Thanks for hanging with me!  In this episode, I explain why we changed from Spa Brunch to Life’s A Holladay, tell you how I’m staying cool & moisturizing my skin in June and share my fourth of July fix to have a more intimate, fun holiday involving the amazing Ojai Valley Inn and Spa!

If you’d like to see what I wore or are interested in any of the products mentioned, like the Jurlique skin care goodies I chill with (literally!) or the frayed sun hat I sported – visit this episode’s Lookbook to Shop the Show!

Show transcript below the Photos and Links. . . .

 

Links

Ojai Valley Inn & Spa

Roosevelt Golf Course (Griffith Park LA)

PGA Golf Course Finder

The Golf Course Locator

 

Transcript

Hey Y’all!  It is a gorgeous sunny morning, . . . perfect for our first show as Life’s a Holladay!  The podcast where we try to bring the fun and fab of a holiday home.  As the man said, I’m Candy

Happy belated fourth!. . . Did y’all see any fireworks?  Travel?  We had a blast staying here – and we discovered a fun way to feel like you’re on a vacay even if you stay home on the fourth – inspired by a trip to Ojai Valley Inn & Spa!  More about that in a few . . . but

First, I know you’re probably wondering why we decided to change our name!  Well we didn’t get married or anything like that.   But I went through a lot of stuff and I don’t go to the spa as much as I did.  And as I was going through all this craziness, I realized I still was seeking the fun and the more things that life threw, the more I create ways and find things to make me happy and feel pampered.

Kinda like my secret weapon against stress!  I even did a bit of research and found out that happiness & fun are scientific ways to cope!  WOW!  Don’t worry, we’re still gonna go to spas. . . but we’re going to be doing other fab adventures too.  as Holladay Makers!!!!

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One thing that I’ve been loving, trying to cool off in our crazy June heatwave here in California. . . are sheet masks!  I’ve kinda been obsessed with learning about Korean beauty lately and found these Jurlique face masks.  I keep them in the fridge and put them on in the tub.  What’s awesome is they even have a neck and they’re like a soft cotton not paper!   Smell like lavender and I swear my skin looks softer in the morning.  Bonus I scored them at TJ’ Maxx!  If you can’t find them, you can shop the show (another perk I forgot to mention!) on the podcast website – I’ll put a link for you there

If you wanna see more of my June Favorites check them out on our Candy Holladay youtube channel.

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But. . . speaking of fun. . . so on the fourth we decided not to get into the crazy traffic and stayed home . . . and my boyfriend and I are like what are we going to do?  Didn’t want to go to a big fireworks display and I remembered a few years ago we went to the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa for the 4th and had the best time!  It was much more of a real old fashioned party than just going to see fireworks at a giant gathering.

Fireworks on the golf course

A great weanie roast with smores

Cocktails

Met loads of nice people

have a spa treatment if you like!

But if you don’t have such a glam spot nearby, do what we did!   Find a golf course & club close to home – there are even directories online which I’ll list in the show notes on the website.   Even if you don’t play, we’re total amateurs – we went to Griffith Park golf course!   We actually went the day before the fourth hung out in the club house, had lunch and did the driving range.

Find a course near you to celebrate next year? Check our links for golf course finders.