Family day at the seaside.

Every now and then we take a trip to the seaside to see my late grandpa's lady friend and also his late best friend's widow.

It's always a lovely day of catching up and reminiscing, and I love the time spent with my Mum, brother and uncle. We always have such a laugh, although anyone else looking in might think were mad! I guess that's part of being a family isn't it? Inside jokes etc. Love it! 

We met the ladies at the De La Warr pavilion in Bexhill as usual. It's reasonably priced and they do a lovely coffee. We also decided to have breakfast as none of us had eaten. I chose eggs benedict and a Mocha and both were super yummy! 

I love sitting in the pavilion and looking out at the sea. It makes me feel calm and at peace. It obviously helped that it was a nice day albeit the wind made it a bit chilly. 

Before we went home we popped over the road to Di Paulos which does the most amazing gellato. I settled for a one scoop chocolate with a chocolate dipped cone. 

I loved getting my sunnies out and spending quality time with the famalam especially as I now live an hours drive from them all. 

What did you guys get up to last weekend and what are your plans this weekend? 

Much love,

Tklou x

Jo Malone Rock of Ages Launch

So a few posts ago I mentioned having taken my Jo Malone virginity and that they had invited me back to look at the new launch. 

Myself and my grandma went in a few weeks ago to test them out and I have definitely fallen in love! 

The lady was lovely as are all of the people that work in the Fenwicks branch. She explained all the products really well and we even got a gorgeous hand and arm massage... I've never had one before but it was divine! I would highly recommend it. 

There are 5 new fragrances in total and they are all based on a different era, hence the name. 

My favourite was the Birch and Black Pepper which is based on Britain today. It smells soooo good! The lady had my notes saying I loved the Wood, Sage and Sea Salt scent and teamed them together... Oh my goodness... Heaven! 

The other scents were all lovely, but not really my cup of tea, although I do love the packaging of them all. 

We also got to smell some of the candles they sell. As much as I love the W,S&SS fragrance, the candle smelt a little too much of sage for my liking unfortunately. But I found a new favourite in the form of the Velvet Rose and Oud candle. If you haven't smelt this already, get to your nearest store quick sticks! I will definitely be purchasing this sooner rather than later.

         

We decided to make a day of it and headed to Pret for some lunch. It's our favourite coffee shop and the food is yummy too. We had the chicken, bacon and mozzarella toastie with some sea salt and cider vinegar crisps... My new fave crisps! The toastie was nice, but we prefer the ham and mustard toastie they do. 

What are your fave Jo Malone products? Do you love Pret as much as we do?

Much Love,

Tklou x

Day out with My Grandma.

                                                     

Firstly, I just want to say that my last post that involves my Grandma, we went to lunch and went to Frankie and Benny's then too. I promise we do go to other places!

We started the day by having to conduct a business meeting rather early and so I definitely needed a nice hot drink. Cue Mocha shot!

This was from a lovely little café where I live that I have never been to. Very impressed with their Mochas though!

After a long and mentally exhausting meeting, that's when we decided to go for lunch. We ended up driving round for so long that we just fell upon Frankie & Bennys, but I do love their lunch deals and the food is yummy!

                               

                                

I love the décor in the restaurant as I love black and white photos and they hate a rather sweet Christmas table as you come into the restaurant.

We both decided on the BBQ Chicken Pizza because it is the best pizza they do in our opinion, we were also piggys and ordered a side order of fries with cheese and bacon... just... omg... words cant even describe... you need these in your life!

                              


Neither of us could eat all of our pizza so we had to ask for a doggy bag. Does anyone else get nervous about asking for one? I know I'm paying for the food, and therefore if I don't finish it, I have the choice to take it if I wish. But I still get nervous any time I have to ask, which is often as my eyes are bigger than my belly the majority of the time!

It was lovely to spend some quality time with my Grandma as although we work together, we don't really see each other, except from when one of us is leaving work and the other is coming to work.

Note to self: Must do this more often!

I have already decided that one of my New Years Resolutions is going to be to see my Family more often.
I don't live at home anymore so I don't see my mum that often and want to ensure I see more of her in the new year.
Also, my other Gran lives up in Wigan, so I need to make the effort to drive up and see her more than I have this year!
I think this is probably the only New Years Resolution I really plan to stick to!

In the Afternoon, I went down to the high street as I had been given a free treatment for my eyebrows as part of a Facebook campaign this particular shop was running.
I knew the shop existed, but had never thought of going in. The girls were lovely, and really welcoming.
I was asked to take a seat while the lady I was seeing finished up with another lady.
While I was waiting, I had a look around and noticed that the ladies getting their nails done were obviously regulars, which always makes me feel better about salons. If someone is willingly going back they are obviously good.
The lady called me over and I was sat down and my head was rested back. I wasn't 100% sure what I had signed up to to be honest. (I'm naughty like that, and hadn't read through the information properly!)
The lady first tinted my eyebrows, after asking me what shade, and me asking her to decide as I had no clue!
Then she proceeded to thread them... ouch! I've had my eyebrows threaded before in Turkey when I've been on holiday and it didn't hurt as much... as far as I remember. But I have to say I loves the results and even booked in to go back in a couple of weeks to keep on top of them as eyebrows can be extremely unruly as you know!

                                         

If you are local to the area I would definitely recommend them... for their eyebrow skills at least!
I am going to be going in and seeing what other treatments they do... very tempted to have Shellac done as I love Acrylic Nails but they really wreck your nails.  I am currently trying to re-strengthen and grow mine after taking them off myself a month or so ago.
Will let you know how I get on!

Here is a (kind of) Before and After Pic of my brows...

 

Much Love,

T, x

What's been going on and things I'm loving at the minute.

Hi There,

So I have been a bit MIA on my blog and am sad about that! 

I have had a lot of work things going on including silly shifts and hours! 

All good now though as I have now changed jobs and are working much more sensible hours, so hopefully I won't feel like a vampire anymore! 

There are a few things I have been loving recently and I wanted to share them with you :) 

My new red heels are amazing and glittery and just... So pretty!!! I know they look scarily high but because the platform is so big they are deceivingly comfy and easy to walk in! 

Mochas... Just... Mmmmmm... I am in love and I just can't help it! They are sooo good :) 

I recently went on holiday to Turkey recently and after going there for 9 years, I decided it was time to try their traditional Apple Tea... Soooo good! 

Am a little upset I hadn't tried it before! 

It's really refreshing and comes warm. :) 

Oh me geeee! This is a Snoopy bobble hat from good old Primarni and was a bargain at £5. I do love my winter hats! 

What are you loving at the moment? 

Much Love,

T x

Random favourites at the moment

Hey guys...

Just a small post of what I'm loving at the moment. 

Starbucks! Particularly the mochas. :) mmm... Yum! 

Gorgeous sunsets. 

Now that's it getting darker earlier, the sunsets seem to be amazing :) 

Nice hot bubble baths with candles... Lush! 

Passion fruit cider is definitely the way forward! It's really light so is even better. :) 

✖ Song - Lily Allen-Somewhere only we know. 

What are your random faves? 

Much Love T xx