Not Your Grandmas Face cream! WOW this is a must try

Not Your Grandma's Face Cream

WOW! I received this product to test from OLAY and I was not disappointed. Up until trying this I always believed that Olay was for my Grandma. No one ever told me how much it would chance my skin! It did not irritate my skin, lessened the dry patches and smoothes out the fine lines on my face. I was not a fan of the scent but it disappeared very quickly. The price point was a little high since the ingredients in the Olay Total Effects 7X Visible AntiAging are the exact same in the Equate Brand (Walmart). I would definitely recommend Olay Total Effects 7X Visible AntiAging to anyone who has a combination skin such as myself.  Click on this link to see what I'm talking about>>>> OLAY

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**I received this product from BzzAgent but the opinions posted above are my own honest and true review**

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ITS A FREE FOR Fall! #GotItFree

Happy FALL!
Tonight I am going to do an honest review!  I plan on doing lots of these as I maneuver through the Autumn  season.

First off I would like to say I LOVE this mascara!  When they say NO CLUMPS they really mean it.  I have already long thick lashes so mascara usually isn't in my make-up routine for the simple fact that I don't really need it.  However, since @BuzzAgent sent me this awesome product #GotItFree and asked me to write a honest review on my thoughts of the product I couldn't resist.
I put this on this morning as I embarked on a busy day.  Today was one of my days where I worked two jobs almost back to back.
I applied at 7:15 am and noticed right away how smooth and simple this was to apply.  Honestly NO CLUMPS!  Usually I have to brush out my lashes and end up with flakes and clumps that look horrible.
The brush/wand is unique with its silicone type bristles and really does give your lashes volume.  I was home for a brief break in between jobs and had a chance to lye down for 45 minutes.  I got up expecting to look like a scary clown to find that there wasn't even the tiniest fleck on my face!  I finished work at 8:30, came home and had no problem washing the mascara off!  It truly was crazy how much it lived up to all the package said it did. 
I was fortunate that I #GotItFree from @BuzzAgent (more about how YOU can get free stuff at the end of this post) but looking online this mascara is very affordable (from $5-$8)
So would I recommend this to my friends, family and co-workers? Absolutely!

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of course you do, who does not like free stuff?
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Click on this link and sign up bzzagent.com/go/canada-raf2015 
 
It only takes a few minutes and I promise you will thank me when your mailbox if full of free stuff!
Let me know in the comments if you become a BuzzAgent
xo
Shan

A Summer Full of Pictures

Hello,
Happy Fall.  As much as I hate to say that, it's here and it's not going anywhere.  So I must embrace it.  But for the sake of this post I am reminiscing about the amazing summer that I had.  It was spent with friends and family trying new things and visiting some fun places.  I will speak briefly on all the locations and if you want to know more please feel free to comment on this post and I can give you the nitty gritty ;-)
Also since I slacked on summer blogs the picture and events are not in chronological order, more so as I downloaded the pictures!

Girls Fun!
This was one of the most hilarious things we as a group of friends have ever done.  It's a drinking game that involves nice weather, comfy chairs and a busy road!  WHAT A BLAST we had and we can't wait to make it an annual event. Name of the game: Post a sign out at a busy road that says "YOU HONK, WE DRINK" Bam!  Instant drinking game, no deck of cards required!
Throughout the day and evening we played a few games, "Postal Pong" which was our adaption of beer pong and three-legged races which ended in some non-life threatening injuries.

Road Trip!

We took a road trip!  With Kids! We all had a great time...TRUE STORY!
First we left early and by early I mean it is very cruel to be up at that time! Here we are all happy and wide awake ready to embark on our 3 day road trip!

First stop and day one:
After a long drive and tons of bathroom breaks (cough, cough Danielle) we landed at Cedar Park Resort in Bowmanville, ON.  This is a water park located in a campground.  Very affordable for the day and lots for all ages to do.

We were very fortunate that we had nice friends in the area who allowed us to crash their house.  It was nice to spend some time with them in the evenings and catch up.  Thanks again to Teresa and Matt for letting us trash their house!

Day two:
We left bright and early to make it to Vaughn Mills to adventure into LegoLand.  The kids had a blast and so did I.  I love LEGO!!!

