Hey Everyone! I've seen this tag floating about the blogosphere lately and thought I would get involved! I love a bit of me-time, so here are my answers to the questions below!

What do you read or watch during me-time?

I usually read a book on my kindle or a magazine. My favourites are look and heat magazine! I love catching up on my favourite youtubers' videos too! Lately I've been loving watching the Saccone-Joly's and Zoella! 

What do you wear during me-time?

My PJ's of course! I love wearing the legging type PJ's as I find them the most comfy! I received some Ugg slippers for my christmas so I'm sure I will get plenty of wear out of them! As soon as I get home on a night I get my slippers on!

What are your me-time beauty products?

Anything from Lush! I've got a big box of bath bombs beside my bath which I like to keep stocked up! I received some bath things for Christmas so that will top the box up a bit! I'm also partial to a wee face mask from time to time! 

Current Favourite nail polish?

I have to admit, I don't really paint my nails that often! I constantly chip them then spend my day picking the polish off! If I do have anything on my nails, it has to be gel so I don't chip it! I do love Rimmel nail polishes though, and I have a little collection of them.

What do you eat or drink during me-time?

Hot chocolate with marshmallows and cream is a favourite of mine! I also love a little cider or disaronno on the rocks! To eat, I love chocolate (who doesn't) and I also love crisps! Sweet Chilli Sensations are my all time favourite! No healthy snacks in my house haha!

Current favourite candle?

Oh god, I don't even know where to begin with this one! I have a serious Yankee candle buying problem! I would have to say my all time favourite scent is Baby Powder! My other half bought me 5 of the wax tarts for christmas and I've just treated myself to the large jar! 

Do you ever have outdoor me-time?

Yeah, I love going for long walks in the countryside, either with or without company! My favourite place to go is up to the reservoir near my parents house! I spent a lot of my childhood there, walking with my family and it's really beautiful! 

Would you ever go and see a movie alone?

Probably not to be honest! I've never really had to as I've always managed to rope someone along with me. I see going to the cinema as a social thing where you can share popcorn and laugh together at the movie!

Anything else to add? What else do you like to do during me-time?

My favourite thing to do during me-time is put my favourite spotify playlist on, light some candles and get writing some blog posts! Or do some online shopping haha! 

Please feel free to copy and paste this tag to your blog! Let me know if you decide to do it. I'd love to read your answers! 

xxx

Blogger Secret Santa #2

Hello Everyone! Yesterday I posted about the first blogger secret santa I took part in, so today I will show you what I got from the second one! This secret santa was run by Char at T*Rexes and Tiaras! I am not sure who sent me my parcel, but thank you so much to whoever you were! I love everything! I am so pleased that my blog obviously reflects my personality well, as everything I received is something I would have picked for myself! 

The gifts all had little messages on the gift tags about why the person had picked them!

So here is what I received! 

Irn Bru Mug - This is the exact mug that was in my room when we visited Knockderry Country House in October! I had said I wanted one in my blog post about that weekend and my secret santa obviously read it and went and bought it!

Snow Fairy - My favourite lush product of course! 

Cat Scarf - This is so cute! I've been wanting a cat scarf for ages but I couldn't find one I liked anywhere. This one is lovely and large! That's always been the problem with ones I've seen! They were either a snood or they were too short! 

Yankee Candle Votives - I received Cherry Vanilla and Apple Spice Potpourri scents, both of which I haven't tried yet! They both smell amazing and I can't wait to start burning them! 

My secret santa also included a little present for Smudge in the parcel! He receive a toy mouse and some felix cat treats! He had great fun playing with his new toy mouse on Christmas day! He also enjoyed chewing the string that was wrapped around the parcels! You would never believe he is 13 years old! He carries on like a kitten sometimes! 

Thank you so much to my secret santa, whoever you are! My gifts were perfect! Also thanks to Char for organising this present swap! 

xx

Santa has been! // What I Got For Christmas!

Hello Everyone!! I'm back after a short festive break and I thought I'd show you all you nosy parkers (like me) what I got for Christmas! Santa was very good to me this year and I am so happy with all my pressies!

