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How to stay motivated and on track with daily workouts

Hi everyone! Long time no... blog? Haha. I know, I know... I haven’t blogged at all in 2020, but I’m forgiven, right? Pandemic and all... If you follow me on Instagram, you might already know that I dedicated the whole of 2020 to self care, fitness and working on myself. It was blissful! I trained to climb Ben Nevis and I did it in September and it was the best feeling ever! In the process, I lost 120lbs and I look like a different person (well, like myself 10 years ago), but this is not about weightloss. And guess what? That’s the key to changing your mindset! Let me give you all the tips for staying consistent, finding motivation and moving your body for reasons other than weightloss!

By Chloe Covent Garden London

I want to share more vegan food reviews this years, so what better way to start than By Chloe in Covent Garden! We visited at the end of 2018 during our mini trip to London and it was delicious, with one unexpected twist...

TRAVEL: Princes Street Suites Edinburgh

Hi everyone. I love reviewing hotels on the blog, so when we were asked to take part in a Kidsadvisor campaign with Princes Street Suites Edinburgh, we jumped at the chance.

What I got for Christmas

As most of you said that you would like to see a 'What I Got For Christmas' post, here it is. We didn't go crazy with gifts this year and some of these are from 'me to me' to be honest, as Scott and I just focus on the kids every year.

Why I joined and QUIT Slimming World

Trigger Warning - I am discussing Eating Disorders in this blog post!

I never ever in a million years expected to be writing this post. Firstly, because I have always been a bit confused about the principles of Slimming World, secondly... because when I was originally planning to write this post a few weeks ago, it was meant to be titled: 'I joined Slimming World'. Unfortunately, it just brought out the worst demons in me and I ended up relapsing pretty badly into an eating disorder I've suffered with since my early teens.

Lifestyle & Fitness Update

The title of this post might be slightly misleading, as my fitness levels at the moment are absolutely ridiculous, but I am trying to get back into a routine and here's a little update.

Pregnancy Update: 19-23 weeks

I am 23 weeks pregnant today and my bump is huge :) Which is great, as there is no confusion anymore. Still fat, but definitely visibly pregnant. I love having a round, firm bump and I love the way it looks in tight tops. We just came back from Poland and I am exhausted. Flying with a toddler while pregnant is hard work. He was well behaved on the plane, but the waiting and queues were a bit stressful. We met our beautiful niece and Zachary fell in love with her. He kept touching her little hands and kissing her face. Soooo cute!

Pregnancy Update: 17-19 weeks

I will probably start every update with the words 'I can't believe I am ... weeks', haha. Honestly... It feels like I just had my dating scan, but I am 19 weeks pregnant today! Whaaaat? My bump is growing and I can feel the baby move properly at least once/twice a day. It's just amazing and just as magical as the first time, although I have less time to think about it. Also... I am absolutely terrified of labour, because I now know what to expect. I don't think it can be worse than the last time though....

Pregnancy Update: 13-15 weeks

I can't believe I am almost 4 months pregnant! Just when I thought I was going to feel great for the next 6 months, me & Zachary got the flu (AGAIN!) and it was worse than ever! Apparently there are 4 different strains of flu around at the moment. Fab... I had fever for a couple of days, a bad cough, blocked sinuses and... wait for it.... conjunctivitis! Again, I caught it from Zachary, who brought it from nursery. I am sick of all the nursery germs! Grrrrrrrrrrr!!! He is going back on tomorrow, so I am worried that he will bring another disease home! It's hell!

Pregnancy Update: 13 weeks (bye, bye 1st trimester!)

I am now officially in my 2nd trimester and I can honestly feel a massive difference in the way I feel. My nausea is gone, I am not exhausted anymore, I am not ill and I am actually feeling great! Fingers crossed it continues to go smoothly for the next 6 months.

I am pregnant with baby No.2 :)

I couldn't be happier to finally share the news with you! I am 11 weeks pregnant with baby number 2 and keeping the secret since finding out right before Christmas was torture :) haha.

Non-Beauty Favourites/ What I've Been Up To

I feature my beauty favourites on the blog almost every month, but to be perfectly honest, I have even more 'non-beauty' favourites, especially food related ones :) haha. I also very rarely include lifestyle updates, so today's blog post is a mixture of both, plus a virgin mojito recipe I promised to share :)

Spring

I was pleasantly surprised when I first seen our back garden. It is full of beautiful flowers and other mysterious plants :) haha. I am planning to sort out a vegetable patch as well. I will let you know how it turns out. I am really looking forward to it.

I just noticed that I published two similar posts in the past: Autumn and Winter :)

I will definitely add a Summer one in June/July. It gives me an excuse to take more photos :)

Life #1

Every time I try to focus on writing more beauty posts, I end up adding the most random content :) haha

Well... This time I am sharing some photos I took in April and May. You might know that I moved house recently, so my life has been pretty hectic. The full process was really exhausting, but it is finally over and I love our new house :) I still have some unpacking to do, but it can wait.

White Leather iPad Cover + Gold Studs = Perfection

I have been looking for a perfect iPad cover for a long time. I bought a couple of different designs, but none of them stole my heart. When I was offered a chance to review a cover of my choice from www.mytrendyphone.co.uk , I spent a couple of hours browsing through all the options and I finally found The One!!!

Sneak peek of my dressing room / Jewellery Storage Ideas and some news

Hi everyone! I was planning to add this post in the morning, but my internet connection wasn't working :/

We are having some issues with the modem again. Anyway...

I hope you are having a lovely weekend. I just came back from a long walk with my baby boy and my sister. The weather is beautiful and I am really enjoying the sunshine and fresh air.

Photo diary: Valentine's Day Pretties :)

Hi everyone! It is never to late to share some pretty pictures. I took all of them on Valentine's Day.

You might have seen some snaps of all the gorgeous presents I received on Instagram and Vine.

It was a lovely day. I got beautiful flowers, chocolates and loads of makeup I have been dreaming about, including a Chanel blusher, Etude House blusher and lipstick and a YSL lipstick.

What? My blog is 1 YEAR OLD today? Yes it is!

My secret obsessions

COLLECTIVE AUTUMN HAUL

Hi everyone,

I bought loads of stuff in the past couple of weeks and decided to do a collective haul post :)

I actually got much more than this, but the post would be far too long with so many photos :)

I got some basics, like leggings, t-shirts and jumpers, including the two you can see in this post.

I also went a bit crazy with MAC and got 3 lipsticks and sculpting creams. (AMAZING!)

I got new eyeshadow palettes from MUA, Korres lip butters, Real techniques brushes, jewellery, candles and some other stuff. My most precious finds are a notebook and a chocolate tin with my favourite painting- Klimt's "The Kiss". The notebook is now my new blog planner and the tin will be a new home for my lip balms and lipglosses. I will list everything below with links to the stuff available online :)

Did you get anything recently? Are you tempted to buy anything I got?