New Hair with Beauty By Vitali


Before



After

I have horribly thick hair.
I know I'm probably getting a lot of eye rolls, because people are always dreaming of thick hair, but mine is unmanageably thick.
I'm talking so thick that I start sweating in the middle of the winter thick.
Because of my super thick hair, I've always struggled with finding the right hair stylist.
I need someone who really knows what they're doing.
I've had some horrible hair cuts in the past, and for some reason with super thick hair, a bad hair cut seems to be exaggerated. 
Luckily after searching FOREVER, I have found MY stylist. 
I walked into Vanessa of @beautybyvitali  gorgeous salon and immediately knew she was my girl!
First of all, her salon is gorgeous.
 I was sitting there dreaming up how to completely redesign my house to copy her salon's design style. 
I talked with Vanessa before my appointment about what my vision was, and when I got into the chair she already had a few different options for me in mind that would all get me the results I wanted.
I love a stylist that has a clear vision on whats will work for their client!
This girl knows her stuff! 
Above are the before and after photo's of my hair.
 ( excuse the squinty eyes, the light was bright haha)
She completely captured exactly what I was looking for and even took the time to show me two different ways to style my hair! 
She is so passionate about what she does, and I LOVE that.



What do you look for in a great stylist?


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Supporting local & fresh foods with SUBWAY® Restaurants

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of SUBWAY® Restaurants. All opinions are 100% mine.
As a busy mom of three, weeknights can be hectic. I often find myself rushing out the door as soon as my husband comes home from a long day at work, to get the kids to their extra curricular activities in time. By the time the activities are over, they are usually starving and running low on patience. The last thing I want to do on busy activity nights is cook a meal and clean up, so I usually choose to stop for takeout. When I stop to grab food after a busy night, the most important thing for me is to find a restaurant that serves locally grown ingredients to ensure my kids are eating the freshest and best quality of food. I know that when by choosing food that come from local farmers, the nutrition and taste can not compare to any other.
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My kids are very picky eaters but one of the kids favourite restaurants to visit isSUBWAY® Restaurants, and I am always happy when they choose to stop here for dinner.  My husband and I love SUBWAY® Restaurants just as much as the kids and SUBWAY® Restaurants is about the only place the kids actually choose to load up on vegetables. There’s something about the process of choosing all their own toppings and seeing their sub being built right in front of them that makes them excited to eat their veggies. I often grab the kids a footlong sub so that there is enough to have left overs to send in their lunch bags the next day. Up to Four servings of vegetables can be found in a footlong sub, which makes this mama very happy!  Our oldest is the pickiest eater of our kids, but when we go to SUBWAY® Restaurants she loves to load her sandwhich up with cucumbers and lettuce, while my two younger children will ask for cucumbers, green peppers and tomato. If only I could find a way to get them to eat this well at home!


Recently, SUBWAY® Restaurants has partnered up with Burnac Produce to bring locally grown produce into Subway Restaurant 1300 Shops in Ontario. I love that by choosing to eat at SUBWAY® Restaurants, we are doing our small part as a family to support our community and local farmers. Buying local means creating jobs and supporting our local economy. It means putting out less emissions from transporting food which contributes to sustainability and environmental responsibility. More importantly, eating local means helping to preserve our valuable farmland for future generations to come! Eating local is also a great opportunity to open up to important conversations with our children. We can teach them about where their food is coming from, and how it affects the environment and our community, which can lead to establishing good eating habits from a young age.
If you are a busy mom like me, and eating local is important to your family for the same reasons it is for mine, stop in at SUBWAY® Restaurants find a store to eat locally fresh.
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Friday Favourites - October 14 2016


Favourite Photo

Our family got together with the beautiful Stephanie, photographer behind SN Photography, last month to take photos of our family. 
This is one of my favourite photos that she captured of my kids with their cousins.
She is SO talented and I can't wait to print these and hang them in our home.


Favourite Discovery

You guys!
I started listening to Podcasts a few months ago and I am obsessed.
Right now my favourites are The Dave Ramsey Show and Young House Love has a Podcast.
I'd love to know what Podcasts you listen to - let me know in the comments below! 

Favourite Headphones
Sudio Headphones!
These wireless headphones are AMAZING.
I was so excited when Sudio contacted me and asked if I would be interested in trying a pair.
They are the first wireless headphones I've owned and I honestly don't know how I went this long without.
The headphones are compatible with all bluetooth devices and they have a built in microphone.
I use them in the mornings to listen to podcasts while the kids are watching their shows,  in the bath after a long day and when I go to the gym.
I'm obsessed!
I got mine in the white and rose gold and they are gorgeous!
You can buy here and my readers will receive 15% off! Just use the code kelsey15 


Favourite Workout
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that for the past few months I have been trying to live a healthier and more active lifestyle.
I've been going to Spin Class once a week with two of my best friends and I'm hooked.
It is by far my favourite work out and the one that challenges me the most.