After LegoLand we stopped for lunch and desert ;-)

And then spent the rest of the day shopping at Vaughan Mills Mall and Bass Pro Shop 

Day three:
On day three we were up bright and early, packed the van and ventured to the Bowmanville Zoo.  This was the highlight of our trip, I love animals...alot!
CAUTION!  Buy your tickets from GROUPON, this will save you a TON of $$

Well folks, that's only a part of my fun and exciting summer, stay tuned for more fun and exciting stuff...
xo
Shan

Our first 5k! What a fun morning

WHAT A MORNING! COLOR VIBE 5K
I honestly can't believe we even did it.  Had you asked me a few months ago if I would EVER think of entering any type of race, I would have laughed in your face!  If you read my Blog you would remember in a few posts I mentioned that I was trying to make some lifestyle improvements.  With these improvements I also needed to be held accountable and so I needed to sign up for something with someone that would help me maintain my goal.  So in come Shawna and Danielle who happily signed up and kept me motivated!
Come Friday we were all anxious as we had been slacking over our holidays and were unsure of what we got ourselves into!
Friday morning I headed to Ottawa to check in and pick up our race packs for the next morning, when I got to Wesley Clover Park at 11:45 there were already 70+ people lined up, when I left the park the lineup was almost 3 km long!

That should have been my first inclination as to how busy it was going to be the next day.  Anyways 7:15 came mighty early as we headed back to the park Saturday.  When we got close to the exit we could see the cars lined up down the highway, luckily we were coming in from out of town and got to breeze past all the people waiting from the other side :-)  Once the car was parked and shoes were tied we headed over and joined in the large group of people stretching and dancing.  A 8 am dance party is not something I am use to as we were still sipping our Timmys!  Music pumping, colour packs being thrown around and a DJ starting to count down from 10, we lined up and awaited our turn to take off!  They let heats of 500 go at a time.  We were about the 4th group to take off. As we ran thru the starting line we were sprayed with colourful powder and were headed on a grass like path.  It was very bumpy terrain, not at all what I am use to jogging on!  We jogged for a while (1km) and slowed down to catch our footing as the path worsened.  The ground was very uneven, full of dips and groundhog holes and lined with hay bales (which I am allergic too)  Anyways we still trucked thru!  The path crossed over some gravel paths which helped us to up our speed as we ran thru the different colour stations.  In total it took us 45 minutes to finish the 5k.  We were so excited and proud to be done we celebrated by tossing up our colour packs!  What a great day!  We can't wait until next year as we have a great costume idea and plan on bringing a bunch more people with us!
Below are the pictures that were snapped throughout the race!

I've got the ITCH!.....The Pintrest ITCH!!!!

Hi ALL!
I am still giggling over the title of the BLOG!  I can just hear the rumors swirling now ;-)  Anyways as I descend on my second week of holidays I figured I would share some of my pintrest itches that I was able to complete.
I found these few quick and fun ideas as I was searching for ways to spruce up my front porch/yard.  Most of the supplies I either had on hand, found at the dollar store or second hand store.
First up was my tea cup bird feeder. 
Items needed:
Tea cup and saucer (please for the love of God, don't use a family heirloom.....I picked this one up at a second hand store for $2)
Crazy Glue (Dollarama $2)
Bird Seed (Dollarama $2)
Ribbon (I had this kicking around)

Super easy craft or cute gift.  I put crazy glue on the saucer and lay the tea cup, handle up and let it dry.  I then tied the ribbon around the handle and added some seed and found a spot to hang!  That's it! BAM!  Super easy.

Next up is painted rocks:
My Pintrest news feed was flooded with the "suggestion for you" painted rocks.  Very self explanatory....
Supplies needed:
Smooth surfaced rocks (Dollarama $2) or you could pick your own
Paint
Brushes
If you search for designs on Pintrest they will be plentiful.  I plan on painting some more in hopes to have enough to fill a full rock garden by next summer!!

Let me know if you try any of these, I'd love to see some pics
Stay tuned to some more Pintrest crafts I have completed lately!

