While You Were Washing Dishes...

Moisturize them too.

It dawned on me recently that washing dishes might not be so good for my hands.  I know, I know, I remember those Palmolive commercials from years ago, but I didn't really consider washing dishes made a difference until I looked at my hands and thought, "I want them to be smoother."  "Dishwashing hands" I did not want, but rather, smooth, soft-looking, beautiful hands.  And so, I decided to purchase a pair of rubber household gloves to protect my hands while washing dishes.

Luckily I was able to find a size that fit me just right, not like those big over-size gloves that are uncomfortable to use.  The first time I tried the gloves on, I realized they were snug to put on, but fit just right when fully on.  And as I had them on it hit me, why not put some lotion on my hands before I put on the gloves?  That way, the gloves would go on easier and I'd be moisturizing my hands while I washed the dishes.

I tried out this crazy idea and it worked.  In fact, it worked better than I even imagined because my hands came out really soft.  I can only surmise that the warmth of the water I was washing the dishes in caused the lotion to absorb even better into my skin, therefore increasing its effectiveness.  Who would have thought?

Like my minute workout (in my post, "What a Minute Can Do"), I had found a way to apply my time at some arduous task (in that case, waiting) to some rewarding task (in that case, learning to bellydance).  And so whereas before I was drying out my hands washing dishes, now I was moisturizing them: a complete 180.  And so it goes, as in my other experience, I can enjoy the task much more because I know that I'm doing myself good.  And I'm getting two things done at the same time:  Washing the dishes and moisturizing my hands.

So it is in life that you can find ways to enhance it while you are busy doing something else.