 It is about 7 30. I'm so excited for this week's vlog because we are gonna be decorating for Christmas We're gonna be putting up our Christmas tree going to core shopping and I'm just so excited to get my house decorated I love the holiday season. I busted open my Christmas pajama box So we're gonna be starting to wear some Christmas pajamas, which I'm so excited for I just really feel like I'm in the holiday spirit already Which I love and I've been listening to Christmas music already I've been going full out if you think about it by the time that I post this video Christmas is basically in a month Which is crazy time really does fly. Anyways, I'm just headed to the gym this morning So that's the plan for right now, and then I'm gonna go grocery shopping and do all that and then later today We're gonna set up the tree. I'm so excited for it this week. I Just finished grocery shopping. I'm gonna unpack this and then give you guys a haul here is a little Overview haul I just got basically same as usual, but I did get a bunch of like organic diced tomatoes some organic beans I also got some organic corn for my soups that I'm gonna make this week some in my soup era and also chili I'm gonna make it again So I got some chips for that and then I got two packs of eggs ground beef some hummus This is the best hummus because it's made with olive oil Not canola and then I just got some yam strawberries some gluten-free waffles Just a little treat for myself some chocolate chips some peppers I got Italian seasoning and some gluten-free tortellini for tonight's soup Which I'm so excited about and then I got some chicken broth and then just some tomatoes in there I'm gonna put this all the way now So me and Joel are currently on the way to Homesets and marshals because we are going Christmas decor shopping I'm just gonna be doing this all week figuring out what I'm gonna do with my house and everything We just picked up at Tim Hortons. I feel like a Christmas tree I wore this green set on purpose. I'm so excited We're gonna set up our tree probably tonight and this week is gonna be full with cozy Christmas decoration Inspiration so you guys can have inspiration on how to decorate your house. Maybe if you need it We're also gonna stop in Michaels as well. I have this huge homesteads hall I'm gonna show you guys it in a few minutes after putting up the tree But it's not so much because I couldn't help myself I just finished making the soup it's sausage and gluten-free tortellini This is such a cozy soup and I'm so excited to eat it But I am just in my soup era and this looks and smells amazing We are just about to start to set up the Christmas tree. This is the one that we have we bought it from Walmart last year And then these are our ornaments. I have to find a tree skirt I'm not sure where that is to wrap the tree underneath, but we'll see I need to look in the storage for it We just found the tree skirt. It was actually hiding in the box Which is actually pretty smart of us to put it in here, but now we're gonna start assembling it. I'm so excited We're not sure about the bow because it's a little bit different and overpowering But I think we're gonna let it sit for a day and then kind of marinate on how we like it I don't know if it's because we just are not used to it or what But we're just gonna let it sit marinate and then see because it just might be a little bit too big For the tree and if not we can always return it so it's not a big deal Let me know what you think of the bow down below if you're a team bow or no bow because one of my other Ideas was to just tie normal white bow like with the ribbon that I had on the top But that would have been pretty small, which is a thing. So I don't know. Let me know what you guys think I do really like the little bows that I tied though. I think they're perfect So I'm gonna show you guys a Christmas decor little hall here I kind of put everything out on the table some stuff they go back to the store There was just it was just too overstimulating in there and I had no idea like what to buy So I just bought everything that I wanted and then if I don't use it if I don't like it I can always bring it back. Um, I got everything at home since they have like a 10 day return policy So it's fine. But okay first things that I got is this little mutset. It comes with a red one a blue one And a green one. I just couldn't resist. They're so cute and they have like a little vintage like sweater pattern on them And I just think they're adorable and then I got this Christmas tree Which I envision kind of going in the centerpiece on the island I don't know if it's like too much in terms of like too bold because I do like mostly neutral Christmas decor So this is kind of out of my comfort zone a little bit and it opens up so you can put like cookies or something inside Which is so cute and I don't know I do really like it and I just thought that I can see if it looks good in here And then if not I can return it to somebody too And then I got this Christmas tree mug, which I just thought was So cute and I couldn't pass it out. I got so many mugs Like I do not need this many but I