With this super hot weather we've been having recently, what better way to cool down than with a frozen cocktail! 

This recipie is best prepared a few hours in advance, and left to chill in a freezer before blending with ice! 

For 2 cocktails you will need: 

1/4 cup tequila

1/4 cup triple sec (tesco do a bottle for £9) 

5 tablespoons of fresh lime juice. 

1 tablespoon of caster sugar

3 cups of crushed ice. 

Sliced lime and salt for the glass. 

The method is simple. Chuck everything in a blender and blitz until smooth. Rub the lime around the rim of the glass, then roll in salt and pour in the cocktail! 

Enjoy! 

Xxx

Yankee Candle // Out of Africa

Aloha! The start of July brings a new Yankee Candle collection, which is always an exciting time for me. I managed to get my hands on the new collection a little early, so I thought I'd do a little post so people can see what's coming! 

The new collection is called Out of Africa and features four new scents: 

Egyptian musk: with hints of vanilla bean, cedar wood and musk.

Kilimanjaro stars: cool mint & patchouli. This is a calming fragrance, smells a little bit like Lynx deodorant to me but I love the name of it! 

Serengeti sunset: lotus flower, Amber, fruit & citrus. I don't like to diss Yankee, but I had this in my burner last night and I didn't think it gave off a very strong scent. I did have a bit of hayfever though so maybe my nose was blocked! 

Madagascan orchid: floral notes of African orchid. I love the smell of this one. 

These should all be available in store from 1st July but many stores have already put their stock out! There are also some new melt warmers and votive holders coming with this collection, including a votive holder with zebras on it! 

Xxx

Art therapy // Colouring in for grown ups

Aloha! I thought I'd blog about something a little bit different today. 

I've seen loads of people posting on Instagram about colouring books for adults. I dunno about you, but I loved colouring as a kid and was really keen to try it out! 

So I got my hands on this book. 

It is available on Amazon for £6.99 which seems quite steep for a colouring book but I guess it is a bit more sophisticated than what you used as a kid. 

Mikey has been away 2 weekends in a row so I've been feeling particularly anxious, especially as we have just moved to a new flat in a new area. So I though this would be a good time to test out the anti stress power of colouring in! 

It was definitely relaxing, and distracts you from whatever is going on around you (kids running riot outside in my case), which is good. And also if you are a big kid like me, it's good fun too! 

I'd definitely recommend this to anyone, even if it does seem a bit sad to still be colouring in at 22 years old! 

Here is the first picture I finished colouring.

Of course I did the cat one first. 

Have you tried colouring for grown ups? Did you find it to relieve stress? 

Xxx