, I am constantly worried about them having a heart attack.  Would I know what to do to save them?  I've taken CPR courses but have (thankfully) never used what I've learned.  My father-in-law sent me this link today and I felt I should share it with everyone.  Of course, it has nothing to do with Tiber River, but it does put my mind at ease knowing there is something I could do if I was ever faced with a situation where someone had a heart attack in my presence.  Now, you will know what to do too!  That's part of a life well lived, in my books!

Follow this link -CCC CPR.

Attention Spring Fling Fans!

Good Morning!  We have a wee bit of our delicious Spring Fling line left and we are offering it at 50% off until it is gone.   Please stop by and treat yourself because it won't be back until next Spring!

On a personal note, my daughter Paige graduates today from her Montessori program at the Crescentwood Children's Centre for Montessori & Orff.  They have been so wonderful to her over the past 4 years and I get teary just thinking about the ceremony this evening.  But first it will be lots of fun with bubble yummy manicures at Tiber River for all the girls who are graduating.  I am looking forward to a very special day!

5 Years and Counting!

Today marks our 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY at the Academy location.  WOW, hard to believe!  Adriana and I would like to extend one big THANK YOU to all of our loyal customers and our wonderful team.  Without you, we would simply not be here.

Looking back, there are many highs, lows, and lessons learned.  As entrepreneurs there are as many rewards as there are challenges.  We look forward to growing this business and we have so many exciting things to look forward to.  We strive to become an Employer of Choice and develop many more wonderful products to be enjoyed.  Our goal is to keep everyone in our communities pampered and feeling good inside and out.

Thank you so much for sharing in our journey.  We will be offering 10% off all product purchases at our Academy location today from 10-9, hope you can stop by and say hello.

With gratitude,

Michelle & Adriana

Tiber Team Building Yoga Night

 

Last Saturday (on the rainiest, stormiest day I have ever seen!) we gathered at Peg City Yoga for an evening of celebration.  It began with a team building exercise, followed by a Therapeutic Yoga session led by our talented Tally, and finished with some delicious food everyone brought to share.  A great big THANK YOU to our team for participating, to Tally for facilitating, and to Peg City Yoga for loaning us their beautiful space to host our Tiber Team Building Yoga Night.  I think this may become an annual event (maybe even quarterly).

We are so grateful to our team because without them, our business would simply not "be" what it is today.  Adriana and I strive to create a different business - a business with a heart.  Each member of our team is part of this heart and we are incredibly thankful for everyone's unique contributions.  I honestly have to say that we are pretty darn lucky! 

Bon Voyage to Kayla, she left for a trip to China yesterday.  We can't wait to hear about your experiences and see your pics when you return.  And of course, hear all about your shopping excursions and purchases.

Wishing you all a wonderful start to the week!  Namaste.

Join us at Academy Road Live tomorrow!

Just a quick post to invite you all out to the Annual Academy Road Live tomorrow (Saturday) from 12-5 pm.  There will be food, drinks, rides, and tons of fun stuff for the kids and family.  We will be serving up some fun slush punch and our wonderful smelling lotions and potions.  Pop by and say hello, we'd love to see you!

Check back tomorrow for a post of pics and stories from our wonderful Team Building Yoga Night last Saturday.  Enjoy the day!

Next steps.

Hey all!  Hope everyone is having a wonderful week.  Mine has been challenging, to say the least.  I am struggling to keep up with all the work I need to do while trying to keep a smile on my face and not let myself get too down about things. 

I had a great long talk with my mom and then my dad last night.  THANK GOD for parents!!  They both helped me to stop focusing on the big picture and take things step by step.  I figured this was good advice for everyone, because things really can get overwhelming quickly when we focus on the mountain and forget about what's directly under foot.

For me, for the next few months, I have the challenge of creating new business plans and restructuring both our businesses (retail and manufacturing) all the while continuing to do my regular job of creating, formulating, etc.  Top that off with home stuff and I'm feeling about 50lbs heavier this week.  BUT, after talking with my parents, I actually was able to shed about 25 of those pounds just by realizing that the only thing I need to worry about, and focus on, is my next step.  I know where I'm going, so now I just have to get there - one step at a time.

I have also been repeating my favourite prayer and it too has helped ease my racing mind.  I hope you (and I) can stay focused, on track and not get overwhelmed.  Here's to a great weekend.....

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.  Amen.

A really quick one.

Good Morning all!  Figured I should post a quick few words here, let you all know what's been going on.  

My family and I went to Calgary this past weekend for a hockey tournament. Bella and I got to fly (lucky, lucky us, as it turned out).  Thursday was heavenly for us.  We left early in the morning, got in and headed straight to the hotel.  We napped, swam, went down the water slide and filled our little bellies.  Tom, Lucas and the rest of the team, however, did not fare as well.  Their bus broke down just outside of Regina, so they had to wait for another one to get there.  Then that one broke down too.  They got lost (in Medicine Hat - don't ask me how, they are still trying to figure that one out) and again in Calgary trying to find the hotel.  20 hours later, they arrive at the hotel, tired, hungry and cranky.  We get Lucas up the next morning at 7 so he can have a chance to eat before his early game.  He passes out in the bathroom and it turns out, he's got the chicken pox!  

The event managers apparently had their hands full with the older kids in the tournament because they could only round up one volunteer to open the rink for the kids.  There was no one to open the concession stand AT ALL and we couldn't leave between games because none of us had a car.  Someone finally volunteered to make a quick run to Timmy's for the boys.  I have to send a big THANK YOU to that wonderful volunteer who helped our boys out many times this weekend!  She went out of her way to help, even though she was the ONLY one there, the entire weekend!  Shame on the tournament organizers.

The next morning, we wake up to SNOW!  The heaters don't work at the arena's so we've piled on whatever clothes we brought.  The boys are real troopers, hanging in to win all their games.  

The championship game on Sunday was a real nail bitter, but in overtime, with 4 on 4, Lucas sets up a brilliant play (if I can brag a little) and his team mate wins the game with a diving rebound.  Oh, it was wonderful, but a little too much for someone with high blood pressure (ME!).

We head out for a nice relaxing meal at my aunt and uncles but Lucas had a reaction to something and ends up asleep on their couch and me calling Health Links to see if we can even get on the plane or if we're stuck.

We made it home at midnight on Sunday, to find our basement flooded with 6 inches of water, the power out on our street and in our kitchen.  And no, we're not covered for any damages.  SO, all in all this weekend pretty much bit the big one BUT, the nice thing is that Luc is on the mend, we're all together and things can only go up from here.

Here's hoping your weekend was better than mine!