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

Life lately & WE'RE ENGAGED!

Hola from Mexico!! I know I've not blogged in forever (thanks exams) so I thought I better do another 'life lately' post to make up for it! 

We've got a new house! Okay we haven't actually moved in yet, but we will be about a week after we get home from Mexico. We are moving just outside Edinburgh so we can get a bigger flat for the same money! I can't wait to buy more pretty house things! 

After exams were over, we had our annual end of year ball. Of course this year was extra special as it was our last ever ball. Before the ball, Mikey took me to the Glasshouse hotel in Edinburgh city centre, and you will never guess what...

We got engaged! Let the wedding posts commence! I love my ring, he even got the size spot on! 

And a week after we got engaged, we headed to Mexico! We will be heading home on Saturday, boohoo! It's been amazing, and I'm gonna make the most of our last few days! Expect a post or two all about it when I'm back! 

So that's about it. As you can see I've been a busy bee! I'll get another post up when I get home! 

Adios amigos! 😘

Xxx

FoodieFriday // Pinto Edinburgh

Aloha! Today I've got a little post about a new Mexican restaurant which has opened up in Edinburgh, called Pinto. I absolutely love Mexican food and this place lived up to all my expectations! And want to know the best thing? It's really affordable! They do an amazing deal where you get any meal, with 2 margaritas or 2 bottled beers for just £10. Bargain or what? 

I had the Baracoa Beef Burrito which was so tasty! They manage to pack your choice of filling, rice, pinto beans, salsa (you choose the spice level), cheese and sour cream into this wrap! It is really filling and even better washed down with a few margaritas! 

I can definitely see me being a regular customer here! And if you don't live in Edinburgh don't worry! They have 3 branches in Glasgow too! 

If you decide you fancy a little tipple after your meal, you can head right across the road to a little bar called Heads & Tales. As you can see below, you can pick your gin, flavour and glass size and they make it into an amazing cocktail! 

I went for Caorunn Gin, Grape flavour and a Highball glass and this was the result! It was delicious! If you are looking for a good cocktail bar in Edinburgh, I highly recommend this place! 

xxx

New Yankee Candles

Aloha! The start of April saw the launch of 5 new Yankee Candle scents! Of course, I had to rush out and buy them to try as soon as they hit my local store! I only got the tarts of course, because 5 large jars would be a bit excessive!

Wild Sea Grass - This one is difficult to describe but Yankee say it smells of grass and sand! It is a lovely fresh scent for summer!

Beach Holiday - This one I love! It smells like fabric softener and the seaside! I love it! 

Pain au Raisin - This one is the first in the new cafe culture range. It smells like cinnamon, vanilla and a little bit of rum! Haha! 

Tarte Tatin - This one is also gorgeous. Smells just like apple strudel! Yummy! 

Cappuccino Truffle - This is probably my favourite one! It smells like coffee and chocolate, my 2 favourite things!! I'm actually burning this one as I write this and it's filled my front room with a lovely chocolately goodness! Yum! 

If you haven't tried these yet, you definitely need to! 

xxx 

Life Lately

Aloha & Happy Easter! I am back after a long month break from blogging. It wasn't intentional, just life and uni got in the way, and I've had no time to write any posts! 

So, I thought it would be good to do a little post about what's been going on lately since there have been no Sunday posts or anything!

I went blonde! Well kind of. It's blonde highlights but there's so many of them that I look very blonde when my hair is down! I was really unsure to begin with but I actually love it now!

There was a solar eclipse. I was working on the day of the eclipse but I managed to sneak this photo whilst hanging out my office window haha!

My beautiful baby niece was born on the 29th March! I made up this little hamper for her arrival. It was so much fun to do and her parents loved it! Her name is Elsbeth for anyone wondering! 

My dissertation took over my life. And it also resulted in me getting a lovely cold! It is all done and submitted now so normality can resume. Well, until exams begin at the end of the month! Not long to go before I head out into the big bad world, no longer a student! :( 

So that is pretty much everything I have to report from March! Hopefully I won't have such a large blogging break again! I missed writing my posts! 

xxx