Morphy Richards Soup Maker - This was from the other half's mum and dad! I had been wanting this for ages so I can make lots of tasty soups to take to work! I like that this does the cooking and the blending for you, so less washing up!

Hairy Bikers Cookbook - My auntie bought me this book as she knows I've been following the Hairy Bikers diet cookbooks recently. I cannot wait to try out the recipes in this book. There are some amazing looking things in here!

Yankee Candle Wax Tart Burner - This was a present from my other half! I recently bought the matching tea light holder and I was desperate to get my hands on this! Also I don't have a wax tart burner so this is a great present! He also bought me 10 wax tarts to get me started. I got 5 baby powers tarts and lavender, black coconut, christmas cookie, icicles and sweet apple ones too! 

Cat Cushion and Small Jar Yankee Candles - This was a gift from my best friend (along with some highly inappropriate chocolate willies!) As you can see, she knows me very well! The scents she bought me were snowflake cookie and cranberry pear, two which I've been dying to try out! And how cute is this cushion?!

Kitten T-shirt - My parents brought me this back from Thailand. It is a lovely long top which will be perfect for wearing with leggings and boots!

Sequin Love Heart Jumper - This jumper is so fluffy and cosy! I've just started getting back into wearing jumpers again so this is a perfect addition to my wardrobe.

Leopard Print PJ's - Of course you need to get some new PJ's at Christmas. These were from Primark and they are just so soft! 

Tartan Leggings - My mum knows my style so well! I've had my eye on these for ages! I already have the matching top and skirt set and the colours are so lovely so these leggings will be well worn! These have gone in the New Look sale so you can grab these at a bargain price now!

Lush Goodies - I had been banging on to my other half for ages that I hadn't managed to get my hands on a bottle of snow fairy yet! Everytime I went into my local store, it was sold out! It was still sold out when he went in to get me some so he bought me this lovely gift box which contains a small bottle! He also picked up the other limited edition shower gel, hot toddy which smells so christmassy!  He also bought me a tub of the famous Lip Service lip balm!

Teddy Bear - This bear is wearing a t-shirt with I love Ed Sheeran on it! That says it all really ha ha! 

Stocking fillers from my parents - I always get a second stocking to open at my parents' house! They bought me this beautiful travel journal which I plan to fill with photos and keepsakes from my travels! They also got me this cute cat keyring and coin purse! And of course a giant tube of mentos! 

These were all gifts from my other half! 

Nashville DVD - I had watched the first season of Nashville on NowTv but they have not put up the second season yet so my other half bought me the DVD so I can finally see it! 

Ugg Slippers - These babies finally made their way into my life! I will now have cosy toes forever more! Just love them!

Husky Sled Ride - How amazing is this! I am desperate to get a husky puppy but we just don't have room for one in our little flat so my other half bought me a sled ride so I can see them at work! You get to spend 2 hours playing with the dogs too which I am so excited for! 

And finally my auntie bought me this giant bottle of Nando's sauce! The other half and I had an argument one night over a bottle of hot sauce and she bought this as a little joke! I'm sure this will be well used in our house since I absolutely love Nando's! 

So that is the majority of my Christmas presents! I will also be writing a little post about the 2 blogger secret santa's I took part in very soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that! 

I hope all my lovely readers have had a wonderful christmas! I'd love to see what Santa brought you, so leave me your links below! 

xxx

Christmas Wishlist #1

Hey everyone! So I've been browsing the net recently for gift ideas for Christmas and of course I've spotted numerous things I quite fancy for myself! So I've put them all together in a little wishlist post!

1- Meow PJ's- Forever 21 £12.95. I have a pair similar to these which I got in Forever 21 in New York. They are the comfiest PJ's I own so I'd love another pair!

2- Cat Nap PJ's- ASDA £10. Can you tell that cat PJ's are my favourites yet. I have so many already but you can never have too many sets right? 

3- Tartan Leggings- New Look £17.99. Being from Scotland, loving tartan clothing is a given. I don't actually own any tartan leggings so these would be a welcome addition to my wardrobe.

