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A Wander Through My Week | 12 of 52

HI! *slaps self on wrist for not blogging more often* I'm still suffering from le epic 'bloggers block' and it's quite frustrating. *sigh*

18th March 2016

Pretty purple lights at Bristol Harbourside. Yes, I actually went outside *gasps* but when a friends birthday includes alcohol and food (mainly alcohol) then one must leave the house.

19th March 2016

Arrived home from Keelin's to find my favourite Disney film on the TV.

20th March 2016

I only went and walked 6 miles for Sports Relief! Keelin and I are so bloody proud of ourselves for this. 

21st March 2016

The lilies are still alive! Although, if it was up to me to water them, they'd be dead by now.

22nd March 2016

FREE CHOCOLATE AT WORK! 

23rd March 2016

The sign of a well-read book. It is quite possible that I dropped into the bath on one of my past reads, which didn't help things.

24th March 2016

'Innocent' packaging is as good as, maybe even better, than that of 'Lush'.

I can't believe the lies that we have been told!

Do you know what? I managed to write this in under 30 minutes! That must be a record for me! I was under a bit of pressure to get it posted as not only am I a day late (again), at 8pm there is a TV programme on about The Queen and I want to give it my full attention.

See you later mes petites!

xx 

A Wander Through My Week | 11 of 52

First of all, I'd like to apologise for being a day late with my weekly photo diary. I had a late night on Friday and then had to survive the day on 5 hours sleep. I could barely stay awake to watch England Rugby win the Grand-Slam at the 6 Nations, so blogging was so not going to happen.

As for the lack of other posts lately, well, I just haven't felt like writing. I mean, the ideas are stored up here *taps head*, but actually having the motivation to do anything? Nope. 

11th March 2016

Today was a high ponytail and a striped bow from Tiger kind of day.

12th March 2016

Pretty lilies that my Mother bought. I love looking at lilies but I rather hate the smell as they can be overpowering. Luckily, these ones aren't so bad.

13th March 2016

Dinnertime at 'Bill's' with some of my favourite work people. Pancakes were on the dessert menu and I can never say no to pancakes. These were glorious. Oh, and so was the hot chocolate that I had to accompany it.

14th March 2016

Look at me being all healthy on my break! I must have been fruit deprived because I had been craving it all morning.

15th March 2016

Sneaky photo of me being at a very adulty place. All will be revealed soon.

16th March 2016

Spent my afternoon on the Ikea website building a shopping list of things I would buy for my future home.

17th March 2016

Oh look. I went to Waitrose and I bought cake. What a shocker.

I can't make any promises for the coming week with regards to any activity on here. I'd like to think that I'll be able to sit down one afternoon and just type away.

Until then, ciao!

xx

A Wander Through My Week | 10 of 52

Well my lovelies, long time no see.

I returned to work this week and I have had absolutely no energy or motivation to write anything and as it is, I'm leaving this to the very last minute. 

*siiiiiiigh*

And now I'm sat here eating Milk Duds to give me a sugar boost. I blame my local Tesco Express for this. I only went in for cake and then I spotted that they now stock American candy. We all know my weakness for this.

4th March 2016

NEW WORK SHOES!! They are so frickin' comfortable! They may look like slippers, and they may feel like you are wearing slippers too but they are not. I promise you. 

These are £25.00 on ASOS and they are from the Men's shoe department because I have big feet. Here is what they look like close up (from ASOS.com):

*strokes lovingly*

5th March 2016

According to Timehop, today marked the three year anniversary since I went to see this in the cinema whilst waiting for Michelle to finish work for the day, I remember being SO excited to hear this was being made into a movie because it was (is) one of my favourite Nicholas Sparks novels. 

On that note, I am looking forward to seeing The Choice as I have vague memories of liking that book too. 

6th March 2016

Chandelier goals at the Guildhall where my parents and I went to see the actor who plays Dr. Turner in Call the Midwife talking about his new book (about Call the Midwife funnily enough).

7th March 2016

An accurate representation of what I had for dinner in the form of Haribo.

(it was bacon and eggs, and a can of Diet Pepsi)

8th March 2016

On my way to my first early at work after my break. Can you see the mornings getting lighter?! Two weeks ago, it was pretty much still dark out at 6am.

