Dreams of Pink Tutus and Chocolate: A Special Benefit for the Kansas City Ballet

I have always been fond of the beauty of ballerinas. The stage, the lights, the tiaras and of course the pink tutus are all magical in my girly eyes. The grace, poise and discipline ballet demands of the prima ballerina, draws me in. I love the twirls and leaps, the emotion and excitement that a ballerina can tell the audience without ever saying a word. What if I lived my life as a full time ballerina? Saying no words, but only leaping and twirling throughout the shoppe to tell the stories of all of the fabulous frocks and trinkets available – oh, what a sight that would be.

We are thrilled to be a part of The Dream Ballerina Experience on Sunday, April 26. Dine at The Melting Pot, April 13th – April 25th and order the “Ballet Feature.” Twenty dollars of every “Ballet Feature” sold will go to the Kansas City Ballet. When purchasing this “Ballet Feature,” you will receive the finest four-course fondue and two complimentary passes to the exclusive Dream Ballerina Event.

At The Dream Ballerina Event on Sunday, April 26, enjoy a fun afternoon at The Melting Pot and meet the dancers of the KC Ballet. Yours truly will be there with tiaras, tutus and other goodies for all of our aspiring dancers and carpool dance mums.

Princess Diana "got joy out of associating with dancers--she wanted to be part of the ballet world” as well as we do too at Mitzy London’s. Please join us down at the Melting Pot for fondue, ballerinas and tiaras.

Cheers,
Mitzy


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I Fancy Thank You’s

I am sure Emily Post would cringe at the stack of Christmas thank-you’s I still have stacked on my kitchen table. They merely need to be addressed and stamped; but I just haven’t gotten around to it for the last 2½ months. At least yours truly managed to write the notes in a timely manner, now if only I could work on my follow through.

I personally received two thank you’s in the mail today and was delighted to find something other than bills in the post. Now I’m motivated to spread the cheer and get these thank you’s in the mail.

Writing thank you’s has always been a passion of mine. I can remember all the way back to my early birthdays, being diligent in making sure I hand wrote a friendly thank you to every guest who attended my birthday fete. These notes were true works of art, with swirly cursive, lots of hearts and pink ink! My mum always praised me for my well-thought out thank you cards and how she NEVER had to remind, bribe or beg me to do so.

Princess Diana was known for writing her own hand-written notes after every special occasion. At 6 p.m., every week night she had the two princes writing out thank you’s from their day’s adventures.

I propose that everyone should add a little bit of grace to everyday living. Take 15 minutes out of a week that is consumed with responding to e-mails or updating your Facebook status, and instead pen a note to a relative, a girlfriend or a long lost pen pal. With so much technology at our fingertips, a hand written note is a rarity in this day and age. It can kick start a hand written chain reaction that will bring you joy when you open your mailbox to find lovely letters from those you care about. And it’s also an excuse to use pink stationary as the canvas for your thoughtfulness.

Cheers,
Mitzy

P.S. I'm hosting Girl's Night Out at the shoppe this Thursday, 26 March. Do drop in for a fun and fashionable evening. The shoppe will offer one night only discounts from 6 - 8 p.m.


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Resolutions

I find myself cringing as I have realized we are 28 days into the New Year. Where have those weeks, days and hours went to? I hope your NYE holiday was safe and you sipped pink bubbly champagne. As I get ready for the annual New Year’s party every year I am so excited to see friends, even more excited to see their frocks & frilly accessories, and just ecstatic about the New Year’s resolutions I plan to begin at midnight sharp each and every NYE night. I always vow to eat minimal carbs, consume lots of fruit and veggies and make good use of the gym membership I have had for the last seven years. That, after all, is the equation for a happy and healthy lifestyle, isn’t it?

Thirty minutes after our NYE disco ball dropped, I found myself ragged tired. I said my good-bye’s and gave my muah’s to all my fabulous fashionistas and was on my way home. That’s when disaster struck. I found I have no discipline and I can justify about anything that comes my way. So I found myself pulling into a Waffle House at 12:35PM on NYE night. What was I thinking -- was I planning to order a yogurt parfait and a fruit smoothie??? So typical of me. Cheers to carbs, soda and some good down-home grease! Success, my New Year's resolution made it a solid 35 minutes.

As usual, I do my “spring cleaning” in January. I make ‘keep it’ and ‘toss it’ piles while going through my closet. Again this is another project with big intentions; I so seldom have the will power to toss anything out! This year was even more enlightening than the past, as I had found my journals from the past three years. Only the first two to three pages were written on in all of them, all notable dated January 1st – January 5th. They all included the usual NYE vitals; current weight, career issues, relationship issues and then a sappy ending that vowed to fix all of them by the next NYE. This brings me to January 28, 2009 – I have “cleaned” out my closet the best I can and I have pitched the idea of ever getting a journal to track my progress or jot down thoughts ever again.

I am going to keep it simple from here on out:

I vow to wear more pink.

Celebrate with pink champagne.

And indulge in red velvet cupcakes as I see fit.

Cheers to you & yours in 2009!!!
~Mitzy

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