Bunny Toys!- Happy Blogtober!

Hello Everybody!

I had to take a few days off blogging as I was under the weather; however I hope to make up for it over the next few days!

My Bun is very playful, I've tried buying him tons of toys from the pet store but overall he really has no interest in them. He doesn't chew a whole lot (due to some teeth issues) and most bunny toys are meant to be chewed apart etc... 

Since having a bun I have done a lot of research on how to care for buns and different toys and things you can make for them. 

One of Puddin's favourite toys that I make is paper balls. They are super easy to make and fun for him.. he loves throwing them around the room or chasing after them if I throw them. 

First you start with two paper towel tubes and a pair of scissors. 

Next I cut the tube into slices I would say a couple of centimetre wide.

Then I assemble the balls, I start overlapping the paper towel strips over each other. 

Till I make a complete round ball shape. I typically use about 5 pieces per ball. You can use less and have more gaps which are fun if you hide treats in them.

I get about 4 balls per tube.

These DIY toys are not only easy but super cheap! I keep all of our paper towel rolls so that I can make these for Puddin when I find he is getting bored of other toys he has as these ones always seem to be a hit, especially with a frozen blueberry in them as a treat! 

And after a long day of playing with those you get a tired out bun like the one above! 

Puddin and I hope you enjoyed this DIY on how to make his favourite toys! Keep watching the blog for some more bunny inspired posts coming real soon!

-M

September Favourites- Happy Blogtober!

Over the month of September I discovered a few new products I fell in love with... I also discovered some old favourites and fell in love with them all over again.

Beauty Products: the NYX Micro Brow Pencil. I never thought I would like a brow pencil, I've always filled my brows in with a powder or eyeshadow and then I bought this pencil... I don't think I will ever go back to a powder again. I really love the way the fine pencil makes hair like strokes and fills in my brows evenly without making them look too overdone or underdone. 

Maybelline Lash Sensational- I have been using this mascara for a few months now and I really like it. I like how the brush evenly coats all my lashes and combs them out as well as giving my lashes a bit of a curl. I also really love the formula, it doesn't flake or smudge. 

Maybelline Falsies- This is an old love newly found again. I LOVE the combo of this mascara brush used on my lashes with the Lash Sensational. Although the mascara has dried out long ago I've washed the brush and have been using it in combination with the lash sensational and I really love how full it makes my lashes look. I feel as though I am using falsies minus the actual false lashes. 

Elf Eyebrow Kit- Also an old love made into a new one. I previously used this eyebrow powder on my brows, however thanks to Thataylaa (on YouTube) where she mentioned she used the elf eyebrow powder in light as a contour I decided to give it a try and I actually love it, it is pigmented more than other lighter colours I have used and not too dark like most contour powders.

Too Faced Melted Lipstick in Chihuahua- My Step Daughter got this in a lip sample pack from Sephora and she gave it to me, I love it! I love the formula, its not drying at all and feels extremely comfortable on the lips and the colour is the perfect pinky nude every day colour.

Other Products:

Toms of Maine Deodorant- My armpits are extremely picky at what I use as a deodorant. I have tried every brand I can think of in stick form for deodorants and so far this is the only brand that doesn't break me out and also has a half decent scent. Yes, you will still sweat when you use it because it isn't an anti perspirant however I find that once your body is use to using a deodorant you will find it feels a thousand times better than those antiperspirants.

OGX Kuikui Hydrating Hair Oil- I've been using this spray over a few months now but I love it, especially now that it is getting colder which in Western Canada means it is getting drier. I spray this stuff on the ends of my hair when I get out of the shower, and sometimes again after I straighten my hair just to make sure it keeps all the ends of my hair under control. I don't use a lot of hair products and I like to find ones that have multiple uses. I am also a huge fan of the shampoo and conditioners by OGX.

