Project 365: October 5-11

October 5: First day of Sea Turtle swimming lessons! This little girl loves the water! ♦ October 6: Lounging is tough work. ♦ October 7: This was supposed to be a delicious dinner, except that the sausages weren’t cooked all the way through and I got really mad at myself. ♦ October 8: Hello, little doe friend! ♦ October 9: Chillin’ out at Kal Tire, for the 2nd time this week. Blarg. ♦ October 10: Helping Uncle James open his birthday presents. ♦ October 11: Eggs Benedict, FINALLY!

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The high of my week was quick, in-and-out visits to the doctor. (It was time for the God-awful lady-bits check up, and according to my doctor, “Everything looks great!” Hurray for my vagina!) Also (and not at all TMI), my slo-pitch team did SO GREAT during our wind-up tournament last weekend! We went 3-1 and ended up placing 2nd in our division. Not a bad end to an awesome season, either! (We went 11-1!) I’m bummed that ball is done until the spring, but it’s getting cold and I’m ready to bundle up!

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The low of my week was our tenants giving their notice that they are moving out at the end of November. They’ve been in there for almost three years, and while I can understand their reasoning (she’s expecting their 2nd baby at the end of November), Kyle and I are now pondering what we should do with the townhouse. This is most definitely an FML moment. Also, Kyle, Isla and I all caught colds, so we’ve been battling congestion and snot all week.

A blog post I loved was this one at NZ Muse. In it she compares what different real estate price points can buy you in Auckland. Kyle and I love looking at real estate and are always amazing at what dollar amount buys you what kind of property in different cities. (We watch a lot of House Hunters on HGTV.) Her post inspired me to poke about the market here a little more and do my own comparison post in the future. :)

The best money I spent was winter tires for Vera, if that counts. Winter tends to strike by the end of October around here, and to legally drive on any major highways in BC you have to have snow rated tires on your vehicle by October 1. Anyway, Kyle and I bought tires for the car and had them installed on Wednesday.

Isla watching cartoons at the tire shop, waiting for our car to be done!

My favourite Isla moment was hearing ask Kyle to read her bedtime story to her. I’ve been doing the bedtime routine for as long as I can remember, and for her to ask Kyle to read the story and not me was amazing and heartbreaking at the same time. I really love the relationship that they’ve developed and it’s so great to see her and Kyle interact in the silliest ways.

The song that has been stuck in my head is “Shake it Off” by good ol’ T. Swift. It is Isla’s absolute favourite song right now and as a result we are forced to listen to it all the time. It’s driving me crazy, actually. She asks for it by name every time we get into the car and every time I turn on iTunes. Oy.

My favourite meal of the week was probably the butter chicken leftovers I had Sunday after I came home from slo-pitch. Kyle made dinner and set a bowl aside for me, so it was great to come home to!

My plans for the weekend are a family dinner with Kyle’s family tonight, Thanksgiving dinner with my mom and step-dad tomorrow, a trip to the hometown on Sunday to visit my Grandpa, and who knows what on Monday! (Rest, maybe?)

Product Review: Pantene Pro-V Ultimate 10

I’ll say it straight up: I get a lot of compliments on my hair. It’s smooth, stick-straight, and shiny. My hair dresser has even commented on how some women would kill to have natural dark brown hair like mine. (It even has hints of red. Yay Irish roots?)

Anyway, it’s not naturally perfect. I do have to manage my hair on a daily basis to keep it looking so swell. Every morning I shampoo and condition my hair, because if I don’t it looks oily AND my scalp flakes. Gross, gross, gross. And unless I toss it up into a pony tail, I have to blow dry and flat iron it to keep it looking normal. I know a lot of women go a day or two without washing their hair, but that’s just not possible for me. Gotta wash it to protect it from heat damage!

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Enter the Pantene Pro-V Ultimate 10 line. With just three bottles of product my hair gets clean, is repaired and strengthened from heat damage, and smoothed (even more, like I thought that was possible). I figured that since there’s SO much going on between the shampoo, conditioner, and BB crème that my hair would feel heavy, but it doesn’t! It’s still light and silky smooth. A bonus is that the BB crème rinses off my hands easily when I’m done running it through my hair.

The only thing that I would change is the smell. I like product where I could just clutch the bottle all day and smell it, and the Ultimate 10 just doesn’t do that for me. It’s weird though – when I opened my BzzAgent box the smell was great, but when I opened the bottles up in the shower it wasn’t. Odd. (Although Kyle says it smells like cotton candy and he wants to eat my head … so I suppose it’s not that bad?)

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Overall, I’m fairly happy with the results I’m seeing. It’s hard to notice a change in shine since my hair is naturally pretty shiny, but I have noticed less split ends and fried strands of hair from running it through the flat iron. And this past weekend I went a day without showering and my hair wasn’t overly oily looking on the surface.

Do I think I’ll switch from my regular brand of shampoo and conditioner? I’m not sure. The price tag is comparable to other popular brands out there, so I might switch for a little bit and see how it goes. For now, I’ll just keep lather, rinse, and repeating ;)

Want to try Pantene Pro-V Ultimate 10 yourself? Click here for a printable $2 off coupon! You can purchase the Ultimate 10 line at Target or any other major retailer.

What products do you usually use in your hair? Is there anything in specific that you battle against when it comes to hair care?

Disclaimer: I received Pantene Pro-V Ultimate 10 shampoo, conditioner and BB Crème for free from BzzAgent in exchange for my honest opinion and to help create buzz about the product.