Happy Thursday everyone! It is FRIGID in Toronto these days but despite the chill James and I have still been braving the walks to and from work! We are bundling up to a ridiculous degree and fashion has gone completely out the window. James looks like he's about to rob a bank and I've been forced to leave my pretty winter coat at home and opt for my ugly parka covered in makeup stains. Sigh...we take the back streets. : )
Christmas was a pretty good haul and since then what's been inspiring me most is my own little home...
My new favourite tea cup from a brother who knows his sister very well... : ) reading a book under my new reading lamp!
I got a new vanity stool from Value Village for 4.99!!!
Loving my walk to work...this is at the half way point.
Pretty good genes!
My mom and I share similar tastes... These are a few of her antique portraits...
We noticed this house while walking to a friends the other night and it was so beautiful I had to take a picture! The entire house is projected with tiny lights...
More of my moms collection
My house smells like baking bread and my bathroom smells like a baby's head! It's pretty awesome... more brotherly love...
Technology truly is amazing... A visit with Aunty Jenny on the other side of the world last weekend!
Number 10 on my resolution list came to me about a month ago when I received a little care package in the mail from Millie Knaff! You may remember her from this post I did last summer. She's partnered up with her equally talented sister Naomi Knaff to sell some naturally made cosmetics on Etsy. They call themselves 'AstroSisters' and all the package art is done by Millie and the ingredients are free from harmful chemicals! I was totally excited with my freebies but I must shamefully admit that I had a moment of skepticism thinking to myself "what's in this stuff?" Should I really be using something not made by professionals on my skin? Then I quickly thought - WAIT A SECOND! Should I really be trusting a mega corporation instead? Read this article on David Suzuki's website about what's in cosmetics and tell me if I should buy my moisturizer from AstroSisters or from Loreal. Freaking terrifying!
So along with my efforts to be more conscious of the food I eat I'm also going to also start being more conscious of the products I put on my skin and I'm going to try to use as many natural ones as I can….
I started using AstroSisters Body Butter first and I'm in LOVE with it! It smells kind of like honey and you just rub it where you're feeling dry and you're left with soft, hydrated, sweet skin! The smell is heavenly. When you put it in your hands it kind of melts to a spreadable texture but then turns back to a solid when it cools… I keep it in my bathroom proudly displayed cos the skull shape is freaking cool : ) When it eventually looks more like a deformed cat skull you don't have to display it so prominently. ; ) Next up I'm gonna try the clay shampoo… Millie suggests you use it only on your roots along with diluted apple cider vinegar. She says that eventually you'll only have to wash your hair once a week! I'm intrigued.... I've also got the face serum which I've been a bit hesitant on because I have super oily skin but I put in on my neck a few times and the results were pretty noticeable…it was pretty darn soft! Millie uses witch hazel along with it to keep her skin looking clear so I think I may give that a shot too.
