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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you people have time for all this upkeep?  I work FT and hardly have time for a pedicure, highlights and a haircut every 3 months. [/quote]

+1.  I work FT, have a Ph.D. in an area I'm passionate about, and am a parent of a young kid and we have no family in the area.  I'm pretty low maintenance.  Sure appearance has some importance and I like to look nice sometimes, but it isn't central to my identity.  I've had a manicure twice ever.  Don't really wear lipstick that often.  Haircut about every 3 months.  Got very subtle highlights a couple months ago--first time in years.  Never wear other makeup, and never have.  Exercise is important, and I get regular exercise to stay healthy, but worrying about appearance is just not a priority.[/quote]

I also work FT and have a PhD in an area that I'm passionate about.  For me, self-care is a priority and I also find it great fun.  Exercise, clothing, and a comprehensive skin-care routine makes me feel great and confident.  Feeling great then supports my efforts as a mom and employee.  How do I have time for this "upkeep"?  I make time- even if I have to wake up very early or work late into the night.  It's worth it to me.[/quote]

+1.

I have a PhD (btw, it's okay to care about appearances and style--PhDs can like lipstick, too!), a job I like, a baby...

Here's what I do:

Exercise: family walks after dinner daily, jog 3x/week, yoga, swim and weights sometimes but not as much as I'd like.

Shower: daily, or sometimes more often if I'm working up a sweat. I usually take a long bath on Sundays.

Hair: cut every 6 weeks. I co-wash daily and use a little product--I have a pixie, so that's all I have to do. Some days I don't wash (usually Sundays) and just rock the crazy look.

Nails: trim / file / buff / polish weekly or every-other-week, depending on how the color and length are doing. I keep my nails short and the color neutral. Pedicure at a salon once a month-ish in the summer, at home in the winter.

Face: Clarisonic in the am with Neutrogena, a serum (usually philosophy) and a good sunscreen moisturizer. Make-up daily: always blush and mascara, usually primer, powder & highlighter, sometimes eyeliner & lips, rarely eyeshadow (but that's just now, my makeup changes often--I had an eyeshadow phase for a while, and a liner phase, etc.). Nightly wash with balm and deep moisturizer or treatment. Mask weekly (usually Sunday).

For the "how do you find time" question, I go to the salon at lunchtime on a weekday. I drop DS off at daycare as soon as it opens (a block from home) and jog for half an hour before going home and getting ready for work. I look rough for drop-off, but I'm the only one there! I'm still out the door by 8:30. I spend an hour or two relaxing in the tub, doing nails & stuff almost every Sunday--usually while DS has his afternoon nap. 
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