just like was going crazy in there and then I got this silver spruce Woody green and refreshing candle. This one is actually pretty big. This smells so good This candle would probably go on this table here And then I got this candle Which I can envision going on at my kitchen table in this centerpiece as well Because I used to have a pumpkin there for the fall But I think that this would be so cute and this one is a spiced Apple candle and it smells really good. I know these candles are so toxic and so bad for you But during the holiday season and stuff for decoration purposes everything in moderation So I love myself some candles for the holiday season not this knit blanket I know it's not super christmasy But this pattern sweater pattern kind of reminds me of christmas And it's told me how bigger actually and it has like a really cozy inside And we needed a new another blanket for our couch. So I thought this one was perfect and it's just really cozy So I got that I got these two pillows. I don't know about these like they're very red and bold But I'm gonna try them out on the couch and see how I like them and again If I don't like them they're returnable So it's not a big deal because sometimes it's really hard to have a vision in the store Because I just like everything but it that doesn't mean that everything is gonna actually go like good with the vibe in here So we'll see if I end up using these but these are a good option to try them out This is a little snowball. How cute with little legs I'm gonna put it on our bed and I just think it's the cutest thing ever We're gonna name him and then I just got this dish towel It has or two actually came in a pack of two just with like a neutral snowflakes on it, which I love And then I just got this little teapot, which says let it snow But that is the pretty large haul from homesense and I got the ribbon that I was tying on the tree And the big bone on top from michael's it was buy one get one free for the christmas decoration But everything else here is from homesense. Hey guys, so I just wanted to pop on here because I'm doing a little hair mask Recently what I've been doing is just taking castor oil and putting it on my scalp the day before I wash my hair So tomorrow morning I'm going to wash my hair and so tonight I'm going to do a little bit of a hair mask because I feel like every single time I wash my hair I should be doing some sort of a hair mask because I feel like I've just neglected that And for my last vlog you guys know I've been trying to keep up with the health of my hair a little bit more So I forgot to buy rosemary at the store today I was going to make rosemary water but I will buy that the next time I'm at the grocery store So I haven't done that yet But I'm going to do a castor oil mask and castor oil is honestly pretty thick So what I like doing is just like rubbing it in my hands and on my fingertips And then just kind of going through my scalp and giving it a nice massage with the oil in it And you know my nails done so bad one of them is like coming off and it's getting stuck in my hair all the time I actually heat that up. It's debating getting my acrylics off. But anyways, yeah, so that is What I've been doing. I just wanted to show you guys because castor oil you can order it off Amazon I think the one that I use down below it comes in this huge bottle. It's pretty cheap So I would suggest using it and I know it's really good for hair growth So it's just like an easy enough hair mask that I can do before bed And then just put some like oil on my ends and then just tie my hair up a bit But anyways, I'm just going to finish applying this and then I'm going to go to bed and I will see you guys tomorrow morning So me and Madison, she's filling up gas right now We are going to the states today to do some Christmas shopping because we don't have target or anything like that Well, we have Walmart, but like we used to have target and then they went bankrupt here in Canada So we don't have them anymore But I'm so excited because we're going across the border And go to target go to altar like go to the billingham shopping area If you guys live in the lower mainland And you know what we're doing because we live really close to the States border like it's only an hour drive for us. So once we cross that it's only like 20 to half an hour to actually get to target and stuff. So it's pretty closed You just have to like go through the border and bring your passport and all that Thing is is like we do have target technically not that far away an hour and a half away Which is nice, but again, like we are crossing the border. So it's a little different. I'm so excited We're going to see the cute target Christmas stuff the pajamas decorations And I know we just went yesterday But it's going to be fun to see what target has so then we can buy some stuff from there And then we can return some stuff that I got yesterday from homesense If I like stuff from target better, you know what I mean? The only shitty thing is like the exchange rate is pretty bad But it's okay We've been waiting at the border for like I would say probably 25 minutes now