One of the changes I've been trying to make is to be more conscious about letting others know when I appreciate them, so let me do that now! I appreciate the care and thought (and work) you put into your videos. It really comes through. More than that, though, I appreciate the kind and expansive spirit that comes through in each video. You wouldn't think that a video about (for example) skin care products would somehow end up being a spiritual journey, but somehow all of your videos are. Sometimes I'll catch myself thinking twice about clicking because I don't know if I want to commit to an 18-minute video, but then I remember that I have never once watched a video of yours and not ended up feeling better for having done so. I always end up feeling like the experience was worth every second. Even when you seem wistful or sad, I still value taking that journey with you because I end up feeling more in touch with my own feelings as a result. I know it can be hard putting creative work out into the world because you don't always know how it's being received, or whether anyone even cares or appreciates it, so I just wanted to take a moment to tell you: I love and value what you do.
You brought tears to my eyes. You write in such a beautiful way. It's sometimes feels so good to be seen...not me...but the world. My greatest joy is going out into the world and filming...almost anything...it's like writing a poem and there is always a story. And I so understand...sometimes when you click on a video you just don't want to take any journey at all....I am very much like that...I get afraid to feel. I suppress so much and it sort of falls out when I film. I cherish that you are here. I cherish that you hear me. I have no way to tell you that your words help me keep going and give me one more reason to try to touch the world. Love to you, Susan
This video was just beautiful. My change for 2017....to forgive myself and move on. To let go of the guilt, to stop blaming myself for everything that hasn't went exactly as planned.
I have never taken to change easily. I am very much a creature of habit and I like my habits. For me, I have found some content in trying not to resist changes happening around me, especially if it's something out of my control. Realizing that everything is not about me and trying not internalize so much. For those who don't think your skin has improved over the past couple of years may need to invest in a new computer screen. I see a huge difference in the smoothness, clarity, etc. I'm so thankful to YTbers like yourself who have introduced us to so many wonderful, affordable products that we would have never heard about otherwise. Especially if they are an alternatives to the higher end products. It doesn't get much better than cozying up on the bed with your dog and a good book. So love to you and your beautiful Cooper! Laurie
OH Laurie..you always say the wisest things! " Everything is not about me" ohyes...and as I have aged I have seemed to withdraw a bit too much....Cooper has been very ill and I just have not been myself...but I found such comfort in making this video. Seeing life througha camera lens is so beautiful...it takes all thsoe hard edges of reality away....I adore you and am using your Smashbox tip...I ordered that chaffing gel!!! Love to you! Susan
I'm so glad your trying the monistat. If you watch Elle is for Living you know it's her HG primer too, she mentions it often. I'm so worried that Cooper is not well. My Trixie has a couple of chronic conditions that we've been living with and treating for several years now. So I know the heartbreak when you have a beloved pet that is unwell. I just hope he is not suffering and you are able to keep him comfortable and his condition will improve. Prayers for Cooper! Laurie
Thank you so much Laurie...Cooper is almost 14 years old...the vet is stumped...so for the last 6 weeks he has good days and bad days....I'm not sure what the future holds but I am takin git one day at a time...adore you!
You are an example of having found the holy grail of beauty. You are happiness and an inspiration to us. Not only are your videos a joy, but the community of inspired women who watch your videos and post their comments are wonderful examples of our journeys. Thank you lovely Susan for your honesty in sharing on such a personal level. You make the challenging journey of growth, ART. We are all soul sisters here for each other.
That is beautiful Ellen...it's amazing, I was just saying the same thing this week....very touching. I feel so lucky we can walk this roard together...I have so much to learn xxoo My love to you, Susan
Hi Susan, I'm a new subscriber and I must say that this video is so touching as are all of the previous videos of yours that I have watched. You have such a gift in your ability to captivate your audience with your story. You are truly a beautiful person inside and out. My hope is that you find your happiness. I believe you will. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent with the world. I am truly grateful I found your channel. You and sweet Cooper have a wonderful weekend. Xo's
Oh Leslie...I was having such a down night and your words lifted me up. You are so kind and thank you so much for calling Cooper sweet! He is such a sweet boy..he is 14 and not feeling all that well...these are long days now but I have hope that this year will bring peace and more understanding of a fuller life for me and others. You are beautiful and you are kind...and I am so glad you found me. ~ xxoo Susan
This video touched me. This year I want and need happiness and peace. The last 6 years of my life have been the worst OF my life. I know I must change things in order to achieve happiness and peace but sometimes I don't feel strong enough to do it.....I've been told I'm very strong because of the things I've had to deal with.....but how strong can one be for so long??? My faith has kept my head from "going under" and I know God has a plan and that I need to be patient......I keep telling myself that. I will be 63 this year and I know so well that life is too short....I just want to be happy. xxoo
Oh your words touched my heart..the 60's are an interesting time for a woman...we are not old...but we are not young girls anymore....I am having a heck of a time with it...I think getting away from my own life a bit and getting more involved in things that are new to me and exciting...or meaningful may be the key? I wish I knew...I know my faith helps me when all else fails! I am so very glad you are here Beverly...you are beautiful inside and out!
Susan, I could listen to you for hours. Thanks for sharing your night time routine. I am trying Retin A again. If I cannot tolerate so glad to know I can use the retinol oil. changes are difficult, I have worked in the medical field for 42 years and had to leave last year because of health issues. At my darkest God is my light. At my weakest God is my strength. At my saddest, God is my comforter. Wishing you and Coops a wonderful weekend!!!!! Blessings
Oh Susan....your videos are award winning! You have such a beautiful way of filming and telling your story so very heart felt. I wish I could sit and be with you on the other side of the table having a cup of coffee! Love the pic of you and Mr Coops asleep... you are such a good Mommy! Hugs to you both! Betty
Oh Betty!!! If we could just sit and have coffee adn talk....I could cry just thinking about how great that would be...you have always seen me..and that feels so good to be understood!
I am 51 years old and just found your channel! I love your videos, they are so inspirational to me and helpful! Thank you ! I look forward to all that you make!
Hi Susan, I'm trying to make several changes in 2017. I want to feel, peace & contentment. I want to finally love myself. I need joy & happiness. I will stop worrying about things that I can't change. I will stop looking back, if I do look back for a moment it will to be to remember a joyful time with a loved one, and remind myself that I have lived a life that many will only dream of. I have been a blessed woman. This part of my life is about me and for me. No more husband and kids all grown, it's truly my turn. I pray to live and enjoy this new episode of my life. I will learn to be alone, and still feel complete. Maybe someday love will come my way...but in the meantime, I will appreciate what I have and who I have. I will say the words I love you to those that hold a place in my heart. No one gets tired of hearing that they are loved. Susan, you bring me joy, and make me smile, and most of all make me think. I am one lucky girl. That I will remember. We still have a long way to go before we reach our end, let's set great examples for the women who will follow in our footsteps. Love to you & Cooper. xo
OK, crying again, such a beautiful video.... Thank you for sharing. The points you make are so profound and heartfelt and genuine I feel so blessed to have found your videos. Much love to you Susan=)
Oh Linda....I love your picture so much...thank you so much for being here. It just means the world to me that you understand how I see the world...it's all our world...and when we can share ideas and thoughts, it feels like Heaven on earth to me...Much love to you Linda...xxoo ~ Susan
So happy I found your vlog. You are such a lovely person. Your voice even calms my stress. Such an inspiration you are. I'm turning the big 60 in July and seeking change and inspiration in this season of my life. Thanks for all you do.
I'm trying to watch all of your videos I haven't seen; I keep having a 'Susanfest' of sorts! Your skin has responded beautifully as a result of the research you've done, and the regimens you've personalized; there's no doubt about it. I especially notice the improvement you have enjoyed as regards the visible texture of your skin. I cannot believe you were previously a long-term smoker, because the effects you usually see on a smoker's face have virtually been erased, Susan! Well done, missie, and congratulations on quitting smoking! It can't have been easy. You exhibit a gentle strength, Susan, and if you ever struggle with feeling vulnerable, broken, and weak, please don't forget to acknowledge, and celebrate your incredible accomplishments! You have also devoted your time to share your experiences, and your wisdom to help others. Your compassion, resilience, and your ability to successfully achieve positive personal growth is incredibly inspiring, my friend! I appreciate what I have learned from you! You're the best! Have a glorious week, Susan, Sherrey💗🎈💗
You seem like a kind woman, love your videos!! I have been single for 5 yrs now, LOVE IT!! Now Im 46 yrs old, raised my responsible and kind sons and now Im done and they all live on their own for a year now, the 18 yr old rule works!! YAY!! It has been adventurous for me, I get up, do what I want w/o permission or giving notice to ANYONE😉 I travel, meet different ppl/cultures, swim with sharks, flew a plane, dance, dance, dance, love music, art, literature and researching, so no time to be bored, just tired ..lol...lol, but having fun!! I hope you can find this joy yourself, I think you will😉 Have a great weekend!!
I am making changes... scary exciting thrilling changes. I'm going to travel....and work I can't afford hotels this time around so I have a van which I will sleep in with my dog. I've done my research and my prep and soon I will be on the road. I am too attached to my children who are grown humans with lives and lives and dreams of their own. My children have been my life, my existence for 46 years except for three years 1981 thru 1984. I don't know any other way to be but mom. I've only lived alone sort of for less than one year. I've always lived with someone or someone has lived with me. I am looking forward to extended alone time not just hanging out in my room with the door closed 😊
Ellen - It's hard to stop being a mom isn't it? We are not what we have done. We are what we believe! Look at you! I'm interested in your journey. What a wonderful adventure!
Deborah105 I had this very conversation yesterday with my sister in law.There isnt a time when you are a parent that you sit back and say "job done".My children are 34,33.18 snd they need me as much now as ever.Im not complaining,they are my life.However my body heart and mind never rest from worry.x
Why don't you have a million subscribers? Your videos are pieces of art. Just beautiful! I have to ask in your night routine I did not see the argereline serum ( spelling ?). Are you still using that perhaps in the morning? I hope you have the strength to make whatever changes you desire. Hugs to Cooper!
Hello beautiful Dianne! I use Argerline every day but only in the morning. I don't use it at night because it seems like the power in it is after you face it....it picks up your face and at night, even though it has MX3000, it just doens't seem right....LOL...but that's just me. But Argerline is something that helps me look like I have Botox...I was using in this video and I could tell...my forhead looked flatter....LOL...thank you so much for talking about my changes...and changes are a bit scary, but their not sad to me...I am full of hope. Happy week-end Dianne!!!
Just had my 63rd birthday 1/12. So, your video means so much to me. Thank you. Celebrate the NOW - great reminder. 2017's Happiness Face Lift is to put as many healthy, natural things inside me as outside, to walk outdoors and take in the blessed air, the light, and growing things. Love more, sing more, write more, and paint more. Worry less about aging, and enjoy more what my body still can do. Audrey Hepburn said, "Happy girls are the prettiest." Changing what breaks your heart should be as good as any lipstick to improve one's smile. XOXO & Love to Cooper, too.
HAPPY BIRTDHAY CLAIRE!!! Audrey Hepburn said, "Happy girls are the prettiest." Yes!!! You make my world a much better place Claire....you always just blow me away with your wisdom!
Your video just hit me right in my broken heart ! I need to make changes and I don't know what or how, but I know I can and deserve to be happier. You are an inspiration to this 42-year-old divorced (was married for 13 years and have been divorced now for 3 years ), lonely female. Thank you ! God Bless !
Susan - Your skin looks marvelous. Aging accelerates the closer you are to 60 and beyond. So, Aren't you something!!! You are natural and you look as good as anyone can. I love your honesty and your enthusiasm. I wish you peace and the happiness you seek in 2017.
