My Time in the T-Dot with #SCCTO and #PGmom

This fall I have been bouncing back and forth from the T-Dot giving me more anxiety than I can handle just by the mere thought of city driving! lol Why do I always have to hit Toronto right at rush hour and as it’s getting dark? I need to avoid that in the future, though I do love the look on the commuters faces when this small town girl waves them in a head! Apparently that’s a dead giveaway that you aren’t from around these parts! lol

Oh it’s all for good cause though, as Toronto meetings always include the faces of some of my favourite people ever, my blogging buddies!

The ShesConnected Conference took place mid-late October and consisted of days and nights filled with fun and friends. Taking notes in sessions, mingling with brand reps, meeting new people, sneaking hot chocolates from the McCafe and a few glasses of Skinny Girl margaritas during late night pajama parties, it was all exhausting and ever so exciting!

Note to self: don’t choose your roomie based on who you like best, find the person who snores the least! hahaha actually we were having too much fun to sleep anyways! lol

Thanks to ShesConnected for the opportunity, the fabulous brands for supporting the blogging community and hugs and snuggles to the ladies that make conference weekend memorable! mmmwahhh!
 

Last week, I was heading back with slightly less white knuckles because I had the fine fortune of a travel companion in Tammy from In R Dreams. We were in town for the PGmom event held at the fabulous brand new Four Seasons Hotel in Yorkville. To say the hotel exceeded my expectations would be an understatement.

The P&G team really know how to throw an event and had every detail covered from ensuring we had all the travel essentials to pimping out the restrooms with the softest toilet paper on the planet- charmin! seriously, it’s like wiping with a cloud people!

Moving on…

 I was surprised to be fascinated by diaper technology, enjoyed seeing some new P&G products I hadn’t had the chance to try yet and was thrilled to meet some Canadian Olympians and even hold and Olympic medal! That was definitely a first for me! (they are quite heavy, feeling bad for Michael Phelps- no I’m not really!)

My inner girly-girl was most excited by the beauty brands and I was really inspired by how they can all come together for a total make-over! I’m super excited to see Cover Girl back in the nail polish game and they have hit a complete home run with their new polish! It’s amazing! My nails usually are chipped within hours of application which is why I usually only ever wear it on my toes. I wore my Pretty Penny shade for days on end without the slightest crack and that is impressive to say the least! I can’t wait to try more colours! 

So why am I a PGmom???

Well here’s the thing- regardless of how you feel about ‘corporate brands’ or ‘non eco green’ products…

I AM A P&G Mom

My house was filled with P&G brand products way before the first whisper of a blogging program hit the air. My mom is a P&G mom, her mom…lol okay I have no idea if my grandma used P&G products but when we were asked at the event why we used certain products, my answer was ‘because my mom always used those products’. It makes sense, I grew up with Tide and Bounce and when I moved out and looked upon the shelves of hundreds of laundry products, I reached for what I already knew – the products my mom used! 

So I am super excited to share with you over the coming months all about my favourite brands and products under the P&G umbrella! It should be a lot of fun!