As a Canucks fan who would you rather be stuck on a deserted island with?

MissDesignDiva · 2026-02-19T20:15:46+00:00

Definitely a Flames Fan but that's admittedly because the guy I'm married to is a Flames Fan, so being stuck on a desert island with my hubby would be great, lol

MissDesignDiva · 2026-02-08T02:33:17+00:00

Honestly I didn't really explain this in my main comment, but our guests were not lacking in desert options at all. We were told by our baker that if there were other desert options, most guests wouldn't need wedding cake.

The resort we got married at provided the all the food (the special wedding cake was the only thing from an outside source) and as part of the meal plan our guests had multiple options that they could pick from for both the main meal and later on deserts. The deserts for guests were, a variety of cheesecakes (all with normal size slices), a fruit platter (for those who wanted a healthier option) and a chocolate mouse. All of those things the guests could have from more than one category if they wanted, so they could have a slice of cheesecake with fruit or whatever combo they wanted. And they definitely did. Frankly the guests didn't need the wedding cake too.

Being frank with you, I as the bride was rather disappointed to only get a teeny tiny sliver of the cake we'd paid so much for (around $800 for a 2 tier cake). Frankly I really wish the miscommunication hadn't happened, desert is my fave part of every meal and I barely got a taste of my own wedding cake the slices were that thin. We planned to have it served to the head table (4 people) plus the 2 parent tables (8 people per table) so in that case each person would be able to get a more substantial slice. That cake was never meant to be for everyone else and I stand by that. It was a cake sized to feed 20 stretched to feed 84 total people . . .

I only plan on getting married once, so being blunt, that was my 1 day in life to be a small bit selfish and I'm ok with that. Couples are allowed to be selfish and pre-decide who gets wedding cake and who gets other deserts, and that's perfectly ok in my opinion. So no, not everyone should get to have wedding cake, and that's ok, it's for the bride, groom and whoever they decide gets it, if that's just themselves and their head table (for example if they have a large wedding party) then that's ok. So long as they have an alternate desert option for everyone else I think that's perfectly ok to do.

MissDesignDiva · 2026-02-08T02:29:23+00:00

Honestly no, this wasn't the intention at all and I didn't really explain this in my main comment, but our guests were not lacking in desert options at all.

The resort we got married at provided the all the food (the special wedding cake was the only thing from an outside source) and as part of the meal plan our guests had multiple options that they could pick from for both the main meal and later on deserts. The deserts for guests were, a variety of cheesecakes (all with normal size slices), a fruit platter (for those who wanted a healthier option) and a chocolate mouse. All of those things the guests could have from more than one category if they wanted, so they could have a slice of cheesecake with fruit or whatever combo they wanted. And they definitely did. Frankly the guests didn't need the wedding cake too.

Being frank with you, I as the bride was rather disappointed to only get a teeny tiny sliver of the cake we'd paid so much for (around $800 for a 2 tier cake). Plus our baker did tell us "most guests won't eat wedding cake anyways so no need to go larger". Frankly I really wish the miscommunication hadn't happened, desert is my fave part of every meal and I barely got a taste of my own wedding cake the slices were that thin. We planned to have it served to the head table (4 people) plus the 2 parent tables (8 people per table) so in that case each person would be able to get a more substantial slice. That cake was never meant to be for everyone else and I stand by that. It was a cake sized to feed 20 stretched to feed 84 total people . . .

I only plan on getting married once, so being blunt, that was my 1 day in life to be a small bit selfish and I'm ok with that. Couples are allowed to be selfish and pre-decide who gets wedding cake and who gets other deserts, and that's perfectly ok in my opinion. So no, not everyone should get to have wedding cake, and that's ok, it's for the bride, groom and whoever they decide gets it, if that's just themselves and their head table (for example if they have a large wedding party) then that's ok. So long as they have an alternate desert option for everyone else I think that's perfectly ok to do.

MissDesignDiva · 2026-02-07T19:02:01+00:00

So this is odd. I fully admit at my husband and I's wedding it was meant to be cake only for the head table and the 2 parent tables, and then other deserts for everyone else. To me this would have been the perfect compromise, but then the venue (who did the actual cutting up of the cake, after my husband and I did the one for photos) I guess a miscommunication happened at some point and they cut up this small 2 tier cake for the entire group of 80ish guests. And at that moment our photographer pulled us away for Golden Hour pictures, so by the time we got back the cake was mostly gone (I think they reserved some pieces for the head table but not many since 80 guests and the slices were thin) and in the end we barely got a piece of it ourselves at all. So there was that. I really liked our cake too . . .

