Cape Breton Homemaker

Have you ever been to Cape Breton? If you have, you probably noticed that we have our own interesting way of speaking. Ok, well maybe not all of us but many of us use some interesting sayings to get our point across.  Even though Damon spent some summers as a child in Cape Breton, when these sayings come out of my mouth he can't help but chuckle. A really great chuckle. I'm glad that the way I talk is so funny to him. The most recent one that he heard come from me is "I fuckin' near piled 'er b'y" It was the first warm day here in Saskatchewan and we were outside cleaning the truck. I stepped on a spot of ice and I fuckin' near piled 'er b'y. Now, Damon understood what I meant because he saw it happen but later asked me where it came from. I almost fell, what did that have to do with a pile? Well, I almost fell into a pile. Simple. Right? Apparently not.

My house produces A LOT of garbage. I can't understand it, we are just 2 people. We don't eat a lot of packaged food. Yet, somehow we produce a lot of trash. For a while I didn't really notice it because I don't always take out the trash. But Hubby has been a little busier at work so I've been doing the trash a bit more than I normally would. And Holy Cow. There is just so much. I haven't told my Damon yet but I've made it my mission to cut down on our production of trash and I've started doing my research. I feel like he might find out when this post goes live. haha . Obviously I know that I should be taking reusable bags for groceries and such but I'm usually running out the door at the point that I remember them. I've decided to make it a priority, when I get the coolers ready to go to town for groceries I will also get the cloth bags ready and put them with the coolers. I have told him that I want to buy a giant thing of dish soap and ...

Hey there people! As the title of this post suggests, I'm going to tell you about the thing in my life that makes me the absolute happiest. The thing that makes me happiest is likely not what you would expect... I love my husband and my family, and they all make me happy. I love my pets and my home. I like to cook and hike and bake things and do all kinds of other exciting things. But the thing that makes me the happiest is strapping my booted feet onto a rigid board and propelling myself down a snow covered hill. On top of Ol' Smokey Snowboarding... Snowboarding is the thing in this world that makes me the happiest. Everything else in the world disappears when I'm strapped onto that thing. Now, I'm good at it, I'm not great. I can get from the top of the hill to the bottom without and issues, and I can do a little bit of showing off while getting there; but I cannot land a jump. I can certainly hit the jump, absolutely cannot land it. I know that th...

Good morning! Thanks for stopping back. Or, WELCOME, if this is your first visit. If you've seen my other posts you know that my husband is a member of the RCMP which moves us all over the place. We are now located in Northern Saskatchewan. We are 1.5 hrs away from a grocery store. We are 4 hours away from decent shopping and we are 7 hours away from an air port.  From the road where we walk the dogs It's February. It's cold here. This morning is -28 degrees before the wind-chill. My dogs don't even want to go outside. When it's this cold I don't usually want to go outside either, however, I can. I make sure to dress for it. No skin is exposed and I won't stay out for long. So do I get bored when the weather is this unforgiving and I'm stuck in the house all the time. ( I use the word stuck loosely because I'm never actually trapped here. ) ABSOLUTLEY I get bored! And I have bad days; and I cry; and I get frustrated. But then I realize j...

I received these products free in exchange for providing an honest review.  Hey all!! I got another Vox Box from Influenster and I'm excited to share with you. This box included 3 products from the Clean & Clear Lemon Zest line.  Let's start with my favorite. The Lemon Gel Cleanser. Oh, how I love this. The smell is nice and lemony fresh. Like a real lemon smell. This cleanser foams a little bit but not huge bubbles. You definitely know it's cleaning. I really like how clean my face feels afterwards. No dirt or grime or greasiness left behind. It doesn't dry out my skin either. It's just all around wonderful. Now, lets talk about the Cleansing Wipes. They say for daily use. But my skin didn't feel entirely clean after using these. In my opinion they would be good for when you've had a night out and don't feel like cleaning your face but really know that you should. Use these wipes then. OR...maybe your going on a short flying trip and you ...

Quilt # 2. Made for a friend Disclosure - I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase through a link on this page. No extra cost to you. Do you quilt? or sew? I do! I just got into it about 6 moths ago. I definitely didn't think it would be something I would enjoy, but here I am, 6 quilts and a set of placemats later. OK, so I don't have the last 2 quilts or the placemats finished yet. But the tops are sewn. My very first quilt. No tools. Just kitchen scissors and a sewing machine. When we were getting set to move to the middle of no-where in Northern Saskatchewan my parents gifted me a sewing machine. Something similar to  this one . I was shocked, not in good way either and according to my Mom it was written all over my face that I wasn't impressed. She knew something I didn't know at the time - sewing is awesome. Shortly after we got settled in our new home I decided I was going to try this sewing thing. I took out my new sewing machine and...

I received this product free in exchange for providing an honest review. I'm pretty pumped to do my first blog review of a beauty product! Recently I received a FREE sample of @Vichy Liftactiv. I was instantly impressed with the packaging. I appreciate my creams in a jar so that I can actually use it all; and it was a glass jar so that adds a little bit of a classy feel to it. ;) The texture of the cream would remind you of a good whipped cream, light and smooth. The smell surprised me at first. I wasn't sure if I liked it or not, it's definitely a floral scent. After a couple of days I decided that I do really enjoy the scent. HOW DOES IT ACTUALLY WORK THOUGH? I'm happy with the results I've seen in just a short period of time. About 1 week. My favorite result is the way my skin feels to the touch. It feels smooth and velvety; like a child's face would feel. It has started to help some of the lines that only I can see. Perhaps with extended use I...