All I want for Christmas is...

It's been a while... I've been super busy in my new role, loving it but I'm constantly knackered!

I then realised that it is only 1 month until Christmas Eve and started looking at what I would love to see in my stocking or under my tree.

First up are these super cute rose gold string lights which are an extremely reasonable £7.99 on Party Pieces.
I love having twinkly lights in my house and these are small enough that they don't look bulky or get in the way when they aren't switched on too.

This Jo Malone Christmas ornament gift is so cute! At only £22, it is a steal. There are two mini gifts within it, and everyone knows I love minis.
Inside is a Creme and a cologne, perfect stocking filler!

I love me a nice scarf... I maybe have a few too many, but can you ever have too many?
I found this gorgeous Pastel Stripe scarf from ASOS, and it is only £18, and it looks super cosy and I know it would keep me warm on the cold winter nights we are having.

Oliver Bonas is one of my favourite shops, and they have a great selection of winter hats this year. There are so many I like, and I had originally found a different one, and then watched Fleur's video and now want this one! It is so pretty and will easily go with many outfits, at £22 it may be a bit much for a hat, but you would definitely get a lot of use out if it.

Now comes the beauty!

Again with the minis, Charlotte Tilbury have this awesome set of three mini lipsticks for only £29. The shades included are Kim K W -  a lovely nude, Secret Salma- a deep rose plum shade and lastly Carina's Love- a great red siren shade.

Since using my mini (do you see a theme here...) Emma Hardie Cleansing Balm, it has reminded me how much I love it. I also need a lot of new Muslin cloths as all of mine have had to be chucked away as they have finally given up the ghost. Usually, it is £39 for 100ml, but it is down to £25 on Feel Unique, what a bargain!

I have found a Prep and Prime set, also on Feel Unique, by Real Techniques, that I didn't even know existed. It has a really handy spooly to get as much product as possible out of everything. This makes me very happy!

I'm a little bit in love with this Blush Palette from NARS, £49 for 7 shades is a bargain and the packaging looks super pretty too! Always a win!

OMG! The Urban decay NAKED Vault is now 42% off and is currently only £175! Usually retailing for £301.50, and therefore would never be on my list. This is the biggest bargain of all. Coming with all three of the first palettes, as well as 9 lipsticks!

Also, not forgetting the new NAKED Heat Palette, for £39.50 on Feel Unique.


Moving away from Beauty as I could go on for days...

I have been wanting a Mac Book Pro for as long as I can remember. My laptop currently has to be plugged in at all times, as well as having a keyboard and mouse as the track pad and keyboard on the laptop don't work, and as much as Jack hates it, I am an Apple girl.

I'm not sure I have been good enough this year for Santa to get me this, but my birthday is in February so maybe he can pass it on?!

I would also love a new camera as mine got a little bit battered on its journey from Australia when I accidentally left it there. Having heard great things about the Olympus Pen, from many people, I think my heart is set. Although, if you can recommend me something better, please let me know!

I think that's enough for now as I know I will be spoilt regardless as I always am, because everyone is naughty!

What do you want for Christmas?

Much Love,

Tk
xxx

Pink Parcel

A few weeks ago I was invited along to a blogger event up in London to showcase brands started by female entrepreneurs. If you haven't seen my vlog yet, click here.

One of the brands were Pink Parcel, and the girls were super lovely, and really informative. The whole concept is a great idea and if you haven't heard of them yet, carry on reading!


Pink Parcel was started when they realised that there was nothing on the market that catered to a woman's needs every month. There are obviously loads of make up and beauty subscription boxes currently available, but this is something different.

In you monthly box, you will get a whole host of things.

Firstly, during the subscription service you get given the choice of whether you would like to receive pads and/or tampons. This is a great idea, as sometimes you aren't heavy enough for tampons, or you are so heavy you need both!

You also get the chance to choose what absorbency you require at the next step.

