Poster Child Magazine, Summer 2018
The brand new issue of Poster Child Magazine for Summer 2018!
The brand new issue of Poster Child Magazine for Summer 2018!
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the<br />
editor’s note<br />
While the concept isn’t a new one, it seems the hot topic<br />
of the moment is self-care. A quick google search reveals<br />
pages of tips, tricks and suggestions to help you start this<br />
practice. Our favourite insta-moms are linking their top<br />
self-care products and, heck, even retailers are capitalizing<br />
on the opportunity by offering up an ever growing list of<br />
must-have self-care products.<br />
Scrolling through my Instagram feed I can’t help but notice<br />
that the world of social media portrays self-care in a way<br />
that is aesthetically pleasing, but not necessarily practical,<br />
affordable or achievable for the average person. Swiping<br />
through photos describing yet another fancy, child-free<br />
vacation overseas as “self-care” is hard to relate to.<br />
I’m going out on a limb here, but if you are anything like<br />
me, you may have been caught thinking that unless you<br />
have time to pamper myself with a mani-pedi or spend a<br />
solo night out, you aren’t really doing self-care. Am I right?<br />
What will you not be doing<br />
this summer in the spirit of<br />
self care? As always, tag<br />
@posterchildmag in your<br />
Instagram pictures or<br />
comments!<br />
Can’t wait to hear from you!<br />
Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against lotions, scented<br />
candles, or any product you feel helps you, but this<br />
summer I’m starting a new, personal self-care practice!<br />
I’m focusing less on doing and more on not doing. I’m<br />
committing to taking time in my day to stop thinking and<br />
focusing and pursuing. I’m shortening my to-do list and focusing<br />
on only the essentials. I’m giving myself permission<br />
to be lazy, sometimes.<br />
That’s why we are dedicating this issue to lazy summer<br />
days, to piles of laundry, to minivans full of sand, to hair<br />
that smells like chlorine and clothes that smell like campfire<br />
smoke. It’s dedicated to surrendering your spare time<br />
to nothing and enjoying moments without a schedule or<br />
agenda. Slowing down and soaking summer in. And, while<br />
you are at, enjoy a relaxing read through our <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
issue of course!<br />
xo Rebecca Poier<br />
<strong>Poster</strong> <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
Editor-in-Chief
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