When we went to see this we didnt really know what this was about. I remember seeing an adaptation on the BBC about 4 or 5 years ago with Rupert Penry - Jones but I couldnt really remember what it was about. It has been one of the shows me and Matt said we wanted to see next and so we got tickets for it on Saturday Night when we were in London. We booked the tickets direct at the theatre box office and paid £38.50 for seats in the stalls.
The first thing we noticed when we got there was how small the theatre was and that it was practically underground! In fact it was weird because during the show you could hear the subway going past!
It is made up of a cast of just 4 people which when I first read I was shocked about, I mean how could you do a west end play with just 4 people!!! I have to say it was very so well done, there is the main character and then the 3 other cast members play multiple roles which is at times absolutely hilarious as you can probably imagine!
The story is about a man called Richard Hanney who becomes tangled in a plot with a group of spies and when a freelance spy is murdered in his flat, he goes on the run to try and uncover the truth of that the 39 steps are.
Obviously I dont want to say too much about what the plots involve in case any of you are planning to go and see it. We said one of the best things about seeing it was the fact that we didnt really know what to expect or what it was about because it meant we didnt know what was going to happen.
If you in London and you get the chance to go and see this then you must. As I say the theatre is quite small so I would imagine where ever you sat, you would have a good view of the stage, we were sat in Row P of the stalls in seats 11 and 12 which was right in the centre of the stalls just where the overhang of the balcony is.
I would definitely say this is up on my top productions in the west end. It made a nice change to see a play instead of a musical. Although I have only seen a few it is defiantly in my top plays!
Have you seen 39 steps? What did you think?
So if you follow me on instagram or twitter you will have seen that me and Matt went down to London for the weekend. We planned the trip before Christmas and to coincide with it, I had booked Matt tickets for Matilda that we were both desperate to see for Christmas! Now me and Matt have very little self control when it comes to the Theatre so we pretty much knew we would end up with tickets for at least 1 other show. The tickets were for Matilda were for Friday night and since we were there Friday morning to Sunday night there was opportunity to see another 3 shows, Saturday afternoon, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
So after we hot footed to the hotel to drop our bags off we jumped on the tube to Leicester Square to see what we could get. We always get tickets from the same place in Leicester Square; just as you get off the tube by the Hippodrome Casino. However this time we didn't manage to pick up anything and were told to come back on the Saturday morning. We did pop into a couple of theatres during the day and managed to get tickets for 39 Steps, Wicked and the Lion King!!!
We decided this time we were going to go to see some of the museums after saying we would do it nearly every time we went. Friday afternoon we headed over to the Natural History Museum for a couple of hours and Saturday we spent a couple of hours at the Science Museum. On Sunday we did a tour of the Royal Albert Hall, stay tuned for a separate post on that coming this week. Overall it was a fantastic weekend, the shows we saw were absolutely amazing! Again I will do separate posts on these too!
Keep your eyes peeled over the next couple of weeks for individual posts on the things we got up to!
So after we hot footed to the hotel to drop our bags off we jumped on the tube to Leicester Square to see what we could get. We always get tickets from the same place in Leicester Square; just as you get off the tube by the Hippodrome Casino. However this time we didn't manage to pick up anything and were told to come back on the Saturday morning. We did pop into a couple of theatres during the day and managed to get tickets for 39 Steps, Wicked and the Lion King!!!
We decided this time we were going to go to see some of the museums after saying we would do it nearly every time we went. Friday afternoon we headed over to the Natural History Museum for a couple of hours and Saturday we spent a couple of hours at the Science Museum. On Sunday we did a tour of the Royal Albert Hall, stay tuned for a separate post on that coming this week. Overall it was a fantastic weekend, the shows we saw were absolutely amazing! Again I will do separate posts on these too!
Queue photo spamage from the weekend.....
39 Steps, The Lion King and Matilda
Me and Matt in Piccadilly, Yummy Chocolate orange shortbread at the Albert Hall Cafe and a Naughty shot of the Albert Hall on the Tour.
Me, Matt and Monkey in the science museum, my knee after I managed to fall over on the only piece of ice in London, Cool technology in the science museum that scanned your face then drew it in sand!