4- Ugg Slippers- Currently £56 in John Lewis. John Lewis are doing a price match at the moment on hundreds of items and these are included! I've had my eye on these for absolute months so hopefully I'll find them under my tree this year! 

1- Hot Toddy Shower Gel- Lush £17.95 for 500g. Of course the smaller bottles are cheaper, but as this is a limited edition showed gel, you need to stock up for the year ahead! 

2- Snow Fairy Shower Gel- Lush £13.95 for 500g. I swear the price has gone up on this this year? I can't remember how much I paid last year for my big bottle but I didn't think it was almost £14? Anyway this is my all time favourite scent so I need to get some to stock up on it! I've currently got none left so this one is a must have! 

3- Morphy Richards Soup Maker- Very.co.uk £49. If you've been reading my blog lately you'll see I've been on a bit of a health kick. However, I'm not a huge fan of vegetables. If they are in a soup though I will eat anything! So this little machine will hopefully make me eat a bit more veg! Also it makes soup in just 21 minutes! Perfect for popping on whilst getting ready for work in the morning! 

4- I heart Cats t-shirt- crazycatladyclothing.com $26.99. I don't even know how I came across this website but I just love this t-shirt! It is just so me! I need to have this. 

So there you have it, my little christmas wishlist! I'm sure there will be many more things I come across in the coming weeks so expect some more posts along these lines from me! 

I'd love to see what's on your wish lists too! Leave me a link in the comments box below! 

xx

Lush and Primark Giveaway :)

Hello Everyone! I have a very special treat for you all today!
Since it's nearly Easter and I'm feeling nice, I'm putting a giveaway up for you all to enter. I've chosen some lovely products from my 2 favourite shops, Lush and Primark, for you to win!
You could win the following:

Primark small brown satchel

Primark gold daisy bracelets

Lush fluffy egg bath bomb

Lush golden egg bath bomb

150g of Lush's Rock Star soap

And because I'm super nice, 1 runner up will win a surprise bath bomb from Lush! 

So what are you waiting for? Enter using the rafflecopter thingy below! 

This giveaway is open internationally and will run until 21st April (Easter Monday) at 11.59pm. 

Good Luck!! 

xxx

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Lush Brightside Bubble Bar

Hello Everyone! Apologies for the lack of blog posts this week. I have had a little stint in hospital this week thanks to a pretty nasty lung infection but I'm home now and resting up in bed!
After I arrived home last night, I decided I needed a nice relaxing bath to refresh myself! I used half of my brightside bubble bar which I bought in my latest lush haul. I picked this because of the tangerine oil in it. I always find when I'm feeling a bit rubbish, that citrus fruits make me feel a little better. This was no different!

The smell was just amazing! And my bath was a gorgeous bright orange colour. I cut this in half so I can get more than one use from it. I find you don't need a whole bubble bar for one bath. 

This is definitely worth the money and I will be sure to stock up on this before it is discontinued! 

You can buy this bubble bar HERE! I would definitely recommend it :)

xx

Forever 21, Primark and Lush Haul

Hey guys! The other half and I finally had a day off together today so we took a little trip through to Glasgow for some shopping! I wasn't planning on spending much money but that plan didn't last long at all!

Forever 21
We don't have a forever 21 in Edinburgh so whenever I'm in Glasgow I always spend a fortune in here!

Top £7.95

I'd seen this cute cat print top online a few days ago and I was desperate to have it so I was delighted the Glasgow store had it in my size! If you read my blog regularly you will know I love anything cat related so I obviously am in love with this! 

Leggings- £4

These cute spot leggings were only £4! I don't have spotty leggings already and I'm really loving the black and white monochrome trend right now so I'm sure I will get plenty wear out of these! 

Boots £14.99, Cardigan £13.99 (On BOGOF promotion)

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how amazing this deal is?! I've been looking for a pair of black, heeled cowgirl boots for ageeees! I couldn't believe it when I spotted these! They are perfect! They only had one pair left which was my size and they even fit over my chunky calves! So happy! 

And I'm sure I'll use the cardigan lots too especially with it being black and white haha! 

Cardigan £7

I was very impressed with the price of Forever 21's basic cardigans. They feel like great quality and are so soft! I picked up this baby pink one as I'm really loving the colour just now! 

