Back to School!

Hey everyone!

In honor of school starting next week I thought this was a very fitting video. You may have seen this cute and funny family a few months  ago in a video called #XMAS JAMMIES. Well this family is back and there video is just as good if not better than there #XMAS JAMMIES video. This is The Holderness family and they make amazing family videos on YouTube and if you have not seen them yet, you need to get on that.

This is a parody of Sir Mix A Lot's Baby Got Back, and it is perfection. It is the perfect way to lighten the mood to the start of the school year, and can possibly make you excited to go back. I know that I am actually quite excited to get back into a regular schedule and I'm really excited for some of the classes I chose to take for this semester! 

I know that going back to school isn't exciting for everyone, but this year try to enjoy it and maybe make a new friend or two. Don't just spend your days hating school, do something to make it enjoyable for you.

Take care! xxx

Getting Organized!

Hey everyone!

As I said on Monday this is all about getting organized! School has started for some of you already but I have until September 4th until University starts up for me! So lately I have been collecting books and things that will help me get organized for school. During the school year I will be working a part time job, but I also plan to put up 3ish blog posts a week and Starting mid September I will be making either weekly or bi-weekly videos (I haven't decided yet.)

Now this is the calendar, or planner that I got from Target. This  is more of a "everything I am doing is going into this". This a year long planner and it has sections for each month where there is a page of the whole month and than the next pages are more detailed areas  for each day with an area to write down more details of what is going on during a specific day. I use this to write down the days that I'm working, blog ideas for certain days, and any events or plans that I have. I have been using this for most of my summer and it has been so helpful!

Sorry for the really bad photo's of these ( I haven't 

painted yet and my walls don't seem to be straight!)

Anyways with all that I will be doing during the school year I need to be very organized if I want to be able to do all the things I want to do. So my first step in getting organized was to buy a calendar. As simple as that sounds it is actually a very helpful resource and my monthly calendar is one that I got last September from my Universities Bookstore. It is a dry erase calendar and it is a two sided calendar. The side that I use is just the single month calendar but on the other side is a four month calendar  which is where my second calendar comes in handy! Yes, I have more than one calendar... Anyways on my one month calendar I put my plans for the month, and assignments and quizzes for schools that are due. My four month calendar I also got last year but this was a free dry erase calendar that I got during my frosh week. For this calendar I put due dates for all of my assignments so at all times I can see when things are going to be due and plan out when I should do them. My second calendar isn't very detailed but I usually put enough to know what class and assignment is due.

Onto notes and things! For my school notes it depends on the class for me decide how I want to take my notes. For most of my classes I type notes up on my laptop during lectures, but there is still a few classes that I like to write hand written notes. Anyways, I have Five Star binders for the classes that I like to write out the lecture notes, and usually for my typed notes I have one word document for each class with bold lettering for the lecture title and date and then my notes below that.

Now since I plan to still blog as much as I have been and I want to be making videos frequently I bought a cute little  Be Happy notebook  from Chapters to carry around with me. In this I write blog ideas, video ideas, and just little things that I need to remember or how I'm feeling in one moment. It is basically going to be a notebook filled with everything and anything.

Also, as I explained in my last post I bought this adorable Hedgehog Desk Tidy and I am definitely obsessed with it! I also bought a cute P.S. post it note pad to use with it. I bought both items from Chapters and they were both very affordable! The Hedgehog Desk Tidy was around $8.99 and the P.S. post it note pad was $3.00! I love these and it will really help me remember things when I'm usually forgetting everything! (I do have a full post about the Hedgehog Desk tidy if you are interested in reading that!)

Anyways I hope this is helpful for some of you who are really wanting to get organized! If you have any tips or tricks please let me know because I want to be as organized as I can!

Take care!

Cute Hedgehog Organizer!

Hey everyone! 

Today I want to share with you the cutest desk organizer that I have found! I was in Chapters as one does when the go to buy books, and as I was waiting in the checkout line, my eyes spotted the most adorable thing ever! Now I do have an extreme want for a hedgehog but do to my landlord not wanting us to have pets, this is my stand-in hedgehog for now.

