Tuesday 26 February 2019

Solar Power - Doing our part for climate change

I read an article that says only 30% of Albertans accept the effects of climate change in spite of the flooding, local fires (Ft. Mac) and not so close fires delaying harvest. I am now afraid to use the phrase with neighbours!!

Monday 18 February 2019

The Luxury of Time

I think (hope) we all understand that feeling we have enough time is a luxury that we don't understand until we have it.

Tuesday 5 February 2019

Media space updated! Yay!


When we moved into our place in 2000 we knew we wanted an open basement, dedicated media space, room for a pool table and 2 guest rooms with a bathroom away from the media space. Well we got it but it wasn't quite what we wanted. Fast forward 18 years and we finally decided to do something about it.

Cosmetics and decluttering

I am a makeup fan; I always have been. I've been watching a lot of beauty videos for entertainment but they really are a big commercial. I've ended up buying a lot product that I may or may not use... rats. I had no problem meeting the limit for Sephora's VIB level which is just wrong when I don't use a lot of skin systems or appliances. How many eye shadow palettes can one purchase?

I'm going to stop buying stuff if I don't try it first. A first step was to actually take some time at Sephora and I got really lucky. The day I went the store wasn't that busy and my dad and brother weren't in a particular rush. I wanted to get a more pigmented lip gloss/oil product and to get my ColorIQ done. I was undecided between the Kaja Heart Melter Lip Gloss Stick, Sephora's Melting Lip Clicks and Bobbi Brown Crushed Liquid Lipstick in seemingly similar colours. Getting to swatch them all and have someone available was invaluable. The differences in colour were subtle but important as they all felt similar on the lip. I ended up with the Kaja product and it's perfect with the pinker (on my lips) undertone. And it doesn't make my lips peel. I did get my ColorIQ done so should I decide to go with concealer/foundation etc route I know where to start.

CBC reported that Canadian consumer spending will be lowered. I was also reading that thrift stores are getting a lot of goods because people are decluttering. I've been very stringent about clothing but  I'm being more critical of my beauty purchases. I can return stuff but I don't like to because I should have been more careful.