Manicure Monday FT Coral Heat

This week on the blog you may notice a coral theme running threw some of my posts :)

I am starting with this amazing nail polish that I picked up from Superdrug last week when I was on the hunt for all things coral for a wedding I attended over the weekend.

I have a slight tan after slipping in a bit on sunbathing during my lunch break and can only imagine how gorgeous this colour would look with a full on tan. Its bright and totally on trend for summer. It brightens up an outfit and at a reasonably priced £3.99 I think its a must for the summer months.

The lighting hasnt done it as much justice as i would have liked as the polish does come out brighter on the nail. I have applied two coats, which dry pretty quickly and then added some diamontes onto the top cuticle area of one nail on both hands to bling the look up a bit for the wedding.

I will definitely be trying to get my hands on the rest of this bleached neon collection by Maybelline.

If any of you lovlies have created nail looks or have posts on the collection id love to read them so feel free to drop your links in the comments section for me :) x

A mouse took a stroll threw the deep dark wood...

 

When I was told about the chance to go on a Gruffalo hunt I almost leapt at the chance (in actual fact I think a jump of joy may of actually happened lol).

My brother who works in a nursery had been told about the Gruffalo Trail in Thorndon Country Park, Essex. Straight away I was googling details and planning our trip. 

The next day we packed a picnic and headed for the park. A short drive later (40minutes) we arrived in what I can only describe as a gorgeous, fictional forest. I couldn't believe we were so close to London yet felt like we were miles away.

You pay to park but it works out at about £3 for the whole day, and you head to the park shop where you can buy a Gruffalo trail map for 50p and off you go.

 

You are free to roam the forest searching for the characters from both The Gruffalo & The Gruffalos Child. The forest is peaceful yet brimming with the atmosphere for excited children (and parents) searching for the fictional characters that are hidden around.

 Along the route we stopped several times to make instruments from sticks, listen for noises that could possible be the owl, make underground houses for the animals and to try our best and balancing on logs that lie over streams.

 You can do the trail as many times as you like and go whichever way you please, it is an amazing place and you can definitely make a day out of it. There is a picnic area towards the end of the trail which is gated off.

Who can resist a selfie with The Gruffalos child :)

A very affordable day out. I would recommend it over and over again and we will definitely be revisiting.

If you guys end up going or have been let me know and share some pictures :) and of course if you need more information just feel free to ask.

OOTD: Toddler addition on location :)

We we're out visiting family and thought I would snap a quick OOTD with Freddie :)

We we're having a lovely time feeding the ducks! 

Freddie is wearing a red shirt from Primark.

Jeans from Tesco

White high top converse from Office

I love seeing children versions of outfits of the day I think they are really cute so if you have any feel free to leave the links below :)x

At home pamper session

With the January blues bugging the life out of everyone I thought it would be nice to do a post about resting, relaxing and pampering ourselves!

In box number one (sounds very game showy doesnt it lol) is my christmassy candle that i got from my bestfriend, smells lovely and festive (think cinnamon lol) there is also my beauticology decadant chocolate shower creme and white chocolate body butter. The other cream is a gorgeous smelling hand and body lotion, smells divine (think passion fruit lol) i got this in a set by soap and co for Christmas.

In box number 2 is my mineral peeling gel, i got this for christmas and really like it, it is meant to be used as a cleanser, but i use it before i put my face mask on to get rid of dead skin. The face mask in the picture is my go to mask! It is a bargain at 99p from superdrug, and my face feels super soft once ive used it. The other half always comments on how glowing my face is after lol (bless his cottom socks ai) i have sensitive skin and find this does it wonders, doesnt break me out which is always a concern.

Finally in box number 3 is all of my bits and bobs that i use to do my nails, the cuticle oil, nail file & buffer came in the soap and co set with the hand and body lotion in box 1. There is also my OPI nail envy which im swearing by at the moment to help repair my nails from damage after having acrylics on a couple of months ago. The other polish is my city blackout by NYC, i think black is a staple polish colour for winter and wear this all the time.

As a busy mummy to my lovely toddler and working during the week to i always find it a must to have these random pamper evenings!

So if this post does one thing i hope it persuades you lovlies to grab at least an hour for yourselves tonight and give yourself a midweek pamper session!

Go on girlies you deserve it!x

Liebster Award

It was lovely to wake up to a tweet from the lovely Nadine over at @_afrobritchick whos blog you can find on http://www.afrobritchick.com/.

It was a tweet to say that she had very kindly nominated me for the Liebster award. I love finding new blogs and it is always heart warming to know that others are enjoying reading mine so this sure did start my day off with a skip in my step lol.

Now according to Nadine you have to answer the 11 questions given to you by the person who has nominated you and then you have to tag 11 others excluding the person who has nominated you, & set them 11 questions to answer. The idea being that we all get to find out a bit more about each other and get to discover lots of new lovely blogs out there.

So lets get into it ...

1. What inspired you to start blogging?

I have been passionate about writing & rambling lol since I was small. I tried to blog for years on and off but never really had the time to dedicate to blogging seriously. I got diagnosed and had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from my kidney last year & it threw everything into prospective. I decided to dedicate my time to things I actually enjoyed doing and this was one of them & im so glad I did.

