Save or Splurge Thursday: Dead Sea Water Mineral Hand Cream
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Between all the hand washing and sanitizing, my hands could really use a little TLC. Sometimes in a pinch, I’ll just use regular body lotion to moisturize my hands, but there’s such a difference when I use a cream made especially for hands.
Ahava’s Dead Sea Mineral Hand Cream is one of the best hand creams I’ve ever used — I’ve tried several others and always find myself coming back to this one.
This rich lotion absorbs quickly (its ingredients include aloe vera, witch hazel, and “nutrient-rich Dead Sea water”), keeps my hands feeling smooth and silky even after washing, and has a pleasant clean scent. While a splurge, a dime-sized amount goes a long way.
A 5.1 oz. tube is $36 at Ulta, and 3.4 oz. is $24. Want to try before you commit? A 1.3 oz. bottle is only $8 and perfect for on-the-go.
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I’m a fan of “udderly smooth” hand cream (claims to have been originally developed for dairy cows which, it has lanolin in it, so makes sense). I definitely need a travel-sized option, though, to keep in the pouch with all my little sanitizers, travel-sized lysol spray, hand wipes, etc. I never notice I need lotion until I’m in my car or somewhere else inconvenient!
Recommendations for a play kitchen that will grow with my 2.5 year old? There are so many choices out there! Interested in something that isn’t a total eye sore because our home is small and it will be in the living room.
You guys, I am about to lose it. My kids are SO MEAN to each other and to me and my husband and it is awful and stressful and I feel like a terrible mother for not having skills or capacity to make it better. So much bickering and yelling, and crying and I HATE IT and I am sitting on a conference call about to cry.
We’ve been discussing this a lot here lately so I wanted to provide a link that came in my NYTimes morning newsletter regarding how both parties have been misperceiving risks from Covid lately. Most relevant for me and for most of us is the risks to young kids – the data shows that people are perceiving risks to young people as being higher than the risks actually are, leading to lots of unnecessary school closures. I don’t want to start a partisan fight, but I’m hoping that the data included gives people a better estimation of actual risks v. what may be in the media (or frankly, on the main ‘rette site).
https://www.brookings.edu/research/how-misinformation-is-distorting-covid-policies-and-behaviors/?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210318&instance_id=28184&nl=the-morning®i_id=62469099&segment_id=53661&te=1&user_id=434c84ced217fce015c1c7c5db68849b
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My kiddo got to see a truck crane, police car and skidsteer on his way to school this morning AND his teacher got her first dose! I’ve been in a good mood all morning now.
just wanted to send lots of virtual hugs to people with high risk children, or those who are high risk themselves and for whatever reason have a condition that prevents them from getting the vaccine. your lives are already much more complicated during non-vaccine times, and i cannot imagine the anxiety, stress and honestly judgment you’ve faced and continue to face since covid entered our lives. the other day a bunch of people jumped on a mom whose family is losing their pod to daycare and saying that people are destroying their kids’ lives by keeping them home etc. while i know that most people were making their comments thinking of low risk children and adults, try to remember that isn’t everyone. ( and i’m saying this as someone who is fortunately low risk and has low risk children).
The health department where I live is regularly sending out emails announcing hundreds of open vaccine slots and posted on their facebook page that they aren’t checking for proof that you qualify for the current phase. I checked last night at 10:30 and there were still over a hundred open slots for today with a midnight cut off for sign up. I in no way qualify for the current phase. But I’m so tempted because they have so many open slots (400+ for tomorrow are still open). I’m normally a huge rule follower. What would you do?
Recommendations for car travel? I have two kids (almost 7 and 3.5 at time of travel – planned for August) and want to make a 12 hour road trip. The likely place to stop at approx. the middle would turn the trip into 5 and 7 hour legs (day 1, day 2). I’m leaning toward stopping on the way in and trying to push a 12 hour day on the way back. I have *no* idea how my kids travel as we haven’t done it before and I will be single parenting for the trip. Considering leaving on a Friday for the 5 hour leg (~1 pm to ~6pm) and then traveling Sat (~8 am – mid-afternoon, depending on stops). Is this reasonable? On the way back, I was thinking 7/8 am – whenever we are home, with a possibility of stopping in the same city after 7 hours. Would you just plan two days for the drive back anyway? Should I evaluate after I do the two days out?
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Help. I’m taking placement of two (5 lb) infants today. I own a Honda CRV (2015). We’re currently using a Graco Extend2Fit for our four year old, would like to keep that, if possible. What infant car seats should I buy? I have to pick them up today but I live in an urban area – could go to Target or Walmart. Thanks so much hive.
I fell in love with this hand cream 20+ years ago when a partner at the firm I clerked for in law school brought some back from a trip to Israel. I still love it.
I haven’t flown with a baby since the Before Times. Back then, I’d always pay for a seat so I’d be sure to have space to bring on a carseat. But now – are flights still leaving the middle seat open? Do I really need to pay for a seat, or will DH and I be guaranteed an empty seat in the middle for the baby if I book a window / aisle for the adults?