It is from a brand called Paladone and it is their Hedgehog Desk Tidy.Since school is starting very soon I have been gathering organizational things so that this year I will be super organized with assignments, reading, blog things, and videos. So when I saw this, I knew that I had to get it. I will be using it to prop up little reminder notes while I'm at my desk working. I know last year I slacked in organization which ended up with me doing assignments last minute, That will not be happening this year!   

So with my Hedgehog Desk Tidy I will stay more on track this year. Along with this I have bought a few more organizational things, and I will be posting that on Wednesday. I just thought that this cute little desk ornament deserved it;s own post! If you have any tips or tricks with organization please let me know because I want to do all I can to get my life organized! 

Take care! xxx 

Starbucks Obsessed!

Hey everyone!

So today is going to be an ultimate "white girl" blog entry. Yes, I am confessing that I have an addiction to Starbucks. Now I am from Canada so until a few years ago Starbucks wasn't in every city like it is today so up until a couple of years ago I had never had anything from Starbucks, all I knew about it was that it was pretty expensive. Until that wonderful(ish) summer.

 A couple summers ago I went to summer school to get into an advanced English course to be able to go to university. It was not fun because it was a full day of school but all we did was one single course, so by the end of that summer I did not want to be in another English class for quite awhile. Anyways in front of the school there was a Starbucks and for the first time while attending summer school I had my first drink from Starbucks. 

It doesn't look so pretty now but I can promise you that before the whip cream melted it looked very nice with cinnamon sprinkled on top! 

The first drink I had was a Mocha Coconut Frappuccino which was my favourite drink for a long time.... until they got rid of it. Now, if anything I would get a Caramel Macchiato either hot or iced depending on the weather. Lately though I have been getting their Cinnamon Dolce Latte, which is so incredibly delicious! I only tried this for the first time about two weeks ago and I have had a ridiculous amount since then. It is like drinking liquid Fall as weird as that sounds. It's pretty close to their Pumpkin Spice Latte... only it doesn't have the pumpkin taste. Anyways it is so good, and I feel like curling up and watching movies while I drink it like's a cool day of fall and all you want is a nice warm drink, you know?  Or is it just me? Anyways, it is super delicious and if you have not had it yet do it... or not because you might become addicted like me.

Anyways, I hope all of you have had a fantastic weekend and if you are a Starbucks addict like me let me know so I know I'm not alone. :)

Take care! xxx

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge!

Hey everyone!

So yesterday I was nominated by one of my best friends Malaika to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge! I'm sure by now you know what this is because it has gone viral in the last few days, but if you don't it is a challenge in which  you fill a bucket with water and ice and dump it over you to simulate the sort of symptoms brought on from having ALS. 

If you do the Ice Bucket Challenge you can donate a minimum amount of $10.00 to the ALS Association, if you are not up for the challenge you are supposed to donate a minimum of $100.00. I have chosen to donate $50.00, which I know isn't that much but it's a little something that can help a great cause. 

I know its not the best quality of video as it is slightly out of focus but that's because I filmed it on my own and my camera decided that auto focus was no longer a thing. Even though it isn't the greatest video this is my featured video of the week because it is for a great cause. 

If you haven't done this yet or are just wanting to donate just click here to donate and it will lead you to the ALSA's Ice Bucket Challange page! Leave links to your Ice Bucket Challenge videos or email them to me because I would love to see your reactions :)

Take care! xxx

Scents and Things!

 Hey everyone! 

Earlier this week I had a very nice visit from my Aunt who lives quite far away from me. Though she lives very far away we always have this tradition of having dinner and seeing a movie whenever she comes down for a visit. So we went to East Side Mario's for dinner and then we went to the movies to go what Into The Storm. Dinner was fantastic and the movie was so good and had me on the edge of my seat the while time, but it freaked me out so much! I live in Southern Ontario so I know that I don't really have to worry about tornado's but this movie completely made me think all of the "what if?" questions and had me a bit worried. Along with the nice visit she also brought me a few gifts, and that's my whole reason for making this post. 

She not only got me a bag of tealights ( I love candles), a very cute bag from Mexx, and the most amazing thing ever! She got me a Natural Soapstone Oil Burner from The Body Shop and it is my new favourite thing. I've used it almost everyday for the past week and I will definitely be using it for the foreseeable future! With the Oil Burner she got me one of their Home Fragrance Oil in the scent Satsuma, which is one of my very favourite scents ever! 

