 Hey guys, thank you so much for joining me. It's Monica You know, I wanted very much to have a video I did a video like three four days ago I posted it and I wanted very much to have another video go up Saturday morning, but I've just been My sister and I and my husband and her husband. We've all been Working like crazy on my mom's house. My mom and dad Built the house in the early 60s. We moved in I think 1961 and They they never moved and I know I probably mentioned before that there was a lot of stuff after my dad passed My mom went through some of it, but oh la la unbelievable the amount of stuff that we're going through so We've been just and that's so It's so sad because you know, you collect you have things that mean something to you and then One day you're gone and people look at it and they go, what is this? You know, where is this from or? You know, what is the significance? Is there a story behind that and these are things you don't know? I mean I know a lot about my parents because Jay and I would drive them and bring them and pick them up and go places and They'd sit in the back seat and we would talk So I know a lot, but there was so many different things that we found like I get I've got I don't know a huge box of Photos that I still have to go through a lot of the photos are really old They're black and white and some of the photos. I don't recognize any other people, you know on them and But I know they were all special to my mom and dad, right? I just don't know who they are and I don't know what the back story is and what the relationships are and stuff like that and I found Tons of letters written in German, right? Letters that relatives from Germany sent to my parents Bibles all in German so many So many Momentals so many things that my dad had in a draw that he was saving, you know Yes, I could understand newspaper clippings of you know big important events that happen in the world But there were so many other things that I just didn't know about or you know Didn't couldn't really make the connection and it just made me think to Jay. I said, you know I think we need to and I know people say this all the time, right? We need to plan For that day when we have to get rid of everything for us It's gonna come quicker because the goal has been to try we want to sell the house I'd love to sell it this year, but I don't think that's gonna happen but um Yeah, yet we've been downsizing in the sense. We you know did our basement We did a bunch of other things We still have most of the attic to go through and you know some of the bedrooms and stuff like that We have a small house So in retrospect, we really don't have a whole lot Because our house is so small. So I guess that's the savings grace But just been so busy and and so I think until we get my mom's house all situated We're going to put that on the market, but until we get that all situated I can't guarantee my videos are going to be consistent I hope they are, you know, I hope they are I really want to get back on track because There's a lot of things happening that I really want to share with you and there's There's thoughts and plans and things that are going through my mind that I also want to share So in this particular video because I want to get this Probably not even edit it because I tend to not edit much lately Uploaded and so that you can see it sunday Um, what is sunday? Is it may 6th or something? Um, the coronation was today But the reason I want that is I wanted to just let you know because I know mother's day is coming And I don't have a mother Anymore to buy for and that sounds so weird but my mother When you know, my mother used to think it goes a little bit on the netty side because I did so much skincare But then she really started to get into it and she said, you know, your skin looks really good Or she would give me a compliment. My mother was never one to give me a huge amount of compliments But and I would tell her about some of the things that I was doing and thinking about and before I went away on the trip. I knew I was going to be trying That the led mask that I had talked about candy way Um, I knew I was going to be getting this and I knew I was going to be trying it So I had mentioned it to my mother and it was showing her pictures and my mother was going That's insane. That's crazy. And then it was telling her The benefits of led masks, right the just the benefits alone and she was like Maybe I should try that and I laughed and I said, you know what mom? You should try that And and I that would have been something for my mother because I don't care How old you are? I don't think it's ever too old To start to take care of yourself your skin or something like that and my mother's a super super proud woman I know she would have been all over this. I let her use my favorite concealer the fiera She had like a Mold on her face right by her eyes. I let her use my favorite concealer from fiera and I'll talk a little bit about that in a bit But she loved it. She loved it. So anyways I want to mention candy way because mother's day is coming up and for those of you that might want to treat yourself Or treat someone else, you know, this this is perfect, especially for those of you that are saying canada So um candy way is that red light therapy mask that I showed you In my my last video and I know like mary ellen I um hot and flashy angie. I think dr. Dr There's a whole bunch of people that talk about led masks that Love them and I think hot and flashy angie did a great review on a number of them But anyways candy way reached out to me Oh gosh, I can't remember. It was it was before I went away and And I was fascinated because I have been really loving The little red light masks that I have used or I have the trophy skin that I used to lay on And I put it on remember the trophy skin one. I have that one and lately I was just using it Very haphazardly because you have to set it up It's not something that was super convenient that I could pack up or that I could keep by my bedside You have to be in a certain position to you know do the arm and all that So anyways when I got um a message from Nicole from candy way And said would you be