Next up you get to decide the date! I think this is a fab idea, as most subscription boxes you get an estimated date of delivery but it just depends on when they get shipped out. They recommend to choose a date 3-5 days before the start of your period to ensure you are fully prepared.


The website then confirms everything you have chosen up until this point giving you an opportunity to change anything you may have mis-clicked.

Then it is time to set up your account with them, and lastly, checkout where you then enter billing and shipping address' as well as payment details.

The whole process is super easy to get through and if you are getting stuck, the website chat option pops up on the right hand side to help you through - an added bonus!

I was very lucky to receive a box when I left the event of which I am extremely grateful.
The boxes are £12.99 a month with free delivery which is a steal for all that you get!

PT journey so far.

So a few months ago I tried on my bridesmaid dress for the first time for my beautiful friends wedding.

It didn’t do up...

Not a massive surprise as I have been overweight for a while now, plus my boobs are insanely huge!

Something clicked in me and I decided I didn’t want to have the dress taken out or get a bigger size and so I contacted a family friends as I knew her husband was a PT locally.

A lot of people see it as an added expense when you could do it yourself, but I needed someone to push me. Also, I suffer with hyper mobility and didn’t want to cause myself any injuries!

After speaking to my friend and then to him we decided to meet up to get an idea of what I wanted from my sessions.
This was one of the scariest days of my life as it was so new to me. To be in a gym at all was new territory for me, let alone with a personal trainer, but Kaedyn put me at ease straight away.

We decided on two sessions a week and booked my first one in for a few days later.

Now... having danced a lot when I was younger I didn’t think I was completely unfit, just carrying extra weight.

Boy was I wrong! My first session was hideous... he started with a cardio fitness session so he could assess where I was at... it appears... I was super unfit! I even cried on him... bless him.

Fast forward a few months and it’s slow but steady which is what I wanted.

Here’s my progress pictures wearing the dress...

The wedding was the weekend just gone and although I eventually did need a bit of work on my dress, that was due to my boobage as although they have gone down in size they are still bigger than average, but the dress did do up! Woop woop!

I’m still going strong and I have been taking full progress pictures throughout to keep me going and will update you further down the line for sure.

Have you ever used a personal trainer? What have been your experiences?


Much love

T xx

Baking goddess!

For any of you that know me, you will know I am not a cook.

I can cook dishes that I like... but I wouldn’t choose to just have a play in the kitchen really as I’m not a fan of raw meat or food in general really!

However, it was my mum’s birthday last month and I suddenly realised I hadn’t brought her a cake or have the time to get one.

My brother suggested making one... my first thought was that I didn’t have a cake mix...

So between us, we made my mum a cake which I did not have high hopes for... but check this bad boy out!

Nothing amazing, but for my first cake! This is a lemon drizzle cake with lemon buttercream.

Don’t get me wrong, I can’t see myself going on bake off anytime soon, but progress is progress!


Much love

T xx

What I've been up to.

So there's been some media silence from me, mainly on here as I've had a very busy few months and haven't had much head space for blogging which is really sad as I enjoy it so much. But now I'm back!

I've helped plan a hen do and a baby shower, which take up a lot of time. The outcomes of both were great fun and everyone seemed to really enjoy them.

We went on holiday to Turkey with my Grandma, which was out first holiday abroad together and was amazing. I've been going to Turkey with my Grandma for nearly 13 years now and love it out there so it was really important to me that Jack enjoyed it too, luckily he did! phew!

We've also been to two of our friends wedding which were amazing days. We got to see a lot of our friends who we hadn't managed to in a long time and was great to catch up.

We've had many nights in, and a few nights out. I've had a lot of bad days, but also good days. I'm getting there.

 



I've been having a lot of cuddles with my two girls, which are complete time wasters, but completely gorgeous.

Plus we've moved house!  Check out my moving vlog.

This week is going to be a week of blog posts, one every night. I'm very excited, and can't wait for you guys to have a read.

I'm also going to be filming some videos this week, including a review of the new Body shop face masks and Jack doing my make up which I think is going to be hilarious!

Much Love,

T xx