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If you consider yourself ''put together'' - can you share HOW?

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userfornow · 02/04/2025 12:47

Hoping for AIBU traffic.

If you are a fellow mum and generally consider yourself put together i.e. hair, nails, eyebrows, skincare, clothes that haven't just been thrown on or picked from the chair of doom, can I ask how do you fit it into your routine?

I'm finding myself increasingly falling behind whilst juggling work, house and children. My hair only really looks good down and more often than not its scraped back because I was in a rush, my nails hastily trimmed with cuticles that could really use attention, noticed in the car mirror today that my eyebrows need a good pluck, only did them last week (feels like yesterday). I'd love to be more organised and maybe even manage to regularly add a gradual tan into my routine with summer coming up but I often find myself at a roadblock when it comes to actually doing it.

Can I please ask for your best tips and tricks to fit self-care into your routines at home?

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Plumedenom · 02/04/2025 12:53

I'm coming out the other side of young children. Mine are now 9 and 13. This means I can now go to the hairdresser's once every four months for highlights, go on my lunch break to get gel nails and find ten minutes to pluck my eyebrows. I've also started the gym and go there for an hour a day, sometimes at lunch, and two nights a week. I'm still throwing on clothes though, as shopping is still a hassle with kids that age and I don't enjoy internet shopping. The biggest trick is booking the next appt while you are in the beauty or hair salon. The gym is just about getting into the routine and BEING SELFISH. Actually a lot of self care is about carving out time in your calendar to go and do things for you. It's about planning and not giving into pleading families members who want you to be on call 24/7.

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