Ever seen an amazing deal on makeup online but not had the time to go shopping to check it out before the deal sells out or expires or need a new colour to go with that new dress? Or even worse, tried a new lipstick in those lovely perfectly set lights in the makeup store […]
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Living On $1.75 A Day? I Am Trying Live Below The Line
$1.75 a day? I can hear you saying that I must be crazy but we did the Live Below The Line Challenge last year through work and managed (barely). Okay we cheated a little, we used money over the week but some days were higher and others were lower and we had an event at […]
The Epicure Chipster – Home Made Potato Chips
My Epicure Chipster is one of my favourite kitchen “gadgets”. It isn’t really a gadget but isn’t really anything else and who doesn’t love warm potato chips? It is super simple to use the Epicure Chipster, you cut the potatoes thinly using a slicer – Epicure sells a great ceramic one, but I just use […]
Please Wait Not To Be Seated?
We try to do a night out a few times a month and last night headed out to a chain restaurant (I will hold off mentioning where as I have emailed a complaint to them) for dinner. It is a restaurant we go to often, but not usually this location. It is not all that […]
One Of Those Days – Time Change Messing With My Head?
I am not usually a person who finds the time change that difficult, I got over it dealing with a long distance relationship and jetlag from visits across the world to see each other but this weekend seems to have really thrown both of us and I can only blame the time change. Yesterday I […]
Healthier Chicken Nuggets: Panko Breaded Chicken (Big Boss Fryer Recipe)
To go with the healthier fries I mentioned earlier, a craving for McDonalds led me to try making my own chicken nuggets. After some trial and error, I followed a very simple recipe with no flour and panko bread crumbs which seem to stick better without the added flour. Healthier Chicken Nuggets Recipe 1 chicken […]
My Kobo Love Affair & A Fond Farewell To Actual Books
When e-readers first came out, I was heavily against having one. I love reading and often read two books a week (I know, you can tell I don’t have children when I have time to read). Christmas was coming up and my boyfriend asked would I like one because I kill forests with my reading […]
Win A $25 Starbucks Gift Card
While Starbucks is known for their coffee, they do have some great teas too (and their Tazo come in mesh bags so you rarely get any tea leaves in your tea). This is great for a tea lover such as myself. Teavana also accepts Starbucks Rewards if you want an even bigger selection of teas. […]
Healthier Fries: Big Boss Oil-Less “Fried” Potatoes
We have had a TFal ActiFry on our wish-list for a while but are trying to stick to our budget, so when I saw the Big Boss Oil-Less Fryer on sale at shop.ca for $119 minus a load of coupons – $15 coupon, $10 bonus, $25 paypal rebate and $20 ebates rebate) just days after […]