Keep your eyes peeled over the next couple of weeks for individual posts on the things we got up to!
Price: Starter Kit - £14.25
If you are anything like me (let face we it ladies we all do this), I have worked my way through just about every type of make up remover; wipes, creams, waters, liquid make up removers, I have pretty much tried them all. We can all put our hands up and admit that we all go back to wipes out of pure laziness. Now dont get me wrong, I have tried some good removers in my time. I particularly liked the No 7 "water" cleanser, however if you read a lot of the beauty blogs I am sure that Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish is not a new concept to you.
This name has been batted around the beauty blogs for the last 12 - 18 months at least. I have been lusting over this product for a while and at £14 I was debating with myself if I needed a product more expensive than I paid for make up - to remove it.
However when I went to London back in November I will stick my hands up and say I was taken in by the Liz Earle Stand in John Lewis on Oxford Street. There was something about having the product in my hand instead of seeing it on screen that made me want it. So I decided to treat myself and see what all the fuss is all about.
I decided to go for the starter kit (pictured above) which contains a 100ml bottle of Cleanse and Polish and 2 Muslin Clothes. I have used hot cloth cleansers before but the minute I squeezed this little beauty on to the back of my hand and applied it (Like Louise at Sprinkle of Glitter did HERE) - I knew it was special!
I have been using this product since the day I brought it. In fact, there have been no sign of make up wipes since I brought it, I have completely banished them from my skin care routine. This product is absolutely amazing. It gets rid of every single trace of my make up, no panda eyes or anything. And I dont have to scrub my eyes to get rid either. I just massage it in and wipe it off which is fab as I have quite sensitive eyes. I also think the ingredients in this have made my skin look brighter too.
I have already repurchased this product and took advantage of the offers that Liz Earle had on over Christmas! I have also been using some of the other products in the range so keep your eyes peeled for reviews on those!
Are you a Liz Earle fan???
I decided to go for the starter kit (pictured above) which contains a 100ml bottle of Cleanse and Polish and 2 Muslin Clothes. I have used hot cloth cleansers before but the minute I squeezed this little beauty on to the back of my hand and applied it (Like Louise at Sprinkle of Glitter did HERE) - I knew it was special!
I have been using this product since the day I brought it. In fact, there have been no sign of make up wipes since I brought it, I have completely banished them from my skin care routine. This product is absolutely amazing. It gets rid of every single trace of my make up, no panda eyes or anything. And I dont have to scrub my eyes to get rid either. I just massage it in and wipe it off which is fab as I have quite sensitive eyes. I also think the ingredients in this have made my skin look brighter too.
I have already repurchased this product and took advantage of the offers that Liz Earle had on over Christmas! I have also been using some of the other products in the range so keep your eyes peeled for reviews on those!
Are you a Liz Earle fan???
Now I know... I know!! Its only January! It may be a little early to start thinking about Summer but with the snow outside, you cant help dreaming of warmer times! It is just under 19 weeks until me and Matt go to Orlando so I have been keeping my eyes peeled closely on what the shops out there have been offering in their 2013 collections.
Next was one of the first places I was watching to see what they came up with. I never really bothered with it before, my closest one is so tiny and I never really found anything I liked when I went in - So i stopped bothering. Then I had a couple of nice tops from a massive one which is on one of the retail parks near where I live - Then a couple of things in London when we went last year and now I am hooked! They have some really lovely stuff in there. I have always thought next was a little overpriced but I have found the quality of the things I have purchased to be great!
So I thought I would share with you some of the things which I am lusting over for when we go to Orlando!
Are you a next fan? What are you loving for Summer 2013?
Next was one of the first places I was watching to see what they came up with. I never really bothered with it before, my closest one is so tiny and I never really found anything I liked when I went in - So i stopped bothering. Then I had a couple of nice tops from a massive one which is on one of the retail parks near where I live - Then a couple of things in London when we went last year and now I am hooked! They have some really lovely stuff in there. I have always thought next was a little overpriced but I have found the quality of the things I have purchased to be great!
So I thought I would share with you some of the things which I am lusting over for when we go to Orlando!