I have missed you also. I have been busy with caring for my father and haven't been watching alot of Utube. I forgot how good your videos are for me and am back. Thank you Pam
Little Poet, any who can find a negative comment about your look, is 'jealous much?! With your lovely, lovely complexion.... you earned the right to touch your face and reap the reward of your diligence in skincare!! You are positive encouragement to help us feel motivated , and sharing what works for you ,is so helpful! It,s showing from your eyes , that the firelight in your heart is low. My goal for this year is to free myself from the voices in my head, that tell me that I am less than not equal to. (hugs) 🙅🌹
You are equal...you are wonderful...you are a kind dear soul. And yes, my firelight was low...but I have hope for a better days ahead....I adore you Esther!
I send you all my best wishes for finding your changes......May they be the ones to give you peace & happiness within yourself. I need to do the same - but having a husband means that I can never do things "exactly" as I would like to do ..... Think about that aspect before you wish for certain changes !
Beautifully filmed video as always Susan. For me 2017 is about health - an end to more than 30 years of gynae problems, as this year should include a hysterectomy. As I sit here typing, I have in the last eight months had four weeks only, where I haven't been bleeding. Added to the constant ache of severe arthritis it is making me really tired and fed up. I have suffered from endometriosis and occasional fibroids throughout my life, since the age of 12 when menstruation started. Such problems of prolonged/heavy bleeding, infertility and pain. I have had eight gynae surgeries in the past and this year (now I'm 45), I should be finally getting a full hysterectomy. I'm around halfway through the perimenopausal stage but I can't wait another five to ten years (I'm at year 6 of hot flushes etc). I think after recovering from the surgery I will have a new lease of life, obviously it won't help the arthritis, but I should have more energy and improvement to quality of life. That's the change I'm looking forward to - no more constant bleeding and more energy. For those who wonder why I have waited till now 45 is the magic number not to increase my risk of osteoporosis (of which I have a family history) and as I already have severe osteoarthritis, that is important. I think 2018 will include a new hip, but that's another story. Best wishes.
Oh my dear Susan, how I yearn for change right now!!! I dont know what that looks like, and as i struggle through, i am determined to find inner peace and that glow from with in!!! YOU ARE A BEAUTFUL , Inspirational person!!! Thank you for sharing with and speaking to my heart!!! xox TINA (praying for dear Cooper :)
What a nice visit ...I enjoy my time spent with you..no matter how brief. Changes....the ever elusive dream....always seeking and so many times never found. The path of changes seems to be walked so many times...over and over and over again....like a maze and you get so frustrated.....life gets in your way and you look back over your shoulder and you see where you have been....and then you realize you are right back where you started...lol. Life lesson learned.....changes are great as long as you don't let the journey consume you so much you forget to live and love the present blessings surrounding you. You my sweet friend are filled with so much love and a deep passion to be kind and caring to others. You have so much creative talent and you are kind enough to share that with us....your friends. You bring much joy and peace to us in this crazy hectic world....and I thank you for that my friend! Please give Coop a hug and I look forward to your next visit. Love..Patty
Very wise words...made me cry because you are talking truth...everything you said here is so profound....I look back and I feel the pain of " oh to go back and make it all right"...and I have to stop myself...there is no going back....and I have to find a way to truly grow up....it's a lot more fun growin gup with a wonderful friend like you Patty :)
Your videos are so calm and peaceful. Today at TJ Maxx I purchased the Lanocreme Bee Venom Face Mask $4.99, the Lanocreme Manuka Honey eye cream $6.99, and the Lanocreme Nourishing Night Cream $5.99!! They're all from New Zealand. I'm so excited to try them.
((DEBBIE)))!!! Did you really???? That Bee Venom cream! I am so afraid they will sotp making it now...and it's so hard to get. I have hit Marshalls everyday and it's always sold out...ALWAYS!!! Oh you just made me so happy!!! xxxoo Let me know how it's working for you over the months! What fun! xxoo Susan
You are so gifted with editing video ! I'm always amazed at the art and level of professionalism each one has. You are a very talented woman. Thanks for sharing it with all of us.
HI Ellen!!!! There is my friend! I know I look at filming and editing in a different way...and that carries over to watching TV and movies now...I notice everything. I am way too close to know if I am getting better...the only thing I know for sure is that I feel a need to tell more of a story...that's when I am happy...Oh Ellen...I am happier when I am filming a red balloon then I am myself...that is art....I don't thin it will be long before things take a new turn...I hope to be a little more open and free in 2017...we only live once! How are you???
Hi Susan, you've made another visually alluring video with heartfelt content! I hope you soak in its success and soak in the appreciation our hearts feel too. It is love from both sides - yours for us in making it, and ours for you watching it, feeling it! I wanted to watch to find out how you sequence your products to achieve your glowy face. In the end though I'm longing for that elusive face you describe that reflects joy and love. Probably if we were wiser, we could recognize all that in Cooper's face! He has calmness/peace, joy in the moment, and satisfaction in simplicity. Those are some of the qualities I hope to realize more this year and also just in going forward. There is a time for solemnity, reflection and even melancholy as well. So I also hope I live in balance with the flow of both joy and sadness. xoxo, Sharon ❤
Hello my "Beautiful Little Poet"!! You know, as I was listening to your words, one in particular "change" it's a scary word to me! However, it's a MUST!! I think we always have to change something or the other. Because as the times change, we have to change with it! Just last night I was telling my husband that despite all this pain I've been in, without a days break, I still feel joy in my heart! He said, why do you think? I replied, "because I'm truly blessed"! I know God has given me this for a reason, why? I haven't figured it out yet! I do know that it has something to do with change. I have no clue what my next "change" is, I know it's something because I know I can't just exist! I have faith in God, He will guide me to my next path. Sorry for rambling :( Have a blessed week!!
Hi Sue, my gosh I'm always enthralled by the beauty of your videos! I love how you edit! Ok, sorry... skincare... thank you for sharing your night skincare. I think you said it beautifully when you said that it has to make us happy. We may not all use the same products, but the ones we have make us happy. If not, we move on from it and learn from each other and see what works for each of us!... changes I want to make? I turn 60 this year and am determined not to give anyone/thing the power to control my feelings... if something is not making me happy, I'm moving on. I realize it's not easy... change is not easy for me either. We just need to remain positive and focused! Love to you and Coop! xo Marlene
Oh Marlene...I love your comments so much and I 100% agree with every word. Happiness and having our life mean somethng does lead to so much beauty on our face and heart....and we have to make it fun. The lastest greatest serum is only as good as the next fun product. I just love the glamour of it all....I love trying new products....I love reading those promises on all theose beauty jars...I used to love to listen to men sweet talk me too...it's like the same exact thing leading to pretty much the same result! But I still love the romance of it all and at 62 I am madly in love with the oils. I find it shocking you are almost 60? Did you mis-type that? I swear, I thought you were around 40 and I thought to myself, " shold I watch her..she's so much younger then me...." OH MY GOODNESS!!! Whatever you are doing, I'll take two!!!! My love ot you! ~ Susan
I'm 56 and have never had Botox, any peels or anything injected in my face but I have finally found a product that has made the biggest difference in my skin and have been loving it! Now don't get grossed out but they have snail excrement in them so the eye cream and the moisturizing gel (of course this comes from Korea) are so creamy and hydrating and absorb quickly. They are also very affordable and I just did my skincare routing video so you can see what I'm talking about. Again, I'm 56 and think it looks pretty darn good!
I recently started using the eye cream and I like it so much. Found it at Marshall’s for $4.99. Yay! I cannot believe you are 62 Ms. Susan. Your a beautiful inside and out. 💐❤️💐
hi.. i just want to say, i love watching your video, i find that your voice is very calming and you look so young. im 29 yo now turning 30, and still strugling finding the right products to my skin. i hope i could look like you when i reach my 60s.. your so beautiful. much love from Indonesia xx
Loved this video Susan!!!! It was raw and open!! Thank you for putting yourself out there to make me reflect on the changes I need to make in 2017. You look so pretty and your skin is glowing!!! Hugs to you and Cooper!!
I think you may be the kindest women on earth! Thank you Linda so much for being here and letting me feel it's ok to be a bit odd!!! You are so kind and so beautiful inside and out!!! ( and not too far from me!!)
Hello, I literally don't know how I got to your channel but here I am . I just wanted to let you know that I use many many of the same products you have been trying out & working well on your skin. I am a woman of 60 yrs young with mainly oily skin though I think that's s good thing on our side . You are so talented! I see & understand how you do your video's for skincare unlike anyone else . You are very artistic ! You appear to see and feel things in a higher vibration than the norm.. the way you shoot your video . I am the same way . Love your vintage pictures & decor. Cheers with a great cup of Coffee & a slice of pie 😊 Sandie, Tahoe Gal I
lol I yelled out What!?!! when you said you were 62! Girl!! You are doing Everything Right!!! BTW!! I just got my mask in the mail today.. I am going to use it like a sleeping mask! You are so very beautiful both inside and outside!! My biggest change in 2017 to be honest is to be kinder to myself!! Sounds simple huh? Not for me and probably not for a lot of us! I lost (she isnt lost she is home with our lord) My very Best friend since we were 11 .. 3 weeks ago and another thing I would like to say.. Is do not count on Tomorrow.. I always thought we had tomorrow and Tomorrow for us will never come .. (not here anyway).. So please if anyone is reading this.. dont put things off that matter.. dont hold onto anger and hurt.. forgive those that hurt you and most of all be kind to yourself and others! All my best Wendy
Oh Wendy...it was hard not to cry reading about your loss...we should always tell the person we love how much they mean to us...ASAP...everyday....I am so very deeply sorry for your loss..xxxoo love and hugs to you Wendy...
Dear Susan, I sense a real sadness in this video but I understand it. You started out with it being a dark day where you are and that alone can be depressing but it is also post the holiday season and that is for many a depressing time. I think you will feel better when the sun is back but having said that I know it is a deeper thing. I think maybe look into some touring events as a group like bus trips to different events many communities offer these and it is an opportunity to meet some new friends or maybe a part time job as a volunteer or getting paid it can be very fulfilling anyway I love you and sweet Cooper and I want you to have an amazing 2017. xo
Oh you have a kind heart...art sometimes I think is dramtic? I didn't mean this video to be sad, I wanted it to reflect my jouney of one day...talking about my past and then meeting a 89 year old Vet....and all that represented. Our worlds contrasted..... I know I get a bit carried with my camera but it's how I love to express myself and how I see and feel the world....but I don't want you to feel bad that I am sad...when I am filming I am so filled with happiness and joy I can't even describe it! I am very busy and have many projects planned with music....don't you owrry one bit my friend!!! xxoo Susan & Cooper
I used to own a dermabrasion machine. You put the scrub on a sponge...it goes around. Well several years ago it broke. I decided to purchase micro dermabrasion Crystal's from Amazon. I did and mixed a small amount with my cleanser each day or several times a week. I've been cleaning my face this way for several years....maybe more than 5 years. It's simple and feels great. My skin's in good shape...no tools only use my hands. By the way I'm a pianist too. Ann
You look great on camera 🎥. It's always a struggle to find the right lighting on cloudy or dark days. I love coconut oil on my hair and skin. Thank you showing us your skin care routine. I love the color kf your jacket. It gives color to your skin. Our darker lip color compliments your jacket. Stunning color on you. I used to look back at the past. I figured that I have learned from the past and look forward to the future. Make small change. I would love to remove negativity in my life. Things I can be in control of. Like family. Kids. Friends. And making more time for me that makes me happy 😊. Hugs 🤗. You just inspire me when I watch your videos. Stay fabulous.
I love everything you wrote....yes, it's terrible to get the right lightin gin winter...oh my gosh...I have 700 watts of daylight bulbs on me and it's still like I am sitting in the dark! I think you look so beautiful in your vidoes! You have it going on!!! xxoo Happy New Week!
So here is (was) my happiness change Jan. 2017. My husband and I filed for divorce 1 yr. ago. We decided we'd be happier together and would try and salvage our marriage. So we withdrew our divorce papers. Exactly one yr. later (today in fact) we have refiled. We know that we gave it our best shot but wasn't enough. So my happiness changes are to learn how to move forward with a smile and a fresh start at 67 and not get bogged down with sadness. I know it is for the best!
