5 TIPS TO HELP YOU GO THROUGH HARMATTAN

So I have been trying to write this post since December of 2017 but laziness no gree me. I have been having a bad week but I just finally let God take control and i'll say its getting better. 

Have you read my first hilarious post of the year on 5 THINGS EVERY NIGERIAN MOM OF BOYS CAN RELATE TO I laughed so hard after reading it and i know you will too and to all my thrifters who just want to spend a little change but get really cool things for their kids then check this out  HOW TO THRIFT SHOP FOR YOUR BABY GIRL and i also wrote a random post regarding me and my pepper them lips. Click HERE to read. 

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So my post today is just basically talking about harmattan from my own point of view. I thought i hated harmattan until i came to ABUJA . This place dry sha and very annoying. See me that used to have soft feet now i can boast of one kind strong and scaly feet and my stingy side can not think of spending #2500 for ordinary leg. so far, there is Blue seal, I am good to go and i can also do it my self. Would you like a post on that?. 

This a post which i did in 2016 on 4 SKIN CARE GUIDES FOR YOUR KIDS THIS HAMATTAN SEASON so this is like an updated post. 

So this weather comes with a lot of annoying ness from cracked lips to dry skin to stuffy nose to dried and scaly feet to dried out hair to dry plates (if you mistakenly keep them more than 1 minute in the sink). It can really be so frustrating cause the weather is so drying and so cold, you just have to figure out a way to keep yourself warm. 

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These are a few tips i use for I and my family .

Drink lots of water : This one is a no go area in my house because on a normal day, my kids are fishes, they love water so much like give them all the drinks and juices in this world and they will still say mom, we need water. So it is very essential for this weather cause that throat dryness is real and we are not playing with that. Next thing now you want to talk to hubby and your voice is croaky like frog and in your mind you are trying to be romantic... nope!!!! drink water girl.  and also add fruits like water melon and oranges to your diet. 

Moisturizers, petroleum jelly and balms: Important!!!! Can be used for skin and lips. This helps moisturizes their lips and my son's lips cracks up big time(he got it from his dad, no tell am o) and i have to always put lots of petroleum jelly on it and now he does it himself cause even him don't play like that and I'm super proud of him.  So what i do exactly to to make sure i add their body cream (jergens) to the Vaseline and i don't dry out their skin  ( i dab) so it dries with the moisturizer and helps keep them soft then i apply Mentholatum to help with the heat they need. . I can remember growing up , we always traveled to villa for Christmas and we go and swim in our lake and come out without rubbing anything and we will now be looking like

....... My point is always moisturize them. 

 

TAKE  SUPPLEMENTS : For now i'm giving them multi vitamins and vitamins just because the weather is harsh and that Jina's school childrens can fly things around . Eh, today, it's catarrh, tomorrow it's cough. So i try to stay ahead of them even though sometimes it catches her and then she passes to her brother.. So these supplements helps at least to reduce their chances of catching all the things in the air and helps boost their immune system. 

Clothing : Very important. I make sure they are well covered especially at night and in the morning. cause the cold can just be too much. I wear them cardigans, sleep suits and still cover them with a duvet at night and i go extra to put on the heat in my car while taking Jina to school. But if you are going out with the kids, just put in an extra light clothe cause the weather gets hot during the day and dry and don't forget to wear socks to prevent dry and scaly feet. Oga won't like it at all.  

HAIR CARE  : I protect our hair from dryness by wearing a hair bonnet ( which i think is not the original original one, like its original china). For jina i wrap her hair and tuck the ends in to prevent breakage and also moisturize every morning. Even my son too. I moisturize his hair cause when it's dry, it doesn't look Good at all. 

FINAL TIPS:

AVOID DUSTY ENVIRONMENT AND BE FIRE CONCIOUS. THE WEATHER IS DRY SO MAKE SURE TO MAKE IT AS COMFORTABLE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AS POSSIBLE

Did you learn something from this post or just enjoyed reading it why not comment and also share to your friends so they can too. pretty please. Remember to be safe. I love you for reading and till my next post

XOXO

I'm listening to Akon's "DON'T MATTER" and Beyonce's "JEALOUS"