Getting ready is one of my favorite parts of the day at the moment.
There was a time not too long ago (last week) when I would spend all day in pajamas, hair unbrushed, just trying to tame the laundry pile and make sure that I was not just getting things done, but providing my newborn with high quality stimulation every waking moment. 

And as many of you know, the times they are a'changin.
We recently renovated our bathroom, and it has become my favorite place to hide out. I smell like a fresh flower every morning. Rui's high quality stimulation has become his mama pampering herself with the following.

p.s. none of these are sponsorships. Just an avid researcher, product tester and lover of nice things who has time today to share.

1. SALT AND STONE BODYWASH
2. HERBAL FACE FOOD SERUM
3. AQUAPHOR OINTMENT
4. AVEDA ROSEMARY MINT SHAMPOO
5. DEITANSEKI CHARCOAL FACIAL CLEANSING BAR
6. ONSEN BATH TOWELS
7. KAMENOKO TAWASHI BODY BRUSH - SATO (SOFT)
8. XINU PERFUME NO. 4






To get this small bathroom, we had to knock down a wall of the original teeny-tiny bathroom. We lost two non-functional closets in the process, and one stand-in shower that was inspired by the feeling of being in infinite outer space, within the footprint of a phone booth. The downside to the remodel was that we no longer have any water saving mechanisms in place. Our showers were 1 minute or less in our previous set up. The bathroom is now so spacious that even baby Rui joins me in there, on his portable cushioned Hugomat. 





Written by Eugenia Yu

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