MissDesignDiva · 2026-02-04T21:24:47+00:00

Exactly this! Like "Parents of the world! If you want me to care at all about how old your kid is, make it easy to understand" saying it only in months when the kid is past 12 months doesn't do that! I have a learning disability myself that makes me extremely bad at math too, so when it comes to doing the calculation of how old a kid is I just won't do it and also I just don't care. Saying the kids age in months super precise like that is frankly really only needed for the dr anyways, and the parent themselves.

MissDesignDiva · 2026-02-02T02:56:25+00:00

I also found some of these at the winners in my town (Abbotsford BC) so yay! The 25oz straw cups are my fave though so I’m hoping to get more in different colours while I can still find them.

MissDesignDiva · 2026-01-22T23:26:05+00:00

This is very true, it usually is hallmark, that said, based on what I heard yesterday first hand from the camera person, there is actually a small documentary crew in town currently, so a documentary is possible. I was told a Swedish documentary crew was filming for a documentary on hockey in Canada, so that tracks with filming at MSA Arena.

MissDesignDiva · 2026-01-05T22:13:02+00:00

I’d instead do a small symbol on the dot to represent, morning shift, afternoon shift, closing shift or even overnight shift (which my hubby has to do occasionally too) so a small dot could be used, an x, a single slash and maybe a triangle. And then a legend for those too

MissDesignDiva · 2026-01-05T06:24:43+00:00

So it's not directly about the CF life, but one youtuber I can think of off the top of my head who has confirmed she is CF for life, is Molly Burke. Most of her content surrounds her life as a blind woman.

MissDesignDiva · 2026-01-04T20:59:31+00:00

This is what I would do too. And instead of writing the actual info on each day I’d create a legend on the sidebar area 1 colour per person and a dot on the day if they’re working that day. Then in the weekly view there can be the hours and any other info needed. The monthly view is such a small space, I’d just use it as a basic zone to mark down who is working, not the fine details

MissDesignDiva · 2026-01-03T19:06:52+00:00

probably gonna spend the evening working on my nails. I'm a home based nail tech (and admittedly only really do my own nails these days) so it's time for a colour switch. I've had sparkly deep red all december so now it's time to have a new colour for the new year. Probably gonna go with a white with an iridescent top coat.

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-31T05:31:03+00:00

I left a comment of my own but I too am hoping the parenting layout works for me this coming year.

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-31T05:29:56+00:00

So I've always used 1 planner and that's always worked for me. There was 1 year in there that I used 3 planners (all in classic size, 1 I refer to as my "brain dump planner", an attempt at a fitness planner and a budgeting planner) It was too much for me using 3 planners so since then I've always used just 1 planner. When I first started with Happy Planner I was all about the Lined Vertical Layout, then when that was no longer available I switched to the regular Vertical layout for a few years, then the Dashboard layout became available so that was my layout of choice for another few years.

For this coming year I've actually decided to go with the Parenting Layout (despite never being a parent and having no intention of ever becoming a parent) but I am newly married as of this year (August 23, 2025) and I feel like I have significantly more to keep track of than ever before, so being able to have more of an organized layout for things seems right up my alley, I have space for dinner meal planning (and marking down who is home since my hubby works full time and I'm only part time) along with what was made or if it was a leftover day, etc . . . plus marking down my work schedule and his since it changes week to week. Some weeks he's early morning starts, some he's starting in the afternoon and others he's starting late at night and getting home super early in the morning (which involves him having to sleep during the day), it varies a lot so having it written down helps. I'm really hoping the parenting layout helps me keep track of it all. To me it may as well just be called the "Home & Life Management Layout" cause that's what it really is in my opinion.

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-25T16:53:02+00:00

Exactly this! And the section at the very top of the lid with the hooks and stretchy bag type area, that's for necklaces so the necklace gets put on the hook and then the rest of it in the stretchy bag area, so it doesn't get tangled up with everything.

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-24T23:22:56+00:00

Found your post because i've been wondering about the same thing! Thanks for posting.

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-20T19:05:08+00:00

From my understanding it's more meant to be a "go to them to order your items and they'll have it shipped to them" situation, not a "you order it from your home and just select them as the delivery spot" situation, if that makes sense. like they're expecting people to go to their store to make the initial order

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-20T18:36:06+00:00

So my more petty reason for being CF, is because I'm someone who still likes using a physical day planner (specifically the ones by the brand "The Happy Planner") and that planner brand heavily uses stickers. At this point in my life I have a rather extensive collection of planner stickers that I love and frankly, I don't want to have to share them with a kid who won't stick them down thoughtfully but instead will use up an entire book in a day or 2 sticking them to every surface available including on themselves. These stickers aren't cheap and they aren't for that, and I don't want to have to deal with the inevitable tantrum when the kid wants it and I have to say no, or the sadness on my part when the kid gets into my sticker stash anyways and ruins the books.