Another lovely video, thank you Susan, i just watched your last two back to back! Thanks for sharing your changes. Physical changes for me are to lose weight, i have let a few stone creep on and i am not comfortable in my skin right now. Emotional changes would be to have a little more faith in myself and try to stomp down on my social anxiety and get the better of it! iI have so much confidence when im out alone..and like you am happy to shop alone and eat alone...just not as comfortable in company. Thank you again, for your company though, i always look forward to that. love always, lou in the uk x
Oh my beautiful friend..you must be so over me!!! Back to back me....I should send you flowers...I love your hair color so much...thank you for being so kind to me Louee :)
I always so enjoy your videos... I was able to get the mask and use it as a nighttime moisturizer. So far I'm really loving it! I notice such a difference in my skin since using argeriline... I do use Retin A at night, progressing slowly to minimize irritation and I have seriously seen such a huge change in my skin. My neck was really going downhill (literally) and it is just incredible the change I see.. I'm so grateful to you and a couple of other wonderful women on YT for such wonderful direction, information and suggestions I've received.. You're such a beautiful woman - inside and out... And Cooper... well, he is just dear... ❤️🐾❤️. I hope you have a wonderful weekend... Sue
Your skin looks beautiful, so smooth and glowing. I wish I had stayed out of the sun! Being fair and freckled, plus living in Arizona most of my life, means a lot of age spots. I think the change I want to make is to live in the moment, and also to connect with more people. I'm getting better at enjoying the moment, but the people part is hard! Cooper looks so sweet sleeping, and he makes a beautiful picture matching your bedspread. The video was beautiful and I enjoyed it so much!
You look lovely! Your skin is looking fantastic, shows all the care your giving it. Wonderful that your using less foundation. You look beautiful in the shade of wine. Makes your eyes light up. I've make changes to my skincare also. I finally took the rosehip oil out of the refrigerator. When it was in there I forgot to use it. The sweet almond oil I stopped using. It kept migrating into my eyes. I just use it on my hands & elbows. I do use Purity cleanser by Philosophy in the morning. I use Serious Skin Reverse Lift in the evening. I just wish my skin would look the same as when you just applied all your skin care. I use a mix of natural oils & regular skin care products. I don't know if you saw my comments on your past two videos. I haven't heard from you so I hope your doing well. It's wonderful to look the same as two years ago! I've noticed more lines in my face. Mine is from stress & pain. But one thing is that my skin feel softer & dewier. Much better than it has in the past. I just have to start using face masks. I have many of them but always forget to use them. The most important change I want to make is continue losing weight. I've basically stayed the same for about 3 years. I've lost the same 10-20 lbs over & over. I need to lose them permanently & so much more. Once I lose enough I have to get my knees replaced. I'm tired of the pain, falling & not being able to go out of the house. The fear of falling & not being able to get up is very real. I have lots to work on. I hope we will both be able to accomplish something this year. Much love, Lucy
Oh Lucy....what I pray for is for you to be more mobile and be able to get out more and get that knee replaced...you and I have so much life left to live...I want to grab it...and hold it...2017...you and me!!!!
For me, every year since forever, I don't strive for happiness, because I'm not certain what that means. I'm happy, but never happy all the time. Which is the way I think it's to be. I am striving for a joyous affect. I know what that will bring to me! The differences might seem subtle, but they loom large for me! Good topic to consider! Lovely video!
Remember the quote about happiness in the movie " Annie Hall" ? " As long as there is one person starving in the world I can’t be happy”...I feel like that. ~ I think..life is brutal and we all do the best we can...and when we are happy it's a beautiful moment...and we string as many of those moments together to make a quilt of our life...some years are happier then others...I don't feel I am doing enough to go after the things that break my heart...where I can make a difference...but I keep trying..thank you for your comment...you make me think and I love that!!!
I want to live more in the joy of the moment ... like my sweet pups do when they know it's hotdog treat time! Dancing, prancing, twirling, and skidding across the floor. Blesses me every time. Shhhhhh ... don't tell them it's just a hotdog. Smiles, Stella
I have watched your first skincare routine video numerous times because I love the music and the visuals and now you have surpassed that one: this is even more beautiful and more poignant: it is past the size of words... Changes. Yes I want to teach full time in a college setting while nurturing my own artistic growth; I want to live in my own house and have around me my furniture, pictures, books and other personal possessions that have been in storage since 2008; I want to do something important; mostly, though, I want to feel safe... PS Your thumbnail picture is breathtaking!!!
Oh Cherly....wow...thank you for saying such thing that are so dear to me. I try to tell a story about changes...and letting go of the past..and then I saw that old vet that had such a dear face sitting alone..and ther eI was reading about World War 2....it all seem to come together....folks say they think I look sad or am sad...but I'm not...when I am filming I am so happy...most of the time art isn't usualy knee slapper...thank you for understanding that...you as a actor know better then I what I am trying to say..I'm look forward to out collab!!! YEAH!!!
Hey pretty lady, loved this video, I enjoy seeing what you use for night time skin care, I have not seen nor heard of the products you use apart from coconut oil and Micellar Water. I have said it before but will say it again, your skin is amazing and you do not look anywhere near your age. I am transfixed when I watch/listen to you, there is always 'something' that tugs at the heart strings, and you capture your viewers as if in a trance, well you do me, that scene of you lying on the bed with Cooper just melted my heart, what a beautiful vision. Whatever changes you seek, I know you will do it, you deserve nothing but the very best, and I wish nothing less for you. The changes I want to make this year is first and foremost, my weight and then a few other 'personal' things! :) Have a wonderful weekend my sweet friend, sending huge hugs from across the pond, love you tons! Big X for Cooper ~~~ Susan xoxo
You lighten my heart in many ways so I enjoy your videos a lot. >I am going through some scary health issues-changes in my life so any bit of relief I am able to find I grab onto and appreciate it very, very much. You look terrific at any age and your insides match just beautifully! Thanks for the videos.. I look forward to going through your library and getting to know you that way :)
I think the touching of your face is because, that evening ritual looks like you are loving yourself and taking that time every evening. You make me want to take that time to do it also! Looks like you you are absolutely savoring every moment. Yes, a beautiful way to end the day. I presently do nothing! ha.lol..have good genes but Im inspired to do the same as you have.(55) to have georgious skin like you!Thank you for being you.
I think this is your most beautiful video, Susan. You know I love to hear everyone's skincare routine. Your skin looks perfect. Yes, it is a success if we look the same as we did two to three years ago. I am such a work in progress, so there are many changes, and tweaks ahead of me. My love to you, and Mr Coops....MaryEllen
OH MaryEllen, When I think of you I think of a woman who is always moving forward....moving in the right direction but not without much thought. I just love that about you...you cut through the drama and get right to the heart of things. I wish I was more like that. I feel so lucky you have hung here with me for almost 2 years...Mr. Coops has been resting and I so loved it when you asked about him...you are such a good friend to me. Have a wonderful new week...I was watching QVC tonight and thinking of you and the products you showed us! xxooo Love to you and Jim, Susan & Cooper
Oh Susan I did order via Amazon few items.😆.. can't wait...... bee venom one currently unavailable......oh i must listen to your music/songs...... "so gifted"..... just listened to a demo..... bought tears to my eyes so so beautiful....⚘
I picked up raw shea butter soap! Oh my...it's wonderful! I used my powder foundation today, and there is no flakiness at all. My facial skin looks hydrated with a smidge of plumpness! Love it! And I love your videos. They are so gentle and soothing. Great therapy. Hug Cooper! xxxooo Oh...and thank you so much for turning me onto oils. My skin is transforming right before my eyes.
That shea butter! It is my 100% favorite and I hd non ein the hosue when I filmed this vidoe. What a putz I am. In the wonter, I lather my face with it and use my new little sonic tool...gets my face so clean...but shea butter soap clean...and I love how it pilumps us up like we have had fillers and botox! I never thought in my life I would be excited about soap and oils!!!! Adore you so Victoria!!!
Oh Julie...thank you so much for watching and being so kind. I hope you have a great new week! Sending love and good wishes to you always, Susan & Cooper xxoo 2017!
Hello My Beautiful Susan!! Gosh you sure know how to get into my soul with your videos at times, and meaning it in a good way. Your videos for me are very warm and inspiring, sometimes fill some emotion for me " again in a good way" to think and reflect on my life and life in general. So.. for you to make that type of impact on me, I have no doubts you do it to others. That my friend you should smile about and know how you touch and make others feel. Let that sink in and bring warmth inside you, and just the feelings of emotions along with it. As for my 2017 I have started changes for myself, I haven't had a ID card for a long time " long story of that one all having to do with not having proper birth certificate" So back and forth i went with both birth and ID, finally got it though and that made me feel good. I feel some free of things I can do now, without thinking " urgh I don't have ID i can't do this or that, or get told no of things i wanted to do" I am on a disability of my severe veins in my legs, its life and i have come to terms with it no place will hire me due to the situation. But my YT is my feeling of something, and I am in works of changing it and making it more for myself. I do help in some taking care of Mom and brother as most know, finally now a place is going to give me credit to help the care so some what of a income from that. So ID, a form of some more of income and feeling of work to a point , not much but something. My weight is my biggest struggle of all, i do want to work on it but am not saying anything of it. Just hope I do it, and then I don't feel i failed of it. I regret many things i done in life, but can't change them as they are that , done and have been done. So I have to work on moving on, do what I can and best I can. I think the next other thing for me to do is some travel, and some other personal things I have to work on. Have a wonderful week, love and blessings to you xoxox
You touch my heart Lori...I feel so much like you do. How we feel about ourselves is always tough and as we grow older I think some things become magnified. I think desire, at least for me, has to be there. In losing weight, I have tools that would help me lose weight but I don't focus. I have lately lost myself in exercise. I force myself to dance for 35 minutes ( lol not a pretty site) a day and that helps my mood so much. Loud rock roll always helps!!! You are a beautiful lovely women and I think working on your channel will payoff!!! You help so many people that come into your orbit...I think of you as a cherished friend...xxoo love to you! Sues
One thing I'd strongly recommend. Is a thermal water from Avene or Vichy. Especially after using miceller water. I've been using this type of spa mineral water for years after reading a derm's book, whose name escapes me. More and more reports say to use it after the micellar water. I find this water is very healing for abrasions, rashes, burns and even oralcare. I refer to it as my "magic water".
I like your videos. You are so calming to the soul. I agree with your life attitude and advice. We all need to move past our regrets in earlier life and move forward with living in the present and hoping for the future. I need to make a big change in my eating habits that will transfer over into other areas of my life. 5 years ago I lost 100 lbs. Without realizing what I was doing I slipped back into my old eating habits and put back on the weight. When I was thinner all aspects of my life were better. So I know I must travel that road again much wiser with long lasting results. Thank you as you will be an inspiration for me.
OH Peggy.....I know how you feel...weight control is something else...I wake up and say wow, today is the day...I'm cutting way back on what I eat today....but by 6:00 PM I'm a different women who is hungry!!!! I have diet tea I can drink that kills my hunger...but I'm too busy eating to drink it! LOL...weight and money....something that goes up and down with our life....we forgive ouserlves and start again! You sound so lovely in every way! So glad you are here!
I just love watching your videos! I have to admit I came across one by accident & at first I thought you seemed a little strange, sorry. Lol then I kept watching & I was impressed! I have been buying oils & I mix them together to save time. I ordered several of the products you use on Amazon. I just received them today, and I can't wait to try them! You don't look like you are in your 60's at all! Good for you & thank you for these videos! They hit home.
I really, really enjoyed this video. I always love hearing about your skin care routine. I am also wondering, about how many drops of each oil do you use? Do you just keep layering them, or do you wait a little bit between applying each oil? Would love to see a morning routine. Maybe you have a recent video on this, I will check. Anyways- I too want to make some changes. Change is sometimes hard- at least it is for me. I look forward to your videos Friday nights. Hope you and Cooper have a wonderful weekend.
I will do a day skincare video...and I use very little oil...2 drops at the most and I layer them. It looks like I use a lot Jodi but I don't! I do love it all so! I always look forward talking to you!!! Oh what a long week!!!