So how this amazing contraption works is you fill the little bowl on top of the base with about halfway with water. In the water you put about 3-4 drops of oil into the water that should be enough but if it doesn't seem strong enough just add some more.

After you have the oil all sorted out light a tealight under the bowl and leave it lit for no longer then 20 minutes! Your room will be left smelling amazing and I always find that candles are quite relaxing.

The Body Shops Home Fragrance Oil bottles are quite small but only a small drop comes out of the top so it will last you a very long time! Also if you like oranges i really recommend that you get the Satsuma scent because it is so amazing!! 

Take care! xxx 

TRXYE!!!

Hey everyone!

So for this weeks video I have decided to show, for those that have not already seen/ heard, the amazingness of Happy Little Pill. This is a song off of Troye Sivan's EP TRXY, who is a fantastic YouTuber, Actor, and Musician. He announced that he was coming out with an EP at this years VidCon, and though I didn't attend VidCon I found out from Twitter that we could now pre-order it. Well of course I pre-ordered it, and the first 2000 to pre-order would be getting a signed copy of his album, which obviously would be impossible, right? 

It has now been about a month since I've pre-ordered and the release date for the EP was the 15 of August. The only song that had been released off the EP was Happy Little Pill which is an amazing song! On the 12 of August a music video for Happy Little Pill was released and it was great. It was definitely a video that had a depth to it and was very visually appealing, and made sense in the aspect that it actually narrated the lyrics.  

It is now the 16 of August and I am beyond words. So yesterday morning I got an email saying this:

I literally read the first line probably about 7 times before I realized what it said. "a signed version of the EP!" Honestly I didn't believe it. I thought it was sent to the wrong person, ir it was just a generic message sent to everyone who pre-ordered and I don't even know, accidentally put in the word signed. I was at work when I got a message from my roommate that a package arrived for me at our house. I knew instantly what it was and I couldn't wait until I got off work. So as soon as I arrived home I went into my room and opened the package. The email had no mistake. I actually got one of the 2000 signed copies  of TRXYE. I sat starring at the signature for about 10 minutes before I could even believe what my eyes were telling me. I still don't even have the words to describe how lucky I feel to have got this.

SEE!!!!! :D

It has now been two days since I got TRXYE and I have listened to this on repeat. I've probably listed to this whole album about 15 times now... actually probably more than that. It is honestly so good. I love every single song off of this EP, it is so raw and emotional and catchy and just fantastic. My favourite song off of TRXYE is definitely Gasoline, it's such an emotionally touching song, and the lyrics are brilliant. If you have not already bought this EP DO IT!! You will love each and every song, I can almost guarantee it. 

The video is here for you so you can see how well they did in creating it, but for you to sample what your getting on the EP.

Take care! xxx

ipsy August 2014 Glam Bag Review!

Hey everyone!

I know what you're thinking, two ipsy reviews in one week!? What? I know it's crazy, right? Well not really since my July ipsy review was very late... my bad. Anyways, my ipsy bag was kind of a surprise for me this month since it arrived even before I got the tracking information. Usually the tracking info comes around the 7th of each month, but mine came on the 11 a day before I got the email that it had shipped, so it was a nice surprise that it came a bit early!

This months theme is Beauty Schooled and the products came in this cute white pencil case like bag, and it is decorated with orange poke-a-dots. I am super excited about this months bag because all of the products that I received are products I have wanted to try, but have not got too. 

I received Dr. Brandt's Pore No More Pore Refiner, and I am very excited to see how this works. I have heard great things about this online and have wanted to get for a long time, but never actually got around to it. I was very happy to see that it was in my bag and I am hoping that all of the hype around this product is true

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I also got a product by Urban Decay, which will always be one of my favourite brands. I got their Perversion Mascara and I haven't even tried it yet, but I already love it! Why? Because the name is amazing, and as the packaging says it's "so intense, you might need a safe word." I mean, how can it not be amazing!? Plus, I love the size of it because it's so easy to fit in any bag or clutch that you are traveling with!

A product by J. Cat Beauty was also featured in this months Glam Bag. I received their Flying Solo Eye Shadow in the shade Half Naked. Not only is it a beautiful shade, it comes in fantastic packaging. Now when a product is featured in beautiful packaging I love it even more. It's encased in a nice and simple compact case and in this small case there is not only an applicator, but a mirror as well! This will definitely be a product that I travel with.