We're just about to cross but we got Tim Hortons coffee And I just had a sip of it like 10 minutes ago and it tastes disgusting. They messed it up I don't know what they did. Oh, you have got to be kidding me This person of course the person in front of us is getting pulled over and is putting their hats or like no It's okay. He just has to go to he's gonna leave now. He's just gonna go to like the border patrol place But anyways, we're going to gotta go First um thing in the cart is these door mats and I wanted to get one But I couldn't find one yesterday. They have a selection here, but the snowflake one is my favorite I mean this one's kind of nice too with the snowman But the red is nice pop of color for my door and they're only nine dollars. So can't go wrong Yeah, which is basically like almost 20 canadian, but still a good deal We found the bigger Christmas section everything kind of looks a little bit picked over Um, very sparse like everything is sparse here. I mean there's still some stock, so Sorry randomly found this little mug, which is really cute, but I bought like a million madison I got like the eight mugs yesterday. Maybe not eight. That's an over exaggeration I got like five months yesterday, and I just feel like it's my Short because you're you were coming tonight, so to eat it I feel like I'm manned from mugs at this point or I can buy some if I like some that if I Can I talk if I see some that I really like I can buy them and I could always return the ones I buy That's the thing about having a stroke like being able to return stuff is you could take it home assess the vibe But the thing is is I have to be very careful about what I buy here Because I can't just easily return it. So yeah, I have to be very picky with what we buy today So I also ended up getting starbucks because Tim the Tim Horns coffee was undrinkable It tasted just like water like something messed up mine was fine. I think it was just the first was fine No, I don't even think it was the oat milk. I think they just gave me water Probably got the water bottom of the pot Yeah, it was horrible and then they like added water in it and then put like the bottom of the carton of the oat milk And there was like no sugar it tasted like straight water or it was just like didn't shake the oat milk and just Yeah, it was just like maybe actually it was so bad So I got the starbucks, but I need a big bow like that when I get my dream car I want to have like a big no nicely bigger than that. No, it's like a ginormous red bow like on him Anyways, haven't really gotten anything except that so this is the thing about the states is there's so many more Like brands and products here in Canada. We don't have native Um the spray version of their deodorant It smells so good because I've used their deodorant before but it's stick form and when deodorants are stick form It tends to get white stuff on your clothes and this one is a natural deodorant and on the back of it It says the ingredients and what they all mean there's six ingredients and then it tells you what they mean Anyways, so I'm gonna try it. We're gonna try the spray out and see if we like it But that's what I mean about the states just has more little deodorant fine. It's not Christmasy, but a good find We're currently in Trader Joe's. It's a zoo. It's literally so busy in here the parking lot It took us like 15 minutes to get a parking, but it's worth it because we had to come to Trader Joe's since we're here So we have the pineapple. I'm gonna see you all night When we came we got these um soft and juicy dried mandarins and they were so good So we're getting them again. I don't know what else we're gonna get. We'll see we'll see what sparks the eyes We just got back from the states and I'll give you guys a haul But I just wanted to show this really cute Trader Joe's bag that I got It was only four dollars, which is actually crazy because it's really big and it has two pockets And it's a really good quality and it's gonna be my new reusable grocery bag Which I love and they're probably gonna use it all the time So I just have everything in here. I just changed into some sweatpants I can only wear jeans for so long before I need to change out of them even leggings I can't wear for long. So feel nice and cute and cozy in my sweatpants. Let's do a little haul also I was wearing this jacket today. I got some compliments on it So I just wanted to share but it's just from garage and it's just such a Christmas cozy jacket and I love it I will try to find it and link it down below But it's just so cute and the outfit was better when I had my jeans on but Anyways, let's let me show you guys all I can't get over how cute this Trader Joe's bag is I'm so happy that I went back for it because I didn't even see it when we were paying for the groceries And then we were leaving and I saw it on the wall and I'm like, I need that bag because this is so I'm just in love with it. So first thing that I got is this natural turkey jerky It's already more than half gone because me and Joel have been enjoying it And then I got these soft and juicy Dried mandrons, which are so Yummy And then I got