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Friday Frivolity, Made in LA

Made in LA: Footmate System Sweet for Feet

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blog footmate croppedWhether you’re walking city streets in sandals or heading to the beach to beat the heat, this is the real deal to keep your feet sweet!  The company  is Gordon Brush Mfg. Co. and they make the Footmate System® at their 51,000 square foot state-of -the- art  manufacturing facility in Commerce, CA, just 7 miles southeast of Downtown Los Angeles– which definitely puts them in the “Made-in-L.A.” category.  Gordon Brush makes over 15,000 different kinds of brushes but this one is like no brush you’ve ever polished, cleaned or scrubbed with.  It’s like a massage for your feet every time you step into the shower.

The website describes The Footmate System® as “A complete foot care system for cleaning, soothing, stimulating and massaging your feet every time you shower.  It’s the ultimate foot massage.”

You squirt the cleaning gel on the brush and slide your feet across the bristles every which way–you get a little tingling with a lot of soothing–and you end up with soft, smooth, super-clean feet.  And the gel  keeps the brush clean, too.

Crazy as it sounds, I’ve given this as a gift… and everyone who sees it wants to know how they can get one, too.  If you’re thinking you want one… and that your mom would, too, (my mom loves it), there’s a Mother’s Day special going on where you can order right off the  Footmate System® website between now and May 11th and get 20% off and an extra 10% if your order hits $100.  One for yourself, one for Mom and one for someone else and you have the deal of your life…OK…maybe it’s just the deal of your week.  But you’ll have a new lease on your shower life, I guarantee it!

At the risk of sounding any more like  an infomercial than I already do(and, no,  Gordon Brush is NOT paying me for this post) I’ll leave you to enjoy your weekend…but with a plea on behalf of your feet–they want this brush!

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Made it to the top! What’s next?

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1,400 steps and it felt great!  Well, maybe not every floor–there were a few pauses to catch my breath, let my ears pop and drink some water that volunteers were handing out. The pauses were also to remind myself that pushing one’s limits is a good thing but going past them could defeat the purpose.  My time was 19:28 and I finished 15th in my division of women 50-59.  Training was key–both doing  the stairs in my building twice a week as well as one-hour workouts on Wednesdays and Saturdays, whenever possible, with  trainer Bayo who NEVER lets Jay or me get through a session without  pain as well as some good laughs.  And beyond my physical accomplishment I was so incredibly motivated by the donations from friends and family that raised over $850 for the American Lung Association to help save lives.

So what’s next?

Heart of the City 5 K Walk/Run

I think I’m going for something a little less strenuous.   I like the sound of A 5K with Heart.  It’s a dog-friendly Run/Walk race in downtown L.A. on Sunday, April 13th that will benefit California Hospital Medical Center.   I’m looking forward to a brisk spring  stroll that Jay, Coco and I can all do together with our downtown neighbors and visitors.  The route is a loop that starts in front of the hospital  at 1401 S. Grand Avenue, traveling along Grand Ave., 11th Street and Figueroa Street between 7th Street and Venice Boulevards.

The goal of the race is to raise funds for, and awareness of, California Hospital Medical Center which has been serving the needs of downtown Los Angeles since 1887…more on the value of the hospital in a separate post.  Heart of the City 5K participants, through support from their friends and colleagues will be contributing to  two priority projects: the acquisition of a state-of-the-art 128-slice CT scanner for faster, more detailed imaging with less radiation exposure, and the renovation of the 9th floor of the patient care tower which, according to the hospital website, will maximize comfort and convenience and create a more healing environment.

So if you’re in the mood to enjoy the streets of downtown L.A. with two and four-legged ambulators see you on Sunday April 13th!

 

 

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Fight For Air Climb

The support that’s been coming in for my climb is so incredibly inspiring!  Thank you, everyone, for believing in me and in this great cause in the fight against lung disease.  To all who have lost a loved one, I am honored to do this on their behalf in hopes that some day no one will have to suffer from lung cancer, asthma or any other breathing condition.

To visit my page you can click HERE.

April 5, 2014
Aon Center, Downtown LA
Los Angeles, CA
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Climb 63 flights to the roof of the AON building in Downtown LA and support the American Lung Association

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This intrigues me on a few levels:

1) I’m not a runner and I’ve always envied people who train for marathons. I think this is something I might be able to train for.

2) The climb is April 5th.  So  far  I’ve made it up the 13 flights of our building twice a day this past week.  Tonight I did it two times back to back so I’m thinking maybe 63 flights is actually remotely possible.

3) If you make it to the top of the AON Center building, you’re outside on the roof of one of the tallest buildings in DT LA. When else are your going to have the opportunity to do that!?

4) It’s a fund-raiser for the American Lung Association.

So this is my goal– if by March 20th I can make it up the stairs of our building 4 x in a row, I’m signing up!  If anyone wants to join me, let me know.  And if indeed I do make this commitment I’ll post the link if you want to donate a dime or a dollar per flight.

Click  to learn more: www.FightForAirClimb.org