By BR Kellie
There's nothing like a good face mask to give your skin some added love, and more often than not putting on a mask indicates that it's time to put your feet up and relax while taking some time for yourself. Well you know what? Ain't nobody got time for that! We can relax while we sleep. Instead we think that mask time could be well spent getting those little jobs done that we put off all the time... making the mask doubly effective as we attend to our skin while we attend to our life. Check out these ideas...
1. Inbox tidy up. How many emails have you got sitting in your inbox that need to be either filed away or replied to? While your mask is bathing your skin in goodness, use that time to give your inbox a spring clean.
2. Wipe vertical surfaces. Have you looked at your kitchen cupboards lately? Or your walls? If they're anything like mine they're in need of a good wipe down. Grab a clean damp clothing and get swiping. Warning - once you start this it can be hard to stop...
(How spotless is that woman's wall??? She really committed.)
3. Reorganise your pantry. If you're a serial stuffer-innerer use your mask time to remove the food in your pantry and put it into some semblance of order. Seeing all that nicely stacked product is also calming for the soul. And less wrinkle forming too.
4. If there's stuff and spills in your fridge that are unrecognisable, then it's time to use your mask moment to roll up your sleeves and get stuck into giving you fridge a makeover.
5. Bemoaning your body's lack of tone? Squat, sit up and do all those other exercisery things the bod squad do to maintain their figures. (Note that I don't know many exercise terms, so this is one mask idea you can be pretty sure I won't be taking part in. Where's the laugh/cry emoji when you need it!?)
6. Ring someone you love. Social media makes it easy to hit 'like' and go about your day. But sometimes it's nice to truly connect with someone the old fashion way. Pick up the phone and have a good natter.
7. Clean your makeup brushes. That's double beauty tasking and we love it!
8. Vacuum the house! Throw the washing on the line! Fold that mountain of linen! (What? Don't tell me I'm the only person with a towel and sheet mountain growing bigger by the week in their house?)
9. Nails looking a bit raggedy? Treat yourself to a manicure!
10. Do the groceries! And by that I don't mean go outside with your face all masked-up. But if you've access to online grocery shopping your mask-time is a great time to sort your groceries out for the week. And if you happen to find your way onto some beauty stores as well... well, who am I to say that's a bad idea? (Now where's my winking emoji?)
So do tell... what do you do when you're waiting for a mask to do its thing? Are you a relaxer? Or do you get things done? Any inspiration to share? Get chatting!
Definitely a relaxer. It's always great to pop on a mask and sit and watch something and have me time.