Topbox (Birchbox for Canadians)

If it weren't for my lovely friend I would have be hugely disappointed when I found out that Birchbox only ships in the States.
HOWEVER, she discovered Topbox - Canada's answer to Birchbox (to be honest Birchbox owns them).
Same price, same quality product
I'm in!

Birchbox

What is Birchbox you say? I didn't know either. I may be behind the times but the discovery of this little gem is making it hard to resist!
Birchbox is a website you can not only shop on, but subscribe too (sorta like a magazine subscription!). They have a few different options but basically you receive a box of high end product samples each month right at your door! Exciting, I know.
Not only would this be a great indulgence for you self - but why not purchase a gift subscription and be the best presenter giver this Christmas? (Oh, and by the way they ship for free!)
What do you think of Birchbox?

Slacking

Okay so it's been awhile since I've posted on here - school is just so much of my life right now (well it basically is my life). I can just never find the time to post anything!
But I found something today that I had to pass on to anyone reading who has been dying to have something on a tee or tank and hasn't been able to find it.
This is a great blog all together but this particular post was ingenious!

You start by buying a white plain tee, tank, dress - whatever it is you want! Then find yourself some Elmer's Blue Gel Glue and some fabric dye.
Now wet your tank, tee - whatever - with  cold water and then stretch the shirt over something like plastic (cutting board, t-shirt board etc.)
Now take your glue and draw or write whatever your heart desires!
For several hours let it dry completely (this is emphasized) - now to dye your shirt!
Mix your dye with cool water in a plastic tub and (using gloves) place your shirt in - when you have the colour you want (it will be darker when wet) remove and let dry.
Once dry and before washing it in a machine you want to soak it in soapy water to remove excess glue.
Once the washing process is complete - voila! You have your very own original shirt.

This is probably the most cool DIY clothing tutorial I have seen yet! (to check out pictures head over to Ucreate to see a much more comprehensive explanation)
This is a must do as I have been desperate to find a tank/tee with this on it - now all I have to do is make it!
What are you going to make?

Recycle Your Leftover Hallowe'en Candy

I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one who didn't eat all my Hallowe'en candy when I was a kid - or at least I didn't eat it all before the New Year came around. Growing up in a small community where everybody literally knows everybody (yeah, that actually happens) you tend to come home with more candy than one person needs in a 10 year period. I never trick-or-treated with those cute little plastic pumpkin buckets or printed bags - we trick-or-treated with pillow cases (emphasizing the plural). So, yes inevitably (even when your siblings, friends and parents help you, whether you know it or not) all the candy just doesn't get eaten. Now leaves the question, what do I do with it all? I know a few parents who would take it into work with them to pass out to colleges - but there are much more creative ways to make sure this candy get's used up!
I read a great article on a blog called Small Kitchen College and they have given us 7 yummy ways to make your candy even better before it goes stale (or you give it away).

1. Chocolate Bark

2. Monster Cookies

3. Blondies

4. Pancakes

5. Stuffed Cupcakes

6. Homemade Butterfingers

7. Incentives

 I will leave it to the expert to explain these delicious ideas, so click the link to the Small Kitchen College and start recycling that candy

A Post About Books

Who isn't a fan of Sex and The City? And even though the second movie was a bit over done - the entire series and the first movie have always been a favourite. I have been in the reading mood lately and thought I might check out "Love Letters of Great Men" - (THAT book ^) or rather, the book that Carrie reads in the first movie.
UNFORTUNATELY someone thought it would be a great idea to put a book title in a movie that doesn't exist. Well, now it does, but that's because after the out cry for a book that doesn't exist, a few authors published it. I am so incredibly disappointed by this! Now I'm not saying that these love letters don't exist, because they do - just not an authentic book that encompasses them.
The one I am considering reading can be found here


Sticking with the book topic ..
I just finished reading a book called 'Lullabies for Little Criminals' which tells the story of a little girl growing up without a mother, and a heroin addict for a father. It was brutally honest and incredibly sad, but incredibly good.
Find it Here


Setting aside my obsession with the Harry Potter series and the Twilight Saga (yep I am that person) I think my recommendation to you will be a book I read this summer. A book that was so good that I literally could not put it down - I was reading it at work when my boss wasn't looking!
This is almost more than a recommendation, this is me TELLING you to read The Help. I know it was made into a movie and many of you will say well 'I don't read', but I'm sure you actually can process words in your brain - and assuming this, you can and need to read this book.
Now go to the library OR find it HERE !