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My Favourite Things for November

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November is upon us, which means… winter is coming! It’s also my birthday month so there’s that. Okay… I was trying to think of a reason to share some of my favourite things with you guys but realized that I don’t really need an “excuse”.  So without further adieu, here are my favourite things (for November)!

Beauty

Hair straightener. Now that the summer humidity is gone, I can finally take back control of my hair. Instead of doing the curly hair tie-back (a look which I’ve been sporting for the last 5+ years), I’m going back to straightening my hair almost daily. Thanks to my Rowenta Double Straight hair straightener, I wash my hair at night (but don’t put any product in) and when I wake up in the morning with dry hair, it takes me no more than 10 minutes to straighten my hair.

rowenta double straight

Not bad for someone who used to take an hour straightening her hair using a curl brush, hair dryer and hair straightener. The straightener comes with a built in brush and heats up to 450 degrees.

ONLY 10 MINUTES to get my hair this straight (see natural curly hair picture below)

ONLY 10 MINUTES to get my hair this straight (see natural curly hair picture below)

Food

Now that back to school is behind us and most have us have stopped creating elaborate bento box lunches for our kids, it’s time to think about WHAT we’re feeding them.

bento box lunch

I recently attended a “Healthy kids lunch” workshop and one of the main things that I walked away with learning is that our kids need protein rich food to keep them going from one meal to the next but based on what I was feeding them for breakfast and lunch (and pretty much everyone else) they weren’t receiving enough (mostly just lots of carbohydrates which makes kids crash after an hour versus 3 – 4 hours with protein rich food). I made two quick and simple changes. I now serve my kids the below healthy chocolate (yup healthy chocolate) cereal, made with beans, for breakfast and the below bread for lunch. Both are higher in protein than what we were using previously. The best part is that my son still loves them just as much as the other stuff he was eating before so no one’s the wiser 🙂

protein rich food for kids

Mugs

I was always a big mug lover. It needed to be big and nice or I wouldn’t use it. Also, for a year now, John and I have started making our morning coffee at home instead of getting from the nearby Tim Hortons. That change has been completely life changing. Not only are we saving so much money, but there’s something amazing to be said about waking up to the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. With all the money we’re saving, it only made sense to buy a new mug 🙂 My most recent purchase is states “Do what you LOVE” and it’s something that totally resonates with me.

Do what you love

As someone who worked in the corporate world and got an MBA to give it all up to stay home with her kids and blog, it’s something that speaks true to me. I’ve never been happier or in a better place personally and occupationally. It’s something I want to instill in my sons even though they’re all five or under. You can purchase this mug, and several other awesome ones, including holiday-themed mugs that I have my eyes on, from Chapters.

Toys

If you know me or have been following my blog for a while, you already know that my boys are obsessed with hockey. Both of my older two sons knew all of the NHL team names before they turned two and they both learned how to shoot before they could walk. So when we heard that Playmobil Canada was launching an entire NHL line of products, we were excstatic. We found out about it in the summer from our local toy store and we patiently waited four months until they hit the shelves. No surprise we were at the store the day they arrived. The kids love playing with it every day.

playmobil nhl

GIVEAWAY

After I shared with my readers this new find on my FB page, the lovely people at Playmobil Canada offered to give some of the NHL products (approx value is $89) away to my readers. So enter below to win your very own NHL rink (which comes with 2 goalies and 2 players) and a Zamboni (which comes with a driver). Contest is open to all residents of Canada. Enter the giveaway via Rafflecopter (please give it a few seconds to load). Contest ends Friday November 13, 2015.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This is NOT a sponsored post! Everything mentioned above are items that I’ve personally purchased and love (with the exception of the hair straightner, which I won through a contest a few years back but was planning on buying before I won it). 

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  3. Anne Taylor says

    Right now, my fave product is the exersaucer that my grandson loves to spend time in. If it weren’t for that, I would get nothing done!

  4. Elizabeth Matthiesen says

    What I’m enjoying at the moment is having all the problems in my apartment sorted out (a new house it is too!) After 3 yrs the builders closed the file without fixing the heating (basement apartment!!), the water pipes freezing in winter and ice forming on electric sockets. 14 holes in ceilings and walls later and a fine white dust over everything. It’ll take me weeks to clean and get re-organised but Rob has done a marvellous job, I just wish he’d built our house instead of our builder. 🙂

    • Maya Fitz says

      Hmmmm, yes! That would make me very happy too. Nothing worse than house problems. Hope it’s all on the up and up from here

  5. Lindsay Tarvit says

    This is a HUGE hit in our house right now. Cohen talks about it every night before bed and every morning when he wakes up. He even goes so far to apologize that they don’t make an Ottawa Senators goalie yet for Mommy to play with – that’s my fave team!

  7. Louanne Baelde says

    Love our new Keurig 2.0! Use it for coffees, teas, and just handy to have the hot water ready when you need it.

  8. angela september says

    wow that’s a tough decision lol … I am loving my hubbie’s new iphone 6s work phone! so jealous of the camera compared to my phone

  9. Lisa says

    I’m awaiting a new Moto X Play, which I *know* I’ll love (and am dying for it to arrive)! I also love your cereal recommendation – I’m definitely going to try the Love Grown Power O’s… thanks!

  10. Erin W says

    Right now I think my fav product is my Contigo water bottle. It’s 24 oz so it’s really easy to get all my water in and it has a straw which I love!

  15. Cheryl says

    My favorite new service is my Costco membership. It really helps for buying bulk items like laundry soap and tp

  16. Holly MacRitchie says

    My favourite new service is Bark Box. They send a monthly package to my dog full of fun toys and treats.

  17. Elena says

    Our favourite right now is Chirp magazine subscription. Both of my kids get really excited about that.

  21. Robyn Bellefleur says

    My hair straightener is one of my favorite things right now. Curly hair people know what I am talking about!

  22. Angela Mitchell says

    I’m really enjoying Shomi. I’m binge watching The Americans and Fargo right now:)

  23. SueSueper says

    I gave in and purchased the PLEX app, so right now I am addicted to looking at family pictures through the years. We scanned all the ones from when we were kids and any we had of our parents, so LOTS and LOTS of pictures to go through.

  28. greenmomsco says

    I love this! Both my boys started hockey this year and I think they would love it! My favourite things right now :organic tea, my graydon Face Mist, and a wool blanket by brother just bought me for my birthday.

  36. andrea amy says

    My favourite service is Netflix! I LOVE Netflix. I might actually have an addiction to Netflix. Okay, I DO have an addiction to Netflix! I just love Netflix lol

  38. Lindsay D. says

    For toys, it’s my Exersaucer for my little guy and for my 4 year old we love these swimming turtles from Zuru toys that act just like real turtles. They’re really amazing!

  39. Silvia D says

    just got a panni press a month ago…just love it..we panni everything from buns to waffle sandwiches!

  46. shannon fowler says

    My favorite product right now is my heat protecting spray and my microbead hair extensions. I hated my hair before. Now its fun to play with and style