20 Tag Questions

1.Thing you cannot leave the house without
Keys, mobile phone, purse

2.Favorite brand of makeup
I really love Urban Decay.

3. Favourite Flowers
I love Gerbera daisies and also really like daffodils.

4. Favourite clothing stores
Being plus size I am fairly limited to where I can shop at the moment I am enjoying Yours Clothing and So Fabulous.

5.Favourite perfume
My ultimate favourite is Chanel Chance. I also like DKNY Be Delicious and Britney Spears Curious.

6.Heels or flats
Flats. I am tall so heels do not work well with me.  

7.Do you make good grades?
I was average. I have 9 GCSE’s, 2 ½ A Levels and a degree.

8.Favourite colours
I like blue, green and purple.

9.Do you drink energy drinks?
No, they are so disgusting.

10.Do you drink juice?
Every so often.

11.Do you like swimming?
I like swimming and don’t go as often as I should. Charlotte will be starting swimming lessons next year so will get to go more.

12.Do you eat fries with a fork?
Nope, the only way is with your fingers.

13.Whats your favourite moisturiser?
I like The Body Shop’s Vitamin C one.

14.Do you want to get married later on in life?
At some point it would be nice.

15.Do you get mad easily?
Depends on the time of the month! Generally it takes a lot to get me mad though.

16.Are you into ghost hunting?
No.

17.Any phobias?
Does Peter Andre count?

18.Do you bite your nails?
No but I do pick at them.

19. Have you ever had a near death experience?
No

20.Do you drink coffee?
Yes. I love coffee.

3D paper snowflake

Finding easy craft things to do isn't always easy so I was very happy when I stumbled upon 3D paper snowflakes. They are easy to do and look amazing. This is my attempt, it took around 10-15 minutes to complete.

You can learn how to make them here

NOTD: Mavala London with Barry M Silver Glitter

On my nails this week is Mavala's London with an accent nail topped with Barry M Silver Glitter.

Winter Tag

For Tag Tuesday this week I am going to be doing a winter themed one.

1. What are your favourite things about winter?

I love winter my favourites things are the weather, dark nights and Christmas

2. What is your favourite winter food?

Turkey and all the trimmings

3. What is your favourite winter drink?

Gingerbread latte or baileys hot chocolate

4. What is your favourite winter perfume?

Chanel Chance

5. What is your dream way to spend a winters day?

Spending time snuggled on the sofa with a good film and munchies.

6. What are your winter beauty essentials?

Burt's Bees lip balm and The Body Shop's Vitamin C moisturiser.

7. What is your favourite winter candle?

A the minute I am loving Yankee Candle Red Berry and Cedar

8. What colours are on your Christmas tree?

Red, silver, white and green

Christmas Crafts

Saturday during blogmas will see Christmas crafts. I would love to say I am amazingly talented but the truth is I just love the idea of being creative. I often set off to learn a new skill and give up when I can't do it or it's not neat enough.

Whilst shopping in Wilkinsons at the beginning of the week I came across these sets of Christmas crafts and got them in my basket quick and were cheap (£1-£1.50).

In the sets they give you everything you need to create your own little Christmas craft.

The first set was a Christmas decoration set that gave me the materials to make a robin and gingerbread woman. The set included all the felt cut into shapes, a plastic needle, thread and stuffing.

The next set was bunting which came with Christmas trees, gingerbread men and women and string.

The final set I got was for felt stockings, this came with the felt already cut out to make two stockings, one with Father Christmas and the other with a snowman. It also came with a plastic needle, thread, stick on eyes, stars, snowflakes and some double-sided tape.

 

Here are the finished products, I haven't done the bunting yet. I was pleased with how they turned out.

These kits are really good and I had a lot of fun making them. They are simple to do and turn out really nicely. The only criticism I have is that the double sided tape isn't very good so I used PVA glue to stick on anything that wasn't preglued.

NOTD: Rimmel Space Dust in Aurora

Today's nails are courtesy of Rimmel.

This is one of their Space Dust polishes in Aurora. It is a fine pink glitter with chunky silver glitter running through it. On my nails I have two coats but you could get away with one coat as long as you or no one else takes a close look. The chunky glitter is evenly distributed and it wears well. I am currently on day 3 with no chipping.

Christmas Tag

Tuesdays during blogmas will see tag posts. If you see one you would like to do please let me know.

1. What is your favourite Christmas drink?

Hot chocolate with baileys. Not sure how Christmassy this is but I only ever drink it around Christmas.

2. What is your favourite Christmas smell?

I love the smell of mulled wine.

3. Do you have any Christmas traditions?

We don’t have any Christmas traditions but I am starting some with my little girl this year like a Christmas Eve box and going to a special Christmas event. When she is older I want to do Elf on a Shelf.

4. What's the one thing you really want to get from Santa this Christmas?

I would really like a tablet.

5. Have you ever built a gingerbread house?

Nope. I’m not a fan of gingerbread biscuits.

6. Who is your favourite person to buy presents for?

I really enjoy buying presents for my Mum, she usually has a list which makes it easy and I can always find her a surprise.

7. What is your favourite Christmas song?

Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin’ Stevens.

9. What is the weirdest gift you have ever received?

A nodding pink poodle for the back of my car. Imagine the Churchill dog just in pink poodle form!

10. Do you like to dress up for Christmas or stay in your PJ's?

I like to dress up but be comfy so I tend to wear leggings and a nice top. This year I have a Christmas jumper which I am so excited to wear.

Review: Chicco Happy Snack highchair

Mondays will see a review posted on my blog, this weeks review will be of the highchair I bought for my little one. 

The highchair was the first big purchase needed after getting all the essentials at the beginning. I had managed to save enough points on my Boots Advantage card to buy one. Initially,I was going to go for the cheapest available but after looking at the highchair it didn't have any of the features I wanted. The features important to me were a highchair that folded up, was comfy, had a removable tray and had different reclining positions. After looking at various different highchairs I decided upon the Chicco Happy Snack.

The Happy snack had all the features I wanted plus a basket at the bottom, adjustable straps, three reclining positions, a crotch post, 4 tray positions and a foot rest.

I purchased mine for £49.99 but looking around the internet you can sometimes pick them up for a bit less. There are also a variety different colours and designs available, I went with the 'seventies' design as it was bright and colourful and could be used for any future children of any gender.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Looks great
• Child is safe and secure
• Great price
• Easy to assemble

Cons

• Difficult to clean
• Takes up a lot of space even when folded.