- Dip Hem Dress - £22
- Halter tie swim suit - £25
- Textured Cotton Chino Shorts - £16 (avaliable in 5 colours)
- Boob Tube - £10
- Hardware Sandels - £28
- Printed Trousers - £25
- 3/4 leggings - £7
Are you a next fan? What are you loving for Summer 2013?
Another week, another weigh in...
I fought my way through the startings of snow this week - I had a good week so I was determined to weigh in... I had also brought a countdown which is were you pay for so many weeks up front. I brought the 12 week countdown where you pay for 10 weeks (£49.50) and you get 12 weeks so its like you get 2 weeks free. I quite like to do this because I like to see where I can be at the end of my 12 weeks.
This week I lost another 2 pounds which I was very happy about! This means in the past 2 weeks I have lost 5 pounds! It also meant that I got back up to 1 and a half stone lost. I have been here before but at the latter part of 2012 I was a bit up and down. I am now at _ stone 2 pounds and I would quite like to lose 2 and a half pound this week to go under the next stone. I know this is quite a bit target but I think it would keep me focused this week!!!
Hope you have all had a good week!!!! :)
I fought my way through the startings of snow this week - I had a good week so I was determined to weigh in... I had also brought a countdown which is were you pay for so many weeks up front. I brought the 12 week countdown where you pay for 10 weeks (£49.50) and you get 12 weeks so its like you get 2 weeks free. I quite like to do this because I like to see where I can be at the end of my 12 weeks.
This week I lost another 2 pounds which I was very happy about! This means in the past 2 weeks I have lost 5 pounds! It also meant that I got back up to 1 and a half stone lost. I have been here before but at the latter part of 2012 I was a bit up and down. I am now at _ stone 2 pounds and I would quite like to lose 2 and a half pound this week to go under the next stone. I know this is quite a bit target but I think it would keep me focused this week!!!
Hope you have all had a good week!!!! :)
If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen by foodie posts I have been posting recently. On Monday I should have been going out with the girls from work, but it got cancelled at the last minute as one of the girls could make it. If you have been reading posts you will have seen my picture of the planning board we have been using to plan our meals. Original post HERE
This week with me going to go out on Monday, mum planned to have something which I didn't like, Orange and Tarragon Chicken. I dont know what it is, there is just some something about Chicken and fruit which I don't like. Anyway with me not going out, and mum having the stuff in, I offered to cook my own tea. She had some extra chicken so I decided to knock up some Chicken Fried Rice as I also had some Brown rice we brought when we went shopping this week which I wanted to try.
This week with me going to go out on Monday, mum planned to have something which I didn't like, Orange and Tarragon Chicken. I dont know what it is, there is just some something about Chicken and fruit which I don't like. Anyway with me not going out, and mum having the stuff in, I offered to cook my own tea. She had some extra chicken so I decided to knock up some Chicken Fried Rice as I also had some Brown rice we brought when we went shopping this week which I wanted to try.
It was SO easy to do. Basically I cooked the rice, I did half white, half brown with some peas. While that was cooking I fried some spring onions, onions and a garlic cube (frozen ones form Sainsburys are absolutely ace for putting in things like this). I then added the chicken and let it cook. When it was done I whisked up 2 eggs, chucked them in and stirred in the rice! It was absolutely gorgeous! You could obviously do it without the chicken if you are vegetarian and it would just be egg fried rice but I thought since we had the chicken anyway.
It was seriously tasty and such a cheap and easy meal - and best of all it was syn free on the slimming world plan!!!!
If you read quite a lot of blogs on the blogging community you will know how popular Essie nail polishes are! And if you have read my blog a while you will know how much I am obsessed with nail varnish. However I had actually never tried Essie Polishes. It is only recently that Essie made its way into Boots and Superdrug stores. I have seen the stand in my local Boots every time I have gone in, is it weird that it looks so much brighter that the other stands. It just seems to shine. At £7.99 a polish I have never given in to the temptation of buying any.
That is until my mum received some vouchers from Boots, one of which was £2 any Essie Nail Polish. She knows how much I have lusted over these polishes so she said I could have the voucher.