Primark

Dress £10

Only one purchase from Primark today (shocker I know!) This cute tartan dress is the same fit as the red and blue one I bought in december! I've worn that one loads so I know this one will look great too! 

Lush

Golden Egg £3

Spacegirl £2.25

Fluffy Egg £2.95

The Brightside £4.50

Of course, the day wouldn't be complete without a little trip to lush! They have all their easter stock in now which led to me getting very excited in the shop! I spent ages chatting away to the sales girl, which led to the other half getting bored and waiting outside for me! Anyway I settled on these four products. I can't wait to try these out! I'm going for a bath straight after I've finished this post just so I can use one of these! If you get a chance, definitely go check out Lush's new stock!

So that was my rather large haul from today! Hope you enjoyed reading this. Don't forget I've got a little giveaway going on right now where you could win 5 yankee candle votives! You can enter that HERE! :) xx

TheSundayPost#2

Hello everyone!
Hope you've all had a lovely week!
I've not really been up to much this week except work, work, work! I'm off for 3 days now so hopefully I will find some exciting things to do!

1- Early rises! I've been up super early all week but really struggling to sleep at night! I will be so thankful for a lie in tomorrow morning! 

2- Magpie Rhyme. Does anyone remember that rhyme "one for sorrow, 2 for joy etc." Well on Monday I saw six magpie in my garden! I immediately googled what this would mean for me and apparently six means gold! I didn't find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow but on the same day I got an email confirming my redundancy pay would be paid by the end of the week and also won £5 on a scratch card! 

3- Ice cream sandwich! Took me back to my childhood! 

4&5- It's bath bomb galore in my house just now! The starry one was to help me sleep (which it did) and the flowery one was just to relax after a busy day at work! 

6- Oops I bought another candle! This smells delicious! 

So there we go. My very dull week summed up in a few pictures! What have you all been up to this week? xx

Lush Twilight Bath Bomb

Hello Everyone! Hope you are enjoying your weekend!
I've been working some rubbish shifts at work this week so all has been quiet on the blogging front!
Tonight I tried out the lush twilight bath bomb! I've been starting work at 7am this week, but finding it very hard to go to sleep earlier than midnight!

Lush say that this bath bomb will help you sleep so what better time to use it! It is made using lavender oil (which smells gorgeous). Also this is like a bath bomb within a bath bomb! When it breaks up it creates swirls of blue and pink in the bath which was really cool! 

In the end the water is left a violet colour and I noticed glitter in my bath water! 

I will definately be buying this again! I love the smell! Hopefully it will help me go to sleep too! 

I'll let you all know how that goes! 

xx

Lush Think Pink Bathbomb

Hello Everyone! Hope you've had a good week so far. Today I have a little Lush review for you all!
I was babysitting my little cousin all day today so I was in desperate need of a relaxing bath by 6 o clock! He is only 2 and he's a little monkey but I love him so it's okay!
Anyway, I decided to use one of the bath bombs from the gift set my other half got me for valentine's day!
I chose the think pink bath bomb because I've heard so many good things about it!

This bath bomb is so cute! I just love the girly little flower's on it! 

It turned the water a lovely fuchsia pink colour! My favourite colour! I'm not sure if you can see from the picture, but as it dissolves, lots of little pink paper hearts begin to float around the bath! So cute! The smell is lovely too! According to Lush's website, it is a vanilla scent which I would agree with. 

I will definitely be adding this to the list of Lush products I would buy again! At only £2.50 it's a fairly cheap option too! 

Have you tried this product? What did you think of it? 

xx

The Sunday Post#1- Valentine's Weekend

Hello Everyone! :)
Hope you've all had a lovely weekend! Welcome to my new feature as well, The Sunday Post!
Now it is not very often I get a weekend off, but this weekend I managed it! Here's what I've been up to on my weekend off!

Friday
Of course, Friday was valentine's day! I was a very lucky girl, indeed! My wonderful partner bought me the 'think pink' lush gift set and a black cherry yankee candle!

