This is one of my favourite clay masks when my ski This is one of my favourite clay masks when my skin is acting up. It's formulated with green tea, kaolin, bentonite and camelia leaf extract and will help clear your pores without stripping your skin of it's moisture. 
Full disclosure: if you don't like the smell of green tea this one might bother you. If you can get past that, it's a great mask.
🍵 Jeju Matcha Clay Pack:
• Non-drying clay mask that applies nicely
• Pore clearing, sebum care, gentle exfoliant
• Leave on for 10-15 minutes and rinse off
Skin type: combo sensitive/acne prone
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🫘 Red Bean Refreshing Pore Mask:
• Unscented, cooling and gently exfoliates
• Leave on for 10-15 minutes and rinse off
• It doesn’t dry down completely, unlike other wash-off clay masks
• Vegan-friendly
• Available at @YesStyle, @StyleKorean_Global, @SukoshiMart
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Everything Else, Lifestyle · January 1, 2016

Hello, 2016.

Happy New Years everyone!! I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and holiday! I sure did, and will be posting more about that in a bit but in the meantime I wanted to chat a bit about my goals for 2016 and my year while it was fresh in my mind! I spent my New Years in the best way possible in my books; surrounded by family & friends, stuffing our faces with food and watching New Years TV specials and playing games in our PJs — My kind of New Years!!

2015 was an interesting year for me. In some ways, it was one of my best 5 years yet; but in other ways it had some pretty hard moments. It was the year I made my TV debut, I appeared on a local talk show to chat about blogging, social media, branding and demonstrated a recipe from my blog (as seen here); I landed two of my dream gigs and jobs in my area of study; I finished two courses with a final grade of 100%; I had some amazing partnerships on the blog (such as the Oshawa Centre!); I had the opportunity to work with the Regional Municipality of Durham and help plan, promote and manage social media for a local festival; and many opportunities for 2016 were finalized. (Stay tuned – details to come!)
 
On the contrast, 2015 also came with some tough times; a company I worked for in the early part of the year went bankrupt and left me jobless (until those dream jobs happened a few months later!); I recently severely injured my foot which has left me unable to walk for the past two months (although I’m making progress now!); and I lost some people along the way, most importantly and the hardest, my grandmother.
 
I’m not much of a resolution type of person — instead I prefer to set measurable goals for myself because then it gives something for me to work towards and I’m more likely to accomplish them. So I thought I would share a few here today!

Kait’s Goals for 2016

1.   Be able to walk properly and normally again with ease!
I think this is a pretty good thing to work towards soon given the current state of my foot/leg ;). I’m in physiotherapy now and it’s helping a lot!
 
 
2.   Start doing “monthly favourites” posts again.
I used to post a list of my monthly favourite products and moments back before I re-branded and launched Teacups & Things – I had a lot of fun doing these types of posts and am starting to think I should start doing them again!
 
 
3.   Post on the Facebook Page more.
I feel like out of all of my social media channels, I tend to neglect my Facebook Page for Teacups & Things the most. This is something I would like to change. I’m not saying I’m going to be posting every day, but I’d like to start posting more than just when I write a new blog post.
 
 
4.   Volunteer at least once.
I volunteered quite a few times in 2015 and it was great. I forgot how amazing it can be to get involved in the community and to volunteer. This is definitely something I’d like to do more often so why not make it a yearly goal to volunteer at least once a year!
 
 
5.   Bake and cook more.
I’ll admit it; the last year I kinda slacked in the department of baking and cooking things and experimenting in the kitchen which are two of my favourite things to do. This year, I want to change that and get back into the swing of doing this on the regular. (You’re welcome, mom.)
 
 
6.   Save more $$.
I’d like to think I’m pretty responsible with my money to begin with (especially when compared to other years). I make sure most of my paycheque goes into savings as I don’t have many bills to pay (yet). But I’m going to have to start paying back all those student loans soon, so I want to make sure every penny counts. (Again, you’re welcome mom.)
 
 
7.   Travel somewhere.
It’ doesn’t have to be like Europe or Asia or anything like that; it can be anywhere. In 2015 life got the best of me and I didn’t end up taking any weekend trips anywhere just for for or anything. Terrible, I know.
 
 
8.   Keep up with my seasonal bucket lists.
Not only am I loving these types of posts, but I’m also loving creating a list of things I want to accomplish throughout each individual season and the holidays! So, my goal is to keep up with this kind of stuff throughout the year.
 