interested in trying this they had watched my videos? And I think I mentioned a lot of people say we watch your videos And we'd like you to try this and half of them don't really watch your videos, you know Or they might watch a minute, you know But she was mentioning things that I talked about that made me realize she's watching more than just one Minute of a video and more than just one video But anyway, she she reached out and I was fascinated. I went and I looked up the company I tried to find some information about the company and I realized that There they are a very small family-run company and I loved that whole attitude about it I love I love someone that's an entrepreneur that wants to start that wants to do something and break in to say Maybe a bigger industry or whatever So I have always respected the small business people because I'm a small business owner So I've always respected that And when I started to read about this husband and wife, and I think one of their friends they're their owners And I started to read about their ideas and their thoughts and the fact that they the scientists that actually Did the candy way mask is the exact same scientist that has done many of the others So the specs are identical to most of the Other masks not all but at least to one that is super popular that a lot of people talk about It's identical on the same amount of led wavelengths The same amount of leds itself the weight is the same the application process is the same The warranty is the same Many of that is the same now The the big difference I think on this most of them will say that they're FDA cleared Or they have those certifications, etc. Us one. I think at this point in time It's one of the only led masks that actually are cleared by Or they have a um health canada certification So I thought that was super impressive And like a lot of the other masks that are coming out now. They're they're more portable They're they're just very very flexible. I think you know, I showed you this what I do And you can charge this I haven't charged it since I got it and I've used this Four days in a row And then I stopped for two and then I start up again Now the way I've been using this I have this by my bedside So when I get up in the morning, I go to the bathroom I might just quickly put water on my face. I go back to bed and make sure my face is dry I position this on You know, put the strap on and and and I just position it on and then I just hit this button And it goes on for 10 minutes. All you have to do is hold the button It turns on you see you've got the lights on You know, and you just keep it on for 10 minutes. It shuts off on its own So I put it on I lie there in bed with it on every morning I tend to fall asleep, which is fine. I really like it, you know that way I love it. So let me just tell you a little bit more about this This is not going to be a full long-term review because I've only used it a short period of time But the one thing that is super cool in the amount of time that I've used it I've actually seen a difference and you know what I've seen a difference in So I have been trying to lose weight I know we all have right, but I have been trying to lose weight and I have actually been trying to lose weight since Thanksgiving I started really really seriously trying to watch what I eat on Thanksgiving But my whole goal was I wanted to lose weight Slowly because I didn't want to have to compromise between my rear end and my face everything Especially at a certain age when you lose weight Your face sinks your you you get so super wrinkly and I was so worried about You know, yeah, maybe my butt will look better But my face will look worse because it's going to look thin and drawn and and all of that stuff So my goal was to try to lose weight very slowly and even though slow is Not as motivation as if you see weight come piling off, you know, obviously then you go This is you know doing I'm working. I'm doing this or that but anyways I I've lost some weight since that time frame And not not only have I lost a little bit of weight I've lost more inches because I've increased more my activity. I'm walking more I try to get on my my exercise bike a little bit more and of course bike riding season is coming up So I mean I'm hopeful so when when I started my weight loss And a few other things going on in my life. I was really worried about my skin You guys know that I do a collagen supplement I've been doing that for many years now I still do that every morning put my collagen in my coffee cup But I really believed I needed to have something to be super preventative To really kind of make make and maybe help that collagen work better Right because that's what red light therapy is it it kind of goes deep into the layers of your skin It kind of helps with collagen production And then if your skin Thickens up and you are a person like me That has a lot of red veins that you see because you see them more Because my skin is thinner, but when something like this And partnered with my collagen and all that when my skin starts to slowly thicken Which is what this is doing for me anyways Then the veins are Lower in your skin. I don't know if I'm explaining it right. Dr. Dre had a video on it Um, and I'll try to find that video because she really explained it really well So I that was one of the first things I noticed almost within a few days of using this I got up in the morning And you know, usually I look at my my my face and I'm like I put I put eye patches on every morning I sleep with a frowny. So I got up in the morning. I was getting ready to do my eye patches I still had my frowny on and I was looking And I said Wow, my veins You know seemed lighter to me And I think and is this just wishful thinking and it might have been I don't know But I kept looking and I said holy moly. I really think that Because this is really helping to boost up my collagen Uh production, I really think that it's somehow and I don't quite get it yet, but somehow it is fading My veins slightly or I shouldn't even say slightly I don't I don't want to get too excited because it really is more than slightly But you know, it's still early on so I'm not