Hello September! Thoughts and Goals

Dear September,

I hope that this month will be a smooth transition for my children. Going back to school can be an emotional time for them. I pray that the weather changes gently and that we continue to embrace each moment with gratitude. This month I want to focus on helping and guiding my children toward building new healthy relationships with their teachers and fellow students. To be positive and steer away from negativity.

My goal this September is to nourish the girls with healthy lunches and offer them new foods as well. I like to get my ideas from Pinterest most of the time. Check out my Pinterest Board SCHOOL LUNCHES. I would like to boost their immunity and help them fight anything that might come their way. I will remind them to wash their hands and also take their vitamins as well. We always start taking a multivitamin and vitamin D in the Fall\Winter. I would like to make my own Elderberry Syrup recipe for the family. It’s a flu preventative. Would you like to see a recipe post? I have two pinned in the Health Pinterest Board and I might try one. HEALTH BOARD.

As the weather changes and we head toward Autumn, I want to clear out clothing that my girls no longer wear and see what I need to replace them with. I usually like to make sure I have rain boots, fall Jackets as well as umbrellas. I also like to make sure each girl has hand sanitizer, backpacks, running shoes that still fit, lunch bags and socks. Yes I said socks. I’m a huge sock lover. lol 😂

September is a month of change do you agree? I don’t want to forget about my self with the changes around me so I want to make it a goal of mine to keep my self happy, relaxed and calm. What are some things that you do when seasons change? I would love to know. Please leave me a comment.

I asked my girls what they look forward to in September they said:

Eleni Age 11 says:

I’m looking forward to the cooler weather and seeing my friends again at school.

Angelina Age 6 says:

I’m looking forward to seeing how grade one will be. I want to explore grade one to see how amazing it will be for me.

Thank you so much for reading my blog post.

Have a beautiful September!

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Hello September! Paint Party Friday!

It’s been a long summer and I had so much fun with my girls. We went to so many places around Toronto and they loved it. We went to the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Museum, the Science Centre and the CNE. We also saw two movies this summer. We saw Despicable Me 3 and the Emoji Movie. We had a lovely lunch date with my cousin and God Mother to my eldest daughter. Anna took us to see the emoji movie and to an amazing lunch at Swiss Chalet. Anna probably won’t read this but I want to thank her so much because she always makes time for us and takes us out around this time every year. She is truly incredible and has a big heart. We love her so much. If you’re reading this Anna, I love you and thank you!

The girls and I had fun and they are ready to go back to school. They are looking forward to it and I’m very happy for them. I’m not ready for school lunches though. It is such a huge challenge to make school lunches. But thank goodness for Pinterest.

I would like to say thank you to Five Star Canada for the pencil case. I won it on instagram @bestdayblogger.

My daughter loves it and it’s perfect for back to school.

Speaking of back to school, I bought the girls backpacks, lunch bags and containers for their snacks and food. I also bought water bottles, binders, pencil cases, markers and pens. I think that covers it for school supplies. I still haven’t bought Fall clothing. They have fall jackets thank goodness and hopefully their winter boots will still fit this year. It’s so crazy how they grow out of their shoes and clothing every year.

Speaking of back to school how cute are these QUO Beauty Kits? I wish I had these when I was in high school or university. They are so cute and I love how colourful they are. These are available at Shoppers Drug Mart. This is not an ad. I kindly received these as samples and I love them! Super cute for back to school.

*Quo Total Beauty Kit $45.00

A curated kit of Quo Cosmetics makeup for a complete, fresh beauty look. Each product is packaged in an eye-catching black and white design. Included in the kit: 4 eyeshadows, 1 lipstick, 1 lipgloss, 1 eyeliner, 1 cream blush and 1 cream highlighter.

*QUO “MY MAKEUP” Notebook Palettes, $32.00

Set of 3 Palettes Perfect for creating different fall beauty looks. Each palette contains 4 eye shadows and 1 blush.

*QUO Brush Set, $38.00

This limited-edition brush collection features 5 beautifully crafted quo cosmetics brushes with custom coloured handles. The set comes with a cosmetic bag to store and protect your brushes and makeup. Brushes included: Powder Brush, Contour Brush, Eyeshadow Brush, Crease Blender Brush and Liner/Brow Brush.

LINKING UP TO PAINT PARTY FRIDAY!

I’m linking up to PAINT PARTY FRIDAY today! I’m so happy and overjoyed that I’m painting again. It is so incredible and I really want to continue.

ACRYLIC PAINT ON A BOARD

Autumnal Lanscape

I really love Autumn and love landscapes so much. I love to take drives with my husband and kids and look at all the beautiful trees changing colour. Canada is so beautiful in so many ways.

ABSTRACT

ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

ABSTRACT ON CANVAS

MY GIRLS MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ANGELINA AGE 5

Abstract on Canvas

Eleni Age 10

Acrylic on Canvas

Thank you so much for reading my post!

Have a beautiful and Magical September!

