Love Letters and Lace

  2020... the year of the nurse... and the year all hell broke loose. If you are a nurse, or have a nurse in your life that you love, 2020 would be the year to be spoiled. I compiled this list of fantastic gifts you can gift the nurse or nursing student in your life (or yourself, if you're a nurse!) for the holidays this year. A lot of these options can be bought from small shops local to you (check Etsy!) which is a huge bonus!  Watch  A must have for all nurses! I have had a FitBit in the past and now have an Apple Watch. I loved both because they're extremely easy to clean after every shift. However there are also great nurse watches you can pin to your scrubs!  Here are my recommendations: 1   2   3   ID badge clip Etsy shop: PaperCharmsStudio I personally love changing up my badge clip every few months, and there are so many options online for cute, handmade ones or personalized ones!  I buy mine here and you can find more (personalized, unit specific, etc.) here . Travel

Avon Moisture Therapy Creams: Intensive Healing & Repair, and Calming Relief I suffer from super dry hands in the winter, so I'm always on the hunt for a new, good hand cream. No kidding, you could probably find 4 or 5 different creams in my purse alone. I've been trying out some of the Avon Moisture Therapy hand creams and I've been really impressed with the results. There are 3 different creams in this line, but the ones I have are the Calming Relief and the Intensive Healing & Repair ones. I love each of them for different occasions. The Calming Relief cream is fantastic as an every occasion type of cream. It absorbs quickly and relieves all discomfort you can get from dryness. This is a must have to use after you wash your hands and they're feeling stripped and dry. The Intensive Healing & Repair cream is great to use around bedtime or when your hands are extremely dry and chapped. This one is much thicker, so your hands will be a little greas

Anyone who works in a healthcare setting (or anywhere else that requires frequent, intense hand washing) knows that there's nothing worse (and more common!) than dry, cracked hands. I have had such a hard time dealing with this problem and I've tried out so many hand creams trying to find the best of the best; fast absorbing, non greasy, intensely moisturizing and safe for sensitive skin. I've found quite a few great creams and I thought I'd share my favourites! These are all ones that I swear by and are also safe for sensitive and eczema prone skin. If you have really dry hands or are washing your hands frequently and need a good moisturizer to keep your hands soft and lovely, these are definitely ones to try. In no particular order....... Lush - Formulae Known As (AKA the old Charity Pot) I love this stuff! I picked up one of these the first ever time I shopped at Lush and I've been repurchasing it ever since. It smells so nice (kind of like chocolate!) but