As you may or may not know, I am the type of girl that never leaves the house without a lip balm so when I pulled Jersey Shore Sun's Mongongo Lip Conditioner. It smells amazing, and has made my lips feel smooth and hydrated so it definitely does its job! The only thing about this product is that it's supposed to be a anti-aging Lip Conditioner, so I don't really know how it does that. If you do know the answer please let me know!

Finally the product that I am most excited about! I got Klorane's Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk and I literally almost screamed from excitement when I saw that it was in my bag! Now you may think I'm crazy when I say this, but I have never used a dry shampoo. I know right!? That's why I'm excited! I don't usually suffer from oily hair even if I go a day or two without showering so that's why I've never tried dry shampoo, but now that I have it I will definitely use it! 

This has been my favourite bag from ipsy so far! I received all great products from amazing brands that I love or have wanted to try. I already can't wait until Septembers bag to see what I'm getting next! 

Take care! xxx

Body Image

Hey everyone!

So today I wanted to discuss a more serious topic having to do with body image. I know everyone says that in today's society we feel more pressured to look a certain way, and they are absolutely correct. I know that I have felt this way, and still to this day feel this way. I know that I am not an overweight person, but I am also not someone that is slim. That being said, I don't want to feel this way. I don't want to have to second guess what I'm eating, or look at the scale and feel bad about myself, and neither should you. 

I've done things that I shouldn't have done to try to achieve my ideal weight. I haven't and will never go to the extremes of becoming anorexic or bulimic, but I have tried diet pills. This is the first time I've admitted to this and I feel ashamed that I have done this. I am no longer doing this but I still constantly worry about my weight.

The reason that I am making this post is for the people that are going through the same thing that I am. I know that there are a lot of people going through this in a much worse fashion, but this is still a prevalent issue. Now if you are going through this too feel free to message me on here or send me an email! Even if it's not you, but a friend or family member, I can try to help find a solution :)

Anyways, that's it for today! If you have any questions about this topic leave them in the comment section, or if you have your own story we can open up a discussion about all of our experiences.

Take care! xxx

ipsy July 2014 Glam Bag Review

Hey everyone! 

So I know this is very late but, I wanted to post it anyways. I've been all over the place with my entries lately and as of today posts will be back on schedule! As you know I had problems with my internet, computer, and the last two weeks the buses in my city have not been running. You might think that was super random to bring up, but no it was why I didn't post much in the last couple weeks. My work is about a 30 minute bus ride away from my house, which makes it about an hours walk away. Yes, a few days I had to walk to work and home from work so I've been completely wiped by the time I've finished work. So for the past two weeks all I've really done is sleep, work, eat, and repeat. BUT I'M BACK!!! :D

So July's ipsy bag was themed Sensationally Sunkissed! The hot pink make-up bag is absolutely fabulous, it's a great size and super cute! As always there were five items in the bag, and this month it all had to do with summer!

From bareMINERALS I got there READY Eyeshadow in the shade The Inspiration. I absolutely love the shade they chose to send me, although I haven't really messed around with it from what I can tell from a quick application, it will become one of my favourites. When applied it goes on real smoothly and doesn't have the chalky look that some eyeshadows have. I really like this product and I'm excited to experiment with it more.

This was probably my favourite product to get and it is by Clear Clinic Laboratories. It is their Vanished Clear Spot Treatment which you apply onto any blemish and it'll diminish the look of any spot in just a couple of hours! I usually like to use it before I go to bed, after I've done my night time skin routine. It is amazing and once I run out I will be repurchasing it!

I also got to try out a brand that I've been wanting to try out for a very long time, and that is Pixi Beauty! I got their Mini Tinted Brilliance Balm in the shade Unique Pink. It isn't very prominent shade, it is just enough colour to slightly change my lip colour. I really like just because my usual lip balm isn't tinted so this is just a nice product to have on hand. 

I also got a product by Pur~lisse and it is their pur~product essential daily moisturizer in spf 30. Now this is a product that I wasn't really excited for just because I do have a lot of products like this but it's always good to try and weed out the ones you like best. I like this product quite a lot  just because it is a light moisturizer and it has spf in it, which is always good for us pale individuals!