SUMMER IS ON IT'S WAY! woopwoop!

9th March 2016

My absolute favourite chocolate chip cookies at the moment. 

They are the 'Big and Chunky' from Maryland and they are the best.

10th March 2016

HE'S SO CUTE AND FLUFFY AND I MADE HIM WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS!

The Guides were making pom-pom rabbits and I thought I'd try to make one myself. Due to a slight mishap with making a pom-pom, I ran out of time to make a 'head', so I just turned the one I did finish into a dangly ball of squish!

Do you realise that I have now taken a whole 70 photos for this? I never thought I'd keep it going for so long. Here's to another 70!

See y'all next week!

xx

A Wander Through My Week | 9 of 52

MERRY SATURDAY EVERYONE!

This week started off with me still limping from my little accident and it ended with me suffering from the plague. I've lost count of how many times I've sneezled in the last couple of days and I've reached the point where I just feel really pathetic and...blah. The only way I'm able to write this is the coffee I drunk and I've got my massive scarf tucked over my legs as a sort of comfort blanket. Oh, and my Spotify playlist is on shuffle. It's always good to have a bit of background noise to help you get on with all the things.

26th February 2016

Started off my week by spending the night at Keelin's and we had a re-match of this. It is actually really difficult and some of the questions are really obscure. Of course it didn't help that we had a couple of glasses of wine in us though...

27th February 2016

The Godson got given a (cheap) camera for his birthday, and as you can see, he loves it. I hope his enthusiasm for photography never leaves him.

28th February 2016

 Went shopping in town today and this nutter climbed a 15 ft pole and did a handstand on top of it.

29th February 2016

Wrote another Lush haul today! I love playing around with various photography apps on my phone. My favourites at the moment are VSCO for the filters and Facetune to make white backgrounds whiter.

1st March 2016

I BAKED A BANANA AND NUTELLA CAKE TODAY!! You can read the recipe for it here.

2nd March 2016

Mini skincare haul! 

La Roche-Posay - Effaclar because I want to try and wean myself off my trusty Lush cleanser. As much as I love it, it's not cheap to buy. 

La Roche-Posay - Serozinc because I was running out of the one I bought last year.

Embryolisse - Lait Crème Concentré because I've heard amazing things about this moisturiser and my skin is quite dry in places at the moment. (damn you Winter!)

3rd March 2016

Back on the Lemsip due to the plague that I mentioned earlier. Eurgh.

And that's that for this week. On Monday I am back at work. *sighs* Where did the last two weeks go? It's amazing how quickly time flies when you are doing diddly-squat.

See y'all soon!

xx

Banana & Nutella Cake | BAKING

It seems absolutely ages since I last baked purely for myself. The last couple of times that I've made a a cake or cookies was for charity bake sales at work, and that's not the same thing as eating the end result yourself. Which I'm not going to do obvz, but you get the idea.

I saw this recipe on the interwebs and I knew I had to try it as I've got a about billionty jars of Nutella that I've somehow acquired. So the other day, I purposely bought more bananas than needed just so I could make it.

Ingredients

4 old bananas (Do not use ripe ones! They won't mush up as well)

100g soft butter

140g plain flour

1 tsp baking power

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

2 large eggs

140g light brown sugar

4 heaped tbsp Nutella 

2 tbsp milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180c/350f/GM4 and line a loaf tin with greaseproof paper or one of those handy loaf tin liners that you can buy.

2. Mush up the bananas with a fork in a mixing bowl. Don't worry if you can't get it totally smooth.

3. Add in the butter, flour, baking powder, bicarb. of soda, sugar and eggs. Stir until combined.

4. Pop the Nutella and the milk into a small pan and melt together on a low heat.

5. Add the Nutella into the mixing bowl and fold in. Don't mix it too thoroughly as you want to achieve a kind of marbled effect.

6. Pour the mixture into the loaf tin and put it into the oven for 30-40 minutes. However, mine took about 50 minutes to cook through completely.

7. Leave to cool on a wire rack before removing from the tin.

Let's pretend that this a totally healthy cake which also counts to one of your 5-a-day, shall we?

See you soon!

xx

LUSH HAUL #3

Bonjour mes petites! 

