bedroom storage hurray!!!

After two years of having one wardrobe between two adults and having all our underware and my makeup in carrier bags we can afford funtiture yay!!

 

We have ordered 2 bedside cabinets, chest of drawers and a desk/dressing table thing. Our bedroom is going to look like a bedroom and not a storeage room full of clothes. Though I didn't measure the space so it might not fit (fingers crossed). So bedside cabinets and chest of drawers are being delivered on Saturday and dressing table on the 8th so this Sunday is flat pack making and clothes sorting eeee exciting this is what happens when you turn 27 flat pack furniture is exciting.

 

What else is exciting at 27?  Having enough weight watchers points leftover for a treat of course!! Oh lovely cadburys crunchie this is going to last me till i go to bed!!

 

 

I went shopping

This week I ordered some bits from Boots I ordered them online on Sunday evening and they arrived on Thursday. I have never ordered from boots before and using the website was pretty good and the delivery of my box of goodies was seamless, I liked the fact they asked about any special requirements e.g times your more likely to be home. I stated for my package to be delivered after 3pm and my package arrived at 3.15pm awesome.

The first things I ordered were from Origins I got the A perfect world face cleanser and Well off eye makeup remover and because I ordered online as an offer they gave me 2 samples of the Drink up intensive overnight mask.

I have wanted to try origins stuff for a while now and in March of this year I booked me and my mum in for a mini facial for mothers day. At the time I was unable to afford the products recomended as it was a week before my wedding and funds were very tight. From this mini facial I kept a record of these products so I already had an idea of what cleanser I wanted.

The cleanser cost me £18.00 for 150ml and it smells so good. To me it smells very natural and refreshing and I have used it twice and my husband commented on how nice the smell was, its not overpowering and doesn't linger on your face as to annoy you. This cleanser is a foaming face wash and you apply by wetting your face and putting a bit in your hands and washing your face. The first time i used it i put far too much in my hand and there was product everywhere so, learning from my mistakes i halved it and was slightly better but, tomorrow morning im going to use an even smaller amount and see how i get on. First impressions are good and from the amount i will be using its sure to last a long time.

I have been looking for an eyemakeup remover for a while now and have tried a couple but have decided i do not like oil based makeup remover products. I researched products on the internet and found out the Origins one was not oily and was gentle on the eyes so seeing boots were giving free gifts when you buy 2 Origins products I thought i would try it out. This cost me £16.00. Again the smell is light and fresh smelling and so far has taken my makeup off however, i have only used it once and it made my eyes sting a little.

The overnight masks smell lovely and I cant wait to try them out.

I also took advantage of the 3 for 2 offer Boots are doing with Soap and Glory products. I firstly got the No clogs aloud super self heating deep pore detox mask (bit of a mouthful lol). I have used this product before and was the reason for checking out the Soap and Glory selection. I love this face mask it makes blackheads disapear and and the mask heating on your face is a nice sensation. A word of warning though this face mask contains acid and if you have sensitive skin can sting.

After recently watching Tanya Burr's favorites video on youtube i have really wanted to try the sugar crush body wash and the body scrub. I was not disapointed with the smell it smells like keylime pie its sweet but not sickly sweet the lime cuts through I love it and the body wash looks thick and luxurious. The scrub smells kinda the same but has a more soap scent it has a very sticky texture so we will see how it fairs in the shower tomorrow. Now having both the wash and scrub i wish i brought the moisturiser as well. I paid £11.00 for the face mask, £8.00 for the scrub and the body wash was free.

Lastly i bought the No7 instant radiance foundation in the colour cool vanilla. On the box it says it has a medium coverage is for all skin types and is for tired and stressed skin. I tried it this morning and did give my face a glowey look but the coverage was more light than medium but am going to give it a bit longer to see if it was me not putting enough on.

So we cooked a curry

I cooked this Chicken Korma last night and wanted to share the recipie as we loved it. I got the recipie from the cook book Eat Well and spendless written by Sarah Flower and serves 4.

Ingredients

Olive oil (we only had sunflower oil)
1 onion
1-2 cloves of garlic crushed (used 2)
2.5cm (1in) piece of ginger finely chopped (i used easy ginger and used 2 teaspoons)
1/2 fresh chilli, chopped (i used 1 teaspoon of crushed chillis)
1-2 teaspoons mild curry powder or paste (i used 2 of powder)
1 teaspoon of tumeric
300g chicken fillet pieces
100ml white wine
200ml of water or chicken stock (i put a chicken oxo cube in 200ml of water)
300ml natural low fat yoghurt
50g almond slices (didnt use these as hubby dosn't like nuts)
I added Mushroom as we love them

My huband prepped the veg.

1) Heat the oil in a large saute pan and fry the onion, garlic and ginger for 2 minutes.  Add the chilli, curry powder or paste and tumeric and cook for 1 more minute.

2) Add the chicken pieces (i added the mushrooms here now) and cook for 3-4 mins, turning well.

3) Pour on the wine, water or stock and the yoghurt and add the almond slices. Mix well  Cook gently on a medium heat for 30 mins until the chicken becomes tender and the sauce starts to thicken.

4) Serve on a bed of rice.

Oh and a quick picture of my hubby tasting it he thought it tasted "so good"

It was the 1st time I cooked out of this book and will try more recipies out of this book.

I forgot i started this!!!???

So its been over 2 months since my last blog and I failed at posting more than 3 times but life got in the way. What have i done in the last 2 months?? Put on a crap load of weight opps.

So i woke up this morning and thought i have had enough of eating all this crap food i am rejoining weight watchers (with a defiant fist pump in the air) so when my husband was in bed i weighed myself. After getting over the shock of putting on 8lbs I joined up and thought to myself if it worked for Greg Wallace (and he eats food for a living) it will work for me.

I have joined online and will be following the pro-points plan using the online tools. I am doing this online as im not too keen on group meetings to be honest the thought of having a Margorie Doors type person announcing slimmer of the week isnt appealing.

So we will see how this goes and if I end up being one of those people holding a cardboard cut out of my fat self on T.V. Wish me luck.