the hipmom

Recharge with Epsom Salt

We're tired. We all are. I share this simple solution one woman at a time- as often as I can...because the truth is, we all have 5 minutes and most have a bag of epsom salt in the back of our medicine cabinet..or can throw one into our drug store run without making much dent in the budget. Bag runs around $3 and gets you about 3 baths...

It's an age old remedy. Run water, add one to two cups of epsom salt. Like a 5 minute miracle cure for an aching body- does wonders to draw toxins from your body, reduces tension and exfoliates all at the same time. I even ran an epsom salt bath for my 11 year old son the other night who seemed to be at the brink of a cold. It worked: eased his tired body, removed the junk.. and horray- no cold when he woke up the next day. 

Try it, you deserve it. Its cheap, natural, it's 5 minutes, It's yours. It's your body. Take care of it..

 

Schedule in meditation for inner strength

You don't need to be in a yoga studio, on vacation or in a therapists office- to fit in some quality time with yourself. It's crazy true how this works; but when you develop the right mental attitude, it has dramatic effects on how you look and feel, not to mention your approach to the daily grind.

For me, clearing in the morning in bed before the chaos of the day is best -- before my feet ever reach the ground.

Try to:
1. Find a DAILY ritual time that works for you- in the shower, after your children are asleep, whenever, wherever. It should be your safe haven.

2. Quiet your mind, close your eyes, focus on the present- not the bills, not the dishes, nothing..
Stay as long as the time allows. It can literally be 5 minutes, of awake quiet dedicated YOU time.

3. Start this week by focusing on your inner strengths and what you can do to sharpen them, hone them, utilize them, learn from them ,teach from them, inspire yourself from your inner strengths.

Love this mantra from Anna Freud - " I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time.