Last week Sunday, my mother wanted to go shopping to Cribbs Causeway (a shopping mall on the outskirts of Bristol), and as I noticed the previous night that I was running out of my current favourite shower cream, I popped into the Lush there. As you can see, I bought more than just that. I have no shame whatsoever. 

So here is what I bought [clockwise from top left]:

Ladybird Bubble Bar - £3.95 *part of the Mother's Day range*

Isn't this the cutest? How do the lovely Lush people come up with so many amazing ideas for their products? This contains geranium oil which aids relaxation and peppermint oil to revive you with kick of menthol. 

The Comforter - 250g - £9.75

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to bathe in hot bath of Ribena? Well, this would be the next best thing. If you don't like the scent of blackcurrants, I would advise against buying this. 

Ultraviolet Bubble Bar - £4.95 *part of the Easter range*

This has violet and jasmine in it, so I imagine that it will smell very much like an old favourite of mine which is the Flying Fox shower gel (which has now been discontinued in the shops but you can get it online fresh from the Lush Kitchen).

Sakura Bath Bomb - £3.50

I'm not sure if this a new one or not, but I don't think I've ever seen it before. What attracted me to it was that it is a mix of floral and citrus scents - the best of both worlds!

Flowering Tea Bubble Bar - £4.95 *part of the Mother's Day range*

This contains actual flower petals inside!! How could anyone say no to that?

Unicorn Horn Bubble Bar - £4.25 *part of the Easter range*

Extremely popular every Easter, it has already sold out online. I'm so glad that I snapped one up when I did because if I had waited until the next time that I'm in the Bath store, I doubt they'd have any left. 

Okay, yes. I went a bit cray-cray on the bubble bars, but you know what? They last blimmin' yonks! The last time that I did had a spree in Lush was at the beginning of January - clickie here to read it if you please - and I bought the Brightside Bubble Bar. I only finished it last week! That's like....at least 5 uses. So I really do think that they are well worth the £££.

See all you lovelies soon!

xx

p.s. Oh..I almost forgot - HAPPY LEAP YEAR EVERYONE!!

A Wander Through My Week | 8 of 52

BONJOOOOOOUUUUR! 

This post is coming to you from a very special location. Currently I am sat on the sofa, coffee in one hand, bestie pal sat next to me (starting her very own blog *makes a noise that only dogs can hear*) and The Godson sat on the floor, playing with his lego. Oh, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is on the TV. Could life get anymore better than this? I don't think so! Although, typing with one hand because you need to hold your warm coffee mug in the other is difficult.

I hope that you've all had a good week. I am SO glad that I'm not at work because with my injury, I would've probably cried, for at least two days anyhow. I'm alright now though, still sore but less stiff.

19th February 2016

So...I may have become slightly obsessed with the Pixi Skincare recently. Whilst it's not cheap, using these each night (along with the Glow Tonic) has made my skin much clearer and softer.

20th February 2016

I know, I know! Rubbish photo quality but, hey! This concert was filmed way way back in 1997, so the quality isn't excellent. Anyhow, this has fuelled my sudden need to have all things Bee Gees in my life. I loves them so much.

21st February 2016

This is what happens when Sainsburys starts selling American snack food! I've been wanting to try Twinkies for blimmin' ages but all they had in stock was the banana flavoured ones and I wasn't going to eat those as I hate things flavoured with artificial bananas.

22nd February 2016

I've finally found a use for my Christmas present from Shelle! woopwoop! It's the perfect size for part-used Lush bubble bars.

23rd February 2016

Yeah...so...this happened today. I'm sorry if my swollen knee disgusts anyone but this is what happens when you are clumsy AF.

24th February 2016

....and here it is the next day, sporting a lovely purple bruise. 

25th February 2016

Someone (The Godson) turns three years old on Saturday and here is one of the presents that I bought him. When you press down the red button, it goes "nee-norr nee-norr!" and then it sings 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes'. Educational and fun!

Toodle-pip!

xx

9 Things All Clumsy People Know To Be True

How-do Chums?

