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Sun Please – Getting Ready for Summer with Optically.ca

May 6, 2017

Raise your hand if you’re ready for Summer!

We are still getting some pretty chilly days here, but for the most part spring has spring and it’s a lot more sunny around here already, which has made me eager for summer. I can’t wait to lounge outside, hit the beach and go on some weekend getaways!

Now of course, with the warmer weather and sunshine coming my way I needed to add a few new seasonal staples to my wardrobe this year: sun hats (I’m obsessed with those typographic straw hats that are all over the internet, you bet I picked one up for myself!), dresses and of course, sunglasses! Optically.ca was kind enough to offer to send some sunnies my way to help get me ready for the season!

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A Day In The Life, Shop Local, Sponsored, Travel

Local Gems: Ste. Anne’s Spa in Grafton, ON (Review)

April 27, 2017

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m all about pampering myself and, when it comes to traveling, I typically go for staycations. So, naturally when I had some time off this April, treating myself to a spa day was a must! Matt and I decided on booking a day-spa at Ste Anne’s Spa.

Ste. Anne’s is a little slice of heaven located in Grafton, Ontario, which is about an hour away from Toronto. If you haven’t been here before you seriously need to visit ASAP. For those of you that live a little further away than we do, you’ll be happy to know that you can book over-night visits.

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Shop Local this Mother’s Day with Olive Bean & Co. (Review + Giveaway)

April 23, 2017

For those of you who are familiar with my blog, you are probably well aware that I’m big on supporting local and small businesses. (Hence my shop local series.) I recently discovered a local candle company called Olive Bean & Co. that I instantly became obsessed with – I just had to learn more and get my hands on some product!

The more I learned about the products, the more I fell in love. The owner, Amanda, is an advocate for holistic health and Olive Bean & Co. is actually an extension of her holistic lifestyle brand, Honestly Nourish, where she shares healthy recipes and promotes healthy living from the inside out all while locally sourcing products and ingredients where possible.

The candles Amanda creates are hand-poured made from beeswax, coconut oil and therapeutic grade essential oils. The wicks are made out of 100% natural cotton. She has also recently begun offering candle-making workshops. The beeswax used to create the candles are even locally sourced from a beekeeper in Durham Region, how incredible is that?!

Events, Sponsored, Travel

Local Events: the Toronto One of a Kind Show

April 1, 2017

The Toronto One of a Kind Show is my favourite time of the year! If you are someone like me who loves to support local, small business or support artisans, the OOAK show is basically your one-stop shop for all of the above.

The show itself happens two times a year, there’s the Christmas show that takes place in November and the Spring show that is taking place right now until April 2nd.

If you’re local and looking for something to do tomorrow, I highly recommend you check it out. If you can’t make it to the show but still want to check out all it has to offer and get your hands on some of the goodies, you can also shop the show online here.

This year, I had the opportunity to go on opening day earlier this week. (If you follow me on Instagram, I’m sure you saw my Instagram story of the entire day.) I thought I would take some time to share some of my photos, finds, highlights and favourite booths from the show.