Herbal Essence Dry Shampoo- I wash my hair 2 maybe 3 times a week, so dry shampoo is a staple in my hair routine. I randomly bought this dry shampoo about a year ago while cashing in Shoppers Optimum points and I am sooo glad I did! Prior to this I had tried out a few different dry shampoos that I felt either didn't do too much or smelled really horrible! I would say this is likely my 4th bottle of this stuff, I find it absorbs any extra oils in my hair and makes it feel fluffy and clean again but also it makes it smell amazing! This dry shampoo has a minty scent with it that smells soo good, it's not minty that it smells like tooth paste or mouthwash but it is a nice light mint scent perfect for hair that is a couple days old!

Okay now on to random favourites,

This month I have fell in love with crocheting again, I find every fall/winter I really enjoy crocheting new scarves. I've been spending my evenings watching tv and crocheting.

Speaking of TV.... my favourite show of the month, The Block. The Block is an Australian reality show where 5 couples compete to renovate apartments/houses and auction them for the highest price. My friend Jaclyn told me about this show and from the moment I watched the first episode I have been hooked. I am debating going back and watching old seasons because I like it so much. Only problem is now I want to reno my entire house!

Hopefully I didn't bore you too much with all of the things I have been loving over the month of September! I really enjoy doing these favourites posts because I get to share all the new things I discover with all of you!

- M

Welcome to Blogtober and 10 Things about me!

Hello Everybody!

I haven't been nearly as active on here as I would like; so in an effort to be creating more content for my blog and posting more frequent I decided to do "Blogtober". Blogtober is where I want to post every day of October. This is my favourite month of the year and it is also host to my two favourite holidays. Which means it is most likely the month I am most active.

I thought a good place to start Blogtober would be to share 10 Things about me. 

1. Growing up I always loved horses; I made my husband promise me if we won the lotto I could get one. Since getting a bunny 3 years ago that has changed if I won the lotto I would want all of the bunnies! 

2. I grew up in a very small town in Nova Scotia; I now live in Alberta... something I thought I would never do. I don't even know if I would ever want to move back to Nova Scotia now. 

3. My Husband and I got engaged and Married all in a week and streamed it online to our friends and family, and if I could do it all over again I would do it the exact same way!

4. I don't want children. I love them and make a great step mom/ aunt. However I have no desire to birth any babies myself. 

5. I love going to concerts! I have been to everything from Spice Girls, Katy Perry (actually got to meet her) Foo Fighters and Metallica four times!

                         

6. I have straightened my hair every day/ time it's been washed since I was about 15. The thought of my hair not being straight makes me so anxious.

7. I have two auto immune diseases (psoriasis and IgA Nephropathy). I have had psoriasis since I was about 7, the IgA Nepropathy I was just recently diagnosed with. 

8. I am a huge wrestling fan. I have watched it since I was little and lucked out that my husband was also a fan!

9. If I could bake everyday I would.

10. I've only recently (last two or three years) become obsessed with make up. I wonder what my make up would have been like in high school if I knew all these other products existed!

Hopefully you've enjoyed this post as much as I have enjoyed writing it!

- M

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Hi Everybody!!!

Okay I have found it... The BEST ever Peanut Butter Chocolate Chips cookie recipe! These are perfectly chewy and don't crumble as you eat them. Every bite is full of peanut butter and chocolate. Sooo delicious!

Sooo how about I share the recipe instead of making you all drool at the thought of these cookies. I honestly don't remember where I found this recipe as it has been my go to for quite a few years now.

tHE INGREDIENTS:

• ½ c. butter, softened
• ½ c. creamy peanut butter
• 1 c. granulated sugar
• 1 c. packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• ½-1 t. vanilla
• 1¼ c. flour
• ¾ t. baking soda
• ½ t. baking powder
• ½ t. salt
• 1 C. chocolate chips

THE INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cream together butter and peanut butter.
2. Add sugar, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla and cream with butters.
3. Stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
4. Beat in to creamed mixture.
5. Fold in chocolate chips.
6. Spoon dough onto parchment lined baking sheet.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 9 mins- DO NOT OVERCOOK them!!!

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Also if you want to watch a quick video on how I prepare these you can hop on over to my Youtube channel and have a watch!