Joy looks good on you. That's what I see when I see you. You have a beautiful spirit. The best beauty treatment on earth is that beautiful glow in your eyes. That pretty smile that lights up the screen. May God continue to beautify you from the inside out.
You are so beautiful...you just glow in your picture....wow! Are you a model? I hope your week is going well and I want to thank you for your very very kind words! xxoo Susan
Thank you Susan! I'm not a model. I'm a photographer. I did that photo for my grandchildren and love one's. Don't know if you can see the words. I want you to have one too. _lh3.googleusercontent.com/dsFg3h9W2lv6BfJ9X-LTRuYutan8B-AnPxxVgF-UAKTQsvBPEbIYdIDzzduborFGl3LjdHdnVYY_
I usually apply some oil to my face at night. The other step I've been including is to add some glycerin to it. It really makes a difference! I think the glycerin keeps the moisture of the oil in and penetrating my skin overnight because in the morning, my face is glowing and soft. There is so much to glean from aged wisdom; and a new friend is a blessing. 2017 is going to be the best year ever.
Glycerin..I would like to try this! Yes, 2017 is going to be an amazing year...I think we are going to all find out what we are made of...it's exciting! Getting older isn't all bad..it makes one brave don't you think? Happy new week Denise!!!
Your skin looks fabulous! The routine you are doing is obviously working well. I like to use different oils and rotate things around. I wasn't aware that retinal came in oil. Right now I'm using the ROC retinal cream, but going to try the oil. Hope you have a good weekend! ~ Debie :)
Your videos are always very thought provoking, I love watching them. I just want to be kinder to others, try and listen to them, really listen to them, sometimes that is what someone really needs. Thank you for taking the time to produce your videos every week. I do use a lot of the items now that you use in your skincare routine and I am like you I want to go and buy up as many jars of that bee venom cream I can get my hands on, I am afraid they are going to raise their prices and I won't be able to get it. You and Cooper have a great week!
and yes, I am afraid they are going to jack the price up...they see that gals are paying $129 for Beenigma...dang!!!! I am hording and I admit, it's sort of fun!!! I saw " sanke Venom" last night and I could not stop laughing!!! What next!!
I am also afraid they are going to raise the price, I went ahead and ordered another jar from Amazon, it is already $2 more than what I had paid for it a couple of months ago. If I go to TJ Maxx or Marshalls I am going to probably buy every jar they have if I ever see it there!! That is funny about the sanke venom.Just keep producing and posting your videos, I thoroughly enjoy them!
Hey Susan........loved seeing your night time routine, some excellent products here :) What a gorgeous photo of you with that handsome man, you have such a beautiful smile. Changes.....hmmmm......I am 61, my husband and I are married 34 years, we have 2 boys aged 26 & 20.....yup, I'm 61 with a 20 year old, can you believe it LOL......I started my family a little later in life......I don't want to make any big changes right now, but of course there are always those little things..........I love my life, but to be honest there are times when I think of the young woman I used to be when I was living on my own in the big city with such a busy life, and I thought I would be young forever, didn't we all think that.......we can't go back, but I will always have those wonderful memories. I never thought I would be a senior, how the heck did this happen LOL.........love your videos Susan, your editing is amazing......thanks so much for sharing, hugs to you and Cooper XO
My changes, are to cut back in some hobbies that I have done for many years, and reawaken my creative artsie side I had in my youth, or try too, its been many years. re discover myself, and what makes me shine, sort of forgot that part if myself through the years. that is what I hope to do for myself.
Wonderful video! I want to make changes as well...and like you, not totally sure what that looks like. Although, I love the idea of the "happiness face lift"!
Hello Susan, I'm catching up on watching videos, I so appreciate yours, my change would be to stop torturing myself with all the "what ifs". I have kept myself from happiness by thinking that I have never done enough , never solved the other persons problem, never gave enough of myself, when all I have heard is the opposite. I am hard on myself. Always expecting perfection. Time to change, change is good. But how to us a challenge. So great to see you and Cooper, your skin looks so beautiful. I will try some of the products you talked about. 🌼🌻🌺🌷🌸🌹
I love the way you edit your videos, they're very artistic, it shows you are a very creative person in all you do and share.The past is like a ghost a faint memory. We can never go back and live there or correct any mistake. The future isn't promised to anyone and no one can predict how it will go. We must only live in the present and be the best me we can, allowing for our all too human frailties and leave the rest to our creator.
I just found your videos tonight and this is my first. Wow. Your cinematography is so beautiful. I hope you don't change your style of presentation in your others videos. I am so impressed:) Your video was informative and it also made me feel right at home- like I could pour a cup o' joe and sit down with you. Anyway, I just wanted to pop on and say hello:)
I am just gong to watch this new vid before I go to bed (It is 9.30 in the evening here in Norfolk, UK) You look so stylish in the Cerise jacket with a black collar.......Thanking you in advance, I know I will enjoy XX
Love this red color on you. Your complexion just pops in this color. Great evening routine. You look stunning girl! Have a great week. Love ya tons, xoxo Sharon
Sorry Sharon..I miss your comment here...it's been hard for me to keep up lately. I appreciate you beyond words :) Ah life....I know you are busy too and I am excited about your new home!!! xxoo
So glad I found your channel... so inspiring...... and wow beautiful skin!!😉..... your videos are so inspiring..... yes hoping for a beautiful year of health and happiness enjoying my children..the grankiddies..my pup and whatever God blesses me with!
I am so jealous of your weather!!! I would love to come sit with you and drink tea! And your skin is flawless. It truly is. And you don't look anywhere NEAR your age! You look decades younger. You are so lovely, Susan. I am so glad to know you. Love, Melissa
Oh Melissa! You are so beautiful and I know we are the same age...so I do think of you when I go though some of these " I'm in my 60"s changes"....it seems as I grow older the less I care about the outer and the more worried I am about the inner....if that makes any sence, I love you!!! Happy Week-end to you, Doug and Oliver!!! xxoo Susan & Mr. Coops
Your videos are like therapy. I really love them...so beautiful. I just love how you see beauty in so many "simple" things. I think the hint of stillness and unhurried calm that's present in what I've seen is a sweet romanticism, a nostalgia if you will. I think your videos are teeming with artistic style that so lovely. Have you read Kahlil Gibran The Prophet? I looooove it. He talks about passing into a season less world where you laugh but not all of your laughter and weep, but not all of your tears. I think, for those of us who deal with depression, maybe its not so much that we've got a melancholy that we can shake off, but that we soak up every ounce of happiness is every positive happening and conversely, we experience all of the sadness that comes with time passing and taking things and people we love with it. Not that others don't feel, and feel deeply. I would never say that. But just maybe, we don't move along so quickly as life does for some. We tend to savor and relish and tarry. Each coin has 2 sides. I'm SO glad to have found you, Susan. I'm praying god blesses you. I'm thanking Him because I feel like I've met a new friend today.
My Dear Susan....second time I watch you ...my comment did not make it through....first time ..I guess I did not press it....oh......so with you on being a happier person...oh...please universe make that true....I know it is in our hands....in changes..we should really know by now what is it we crave......I am ready and voicing it...2016 was a year of new challenges...yes I have tried and gave it all...now I have to tweek it .to make myself whole...not broken in these pieces...where some days are good and some I feel like screaming...Year of the burning rooster is here...time to clean up and burn what is not dear... to our happiness..because that is the antiaging serum I want to wear on my face too! and btw...i am covered in a bee venom mask as I write...i got it in Marshall...oh what a happy sight..I almost screamed...yey I have a miracle Susan talked of...and it really is a delight...and your skin is amazing...so firm and so bright!..thank you for sharing ..you sure have helped me to pick a good ones.....Love to you....big huggs...your Jana
OH Donna...the older i get, the easier it is for me to withdraw....like I make my own bubble...that is what I am going to change in 2017!!! Adore you so much!
Your skin looks just beautiful. Thanks for sharing your routine with us. You and Cooper look so cozy snuggled up on your bed. I hope you have a great weekend. Hugs...Kay
Hi Sue! I loved this video! It's so much fun seeing what you use on your beautiful skin! I just loved seeing what you do in your nighttime routine. Thank you for sharing this with us! Have a wonderful week, my friend! Lots of love, Colleen xox :-)
Ah thakn you Colleen so much :) It's been raining here all day...I was going to go out and film today but it was just too dark..I am ready for spring!!! xxoo
Lovely video! As I wrangle through getting used to changes that were imposed on me in 2016, job and pay restructuring and additional stress factors at my work, my son that moved to NYC, a friend I did a lot with who was busy in a trade school, to name a few, I look for challenges in 2017 of MY choosing. Changes to my social life, making more friends, forcing myself to go to something, when it would be easier to stay holed up at home. "Change is good." Hmm maybe when it is our own doing. Then I'd like to think it's just following dreams:) Side note: My online dating experiences are book worthy. Lol. Being we're both from Michigan, and near the same age, were probably getting many of the same profiles. I signed up Dec 27th. Have met only 1 slightly normal guy and we haven't met in person yet. I will not be renewing at the end of this month. Just wanted to say I too know it's a jungle out there. And online dating ain't for sissies ;) You're a better woman than I for sticking with it!
I have been on and off the site..:) mostly off. I met a nice guy this year and we dated a few times...I talked about it in my last video...you are 100% right, it's very difficult...they all look like axe murders to me...LOL...thank you for stopping by and sharing your goals...:) I loved it!
Hi Susan! You got me into using oils, so thank you for that! My skin loves them! I'm a little confused about the order of things though as everything I've read says to use the oils last as nothing else can penetrate through them. Hmmmm. That's not the way I have been using them. Well, I just do my best! LOL! Thanks Susan! Melissa
Hi Susan loved your video ! Your so pretty ! You look so well ! Seems like you've got it all going for you and look really happy . Thank you for a very in depth knowledgeable video ! Lots of love to you and cooper . From England . 💐👍
I'm so glad that I found you 💜 You're skin is so beautiful and I absolutely love how the products that you use are affordable!! I would love to know if you use anything special on your hands as well?? Your hands are beautiful too. I just turned 37 last week and I grew up in the sun :( I'm trying to turn thins around.
One of the changes I've been trying to make is to be more conscious about letting others know when I appreciate them, so let me do that now!
I appreciate the care and thought (and work) you put into your videos. It really comes through. More than that, though, I appreciate the kind and expansive spirit that comes through in each video. You wouldn't think that a video about (for example) skin care products would somehow end up being a spiritual journey, but somehow all of your videos are. Sometimes I'll catch myself thinking twice about clicking because I don't know if I want to commit to an 18-minute video, but then I remember that I have never once watched a video of yours and not ended up feeling better for having done so. I always end up feeling like the experience was worth every second. Even when you seem wistful or sad, I still value taking that journey with you because I end up feeling more in touch with my own feelings as a result.
I know it can be hard putting creative work out into the world because you don't always know how it's being received, or whether anyone even cares or appreciates it, so I just wanted to take a moment to tell you: I love and value what you do.
You brought tears to my eyes. You write in such a beautiful way. It's sometimes feels so good to be seen...not me...but the world. My greatest joy is going out into the world and filming...almost anything...it's like writing a poem and there is always a story. And I so understand...sometimes when you click on a video you just don't want to take any journey at all....I am very much like that...I get afraid to feel. I suppress so much and it sort of falls out when I film. I cherish that you are here. I cherish that you hear me. I have no way to tell you that your words help me keep going and give me one more reason to try to touch the world. Love to you, Susan
💖 Oh my...thank you so very much....:)
Spot on, C Lindemann!
Love the happiness facelift. I want to be a better Christian this year.
C Lindemann , well put, exactly the way I feel.
