Wow, what a weekend! Westpac hired me to give free shoulder rubs to their visitors at the home&garden show in Wellington. People loved it so much, that they had to bring in a colleague of mine to help!
Over all we had 400 - 500 people queueing up, enjoying the relaxed atmosphere at the stand, a chat about their financial dreams and a good, professional shoulder rub. For a lot of them it was the first stand they stopped at - what a great way to start the tour through the expo.
It was hard work! But very rewarding, too: getting 'in touch' with so many people, listening to some life stories, meeting people who never had a massage in their life before, and hearing a grateful "thank you sooo much..." while looking at a smiling face a hundred times on a single day!

A big 'Thank you' to Westpac for hiring me and my colleague for the weekend - it was great to work for you. And 'Thank you' to everyone who came to the stand to 'get in touch' with me - you made it a huge success and I enjoyed our time together. Please let Westpac know that you enjoyed it, too - they would love to get your feedback! (And yes, I would love to have some feedback here, too!)

If you have an expo, conference or event coming up and are interested in offering massages: contact me. I am looking forward to do it again...

This weekend I will be at the home & garden show in Wellington!
Westpac bank is offering free shoulder rubs at their stand ( number 9 ), and I will be there most of the time to take some stress off people's shoulders.
It will be quite full on work, but good fun, too! I always enjoy being part of such an event - putting a smile on many faces on a single day. It is remarkable what result even a short massage can have.

So: If you are planning to visit to the home & garden show this weekend, don't miss out on your free shoulder rub!  I would love to see some familiar faces - and backs...

Today I had a very special commitment: I have been at the New Dowse in Lower Hutt to support the 'Big Latch On'! 
As part of celebrations for World Breastfeeding Week, La Leche League was holding the Big Latch On which is an attempt to break the world record for the most women breastfeeding simultaneously. The emphasis was on making this an opportunity for the mums to get together and have a chat, some morning tea and celebrate the relationships with each other and their babies.
There have been almost 100 mums with their babies and kids filling the conference room at the New Dowse - what an atmosphere! I was offering the mums free neck & shoulder massages - and as you can imagine they where very well received :-) 
And who deserves it more than mums?!...