this crunchy almond butter and the ingredients are just almonds. So it's really good And then I got these gluten-free everything bagels. These are the Trader Joe's brand They don't have the best ingredients And I've been trying to stay away from buying gluten-free stuff since it's like full of additives And even your average bread that you buy at the grocery store is going to be full of additives But it's okay everything in moderation I just wanted to really try these because I've heard really good things about the Trader Joe's gluten-free stuff So I had to pick these up to try them out And then last thing I got from Trader Joe's is just these organic yellow corn tortilla chip browns Joel always loves having tortilla chip with salsa and stuff So I'm sure that I picked them up for fun and then really random But I came across this gray nice really soft long sleeve at target So I decided to pick it up and it's just like so soft and cozy And it's just going to be a shirt that I I know already i'm going to wear all the time As I already showed you guys I got this native eucalyptus and mint's ravioli spray And it smells so good. And then I just got a restock of my elf brow pencil That's all that I got honestly the target section the target Christmas section was so picked over I just feel like there really wasn't anything that good and worth buying. So I didn't get anything I didn't really find anything that I wanted to buy. It was okay And I just honestly feel like it was picked over that's why but it's okay I got some groceries and we went for the fun of it So it wasn't like we went there for Christmas decorations anyways And we did end up getting some stuff from Trader Joe's and everything even though I didn't get much It was still a really fun day and I'm glad that we went even if I just went there to get this bag It would have been worth it I almost wish that I got like five of these because I would love to just give these away Next time I go I need to get like five. They're still there. But anyways, that's a little haul I'm just going to edit for the rest of the day and just chill and we're gonna have some leftover soup Which is so nice because tonight. I don't have to cook easy dinner tonight for us I completely forgot to show you guys But I just remembered because this was sitting in the fridge because I put it in the fridge once you got home I got these gluten-free chocolate chunk Coquito and you could just like put this in the oven to bake the ingredients It's not so great pretty bad for you But like I said everything in moderation a treat is a treat Moderation once in a while I will let you guys know how they are because I've never found gluten-free cookie dough anywhere here and they're the Trader Joe's brand So on a night where I'm too lazy to bake my own healthy dessert We can bake these might even try once tonight. I just opened these cookies and oh my gosh I tasted a bit of the dough. It tastes so good. I just popped two in the air fryer just to taste them But I already know that they're gonna be good. I'm so excited. Trader Joe's just has like the best stuff I swear Tired today, but we're persevering. We're still gonna go to our workout I'm going to oxygen yoga and fitness today for a power core class and I'm actually really excited about it Because this is my favorite class of theirs, but I am very very tired So there might be a little nap in my future I've been getting eight hours of sleep every day this week and usually I get more So maybe it's catching up to me. Also the fact that it's the middle of the month already I can't even comprehend that. I don't get how time has been going by so fast It's actually insane when I wrote the date on my journal this morning. I gasped I was like You're kidding. It is not already middle of November. I Literally thought just yesterday was November 1st. What even is life? What even is time? It's so early in the morning right now. I just feel so weird about it It's it's actually crazy where it feels like we're in a time warp Let me know if time is going by fast for you guys too. Anyways, okay. I'm gonna go into my workout I will talk to you guys later In home sense again because we bought these side tables I didn't even show you guys but they didn't end up looking good. So we're gonna return them Yeah, that's basically what we're going there for just to make some returns And then we have a few errands to run and then also the Christmas pillows that I got I'm unsure about them So we have them just in case we find better ones to return But I still know in the fence about those whether I want to keep them or not So we'll see but anyways, yeah, it's kind of a gloomy day today, which is not that bad It just started raining which is kind of cozy Oh and we also want to go to Ikea today because we want to get another pair of curtains to do the wall behind the couch And yeah, we'll see where the day takes us Hey guys, so we are currently in Ikea I don't know how you can hear me right now But we're trying to get a lamp and we found one that we liked online So we just saw it in person and we like it We just don't know how it's gonna look in our house. We're gonna