This video was just beautiful. My change for 2017....to forgive myself and move on. To let go of the guilt, to stop blaming myself for everything that hasn't went exactly as planned.
that is a beautiful goal....we are so hard on ourselves...
bellsbaby1964 God bless you. 💜🙏🏽💜💐💐💐
I have never taken to change easily. I am very much a creature of habit and I like my habits. For me, I have found some content in trying not to resist changes happening around me, especially if it's something out of my control. Realizing that everything is not about me and trying not internalize so much. For those who don't think your skin has improved over the past couple of years may need to invest in a new computer screen. I see a huge difference in the smoothness, clarity, etc. I'm so thankful to YTbers like yourself who have introduced us to so many wonderful, affordable products that we would have never heard about otherwise. Especially if they are an alternatives to the higher end products. It doesn't get much better than cozying up on the bed with your dog and a good book. So love to you and your beautiful Cooper! Laurie
OH Laurie..you always say the wisest things! " Everything is not about me" ohyes...and as I have aged I have seemed to withdraw a bit too much....Cooper has been very ill and I just have not been myself...but I found such comfort in making this video. Seeing life througha camera lens is so beautiful...it takes all thsoe hard edges of reality away....I adore you and am using your Smashbox tip...I ordered that chaffing gel!!! Love to you! Susan
I'm so glad your trying the monistat. If you watch Elle is for Living you know it's her HG primer too, she mentions it often. I'm so worried that Cooper is not well. My Trixie has a couple of chronic conditions that we've been living with and treating for several years now. So I know the heartbreak when you have a beloved pet that is unwell. I just hope he is not suffering and you are able to keep him comfortable and his condition will improve. Prayers for Cooper! Laurie
Thank you so much Laurie...Cooper is almost 14 years old...the vet is stumped...so for the last 6 weeks he has good days and bad days....I'm not sure what the future holds but I am takin git one day at a time...adore you!
You are an example of having found the holy grail of beauty. You are happiness and an inspiration to us. Not only are your videos a joy, but the community of inspired women who watch your videos and post their comments are wonderful examples of our journeys. Thank you lovely Susan for your honesty in sharing on such a personal level. You make the challenging journey of growth, ART. We are all soul sisters here for each other.
That is beautiful Ellen...it's amazing, I was just saying the same thing this week....very touching. I feel so lucky we can walk this roard together...I have so much to learn xxoo My love to you, Susan
Hi Susan, I'm a new subscriber and I must say that this video is so touching as are all of the previous videos of yours that I have watched. You have such a gift in your ability to captivate your audience with your story. You are truly a beautiful person inside and out. My hope is that you find your happiness. I believe you will. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent with the world. I am truly grateful I found your channel. You and sweet Cooper have a wonderful weekend. Xo's
Oh Leslie...I was having such a down night and your words lifted me up. You are so kind and thank you so much for calling Cooper sweet! He is such a sweet boy..he is 14 and not feeling all that well...these are long days now but I have hope that this year will bring peace and more understanding of a fuller life for me and others. You are beautiful and you are kind...and I am so glad you found me. ~ xxoo Susan
This video touched me. This year I want and need happiness and peace. The last 6 years of my life have been the worst OF my life. I know I must change things in order to achieve happiness and peace but sometimes I don't feel strong enough to do it.....I've been told I'm very strong because of the things I've had to deal with.....but how strong can one be for so long??? My faith has kept my head from "going under" and I know God has a plan and that I need to be patient......I keep telling myself that. I will be 63 this year and I know so well that life is too short....I just want to be happy. xxoo
Oh your words touched my heart..the 60's are an interesting time for a woman...we are not old...but we are not young girls anymore....I am having a heck of a time with it...I think getting away from my own life a bit and getting more involved in things that are new to me and exciting...or meaningful may be the key? I wish I knew...I know my faith helps me when all else fails! I am so very glad you are here Beverly...you are beautiful inside and out!
And I'm so glad I found you!!
Susan, I could listen to you for hours. Thanks for sharing your night time routine. I am trying Retin A again. If I cannot tolerate so glad to know I can use the retinol oil. changes are difficult, I have worked in the medical field for 42 years and had to leave last year because of health issues. At my darkest God is my light. At my weakest God is my strength. At my saddest, God is my comforter. Wishing you and Coops a wonderful weekend!!!!! Blessings
That is very beautiful Debbie...I am working through my life out loud here and I cherish the fact you are here with me :) xxoo
Oh Susan....your videos are award winning! You have such a beautiful way of filming and telling your story so very heart felt. I wish I could sit and be with you on the other side of the table having a cup of coffee! Love the pic of you and Mr Coops asleep... you are such a good Mommy! Hugs to you both! Betty
Oh Betty!!! If we could just sit and have coffee adn talk....I could cry just thinking about how great that would be...you have always seen me..and that feels so good to be understood!
I am 51 years old and just found your channel! I love your videos, they are so inspirational to me and helpful! Thank you ! I look forward to all that you make!
Hi Susan, I'm trying to make several changes in 2017. I want to feel, peace & contentment. I want to finally love myself. I need joy & happiness. I will stop worrying about things that I can't change. I will stop looking back, if I do look back for a moment it will to be to remember a joyful time with a loved one, and remind myself that I have lived a life that many will only dream of. I have been a blessed woman. This part of my life is about me and for me. No more husband and kids all grown, it's truly my turn. I pray to live and enjoy this new episode of my life. I will learn to be alone, and still feel complete. Maybe someday love will come my way...but in the meantime, I will appreciate what I have and who I have. I will say the words I love you to those that hold a place in my heart. No one gets tired of hearing that they are loved. Susan, you bring me joy, and make me smile, and most of all make me think. I am one lucky girl. That I will remember. We still have a long way to go before we reach our end, let's set great examples for the women who will follow in our footsteps. Love to you & Cooper. xo
OK, crying again, such a beautiful video.... Thank you for sharing. The points you make are so profound and heartfelt and genuine I feel so blessed to have found your videos. Much love to you Susan=)
Oh Linda....I love your picture so much...thank you so much for being here. It just means the world to me that you understand how I see the world...it's all our world...and when we can share ideas and thoughts, it feels like Heaven on earth to me...Much love to you Linda...xxoo ~ Susan
So happy I found your vlog. You are such a lovely person. Your voice even calms my stress. Such an inspiration you are. I'm turning the big 60 in July and seeking change and inspiration in this season of my life. Thanks for all you do.
Dear Cooper, You are living such the dog's life filled with love, love, love!
I simply loved this video, Susan. You are the calm before the storm. Wishing you and Cooper a lovely evening.
I'm trying to watch all of your videos I haven't seen; I keep having a 'Susanfest' of sorts! Your skin has responded beautifully as a result of the research you've done, and the regimens you've personalized; there's no doubt about it. I especially notice the improvement you have enjoyed as regards the visible texture of your skin. I cannot believe you were previously a long-term smoker, because the effects you usually see on a smoker's face have virtually been erased, Susan! Well done, missie, and congratulations on quitting smoking! It can't have been easy. You exhibit a gentle strength, Susan, and if you ever struggle with feeling vulnerable, broken, and weak, please don't forget to acknowledge, and celebrate your incredible accomplishments! You have also devoted your time to share your experiences, and your wisdom to help others. Your compassion, resilience, and your ability to successfully achieve positive personal growth is incredibly inspiring, my friend! I appreciate what I have learned from you! You're the best! Have a glorious week, Susan, Sherrey💗🎈💗
You seem like a kind woman, love your videos!! I have been single for 5 yrs now, LOVE IT!! Now Im 46 yrs old, raised my responsible and kind sons and now Im done and they all live on their own for a year now, the 18 yr old rule works!! YAY!! It has been adventurous for me, I get up, do what I want w/o permission or giving notice to ANYONE😉 I travel, meet different ppl/cultures, swim with sharks, flew a plane, dance, dance, dance, love music, art, literature and researching, so no time to be bored, just tired
..lol...lol, but having fun!! I hope you can find this joy yourself, I think you will😉 Have a great weekend!!
I am making changes... scary exciting thrilling changes. I'm going to travel....and work I can't afford hotels this time around so I have a van which I will sleep in with my dog. I've done my research and my prep and soon I will be on the road. I am too attached to my children who are grown humans with lives and lives and dreams of their own. My children have been my life, my existence for 46 years except for three years 1981 thru 1984. I don't know any other way to be but mom. I've only lived alone sort of for less than one year. I've always lived with someone or someone has lived with me. I am looking forward to extended alone time not just hanging out in my room with the door closed 😊
Ellen, do it!!! Yay for you!!!
Ellen Henry How wonderful.I would love a road trip.Maybe some day.
Oh my oh my....you are wonderful and brave...!
Ellen - It's hard to stop being a mom isn't it? We are not what we have done. We are what we believe! Look at you! I'm interested in your journey. What a wonderful adventure!
Deborah105 I had this very conversation yesterday with my sister in law.There isnt a time when you are a parent that you sit back and say "job done".My children are 34,33.18 snd they need me as much now as ever.Im not complaining,they are my life.However my body heart and mind never rest from worry.x
Why don't you have a million subscribers? Your videos are pieces of art. Just beautiful! I have to ask in your night routine I did not see the argereline serum ( spelling ?). Are you still using that perhaps in the morning? I hope you have the strength to make whatever changes you desire. Hugs to Cooper!
Hello beautiful Dianne! I use Argerline every day but only in the morning. I don't use it at night because it seems like the power in it is after you face it....it picks up your face and at night, even though it has MX3000, it just doens't seem right....LOL...but that's just me. But Argerline is something that helps me look like I have Botox...I was using in this video and I could tell...my forhead looked flatter....LOL...thank you so much for talking about my changes...and changes are a bit scary, but their not sad to me...I am full of hope. Happy week-end Dianne!!!
Just had my 63rd birthday 1/12. So, your video means so much to me. Thank you. Celebrate the NOW - great reminder. 2017's Happiness Face Lift is to put as many healthy, natural things inside me as outside, to walk outdoors and take in the blessed air, the light, and growing things. Love more, sing more, write more, and paint more. Worry less about aging, and enjoy more what my body still can do. Audrey Hepburn said, "Happy girls are the prettiest." Changing what breaks your heart should be as good as any lipstick to improve one's smile. XOXO & Love to Cooper, too.
HAPPY BIRTDHAY CLAIRE!!! Audrey Hepburn said, "Happy girls are the prettiest." Yes!!! You make my world a much better place Claire....you always just blow me away with your wisdom!
xoxoxo
Your video just hit me right in my broken heart ! I need to make changes and I don't know what or how, but I know I can and deserve to be happier. You are an inspiration to this 42-year-old divorced (was married for 13 years and have been divorced now for 3 years ), lonely female. Thank you ! God Bless !
Susan - Your skin looks marvelous. Aging accelerates the closer you are to 60 and beyond. So, Aren't you something!!! You are natural and you look as good as anyone can. I love your honesty and your enthusiasm. I wish you peace and the happiness you seek in 2017.
Susan, I've been watching a couple of years too and have to say I've noticed a big change in your skin, it glows!!!! Sincerely, Judy
I have missed you also. I have been busy with caring for my father and haven't been watching alot of Utube. I forgot how good your videos are for me and am back. Thank you Pam
Little Poet, any who can find a negative comment about your look,
is 'jealous much?! With your lovely, lovely complexion....
you earned the right to touch your face and reap the reward of your
diligence in skincare!! You are positive encouragement to help us
feel motivated , and sharing what works for you ,is so helpful!
It,s showing from your eyes , that the firelight in your heart is low. My goal for this year is to free myself from the voices in my head, that tell me that I am less than not equal to. (hugs) 🙅🌹
You are equal...you are wonderful...you are a kind dear soul. And yes, my firelight was low...but I have hope for a better days ahead....I adore you Esther!
I send you all my best wishes for finding your changes......May they be the ones to give you peace & happiness within yourself.
I need to do the same - but having a husband means that I can never do things "exactly" as I would like to do .....
Think about that aspect before you wish for certain changes !
