The Bedroom Diaries

It’s Wednesday, Friends!

It’s the middle of the work week for some. Alas for me, it’s my Monday.

It’s been a rough week for me. I’ve been plagued with fatigue and low grade irritability, and all my grand plans for the weekend—writing all the words, baking cookies, and prepping for holiday decorating—all went by the wayside in favor of sleep.

But said holidays are fast approaching (Thanksgiving is 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬!) and I can no longer put off what should have been done last month.

Especially the writing. If I want this story out in January, I 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 get forward moving words on the page. So from here on out I will be writing on my work days. Even if it’s only a few words or scenes a day, few is more than none, and forward is forward.

It is time to channel my inner Jane and do the things I don’t feel like doing until I feel like doing them again.

Oddly enough, this makes perfect sense to me. 😆

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Good Sunday, Friends!

This is your weekly reminder to do something good for yourself.

The weather here in SoCal is getting dryer, combined with all the hand washing I’m doing (because flu season), and last week’s trip to the desert has made my hands super dry.

So every couple of weeks I give my hands a sugar scrub. It’s the easiest thing to make my hands feel soft and smooth.

Just take a teaspoon of sugar (or a sugar packet), add 4-5 drops of lemon essential oil, add a coupe of drops of warm water, and scrub, scrub, scrub. I make sure to scrub up to my wrists, between the digits, and hit all the rough spots like the outer sides of my index fingers and thumbs. When done scrubbing, wash with warm water and a mild soap.

Next—and this is important!—seal in the moisture. To do this, dry your hands about 80%, and add a nickel size amount your favorite moisturizing lotion and 1-2 drops of lemon essential oil. Massage that into your hands and everywhere you just scrubbed.

That’s it. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.

Note: you can also use cedar oil if you are sensitive or don’t like the smell of lemon. The scent dissipates in a few minutes, but cedar is a warmer, more mellow profile if perky lemon isn’t your thing.

I like to get mine from an independent EO outlet like Plant Therapy, but you can find lemon at your local holistic shop, as well as Sprouts, Mother’s and Whole Foods. I’ve even seen it in some larger target stores.

Now…go forth and pamper your hands. 🍋

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