The other day, my own mom told me over the phone: “My new years resolution for you is to take care of JILL.” Wow. Do I really look like that much of a mess? Not good. That image doesn’t quite go with the mission of this blog… nor do I have time and extra money to seek out some kind of “MessOfAMom.com” URL. So I’m gonna get it together people.
Me at my absolute worst? Maybe.
My little project for January is to moisturize, cleanse, remove, cleanse, prime, freshen and brighten like I did when I was in my twenties. Or just try to, anyways. I’m not going to spend mucho bucks or drive myself to far-off places off my beaten path to get the goods to do it with. (After all, Hubby swears that, when it comes to youth/beauty, the not-so-expensive moisturizers often work just as fine as the pricey stuff… and he’s got people calling and visiting him every day to make them look younger.) My renewed effort will be a down-home effort… a few minutes here, a few moments there, an added 3 minutes in my bathroom before I go to bed. No biggie. Call it a ‘winter essentials’ must-do. Spring is comin’ and I want to look like I’ve sprung when March hits. No more “you need to take care of you” comments from Mom. Let’s fix this. My friends at CVS heard about my effort. They sent me a “winter essentials” bag filled with fabulous Johnson & Johnson ‘take-good-care-of-YOU’ and other winter essential products perfect for busy moms.
Should I be offended by the Listerine? 🙂
Between the ROC Multi Correxion 5-in-1 Eye Cream for my dark undereye circles, the Band-Aid Sheer Strips (which work wonders for preventing shoe-blisters if you stick them on the inside of your shoes) and the brand-new Neutrogena MoistureSmooth color stick that actually ‘colors’ your lips as it hydrates them… I didn’t know what to do with myself.
My new fave insta-fab tool.
Between January 5-11, 2014, Johnson & Johnson items (and more, mind you) will be discounted in CVS stores (through their circular) across the country! Moms can shop at CVS and take advantage of the savings on Johnson & Johnson products through their local CVS online store circular for complete savings at cvs.com/myweeklyad or get coupon savings at cvs.com/healthyessentials. Fab, no?
But here’s the really inspiring part: Johnson & Johnson has teamed up with MinuteClinic to bring us the “Together We Care” Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Program. The program created 35 impressive, ‘big-money’ nurse practitioner scholarships: 30 Nurse Practitioner Scholarships at $2,500 each and 5 Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarships at $5,000 each. As part of this You SAVE, we GIVE! campaign, Johnson & Johnson will donate 10¢ on select products, up to $100,000 for nurse practitioner student scholarships. (There’s a good excuse for making the beauty-effort this winter…. we can all support the future of nursing just for buying our fave Johnson & Johnson products.) For more info visit http://www.minuteclinic.com/
TO WIN A $20 GIFT CARD TO CVS (to spree on some additional ‘winter essentials’) just drop me a comment below or email jillsimoniantv@gmail.com to enter to win! Contest open now until January 11, 11:59pmPST. (Please note: winner should allow 6–8 weeks for delivery after contest has ended.)
Now I’ve got a winter beauty regime to get goin’…
DISCLAIMER: This post is part of a sponsorship for BabyCenter. I received compensation and free samples for the purpose of this post.
ATTENTION OLIVIA HAMILTON! YOU ARE THE LUCKY WINNER OF THE $20 CVS GIFT CARD! WOOOOHOOOOO!!! ENJOY, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING FUN HERE ON THEFABMOM.COM! (please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery of gift card… it’s coming straight from headquarters)
I love watching you on Home & Family, I love all your ideas.
Keep the great ideas coming.
thank you so much lydia… i really appreciate that you enjoy my segments! all the best to you!
I would love to win! The contest ends on my birthday (jan 11) and i sure could use a pick me up see as it is my 30th birthday!! Thank you!
Hey,
I would love to win!
Hi,
Love to win!
Thanks for your ideas!
Keep them coming!
Donna
Hi Jill! Would love to get some new
beauty products! New to your blog and love it ! You are so fun and love the posts.
Thank you Trish! So happy to hear you’re enjoying things here on TheFabMom!
Awesome giveaway!
I’m 55 and need to do a much better job at moisturizing. I’m hoping some new products will make me take better care of my skin and myself. Thank you for the chance!
Would love to win – love shopping at CVS for beauty products. My challenge would be to start taking better care of my facial skin also – usually I don’t ever think to wash or moisturize my face but my Grandmother moisturized hers every night and still looks young for her age
You always look great Jill! But yes, like your Mama says… take care of yourself! I love CVS too!
aw thank you stacey! 🙂
I love CVS! Also my best friend works there so she always gives me a heads up on deals! Thanks for the chance!
I need to give my skin some more attention. With four kiddos, they’ve been more the priority. I need some new skin care products!
FOUR kids! wow! amazing! kids first, face second 🙂
Would love to win
I agree with you that the less expensive moisturizers and cleansing products often work as well as the more expensive ones. I’m a CVS junkie – my extracare card gets quite a workout each month – so I’m with you on this. Good luck on your challenge! I guess my challenge would be to stop falling asleep with make up on…it doesn’t happen every night, but when it does, I pay for it. All the best!
Kim! I end up falling asleep with makeup on too! It’s the worst… and doesn’t do any favors when it’s time to wakeup (i.e.: my eyelids getting stuck together because of my mascara. disgusting) 🙂 I once heard not washing your face ages your skin by one week… good motivation to scrub up before bedtime!