You are so very deep and you make me think...I can't tlel you how much I love that.....:) Love to you always, Sues
Beautifully filmed video as always Susan. For me 2017 is about health - an end to more than 30 years of gynae problems, as this year should include a hysterectomy. As I sit here typing, I have in the last eight months had four weeks only, where I haven't been bleeding. Added to the constant ache of severe arthritis it is making me really tired and fed up. I have suffered from endometriosis and occasional fibroids throughout my life, since the age of 12 when menstruation started. Such problems of prolonged/heavy bleeding, infertility and pain. I have had eight gynae surgeries in the past and this year (now I'm 45), I should be finally getting a full hysterectomy. I'm around halfway through the perimenopausal stage but I can't wait another five to ten years (I'm at year 6 of hot flushes etc). I think after recovering from the surgery I will have a new lease of life, obviously it won't help the arthritis, but I should have more energy and improvement to quality of life. That's the change I'm looking forward to - no more constant bleeding and more energy. For those who wonder why I have waited till now 45 is the magic number not to increase my risk of osteoporosis (of which I have a family history) and as I already have severe osteoarthritis, that is important. I think 2018 will include a new hip, but that's another story. Best wishes.
Loraine Mcgillivray I'm hoping for good health, minimal joint pain, energy and a full and rich life for you! It's time!
Thank you so much xxx
Oh my dear Susan, how I yearn for change right now!!! I dont know what that looks like, and as i struggle through, i am determined to find inner peace and that glow from with in!!! YOU ARE A BEAUTFUL , Inspirational person!!! Thank you for sharing with and speaking to my heart!!! xox TINA (praying for dear Cooper :)
What a nice visit ...I enjoy my time spent with you..no matter how brief. Changes....the ever elusive dream....always seeking and so many times never found. The path of changes seems to be walked so many times...over and over and over again....like a maze and you get so frustrated.....life gets in your way and you look back over your shoulder and you see where you have been....and then you realize you are right back where you started...lol. Life lesson learned.....changes are great as long as you don't let the journey consume you so much you forget to live and love the present blessings surrounding you. You my sweet friend are filled with so much love and a deep passion to be kind and caring to others. You have so much creative talent and you are kind enough to share that with us....your friends. You bring much joy and peace to us in this crazy hectic world....and I thank you for that my friend! Please give Coop a hug and I look forward to your next visit. Love..Patty
Very wise words...made me cry because you are talking truth...everything you said here is so profound....I look back and I feel the pain of " oh to go back and make it all right"...and I have to stop myself...there is no going back....and I have to find a way to truly grow up....it's a lot more fun growin gup with a wonderful friend like you Patty :)
Your videos are so calm and peaceful. Today at TJ Maxx I purchased the Lanocreme Bee Venom Face Mask $4.99, the Lanocreme Manuka Honey eye cream $6.99, and the Lanocreme Nourishing Night Cream $5.99!! They're all from New Zealand. I'm so excited to try them.
((DEBBIE)))!!! Did you really???? That Bee Venom cream! I am so afraid they will sotp making it now...and it's so hard to get. I have hit Marshalls everyday and it's always sold out...ALWAYS!!! Oh you just made me so happy!!! xxxoo Let me know how it's working for you over the months! What fun! xxoo Susan
I bought the Lanocream manuka honey mask and it was very hydrating. I like them T J Max yea!
Oh that is good!!!
You are so gifted with editing video ! I'm always amazed at the art and level of professionalism each one has. You are a very talented woman. Thanks for sharing it with all of us.
HI Ellen!!!! There is my friend! I know I look at filming and editing in a different way...and that carries over to watching TV and movies now...I notice everything. I am way too close to know if I am getting better...the only thing I know for sure is that I feel a need to tell more of a story...that's when I am happy...Oh Ellen...I am happier when I am filming a red balloon then I am myself...that is art....I don't thin it will be long before things take a new turn...I hope to be a little more open and free in 2017...we only live once! How are you???
Good for you! I'm on a weight loss journey this year, as well as taking better care of myself in general. I wish you the best in your changes!
Oh Kendra....you are wonderful
Hi Susan, you've made another visually alluring video with heartfelt content! I hope you soak in its success and soak in the appreciation our hearts feel too. It is love from both sides - yours for us in making it, and ours for you watching it, feeling it! I wanted to watch to find out how you sequence your products to achieve your glowy face. In the end though I'm longing for that elusive face you describe that reflects joy and love. Probably if we were wiser, we could recognize all that in Cooper's face! He has calmness/peace, joy in the moment, and satisfaction in simplicity. Those are some of the qualities I hope to realize more this year and also just in going forward. There is a time for solemnity, reflection and even melancholy as well. So I also hope I live in balance with the flow of both joy and sadness. xoxo, Sharon ❤
Hello my "Beautiful Little Poet"!!
You know, as I was listening to your words, one in particular "change" it's a scary word to me! However, it's a MUST!! I think we always have to change something or the other. Because as the times change, we have to change with it! Just last night I was telling my husband that despite all this pain I've been in, without a days break, I still feel joy in my heart! He said, why do you think? I replied, "because I'm truly blessed"! I know God has given me this for a reason, why? I haven't figured it out yet! I do know that it has something to do with change. I have no clue what my next "change" is, I know it's something because I know I can't just exist! I have faith in God, He will guide me to my next path.
Sorry for rambling :(
Have a blessed week!!
Hi Sue, my gosh I'm always enthralled by the beauty of your videos! I love how you edit! Ok, sorry... skincare... thank you for sharing your night skincare. I think you said it beautifully when you said that it has to make us happy. We may not all use the same products, but the ones we have make us happy. If not, we move on from it and learn from each other and see what works for each of us!... changes I want to make? I turn 60 this year and am determined not to give anyone/thing the power to control my feelings... if something is not making me happy, I'm moving on. I realize it's not easy... change is not easy for me either. We just need to remain positive and focused! Love to you and Coop! xo Marlene
Oh Marlene...I love your comments so much and I 100% agree with every word. Happiness and having our life mean somethng does lead to so much beauty on our face and heart....and we have to make it fun. The lastest greatest serum is only as good as the next fun product. I just love the glamour of it all....I love trying new products....I love reading those promises on all theose beauty jars...I used to love to listen to men sweet talk me too...it's like the same exact thing leading to pretty much the same result! But I still love the romance of it all and at 62 I am madly in love with the oils. I find it shocking you are almost 60? Did you mis-type that? I swear, I thought you were around 40 and I thought to myself, " shold I watch her..she's so much younger then me...." OH MY GOODNESS!!! Whatever you are doing, I'll take two!!!! My love ot you! ~ Susan
I'm 56 and have never had Botox, any peels or anything injected in my face but I have finally found a product that has made the biggest difference in my skin and have been loving it! Now don't get grossed out but they have snail excrement in them so the eye cream and the moisturizing gel (of course this comes from Korea) are so creamy and hydrating and absorb quickly. They are also very affordable and I just did my skincare routing video so you can see what I'm talking about. Again, I'm 56 and think it looks pretty darn good!
You look so very beautiful :)
I recently started using the eye cream and I like it so much. Found it at Marshall’s for $4.99. Yay! I cannot believe you are 62 Ms. Susan. Your a beautiful inside and out. 💐❤️💐
hi.. i just want to say, i love watching your video, i find that your voice is very calming and you look so young. im 29 yo now turning 30, and still strugling finding the right products to my skin. i hope i could look like you when i reach my 60s.. your so beautiful. much love from Indonesia xx
Loved this video Susan!!!! It was raw and open!! Thank you for putting yourself out there to make me reflect on the changes I need to make in 2017. You look so pretty and your skin is glowing!!! Hugs to you and Cooper!!
I think you may be the kindest women on earth! Thank you Linda so much for being here and letting me feel it's ok to be a bit odd!!! You are so kind and so beautiful inside and out!!! ( and not too far from me!!)
Hello, I literally don't know how I got to your channel but here I am .
I just wanted to let you know that I use many many of the same products you have been trying out & working well on your skin. I am a woman of 60 yrs young with mainly oily skin though I think that's s good thing on our side .
You are so talented! I see & understand how you do your video's for skincare unlike anyone else . You are very artistic ! You appear to see and feel things in a higher vibration than the norm.. the way you shoot your video . I am the same way .
Love your vintage pictures & decor.
Cheers with a great cup of Coffee & a slice of pie 😊
Sandie,
Tahoe Gal
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I want to live, more than exist! I'm just finding myself again and this year will be about self love for me!
Oh that is so beautiful Yvonne :) Yes!
lol I yelled out What!?!! when you said you were 62! Girl!! You are doing Everything Right!!! BTW!! I just got my mask in the mail today.. I am going to use it like a sleeping mask! You are so very beautiful both inside and outside!! My biggest change in 2017 to be honest is to be kinder to myself!! Sounds simple huh? Not for me and probably not for a lot of us! I lost (she isnt lost she is home with our lord) My very Best friend since we were 11 .. 3 weeks ago and another thing I would like to say.. Is do not count on Tomorrow.. I always thought we had tomorrow and Tomorrow for us will never come .. (not here anyway).. So please if anyone is reading this.. dont put things off that matter.. dont hold onto anger and hurt.. forgive those that hurt you and most of all be kind to yourself and others! All my best Wendy
Oh Wendy...it was hard not to cry reading about your loss...we should always tell the person we love how much they mean to us...ASAP...everyday....I am so very deeply sorry for your loss..xxxoo love and hugs to you Wendy...
Thank you so much! Xoxo
You,Cooper and your videos are the bright spot. Thank you
Dear Susan, I sense a real sadness in this video but I understand it. You started out with it being a dark day where you are and that alone can be depressing but it is also post the holiday season and that is for many a depressing time. I think you will feel better when the sun is back but having said that I know it is a deeper thing. I think maybe look into some touring events as a group like bus trips to different events many communities offer these and it is an opportunity to meet some new friends or maybe a part time job as a volunteer or getting paid it can be very fulfilling anyway I love you and sweet Cooper and I want you to have an amazing 2017. xo
Oh you have a kind heart...art sometimes I think is dramtic? I didn't mean this video to be sad, I wanted it to reflect my jouney of one day...talking about my past and then meeting a 89 year old Vet....and all that represented. Our worlds contrasted..... I know I get a bit carried with my camera but it's how I love to express myself and how I see and feel the world....but I don't want you to feel bad that I am sad...when I am filming I am so filled with happiness and joy I can't even describe it! I am very busy and have many projects planned with music....don't you owrry one bit my friend!!! xxoo Susan & Cooper
Hi Susan. I think you look great! The products you are using certainly are working. Your skin is glowing. This year, I hope to become more organized.
Oh Carrie!!! Me too!! I bought a planner!!!
Your videos are SO inspiring, beautiful, artistic and I am addicted ..... you inspire me .... I am binging on ALL your past videos! LUV LUV LUV
I used to own a dermabrasion machine. You put the scrub on a sponge...it goes around. Well several years ago it broke. I decided to purchase micro dermabrasion Crystal's from Amazon. I did and mixed a small amount with my cleanser each day or several times a week. I've been cleaning my face this way for several years....maybe more than 5 years. It's simple and feels great. My skin's in good shape...no tools only use my hands. By the way I'm a pianist too. Ann
Towards the end...the voice and your clock....sooooo soothing!!! You are beautiful Susan!
You always make me feel so loved....you are so very sweet!!! Happy week-end ot you Cynthia!!!
You look great on camera 🎥. It's always a struggle to find the right lighting on cloudy or dark days. I love coconut oil on my hair and skin. Thank you showing us your skin care routine. I love the color kf your jacket. It gives color to your skin. Our darker lip color compliments your jacket. Stunning color on you. I used to look back at the past. I figured that I have learned from the past and look forward to the future. Make small change. I would love to remove negativity in my life. Things I can be in control of. Like family. Kids. Friends. And making more time for me that makes me happy 😊. Hugs 🤗. You just inspire me when I watch your videos. Stay fabulous.
I love everything you wrote....yes, it's terrible to get the right lightin gin winter...oh my gosh...I have 700 watts of daylight bulbs on me and it's still like I am sitting in the dark! I think you look so beautiful in your vidoes! You have it going on!!! xxoo Happy New Week!