 
9.   Redo my portfolio.
It’s in major, major need of updating style wise and content wise.
 
 
10.   Try making videos!
I’ve always wanted to get more comfortable with editing and creating videos — this is something I’d like to finally set out to do and work on this year!

And there you have it! Did you make any goals or resolutions for 2016? I’d love to hear them! If I had to make one resolution aside from these goals, it would simply be to resolve to be better, which I think sums up all of my goals perfectly!

 

Happy New Years everyone!

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This is one of my favourite clay masks when my ski This is one of my favourite clay masks when my skin is acting up. It's formulated with green tea, kaolin, bentonite and camelia leaf extract and will help clear your pores without stripping your skin of it's moisture. 
Full disclosure: if you don't like the smell of green tea this one might bother you. If you can get past that, it's a great mask.
🍵 Jeju Matcha Clay Pack:
• Non-drying clay mask that applies nicely
• Pore clearing, sebum care, gentle exfoliant
• Leave on for 10-15 minutes and rinse off
Skin type: combo sensitive/acne prone
 #SkincareCommunity #BeautyBlogger #KBeauty #KBeautyProducts #TorontoBlogger #OntarioBlogger #Matcha #GreenTeaMask #Skincare #ClayMask #KBeautyReview
(Gifted experience) Spent the last weekend of summ (Gifted experience) Spent the last weekend of summer at @robintidefarms enjoying their sunflower walk and PYO flowers – they have over 35 varieties! 💐
If you’re clinging onto summer, you’ll definitely want to check them out. We went this past Sunday and the sunflowers looked like they were still going strong, but they might wrap up soon so run, don’t walk! Pick-your-own flowers are available until the first frost.
#SunflowerField #PYOFlowers #PickYourOwn #VisitYDH #GTATravel #DiscoverOntario #TorontoBlogger #LifestyleBlog #FlowerFarm
Iced coffee forever @maritos.coffee. 🧊 ☕️ Iced coffee forever @maritos.coffee. 🧊 ☕️
#IcedCoffee #LifestyleBlog #DurhamRegion #ShopLocalON #TorontoBlogger #DayInTheLife #IcedCoffeeSeason
Did I wear this pink dress just to take a photo wi Did I wear this pink dress just to take a photo with the cutest lil pink coffee truck @thepinkcoffeetrailer at @vandermeernursery? Why yes, yes I did. 🥰🩷
Made these cute personalized water bottles for my Made these cute personalized water bottles for my friend’s bridesmaids with my @cricut! 🥰
#CricutMade #Cricut #CricutProjects #CricutDIY #DIYBlog #Crafting #DIYWedding #OntarioBlogger #DiscoverUnder4K #CricutCanada #CricutCreator #BridalPartyDIY  @cricut_ca
Cooling off with cotton candy dreams! ☀️🍭🍦
#SummerTreats #IceCreamLove #SweetDelights #StayCool #DurhamTourism #SummerVibes #KawarthaDairy #CottonCandy
If you’re looking for a mask that clears your po If you’re looking for a mask that clears your pores without stripping your skin of its moisture then the Red Bean mask by @beautyofjoseon_official is worth trying out!
🫘 Red Bean Refreshing Pore Mask:
• Unscented, cooling and gently exfoliates
• Leave on for 10-15 minutes and rinse off
• It doesn’t dry down completely, unlike other wash-off clay masks
• Vegan-friendly
• Available at @YesStyle, @StyleKorean_Global, @SukoshiMart
 #SkincareCommunity #BeautyBlogger #KBeauty #KBeautyProducts #CanadianInfluencer #Skincare #KBeautySkincare #SkincareBlog #KBeautyReview #FaceMask
It's blueberry picking season! 🫐 @wilmontorchar It's blueberry picking season! 🫐 @wilmontorchards
#DurhamRegion #DurhamTourism #BlueberryPicking #TorontoBlogger #OntarioBlogger #ShopLocalON #OntarioBlueberries #SummerFun
It’s a iced #MatchaLatte latte kind of day 🍵 It’s a iced #MatchaLatte latte kind of day 🍵 
P.S. I made this glass with my @cricut and some permanent vinyl a few years back! 
#CricutCanada #CricutMade #DIYBlog #Mikrokosmos #OntarioBlogger #DiscoverUnder4K #BTSDiys #BTSArmy, matcha, latte, cricut crafts, bangtan, green tea
Once again posting about my favourite place, @park Once again posting about my favourite place, @parkwoodestate 💞.
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(PS this dress is also from @smashtess because it’s all I wear now and I have a coupon code through the link in my bio!)

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