Five on Friday - October 14, 2022 ~ Thanksgiving Weekend at the Cabin, Salmon Spawning in the Columbia River, Time to Read My Favourite Book - The Night Circus, Herb Planter, and a Mini Shopping Haul

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a good week - it's been a busy week here (anyone find that's always the way it works with short work weeks?!)

I purchased everything in this post

We spent last weekend at the cabin in Fairmont, B.C. for Thanksgiving with the family - I haven't been out in October before but it is absolutely beautiful! We enjoyed the beautiful weather, spent a day in Invermere and spent the nights bundled up looking at the stars. Perfect family weekend! 

Manicure Tuesday - Scratch Hocus Pocus Nail Wraps

Happy Manicure Tuesday - I'm coming in a day late (again), after getting home late from a weekend away (again!) I don't want to sound ungrateful, but I'm a little tired and needed another easy mani this week! 

I purchased these wraps on my own 

Certainly not the first time I've shared, but Scratch Nail wraps are my absolute go-to when I need a quick, perfect easy manicure! These are so quick and easy to use, so they are perfect for what I needed! 

Monthly Beauty and Book Haul ~ September 2022

I'm switching up my Monthly Haul posts a little bit this year, because I'm actually *trying* to stick to a bit of a budget! I've been going a little crazy on the beauty and books front, so I just want to be a little more thoughtful in my purchases. So. I'm trying to keep my beauty and book purchases to $200 a month - we'll see! 

I do always love my Monthly Haul posts - it's a good way to keep track of everything that I picked up each month. I don't always blog about everything I pick up (I try to), but if you ever spot anything in here that you really want me to talk about, let me know! 

I purchased everything in this post

Indigo Preorder ~ $18.56 CAN. I read the first in this series last year and it's fun - they are whimsical YA fantasy in a world I like and I enjoyed the characters in the first book. The Ballad of Never After is book 2, and how stunning is this hardcover?! 

Five on Friday - October 7, 2022 ~ Edmonton Trip - Raptor's Game and Little Ray's, A Month of Vegetarian Meals, Shopping Finds and New TV Shows and Movies (Hocus Pocus 2, Andor)

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all had a great week - it's been a little crazy getting home from Edmonton late on Sunday night and we are heading out to the cabin again this evening for the weekend! 

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Everything shown was purchased by me

We had an amazing weekend in Edmonton - we surprised the boys with tickets to the Raptors game and it was amazing! I've never seen live NBA before and it was so great - the game was exciting and dynamic. The boys all enjoyed the game as well! We spent the day before at the waterpark and stayed in the Space room at the Galaxyland Hotel. 

Monthly Reading Wrap-up ~ September 2022

This year I thought I would share a little more of all my books and I thought the best way to do that would be if I wrapped up my reads of each month, so I can share mini reviews on all the books I've gone through! 

It could be a big range from 2 to 10 books depending on how much I read, but I figure I can share a little synopsis and quick thoughts on each book. I will still be doing more in depth reviews on books that really capture me! 

I purchased all these books - this posts contains affiliate links 

So, in September I read 10 books - a mix of genres from middle grade memoir to adult thrillers. I love most genres, and I really want to keep my reads diversified this year - I think I have been doing a great job of that so far! Also, I've been trying to read a mix of old and new books, which I've done a good job at so far this year. I read 5 audio books, and 5 physical books (with no e-books this month!)