Pamper Yourself

Go ahead, do it, pamper yourself. It is one of the hardest things for me to do. I used to feel guilty, as though I were being a bad mother for wanting some time to myself. I then realized, I NEED IT! If I want to be a good mother, I need time to myself. Sometimes my workout are by myself and make it my "me time," but usually Tanner is running around and I have to focus on him while trying to workout. So today was one of those days, where you cannot wait for it to be bedtime so that it is over with. Instead of hating life, I took 20 minutes and pampered myself.

What did I do?

Cucumber Mask: 


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       Cut up a cucumber into very thin, floppy, pieces.
       Cut two thicker pieces.
       Warm up a wash cloth by putting it under hot-warm water.
       Lay on a couch or bed, get comfortable.
       Place the cucumbers on your face (I did two layers because they were so thin)
       Place the two thicker pieces on your eyes.
       Then place the warm cloth over the cucumbers (This is optional. I liked the warm then cool effect.)
       Lastly, ENJOY! I did this for 10 minutes.

Hot Oil Treatment:
       There are many do-it-yourself hair masks, I like this website (Homemade Recipes) but I chose to take some olive oil and honey mask. (Depending on your hair length you will want to add or subtract from the amount I did.)  


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Combine 1/3 cup olive oil and 1 tbs. honey.
Heat on high for 10 seconds, test it. You do not want it super hot, just luke warm.
Then put your hair in a bun and begin to massage the mixture into your scalp. (Enjoy this massage)
After your scalp is all done, take out the bun and get the rest of your hair with the mixture.
Place in a shower cap or I made my own cap out of cling wrap.
This particular treatment takes an hour, but I just let it sit for 10 minutes, because I did it before (I let it sit while enjoying my mask.

Shower:

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     Not one of those 5 minute, crap-I-have-to-hurry showers, but one where I thought about NOTHING!!! That was heavenly!


My husband then let me go to Zumba tonight for my workout. That was nice, but it is always more fun when you know people there, ya know?

Now my darling husband is rubbing my feet. I love the days when I get to be selfish. They are not very often, I make it a weekly thing for about an hour, but man they help me rejuvenate and gain more patience. So DO IT, pamper yourself today or tomorrow!!