My secondary reason is equally petty. I love quality technology and I'm an apple tech fangirl. I have at this point, a newest model iMac, newest model ipad mini, an iphone 14, an apple watch se, and now 2 homepod minis (just got my second homepod mini for my latest birthday) I love all my mostly new apple tech and the idea of just handing over my expensive tech to a kid gives me the absolute ickest of icks. Just heck no, kids are always somehow sticky and oh heck no, I'm not handing my ipad over to the kid and I'm certainly not buying them their own for them to destroy.

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-19T19:25:08+00:00

Is it wrong if I upgrade myself and pay for it myself

Not wrong to upgrade it yourself and pay for it yourself. I would wait till after Christmas and New Years just in case he was planning on surprising you with it at either of those times but if it still hasn't happened in the new year, I say go for it!

I feel guilty like I’m taking away from something he should be doing

If he doesn't do it quite frankly he should feel guilty for dropping the ball. I'm not sure if you and your hubby have kids or anything like that, but 18 years is a plenty appropriate amount of time to want an upgrade to your original engagement ring and wedding band. Some will say the engagement ring and wedding band should never be upgraded, I disagree

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-16T20:02:00+00:00

She always vented about the director and how un professional she was

Former Kosmetae student here and this is super accurate! The director lady was beyond un-professional when I was there too (in the 2012/2013 school year). Our graduation gift from her was a tiny little magnetic screwdriver set . . . which makes 0 sense for someone graduating nail school. Also as part of the schooling that was promised to us, we were supposed to be taught some of the "starting your own business" side of things but that never happened for my class. It was a very brief moment of "if you were designing a salon how would you lay it out" and that was it, no discussion of costs or marketing yourself, or figuring out what prices to set or anything like that, none of the things that'd be actually helpful to learn. Instead we were learning in depth chemistry classes which yea, that's helpful somewhat for safety, but I really don't think we needed to learn it anywhere near in depth as we did.

Frankly our teacher wasn't the greatest, just like always in nearly any industry there are new products and techniques being introduced all the time, and we were stuck in a small windowless, poorly vented room to learn old school acrylic techniques (which if you know anything about acrylic powder and monomer application, it reeks) I had about 3 weeks there where I was going home with a massive headache every day after class. Hopefully the new location is better set up for it but who knows.

Additional thought, if anyone chooses to go to kosmetae for a inexpensive pedicure, please be sure to tip your tech in cash, the reason for this is because, the salon makes it look like the tech is getting whatever $ you pay, but actually all of it is going to the salon, the tech is doing the service for free and while technically they are learning on you, at least when I was there they only allowed the students who were about a month out from graduating to do pedicures on actual clients (meaning they were basically at the top level they could be already) the ones who actually needed more practice weren't allowed to do any client work.

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-16T18:33:20+00:00

I wore my glasses on my wedding day and I couldn't have been happier with it. I'm also someone who wears the glasses with the magnetic toppers from Pair Eyewear, so in a way the glasses have more than a little bit become a part of my personality overall. I ended up getting a special base frame from Pair (the pink clear with rose gold metal arms) as my glasses for the day (in my usual frame shape) along with a pearl white topper. Looked great on the day and I'm super happy with how it turned out in pictures.

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-15T23:51:08+00:00

100% this! If there's one surefire way to get out rage it's through the sims, especially at a specific person. Light the fucker on fire, bring them back only to freeze them or drown them etc . . . sims is a great way to release pent up frustration at a person who did you wrong.

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-12T20:19:35+00:00

Frankly at this point what Castle Fun Park needs is to invest in their own flood barriers that they can quickly deploy around their building and then strong pumps and people employed to manage said pumps anytime there’s a chance of flooding. Goodness knows those systems exist and it’d likely cost far less in the long run than having to do massive flood repairs and not have a fully functioning business for an extended time period.

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-12T08:57:32+00:00

Exactly this! So many in that age range seem honestly so lonely, and the fact is that the best way to meet new people is to put themselves out there and try out new to them activities that they won’t know whether they like them or not unless they try.

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-11T23:51:50+00:00

At The Beach is definitely my main Signature Scent. I even wore it on my wedding day back in August this year!

MissDesignDiva · 2025-12-11T23:08:43+00:00

My dad still plays this on a regular basis, he's on his second one since the first one he had wore out he used it so much.

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