Capturing Your Family Memories…

How do you like to capture and preserve your family memories? Are you a photography buff or a scrapbooker?

As a small child, I have fond memories of my grandparents and my great uncle following me and my brother around and constantly snapping photographs of us at family get togethers and events. My mother also spent a lot of time taking photographs of me and my brother.

Once I became an adult and started my own family, I made a promise to myself that I would keep with the tradition and always have a camera nearby so that I could preserve my own family memories. Now our daughter has started her own family and to this day…I still spend a lot of time capturing pictures and moments of our first grandchild.

Life can become busy and hectic and yes…time does fly by quickly, but its very important to take time out of our busy schedule and capture and document our family memories. You need to go beyond the school pictures, sports pictures and just the holidays. Make sure you spend time getting pictures of the little things in life that we do.

Shelly

Creating A ‘Me’ Time Special Basket

As a busy mom, grandmother and wife…I often forget to take a few minutes out of my busy day, to just spend on myself. To solve that problem, I made up a “ME” basket that I keep in the corner of my bedroom.

Inside my large basket, I keep several things such as:

manicure/pedicure supplies
a few good books
a small cross stitching project
travel size bath salts, body lotion, shower gel and bubble bath
massage oils
my ipod
journal with pen
stationary and greeting cards

Now…in the evenings when my house is quiet and things are done for the day, I go grab my basket. I look through it and decide what I want to spend my 20 minutes on. (I usually grab the bubble bath and book).

I find that having my “me” basket is a great reminder to take time out for myself. How do you like to spend your “me” time?

~*Shelly*~

DIY Homemade Herbal Milk Baths For Busy Moms

As stay at home mothers, we spend almost all of our waking hours taking care of the children, cleaning the home, preparing meals and doing the family errands. When was the last time that you did something relaxing just for yourself? If you had to pause for a moment to think about your answer, then it has been too long.

If you have been neglecting yourself for the sake of everyone else in your life, I would like to suggest that you set aside 30 minutes of “me’ time for yourself every evening. During this ‘me’ time, you can take a nice bath and read a good book or magazine.

I would like to share a few homemade herbal milk bath recipes with you that only take a few minutes to prepare and are inexpensive to make.

Supplies you will need:

Blender
Measuring Cups and Measuring Spoons
Airtight Container
Measuring Scoop (like an old laundry detergent or coffee scoop)
Ingredients listed for each recipe

Oatmeal Milk Bath

1 cup cornstarch
2 cups powdered milk
1/2 cup oatmeal

In a blender container, finely grind up the oatmeal. Add in the dry milk powder and cornstarch. Mix in blender until a fine powder forms. Pour contents into an airtight container. You can use 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup in your bath water.

Tip: This soak is soothing to dry itchy skin.

Lavender Milk Bath

1 cup cornstarch
2 cups powdered milk
3 teaspoons dried lavender

Combine cornstarch and powdered milk in a blender container. Blend until a fine powder forms. Add in the dried lavender and stir. Pour contents into an airtight container. Add 1/2 cup of mixture to your warm bath water.

Tip: This soak is great for dry skin. Will also help to you relax after a stressful day.

Honey Milk Bath

1 cup powdered milk
1 cup baking soda
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon cream of tarter
1 teaspoon honey

Place first 4 ingredients into a blender and blend. Add in 1 teaspoon of honey, stir until combined. Store contents in an airtight container. Refrigerate until ready to use. Add 1/2 cup of mixture to your warm bath water.

Tip: This soak is soothing to dry itchy skin.

Pumpkin Oatmeal Milk Bath

1 cup powdered milk
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup oatmeal
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon cream of tarter
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Blend all ingredients in a blender container until it is of fine powder consistency. Pour contents into an airtight container. Add 1/2 cup of mixture to your warm bath water.

Tip: This is a really nice soak that you can enjoy during the fall and winter months.

Shelly Hill has been working from home in Direct Sales since 1989 and as a busy mother and grandmother, she believes in the importance of taking time out for yourself every day. You can contact Shelly at:
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