going to say that but anyways I love that mask. I love that mask. I love the story of the brand candy. I I really do I think I love candy way. I love the fact that they are a small company I love the fact that they really seem to care About a number one one of their influencers somebody that's going to do they wanted to have a review But they seem to really care in in general About their customers. So cool. But let me just show you I'm going to show you the box I'm going to put a couple of photos in here. This came super well packed to have all the adapters So if I if I go to Europe, I've got you know, a few different adapters here I can plug in so I can charge the unit. It says that you don't need to charge it. I forgot how many hours but It I haven't charged it yet and I've used it Has it been two weeks now? It's only a shop every time but I've used it four days on two days off I've really five days on two days off is what I'm doing right now I know I'm probably just supposed to be doing four But anyways, they also have the little eye thing that you can put into your mask if you're worried about your eyes So far I haven't had any issues with it And then I just love this little travel bag that you can put in so you can put it in there You can keep it like I say I just I love that it's flexible if you want and they don't have one yet Um, but if you ever wanted to do your neck and your chest, this would work perfectly for that too I also think I could sit it on my hair So anyways candy way The mask was created by the same scientists who do who has created The most largest I think led mask out there They've all the same specs that they have the same medical grade silicone all the clinicals all the certifications Everything is almost identical Um, but candy way also has the canadian of the health canadian certification certification Which at the time of of this, I don't know whether anyone else had it or not They offer the two-year warranty and then of course the one on the on the unit at the charger unit They're a small family run business and they say that their customer service is their priority and I'll tell you so far I would definitely agree with that. They also say they're available to answer any questions Any anyone has it all? Nicola herself has like 17 years experience in skin care in the natural skin care industry And she is more than willing to talk to any one of you if you want to set up a consultation with her Talk to her about your skin your issue. She's more than willing to do that So I think it's just gonna it's a real awesome. I think option I've got an affiliate link. If you click my link, I'd be forever grateful Um, there are some benefits for me. I um They probably send me more free products who knows but The more I can do this the better it is for the channel as well And I the affiliate link there's a discount. I believe if you use the code monica I have to really get into it. I'm not I'm not really good on all the affiliate stuff, you know, because it goes over my head I don't know if I get a few pennies off of a sale or what I think so but I'll have to look into that But anyways, it is it's a super I think awesome opportunity For all of you To try a product and I kid you not because you guys know right if I'm excited about something I'm gonna tell you Even though it hasn't been six months. I'm excited about it So I'm super excited about this I had received from fear of cosmetics and I know that you guys know that I love fear of cosmetics I use their concealer I sometimes that's all I use on my face a little bit of concealer to try to cover my most surgery scar that I have here And I was using some of the concealer to cover my veins And some people use the concealer as their foundation if you don't wear a lot of foundation The way the concealer works is you warm it up in your hands, then you just can dab it on It's it's kind of sinks into your skin. It's amazing. How how wonderful it works Everything I've tried from them. I really like I have their neck cream. I have their face cream I have their concealer as I said and I then requested through the octally through skippers network To try their new and I think this is really Awesome. I have both the eye cream and the face So this is what I'm going to pronounce it as Back cola back cola back a lot And back cola if I'm pronouncing it correct Is sort of a retinol Alternative it is perfect for somebody who You know has sensitive skin Or who wants to get on a retinol platform or products, but The sometimes they just have reactions So this the face cream Is heavenly. Let me just show you the face cream is really really nice. I don't even want to I have a I hurt my hand so I have a real bad mark on my hand But I don't know if you can see it. It's like creamy It absorbs into your skin so super nice And it absorbs in and it plays nice So you can wear this and the cool thing about this is you can put this on in the morning if you want Or in the evening right because it it it has no bad reactions to anything including the sun So it has a lot less side effects than retinol Which is really nice. It has a ton of research and testing They say it's absolutely perfect for somebody who wants to get on an anti aging routine But doesn't want all the side effects wants to be able to use something during the day Or in the evening because you can wear this during the day you can go out During the day with this on so Really really nice. I ended up and oftentimes there's a sale So I know I'm talking about the face cream because that was the first one that I got was the facial treatment I've been using it I use retinol as you all know So I've been using this on the off days So I don't I don't use it every day but on the off days But I've also been able to use it in the morning now the things that I haven't been able to do is I have to be very careful under my eyes So I am loving the fact that fiera cosmetics again gifted to me sent complimentary from fiera And this is the actual facial treatment. They often have sales, right? I think there's a 15 off cue point sometimes you can get two for one There's a ton of sales all the time on these products If you have not tried the concealer