Do You MaBuKi?!!
Do you have a close circle of girlfriends that you can count on no matter what? Who did you call when you were a new mom to help you through breastfeeding or those nights of colic and spit up? Who was there for you when you were so tired you couldn't take another step? Who held your hand when you had a week or two with no new customers, and then said, "This is temporary -- you can do this!" Who on this Earth knows all of your faults and most of your secrets, yet loves you anyway and never compromises your confidences?
Your MaBuKi's, that's who!!
MaBuKi is a term I coined last month while trying to invent a novel and memorable way to thank my closest friends for their support in 2005. I was looking for an end of year event that would let them know how much they are appreciated. A Christmas present in a box would have been nice, yes. A lovely card or a handwritten letter. All really good options. But I wanted something that they had never gotten from me or anyone else before, and something that they could treasure in their hearts as I treasure them in mine. And I needed to do it on a budget.
Then, it came to me. Ma-Bu-Ki! Marriage. Business. Kids. Three of the most important things in my life! I wanted to honor women who had helped me to sort through the challenges and enjoy the triumphs of 2005 as it concerned marrige, business and kids. Ma-Bu-Ki. Get it!? So I hosted my first (of many) MaBuKi Party!
You're invited ...
On December 30, I hosted my first MaBuKi Party. Dinner was provided by Chef Susan of Heart of the Home Dining. Susan contributes the Food section to the Lifestyle CEO Online Magazine. Susan prepared a delicious meal of roasted chicken stuffed with grapes and mango slices, Parmesan spinach balls (so delish!), assorted steamed root vegetables, roasted asparagus, wheat dinner rolls and a Jamaican fruited pound cake. We topped it off with sparkling cider (MaBuKi's don't drink and drive!) in crystal champagne glasses.
Then, the real MaBuKi began! December '05 Lifestyle CEO To Know Cinnamon Bowser and her assistant from Nail Taxi arrived to give each of my MaBuKi's a Pumpkin Spice Sugar Souffle manicure and pedicure. My MaBuKi's were swooning. Each of them is a busy mom with a growing small business, which leaves little time for mani and pedi. But MaBuKi changed all that, and my MaBuKi's deserved every bit of it.
We enjoyed a wonderful dinner and a memorable time of fellowship and encouragement. It was the single most fantastic and original thing I did to revitalize my personal life during all of 2005. By giving to them a tiny bit of what they have given to me over the years, I also gave so much to myself.
Thanks to my MaBuKi's, left to rigt in the photo above, Karen Davis, Beverly Lucas and Patricia Thompson Hill. Patricia is a speaker at the upcoming Lifestyle CEO Conference!) I love you all. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to treat you.
Who are your MaBuKi's? Host a MaBuKi Party and let them know how much you appreciate them in your life!
