The pandemic has turned all our lives upside down, including our daily routines. And it’s suffice to say that our anxiety levels are at an all time high. We’re questioning everything: our health, our job security, our family and friends’ safety. And, of course, when the hell will it be over. But when you’re a mom of two toddlers and you’re always hanging with your buddies and hear them worry and stress, it feels like everything’s out of your control. So, what does one do? Turn to the one thing you DO have control over—your beauty and fitness routine.
I’m not a ten-step girl, but I appreciate all the pretty bottles and the layers of serum upon serum. I’ve always been a roll-outta-bed, slap some sunscreen, mascara, and eyeliner on and I’m ready-to-go kind of girl. When you have two kids who constantly stalk you, it’s really the best you can do. But even then the pandemic has thrown a GHD flat iron-sized wrench into my morning routine—I found myself just washing my face, walking to my coffee machine, playing with my kids then sitting down in front of my laptop, ready to start yet another day of working from home.
This story is from the September 2020 edition of MEGA.
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