The Weekly Vlog #2

This week I kinda epically failed at vlogging.  It's just so hard trying to remember to whip out my camera when good things happen.  I think it just takes time to get in to the habit of doing it. 

It was a week of back to work after a few days off which is always a bit of a bummer.  At the beginning of the week Mini Greenoid and I had two evenings where we went baking mad, making scones, a chocolate cake and what Greenoid describes as Green Spaghetti Pancakes (yeah my thoughts exactly!)

There seems to have been fireworks going off every night this week which has been great as I live opposite a field so I can look out at them all.  We went to a firework display down the road on Wednesday night which was cold but fun.  Talking of the weather, there's been a definite drop in temperature round these parts in the latter half of the week so I'm going to use that as an excuse to buy some new winter woollies I think...

I hope you enjoy this weeks vlog and if you have a vlogging channel I'd love to check it out so please leave it in the comments.

 

Boots Christmas | My Picks £5 and Under

Now that Bonfire Night is officially done and dusted I allow myself to start thinking about Christmas. That's not to say I haven't thought of it before now but around this time of year is when a little switch goes off inside my brain and I start seriously thinking about (and doing) a ton of Christmas shopping for loved ones.

Boots is always one of my favourites for Christmas shopping.  Who can resist those wonderful 3 for 2 offers?  It can get quite overwhelming though, as there are sooo many amazing products to choose from. So I thought what better on the lead up to Christmas than a few handy little gift guides at different price ranges to help you chose that perfect, special gift for your nearest and dearest (or the Secret Santa you got stuck with at work!)

First up is the For Her For Under £5

Baylis & Harding Beauticology Gift Set £5

This set contains some soft, fluffy candy cane socks and some deliciously fragranced foot treatments.  What's not to love?

Soap & Glory™ MERRY KISS MUCH™ Gift £5

I love a bit of Soap & Glory and this perfect little lip balm comes all wrapped up in a collectable bauble. The balm is formulated with mango and apricot butter and sounds delicious.  A perfect stocking filler.

Hastag Stuff Sticky Notes £4

I definitely need some of these in my life.  (Hint, hint!) I love sticky notes and am forever writing on them so if you know a social media obsessed, sticky note lover these are the perfect little present.

Fearne Perfectly Polished Nail Polish Duo £4

This gorgeous duo from Fearne features a beautiful purple/pink shade and some nail glitter which I think is perfect for the festive season. Who doesn't love a bit of glitter around Christmas?

Home Fragrance No.25 Spiced Cranberry & Nutmeg Candle Tin £5

This candle smells divine.  Does anything say Christmas more than the smell of cranberries and nutmeg? The candle is housed in a beautiful, decorative gold leaf and berry design that I think might look quite nice in my dining room actually...

Jack Wills Ladies Emery Boards £5

If you know a girl who likes doing her nails these stylish emery boards in a handy little pouch are the perfect little gift.

Ferrero Rocher Collection £4.69

If all else fails, a box of chocolates never will. Especially the Ferrero Rocher kind. Oh and those white coconutty ones - delicious.

Keep your eyes peeled for more Boots Christmas picks coming soon...

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#WIAW Out N About In London

 

 

Happy Bonfire Night/Day to all my fellow UKers and Happy What I Ate Wednesday.  I've missed the last 2 #WIAW for one reason or another but I'm back this week with another #WIAW.  Thanks to Jenn for hosting.

 

If you checked out my new vlogging channel you'll know I went down to London last weekend to help my sister house hunt.  These eats are from my busy Saturday of house hunting and trekking around London.

 

Breakfast

 

 

Breakfast was a quick grab and go apple and orange as we had to get out there and pound the streets of London to find a house.  I'm not a fan of eating whole fruits like this.  In fact I find it really hard to eat any fruit like this.  I always, always chop up fruit and arrange it on a plate.  I find I eat more and it's so much more appealing to me, but that wasn't an option today so I had to just grab and go. 

 

Lunch

 

 

By the time lunch time came around I was really hungry so we headed back to my sisters place and made sandwiches.  I had an egg and spinach sandwich on multigrain bread.  I'm not a huge fan of sandwiches in general but this one was quite nice.  I teamed it with some sliced peppers and cucumber, a slice a melon and a few kale chips. 

 

It was just enough to fill me up before we headed back out on the house hunt...

 

Tea

 

 

If I was hungry at lunchtime I was even more hungry come tea time.  We'd walked for miles checking out different houses, calling in on estate agents and getting a teeny bit lost in unfamiliar parts of London.  We decided to go to the Blackheath fireworks which around 80,000 people attend each year.  I adore Greenwich in South East London so we decided to stop there for a bite to eat then walk the short distance around Greenwich park to Blackheath. 

 

We went to Cafe Sol which is a Texan and Mexican Cantina & Bar.  The food was delicious and I'd definitely recommend a trip there if you're ever in Greenwich.  Mexican food is one of my favourites but on this occasion I chose their tropical house salad which had pineapple, olives and goats cheese, three of my most favourite things in a salad.  Simply mmmmm! I can't resist a few carbs and had some yummy garlic bread on the side.

 

 

I don't normally have a sweet tooth but for the past few days I'd been craving something deliciously sweet and when I saw this vanilla cheesecake on the menu I had to go for it.  It was divine.  I think it's important not to deny of things you're craving otherwise it becomes a really big deal and I find it makes me really grumpy and moody.

 

Have you got a sweet tooth?   

 

Do you listen to your body and your cravings?

 

 

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What's On My Nails #3

This weeks polish has actually been on my nails since last Thursday.  I chose Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Mango as I thought bright orange was a good colour to have on my nails over Halloween.

I've only recently started buying Barry M nail polishes and I'm in two minds about them.  I adore the vast range of fantastic colours they do and at between £2.99 and £3.99 they really are a bargain.  I bought this particular shade when I was trying out some Halloween nail art and definitely feel it's more a shade for 'fun' nails as opposed to every day wear. 

 

The problem I have with this polish is the brush seems very thin and I find the formula very runny.  It did only need two coats though to get a really intense orange colour though.  I love the shine in these Gelly Hi-Shine polishes as they really do have an intense shine and don't need a top coat.  In terms of their lasting power, mine are still going strong 4 days after painting them without any chips so I'm really pleased about that.

 

Will I keep this polish in my collection? Probably.  As it's unlike any other shade I own and a bright, intense orange has definitely come in handy to have around this time of year.

 

What do you think of Barry M polishes?

 

Would you keep this in your collection or part with it?

 

 

 

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The Weekly Vlog #1

I've made it through my first week of vlogging! *Pats self on the back* I've loved this week so much and I'm so glad I decided to start vlogging.  It's a wonderful way to record life and all the little things that get forgotten along the way.

If the embedded video doesn't work here's the direct link

 

I had a few technical difficulties this week and I couldn't use some of my footage which I'm really bummed about.  I'm not the most technical of people and I get really annoyed if I can't get something working after a few attempts. 

 

I guess I'll see you next Sunday (Well I'll see you before on here but ya know what I mean)  I'd love to know what you think of my first attempt at any real editing.  It's not quite as easy as I thought!