Plewsy. Open Day!

Following on from a previous post, Danni and I were invited to the Plewsy. open day. The lovely Danni offered to pick me up and off we went on a countryside adventure to Fiona's house, where the open day was being held. I stupidly forgot my proper camera and a lot of the photos from my phone are blurry (grrr!), but I managed to salvage a few good 'uns!
Plewsy. has an awesome new wedding range, which I want want want for my wedding! Here's a little taster....

 

 

The new range of Plewsy. gift cards and tags are soooooo darn cute! The only issue you'll have is trying to narrow down your choice when trying to decide which to buy!

 

Danni and I pondered for a while trying to decide what to buy, luckily you can browse the Plewsy. Etsy page at your leisure and pick out some beauties. Just in case you're wondering, here's my little haul from the day.

 

Gift cards and tags aren't the only strings to Plewsy.'s bow, she also makes teepees and larger prints. Head over to here site and have a look, you won't be disappointed!

 

 

 

10 things that've rocked my world this week...

If you follow my Twitter account, you'll know that I'm having a touch of blogger's block at the moment. I don't know why, but I seem to have misplaced my mojo. Has anyone seen it? I have so many posts that are just sitting there looking at me, waiting to be written, but I just can't seem to muster up the motivation. I'm trying to take a bit of a break from it all and instead I'm reading books and watching rubbish Netflix movies, so please stick with me, whilst I hunt down that darn mojo!

This week has been a good 'un! Let's see what's been going on...

1 :: My birthday! I turned 33 (surely I'm still 12?!) on Wednesday and was thoroughly spoiled! O bought me so many awesome presents and made me a lovely romantic dinner...lush!

2 :: Have I mentioned how much I'm loving Celebrity Masterchef? O and I get comfy on the sofa at 9pm ready to see all the disasters and masterpieces!

3 :: Graze boxes. I can't remember if I've mentioned these before? But this week's was so darn tasty! I get the light box, so every snack is under 150 calories. I forgot to take a photo of this week's, but will try to get one of next week's!

4 :: My buddy Caroline and her husband Gavin are visiting this weekend to see the Tour de France. I cannot wait to see them!!

5 :: Having a lovely clean and tidy house. We had a little spring clean for our visitors this week and I had forgotten how nice it is to have everything in it's place.

6 :: Reading. I'm inbetween two books at the moment. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. Loving them both so far. It's nice to sit in the sunshine and kick back with a good book.

7 :: Cooking healthy recipes. We're still on our health kick and have bought a whole load of new kitchen items to help us.

8 :: Homemade smoothies. I've had about 4 this week alone! I just stick some frozen fruit (usually strawberries, bananas, pineapple and mango) into the the blender with a little apple juice and off you go! So refreshing!

9 :: Seeing all the photos from my friend Megan's trip around Europe. I'm super jealous of all the wine and tasty food that she's munching on!

10 :: My lovely new Olivia Burton watch has seriously brightened up my wrist this week. Thanks O!!

What's rocked your world this week?

taking stock {of june}

June, you've been an odd bird. You've thrown me some curve balls along the way, but I could never say we weren't buddies. Let's take stock...

Dealing with having a sore back...not fun!

Hoping to go on a little long weekend staycation.

Discovering new towns and restaurants in the lovely North East.

Realising that I have to be more patient and that things don't happen right away.

Finding it difficult missing my besto's wedding. Darn back injury :(

Missing out on being a bridesmaid at the above mentioned wedding.

Watching Celebrity Masterchef. Loving this season!

Eating lots of homemade Chinese food, thanks to O!

Drinking lots of freezing water with lemon in my new Essie Button Costco cups!

Making fruit smoothies.

Listening to O planning climbing lessons...lordy!

Hoping O doesn't fall down!

Trying to stop taking my painkillers for my back...they make me snoozy and sick.

Figuring out how to use my DSLR (still!).

Loving listening to O making plans for my birthday next week!

Waiting til the weekend to see my lovely buddy Caroline & her husband!

Attempting to get through about 5 blog posts after my hiatus this week (darn painkillers).


{the card above was one I gave to O for our anniversary. He is most definitely the ketchup on my chips! ♡♡}

 

 

first weigh in {eeek!}

I don't want to turn this into a weight loss blog, but I think it's nice for me to write a little post to report back after WI (weigh in). So it was with much trepidation that I stepped on the scales yesterday evening. I was nervous all day....but no need to be, as I lost 5lbs!!! So happy with this for my first week, as it means that I'm doing something right!

My leader was so proud and lovely about my loss and I received the above pack with more WW info in it, can't wait to have a peak inside. Until next week....

Any other weight watchers out there? How are you doing this week? 

 

 

healthy eating :: in photos

 

Grilled chicken salad wrap with yoghurt & mint sauce.

 

Natural yoghurt, fruit compote, granola with mixed fruit.

 

Wholewheat pasta, homemade tomato sauce with light mozzarella.

 

Grilled chicken, tomato sauce glaze, roasted root veg and wok-fried greens.

 

Wholewheat pasta with root veg, goat's cheese, black pepper and lemon zest.

 

Stir fried chicken with mixed mushrooms and wok-fried greens on the side.

 

 

10 things...

 

Is it just me, or has this week been a long 'un? I think the weeks where O works the weekends seem to drag (did that sentence make sense?). Anyway, here's what rocked my little world this week...

1:: Meeting this little kitty! I have no idea who he is, but he keeps walking into my kitchen. So darn cute!

2:: Eating healthy and not feeling pants due to all the naughty food we usually eat! Salads are ace in this weather!

3:: Buying birthday presents for myself...best thing ever!

4:: My awesome matey getting engaged! ♡

5:: Chilling out with O in the garden in the evenings. Seriously blissful.

6:: Catching up with New Girl. Love that girl.

7:: Graze, Birch and Flavourly boxes arriving all in the same week. Score!

8:: The juiciest nectarines that I've ever eaten...I think I got more on me than in my mouth!

9:: Buying the Jamie Oliver 15 Minute Meals...can't wait to start cooking up a storm, all the recipes look seriously drool-worthy.

10:: Going to the Plewsy. open day with the lovely Danni today. Is it cool for me to buy one of every card?!

What's rocked your world this week?
♡

 

 

weight loss {life changes}

I wasn't sure if I wanted to write about this on here, but I figured it's something that's going to be part of my life now, so I wanted to share some of it with you lovely people.

I've had an issue with my weight pretty much my whole life. I'm not going to bore you with the details, we'll leave that for another time, but this week I finally decided to do something about it. So, off I went to my local Weight Watchers class. I've been a WW regular years ago, so it really wasn't anything new to me. When I walked into the St. John's Ambulance hall on Monday evening, I was greeted by my lovely new leader! Even the members were brilliant, lots of hilarious banter and really easy going. I stayed for the meeting and got all my paperwork and books in order and then went to the supermarket to stock up on lots of healthy fruit and veg! It's really all about making healthy changes. We are the kings of ordering takeaways, so we've put a stop to that, which I think will be a massive help. I'm also cutting down on my alcoholic beverages (shock horror!), especially during the week. Once my back is in better shape, I'll be able to get back into the fitness aspect too.

I'm not going to post my weight on here, but I might report back with my losses. Inspired by the lovely Chloe, I've started a blog on the WW website, where there's loads of support and help, if you need it. Reading Chloe's blog is really motivating as we had a similar amount of weight to lose, so I know that it's possible. My leader even sent me a text on Tuesday to ask how I was getting on, I honestly can't fault this WW class!

O and I are going out for dinner tonight, so my resolve and my WW counting skills with both be put to the test, wish me luck! :)

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