Loving the Sunshine and Still Loving Your Skin

     The birds are singing and the bees are humming.  I love this time of year.  Especially where I live because in the next few months it is going start feeling like we are living in someones mouth.  Great visual right?  I wish I was being sarcastic.  

      With the lovely weather means that I am spending almost everyday outside.  I am loving watching my kids play in the grass, water, and thinking that rocks are the best things ever.  It is also mean I am in the sunshine almost everyday.  

     Don't get me wrong, our bodies need Vitamin D.  We have become so afraid of the big ball of fire in the sky.  It is true that to much of anything is not good for you.  So why not learn how to have it all.  Loving the sunshine while still loving your skin.    

    These are things that I do almost every time I am out side for longer then 30 minutes at a time.  These are things that keep my skin glowing and helps prevent wrinkles etching deeper into my skin.

1.  Face Moisturizer with SPF already in it.  Let me tell you how wonderful it is that we don't have to put on 20 layers of lotion on our face if we don't want to.  There are still some face moisturizer that don't have the SPF in them if you are someone who doesn't mind that.  For someone like me, two in one will usually win.

I am a big fan of this brand because it does a great job of keeping my skin feeling moisturized with out it feeling oily.

2.  Regular sun screen.  I don't always use this.  If I know I am only going to be outside for less then 30 minutes, I let my skin absorb the Vitamin D that it needs so badly.  If I am any longer then that I use a sun screen spray, lotion, or stick, that will spread evenly  over my skin and give me the protection that I need. 

This stuff does the trick.  It comes in a 3 pack a Costco for pretty cheap.  Sun screen saves lives and you have to pay out the nose for it most of the time.  I also like it because it is not heavy and easy to reapply if needed. 

3. A Hat.  Let say you are going to your kids baseball game and you know that you are going to be there for about 6 hours because, lets be honest, it's baseball.  Invest in a hat.  A hat is great because you don't have to keep applying unwanted sunscreen to your face, It also keeps your ears and scalp from being burned.  I always, always forget to put sunscreen in those areas when I am out somewhere and then later on regret it when I am talking to someone, scratching my head, and giant flakes are falling on my shoulders.  Trust me, the hat is worth avoiding that.  Go to a store and find one that you don't hate yourself in. 

I have a big round face.  So to say that I don't hate myself in this hat is a big deal. 

4.  Sunglasses.   CROWS FEET is a real problem for a lot of women!  Put on some sun glasses and it will slow those birds down.

Ross is my go to place for cheap sunglasses.  I am one who either looses them constantly. I also have children who decides that I am done with them and breaks them in half.

5.  Water bottle.  Find a cute cup or water bottle that you don't mind making your accessories because putting moisture in our bodies when it is sunny and hot out is just as important as putting it on..  

I have so many different kinds of reusable cups and water bottles that  I could  call it a "problem."  

     Those are my tips for being able to keep your skin looking healthy/young, and still being about to go outside and enjoy the sun.

Remember readers, I might be a jack of this trade, but I am a master of none.

Natalie