Favourite Blog

If you are in need of some positivity in your life, you need to go check out Isla Pearl Blog 
Susan is the ultimate boss mom and her blog is about inspiring women to live the best life they can.


Favourite Home Trend

I am in love with this easy DIY shiplap tutorial by Table and Hearth !
I love the dark grey she painted it and I am totally inspired to redo my master bedroom now! 
Have you ever tackled a DIY shiplap project? I'd love to hear how it went!
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Going To School In Style With Carter's | OshKosh

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t think I don
t think I don
t think

Can you believe that we are already into the second month of the school year?
My girls are really enjoying their classes this year.
They are starting to form strong friendships and discover what subjects interest them the most.
Last month, I took the girls shopping at Carter’s | OshKosh for their back to school clothes.
I was pretty lucky when it came to back to school shopping as a kid.
I got to go shopping for new clothes with my dad and step mom, my mom and usually both sets of grandparents.
My kids are equally as lucky and love back to school shopping just as much as I did as a kid.
Who doesn’t, right?
Back to school shopping created lasting memories that are still ingrained in my head to this day.

                                                                              

When my kids were babies, one of my go to places to shop for baby clothing was Carter’s | OshKosh. I shopped at Carter’s | OshKosh because I could walk into the store and see stylish and affordable outfits already put together, from head to toe, which made my life as an exhausted mama easy!

Now that my girls are in Grade 2 and SK this year (cue the tears), Carter’s | OshKosh is still one of my favourite places to shop, which is why I’m not surprised that they are two of the most recognized brands of baby and children’s apparel in North America.
Carter’s | OshKosh is our back-to-school shopping destination. 
I love that I can walk into the store and find stylish, but age appropriate clothing,  that fits our family’s budget.

Our kids are extremely active, so aside from stylish and affordable clothing, I look for durability and excellent craftsmanship when shopping for back-to-school clothes.
Carter’s | OshKosh has never let me down when it comes to the quality or durability of their clothing, which is really important to our active family!

The girls love doing somersaults or climbing the jungle gym with their friends at recess and I love that with Carter’s | OshKosh clothing my kids can have fun being kids and I don’t have to worry about their clothes being ruined. 

 


Carter’s | OshKosh has an amazing contest going on right now where you can enter for a chance to win 1 of 6 $500 Carter’s | OshKosh gift cards.

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This post is part of the YummyMummyClub.ca and Carter’s | OshKosh and the #CartersOshKosh #Kidsentials sponsored program. I received compensation as a thank you for my participation. This post reflects my personal opinion about the information provided by the sponsors.



