M.I.A

Warning: This might not be the most positive, happy or inspirational post. Prepare yourself for self loathing, self pity and a good old fashioned moan! 

My Date with Download

I haven't blogged for a couple of weeks. I had two weeks off work, detached myself from my phone and the internet and enjoyed spending time with Gareth. It was my birthday, we went to Thorpe park, Great Yarmouth, sorted out all the paperwork etc for our house move and then....we spent six days at the long awaited and dreaded Download Festival.

Body image

Whilst searching something completely unrelated on the internet today I stumbled across this picture. At first it made me laugh but then I realised that I've probably never seen a truer illustration. 

I'm not suggesting that all men look in the mirror and see a sexy hunk staring back but a lot of men do manage to look past their growing beer bellies and see themselves as God's gift to women. I know that this is a massive generalisation and there are thousands, if not millions, of men who struggle with their body image but the contrast of the male/female image in this picture is what makes it so striking. Not all people, male or female, look in the mirror and fail to see their beauty....some fail to see that they have let themselves go and need to maintain new levels of fitness. 

Picnic in your living room

Yesterday was my birthday and the plan of action was a hard morning shopping followed by a nice relaxing picnic in the Abbey Gardens. However, it absolutely poured down with rain so we used our imagination and had a picnic in our living room. It was sweet. Not quite the relaxing afternoon in the sunshine that we had imagined but I had a lovely time regardless. Here are a few pictures of the grand event....

30 Days of Smiles

I'm not the most optimistic of people. I always find things to moan and complain about and will generally see the negative in everything. There are so many things about life that I do love and so many things throughout the day that do make me happy but they are normally overshadowed by the vast amount of things that have irritated me during the day. Since I have become trapped in the daily '9-5' slog of the 'real world' I find it increasingly hard to appreciate the positives of my daily life.
SO...I decided that for one whole month I would keep a daily note of one thing that made me happy or simply made me smile, even if it was for a moment.

My Fitness Goal: Week Two

This week I am completely disappointed but not because I let myself down. After last week, I was completely determined to eat well and lose weight. I stocked the fridge up with salad, vegetables and fruit and filled the freezer with fresh meat and fish.

GlossyBox #1

Today I received my first ever GlossyBox. Most people in the blogging world know about GlossyBox but, just in case you haven't heard of it, GlossyBox is a monthly subscription beauty box. For just £10 (plus p&p) a month you will receive direct to your door a box with five beauty product samples (sometimes full sized). As far as I know, each box is themed and when you sign up you fill out a beauty profile where you can select your skin type, foundation colour etc etc to help the guys at GlossyBox personalise your box. You also get asked your preferences about the type of products you want to receive.