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