The Sick Kit

Working in an office and not getting sick can feel like an uphill battle! But I tried to make it a little easier this year by bringing a little comfort to the office.

Thanks to Wal-mart it was a pretty affordable box to put together.

It included..
- Lysol stray for your desk
- Cough drops of multiple varieties
- Lemon soothing tea
- Tylenol cold and flu DAYTIME: no one is falling asleep on my watch!
- Pain killers
- hand sanitizer
- Cough syrup
- Facial tissue 
- And of course a stuffed bacon for comfort

There were a couple of rules along with the kit
- Anyone was welcome to use anything in the box
- But to only take what was needed
- Contribute if you could.
- And the most important: Get Better!

Small Business Deduction Sheet

So after scrambling through my first set of taxes for my small business I decided to make it easier on myself going forward by looking for an expense sheet that specifically lists the deductions I need to record.

Naturally I went to good ole Pinterest to try to find something that may already be in circulation, however the sad reality was that no one had seem to do one exactly how I was hoping to find.
There was a few options with a few expenses but I knew I wanted something that looked like it came straight from my Nova Scotia tax form! So I took the liberty of making my own, using expense list right off my 2016 finished tax return.

Now full disclosure with this is I'm not so good when it comes to making tables, so it's fairly basic with a kitty to give it some personality! I now have 12 printed out and I'm ready for the next year! I have 2 columns for numbers on the chart to get an idea of each month's expenses and how much of it I can claim. I am home based and I use 2 rooms in the house to fill the needs of the business. So naturally I know I can't exactly deduct my cable bill! But my internet bill can definitely be shares with the business!

Dynamite Fashion Insider

I've had the honor of becoming a Dynamite Fashion insider, this is a great way to be in the know of all the new upcoming fashion trends and taking advantage of all promotions!

With becoming an insider I've gotten the opportunity to be a tester of Dynamite's new app. The app itself still has some glitches to get through- a lot of time the pictures don't match up with the titles… But that's what these tests are for right!

Being part of this team I've gotten the opportunity to take advantage of some amazing deals! The biggest one so far has been $50 off any one purchase!! With that I grabbed myself a new dress and blazer for an event that evening!

Some of the other deal's that I have full plans to take advantage of are 10% off just for making a profile... Sweet!

I've also gotten $10 off which I just ordered some work clothes with!

Ransacked the sale rack on the site and grabbed new mesh leggings (which make my legs look AWESOME) and a lace accented sweater.

I'm really enjoying being part of this site, they continuously do forums, surveys and focus panels to keep you involved! Apparently the next activity is going to be a monthly subscription run, where you get the choice of clothes every month. Details are vague right now but I'm hoping there will be free shipping and VIP discounts!

Here are a few other shots of the new app!

Valentines Day Cupcakes

Continuing to spread the love with a video of the making of these cupcakes! If you get the chance to check out my other videos they're not terrible!

Cookie Dough Filled Cake

When a close friend's birthday comes around it's always a great time to experiment with a new cake idea!

I wanted something that would be decadent and memorable so I went with this vanilla cake with chocolate chip cookie dough!

Watch below to enjoy the decorating. I learned a few things with this experiment- mainly that spreading cookie dough is noooot easy at all!





I also took the time to make the chocolate chip cookies as well to give it a little extra homemade charm. Nothing beats my recipe! Oreo's however if course were store bought haha,

A Friendly Valentine

Celebrating Valentine's day the only way I know how… By baking and AVOIDING all restaurants within a 3 day radius of the day.

Because of my crazy schedule we celebrated on Saturday evening with silly gifts and chocolate. We don't go too crazy- there was a $25 limit which I think is healthy for these silly little holidays- it's about being together after all! .. Plus my honey isn't big on Valentine's day as a whole

Along with an AMAZING steak and of course some wine!!

A beautiful date night was had!

To continue the festivities and to make good use of an adult snow day, I whipped up some loving Valentine's Day themed cupcakes for my office!

Chocolate and Vanilla Cupcakes with chocolate, pink, red and white icing. Topped with some lovely heart sprinkles!

I am crazy proud of my staple chocolate and vanilla cake recipes! Along with my icing recipe can't be beat.... Considering sharing them in the future!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines Day!

Chocolate Birthday Surprise

My general manager wanted to surprise one of the team managers with a chocolaty surprise for her 50th birthday!

Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate icing and some traditional silver balls to represent the glorious 50th birthday! And another $30 for the SPCA!