Spray on Moisturiser
The first time I saw Vaseline’s Spray and Go moisturiser I honestly thought it looked like a total waste of time and money.
At just under £5 a can there are certainly a lot of cheaper alternatives out there but I am truly awful at putting on moisturiser. I never have the 10 minutes free that it takes to coat my whole self in cream, I can’t for the life of me reach my own back so I always end up missing bits and just to top it off you end up waiting what seems like an age before it all soaks in and you can get dressed. The long and short is that I never ended up bothering with it and the result was very dry flaky skin. With Spray and Go I can moisturise everything in next to no time, it absorbs almost instantly with no residue and I’m left with beautifully soft skin. In my opinion, that’s £5 well spent!
Under Eye Concealer
Everybody knows that the best way to ensure you look wonderfully refreshed each morning is to get a great night’s sleep. The reality of having children is that getting a full nights rest isn’t always quite that simple. Sleep deprivation can quickly leave you looking and feeling drained and tired. Although it won’t make you feel any more awake, you can fool everyone else into thinking you’ve had your recommended beauty sleep with a little bit of Under Eye Concealer. I use Soap and Glory’s Trick and Treatment and it works wonderfully at reducing the appearance of dark circles and brightening the whole under eye area. You’ll look wide awake in no time!
Slow Cooker
If I had a pound for every time it’s got to the evening and I just don’t have the energy left to prepare a healthy balanced meal for the family, I could probably hire a chef and never cook again for the rest of my life! When you’ve spent all day looking after your little one you want to sit down and enjoy a hot meal and relax without the hard work of preparing it, right? This is where a slow cooker comes in amazingly! Chuck dinner into the slow cooker in the morning before you head out for the day to the park, for the school run or off to work and return home to a dinner that’s ready to serve up and enjoy. You’re not just limited to stews and casseroles either, there is a great selection of slow cooker recipes to be found online, everything from curries, risottos and even desserts!
Wet Wipes
Somebody once told me that once you’ve had children you will never go anywhere again without a pack of wet wipes. I can honestly say that, so far, this seems to be true for me. They have so many uses aside from just cleaning up after a little one. Oil or dirt on your hands from the car? Wet wipes. Accidently smudged your makeup once you’ve left the house? Wet wipes. I have a pack in my handbag, in my car and in every room of our house and it looks set to stay this way for quite a while.
Somebody once told me that once you’ve had children you will never go anywhere again without a pack of wet wipes. I can honestly say that, so far, this seems to be true for me. They have so many uses aside from just cleaning up after a little one. Oil or dirt on your hands from the car? Wet wipes. Accidently smudged your makeup once you’ve left the house? Wet wipes. I have a pack in my handbag, in my car and in every room of our house and it looks set to stay this way for quite a while.
Sleep in Rollers
Who honestly has the time to style their hair into anything other than a ponytail first thing in the morning when they’re also trying to get someone else dressed and fed? A know a fair few mums who aren’t even fortunate enough to enjoy the luxury of a shower in the morning without ‘help’ from a certain someone. There is a solution though. By putting your hair in sleep in rollers overnight you can awake each morning with beautifully curled or wavy hair, full of volume and all in about 30 seconds flat! No stress, no fuss and no rushing! Plus you avoid the heat damage that can result from using a curling iron on a regular basis. Sleep-In do several different starter packs or you can pick up non-branded varieties for much less.
Who honestly has the time to style their hair into anything other than a ponytail first thing in the morning when they’re also trying to get someone else dressed and fed? A know a fair few mums who aren’t even fortunate enough to enjoy the luxury of a shower in the morning without ‘help’ from a certain someone. There is a solution though. By putting your hair in sleep in rollers overnight you can awake each morning with beautifully curled or wavy hair, full of volume and all in about 30 seconds flat! No stress, no fuss and no rushing! Plus you avoid the heat damage that can result from using a curling iron on a regular basis. Sleep-In do several different starter packs or you can pick up non-branded varieties for much less.
Hand cream
Back on the subject of moisturising, my next must have item is my hand cream. Your hands go through so much each day as it is and that only increases when you’re caring for someone else too. With every load of washing up, every bath, every nappy change your hands get more and more dry. As the weather gets colder it will only get worse and you could soon be left with sore skin and brittle nails. Restore your skin and regain that moisture with a good hand and nail cream. If you suffer with particularly dry or sore hands try putting on your moisturiser just before bed and slip your hands into a pair of marigolds. You will wake up with beautifully soft skin.
Back on the subject of moisturising, my next must have item is my hand cream. Your hands go through so much each day as it is and that only increases when you’re caring for someone else too. With every load of washing up, every bath, every nappy change your hands get more and more dry. As the weather gets colder it will only get worse and you could soon be left with sore skin and brittle nails. Restore your skin and regain that moisture with a good hand and nail cream. If you suffer with particularly dry or sore hands try putting on your moisturiser just before bed and slip your hands into a pair of marigolds. You will wake up with beautifully soft skin.
Multi Vitamins
This is perhaps the most important item on my list. It’s all very well looking after the outside but as a busy mum you need to make sure you’re getting all you need inside too. Pregnancy and breastfeeding can really take their toll on your body, so this one is especially crucial for new mums. It’s so important to make sure you are eating a well-balanced diet (I’m not talking a biscuit in each hand here) and Multivitamins are a great why of ensuring you are getting everything you need.
What is your must have item that you couldn’t do without? Why not drop me a comment in the box below?
This is perhaps the most important item on my list. It’s all very well looking after the outside but as a busy mum you need to make sure you’re getting all you need inside too. Pregnancy and breastfeeding can really take their toll on your body, so this one is especially crucial for new mums. It’s so important to make sure you are eating a well-balanced diet (I’m not talking a biscuit in each hand here) and Multivitamins are a great why of ensuring you are getting everything you need.
What is your must have item that you couldn’t do without? Why not drop me a comment in the box below?
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