May Round Up

I have decided to do monthly round up posts as a way to document what I have done each month and to let you get to know me a bit better. May was the month of my AS exams and I've got to tell you, the month was horrific until the 3:30pm on Wednesday 21st! My exams began on the 13th and although I only had 5, I was so emotional for the whole month which looking back now is completely and utterly embarrassing! I burst into tears several times at school which really is embarrasing. I'm going to put that all down to the stress! Anyway although I don't think the exams went very well at all, there isn't anything I can do about it now so we will just have to wait until results day to find out how I did. 

I've been off school since the 22nd and have literally done nothing productive but I think that's okay for now! Unfortunately I don't get to stay off until September like some people do but I have to back to sixth form on Monday to start A2 work, yipeee! (can you tell I'm excited?). 

In May we also got another guide dog puppy but we are only looking after him while his owners are on holiday. Bumble is a 14 week old Labrador-retriever cross who is an absolute pain but his cuteness sort of makes up for it. I'm really enjoying going out for walks again which is something I always miss when we don't have a dog.

I'm hopefully going to be blogging more regularly from now on. I've got lots of exciting posts planned for June, I just need to take pictures for most of them now. This month really hasn't been very exciting so hopefully in future I'll have more to update you on! I'm also starting eating healthier and exercising so I will let you know how I am getting on next month and if you would like any posts on what exercise I'm doing or anything let me know.

Did you do anything exciting in May or have any plans for June?

Megan x

P.S. Do you think the writing on this post is too big?

Simple Summer Salads

Salad is one of those seasonal foods that people tend to eat more in the warmer, summer months. I am trying to make my lifestyle and diet more healthy so when I was kindly sent the Simply Salads book I was really happy as it is a great way to find new ways to make salad. I'm the type of person who sticks to the same thing, pasta salad or ham salad, so this proved a great way to change up what I usually do.

The books contains "more than 100 delicious creative recipes made from pre-packaged greens and a few easy to find ingredients". This book screams easy recipes, most recipe books have ingredients that you would have to fly to Japan to find. All the ingredients included in this book are really easily accessible, the hardest ingredients to find are probably the shellfish and seafood. The recipes are all really easy to follow and are all bullet pointed so the steps are all clear without there being paragraphs of unnecessary text. 

So far I have only tried the Warm Wild Mushroom Salad using Florette Salad but instead of using the wild mushrooms as suggested I just used a range from the supermarket (better to be safe than sorry, right?). This was a great way to use up mushrooms that had been left in the fridge and the salad turned out lovely.

Although the book is very simple and isn't needed in order to make a great salad, it does act as a great source of inspiration if you are looking for ways to spice up salads that you currently eat. I love the pictures in the book, they are large and clear and make the food look great. For me pictures are what makes or breaks a recipe book and the pictures in this book definitely make the book. I make recipes based on how good the pictures for that recipe are so I think pictures are really important. 

The book costs around £15 which I personally think is very expensive for what it is but if you are a massive fan of salads, this is the book for you.  Don't get me wrong I love the book but would never have thought of buying a recipe book of salads, especially as I don't eat salads as a meal very often and only tend to use it to garnish meals. 

I'd love to know what your favourite salad is.

Megan x

*This post contains a sponsored link. All views of the book are my own.

What's In My Holiday Make Up Bag

If blogger is working (fingers crossed) then when you read this, I'm currently on holiday in Scarborough. I thought I would show you the make up that I am taking away with me. 

Face
Soap and Glory Kick Ass Concealer (£10)
L'Oreal True Match Foundation in Rose Ivory (£9.99)
Benefit Porefessional Primer (£24.50)
Soap and Glory Glow All Out Highlighter (£11.00)
Liz Earle Healthy Glow Blush in Coral (£16.50)
Topshop Cream Blush in Neon Rose

Eyes
HD Brows Palette in Foxy
MUA Eye Primer (£2.50)
Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara (£9.99)
MUA Undressed Eyeshadow Palette (£4.00)
Soap and Glory Smoulder Kohl Eyeliner (£5.00)
Topshop Eye Crayon 

Lips
Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me (£2.99)
Revlon Lip Butter in Raspberry Pie and Sorbet (£7.99)
Soap and Glory Lipstick in Perfect Day (£9.00)
Collection Cream Puff in Angel Delight (£2.99) 
Barry M Lipgloss in Toffee (£4.49)
Clarins Lipgloss in Candy (£18.00)

I'd love to know what essential make up items you take on holiday with you!

Megan x

Great British Flowers

I love having fresh flowers in my house! I feel like they really brighten the house up as well as adding some decoration. They definitely make a house a home! When I was given the chance to receive a gorgeous bouquet of flowers from the Great British Florist I was delighted. After only a day or two the flowers arrived, I wasn't expecting such an extravagant bouquet but after looking at the website I realised you can't expect anything but the best from the Great British Florist. 

The bouquet I was sent is called the British Bouquet and I was more than impressed with it. The flowers came in a large cardboard box and were safe and sound when they arrived. As the name of the company suggests all of the flowers are grown on British soil which means that the flowers will stay fresher for longer. The colours of the flowers and even the foliage are very vibrant colour wise and are absolutely lovely. I've got to say these lasted at least 2 weeks before they even started to look a little bit limp. That is pretty good going considering that flowers normally last a week at the most before looking lifeless. Another great thing about flowers from Great British Flowers is that flowers are 'grown not flown' which increases their life whilst they are in your house as they haven't spent days being transported.

The British Bouquet would make a perfect birthday present, in fact they would make a great present for any occasion. I would definitely buy from Great British Florist and highly recommend them. At £45, some people may see these as expensive, however for a high quality bouquet of flowers that lasts for a long time, I think it is a very reasonable price. I have had many bouquets of flowers in the past (similar to these) but these are definitely my favourite of the bunch. You can buy this bouquet and many others here.

I'd love to know what your favourite type of flowers are.

Megan x

CB12 Boost

If you saw my post on CB12 mouthwash last year, you will know how much I love it. Although it is very expensive for a mouthwash, it is definitely worth it. It neutralises everything in the mouth and keeps breath fresh all day. CB12 is also great for me as I have a new found allergy of fruit and an unknown ingredient in some toothpastes and mouthwashes which as you can imagine is a pain as I obviously need to brush my teeth but don't want to have bright red, enormous lumpy lips as a result. CB12 is the only mouthwash that I have found that doesn't affect me. 

As CB12 mouthwash is very expensive it isn't something you want to use all the time, CB12 have developed a new chewing gum that have been specifically developed to freshen breath as well as to strengthen tooth enamel preventing cavities. The chewing gums themselves are quite large (almost the size of a pound coin) and a round shape with two layers; a white layer and a blue speckled layer. 

I really like these chewing gums as the minty-ness lasts for a lot longer than standard chewing gum and breath still feels fresh 2-3 hours after using the gum. I eat tuna for lunch quite a lot and become conscious of my breath afterwards even after chewing gum however these are very very minty and the tuna scent disappears immediately. The one thing that I do dislike about the chewing gum is a minor thing, but I hate the fact it's bright blue, I would much prefer it to be white but like I said this is only a very minor thing.

At the moment CB12 Boost is half price at Boots at only £2.49 (here) which may seen like a lot but it's not the type of chewing gum you would constantly chew and instead is mainly just used after drinking coffee, eating or smoking. I would highly recommend these, especially at the price they are at now. I'm not sure I would pay full price for them at the end of the day as £5 for 10 chewing gums is a bit extravagant however at £2.49 I would stock up!

Have you tried any CB12 products?

Megan x