The product that I least liked was by Models own and it was their nail polish in the shade Red Sea. I am not a bug fan of nail polish with glitter in it, especially if it's bigger pieces of glitter. However I did try it out to see whether or not I would like it. It didn't dry properly and was kind of a tacky texture which was not good! I am a big fan of nail polishes but this is definitely one I will not be wearing again.

Anyways that is it for today! let me know what kind of pots you want to see from me, or products you want me to review!

Take care! xxx

Almost Died of Laughter!

Hey everyone!

So my video of the week is absolutely hilarious! I laughed so hard when I watched this video and I've watched it a few times since then, and I am laughing just as much. If you love Tyler Oakley and/ or Marcus Butler, or even if you don't like them ( are you crazy?) you will LOVE THIS!

So a simple explanation is that this is two guys, inhaling helium, and doing impressions. How is this hilarious? Well, Tyler's laugh is amazing, their impressions are... not the greatest, and did I mention they inhaled helium? If you don't believe (and even If you do) WATCH THIS VIDEO! A lot of my friends are awesome and amazing but they don't all share my love of the internet :( So if you watch this video, or have already watched let me know and we can chat a bit about this or any topic you like!

There is also an outtakes video of this video on Marcus Butlers second channel which is moremarcus so if you liked this, watch the other video too! :)

I promise I will get my schedule back in order and as of next week I will be posting on my usual days! I will be posting an entry this Sunday just because i know I missed one this week, and I will explain more about that on Sunday!

Take care! xxx 

Clinique Redness Solution Review!

Hey everyone!

So if you don't already know, I am a pretty pale person who sometimes (most days) have problems with my skin. I get acne like most people but because I am so pale I have a lot of redness on my skin that is very prominent. I've never really tried to find something that would make it go away but because it's summer and very hot outside, my redness is showing a lot more. So I found a product that I am very happy with!

So Clinique is becoming one of my favourite brands right now, I have one of their moisturizers and one of there cleansing foams, all of which I have been extremely happy with! I know it's more of an expensive brand and not everyone can afford it, but there stuff is really worth it, so if you can spare the money it is definitely worth it. So I though I would check out what Clinique had for redness of skin and I found exactly what I was looking for!

I bought Clinique's redness solution daily protective base with SPF 15. This was such a perfect buy because not only does it minimize redness it also is has sun protection. Now this doesn't completely mask the redness on its own, if you want it completely gone I would suggest using a cover-up, but there are days when I don't want to have a face full of make-up and I like to just use it on it's own.It's great because it does exactly what I want it to and is great for summer because it does have SPF in it. You only have to use a little bit so the bottle should last you quite awhile! 

Anyways, that's it for now! Just to let you know my Twitter and Instagram unsernames are now in my blog description so feel free to follow, I may (will) follow back (if you leave a comment saying "blog more":) This is not to gain followers you can just leave that comment and I promise I will check your stuff out, I honestly just want to be able to chat with the people that are reading this :)

Take care! xxx

Are Your Parents Good Parents?

Hey everyone! 

So for my video of the week I thought I should feature something relatable to what I am doing this week. Or more so where I am. So I have a few days off from work this week so I thought instead of staying at home and mostly likely not doing anything productive, that I would go to my moms house for a few days!

So that's where this video comes in. This by a YouTuber by the name of IISuperwomanII, who is so funny and amazing and I am OBSESSED with her videos! She is also Canadian and is from a town pretty close to mine which is pretty cool too! Anyways she does really funny sketches and some of which include the characters of her parents, and they are all really well done and are sure to make you laugh!

This video specifically is Superwoman's parents giving parenting advice, which I immediately showed my mom when I read the title of the video. I loved it and she loved it so watch the video, show your parents, or child, and have a good laugh. Her videos are all great and I always look forward to her videos coming out.

So if you have not yet seen any of her videos check them out because I can almost guarantee that you will love them! She makes very relatable videos for basically everyone so you have no excuse not to watch them!

Anyways that is it for today, so I hope you enjoyed this video because I know that I did! If you have any questions let me know, and if you have videos you think I should watch leave a link or the name of the YouTube channel! :)

Take care! :)