Like many folks I prefer to take my showers in the morning, when possible. Quiet time to myself under hot running water, time to mentally prepare myself for what's ahead and organize my day in my head, what's not to love? Have you ever thought about how much your morning shower impacts the rest of your day? According to a new survey, after an enjoyable shower, Canadian women … [Read more...]
Coming out and declaring my secret love for Herbal Essences…
Here's a confession, I don't use baby shampoo on my kids hair. I've been to other people's houses with my girls on playdates and while I'm using the bathroom I've noticed the container of baby shampoo sitting on the side of the tub, or the primary coloured bottle of "kids" shampoo with the cartoon characters dancing across the label. Even when the girls would visit their … [Read more...]
What’s in my Travel Kit? a.k.a. travelling with P&G
A few months back I was staying at a hotel on an overnight trip. I was packing everything up to head back home when I ducked my head into the bathroom to find half of the contents of my toiletries kit spread out over the hotel bathroom counter. As I unzipped the bag and started to carefully stack everything back inside I had a realization. Laid out on this counter … [Read more...]
Take the Pantene Beautiful Lengths #8or8 Challenge for National Donate Your Hair Day
If you've been following my blog for any amount of time you are probably aware of how much I adore the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, that's the amazing program where Pantene has partnered with the Canadian Cancer Society to take donations of cut hair and turn those ponytails into real hair wigs for women battling cancer, which are … [Read more...]
So Long Pampers? No! Always a Pampers Mom
You guys probably didn't even notice when it happened, but a little over a year ago now I took the "Pampers Mom" button off of my side bar. Now I don't usually do a happy dance when I take a button off of my side bar, but this time was different. For me this was a break out the wine, let's all jump and dance, cheer-worthy moment. You see me taking that button down marked the … [Read more...]
Helping Your Kids to Find Their Back to School Look
For older kids back to school can be a bit stressful, as they worry about their outfits and their hair and makeup. September can be a time of "the great shake down" while girls are trying out new styles and trying to find an everyday look they are comfortable with. My girls aren't there yet. My daughter's biggest concern is whether or not mom's going to let her wear the cool … [Read more...]
What is means to be Unstoppable #LikeAGirl
I asked my daughters to answer the same question that Always poses in their Unstoppable video; "Have you ever been told that because you're a girl that you should not do something?" My five year old's answer cracked me up: While the eight year old had a more serious response it still surprised me: Check out my thoughts on the original Always video on … [Read more...]
Always Unstoppable, #LikeAGirl
Always is on a mission to help stop the drop in confidence girls experience at puberty and beyond. Last summer Always created a video that was launched on YouTube, encouraging girls everywhere to make the phrase “like a girl” mean amazing things. I am proud to say that the Always #LikeAGirl YouTube video has received over 90 million views. A new Always survey shows that 72 … [Read more...]
The Best Tide for your High Efficiency Washer, New Tide HE Turbo
I think everyone has that one product that they have total brand loyalty towards. You know, the one where your mom used to buy it, and then when you moved out that's what you started buying, without even thinking about it. And maybe over the years you experimented and tried something else once or twice, but you always went back to that same brand. Yeah, that one. For me that's … [Read more...]
Spring Means No More PJs at the Bus Stop – Motherhood Confession
Spring has sprung. I'm not sure that I should admit this but when it comes to getting out the door to the school bus in the morning I hate the warmer weather. When it's cold out I get to wear a coat, my tall boots and a touque, which hide all sorts of things. When I'm wearing my big winter boots no one can tell my socks don't match. With a touque no one can see my frizzy crazy … [Read more...]
The One Where My Kid Begs Me to Let Her Clean the Floors, a.k.a. The Grandma Effect
My girls stayed overnight at my mom's place Friday night, giving hubby and I a chance to sneak out for date night. We ate out, tried out a new local brewery that opened recently, and then went home and played board games until almost 2am. Wild. Night. Out. The next day I pried myself out of bed at ten something in the morning. My timing was impeccable. Pretty much the moment … [Read more...]
The One Where I Turn 40 & Talk About Make-Up
I'm not a make-up kind of gal. Mostly I just I wear lip balm when my lips feel chapped, or the sunblock type when I know I'll be outdoors all day. Make-up has just never been my thing. Last month I turned 40. I spent the actual day of my birthday taking care of a sick kid and cleaning up puke. Woohoo, wasn't that a party. Thankfully by the next weekend she was feeling better … [Read more...]
Sign Up for P&G Everyday, Get Coupons, Samples and More AND Help the Children’s Miracle Network
So remember a few weeks back when I was going on about how much I love the sampler packs you can get once you're signed up to be a member at P&G everyday? Well if the though of coupons and product samples didn't sway you I've got one more really great reason why you should head over to the P&G everyday site and sign up. This month, for every person who signs up to … [Read more...]
Raccoon Eyes vs. The Magic Brush
Ok guys, time to tell you about one of my favourite products ever -- Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Anti-Ageing Eye Cream Line and Dark Circle Minimizing Brush. Yeah, I'm spontaneously raving about what basically equates to concealer a.k.a. make-up. Trust me, I'm as surprised as you are. As I've mentioned, I'm not really a make-up kind of girl. I don't usually go in for lotions and … [Read more...]
Getting Free Goodies via the P&G Brand Sampler
This is what came in the last P&G Brand Sampler I received. Check this out: a Venus razor, full sized Cover Girl mascara, Tide pods for the laundry, Cascade pods for the dishwasher, a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, $12 in coupons and wee containers of Pantene shampoo and conditioner. (I love those wee trial size shampoos, I save them to toss in my bag when I … [Read more...]