To Nap Or Not To Nap....

My shift at work runs from 7am to 3pm, which other than that first 20min where I am trying to drag my butt out of bed I love.  I get my day over with, work during the busiest time and can still make a matinee at the movie theatre. 

My one dilemma everyday is whether I should nap or not, is there more important things I could be doing.  Do grownups have a nap everyday, or do they use their time more productively.  I'm not going to lie I spend a good part of my day thinking about the nap I could have after work.  I mean what is there really to do between 3:45 and 5pm.  Sure I could watch Oprah, but I wouldn't consider that productive. 

In searching the benefits of napping on CNN.com I came across this article: Napping, a love story and realized I came across a kindred spirit.  I love to nap, crawling under the sheets with the windows open and the sun on my face at 3:45pm makes me elated with joy.  They tend to be the best sleep ever, the most relaxing and rewarding.  They make my life feel luxurious, like I am the lady of leisure I believe I am meant to be. 

Sure in my quick research I cam across some great benefits of napping, mostly for the 20min nap which I feel is a tease.  What I loved about this article is how she felt about napping, and how it echoed my own true, deep down feelings.

Do I think I need to nap everyday, no...  But I am no longer going to feel guilty for having one and it being the most joyful part of my day.

Hope your sleeps are as restful as mine are going to be.

Love Kaydee

10 Things You Might Not Know About Me

Since you have been reading about my opinions I figured we should start off the new year getting to know one another a little more.  So as the title indicated here are 10 things you could or could not already know about me.

Fish Face

In not particular order.

1. My favourite food is mozzarella sticks, who doesn't like breaded deep fried cheese

2. I HATE the colour orange, enough to text yell it

3. My favourite movie genre is sports, I always cry when the good guys triumph

4. I love to pluck my eye brows, I find it soothing

5. Regular flavoured chips are my least favourite, really only a vehicle for dip

6.  Ariel the Little Mermaid is my hero, because of her I have always wanted red hair

7.  I'm afraid of being bitten by sharks and snakes, but have never seen one outside of an aquarium

8.  I'm the biggest dork I know, but unlike when in high school I enjoy it and am proud of that fact.

9.  I am so addicted to chap stick I'm pretty sure my lips no longer make their own moisture

10.  I love my freckles, cause without them I would be albino!!

So that's a little bit about me, I would love to hear some about you.  Leave a comment, tell me something completely random about yourself.

K, back to watching Canada win (fingers crossed) the world junior hockey tournament.

Love Kaydee

First Giveaway and Review of EOS Lip Balm

As promised there will be giveaways in the new year, just small tokens of my love.  I even broke my no personal spending rule to start the trend.  Being as one of the major problems with winter is chapped lips I thought where better to start then with a fun chap stick (well a sphere).

I had read about the EOS or Evolution of Smooth products on other blogs and they gave it rave reviews.  Being as I am easily influenced by others I was sold to give it a try.  I bought two honeysuckle honeydew flavoured sphere, one for me and one for you at Shoppers Drug mart today.  Now I have to say that this balm was hard to track down, but an e-mail I got from EOS told that they they are available at R W & Co as well.  This is a 95% organic, 100% natural balm that is paraben and petrolatum free (they are bad guys for our bodies).  Also I really enjoyed their instructions of application "twist-off top, pucker up, smooth on, smile" it makes me laugh! 

So far my freckled sensitive lips have not felt burnt, swelled up or created nasty hives so this is a winner to me.  It will take about a week for me to know if it is really beating the winter dry out I normally get.  Will this replace my beloved Burt's Bee's with its fun spherical packaging and smooth feel, only time will tell.

NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY!!!!

All you have to do to qualify is sign up as a google follower which in on the right side of my page and comment on this post.  Just send me a hey, I would love to try that neat, green sphere of a balm.  Anyone from anywhere can qualify as long as you are following me, you have one week from today to sign up.  I'm going to use formal snail mail to ship, so if the winner could be patient that would be great.  I'm going to put all of the names in an ever so high tech hat and do an old fashioned draw next Tuesday.

Good Luck!!

Love Kaydee

Six Pieces I Love In My House

I have been lucky to collect some amazing pieces for my home over the years, mostly thanks to my parents for saving antique in their basement.  I love to decorate, but hate to clean which kinda kills the nice effect in my house.  So I thought I would post show some of my possessions and that forced me to give them a really good dust!!

