Author: classyclassicsbykandis
Back to school prep!
GOOD MORNING
Morning Again…Let’s Get Ready???
Good morning and welcome to Classy Classic’s By Kandis! I am I stay at home mom of 4 kids, two of them are in school, one is going to be starting play school in the fall, and one is still at home for a couple years.
With summer holidays slowly coming to an end already… I thought I’d better start setting my alarm and getting my morning routine going again. I always have a morning routine but I have been finding myself being a little more cranky would not getting up before the kids and getting my time in first.
I thought what a better blog post then a morning routine when I’m trying to get back into my morning routine. Now a morning routine doesn’t have to be a big thing, you don’t need to get up early or try to before the kids get up! However, I do! lol! I truly love morning coffee before the storm!
My morning routines I try to keep very basic, I try to keep it as me relaxed, prepping for the day as I can. I find I get a lot more antsy and my patience is not real great if I don’t take trying to wake up and start my own day before littles because, they’re the ones that need the most attention in the morning right, before they get up and start LOL!
A habit that I had started and am trying to keep every morning is to wash up and get myself ready-ish for the day! I try to have a coffee, get dressed and wash up!
With my morning routine I have a wonderful line from Monat! These products are amazing and with 3 kinds of skin care lines there is one for everyone! I use “BE BALANCED” which is targeted for normal and combined skin! There is also a line for oily and sensitive skin! There is hair, and skin care, junior line and a new men’s line!
I will leave a link for any monat products, there is something for all hair hair and skin types and this is a line that is used by all ages in my house lol.
Let’s talk getting ready and what I use and love in the morning! 🌄
Let’s start with coffee in the morning I guess! Where else does one start?
I had a tim Horton coffee pot it’s a Bunn type!?!? lol What I can tell you is that I pour water in and with the hot water tank on the back always ready it takes a LOT less time and will make my pot of coffee in roughly 5 minutes! We have been using tim hortons coffee grounds for a couple years and that is now my go to home coffee!
I then try to wash up and brush my teeth and possibly brush my hair!
The products that I use to wash up and hopefully wake up in the morning are:
be balanced face wash
normal and combined skin for skin that likes balanced moisture and oil for a large open pores and age control
be balanced lightweight moisturizer
normal combined skin for skin that lacks balanced hydration for loss of radiance, firmness and elasticity helps with softness and smoothness I use this one in the morning I have a different one that I use for bedtime. this can be used night and day tho.
skin revitalizing essence
A lightweight miracle water that quickly hydrates and replenishes, giving a smoother, brighter, more radiant complexion to all skin types
C. radiance illuminating serum
Helping with dull complexion environmentally damaged skin uneven skin tone including dark spots, blemishes and hyperpigmentation fine lines and wrinkles and loss of elasticity and texture
eye smooth
helps fine lines and wrinkles around eyes helps with dark circles, puffiness, under eye bags and crowd feet around the eye also helps with dryness! I use this morning and night.
This is how I get ready for the morning or the most mornings! I then have my chores with my morning routine. I will get dressed, make my bed, work in my planner, get breakfast ready for whatever kids are up then…. it is still summer break!
This is part of my me time for in the mornings! There is a new season coming with school coming back in, and the kids getting bigger!
I had thought I better get going on the basics of the mornings, my kids are back in school in less then 3 weeks!
I am hoping to get school supplies done and some school cupboards organized and cleaned!
What are you doing to prepare for back to school?
Do you prep or go with it?
I hope you liked this blog on my me time getting ready to tackle a day with the kids!
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SELFCARE FRIDAY
FINALLY LAUNDRY TIME!!!
SUMMER FUN FOR CHEAP
MONEY SAVING SUMMER TIPS!
Good morning!
Happy Monday! How was your week?
I have had a busy week! Trying to stay motivated to get stuff done! Trying to stay connected online with chores and summer play between, time get tight!
Summer time tends to fly by in an experience blurr! With having 4 kid’s I have learned that with the toys, snacks, food, entertainment and late nights they can NEED A LOT! Lol.
There is a couple tips and tricks I have learned and picked up the along to save some money for a less expensive summer!
These money savers are my most go to for summer savings!
Looking for a way to save some extra money this summer, here are 10 of my favorite summer savings hacks!
Designated Days For Take Out Or Fun Food Day!