When I was in town yesterday I nipped into Boots to have a look what they had. I knew a couple of popular shades which I had read about online, so I took to looking at these first. There were some lovely shades, lights, pastels, darks - they had it all.
Essie fans amongst you will notice that this is indeed the popular Essie shade, Mint Candy Apple. I couldnt decide between this one and lilacism but I went for this one. I also picked up another couple of items which I spotted. The 2 save the nail products are by nails inc. These were £3 and £4ish and the pro file was £2.05. I really like this file, it is really course one side and then less so the other side. It really files my nails well and doesnt feel like it will lose its coating easily.
Keep your eyes peeled tomorrow for a NOTD using Essie Mint Candy Apple.
That is until my mum received some vouchers from Boots, one of which was £2 any Essie Nail Polish. She knows how much I have lusted over these polishes so she said I could have the voucher.
When I was in town yesterday I nipped into Boots to have a look what they had. I knew a couple of popular shades which I had read about online, so I took to looking at these first. There were some lovely shades, lights, pastels, darks - they had it all.
Keep your eyes peeled tomorrow for a NOTD using Essie Mint Candy Apple.
If you have followed my blog for a while you will know how much I love the theatre, me and Matt have made regular trips to London - at least once a year for the past 3 years I think. Les Miserables has got to be one of my favourite musicals. It was one of the ones I fell in love with as a child, probably through the influence of my nanna who also loves it and my mum. Although it wasnt the first one I saw in the west end, deep down it still has a special place in my heart.
When I read online last year that they were bringing out a movie of this, I went through a mix of emotions. I was excited to see how they portrayed it on the big screen but there had been some amazing actors on the west end who had played the roles, Colm Wilkinson, Michael Ball, Alfie Boe... could they really find a cast of actors to play it on the big screen who matched up to their talents? I kept a close eye as they announced the cast online. Then as the trailers started to come out I got more and more excited to see it! The trailers were amazing!
I went along to the pictures yesterday with Mum and Nanna to see the movie, tissue and waterproof mascara at the ready. I balled like a baby when me and Matt saw the show in the west end and when we saw the 25th Anniversary concert at the cinema. There are certain songs which just make me really tearful... Bring Him Home, Empty Chairs and Empty Tables, I dreamed a dream and the Epilogue... they get me every time.
I have to say I dont think I have every cried so much at a film in my life, and you should have seen me during the last Harry Potter movie. When I came out of the pictures my t shirt was absolutely soaking where tears had ran down my face. It was a good job that I chose to wear waterproof mascara as I would have definitely looked like a panda!
I honestly can not even say how amazing this film is! Director Tom Hooper has done a fantastic job of taking stage to the big screen. The cast were absolutely fantastic. Hugh Jackmans potrayal of Val Jean is amazing. I grew up watching Colm Wilkinson play Val Jean which is a role he is born to play. I have always been a bit dubious that anyone else could be as good until we saw it in the west end when it was understudied by a young lad. It was at the time that Alfie Boe was playing him. When I saw Alfie Boe do it on the 25th Anniversary concert he did a fantastic job. When I found out Hugh Jackman had been cast I wasnt sure but I have to say he was absolutely brilliant. The emotion he brought across was absolutely brilliant and there were several points in the film when I was in tears at the way he acted a scene.
Anne Hathaway did an absolutely fantastic job as Fantine as well. She wasnt in the film for very long but she did an amazing job. Her portrayal of Fantine was breathtaking... especially in the scene when they cut her hair. There was something more heartbreaking knowing that was actually her hair!
I thought Russel Crow did a brilliant job acting as Javert but I didnt think his voice was overly brilliant.
I could go on mentioning all the different members of cast... I wont because this blog post would be extremely long!
Let me just sum up and say this film is absolutely fantastic. It is very well made and offers a chance for the story to be brought together. It is good to see the actual scenes coming to life. I definatley think i you are going to see this, take a packet of tissues with you!!!
Have you seen this movie yet? What did you think???
When I read online last year that they were bringing out a movie of this, I went through a mix of emotions. I was excited to see how they portrayed it on the big screen but there had been some amazing actors on the west end who had played the roles, Colm Wilkinson, Michael Ball, Alfie Boe... could they really find a cast of actors to play it on the big screen who matched up to their talents? I kept a close eye as they announced the cast online. Then as the trailers started to come out I got more and more excited to see it! The trailers were amazing!