  My Great Grandmothers china cabinet that I use as a book shelf, the dining room table is in the way of the bottom part but it really is beautiful!!

 Mirror we were given as a wedding present, it is so fancy and fabulous

Book self I coveted at Pier One, then found at 70% off as it was being discontinued

 Massive Audrey poster in Italian that My brothers family gave me for Christmas one year, my sister in law is great at gifts!

Slipper chair my Aunt recovered for me, I have a long list of friends who want to steal this one cause its so cute!

 Victrola Case my Mom refinished, that yet again I use as a book self

My Mom has given me some great advice thought my life, one being that most of your furniture should have storage.  I'm a crap collector, definitely not a minimalist at all so storage is really important to me.  I have read about 98% of the books on my shelves, the ones I haven't read are because I forgot that I bought them.  I really should keep a list of the ones I have bought to avoid doubles. 

I love a lot of things in my house, these are just a few...

Love Kaydee

Netflicks Review: Its Not For Us

Lets start off with saying that we are huge movie lovers, we rent, stream and go out to movies often.  I love the romance of going to the movie theatre, I love the sticky popcorn floors, the over sized drinks and playing the yes or no game during the previews.  I love to watch my friends faces as the react to different parts of the movie (some find this weird and unnerving, oh well get over it).  I am also a huge fan of TMN, I think if offers a huge variety and my dear friend HBO (hello Dexter and True Blood).

OK moving on to Netflicks, Mr. N's is lucky enough to have a job that he loves an they are so cool that for Xmas they gave him Apple T.V.  Now I love Apple T.V. we can stream YouTube to our 50" plasma which is a great party trick, have you seen Biscuit?  I am also an escapist addict, I love T.V., reading, music and movies, I love escaping to different worlds from the comfort of my couch.  So with that I thought Netflicks would be so for us at eight bucks a month.

Here are my reasons why its not!!

You must bill to your credit card, and for someone who is trying really hard to pay those puppies down that just kinda ticks me off.  Why not a normal online billing process like your cell phone, that seams to work for almost everyone else.

They are having some problem with licencing in Canada, or so the reviews I read have told me (not spoken to Netflicks people myself).  I find their catalog to be old, not the new release I am dieing for, TMN covers older movies for me.  I was addicted to season one of Drop Dead Diva but they don't offer season two and not I am hanging off a cliff dieing to know who Jane kisses.  If you are into watching some old favourites again they have plenty of those, but I like the new and shiny movies hot off the press.

I'm with Rogers for my cable and Internet needs and they have a cap on streaming allowed.  You could watch alot of flicks and get a HUGE bill next month (if it is huge I'll let you know, and cry)

The nice thing Netflicks is doing for us up here in the great white north is offering a month free no stings attached.  You just have to cancel before the next billing period, which we are going to do.  Although we are going to keep our eyes out for updates to their catalog, and if it improves we may look at signing up for it again.

But for right now its just not for us, well once it stops being free!!

Love Kaydee

P.S. Giveaways

This year I am going to start doing some Giveaways, but you must be a follower to qualify.  Please sign up so you can take part in these contests.  Doesn't matter where you live, or who you are you just have to follow to qualify!!

Can't wait to show you my goodies

Love Kaydee

A New Beginning

Happy New Year My Friends.

I love any reason to celebrate and New Years is no exception, plus its a good excuse to wear sequins from head to toe.  We kept it low key this year, just a few bottle of wine and some great friends.  The best part was standing outside my house and being able to see the fireworks the city put on in the park (I love London).

Our Bounty

Having a Good Time

I am so blessed to have the best friends and family in the world, thank you to each one of you for making me who I am and what my life is.  I look forward to every minute I get to spend with each one of you in 2011.

Mr.N thank you for being my rock, my partner and my sweetheart, you put all those romantic comedies I love to shame.

My New Years resolution will always be the same, to try new things!!  Last year I got married (that was new), went camping as an adult (might be a one time only) and went white water rafting in the Ottawa river.  Plus I started this blog, which I love to do.

I'm excited to learn ad grow as a blogger, to update and continue some paths I am already on.  I would like to thank everyone who has read even one post, I get giddy when I check my daily stats and the numbers grow.  I would like to improve my spelling and grammar and continue to have my content expand.  2011 will be the year of the blog, and it is going to be so much fun.

Thank you for being apart of my life...

Love Kaydee