So here is (was) my happiness change Jan. 2017. My husband and I filed for divorce 1 yr. ago. We decided we'd be happier together and would try and salvage our marriage. So we withdrew our divorce papers. Exactly one yr. later (today in fact) we have refiled. We know that we gave it our best shot but wasn't enough. So my happiness changes are to learn how to move forward with a smile and a fresh start at 67 and not get bogged down with sadness. I know it is for the best!
Another lovely video, thank you Susan, i just watched your last two back to back! Thanks for sharing your changes. Physical changes for me are to lose weight, i have let a few stone creep on and i am not comfortable in my skin right now. Emotional changes would be to have a little more faith in myself and try to stomp down on my social anxiety and get the better of it! iI have so much confidence when im out alone..and like you am happy to shop alone and eat alone...just not as comfortable in company. Thank you again, for your company though, i always look forward to that. love always, lou in the uk x
Oh my beautiful friend..you must be so over me!!! Back to back me....I should send you flowers...I love your hair color so much...thank you for being so kind to me Louee :)
I always so enjoy your videos... I was able to get the mask and use it as a nighttime moisturizer. So far I'm really loving it! I notice such a difference in my skin since using argeriline... I do use Retin A at night, progressing slowly to minimize irritation and I have seriously seen such a huge change in my skin. My neck was really going downhill (literally) and it is just incredible the change I see.. I'm so grateful to you and a couple of other wonderful women on YT for such wonderful direction, information and suggestions I've received.. You're such a beautiful woman - inside and out... And Cooper... well, he is just dear... ❤️🐾❤️. I hope you have a wonderful weekend... Sue
Your skin looks beautiful, so smooth and glowing. I wish I had stayed out of the sun! Being fair and freckled, plus living in Arizona most of my life, means a lot of age spots. I think the change I want to make is to live in the moment, and also to connect with more people. I'm getting better at enjoying the moment, but the people part is hard! Cooper looks so sweet sleeping, and he makes a beautiful picture matching your bedspread. The video was beautiful and I enjoyed it so much!
Thank you so much Sherry :0 xxoo I am so happy to see you....Cooper did sort of blend in the bedding!!!
You look lovely! Your skin is looking fantastic, shows all the care your giving it. Wonderful that your using less foundation. You look beautiful in the shade of wine. Makes your eyes light up. I've make changes to my skincare also. I finally took the rosehip oil out of the refrigerator. When it was in there I forgot to use it. The sweet almond oil I stopped using. It kept migrating into my eyes. I just use it on my hands & elbows. I do use Purity cleanser by Philosophy in the morning. I use Serious Skin Reverse Lift in the evening. I just wish my skin would look the same as when you just applied all your skin care. I use a mix of natural oils & regular skin care products. I don't know if you saw my comments on your past two videos. I haven't heard from you so I hope your doing well. It's wonderful to look the same as two years ago! I've noticed more lines in my face. Mine is from stress & pain. But one thing is that my skin feel softer & dewier. Much better than it has in the past. I just have to start using face masks. I have many of them but always forget to use them. The most important change I want to make is continue losing weight. I've basically stayed the same for about 3 years. I've lost the same 10-20 lbs over & over. I need to lose them permanently & so much more. Once I lose enough I have to get my knees replaced. I'm tired of the pain, falling & not being able to go out of the house. The fear of falling & not being able to get up is very real. I have lots to work on. I hope we will both be able to accomplish something this year. Much love, Lucy
Oh Lucy....what I pray for is for you to be more mobile and be able to get out more and get that knee replaced...you and I have so much life left to live...I want to grab it...and hold it...2017...you and me!!!!
For me, every year since forever, I don't strive for happiness, because I'm not certain what that means. I'm happy, but never happy all the time. Which is the way I think it's to be. I am striving for a joyous affect. I know what that will bring to me! The differences might seem subtle, but they loom large for me! Good topic to consider! Lovely video!
Remember the quote about happiness in the movie " Annie Hall" ? " As long as there is one person starving in the world I can’t be happy”...I feel like that.
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I think..life is brutal and we all do the best we can...and when we are happy it's a beautiful moment...and we string as many of those moments together to make a quilt of our life...some years are happier then others...I don't feel I am doing enough to go after the things that break my heart...where I can make a difference...but I keep trying..thank you for your comment...you make me think and I love that!!!
Always so love, poetic and kind. Great skin care...love to you and Cooper
I want to live more in the joy of the moment ... like my sweet pups do when they know it's hotdog treat time! Dancing, prancing, twirling, and skidding across the floor. Blesses me every time. Shhhhhh ... don't tell them it's just a hotdog. Smiles, Stella
I have watched your first skincare routine video numerous times because I love the music and the visuals and now you have surpassed that one: this is even more beautiful and more poignant: it is past the size of words... Changes. Yes I want to teach full time in a college setting while nurturing my own artistic growth; I want to live in my own house and have around me my furniture, pictures, books and other personal possessions that have been in storage since 2008; I want to do something important; mostly, though, I want to feel safe... PS Your thumbnail picture is breathtaking!!!
Oh Cherly....wow...thank you for saying such thing that are so dear to me. I try to tell a story about changes...and letting go of the past..and then I saw that old vet that had such a dear face sitting alone..and ther eI was reading about World War 2....it all seem to come together....folks say they think I look sad or am sad...but I'm not...when I am filming I am so happy...most of the time art isn't usualy knee slapper...thank you for understanding that...you as a actor know better then I what I am trying to say..I'm look forward to out collab!!! YEAH!!!
Hey pretty lady, loved this video, I enjoy seeing what you use for night time skin care, I have not seen nor heard of the products you use apart from coconut oil and Micellar Water. I have said it before but will say it again, your skin is amazing and you do not look anywhere near your age. I am transfixed when I watch/listen to you, there is always 'something' that tugs at the heart strings, and you capture your viewers as if in a trance, well you do me, that scene of you lying on the bed with Cooper just melted my heart, what a beautiful vision. Whatever changes you seek, I know you will do it, you deserve nothing but the very best, and I wish nothing less for you. The changes I want to make this year is first and foremost, my weight and then a few other 'personal' things! :) Have a wonderful weekend my sweet friend, sending huge hugs from across the pond, love you tons! Big X for Cooper ~~~ Susan xoxo
You lighten my heart in many ways so I enjoy your videos a lot. >I am going through some scary health issues-changes in my life so any bit of relief I am able to find I grab onto and appreciate it very, very much. You look terrific at any age and your insides match just beautifully! Thanks for the videos.. I look forward to going through your library and getting to know you that way :)
I send you well wishes, prayers and my love Julie...
I think the touching of your face is because, that evening ritual looks like you are loving yourself and taking that time every evening. You make me want to take that time to do it also! Looks like you you are absolutely savoring every moment. Yes, a beautiful way to end the day. I presently do nothing! ha.lol..have good genes but Im inspired to do the same as you have.(55) to have georgious skin like you!Thank you for being you.
I think this is your most beautiful video, Susan. You know I love to hear everyone's skincare routine. Your skin looks perfect. Yes, it is a success if we look the same as we did two to three years ago. I am such a work in progress, so there are many changes, and tweaks ahead of me. My love to you, and Mr Coops....MaryEllen
OH MaryEllen, When I think of you I think of a woman who is always moving forward....moving in the right direction but not without much thought. I just love that about you...you cut through the drama and get right to the heart of things. I wish I was more like that. I feel so lucky you have hung here with me for almost 2 years...Mr. Coops has been resting and I so loved it when you asked about him...you are such a good friend to me. Have a wonderful new week...I was watching QVC tonight and thinking of you and the products you showed us! xxooo Love to you and Jim, Susan & Cooper
Oh Susan I did order via Amazon few items.😆.. can't wait...... bee venom one currently unavailable......oh i must listen to your music/songs...... "so gifted"..... just listened to a demo..... bought tears to my eyes so so beautiful....⚘
I picked up raw shea butter soap! Oh my...it's wonderful! I used my powder foundation today, and there is no flakiness at all. My facial skin looks hydrated with a smidge of plumpness! Love it! And I love your videos. They are so gentle and soothing. Great therapy. Hug Cooper! xxxooo Oh...and thank you so much for turning me onto oils. My skin is transforming right before my eyes.
That shea butter! It is my 100% favorite and I hd non ein the hosue when I filmed this vidoe. What a putz I am. In the wonter, I lather my face with it and use my new little sonic tool...gets my face so clean...but shea butter soap clean...and I love how it pilumps us up like we have had fillers and botox! I never thought in my life I would be excited about soap and oils!!!! Adore you so Victoria!!!
What a natural beauty you are! No make up! I love it!
OH OH OH!! NO makeup!!! That wasn't easy!!! And that camera was too close!!! You are so sweet!!!
Love your videos you have a gentle way of expressing so much emotion. Wishing you much love, peace and wonderful changes in 2017.
Oh Julie...thank you so much for watching and being so kind. I hope you have a great new week! Sending love and good wishes to you always, Susan & Cooper xxoo 2017!
Hello My Beautiful Susan!! Gosh you sure know how to get into my soul with your videos at times, and meaning it in a good way. Your videos for me are very warm and inspiring, sometimes fill some emotion for me " again in a good way" to think and reflect on my life and life in general. So.. for you to make that type of impact on me, I have no doubts you do it to others. That my friend you should smile about and know how you touch and make others feel. Let that sink in and bring warmth inside you, and just the feelings of emotions along with it. As for my 2017 I have started changes for myself, I haven't had a ID card for a long time " long story of that one all having to do with not having proper birth certificate" So back and forth i went with both birth and ID, finally got it though and that made me feel good. I feel some free of things I can do now, without thinking " urgh I don't have ID i can't do this or that, or get told no of things i wanted to do" I am on a disability of my severe veins in my legs, its life and i have come to terms with it no place will hire me due to the situation. But my YT is my feeling of something, and I am in works of changing it and making it more for myself. I do help in some taking care of Mom and brother as most know, finally now a place is going to give me credit to help the care so some what of a income from that. So ID, a form of some more of income and feeling of work to a point , not much but something. My weight is my biggest struggle of all, i do want to work on it but am not saying anything of it. Just hope I do it, and then I don't feel i failed of it. I regret many things i done in life, but can't change them as they are that , done and have been done. So I have to work on moving on, do what I can and best I can. I think the next other thing for me to do is some travel, and some other personal things I have to work on. Have a wonderful week, love and blessings to you xoxox
You touch my heart Lori...I feel so much like you do. How we feel about ourselves is always tough and as we grow older I think some things become magnified. I think desire, at least for me, has to be there. In losing weight, I have tools that would help me lose weight but I don't focus. I have lately lost myself in exercise. I force myself to dance for 35 minutes ( lol not a pretty site) a day and that helps my mood so much. Loud rock roll always helps!!! You are a beautiful lovely women and I think working on your channel will payoff!!! You help so many people that come into your orbit...I think of you as a cherished friend...xxoo love to you! Sues
One thing I'd strongly recommend. Is a thermal water from Avene or Vichy. Especially after using miceller water. I've been using this type of spa mineral water for years after reading a derm's book, whose name escapes me. More and more reports say to use it after the micellar water.
I find this water is very healing for abrasions, rashes, burns and even oralcare. I refer to it as my "magic water".
I like your videos. You are so calming to the soul. I agree with your life attitude and advice. We all need to move past our regrets in earlier life and move forward with living in the present and hoping for the future. I need to make a big change in my eating habits that will transfer over into other areas of my life. 5 years ago I lost 100 lbs. Without realizing what I was doing I slipped back into my old eating habits and put back on the weight. When I was thinner all aspects of my life were better. So I know I must travel that road again much wiser with long lasting results. Thank you as you will be an inspiration for me.
OH Peggy.....I know how you feel...weight control is something else...I wake up and say wow, today is the day...I'm cutting way back on what I eat today....but by 6:00 PM I'm a different women who is hungry!!!! I have diet tea I can drink that kills my hunger...but I'm too busy eating to drink it! LOL...weight and money....something that goes up and down with our life....we forgive ouserlves and start again! You sound so lovely in every way! So glad you are here!