July Mid-Month Review and What I have been up to

Hello, again!  Once again I went on hiatus.  I seem to get in a writing funk and don't end up reporting on what I have been up to, even though nothing fun has really happened....BUT....I have tried a few new things lately and I want to tell you about them.
*Note: I am in no way compensated for the products that I will mention in this BLOG.  I paid for these products 100% on my own

First product that I want to mention is the FITBIT Flex.  I purchased the product only yesterday and already I am OBSESSED.
"This slim, stylish device is with you all the time. During the day, it tracks steps, distance, and calories burned. At night, it tracks your sleep quality and wakes you silently in the morning. Just check out the lights to see how you stack up against your personal goal. It’s the motivation you need to get out and be more active."
I purchased the product yesterday at around noon, set it up and by the end of the day I had almost reached my first goal!
I am not a huge fan of the colour but my only choices were the blue and black.  I am already shopping for cute accessorized bands online!
I also downloaded the app for my android so I can see my up to date progress throughout the day.
The Fitbit Flex retails at Walmart for $119.95 but yesterday I was able to admatch from another store and scored it for $99.99.  I give this product ***** (5 Stars)

Next product that I purchased and was so excited to try was the TERRA Tropical Chips.  I purchased the bag from a local Bakery and they retailed for $4.95 (ASTRONOMICAL :-( ) But since I was on day 5 of my low carb diet everything looked amazing and I probably would have paid double for them.  Anyways I have had a few of Terra's products and the sweet potato chips are one of my favorite chips. Sweet yet salty and are actually healthy for you, so I imagined that this bag would be heavenly!  Guess what?  Total disappointment.  There were a few coconut flakes, one or two plantains, a few Terra and Batata and ONE BEET CHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
frown emoticon Total disappointment since beet chips are my all time favorite. The bag was filled with sweet potato chips (which like I said before I love) but when you are looking forward to all the other flavors it makes you sad! I have contacted the company on Monday to relay my disappointment but have yet to hear from them. I have to give this product ** (two stars) for the lack of variety but **** (4 stars) because I still love the potato chips.

Let me know if you have tried either of the above and your thoughts and feelings on them. Stay tuned for some more fun blogs that I have in the works! Girls day fun!, Colour Vibe (5k), Party Island. Also I have some Pintrest posts that I have put to the test that will also be in an upcoming post!

DIY BUTT Cream...Say What?!! & At home spa night

Spring has sprung and it's time to get our butts in order literally! 

Once again our adventure begins with a PINTEREST pin that got Danielle and I excited to get our butts in gear for summer time :-)  Actually she was a brave soul who bared all, almost! I took the cheap way out and used our amazing concoction on my face.  COFFEE SCRUB (to view the original pin ) I would just like to say WOW. Two days later and my face still feels soft and moisturized.  Anyways here is how our "At home spa night went:"

After some much needed sun on Saturday when the temperatures started to cool down we (myself, Danielle and Arleigh) headed indoors to begin our spa night.  Arleigh jumped right in and began making our coffee scrub 

Ingredients needed:

1/4 ground coffee (not instant)

1/2 cup coconut oil 

Mix together until you get your desired consistency.

At this point a few beverages had been consumed so we allowed Arleigh to administer the great smelling paste.  As you can see in the picture below Arleigh is not very enthusiastic about helping out at this point! (Side note: Danielle is fully clothed :-P)

Make sure to rub the scrub in a circular motion.  This will help exfoliate the skin and help stimulate the circulation of blood flow to your problem areas such as cellulite or acne.  I will suggest it is best to hop in the shower after, unfortunately I made a mess of Danielle's bathroom trying to get it off my face!  All in all I give this DIY 4 **** (stars) only because of the clean up.  This scrub would make a great gift for a teacher or your Mom on Mother's Day.

So after we exfoliated we began to give ourselves a paraffin wax treatment on our hands.We used the Revlon Paraffin Bath and it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

I love the feeling and I know Arleigh had a blast peeing the wax off.  We were so happy with the turn out we even convinced the husbands to join in!! 

An at home spa night is a great way to spend a quiet evening.  Let me know if you have an DIY home spa recipes, I would love to give them a try!
xo
Shan