Tuesday's Tips: The Germs on your toothbrush

Did you know that you should replace your toothbrush every 3 months? And you should clean it regularly?

Well, according to Real Simple Magazine...

Toothbrushes: Every other week, swirl each toothbrush in ¼ cup warm water and ¼ cup baking soda. Let soak overnight, then rinse. Toss and replace every three months. (Yep, it’s time.)

Real Simple Magazine

Eye bling?

The other day I tried to buy plain and simple mascara and they were all lengthening, volumizing or lash boosting-- thanks but my lashes just need a color boost and really no simple one?

Taming morning madness....

I have discovered that if I get up 30 minuted before my daughter, I can make her lunch, prepare breakfast for both of us (no more cereal every morning for her), plan my day over a cup of tea and we leave the house on time (which we did before) feeling relaxed, so take my advice and follow suit.

Tuesday's Tip: Lips done easy

From Laura Nadeau, make-up artist, use a lip pencil all over your lips to act as a primer under lip gloss—you get color and your gloss will last longer.

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Make-Up Bag Makeover

After peeling off the flaking fabric and replacing with duct tape......

It is not perfect, but I am able to keep my "perfect sized" bag.

(If only it were this easy to make over one's life!)

A massage many years ago taught me a valuable lesson—Let go at the beginning

Many years ago I had a Shaitsu massage end the practitioner said to me at the end that was I know calm enough to begin and that is how I felt at the end of this weekend after spending days in a cabin nestled among trees by a lake that I was ready to let "cranky" go and let in peace and tranquility—only we were driving home, so next time I better start earlier in the weekend to let go.

In the Kitchen on Thursday: A deep clean body

Body Scrub

1 Packet Dried Milk
1 1/2 C. Oats (any kind)
1/4 C. Sea Salt, coarse
2 Lemon rinds, grated and dried.
Olive Oil (optional)

Crush the dried rinds between your fingers. Mix all ingredients in a large jar.

To make the scrub: mix about 1/4 C. of the mix with a few drops olive oil and approximately 2 Tbsp. water. Rinse body with warm water and rub scrub all over. The scrub can be used on the face too. Then rinse off the scrub.