March Favourites!!

Here are my favourite things from the month of March!

Beauty:

Lips: NYX butter gloss
These glosses are so creamy and comfortable and not at all sticky. They have just enough pigmentation to be worn on their own, and they look casual and easy with just enough colour.  Here are the colours I have:
Peach cobbler: a very wearable peachy orange, perfect for the springy orange lip trend
Vanilla Cream Pie: a rosy pink shade that is super feminine and perfect for a "no makeup" makeup day
Tiramisu: The perfect nude.  I love to wear this when I'm wearing a colourful eye look and want to keep the rest of my face neutral.
I get these from London Drugs because they so often have great sales on their NYX products.  Target also has some NYX products.

Nails: Essie nail lacquer  in chinchilly
I have been wearing this a ton on my fingernails.  It is the perfect grey shade, goes with everything.

Skincare:  Tarte's marajuca C-brightener eye cream
This is a total splurge for me, but so worth it.  I got a sample in a gift set I received for Christmas and it just ran out.  I could not help ordering a full sized one from the Tarte website.  Since I started using this stuff about 2 months ago, I have noticed a huge difference in my undereye area.  My fine lines have been noticeably reduced and I use far less concealer because this stuff has actually helped fade away my dark circles.  It is pricey but you barely have to use any (my 0.08 ounce sample lasted two months, even using it daily) This stuff is literally so amazing.  If you sign up on their website for their email notifications, you will get a coupon code for 20% off.  Free shipping in Canada after $75 and watch for deals too, cuz I got a free lipstick as a promotion with my order.  

Parenting:

Stickers :  P and D are really into stickers right now, and I have been using them a ton this month to keep them entertained with a quick and creative activity.  My smartest moment was when I threw a few sheets of stickers into my bag on our way out for a restaurant dinner one evening.  While just plain crayons would have kept them busy for a mere ten minutes before they started trying to eat them, the stickers added that extra interest! They stuck them all over their paper place mats, then moved them around and stuck them on themselves and on me and Suneil.  This entertained them the entire time we were waiting for our food (25 minutes or so).
Tip: To ensure this play activity is 100% independent, remove the part of the sheet that frames all of the actual stickers. This makes it much easier for toddlers to get at the stickers on their own without help.

Summer Infant video baby monitor:  We have had this monitor since the twins were born and have always found it had great value to us.  We could check on the kids at any time of night through the camera, and sooth an upset child from the comfort of our own bed simply by speaking to them through the monitor and watching to make sure they were soothed and falling back asleep.  Never has it given us more peace of mind though, as it has this month when we changed P and D's cribs into toddler beds.  We went into D's room one afternoon to find that during his "nap" he had made a pile on his new bed of all of the items from his entire closet and everything out of all of the drawers of his dresser (including the top ones ... how did he get up that high?? ... moment of panic!!).  We immediately moved the camera from P's room into D's room so that we could watch him and be sure he was safe and not performing impossible feats of baby climbing. We were also able to intervene a few times with what Suneil refers to as "the voice of God" (really just one of us, lol) saying "No Darshan, get back in bed".  He stopped with his reorganizing antics after a few days.  What a relief! 

Tresemme Split Remedy leave-in conditioning spray:  This stuff has transformed stresssful evening battles into relaxed evening routine.  P's hair is getting so long and it is so difficult to comb through after her bath.  She also wakes up every morning with a tangled rat's nest on the back of her head from moving around on her pillow.  I use a few sprays of this stuff on her wet hair after her bath and the comb just runs through her hair without problem.  I also use it on her dry hair in the mornings.  I spray a few sprays directly onto the problem (rat's nest!) area, and it makes brushing it our much less painful for both of us.  
I use this stuff in my own hair too and it really helps with frizz without making my hair greasy.  LOVE!

Cooking:

I have been loving my new cookbook, Jamie Oliver's Save with Jamie.  It is packed with recipes that use super cheap ingredients, but they are so delicious, and still simple enough to make quickly on a weeknight.  My favourite thing about this book is that it has a ton of vegetarian recipes, and so far my family has loved everything we've tried.  I love Jamie Oliver and this cookbook is another hit for me.

I have also been trying quite a few recipes from some of my favourite foodie youtubers, the guys at Sorted Food.  All four of them are so cute and their videos are hilarious!! I also love their recipes because they are adventurous and interesting, but still use simple ingredients and techniques that I can do at home.  Check them out on their youtube channel or on their website, sortedfood.com

Random Stuff:

Television: I am so sad that the season is over, but my absolute favourite TV show in March was AMC's The Walking Dead.  Zombies are not usually my style, but I am so addicted to all of the characters in this show.  I cant get enough.  I even found all of the comics and read them all!  I am also really loving ABC's Modern Family.  When Suneil and I watch this, we literally end up laughing the entire time!  All of the characters are so funny and endearing and I find the hilarious situations they end up in extremely relate-able.  

People:   I cant seem to stop watching the adorable family vlogs on youtube from Its Judy's life (youtube channel).  They just had twin girls and watching them just reminds me of super happy times when P and D were newborns.  They have another adorable daughter too.  Benji is so funny and Judy is just a real everyday mom.  I enjoy them all so much.

Books: A few weeks ago when I was teaching a grade 8 class I discovered the book Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer.  I began reading it aloud to the students and I got so into it that when I got home I just had to download it for my Kobo.  It is a four book series.  I am on the second book. Each book follows a different character but they all take place at the same time, during a world crisis ... Great page turners, check them out!