This is an amazing gift set! Everything smells soooo good and I can't wait to use them all! Expect many a lush related blog post in the next few weeks! My yankee candle will be a great accompaniment at bath time! 

After receiving these lovely gifts, my partner took me out to a gorgeous french restaurant for dinner! The food was amazing! I wasn't brave enough to try the frog's legs or snails though! 

This was my outfit for dinner. My dress is from New Look and my cardigan is from Primark. I put my hair extensions in for the first time in ages just for a bit of added volume (not that I need it!) P.s excuse the mess on the bed! I changed outfits about 20 times! 

Saturday

It was my cousin and my great auntie's birthday's over the weekend. They both live in Darlington so we don't get to see them often but since they were both celebrating big birthdays we headed down for a little party! It was so lovely to see all my family down south for the first time in years! 

This was the only photo I took from the party! We dressed my cousin up in a bubble wrap suit which everyone wanted to pop! My mum has loads of good photos from the evening so I'll just have to steal hers! Anyway, lots of drinks were consumed and good food had, so overall a great evening! 

Sunday

And finally, on to today! 

This was our view from our hotel room window this morning! What a beautiful morning it was! We headed to my aunt's for breakfast (which was amazing!) and then we headed on our way up the road after saying our goodbye's to everyone. 

So that pretty much sums up my weekend! I've really enjoyed being able to chill and spend time with my family, shame it can't happen more often!

Hope you've all had a great weekend too! What have you all been up to? 

xx

Lush Melting Marshmallow Moment Review

My other half was asking me the other day if there were any lush products I liked other than snow fairy so he could get ideas for valentines day. Of course I decided to go have a look at all the limited edition products so I could tell him! 

Whilst browsing I got chatting to the sales guy about my love for snow fairy! This led to me buying the gorgeous bath melt! It smells identical to snow fairy!

 

Of course I couldn't wait for my bath last night to use this! 

It was sooooo nice. The smell was just amazing. My bathroom still smells amazing now! 

And the colour was a nice baby pink, so no scrubbing the bath clean! 

I highly recommend this product to anyone who loves snow fairy as much as me! It is one of the more expensive bath bombs at £3.95 each but it is totally worth it! 

 

Lush Snow Fairy Review!

Christmas time is my favourite time of year. I just love cosy nights in, bright lights, big scarves and obviously, the lush christmas range! 

I was sooooo excited when this returned to the shops! Snow fairy is described as having the scent of candy floss and pear drops. When you open the bottle, be prepared for your whole bathroom to be filled with the scent. It is powerful and a little goes a long way! (as you can see I've not used much out of this bottle despite using it every day for 2 weeks). 

It sounds creepy but I find myself popping the lid on this and just sitting sniffing the bottle. I don't know why but the smell just makes me instantly happy! The scent clings to you for hours after showering. In fact, I've noticed I can still be able to smell it on my skin up to 12 hours later! 

In my opinion, this is an absolute must-have! You can purchase it HERE. Don't let the price put you off! It is worth every penny! 

Lush Bath Bomb Review

If there is one brand I can't live without, it has to be Lush! 

I was babysitting my little cousin a few weeks ago and I had nipped into Primark to grab some hair clips so my other half took my cousin to Lush to get out the rain! 

Whilst in there he treated me to this lovely bath bomb! (Direct Link)

 

It is probably just as well I wasn't with him at the time otherwise I would have bought this plus the rest of the shop! 

Anyway, I was feeling particularly stressed after a long day at work and uni the other day so I thought I would run myself a nice bath and try this out! 

 

From the appearance of the bath bomb, I totally didn't expect this lovely purple colour! 

It smelt great too! It was a very rich, fruity smell! The bathroom smelt amazing for ages after! And there was no stains on the bath after I let the water away either so my landlord can't complain!! 

The scent of the bomb stuck to my skin for at least 12 hours after which I would say is pretty good! Normal shower gel scents don't normally last anymore than 15 minutes on my skin!! 

I would definitely recommend trying this bath bomb! I am definitely adding these and other Lush items to my Christmas list! 

Have you tried any Lush products lately? I'd love to read your posts! Drop me a comment in the box below! :)