Nursery Rhymes....and more Nursery Rhymes!!

So for the past week I have been doing lots and lots of training for my new job. I've seen toddler classes, baby classes, 3-4 year old classes, 8 year old classes. I've watched Kids pretend to move through the jungle and be lions, dance around with scarves, watches babies use shaky eggs with different nursery rhymes.... and came to the conclusion that my Nursery Rhyme education is very poor! I dont remember any rhymes!!! This week I am assisting a few classes, and have to learn 4 rhymes to do with the children:
- Miss Polly
- The dingle dangle scarecrow
- Head shoulders knees and toes
- Little miss muffet
So I have been listening to them like crazy in my car trying to learn them! Fun Fun :P lol

Here is a picture of me and my car, and the new seat covers we put over the old grandma looking seat covers ( no offence to my grandma...lol )

must have.....

Soo I gave up on the pink seats.. even though I know they would be awesome.. I feel too bad for ben having to sit in a pink car! lol I'm happy with our grey and black seat covers that our friend lent us. Buuuutt...........I found something I absolutely must have! I'm sorry ben.. but I just must have this on my car!

Automatic vs Manual

So something I noticed about buying cars here:
Dont try to buy an Automatic car in the UK, without fully expecting to get a lecture from every UK citizen you come across about how you should have learned to drive a Manual in the first place.

My reply: Yes I know everyone here in the UK drive Manual, but that is not how it is in Canada. It is not as common. My license does not actually cover me to drive a manual car here in the UK.

Their reply: You really should learn how to drive a Manual

My reply: For me it is enough of a challenge learning how to drive on the other side of the road... never mind adding a manual car to that equation.

must admit... I am getting tired of this conversation....

Finding a cheap Automatic car in the UK has been like finding a needle in a hay stack... or has been described to me by a car dealer as comparative to finding " gold dust". And then... adding  the insurance challenge on top of that. I am considered a new driver here in the UK. My 5 years of driving from home counts for nothing. Not even my no claims proof.. or my entire driving history letter. I have been quoted for insurance ranging from 1600 pounds to 3000 pounds. sometimes nearly 6 times the price of the cars I've been looking at.

Luckily.. i found a car online with low insurance ( low for my situation) and an ok price for a car... but IT WAS A CHALLENGE.
That in my rant about cars and insurance! thanks for reading ;)

After 2 weeks...

So I Arrived in the UK about 2 weeks ago and have accomplished quite alot since i got here! I spent the first week and a half camping with ben's family! which was very fun! It rained a bit.. but mostly the weather wasen't too bad! A couple of days after I got back from camp I had an interview with a "Music and movement" company in the area, and the next day a found out I got the job! yay! This is the website: http://www.musicandmovement.org.uk/
I am very excited to get started! It seems perfect for me actually! The only thing about this job was that it required me to get a car... eeeeek... but I really think the job will be a good fit for me, so I sucked it up and started looking at cars... and today, I bought one! LOL I got a little silver renault clio. Its an old car.. but for the price it was a good deal!
So... other then being quite a bit in debt from buying a car and the INSANE price of insurance... life is on its way to getting started here.

Im going to the insurance company tomorrow to sign papers, and hoping to pick it up on saturday! The outside of the car is in perfect condition.. and the inside too... but I must say the inside is quite old looking! lol I get a kick out of the seat pattern! so today I have been looking at car seat covers! Ben's friend johnny is lending us his until we find something we like! I tried to convince ben to let me get pink ones...or furry polka dot ones but I figured since he will soon be driving it too.. that wasent exactly fair! lol we're thinking of going with yellow or blue ones! lol so yeah.. not much else is new.. I am looking into taking a couple of driving lessons once i have the car to get used to the left side of the road!

Favorite Face Moisturizer

 So for the past year or so I have been in love with the Philosophy skin care line from Sephora, which mainly includes:
-“Purity made simple” cleanser
and
-“Hope in a jar” Moisturizer
but also includes other optional items such as “Eye hope” eye cream, “Help Me” retinol treatment, Micro delivery exfoliating wash, “when hope is not enough “ serum... basically the whole line it pretty darn awesome, and I use at least the cleanser and the moisturizer every day, twice a day!!

BUT... these past 2 weeks i have been experimenting with a new moisturizer called  Josie Maran Organic Argan Oil! Now... I was slightly doubtful about putting oil on my face.. but to be honest, i have never woken up with such soft skin! It absorbs quickly, and doesn't feel greasy or heavy, and when used in the morning, It gives the skin a nice dewy glow! When purchasing items for my move to the UK.. I actually chose the Argan oil, over my “go to” philosophy moisturizer!!  Surprisingly, I have noticed decreased lines around the eyes after using it for only 1-2 weeks. Now... I have normal to dry skin, so it makes sense that an oil would be alright for me to use. BUT Argan oil has healing and anti inflammatory properties, so even though it is an oil, it is good to use for oily skin, and for skin that is prone to breakouts!

After doing some research, Argan oil is all the rage for Anti-Aging, and its not necessary to purchase the more expensive organic brand like Josie Maran.. but for me ... I dont know.... i just trust the line that comes highly recommended from Sephora!
Sooo if you are looking for a new face moisturizer, pick up either Josie Maran Argan oil, or even try one of the cheaper Argan Oil brands from amazon.com!

I always love checking out the Most reviewed products at sephora.com to see which products work best for the majority of people! Right now, the top 3 “most reviewed” skin care products are: Purity cleanser, Hope in a jar moisturizer and Josie Maran Argan oil!  Oohhhhhh yeaaahhh ;)

My new favourite Lip product! :)

So as I mentioned before, I love skin care products and makeup, and I wanted to share one of my new favorite products that I discovered this week! It is Tarte’s LipSurgence Natural Lip tint, in “Enchanted” .

It is sort of like a lip stain and lip balm mixed together! I am not a big fan of how sticky lip glosses can be, or how heavy lipsticks sometimes feel! This “tint” gives a nice natural color, while giving your lips SUPER moisture and a little bit of shine! The Natural line comes in 6 different shades, i also love the color “Lust” and “Moody”!

These lip tints come in 3 versions, Natural, Lustre and Matte, so if you prefer a matte look, or a shimmery look, the Matte or Lustre version might be better for you! They are sort of expensive in canada, $31.. but soo worth it! Pick one up (at sephora), they are amazing!!!!!!!