I went along to the pictures yesterday with Mum and Nanna to see the movie, tissue and waterproof mascara at the ready. I balled like a baby when me and Matt saw the show in the west end and when we saw the 25th Anniversary concert at the cinema. There are certain songs which just make me really tearful... Bring Him Home, Empty Chairs and Empty Tables, I dreamed a dream and the Epilogue... they get me every time.
I have to say I dont think I have every cried so much at a film in my life, and you should have seen me during the last Harry Potter movie. When I came out of the pictures my t shirt was absolutely soaking where tears had ran down my face. It was a good job that I chose to wear waterproof mascara as I would have definitely looked like a panda!
I honestly can not even say how amazing this film is! Director Tom Hooper has done a fantastic job of taking stage to the big screen. The cast were absolutely fantastic. Hugh Jackmans potrayal of Val Jean is amazing. I grew up watching Colm Wilkinson play Val Jean which is a role he is born to play. I have always been a bit dubious that anyone else could be as good until we saw it in the west end when it was understudied by a young lad. It was at the time that Alfie Boe was playing him. When I saw Alfie Boe do it on the 25th Anniversary concert he did a fantastic job. When I found out Hugh Jackman had been cast I wasnt sure but I have to say he was absolutely brilliant. The emotion he brought across was absolutely brilliant and there were several points in the film when I was in tears at the way he acted a scene.
Anne Hathaway did an absolutely fantastic job as Fantine as well. She wasnt in the film for very long but she did an amazing job. Her portrayal of Fantine was breathtaking... especially in the scene when they cut her hair. There was something more heartbreaking knowing that was actually her hair!
I thought Russel Crow did a brilliant job acting as Javert but I didnt think his voice was overly brilliant.
I could go on mentioning all the different members of cast... I wont because this blog post would be extremely long!
Let me just sum up and say this film is absolutely fantastic. It is very well made and offers a chance for the story to be brought together. It is good to see the actual scenes coming to life. I definatley think i you are going to see this, take a packet of tissues with you!!!
Have you seen this movie yet? What did you think???
You hear this saying all the time and its only just recently I have come to realise how true this is. Since I have been doing slimming world I have realised it I do not plan my week then thats when things start to go pear shaped!
I know this is the problem with a lot of people. We have all done that thing when we get in after a long day at work, not planned anything for tea and dialed the number of a take away. Its just so easy to do it.
A few weeks ago my mum came home from town spouting a brand new chalk board for our kitchen! It is SO perfect for planning...
I mean seriously how good is this board! And the best thing of all is the price! This little beauty was £1.99 from Home Bargains.
I cant tell you what a difference having this board has made. This photo was taken last week which if you saw my blog post yesterday you will have seen resulted in a 3 pound weight loss. Last week we sat down with the board in 1 hand and the lap top in the other and we planned the meals for the week and then did the online shopping based on what we were having in the week. We have just finished doing exactly the same. This week I made sure I also added some extra bits and I am going to make it my mission to take my lunch to work every day.
Do you plan for the week or are you a "on the day" kinda person?
I know this is the problem with a lot of people. We have all done that thing when we get in after a long day at work, not planned anything for tea and dialed the number of a take away. Its just so easy to do it.
A few weeks ago my mum came home from town spouting a brand new chalk board for our kitchen! It is SO perfect for planning...
I mean seriously how good is this board! And the best thing of all is the price! This little beauty was £1.99 from Home Bargains.
I cant tell you what a difference having this board has made. This photo was taken last week which if you saw my blog post yesterday you will have seen resulted in a 3 pound weight loss. Last week we sat down with the board in 1 hand and the lap top in the other and we planned the meals for the week and then did the online shopping based on what we were having in the week. We have just finished doing exactly the same. This week I made sure I also added some extra bits and I am going to make it my mission to take my lunch to work every day.
Do you plan for the week or are you a "on the day" kinda person?
