This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Essential Healing Lotion.

It is winter and with the inclement weather comes snow days. As a mom and teacher too, I know that at least one snow day a season is inevitable. So I plan for these days, by having hot chocolate, a fun recipe and a few passes down the hill with our snow tubes to keep the kids entertained.

As a teacher, my students notice everything. I mean everything- from makeup gone array to dry skin on my hands. I don’t know about you by I spend most of the winter months taking care of my dry skin. I have found that Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Essential Healing Lotion nourishes and hydrates my skin leaving it soft and supple so the kids don’t have anything to comment on! I love that Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Essential Healing Lotion leaves skin deeply moisturized and looking noticeably healthier. I can now spend my time on other important duties like the ultimate snow day!

Like this recipe for homemade hot chocolate. Oh my goodness, I love this recipe, it is rich, creamy and decadent.

Old Fashioned Hot Chocolate

Serves 4

Ingredients

3-1/2 cups Whole Milk
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 pinch salt
1/3 cup boiling water
3/4 cup sugar
1 TBSP vanilla extract
½ cup heavy cream

Directions

Combine the cocoa, sugar and salt in a saucepan, add the water and bring to a boil- whisking constantly over medium heat.
Simmer for about 5 minutes.
Add milk and bring to a boil. Be careful it doesn’t scorch.
Remove from heat, add in vanilla and cream and stir to combine.
Pour into mugs and enjoy.

We love this recipe through out the winter but even more so on snow days! As the blustering cold continues be sure to focus on the things that are really important- yourself and your family. Be sure to take care of you first. I have a hard time with that at times but it is really important, so if that means taking a few minutes everyday to streamline your skincare routine, so be it. Use Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Essential Healing Lotion, I use it daily for my dry skin and because I know that it works I have some extra time to do the other things that matter to me.

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