What's in my travel make up bag?

I recently went away to visit a friend for a weekend. I flew there and it was only about an hour flight which meant I didn't want to have to wait for a checked bag or pay for a checked bag for such a short trip. However only packing a carry on means bringing as very little make up as possible but still enough to do the job.

Left to right: Elf Dump Bag, Rimmel Lasting Perfection Foundation, Too Faced Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette, Maybelline Lash Stiletto, Maybelline Fit Me Matte in Translucent, Elf under eye concealer and highlight, Essence lip liner in Satin Mauve, Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara Cover Girl Bombshell Powder Brow& Liner,  Essence Make Me Brow, Elf Blush in Tickled Pink, L'Oreal Infallible Contour Kit.

I love this palette you can create so many different looks with it that its a great palette to travel with and it fits comfortably in my makeup bag so it doesn't take up too much space!

I clearly use this blush a lot as you can see I've hit pan on it! This contour palette is the only drugstore one I can find that fits my pale skin tone. The highlight is a little powdery but if I put it on top of the Elf cream one it looks amazing!

I just realized I forgot to include the L'Oreal Colour Riche Le Balm in Nourshing Nude that I use with the lip liner, this combo is my everyday nude lip look I love it!

All of these items fit in my make up bag with extra space! I totally could have packed more but wanted to keep it as simple as possible.

What are your go to travel make up products? Let me know in the comments below, I always love to try new products!

-M

Covergirl Trublend Liquid Foundation *Review*

I received this foundation for review from BzzAgent. I love trying out new foundations but find it hard since I have fairly pale skin, it is often hard to find a foundation that matches my skin tone and doesn't oxidize. This one comes in about 21 different shades ranging from palest to fairly dark as well. There is a good variety of shades for any skin tone.

This foundation is light-weight with at most a medium coverage. It glides on smoothly with a nice dewy finish. It doesn't feel cakey or heavy. I have applied it with both a dampened beauty blender and a foundation brush. I will say with a brush you get more coverage but again its only about medium coverage. However you still get a great finish with either the sponge or brush.

BEFORE:

I have very pale skin with a lot of acne scarring and redness.

AFTER:

Just foundation applied. 

After the rest of my makeup is applied. I love the finish of this foundation! So dewy and fresh looking. 

I do find this foundation only lasts 4-6 hours, 6 hours being with a primer. I really like this foundation for the summer as with it being so lightweight it's really great to wear in the heat. However it doesn't have SPF in it so that is something you will need either in your moisturizer or primer.

AFTER 7 HRS WEAR AND A NAP

Ignore the smudged eyeliner, this is what happens when you nap :)

Overall this foundation has a great price point between $8-$12 and can be bought at any drugstore, Walmart or Target. Although this foundation has a pump, it doesn't seem to work as good as other pumps which sucks because a pump on a foundation is one of the best things!

S'mores Chocolate Cookies

If there is one thing I can never have enough of it's s'mores... It is not unusual for me to wake up and make a s'more over my stove at 7 am before I go to work in the morning. 

I literally try and make every s'mores recipe I find, some haven't always been winners. However some have! and these cookies are one of those! They are every bit delicious as they are easy! 

These cookies have everything you want in s'mores; graham crackers, marshmallows, chocolate and lots of it!

The Recipe:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp milk
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2-3 mini marshmallows per cookie 
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.

Cream butter and sugars, next add the egg, vanilla, and milk. Mix all the dry ingredients in separate bowl(flour, cocoa powder, baking soda). Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix until no dry ingredients remain. Fold in chocolate chips and graham crackers. Once all mixed scoop out using a tablespoon measuring spoon and drop on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Next top each cookie with 2-3 mini marshmallows.

Bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes or until the marshmallows appear toasted on top. Moving your rack up one spot will help to toast the marshmallows. Let the cookies cool for about 5-10 minutes on the baking sheet before moving them to a cooling rack or enjoy them warm off the pan for that perfect, campfire s'mores experience!!

I hope you enjoy not only making these but eating them as much as I did!