I know I mentioned in my new years resolution post for the new year and I did mention at the time that losing weight was one of my 2013 goals. I dont want this to become a blog all about weight loss - thats not what I want but I have found this blog turninh into a beauty/lifestyle blog and losing weight is part of my life right now so want go share it with you all in the hope it may inspire any of stuck in a weight rutt go join in too. If you are and you are on twitter message me @laura8289. I would love to hear from you.
Anyway I may have mentioned before I go to slimming world which I love. The plans really suit me and I find them easy to do. When I stick to them 100% I know I can lose weight. I go the class at my local library on a Thursday so off I tootled tonight to discover I had lost 3 pounds!!! I am over the moon. Ive had a good week and this has really given me a boost towards losing weight prior to my holiday! I am going to whip up some sort of progress chart to keep me motivated so when I do I will be sure to share it with you and I have a fab planning tool to share with you at some point, maybe tomorrow or at the weekend :)
Heres to another good week.
Just a quick mid week post to share with you... this week has been a strange kind of week and I didnt really feel like blogging (I wont go into details) but I just wanted to share a NOTD post with you all.
This is using Models Own Vintage pink as a base and I used a models own pen for the white and the pink used for the flowers are models own. The green is an MUA one.
I like this design, its cute and quite easy to do. You can do it with lots of different colours as a base too. This is the first time I have used the vintage pink. Its quite a nice colour, if you recall I got it in the 50% off sale, im not sure it is as nice as I thought but its ok underthis design I think would be ok under the pink glitter I have from the mirror ball collection. I wil, give it a test and let you know!!!
OK so this post may be a little late but I wanted to share with you my favourites of 2012...
What have been your beauty highlights for 2012?
- Lee Stafford Hair Treatment - £7.99 - I love this product, it makes my hair feel amazing and I feel like it has grown more since I have been using it - Review here
- Soap and Glory Cosmetics, Trick and Treatment Concealer - £9 and Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Gloss Sticks - £8 - Again I have been loving these. I am not a massive fan of lip sticks as I find them drying but I love these as they give a colour which lasts for hours.
- Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Beguile - £15.50 - If you follow Louise at Sprinkle of Glitter on her blog or youtube channel then you will know how much she loves this. I brought this on her recommendation. This is such a nice eye shadow, perfect for christmas or a night out. It is so pigmented (as you would expect from the name) and this one is such a nice sparkly shade.
- Lush Snow Fairy - from £3.25 - This to me smells like Lush in a bottle - This is such a fantastic smell. Its such a shame this is only avaliable at Christmas but I stocked up to last me!
- OPI Polishes - I'm all Ears and You only live twice - £11 - These 2 were my first OPI purchases (the others I have were gifts). I love these, I can see why people rave about these.
- Benefit Hello Flawless foundation - £24.50 - I started using this towards the end of 2012 and I am completely in love. It is such a fantastic foundation. It feels so light on my skin and allows skin to breath as well as giving a great coverage - Review here
- Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish - £14.25 - This has been my favourite product find of 2012. I only started again using this in late 2012 but I am in love and have already taken advantage of Liz Earle Christmas offers to repurchase it.
- Sally Hansen Insta Dry - £5.99 - You all know how much I love to change my nail polish lots and this product makes it so quick and easy to do this! - Review here
- Real Techniques Brushes - £20ish - This has been my joint find in 2012. I really got into using make up more this year and I have seriously extended my make up brush collection this year. These brushes are my all time favourites.
- Accessorise Lovely Day Palette - £8.99 - This has been my go to palette this year. It has all the colours I use in and I love that they are all in one place - what more can you ask for!
- Mac Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle - £21.50 - My first Mac purchase has been a complete and utter success. I am so in love with this product. It has slipped right into my make up routine and I am loving using it!
- Benefit Porefessional - £23.50 - Again something else I discovered in late 2012 but again something I love. This makes my make up look so much better and I am really loving using it.
I really feel like I
have found my make up self in 2012. I have tried so many different
products and have really found some ones I love. I cant wait to keep
discovering new things in 2013.
What have been your beauty highlights for 2012?
