Birthday

This year my birthday was on a Monday and to celebrate I was
over at my Mum's on the Saturday for a buffet lunch with her, Stuart,
my sister , my nan and not forgetting little Alfie. 

Me and Stuart spent the afternoon playing catch with Alfie and then
popped up to the graveyard to put some flowers down on both my Dad and Grandad's
graves, ready for fathers day the next day. 

On Monday Stuart and I went shopping at the Centre: MK
though I only came back with a lovely pair of earrings. 
I still had a lovely day however and filled up on
some yummy buffet food for lunch at pizza hut. 
That evening I relaxed with a glass of wine and some birthday cake. 

Here are some photo's from Saturday and Monday. 

Alfie playing catch he didn't want to let go
of the ball at this point


My yummy cupcake birthday cake
(from Tesco) 


It's all mine!


Cuddles with Alfie


Me on my birthday also loving
that I have lost 3 stone


Onto the presents: 

This year I mainly got money/vouchers. 

I got money from My nan and uncle,
Amazon voucher from My mother in law and her soon to be husband 
and 
Peacocks voucher from my father in law.

My sister is going to send me my card and gift after pay day 
which will be a voucher. 



My husband got my the necklace
I really wanted


The bag I wanted from my mum
just love it!


My mum also got me these two tops <3 them. 



My cards and flowers also from my husband.

1 week Aspire Challenge

Back in November last year I was given the opportunity to review 
Aspire's cranberry flavoured calorie burning drink, see full 
review here.

This month I was sent some more so I can do a weeks challenge to show 
you what I ate and how I felt with using Aspire. 




Meals

Wednesday
Breakfast: Branflakes
Lunch: tomato cupshot
Dinner: chicken pizza melts (slimming world recipe) 

Thursday
Breakfast: Toast with Dairy Lea light 
Lunch: Chicken and sweetcorn cupshot
Dinner: Veg burger with baked beans and sw chips

Friday 
Breakfast: Porridge with mixed berries
Lunch: Jacket potato with baked beans
Dinner: Fish,chips and mushy peas from chippy
half of a large portion of chips and batter removed from fish. 

Saturday
Breakfast: Banana and Muller Light yoghurt
Lunch: Buffet: chicken drumbsticks, cuts of meat, salad,jacket potato
slice of chocolate and vanilla cheesecake and slice of birthday cake
Dinner: none full from buffet

Sunday
Breakfast: x2 Slimming world Highlights bar (rocky road)
Lunch: homemade chicken soup 
Dinner: Roast Dinner and Flan for pudding

Monday
Breakfast: Bacon Sandwich
Lunch: Pizza hut buffet
Dinner: none just a slice of birthday cake

Tuesday
Breakfast: Porridge with apple
Lunch: Jacket potato and baked beans 
Dinner: Turkey with strifry 

Snacks: 
Muller light yoghurt 
or
Banana 

Exercise
x3 days 40 mins on Zumba Core for the wii
x1 day 20 mins wii fit

Results

Over the space of the week I have felt less hungry than usual since doing the aspire challenge. 
I have also found I have much more energy to exercise longer than usual.

Review: Tru-Diamonds™ 1ct Solitaire Pendant

In March I got to show you the lovely Tru-Diamonds™ Trilogy ring. 
This month I get to show you another of their wonderful pieces of jewellery. 
You can read my review of the Trilogy ring here.

I received the lovely Solitaire pendant , £79 which contains 
1ct simulated diamonds on platinum clad. 
The chain is to be brought separate and costs £39-£49 
depending on which chain you choose. 




As you can see the pendant comes in their usual cherry wood box.
As usual with all Tru-diamonds items it is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and
  a copy of their exclusive triple guarantee. 


Just like the Trilogy ring, you are unable to tell that 
this pendant is only simulated as they look so realistic.

So if your on the look out for a gift than I would recommend you  try 
Tru-diamonds. 

Review: B-sensible Bedding

The people from B-sensible sent me one of there fitted sheets for me to 
review. 

I chose to go with the lovely pale blue shade seeing as I thought it would go well 
with my shabby chic style duvet and pillowcase set. 

Unfortunately the sheet doesn't fit my size double bed, so I am going to pass
this on to a family member. 

The fitted sheets come packed in a B-sensible bag and box 
and the fitted sheet in a plastic bag to make sure that it is in the 
best possible condition for when you receive it.



All about the 2 in 1 fitted sheet: 

- Its both waterproof and breathable.
- no other sheet or mattress topper is needed.
- Its stretchable.
- Is 100% naturally hygienic fibre that prevents  bacteria and dust mites from breeding .
- Is hypo-allergenic meaning its clinically proven to be suitable for people with sensitive skin, 
eczema and asthma. 
- noiseless
and 
- made in an eco-friendly manufacturing process. 



Saving Energy

With energy prices soaring, it maybe time to reduce your consumption.
However what electrical appliances  could you live without? 

For me and Stuart times are quite tough and I am all for the thrifty lifestyle right now. 
However we live in a flat that is all electric which can be rather expensive. 

Appliances we couldn't live without: 

- Washing Machine
- Fridge and freezer
- Oven 
- Microwave 
- Toaster
-kettle
- radiator
- TV and Dvd player, game consoles
- Light bulbs (obviously) 
- Straighteners/hair dryer
- electric bike charger
- mobile phone and other charging devices


Appliances we could live without: 
- Steamer, coffee maker, George Forman grill
- Clothes Dryer
- Printer
- Cd player
- electric blanket
- cupcake maker
- Toasty maker
- bread maker

We probably have a lot of other appliances but I can't think of them all at the moment. 

What electrical appliances could you live without that you own?

* This is a sponsored post however all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Review: Skinetica

Although I am in my twenties I still suffer from the occasional blemish.
Although I don't suffer from them as much as I did in my teenage
years, I do find them a pain and they crop up at the most inconvenient time/s. 

Recently I have been sent a product that helps to clear breakouts with visible improvements
within 2/3 days. 

Skinetica is a toner like lotion that you apply to blemished skin with a cotton pad.
Once applied to skin allow it air dry naturally which will take a minute or two. 
For best results Skinetica is to be used twice a day once in the morning and then before
bed, once applied it will remain active for up to 12 hours. 

It is also recommended to be used on clean, dry skin and left to air dry before applying make up. 
Skinetica wont work over make up! 


My Thoughts

First of all on opening the bottle I will say the smell isn't that pleasant, 
however it isn't the worst smell ever. 
I was also surprised that on applying the lotion I found that unlike some other spot treatments
the lotion did not sting and feel like my skin was burning which is a kind of a relief really. 
I was glad to find this was comfortable to wear with no irritation. 

I also found this really does work with toning down the redness and pain of blemishes appearing.
Although it's not a miracle worker at removing spots overnight ( though I doubt there is a product that does this anyway). I felt this was a great product and one of the best spot treatments I have ever used.