guys, you need to try the concealer. I Love the concealer. I'm turning my page here Um, and then I have the firming eye cream So I have both the facial and the firming eye cream really really Beautiful beautiful products the eye cream. I can dab it on my eyes All around and I can go right up over my near my brow Now I probably could go lower, but I'm still playing around with it I really like how it feels on my skin And I think I mean I'm 69 And And I have to often think about my mother right because my mother thought I was a little over boy trying to do skin care And all that but then she was like looking at me and she said your skin looks really good If you know your skin looks really good and I said, thank you mom, you know, because my mom Never was a huge person for compliments But she was noticing and when I would stop by after work sometimes she'd be sitting in her recliner And it would just her and I and oftentimes you talk about skin care And I told her I said, you know, I really love that. I really love talking about skin care and and things like that and and beings and I know age is just sometimes in your brain because if you feel old you'll be old You'll think old, but I don't feel old So most of the time sometimes when I make some pains, I feel old, but I don't feel old And I just think this is like an awesome product. I really love fiera And their eye cream is Is really really awesome I requested them to send me another thing of their vitamin c because I I love their vitamin c I haven't got it yet, but I did request that but both of these were said to be complimentary from skeapers Network from fiera via skeapers. And if you've not tried fiera cosmetics They are again a small company and they are focusing on mature skin Lots of companies out there will say, oh, this is great for mature skin I've got a and I'm not even going to mention the name Because I'm not going to review it But I had a company reach out to me about their foundation and they asked me to review it It was designed for the mature skin. I said, absolutely I got the foundation And I put it on the first day I had to wash it off immediately and I said, okay, so it's not playing good with my sunblock Um, then I tried it on bare skin that weekend when I wasn't going out and it it it just it was not good It was not a pretty picture. So I wrote them. I said, I don't like your foundation. I'm sorry You know and so I'm not going to not going to review it. But You know fiera has not disappointed me at all in any of their products I really really like their products. So I know this might sound like an infomercial for you guys, right and Um, you know, maybe it is in a way But I'm I'm just super super thrilled with my candy weight led mask I just real and I love the customer support the support I'm getting from the owners of the company Just I just think that's awesome in fiera. I love every product. I've tried as there's I'm a fiera freak for sure. So The other thing I wanted to mention, this is probably getting way too long Um, but the other thing I wanted to mention is in one of my previous videos I talked about the fact that I was doing a mammogram And I had mixed results on the mammogram. I had to go for a biopsy So all I'm going to tell you guys is that you need to regularly regularly go for your mammograms If you if insurance doesn't cover it if you can't afford it They'll always do payment plans. There's always a resource out there, but don't skip your mammogram I skipped almost two years because of covet One year it was cancelled and then I never rescheduled it and I think the second year I don't know. Maybe it was a year and a half beyond when I should have had my mammogram and um It's too important. It's too important. You have to be your own advocate, you know, if if there's an issue there's anything Turning the other cheek isn't going to make it go away. Take the thing. So my mammogram the second mammogram Came back saying I needed to have a biopsy and I was supposed to have the biopsy when I came home Then my mother passed away that week and it was like just a nightmare I ended up having the biopsy the week after and Good news and bad news, you know, I don't have cancer But I have that atypical Lobular or whatever it is. It's a pre-cancer Bad news is I have to have surgery. So I don't know when that's going to happen I'm going to be meeting with my doctor on the 18th my surgeon and we'll probably schedule it after that But the good news for me Is they caught it early. It's early and You know, the bad news is I'm going to have to go through some sort of uh, probably a lumpectomy I don't know until I see them exactly how much um, maybe more. I don't know but I'll find that out on the 18th and um, so keep me in your thoughts and prayers I'm sure everything will be fine. I don't want to go through this when they called and told me this I had a total meltdown poor jay was with me and I just was like balling saying I don't want to do this again I don't want to do this because I had a lumpectomy in 2014 on my other breast So anyways What a what a chit-chatty kind of video went away, right? Anyways guys, thank you all so much. I'm going to try to have a video up for next weekend I don't know if it's going to work yet. You should see this tomorrow. I think may 6th Hey, did you watch the coronation? Oh my gosh, I did. I think maybe I'll talk about the coronation in my next video Prince Charles, I'm King Charles the third Queen Camilla Camilla Camala Camilla Queen Camilla I couldn't help thinking of princess Diana throughout the whole thing And it was really hard for me to see harry In the back, you know, not in the back but rose back, but that was his choice, right? He chose that path to leave But it was hard to see because you really want to see harry and william together And catherine looked gorgeous and Um In the little little prince george, you know whole going down that was really awesome And then of course the two other children princess charlotte and prince louis Um, I just yeah, I just love all that stuff and my mother did too You know, she would always talk about all that so Anyways, I'm going to sign off because otherwise it's going to be an hour long