I know of some parents who would spend tons of money on their kids hair and not just cutting and taking care of them but letting them color their hair and cutting them in style that no one does back home. Hair cuts and coloring are expensive here in this little town and sometimes I wonder how people can afford to style their kids’ hair the way they do. When I was a kid – we never went for expensive haircuts – so with my kid – I too do not like to bring her to a salon to cut her hair. But lately, the lady who cuts her hair for $10 – either isn’t available or she doesn’t cut them as well as I want to – so I had no choice but to bring her for a $20 hair cut instead. What do you as parents think ? is $20 a hair cut expensive since the kid needs to cut her hair ever 4 – 6 weeks? I know kids don’t really care about how they look but it is us who are fussy and want to give the best to our kids – but one thing you can be sure about – is my kid isn’t getting her hair colored till she is in high school – putting lots of chemical in a kid’s head is not really good – if you asked me – it really doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that.
I asked my girlfriend who is an expert with skin care about skin care for kids – after all I want to keep my kid’s skin healthy and soft right? and with winter here – I have to be a lot more vigilant with her skin. So I was told by my girlfriend that using a mild organic cleanser for her skin is a good thing and that sunscreen is a must even in winter. And moisturizing their skin is a must because of the hard winter wind. So she said to try either Earth’s Best, California Baby, Badger Balm, Dr Bronner, or Earth Mama Angel Baby Organics and anything that has the USDA label.
The California Baby Calendula Everyday lotion may be the one I am getting since I found it online and can order them from online – but I will check with the local mall and see if they too have it. Thus far, I have been using Aveeno and Johnson’s baby lotion but since she is already 8 yrs old – I thought maybe she needs something stronger? Do not use those that are stated for adults because they will be too strong for your kid’s face/skin.
Shopping with my pregnant friends are always fun – I get to do the woos and ahhhs when they picked up cutie stuff for their babies and of course when it comes to shopping for babies – we all know that money is not an issue. The spouses never stops the women from shopping for their baby boy or girl – even the unborn ones – therefore I loved shopping with my pregnant friends. We get to go for high tea and pick up birth announcements cards and what they plan to do for the nursery and of course – eat the cutest sandwiches and scones the hotel can offer. I missed being pregnant and if I could do it all over again I would – but for now – i am going to enjoy all the shopping without having to go thru’ pregnancy blues.
Looking beautiful means taking care of your wellness too – staying healthy – eating well – so this summer I’ve decided that I’m going to enjoy the sun as much as I can. Besides going to museum and the art gallery – I also met up with my insurance agent in the golf club for some life insurance quotes for me – the spouse and the kid. Golfing is very therapeutic – and what better way then to go and have a chat with your life insurance agent and buddy while enjoying a game of golf and some lovely ice tea with a sprig of mint. Of course, I had to buy some new summer wear – as you can see here – from my favorite store. But yes – I took care of the important stuff first this summer – and got all my life insurance looked into and making sure that we are taken care of first in that area before spending money on shopping. One can get carried away – yer know – but committed to being beautiful means taking care of the your wellness too – and what better way to start the summer with making sure that your life insurance is all taken care of for the rest of the year.
I actually went hunting for these nail polish after my daughter went for the Princess Tea party and they had put on nail polish for her during the tea party as part of the party when you pay $10 to charity for the hair and nail treatment. My kid loved it so much – because it sparkles in the sun – I had to go find it. We found some at Lawton’s Drug store – and they were on sale buy one get one free – so we gave one to my kid’s school friend who went for the tea party with her. Thus far – she had used it twice and she absolutely loved it. Del Sol nail polish sparkles in the sun for real.
While ordering some labels for the kid’s summer camp – I thought I should look up at Kids Birthday Invitations as well – and not wait till the last minute like I always do. I’ve gotten some good ideas now – and the invites starts from as low as $1 and that I can certainly afford – I didn’t want generic cards this time – because she is turning 8 years old this year. I figured a little class is required for an 8 yrs old and maybe her other classmates parents can start making special invites for their kids too. I know mine love nice looking cards a lot and appreciates them. The above is one that I pick for now – but there are many others that one can choose from.
I even tried out the software provided and had a simple card made out for my kid’s invite – having words printed is more expensive but the end result is definitely more professional. I loved it – they look so cute right?
We received a baby girl announcement from Paper Culture baby announcements from a dear friend in SF – and it was a beautiful baby announcement card. I wished I could have done the same for my kid when she was born. But I didn’t know about all this on the internet 7 years ago. Having a baby is such a huge thing for us mummies and had I known about this special announcement cards – I would spare no cost – to announce to the world about my JOY. So I envy my friend and her baby – when I received the special announcement card – and I so loved it. So here I am looking at this beautiful baby and wondering what to get her – and decided that I should get her a skin care basket. What could be more wonderful than to keep a baby skin all smooth and silky soft right? start them young and start them right – my mother used to say.
I had gone for a baby shower recently and bought a ergo baby carrier for my girlfriend and her spouse who was having the baby in a month time. The reason why I got them the baby carrier was because I had gone hiking with my neighbors and the husband had carried the baby the whole time while we had gone hiking and he didn’t look uncomfortable or girlish at all. He was at ease with the baby so near to him and it was so sweet – all of us ladies were swooned. So I decided to get one for my girlfriend and encouraged her spouse to use it – and told him the story about how mannn .. my neighbor looked when he was using it. I bought the exact blue color one for them – so he shouldn’t have any excuses about using it – and dark colors are great because you can’t see the dirt on them.
Dressing up my kid is so easy – especially during Christmas – she looks good in anything – because she is slim and tall. It’s easy to buy dresses for her and she is a girlie girl – so if the dress is fluffy and pink – it would be better. But since we are attending a black tie event this year – she needs to be a little bit more dressier. Found this dress in the local mall – and we just loved it. What do you think?
Children have flawless skin – and we all admire that – we often wonder why can’t our skin stay this way eh. Look at my daughter – she has a pearl color skin and flawless if you asked me and I would give anything to have skin like hers. There are no special care for a child skin – and one often wonder – what kind of skin lotion must we give to our children – but as far as I know – beside Johnson’s Baby lotion – no one dares try anything else. So if anyone knows what to put on a child’s face – let me know.