2. What is your lifetime ambition?

My lifetime ambition has always to become a writer. I have always been a city girl but since having my little boy my ambition is also to move out of London to somewhere quiet and work as a freelance writer.

3. What is your favorite saying?

I really love quotes and sayings and quirky little positive anecdotes that keep me going. Its hard to choose one but I really like the simple yet effective saying 'Nobody can hurt you without your permission' I think it just says alot about life in general, as in we are in control of ourselves and our feelings, don't give control to others when it comes to how you feel.

4. How long does it take you to get ready on a normal day?

I can be up and ready to leave within an hour and a half on a normal day with my little boy, im im just going to work I can be up and out the door within half an hour lol.

What are you most passionate about?

My whole life revolves about my son and I am passionate about giving him the most enjoyable and fun life I can.

6. What are you listening to at the moment?

I have had THE 1975 album on repeat for months I just cant stop listening to it lol

7. What is your best childhood memory?

My nan and grandad used to have a holiday home in Kent and we used to go there at every opportunity we could, weekends, school holidays the lot & spending time down there near the beach is my best childhood memory.

8. Where would you like to visit that you havent already?

As I have mentioned before I have never been on an airoplane so I would love to spend some time in a hot country on a beautiful beach with my family.

9. Hot or cold

It is getting freezing in London all of a sudden and i am so tired right now it is making me feel even colder lol

10. When you are feeling down what do you do to lift your spirits?

I workout. Without a shadow of a doubt I can always guarantee that I will feel good after doing a workout so if I am feeling low I will workout or listening to some upbeat music.

11. Who is your favorite disney character?

This may sound wierd because it is not your usual disney princess. I love the cat Marie from the aristocats lol and i always have she is just so cute and i bloody love her lol.

That was so fun to do lol. So please find below the 11 bloggers I have nomianted and the 11 questions I set for them?

I nominate:

Amy over at http://amyjwalters.blogspot.co.uk/

Siobhan over at http://www.siobhanemma.co.uk/

Fiona over at http://www.dollydowsie.com/

Lucie over at http://www.fatbeautyx.co.uk/

Emma over at http://www.ramblingsofacraftymum.blogspot.co.uk/

Amy over at http://aaamylouxo.blogspot.co.uk/

Lauren over at http://laurieleaf.wordpress.com/

Lois over at http://makeupofmayhem.blogspot.co.uk/

Allie over at http://tie-dye-eyes.blogspot.co.uk/

Collette over at http://shrewd-fox.blogspot.co.uk/

Melissa over at http://www.insidemellysmind.com/

My 11 questions for you all to answer are:

1. Put the music on your ipod/iphone, press shuffle then skip 3 songs, what song do you end up with?

2. What is your favorite thing to post about?

3. What food couldnt you live without?

4. What was your best memory of 2013?

5. Hot chocolate or tea?

6. What is your top hair care tip?

7. What number 1 rule do you live by?

8. What beauty product couldnt you live without?

9. What country would you like to visit?

10. What is your favorite childhood TV programme?

11. Favirote all time song?

Meat Free Monday - Sausage Casserole

Hi guys. First of all apologies for being a bit MIA from the blogging world, but im back with posts written up for this week and ready to reply to comments etc.

I thought i would ease myself back in gently and do this Vegetarian sausage casserole for #MeatFreeMonday.

Ingredients

2 medium carrots

1 medium big onion

1 courgette

1 tin chopped tomato

1 tin baked beans

1 tin kidney beans

4 vegetarian sausages 

Serves 3-4 people

Start by softening the onions, carrots and courgettes for about 4minutes. While your doing this cook the vegetarian sausages according to the instructions on the pack.

Once they are soft without being brown and mushy add the kidney beans, stir in and leave for another minute.

Next add the tinned tomatoes, baked beans, a sprinkle of mixed herbs and give it all a good stir and leave to simmer gently until the sausages are done.

Once the sausages are done cut them up and add, stir in and serve :)

Nail Art Weekly Project #2

Welcome back to week 2 on the Nail Art Weekly Project created by the lovely Dani from http://www.gingerbreadsmiles.co.uk

The theme for this weeks nail art is a favourite film or TV show.

Here is my inspiration for this weeks post the one and only Finding Nemo :)

A few things spring to mind for this theme but I decided on Nemo because it's a super cute family film and the colours and nail art ideas are endless. 

Here is a collage of some pictures I found on Google that I used for inspiration

I had fun doing this weeks nail art, I was quite happy with how they turnt out because I didn't have time to plan out how I wanted them to look I kind of just went with the flow using the pictures I found.

I used various different polish's to create this look but all of them were from NYC apart from the turtle inspired nail which i used bourjois green and no7 brown for.

I was probably happiest with how this sea themed nail turnt out the blue glotter really helped bring it to life.

Here is the Nemo Nail lol. I hadnt realised until the last minute that I had lost my black nail art pen darniit so couldnt define the look as much as i had hoped.

I really enjoyed doing this weeks theme and i love looking at all of the other clever designs done by the girls, if you are involved in this project tweet me the link for your theme :) x