First of all I can not believe it is 12 months since I did this! It doesnt seem like it has been that long! One thing I noticed about 2012 is the lack of photos I seem to have taken - that is definitely something which I am going to change in 2012!!! With the lack of photos I struggled to find something for every month so here is just what I could throw together for my 2012 year :) So from the top left
- The epic Harry Potter Birthday cake which Matt made me
- I kept Lent, without cheating which made me very proud - and I gave up lots of things
- Jubilee Celebrations wearing every bit of Red, White and Blue I could find.
- Getting excited on our trip to west end live where we went for the weekend this year which was AMAZING! And we saw 4 shows over the weekend!!!
- Meeting Des O Connor when we saw the Wizard of Oz
- Mum and Dad renewed their Wedding Vows on the year of their 25th Wedding Anniversary
- We FINALLY made it to the Harry Potter Studio tour and got to walk round the actual set
- I went camping for the first time in about 12 years with my Guide Group
- Finally took the plunge and got some highlights in my hair
- Met Lee Stafford at the Clothes Show
- Clothes Show tickets which I won on Twitter!
- My very first Mac purchase - one of many I believe...
2012 was a pretty epic year! There was also lots of exciting family stuff too including gaining 17 members of family in February and my brother getting engaged in July! The highlights of my year have definately got to be going to London for 3 days in June for West End Live where we saw Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, Wizard of Oz and Shrek! Also going to the Harry Potter Studio tour was amazing! As someone who has grown up reading the books and watching the films, seeing where it all came to life was truly incredible.
I am so excited for 2013. I am defiantly going to an amazing year! I am so looking forward to go Florida again and excited for another weekend in London where we have at least 1 show planned - I brought Matt tickers for Matilda for Christmas!
Whatever 2013 brings I will be sure to bring you along for the ride!!!
Hello my lovelies! Happy new year! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year. I had a lovely one, it was quiet but lovely and I was a very lucky girl.
I wanted to look forward to this year! I am feeling really positive about 2013. I really feel like it is going to be my year! I have some epic things planned so far to look forward to. Me and Matt are going to London at the end of this month and in May we have booked to go to Florida again! I cant wait for that! I haven't been abroad since me and Matt last went to Florida in 2009 and damn it I need some sunshine!!!
In keeping with the tradition of the new year, I have of course made some new years resolutions which I wanted to share with you.
- Weight Loss - I know if I put my mind to it I can lose weight, I have proved it! And I really love slimming world and I know it works! I dont want this blog to become about weight loss but I will share my journey on here with you in the form of any recipes that I do or anything I am loving and my progress as well. I dont just want to lose weight I want to become healthy and fit too! I am going to start going for walks when the weather gets a bit lighter at night too - theres nothing better than putting your music on and pounding the pavements! However when you come home from work at 5 and its pitch black then it doesnt inspire... I also wouldnt mind joining the gym again but I think this is something I am going to weigh up the cost of... maybe when I come back from my holiday I will join completely, however my local gym also does a pay and go option so I may try that first and see how many times I go!
- Be a better blogger - I love my little blog, its my place on the internet I can share with you all my loves - I am sure my friends and family in the "real world" dont want to sit and hear about shiny products and how much I love them... I havent been the best blogger I can be, I need to nurture my baby again! I want you all to love listening to me as much as I do talking...
- Give YouTube another go - Well, Its not that I stopped giving it a go... I have recorded so many videos and then just not got round to editing them and putting them up! I need to stop it, if I record a video I need to put it up!
Have you got any new years resolutions this year? Are you sticking to them or have you broken them already?
If you fancy sharing your new years resolutions this year then check out this blog post from the lovely Sarah at The road to being a yummy mummy who is running a competition called on her blog at the moment with the people over at Money Supermarket.com as part of their Get Fit, Feel Epic campaign. Check out her blog post which I have linked above. Also check out the Get Fit, Feel Epic website HERE which had a fab little tool that shows you how much you could save each year by cutting down on some of the things you buy (Cigarettes, Alcohol, Fast Food). Its quite amazing! And I have to say as a gadget lover, the Zip which you can win in the competition sounds fantastic - you have got to love a bit of get fit tech!
So as part of my New years resolution, I shall be back at some point over the weekend...
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