Mom Time and Vanity

February 14, 2008

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Moms Morning Show this morning was about taking care of momma. Aurelia, Kelly, Chele and Cara talked about taking the time and spending money on YOU.

I realized years ago that I was a better mom if I took the time in the morning to put on a little lip color, curl my eyelashes and put on jeans and a cute top. When I feel better about my appearance, I’m more effective with my kids. It’s almost like I respect myself more when I’ve taken that 5-10 minutes in the morning to spruce up, and that makes me a better Mom.

But, I have one issue I need to work on.

My nails are atrocious! I have never HAD nails in my life, mostly because I pick at my cuticles until they bleed. Bad, I know. So I never wanted to spend the money on manicures or anything. I don’t want fake nails, but I am realizing that my hands are looking old and I don’t like it.

First I need to stop picking at my cuticles, so I’m going to work on that with EFT. Secondly I need to make it a daily habit to moisturize my cuticles and hands.

I have gottten a LOT of grey hair in the last couple of years, but I don’t want to color it. I want to be a foxy grey haired woman. I think grey hair is cool. My Dad has been prematurely grey since I was born. It’s his signature look. Of course, I might change my mind in the future. I might not want to look as old as my hair makes me look.

If I did decide to dye my hair, I would use something that doesn’t have 4-methoxy-m-phenylenediamine (4MMPD) or 4-methoxy-m-phenylenediamine sulfate (4MMPD sulfate), two ingredients that are linked to cancer. So I would have to research the natural hair dye options available.

Moms Talk Radio

What do you think? Are you going to go grey? Or fight aging every step of the way?

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