- Hi guys.
Welcome back to my channel.
Today's video if going to be my self care routine
or self care tips for busy moms.
I wanted to make this video, because
I think it's so important to prioritize ourselves as mums,
and I know that's really hard to do
when you're looking after little children,
but by doing a few different things a week
it can make such a difference to your wellbeing
and you mood and your health.
So I wanted to share with you the tips that I do
to keep myself sane and just look after myself.
My first tip is to move more and exercise.
Now, I'll be the first to admit
that I am not a very natural fitness person,
and I have never been good at sport,
but recently, to get back to my pre-baby weight,
I have been working out and getting more active,
and there is no doubt about it,
it definitely makes me feel so much better.
You don't have to go to the gym for hours on end.
Just doing simple things, as easy
as getting out with the buggy,
taking the kids out for a walk,
can do so much for your mood or,
what I also like to do is small, little hit routines,
which you can literally do anywhere, anytime.
My next tip is to do some pampering,
and I know you're probably thinking who has time for that?
But honestly, even just a shower or a 15 minute bath
makes you feel like a new woman.
Every couple of weeks I will do
a couple of beauty treatments.
I like to have a little bit of me time
by lighting some candles, getting rid
of the bath toys and filling up the tub.
I've really been loving the
Mythic Olive Garnier Ultimate Blends shampoo.
It is a weightless shampoo, and it
is specifically for dried out hair,
which as you can can see, I have a lot of.
I really like the smell of this.
I really like that it has no parabens in it,
and I like that it helps me detangle my hair,
but also doesn't weigh it down.
Every couple of weeks I like to do a hair treatment,
because my hair is so thin and so dry.
I've been trying out the Mythic Olive one also from Garnier.
It's a bit like a hair mask, but
is actually a nourishing balm.
So once your hair is all clean all you have to do
is run this through your hair
from the middle of your hair all the way
down to the bottom, so you get all of the ends nourished,
and you can leave this on for a minute
or five minutes, however long you think you need.
Then I just rinse it off and start as normal
and my hair feels so much softer.
I also like to do a face mask once a week,
and because my skin is quite dry I have
really been loving Garnier's Moisture Bomb Tissue Mask.
It is super hydrating and it lasts for one week.
You kinda just move it around your face,
like adjust it into place and leave it on
for 15 minutes, and honestly afterwards
my skin feels so much more hydrated.
My next tip is to eat well, and although
that sounds really simple and easy to say
I think, as mums, we forget about ourselves,
because we're so busy worrying
about what our kids are eating we kinda forget to eat.
Like, I have forgotten to have breakfast so many times.
So now I have got into the habit
of having a really quick, healthy breakfast,
which is a protein shake that is loaded up
with spinach, sometimes bananas.
It has protein powder in it, sometimes
a bit of almond butter, and almond milk,
and it's so easy and quick to make in the morning.
So I tend to just have it every morning now.
I just find as well when I'm really hungry
I just reach for the wrong things,
because I can't be bothered to actually
make things when I'm starving.
So a really good tip is to have things ready
in the fridge that you can snack on.
So whether it be like carrot sticks
that you then have with hummus, or have cut up fruit
that is in Ziploc bags and ready to eat as well.
This is also great for the kids too,
or have some nuts or cottage cheese.
Just snacks like that really help me eat better.
Another huge tip for eating well is meal planning.
By meal planning I make sure that I have
a healthy dinner almost every night.
We just need to fuel ourselves
so that we have enough energy to look after our crazy kids.
The next thing that really helps me is to write things down.
I find it quite hard to go to sleep at night
if I have a lot of things going around in my head.
So one thing I do is get a pen and paper,
and I will write down literally everything in my head
that I feel I need to do or whatever I'm thinking about,
and once I've written it down onto paper
I feel like it's out and then I can relax.
It's very therapeutic writing stuff down.
In the morning I will write a list
at breakfast of the things I want to achieve
or get done that day, and by writing it all down
it gives me a focus and a list to follow.
Every year as well I like to write a list
of the goals and things that I want to achieve
in that year, and even just by writing it down
I feel like it is a step towards achieving that.
My next tip is to get ready every morning,
and I know that may sound strange,
but when you have a very small baby
it's very easy to just stay in,
in your leggings, in your joggers,
on the couch, doing nothing for days on end.
But, I feel, personally, so much better
if I do a tiny bit of makeup and actually put clothes on.
I really don't wear very much makeup
from day to day, but I find that
even just putting on a little bit
of tinted moisturizer, concealer, brows and blusher
makes me feel so much better and same goes with clothes.
Rather than staying in my hoodie and leggings every day
I find even just putting on jeans and a t-shirt
makes me feel so much better, and then
with that kind of outfit you can
instantly dress it up with some easy slip on shoes,
and also like a jersey blazer.
And my last tip is to laugh as much as you can,
'cause kids are actually really, really funny,
but when we're with them every single day it's exhausting
and it can be frustrating, but if you actually
step back from a situation and look
at what's actually going on it's really funny.
So, you know, if your kid is running around
naked with toilet paper you've got to laugh at it sometimes.
I find that that really helps with my mood,
and I try to be as positive as I can.
Every evening I like to think about
what was the best thing that happened that day,
and we have also got in the habit of asking
the boys what was the best thing that happened today?
That they also end their day on positive notes as well.
Right, so that is it for this video.
I really hope you liked my tips,
and sometimes I think it's good to remind ourselves
to have a little bit of me time
and look after ourselves, because happy mom, happy babies.
Thank you so much for watching,
and I will see you in my next one.