Yearly Archives: 2012

Wash your face!

I confess: I am so lazy about washing my face. It actually wasn’t until a year ago, when I came in for a facial with Amber Haupt, one of Oasis’ estheticians, that I actually started to care about my face and how I take care of it. I have a lot to learn. So I…
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Men get more massages in a year than women

  According to the 2012 Massage Profession Research Report stated that male clients received more massages in 2011 than females, for the second consecutive year (5.6 massages compared to 3.9). More women do receive massage overall - 66% of clients were women in 2011. But it seems that once those men come, they get hooked.…
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Dad

My dad is robust and friendly. He is well-loved and well-respected around my hometown … and home state. I’m from rural Illinois, a tiny town called Toulon. My dad owned a soil testing business there for 25 years, so he knows many farmers in the state. He worked hard, and he worked a lot. As…
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9 ways you’ll benefit from a massage

We love this article at Huffington Post. Of course we believe in the benefits of massage. But there are so many studies now that demonstrate the benefits of massage, we thought we'd pass on these bits of science that will help you justify taking a little time for a massage. These are the bullet points.…
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