Happy hands :-)

On the theme of winter blogs today I have another little extra saviour for the cold months ahead and that is my mini L'Occitane hand cream tubes. In this weather my hands can become dry so these tubes are perfect for popping in my bag.

They contain shea butter which is wonderfully moisturising and they smell divine. What I also think is cute is the old Victorian-esqe packaging, on the interior design perspective they look fab on the dresser!

Cooling hand cream gel with organic verbena extract and Fleurs se ceriser cherry blossom hand cream

Jen xoxo

French Fancy!

I picked up these two jumper's in H&M for some new warmies for work, the added bonus is that they were in the sale! I'm loving the 'Au Revoir' one, I think I may go all French and wear my beret with it :-)

Jen xoxo

Stepping into Winter

I'm really starting to feel the chill now, so much so the heating is on full temp and my slanket has made its way out of the cupboard and onto the couch. With winter comes winter clothes, so here are my three must have pairs of winter boots for the cold months ahead...

I know that I'll be wearing these three pairs of boots all through winter as they are comfy, warm and go with pretty much everything..

I heart my Michael Kors wellies!

 I bought these in Vegas and I love them, they are shorter than most wellies so are great for my chunky calf's. I'll be donning these in the snow and for walking Bruno in the park. Whilst I like the classic look of the must have Hunter wellies, I'm all about the funky wellies and would love a pair of bee's or frog's like what kids have, hee hee.

My new Emu's! *I got staff discount on these beauties

Knee length Rider boots.

These boots I got from Next and are really comfy and go with all kinds of looks. I bought them in the wider fit as I generally have trouble getting boots to fit my calf's as I have chunky muscles from doing boxing/thaiboxing from when I was younger. On the plus side they easily fit, on the negative they are that big I can pull them on and off... I can't really win, so I wear them over jeans or chunky tights. Either way they were a bargain and I'veworn them loads already.

Which are your must have winter boots?

Jen xoxo

Bruno in his dingy!

Just a quick one from Bruno... getting cosy in his doggy doughnut bed, how cute is he?

A couple of weeks ago we had a day out at the lake as the weather was lovely, Bruno decided to take a dip and annoy the fishermen and ducks. Unfortunately, he stepped on some glass on our way home and cut his pad :( I felt really guilty, but luckily for Bruno his mum did some doggy first aid on him and he is now all fully recovered!

Jen & Bruno xoxo

Microwave Meal skin!

My skin has been really bad lately what with lack of sleep and a diet of high salt content microwave meals, so in an attempt to nurse it back to fresh faced health I have embarked on an Elemis detox!

I have always had a love affair with my Elemis products but I'm always chopping and changing my routine. Currently I'm using the Balancing Lime Blossom cleanser & toner and using my favourite moisturiser Pro-Collagen Marine cream (and night cream) twice daily. Two or three times a week I'm using skin buff and fruit rejuvenating skin mask and I am really starting to see an improvement in my skin tone, it feels fresh, bright and smells fabulous! My secret ingredient to this detox has been drinking plenty of water and  Elemis Cellular Recovery Skin Bliss Capsules...

 

These capsules have really given my previously dull skin that extra boost, leaving it looking revitalised. They contain pure Moringa Oil which is said to have anti-ageing properties to renew the skins elasticity and youthfulness. The key part for me is the anti-oxidants which counter-act signs of pollution (all the demolition going on in my house!) and ridding skin cells of toxins (cue the microwave meals!).

One pink cap is used in the morning and the green at night, the top twists off to reveal just the right amount of the essential oil to be massaged into the skin. My face has never looked so fresh!

 Jen xoxo

Building site blogging!

I am currently blogging in a building site... this building site is called home. You may have noticed a serious drought in my recent blogs, I've been pretty hectic and rather than state this in words I thought that I would display it in pictures...

The original tiny kitchen!

Kitchen removed and wall knocked down!

Bomb site

Bricking up the back door

False wall and electrics go in...

Other side of the wall!

Getting plastered (non-alcohol variety)

Parts of the new kitchen delivered.. yay!

My little nephew Finley checking out the larder cabinet :-)

Starting to take shape

Looking forward to not washing the dishes in the bath!!

Cooker in

Ice cube lights

Sneaky extra... me having a go at tiling the floor!! *pat's back*

So... this is were we are currently up to, hopefully by the end of this week we will be fully functional (it's been 6 long weeks!) My skin is terrible from eating non-stop microwave meals and serious lack of sleep, so I've embarked on a new skin care regime and will soon be cooking up some healthy dishes in my new kitchen!!

                                                 Jen xoxo