Message from Gail Sharp

July 2024

I just found out that the envelope of 2023 tax information I prepared (including documents saved throughout the year, receipts, charitable donations, etc.) was never received by my tax professional. I made no copies. This year happened to be an extra complicated year AND for someone unknown reason (senior brain?) I didn't send the stuff in any traceable way. Who does this??? (⋟﹏⋞) Not surprisingly, I kicked myself repeatedly and then spiraled down an overly dramatic panic path.

Here I am, living an incredibly wonderful life with good health, wonderful friends, a great business, but I was despondent. Frantic thoughts! What am I going to do? And then, thankfully, I took a breath and realized I can do this. Break it down, do what I can and just keep going. It will take time and I probably won't be able to recreate it all perfectly, but it's not catastrophic! I can go through old bank statements, credit card bills, emails. Call my mortgage company, the county, the insurance company. Yep, I'm older. Wiser…well, maybe.

Looking back, I am surprised that I reacted so badly. Where was my reason, my gratitude, my perspective? I'm working on forgiving myself for this over-the-top behavior and hoping I can use this annoying frustration – when and if I come to a larger, more troubling issue – to take a breath and break the problem down into small steps.

I do know a wonderful place to go and take care of stressful little issues (bigger ones, too) where there's a family of caring people and a gorgeous setting to ease life's complications. I hope you think of TallGrass as your special place to recuperate and rest. It's particularly special this time of year with flowers, hummingbirds, and sunshine! It certainly helps me return to sanity!

Gail Sharp is the owner of TallGrass Spa and Salon. Email her at sharpgail@aol.com .

Summer Seasonal Services
Get ready for fun in the summer sun with these stimulating, soothing, healing services, available now through August.

Strawberry Lemonade Pedicure energizes legs and feet with an exfoliating coconut sugar scrub, aromatic strawberry rhubarb body lotion, and yuzu body oil. Oh! there's a stimulating lime-mango enzyme mask, too!

Vitamin "Sea" Facial perfectly balances citrus and sea for long-lasting hydration and smoother plumper, youthful-looking skin. Mangosteen cleanser, pineapple tonique, and vitamin C-packed citrus and kale masque diminish fine lines and wrinkles. Algae extracts from marine flower serum together with eye crème and moisturizer add extra special radiance. 

Summer Solstice Massage and Scrub starts with a 30-minute full body salt scrub, followed by an 80-minute full body massage. Apricot oil or stonecrop oil can heal sun-damaged skin. Or coconut oil can firm, tone, and tighten. Either way, your body gets just what it needs this summer. A finishing ceremony of burning sage and singing bowls brings harmony to soothe mind and spirit.

We Love Summer…and you will, too!

When you book a Basic Facial, we invite you to receive a complimentary upgrade to our Summer Seasonal Vitamin "Sea" Facial, enhanced with all the benefits of citrus and sea. It's a sweet $30 value, just for you, during the month of July. Please mention this e-newsletter when you book your July appointment.

Available for Adoption

Clyde
Great Pyrenees /mixed, male, 15 mos, 140 lbs

A calm demeanor and a gentle soul, Clyde was bred to be a livestock guard dog but the owners ended up not having livestock and brought him to live inside. He's not a true farm dog, but wants land and space to roam and protect. Clyde loves snuggles and cuddles and is great with kids and cats. His foster family is working on him NOT climbing into laps, but that's a work in progress! 

Available for adoption at Evergreen Animal Protective League
www . EAPL . com

Note: Your visit to TallGrass is a chance to unwind and disconnect. Keep in mind that cell service and WiFi are unreliable here. Also, GPS reception could become blocked and navigation can be lost.