alone in saying that I am so ready for school to be back in sess
ion.
It
s been a great
summer, but I crave the routine a new school year brings. The kid
s are excited about going back to
school as well. They are dying to see if their friends will be in
their classes or not and who their new
teachers will be. I remember I was one of those weird kids who,
by August, was anxiously waiting
for
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equally as lucky and love
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chool
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hopping just as much as I did
as a kid
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,
right?
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school shopping created lasting memories that are still ingrain
ed in my head to this day.
When my kids were babies, one of my
go to places to shop for baby clothing
was Carter
s
|
OshKosh. I shopped at
Carter
s
|
Osh
Kosh because I could
walk in
to
the store and see stylish
&and
affordable outfits already put
together, from head to toe, which
made my life as an exhausted mama
easy!
Now that my girls are headed into
Grade 2
&and
SK this year (cue the
tears), Carter
s| OshKosh is still one of
my favourite places to shop, which is
why I
m not surprised t alone in saying that I am so ready for school to be back in sess
ion.
It
s been a great
summer, but I crave the routine a new school year brings. The kid
s are excited about going back to
school as well. They are dying to see if their friends will be in
their classes or not and who their new
teachers will be. I remember I was one of those weird kids who,
by August, was anxiously waiting
for
Ss
ummer to be over
,
so I could get back to school. I loved everything about
bB
ack
-
to
- sS
chool,
especially shopping for new clothes!
I was pretty lucky when
iI
t came to
bB
ack
- tT
o
- sS
chool
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hopping as a
kK
id. I got to go shopping for new
clothes with my dad and step mom, my mom
and&
usually both sets of grandparents. My kids are
equally as lucky and love
Bb
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-
to
-s S
chool
Ss
hopping just as much as I did
as a kid
. Who doesn
t
,
right?
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to
-
school shopping created lasting memories that are still ingrain
ed in my head to this day.
When my kids were babies, one of my
go to places to shop for baby clothing
was Carter
s
|
OshKosh. I shopped at
Carter
s
|
Osh
Kosh because I could
walk in
to
the store and see stylish
&and
affordable outfits already put
together, from head to toe, which
made my life as an exhausted mama
easy!
Now that my girls are headed into
Grade 2
&and
SK this year (cue the
tears), Carter
s| OshKosh is still one of
my favourite places to shop, which is
why I
m not surprised t alone in saying that I am so I don
t think I
m alone in saying that I am so ready for school to be back in sess
ion.
It
s been a great
summer, but I crave the routine a new school year brings. The kid
s are excited about going back to
school as well. They are dying to see if their friends will be in
their classes or not and who their new
teachers will be. I remember I was one of those weird kids who,
by August, was anxiously waiting
for
Ss
ummer to be over
,
so I could get back to school. I loved everything about
bB
ack
-
to
- sS
chool,
especially shopping for new clothes!
I was pretty lucky when
iI
t came to
bB
ack
- tT
o
- sS
chool
sS
hopping as a
kK
id. I got to go shopping for new
clothes with my dad and step mom, my mom
and&
usually both sets of grandparents. My kids are
equally as lucky and love
Bb
ack
-
to
-s S
chool
Ss
hopping just as much as I did
as a kid
. Who doesn
t
,
right?ack
-
to
-
school shopping created lasting memories that are still ingrain
ed in my head to this day.
When my kids were babies, one of my
go to places to shop for baby clothing
was Carter
s
|
OshKosh. I shopped at
Carter
s
|
Osh
Kosh because I could
walk in
to
the store and see stylish
&and
affordable outfits already put
together, from head to toe, which
made my life as an exhausted mama
easy!
Now that my girls are headed into
Grade 2
&and
SK this year (cue the
tears), Carter
s| OshKosh is still one of
my favourite places to shop, which is
why I
m not surprised t for school to be back in sess
ion.
It
s been a great
summer, but I crave the routine a new school year brings. The kid
s are excited about going back to
school as well. They are dying to see if their friends will be in
their classes or not and who their new
teachers will be. I remember I was one of those weird kids who,
by August, was anxiously waiting
for
Ss
ummer to be over
,
so I could get back to school. I loved everything about
bB
ack
-
to
- sS
chool,
especially shopping for new clothes!
I was pretty lucky when
iI
t came to
bB
ack
- tT
o
- I don
t think I
m alone in saying that I am so ready for school to be back in sess
ion.
It
s been a great
summer, but I crave te routine a new school year brings. The kid
s are excited about going back to
school as well. They are dying to see if their friends will be in
their classes or not and who their new
teachers will be. I remember I was o






ne of those weird kids who,
by August, was anxiously waiting
for
Ss
ummer to be over
,
so I could get back to school. I loved everything about
bB
ack
-
to
- sS
chool,
especially shopping for new clothes!
I was prety lucky when
iI
t came to
bB
ack
- tT
o
- sS
chool
sS
hopping as a
kK
id. I got to go shopping for new
clothes with my dad and step mom, my mom
and&
usually both sets of grandparents. My kids are
equally as lucky and love
Bb
ack
-
to
-s S
chool
Ss
hopping just as much as I did
as a kid
. Who doesn
t
,
right?
Back
-
to
-
school shopping created lasting memories that are still ingrain
ed in my head to this day.
When my kids were babies, one of my
go to places to shop for baby clothing
was Carter
s
|
OshKosh. I shopped at
Carter
s
|
Osh
Kosh because I could
walk in
to
the store and see stylish
&and
affordable outfits already put
together, from head to toe, which
made my life as an exhausted mama
easy!
Now that my girls are headed into
Grade 2
&and
SK this year (cue the
tears), Carter
s| OshKosh is still one of
my favourite places to shop, which is
why I
m not surprised t
sS
hopping as a
kK
id. I got to go shopping for new
clothes with my dad and step mom, my
and&
usually both sets of grandparents. My kids are
equally as lucky and love
Bb
ack
-
to
-s S
chool
Ss
hopping just as much as I did
as a kid
. Who doesn
t
,
right?
Back
-
to
-
school shopping created lasting memories that are still ingrain
ed in my head to this day.
When my kids were babies, one of my
go to places to shop for baby clothing
was Carter
s
|
OshKosh. I shopped at
Carter
s
|
Osh
Kosh because I could
walk in
to
the store and see stylish
&and
affordable outfits already put
together, from head to toe, which
made my life as an exhausted mama
easy!
Now that my girls are headed into
Grade 2
&and
SK this year (cue the
tears), Carter
s| OshKosh is still one of
my favourite places to shop, which is
why I
m not surprised t
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