get two one for the dining room and one for the living room Not sure how it's gonna look but Ikea has a good return policy So if we don't like it, we can always just return it But it's worth buying it to try it out And I think we're just gonna get two of the same kind so that the living room in the dining room can be matching And they're basically like the only lamps that we like here. So That's the vibe and we're getting them in gold. Let me show you guys the box This is the name of the lamp and it's like a cute vintage lamp So we'll see how it fits the vibe of our house and if we're gonna keep it, but that's what we're picking up right now So we ended up actually returning the bow on the top and I ended up making a bow out of the ribbon that I used on the tree And I like it so much better than the other bow I think it was just throwing me off because it was a little bit too big for the tree and I don't know I just didn't think that it fit the vibe But now i'm really obsessed with how the tree turned out and these bows As you guys saw I made them by myself and I just bought two things of ribbons from michaels And it ended up turning out so cute. I'm in love with it. This is the final christmas tree I love the bow theme and I think that it's adorable I'm gonna show you guys a little ikea haul of what we got. So first thing we got are these fake flowers I think that they would look really cute on this dining room table here in this vase Obviously i'm gonna need to cut them But we have been looking for fake flowers to put in here and these are just white classic flowers So I think that they'll look good And before I had like the dried up fall flower stuff in here But fall is no longer on the radar So I took them out and I think i'm gonna put these in them Because these are also year-round flowers that will look good anytime in the summer I can always like get fresh flowers, but I feel like the winter is just whatever So I got fake flowers to put in here and I feel like it's gonna look really pretty and elegant And then I just got some hangers for my clothing rack because I already have a set of these But I just needed more because it's only in a pack of there's only five hangers So these are really nice hangers I find for my clothing rack and they're just plain and simple and then really random, but I got a Hand towel for the bathroom down here just because we don't even have one and this is like a light olive green Shade which is really pretty and kind of christmasy too. And then as I showed you guys in the store We got this astrid lamp in the shade Gold I hope it looks good We got two of these for the living room and then the dining room here So hopefully it looks good that we have two I don't know how that's gonna look with the same thing, but I feel like it will look good So we'll see But got that and then we wanted to get another pair of curtains and like a bar to hang out more curtains in here In the living room, but they were sold out of the curtain rod that we needed So we didn't purchase any curtains, but hopefully they come back in stock soon and just stay tuned for whenever I put that in my vlog if you guys want to see. Yeah, also my nail broke. So that's great We also got this little tree We found it thrifting because I was looking for Paintings or like vintage art to put on the wall here in the dining room I didn't find anything so we're gonna keep looking But we did find this really cute christmas tree thing and we're gonna hang it outside on our door Because we were looking I was looking for a wreath and I don't know I didn't really find one that I really like but then we came across this and we were like, this is so cute And it's different. It's not like a classic wreath and it's so cute with the little red bow It's adorable and it's thrifted So it's eco-friendly and jule's gonna put this outside on our door And I think it's gonna look really really cute. Yeah, that is a little haul from today I'm just gonna start making dinner now and just kind of cleaning up around because I feel like the table right now Is just such a mess. I kind of want to start washing the christmas mugs and start to start to use them Yeah, that's a little haul and vibe for tonight So here is how this room turned out. I am so obsessed especially the flowers It just pulls everything together and I love the lamp this room needed something and that was exactly it So all that's left here for this room for decor is now putting a picture frame on this wall here Which we'll get done once we find the perfect one, but I am in love with the vibe It's just looks like fine dining and the lamp turned out so cute and I love the flowers in the middle I also put this red candle that I made because it kind of reminds me of christmas So I put that in the centerpiece as well. I just finished the chili and look at how good it looks I added corn in the recipe this time because last time I checked at the grocery store their corn was sold out But I snatched it up this week and oh my gosh, I tasted a bit and it's amazing And I'm gonna put like green onion avocado and have it with some chips, but so cozy and so good Such a wholesome meal