Quick Pampering Tips for Moms
Listen to your favorite music - When was the last time you bought yourself a new CD of your favorite artist? Turn on some motivating music for yourself. Listen to music to relax or pump up the volume and dance while you do the laundry.
Light some candles - Gather a few scented candles and light them for a soothing effect. Be sure to keep a few of the scents you like best on hand so you never run out.
Bubble bath - Fill your bath tub with hot water. Squirt in some nice-smelling bubble bath. Scents like lavender, mint and vanilla contribute a calming aroma.
Rose petal soak - Instead of using bubble bath or bath salts, drop some rose petals in your water just before you get ready to soak.
Rose petal foot soak - Soak your feet for twenty minutes in warm water with rose petals. The smell from the rose petals have a calming effect and the foot soak is sure to be a treat for mom’s tired feet.
Manicure and pedicure - What mom doesn’t deserve a nice pampering manicure and pedicure! Plan a special day out alone for this special treat. If you can’t afford to pay for this, invite a girlfriend and take turns pampering each other.
Save face - Buy an inexpensive tube of facial mask and soothing cream. Give yourself a facial while relaxing in the tub or soaking your feet in a rose petal foot soak.
Mother-daughter pampering - All moms need special pampering, but don’t forget to include your daughters from time to time. If you have a younger daughter, use some of these pampering tips we’ve provided for a fun mother-daughter night. Take turns giving each other facials and manicures, rubbing lotion on your feet or combing your hair. If you have an older daughter, save and plan for a special mother-daughter pampering day at the spa.
Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Cuddle & Coo Doll
Little girls love playing “house” and “family”. I remember when my daughter was playing with her dolls, and how much time she put into creating her characters, and “setting up” her play area. She put more time into that than actually playing. Of course, having a diversity of dolls and other props was very important.
If you have a little girl, these dolls are beautiful, and they look so realistic!
I wish my daughter was still a little girl, playing with dolls, but she is growing up and becoming a beautiful young lady.
The Mattel Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Doll
- Interactive baby doll that can be nurtured
- Girls can choose their own name for their doll
- Real Loving Baby will recognize when her name is spoken
- Has a multitude of realistic baby actions
- Measures 16″ tall
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5 Low Cost Tips to Green Lifestyle
Going green has become a popular trend that looks like it’s here to stay. Even if you can’t build a new home that is energy efficient or remodel your existing home to make it greener, there are still things you can do at home to help the environment.
- First, consider replacing your old incandescent light bulbs with energy efficient compact fluorescent bulbs. These bulbs use up to 80 percent less energy than the older style bulbs. As an added bonus, they last longer so you won’t have to change then as often.
- Second, you can attach aerators to your faucets. These little devices attach to the faucet where the water comes out, and mix air into the flow. You’ll use less water, but the water pressure will remain nearly the same as before. There are similar devices available to attach to your shower heads, which will reduce the total amount of water you use while showering.
- Third, replace your old thermostat with a programmable one. This will allow you to fine tune your heating and cooling cycles to the times you’re at home and actively using your living areas. The energy savings can really add up when you stop keeping the house warm or cool for the entire 8 to 10 hours that you spend at work. You can set the thermostat to turn off as you leave for work, and set it to automatically turn on about a half hour before you return home. Your house will be comfortable while you’re at home, but you won’t be wasting energy and money while you’re away.
- Fourth, install a water filter on your kitchen faucet instead of buying bottled water. Most municipal water systems in the United States provide clean, healthy drinking water, so a filter is usually not necessary. But major beverage manufacturers have spent millions of dollars on marketing campaigns to get us to think that bottled water is cleaner and safer than plain tap water. If you just can’t bring yourself to start drinking water from the tap, you can at least buy and install a filter. Then you can stop adding plastic water bottles to your local landfill.
- Fifth, start using cloth tote bags for your grocery shopping. Plastic grocery bags are not biodegradable, and are another of the many disposable items that are clogging up local landfills. If you don’t want to start a collection of cloth grocery tote bags, you can at least reuse the plastic grocery bags. Many communities also have recycling receptacles for plastic grocery bags. So when you have accumulated more than you can use, instead of throwing them away, you can recycle them.
These are just a few ways you can help clean up the environment. They’re fairly easy to implement. They’ll help you get in the habit of looking for ways to be even more eco-friendly.