When it comes to summer it’s all about BBQs, take out, lake days and quick store food. This can all really add up quickly. If this is what I am doing everyday or multiple times it can get hard to not overspend, slurg and end up wasting a lot of food I find in the end. One of my best tips for this is to have a designated day once a week or every once a month to go out and do something for supper or a fancier meal. I good themed lunch 9r supper can be just as fun if not funner then take out or a burger from a stand!
Dollar Tree Finds
When it comes to you keeping kids and even the adults entertained it can sure get tricky and it can all add up really fast. I final lot of things are the same quality sometimes even the same brands at the Dollar Tree vs a bigger retail store. With this my kids break toys so fast, I just watch this money go into the garbage bag. So with this I I have a lot of my stuff if not most of my stuff for summer entertainment from the Dollar Tree or dollar stores in general. There is something that I have learnt is a better deal that are quality products at say Walmart been at the dollar store. If you want a blog done about Dollar Tree vs Walmart products leave a comment down below I think it would be really fun!
Prep The Snacks and Meals
I find that because my children feel that they need to eat every 20 minutes it can be crazy to try to keep them content and full. If I take the time to prep snack foods and parts of meals even one day a week to do me for the week, it can make a huge difference. If I take this time to prep snacks for a road trip vs dealing with all of the take out or gas station food this also makes a huge difference.
Make A Plan Ahead Bag
This one is easy but very helpful tip. With having pre-pack bag this comes in handy in all situations. I like to keep an extra change of clothes, extra water and of course snacks. Also diapers with wipes maybe a couple toys and I usually try to carry a little bit of cash around with me.
Seek And Find Free Or Low Cost Activities!
It can be hard to not go to all the water parks or theme parks there’s whatever the summer is jiving. However, there is tons of free if not really small fee activities throughout the summer oh, you just sometimes have to really look for it. There is parks to play at, if you can find a small Lake that you don’t have to pay to get into or at least most lakes their daily fee is not much this is something that you can do maybe once a week and if you can’t find one that doesn’t have a fee.
Reusable Contains
This is one of the best things that I can usually use in the summer. The snack bags just end up being everywhere, and it can be hard to get them open and close or specially if you have sticky you with whatever gross hands. These you can usually get for a good deal at Walmart or when in doubt head up on your Dollar Trees. This way if they get or when they get lost or broke it’s not a biggie it was really a dollar or less.
Drink That water
Water, water, water! It’s really important that we keep up on your water as much as I just want to drink coffee all day, drinks in that expensive you can hit up the Bulk Barn to get some out of juice at a fairly good deal, against stuff like this is also sold at a dollar store up to you whether you feel comfortable with stuff like that from the dollar store but, water as long as you’re not buying bottled by bottle is a cheaper drink.
If It’s In A Wrapper It’s Not For Home
This is one that like kids don’t really care for but this rule however it does Save-A-Lot. Those special D snacks those really yummy goodies, the granola bars, the gushers, fruit snacks these are all fairly pricey when you break them down. Simple rule that we follow is that it’s in a wrapper then those expensive specialty candies it’s not to be eating at the house, these are for when we’re in the car and offer fun days. When you’re at home you can go and make something much easier and save those for on the road.
Everyone Gets Their Own
This one is an easy way to prep everything and a simpler way to stop song fighting. Everybody gets the same thing, everybody gets a drink the same amount of snacks depending on kid size lol, and it all goes into a backpack or usually a lunch kit. You want a smarf down all of your snacks in 20 minutes then you’re not going to have it, they want to save their snacks for the whole trip then you have them. But everybody has the same variety usually.
Routines And Pre-Plan
I will always have routines in place! If you have been following me for any length of time you have probably realized by now I enjoy being as organized as a mother of four can be. With this I like having routines and pre-planned game plans because it can really help stop all day boredom. I have a morning and an evening routine I try to stick with and I like to know about any bigger plans so I can have certain stuff packed or prepped ready to go also saving a ton of money when you head out somewhere if you are already prepped with some clothes, snacks, maybe toys Etc.
These are some of my go-to favourite summer money saving tips. I have used these for years but most of them I will always use now some of them I don’t use as strong or all the time depending on what else is happening in life at that time.
If you enjoyed this blog go ahead and like it leave a comment I would love to do more blogs like this I like talking about budgeting and different ways to save a couple bucks here and there.
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Until next week have a wonderful day, a great weekend and a productive week.
Bye for now.
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