Blog posts coming soon:

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Fall Makeup Looks

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Spending Time Together | Paint Party Friday

Adventure, Art and Paint Party Friday!

Fun Things to do With your Kids in the Summer! TORONTO

*Products marked with a * are PR samples for review purposes. Not sponsored.

Quo Back to School Limited-Edition Collection 2016

I’m very excited to bring you Quo’s Back to School Limited Edition Collection. I’m super excited because I feel that this collection is super cute and great in functionality. Truly innovative design and did I mention really cute? Perfect for back to school and love how colourful it is. Every piece is designed to keep you organized with your makeup for everyday of the week. I really love this collection!

Quo Daily Beauty Palette

$42.00

This palette is designed with everything you need to create endless beauty looks in one large, easy to access palette. 28 eyeshadows, 7 eyeliners and 3 blush shades. Truly beautiful and I adore that it has eyeshadows for everyday of the week. Beautiful array of colours that you can also mix and match. The pigmentation is truly beautiful. If you would like swatches please leave me a comment and I will swatch this for you.

Quo Taking Notes Beauty Palette

$32.00

This sleek black zip case with pink trim looks like a three-ring notebook but contains 12 eye shadows, 2 eyeliners, 4 blush/bronzers and 4 lip colours with slots for cards and a cell phone.

Quo Hall Monitor Clutch

Get organized with this stylish matte black and patent pink zip case inside are four card slots and a coin pocket., while the exterior has a phone holder and removable wrist strap.

$22.00

There is also the

Quo Get a Grip Magnetic Brush Set that is $38.oo

Kit contains 5 brushes: powder, blush, flat eyeshadow, liner brow and crease blender. Magnetic silicone tips of various sizes and Magnetic stand. This innovative stand was specially designed to organize your brushes with magnetic silicone tips to keep them in place. The suspension system is not only great for display, it also allows the brushes to dry after being cleaned.

Thank you so much to LexPR for the lovely Samples.

*PR SAMPLE. NOT AN AD. NOT SPONSORED

This collection will be available at Shoppers Drug Mart in August 2016

Back to School Smoothie! – Strawberry Banana

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

This smoothie is perfect for back to school. It is easy and fast.

Ingredients

100g of yogurt (strawberry flavour)

1 cup strawberries

1 banana

1 cup milk

Blend and EnjoY!

Makes 2 servings

Have a wonderful School Year!

Back to School Makeup Look – Sleek MakeUP!

Please forgive me I’ve pronounced Barque wrong. lol Silly me. Barque is pronounced the same way bark is. 😉

It’s back to school time and I’ve created a one brand makeup look that is light, fresh and pretty. All the products have been given to me for review purposes and I love them all! I highly recommend SLEEK MAKEUP. The i-Divine “Calm Before the Storm” palette from the Nautical Collection is very beautiful and pigmented. I love how the formula blends so perfectly and the lipstick colour is stunning. The true colour lipstick formula is creamy but not drying at all. The creme to blush formula and colour is so pretty and beautiful. I really love all the products and I highly recommend Sleek Makeup. For a look at the entire collection have a look at my post SLEEK MAKEUP POST.

Here is the look I created. I also have a video to accompany this look.

For this back to school makeup look I used The Nautical Collection i-Divine Palette “Calm Before the Storm” I also used Creme to Powder Blush in PINK PEONY 076, I then used Eau La La Liner in NOIR 289 and True Colour Lipstick which is a semi-matte in the colour REDDY TO SAIL 086. Let’s have a closer look at all the lovely Sleek MakeUp that I used. ( I also used Essence Lash Princess Mascara and Essence XXXLip Shine in 29 CUTE PINK)

Nautical Collection i-Divine Palette “Calm Before the Storm”

I used the Quad on the LEFT SIDE of the Palette.

1.Voyage for all over the eyelid

2. Barque for the crease.

3. AHOY! for the top of the eyelid.

4. STARBOARD for the highlight on the brow bone.

I then used the lovely and creamy EAU LA LA eyeliner in NOIR around my eyes. The liner is soft, smooth and creamy. The amazing part is that it is Smudge proof and waterproof! It is very long lasting.

I then used the beautiful Creme to Powder Blush in PINK PEONY 076. I used my finger to apply the blush. It is so soft and creamy and I absolutely adore this colour! I find that using your finger for the cream blushes is so much nicer and easier. I love this colour. It gives such a beautiful fresh and vibrant feel to the face.

PINK PEONY 076

REDDY TO SAIL 086

I used a lip brush for the lipstick because I didn’t want too much on the lips. I wanted a more faint look and a hint of colour. I find that when I use a brush I have more control of how much colour goes on the lips. I used the colour 086 True Colour Lipstick “REDDY TO SAIL” this is also a part of the Nautical Collection. A perfect Coral Red Semi-Matte Lipstick.

Thank you so much for reading my post! I wish you all a wonderful month and a positive and happy beginning to the School year!

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