I am sat writing this to you the day after I fell over in the most spectacular fashion on my way into town. It has left me with swollen knees and a bruised ego. I'm still not sure what I tripped up on or how it happened, all I know is that I was walking along at my usual super fast, long-legged speed and the next thing, I found myself hurtling towards the ground and going down with a wallop - there is a lot of me to fall! At least I can be grateful that 

  a) it wasn't piddling down with rain at the time. I was sat on the ground for at least five minutes, not crying because i'm a big girl, gathering strength to walk (or more accurately, limp) on to my hair appointment, and

  b) no bones were broken or knees dislocated - yay!

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised this has happened to me though. I am one of life's uncoordinated people. We are the type that clumsiness is second nature to us.

Here are some things that all clumsy people know to be true:

1. A week doesn't go by without at least one bruise or cut on your body. 

2. You carry around a variety of painkillers and band-aids for this reason.

3. Never give a clumsy person something fragile to carry because you can guarantee they will drop it. Personally, I am always in awe of waiters in restaurants when they carry six plates full of food on their arms. hOW DO THEY NOT DROP THE LOT??

4. We just have to walk past a glass/mug sat on a table and it will knock over.

5. Where can I learn the life-hack for walking on ice?? I need to know! I love snow but I do not love the ice that comes with it.

6. Ditto rain. Bath is terrible with slippery pavements. 

7. I've lost count of how many times that I've almost forgotten how stairs work.

8. You can count the scars on your body and you have a story to go along with each of them.

9. If you are taller than average height, low ceilings and doorways are not your friends. Coordinated people must magically know when to duck.

Stay safe everyone!

xx

A Wander Through My Week | 7 of 52

yo yo YO! It's that time of the week again where you see what I've been up to this week. Which, as per usual, isn't that interesting to anyone but me. But, whatevz. 

12th February 2016

 This day was the day I got my eyebrows threaded for the first time in months. Such pain us ladies go through in the name of vanity! Anyhoo, because of this momentous occasion, I decided to treat myself to a new eyebrow product. After using it a week, I am still undecided weather or not I will repurchase it. Hold your horses for a proper review of this...errr....soon. 

13th February 2016

EASTER IS COMING! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! These are simply solid milk chocolate eggs from M&S. Perfect for when you have a choccie craving. And they come wrapped in shiny coloured foil. Who doesn't love shiny things? 

14th February 2016

I won this bottle of Bucks Fizz at work and I really enjoyed drinking it after a day spent at work and to celebrate surviving another V-Day being a single pringle.

15th February 2016

Nerdy Belle and Ronald. Two new friends and the start of my new obsession with all things 'Funko Pop!' Read my little review here. I'm certainly looking forward to growing my collection more. 

16th February 2016

That orange blob is what remains of the Brightside Bubble Bar from Lush (like...from where else? c'mon, this is me we're talking about here!) Sometimes all you need to relax is the bubbliest of bubble baths, with a nourishing face mask and a good book. 

17th February 2016

Fish and chips from my favourite chippy in Bath for dinner tonight. It was scrumptious! 

18th February 2016

I took this photo from a window at work early (well...just before 8am. but I guess that is early) in the morning on Thursday. Some of the buildings may not be too aesthetically pleasing but when the morning sun shines upon them, they take on a whole new look. 

That's it for week 7! Weeks 8 and 9 could be interesting because I am not at work for either of them! *insert dancing lady emoji here* Mentally, I've got lots planned for this little space on the interwebs. If anything, I really want to spend some time sprucing it up and what-not. 

See you again soon!

xx

Nails #1

Base-Coat | Nails Inc 'Hyde Park'

Colour | Tanya Burr 'Little Duck'

Top-Coat | Nails Inc 'Albert Bridge'

Eurgh. Painting one's nails is Such. A. Faff. I mean, I love the end result but I find the process of actually doing the nails so tedious AND I usually smudge them between coats *sighs*.

However, I really didn't know what to write about for today so I thought I'd do this because I like seeing other peoples immaculate nails and nail-art (obviously, I am faaaaaar from their standards).

Two days on, and apart from the odd chip where I've caught a couple of fingernails on equipment at work, they have lasted surprisingly well!

Out of all the base/top coats I've tried (and I've tried a fair few), I do believe that Nail's Inc make the best.

See all your lovely faces again on Saturday!

xx