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4 Minute Mom Makeup Routine: The Essentials
After I did my initial 10 minute makeup routine, I got a few requests for a 5 minute makeup routine. Hello mom life, after all!! Then my friend with 3 kids gave me the ultimate challenge: a 2 minute makeup routine. Challenge accepted! So yesterday morning, at 7:40 (school starts at 8 a.m.!), I was scrambling and thought, I’ll video right now and see what I can get on in under 5 minutes. You check out the video on my Instagram account Cutewithkids or by clicking the small IG icon at the top of the web page, OR…. If you like to proactive tips, I’ve summarized the top 3 takeaways:…
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8 Tips to Simplify (or Restart) Your Makeup Routine
One of the biggest struggles for us Moms is having a makeup routine that works in the tiny amount of time that we have to get ready. This was a HUGE struggle for me when I had two under two. It took me a while to figure out what I had time for, and what I didn’t. But after complaining to a friend that I didn’t have enough time to put on eyeliner, I realized that I was being a tad dramatic – it didn’t take THAT long eyeliner, right? Maybe I could just figure out a better system! Plus, every day I’d look in the mirror and be horrified,…
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5 tips to survive (and then thrive) while grieving the loss of your marriage:
After finding out about an affair, you probably feel like your heart has been ripped apart. Your entire body is in pain. Emotionally and physically, you are in shock. Each morning you wake up thinking it was only a nightmare, and then it hits you that this is your life. If you were like me, you couldn’t eat for weeks because your stomach had tightened into a solid rock. Emotionally, you are a wreck, caught between anger, hurt, fear, and shock. Survive? Maybe. Thrive? Doubtful. I promise you, though, it gets easier. Because ten months ago, I was in your shoes. I didn’t think that the pain would go away.…
