Happy One Year Anniversary To Us!

Wowee…as cliché as it is, I can't believe we're coming up to one year already! Hubs and I are heading to Summerland to stay at a Resort and Spa that was wedding gifted from my lovely Aunt and Uncle. (An FYI for all you would be house robbers: we have a super house sitter and two ferocious guard dogs :p) Hubby also booked a wine tour of my FAV winery ever: Mission Hill :) We'll have to stock up on some vino for when the in-laws arrive in one week!
Thank you to everyone who sent cards and well wishes, they really mean a lot :)

And to my hubby of one year, thanks for being the best husband a gal could ask for <3

***smoochies***

My Etsy Shop Is Open!

Well, I've been working on opening an Etsy shop featuring my knitted goods, and well, it is finally open - yay! You can get to it by clicking on the right, or visiting: www.pitterpatterknits.etsy.com

I still have several items that I'd like to add to the shop (including a few more hats, baby legs, booties and a Yoda sweater), but it will likely take me a bit longer to get them all up. If you have a chance, I hope you take a moment to visit and provide me with some feedback - this is all new to me.

Thanks in advance!

Oh SpectroJel - Where Have You Been All My Life?

Seriously. How have I never tried SpectroJel before? I have problem skin you see. I suffered from acne throughout high school and found solace in hormonal treatments. But then I had to go and damage my skin the first full summer I moved out here to beautiful Victoria. You see, the summers here are not hot. Some may argue with me on this fact (ahem…Patrick). But to me, a hot summer involves humid air and mirages of water on the horizon. Victoria does not have this. They have cool, crisp and WINDY summers. The sun might be hot, but the air is slightly cool. One of the reasons why Patrick loves it here so much :p

Anyway, the first full summer we lived here, we spent a good 3-4 hours on Canoe Club's patio…and I totally fried my face. Not a slight burn of the nose or cheeks, but sunburned my ENTIRE face. I'm not a peeler…but oh boy did my face peel after that burn. Sure, I had a negligible amount of sunscreen on (the amount that came with my facial moisturizer), but clearly not enough. And because I wasn't hot, I didn't realize that the baking sun, was baking me. Dumb, I know. As a result of that, I spent the next 2 weeks applying pure vitamin E oil to my face. But, the damage was already done, and now I suffer from rosacea. It has nothing on my teen acne days.

Anyway, I've never used a cleanser or toner before. I've tried them in the past, but they have wrecked havoc. Not only do I have problem skin, but I also have UBER sensitive skin. So I've stuck with plain old water…that was until I discovered SpectroJel! Seriously people, when you think you've tried everything…give SpectroJel a shot. It is likely the most frugal cleanser (next to bar soap) available on the market. I've spent $40 on a 1oz tube of miracle skin cream to get sub par results in the past. I've spent $5 bucks on a bottle of SpectroJel which will likely last me a couple of months with twice a day use.

My skin isn't perfect, but after only one week, I have found a noticeable difference. My skin doesn't feel gross anymore! And is it getting rid of some of the yucky bumps and redness of rosacea! Whoot!

ETA: Surprisingly this wasn't a paid advertisement…lol…but after re-reading it, I think it could've been!