I just love watching your videos! I have to admit I came across one by accident & at first I thought you seemed a little strange, sorry. Lol then I kept watching & I was impressed! I have been buying oils & I mix them together to save time. I ordered several of the products you use on Amazon. I just received them today, and I can't wait to try them! You don't look like you are in your 60's at all! Good for you & thank you for these videos! They hit home.
You are so cute Linda...I am strange!!!You have to tell me how your skin is doing in the coming months!!!
I really, really enjoyed this video. I always love hearing about your skin care routine. I am also wondering, about how many drops of each oil do you use? Do you just keep layering them, or do you wait a little bit between applying each oil? Would love to see a morning routine. Maybe you have a recent video on this, I will check. Anyways- I too want to make some changes. Change is sometimes hard- at least it is for me. I look forward to your videos Friday nights. Hope you and Cooper have a wonderful weekend.
I will do a day skincare video...and I use very little oil...2 drops at the most and I layer them. It looks like I use a lot Jodi but I don't! I do love it all so! I always look forward talking to you!!! Oh what a long week!!!
Joy looks good on you. That's what I see when I see you. You have a beautiful spirit. The best beauty treatment on earth is that beautiful glow in your eyes. That pretty smile that lights up the screen. May God continue to beautify you from the inside out.
You are so beautiful...you just glow in your picture....wow! Are you a model? I hope your week is going well and I want to thank you for your very very kind words! xxoo Susan
Thank you Susan! I'm not a model. I'm a photographer. I did that photo for my grandchildren and love one's. Don't know if you can see the words. I want you to have one too.
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I usually apply some oil to my face at night. The other step I've been including is to add some glycerin to it. It really makes a difference! I think the glycerin keeps the moisture of the oil in and penetrating my skin overnight because in the morning, my face is glowing and soft. There is so much to glean from aged wisdom; and a new friend is a blessing. 2017 is going to be the best year ever.
Glycerin..I would like to try this! Yes, 2017 is going to be an amazing year...I think we are going to all find out what we are made of...it's exciting! Getting older isn't all bad..it makes one brave don't you think? Happy new week Denise!!!
Yes! Getting, wait, make that Growing Old isn't for Sissies!
LOVE THIS!!!
Your skin looks fabulous! The routine you are doing is obviously working well. I like to use different oils and rotate things around. I wasn't aware that retinal came in oil. Right now I'm using the ROC retinal cream, but going to try the oil. Hope you have a good weekend! ~ Debie :)
Your videos are always very thought provoking, I love watching them. I just want to be kinder to others, try and listen to them, really listen to them, sometimes that is what someone really needs. Thank you for taking the time to produce your videos every week. I do use a lot of the items now that you use in your skincare routine and I am like you I want to go and buy up as many jars of that bee venom cream I can get my hands on, I am afraid they are going to raise their prices and I won't be able to get it. You and Cooper have a great week!
You are so wonderufl..your words always lift me up...how do I thank you?
and yes, I am afraid they are going to jack the price up...they see that gals are paying $129 for Beenigma...dang!!!! I am hording and I admit, it's sort of fun!!! I saw " sanke Venom" last night and I could not stop laughing!!! What next!!
I am also afraid they are going to raise the price, I went ahead and ordered another jar from Amazon, it is already $2 more than what I had paid for it a couple of months ago. If I go to TJ Maxx or Marshalls I am going to probably buy every jar they have if I ever see it there!! That is funny about the sanke venom.Just keep producing and posting your videos, I thoroughly enjoy them!
I meant "snake serum"....I laughed so hard! Now watch me order it!
Well if you buy it let us know if you like it and I would probably try it too if you give it a good review!!! That is if the price is right!
Hey Susan........loved seeing your night time routine, some excellent products here :) What a gorgeous photo of you with that handsome man, you have such a beautiful smile. Changes.....hmmmm......I am 61, my husband and I are married 34 years, we have 2 boys aged 26 & 20.....yup, I'm 61 with a 20 year old, can you believe it LOL......I started my family a little later in life......I don't want to make any big changes right now, but of course there are always those little things..........I love my life, but to be honest there are times when I think of the young woman I used to be when I was living on my own in the big city with such a busy life, and I thought I would be young forever, didn't we all think that.......we can't go back, but I will always have those wonderful memories. I never thought I would be a senior, how the heck did this happen LOL.........love your videos Susan, your editing is amazing......thanks so much for sharing, hugs to you and Cooper XO
My changes, are to cut back in some hobbies that I have done for many years, and reawaken my creative artsie side I had in my youth, or try too, its been many years. re discover myself, and what makes me shine, sort of forgot that part if myself through the years. that is what I hope to do for myself.
Wonderful video! I want to make changes as well...and like you, not totally sure what that looks like. Although, I love the idea of the "happiness face lift"!
You are such an inspiration, thank you! I'm also divorced and haven't been taking good care of my skin lately, so will try some of the oils you use.
Hello Susan, I'm catching up on watching videos, I so appreciate yours, my change would be to stop torturing myself with all the "what ifs". I have kept myself from happiness by thinking that I have never done enough , never solved the other persons problem, never gave enough of myself, when all I have heard is the opposite. I am hard on myself. Always expecting perfection. Time to change, change is good. But how to us a challenge. So great to see you and Cooper, your skin looks so beautiful. I will try some of the products you talked about. 🌼🌻🌺🌷🌸🌹
I love the way you edit your videos, they're very artistic, it shows you are a very creative person in all you do and share.The past is like a ghost a faint memory. We can never go back and live there or correct any mistake. The future isn't promised to anyone and no one can predict how it will go. We must only live in the present and be the best me we can, allowing for our all too human frailties and leave the rest to our creator.
I love the way you write...so beautiful Teresa!!!
I just found your videos tonight and this is my first. Wow. Your cinematography is so beautiful. I hope you don't change your style of presentation in your others videos. I am so impressed:) Your video was informative and it also made me feel right at home- like I could pour a cup o' joe and sit down with you. Anyway, I just wanted to pop on and say hello:)
I am just gong to watch this new vid before I go to bed (It is 9.30 in the evening here in Norfolk, UK) You look so stylish in the Cerise jacket with a black collar.......Thanking you in advance, I know I will enjoy XX
I love you my friend...your kindness to me means so much
Love this red color on you. Your complexion just pops in this color. Great evening routine. You look stunning girl! Have a great week. Love ya tons, xoxo Sharon
Sorry Sharon..I miss your comment here...it's been hard for me to keep up lately. I appreciate you beyond words :) Ah life....I know you are busy too and I am excited about your new home!!! xxoo
So glad I found your channel... so inspiring...... and wow beautiful skin!!😉..... your videos are so inspiring..... yes hoping for a beautiful year of health and happiness enjoying my children..the grankiddies..my pup and whatever God blesses me with!
Whatever you're doing works. Your skin is gorgeous!
What a msile you have!!!
I am so jealous of your weather!!! I would love to come sit with you and drink tea! And your skin is flawless. It truly is. And you don't look anywhere NEAR your age! You look decades younger. You are so lovely, Susan. I am so glad to know you. Love, Melissa
Oh Melissa! You are so beautiful and I know we are the same age...so I do think of you when I go though some of these " I'm in my 60"s changes"....it seems as I grow older the less I care about the outer and the more worried I am about the inner....if that makes any sence, I love you!!! Happy Week-end to you, Doug and Oliver!!! xxoo Susan & Mr. Coops
Your videos are like therapy. I really love them...so beautiful. I just love how you see beauty in so many "simple" things. I think the hint of stillness and unhurried calm that's present in what I've seen is a sweet romanticism, a nostalgia if you will. I think your videos are teeming with artistic style that so lovely. Have you read Kahlil Gibran The Prophet? I looooove it. He talks about passing into a season less world where you laugh but not all of your laughter and weep, but not all of your tears. I think, for those of us who deal with depression, maybe its not so much that we've got a melancholy that we can shake off, but that we soak up every ounce of happiness is every positive happening and conversely, we experience all of the sadness that comes with time passing and taking things and people we love with it. Not that others don't feel, and feel deeply. I would never say that. But just maybe, we don't move along so quickly as life does for some. We tend to savor and relish and tarry. Each coin has 2 sides. I'm SO glad to have found you, Susan. I'm praying god blesses you. I'm thanking Him because I feel like I've met a new friend today.
My Dear Susan....second time I watch you ...my comment did not make it through....first time ..I guess I did not press it....oh......so with you on being a happier person...oh...please universe make that true....I know it is in our hands....in changes..we should really know by now what is it we crave......I am ready and voicing it...2016 was a year of new challenges...yes I have tried and gave it all...now I have to tweek it .to make myself whole...not broken in these pieces...where some days are good and some I feel like screaming...Year of the burning rooster is here...time to clean up and burn what is not dear... to our happiness..because that is the antiaging serum I want to wear on my face too! and btw...i am covered in a bee venom mask as I write...i got it in Marshall...oh what a happy sight..I almost screamed...yey I have a miracle Susan talked of...and it really is a delight...and your skin is amazing...so firm and so bright!..thank you for sharing ..you sure have helped me to pick a good ones.....Love to you....big huggs...your Jana
Great video.Your camera work is beautiful. I want to make some positive changes too. I have been isolating myself too much. Lots of love Donna
OH Donna...the older i get, the easier it is for me to withdraw....like I make my own bubble...that is what I am going to change in 2017!!! Adore you so much!
Burgundy blazer or top you have on is definitely one of your colours. You look stunning!
oh so so sweet you are!!
Your skin looks just beautiful. Thanks for sharing your routine with us. You and Cooper look so cozy snuggled up on your bed. I hope you have a great weekend. Hugs...Kay
Hi Sue! I loved this video! It's so much fun seeing what you use on your beautiful skin! I just loved seeing what you do in your nighttime routine. Thank you for sharing this with us! Have a wonderful week, my friend! Lots of love, Colleen xox :-)
Ah thakn you Colleen so much :) It's been raining here all day...I was going to go out and film today but it was just too dark..I am ready for spring!!! xxoo
Lovely video! As I wrangle through getting used to changes that were imposed on me in 2016, job and pay restructuring and additional stress factors at my work, my son that moved to NYC, a friend I did a lot with who was busy in a trade school, to name a few, I look for challenges in 2017 of MY choosing. Changes to my social life, making more friends, forcing myself to go to something, when it would be easier to stay holed up at home. "Change is good." Hmm maybe when it is our own doing. Then I'd like to think it's just following dreams:) Side note: My online dating experiences are book worthy. Lol. Being we're both from Michigan, and near the same age, were probably getting many of the same profiles. I signed up Dec 27th. Have met only 1 slightly normal guy and we haven't met in person yet. I will not be renewing at the end of this month. Just wanted to say I too know it's a jungle out there. And online dating ain't for sissies ;) You're a better woman than I for sticking with it!
I have been on and off the site..:) mostly off. I met a nice guy this year and we dated a few times...I talked about it in my last video...you are 100% right, it's very difficult...they all look like axe murders to me...LOL...thank you for stopping by and sharing your goals...:) I loved it!
Hi Susan! You got me into using oils, so thank you for that! My skin loves them! I'm a little confused about the order of things though as everything I've read says to use the oils last as nothing else can penetrate through them. Hmmmm. That's not the way I have been using them. Well, I just do my best! LOL! Thanks Susan! Melissa
Hi Susan loved your video ! Your so pretty ! You look so well ! Seems like you've got it all going for you and look really happy . Thank you for a very in depth knowledgeable video ! Lots of love to you and cooper . From England . 💐👍
Such a wonderful video. I have no words...................
I'm so glad that I found you 💜 You're skin is so beautiful and I absolutely love how the products that you use are affordable!! I would love to know if you use anything special on your hands as well?? Your hands are beautiful too. I just turned 37 last week and I grew up in the sun :( I'm trying to turn thins around.
Your skin looks amazing...I can see the difference...beautiful video I enjoyed
Yeah Dendee!!!
I'm 49 and skincare to me is sooooooo important...love ur videos...