Lush

Seriously, can this shop get any better! For real, im more in love with it now!
Went in today (had some money that i'd made from painting so thought i'd treat myself seeing as Lee's gone away for the weekend) and got ambushed by a tall, very camp chinese man. Thought "oh here we go. He's gonna shove loadsa products that i dont want in my face and i'll be scared and buy them".....geez, was i taught a lesson in judging books by covers!!! He was so nice!!!! Literally threw loads of free stuff at me! There were loads of offers, but no signs up or anything!!!! I spent €15 and ended up with about €50 worth of stuff!!!!
Then when i went to the till with my basket of mostly-free goodies the woman at the till told me to buy something else in the skin care range and i'd get ANOTHER gift box of free stuff cos i'd already bought a skin care product!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So picked up a toner for €5 and got a box of free stuff worth €20!!!
Got home and sniffed my heart out as i unloaded my laden bag and gazed at my loot in all it's glory!! Guess who's soaking in the bath tonight!

Motto;
When going into Lush always ask the assistant to tell you about offers!

The Trials and Tribulations of Poo........

....why oh why do so many people think it's ok to let their smelly little canines crap all over the pavement!!!! The pavement that is there for WALKING on!

The school runs are a constant struggle...a slalom race through a unending obstacle course of varying plops! Kids just dont look where they're going! My life would be so much easier if people would just be responsible for their pets...would you let your child whip down it's pant and poo all over the pavement (dont even answer that)? NO!! So why let your beloved furry family member do it!?

'Mind the poo', 'mind the poo', 'mind the poo' - the words i find myself saying constantly to the kids...one of whom would step in a dump even if it was hidden in a football field (clumsy clot). Im sick of saving the kids from the certain doom of stepping on a turd while winding the buggy through the foul stuff!!! I dont want smears all over my floor thank you very much.

Then the horror of all horrors. Bobi decided to sit on a little wall....cue me grabbing her in disgust. THERE WAS A DOG POO ON THE WALL!! ON THE WALL!! How the hell does a dog poo on a wall! Surely that's just physically impossible...obviously not!

CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR PET... The next dog i see crapping all over the WALK-way, im gonna kick up the butt and push that plop back where it can from....or so help me!!! (a little Monsters Inc sort-of reference there), then im gonna kick it's owner in the butt!!! If i wanted to have the worries of dog-fouling i would get myself a dog!

If poop-avoidance were an olympic sport guess who'd win first prize!!?

Slumdog Millionaire

We went to see Slumdog Millionaire last night. I thought it was going to be good because of all the awards it has already won, but was a bit dubious about it all because sometimes films win random awards from the 'pros' when the normal people can't understand the decisions ie, There Will Be Blood won loads of awards and it was the biggest pile of crud i have EVER seen!!!!!!!!!
But i can honestly say that Slumdog Millionaire deserves every award it has won and will win!!!! It is the most amazingly beautiful film i have ever seen. The story is brilliant, completely original and not what i expected. The filming is so perfect - colours, details, grainy, intense, fast, graphic. The actors are so talented (can't believe how good Skins fella is!). The music is brilliant (soooo downloading some). And the child actors are the most beautiful children! Even the credits are magic.
This is definately one of my favourite films! It's tragic, but happy. There's no sleeze, nudeness, unneccessary violence or swearing. It's thought provoking but not too intense. It's just beautiful.

Sexy Chunky Humus...

...here's my little recipe for simple humus.

• Chick peas - Out of a tin. Wack em in a bowl and mash the hell out of them with a fork. (you can stick them in a food processor but i like a bit of chunk).
• Lemon Juice - Splash it in. I put loads in cos im addicted to the stuff.
• Garlic - Chop it in to titchy little bits (you can crush it but i again i like a little bit of chunk).
• Cumin - A few pinches.
• Salt and pepper - Loads. Do it.
• Chilli - If you fancy a little extra kick stick a few of these in! Love it!

And that's end of our lesson today children.

Stuff...

We took Bobi to her first pantomine on Sunday (Cinderella)! The man in our local Centra had some tickets and he just randomly gave us 4!!! (touch wood...our luck seems to having a good run at the moment!) Because Bobs is 2 she didn't need a ticket so we took Jess and Ambi too! Had such a cool time! Was proper traditional...ugly sisters, singing, dancing, sweets slung into the audience, booing and hissing and lots of 'he's behind you's going on! Bobi had so much fun, clapping and dancing around...think she loved messing about on the flipping up chair most!! We had the front row of the Dress Circle and there was no one sitting next to us so she had a great time legging it up and down during the interval!

Today we went for a walk up the canal after we collected Charlie. The weather was lovely and shiny but freezing!!! So it was gloves, coats, tights, hats and lots of running!!! Dont mind the cold as long as there's no ugly rain!!!

Charlie and Bobs had great fun throwing stones into the water. There are lots of ducks around now and the 2 swans are back!!! Hopefully that means we'll have lots more babies come the summer!! Woohoo!!!

Va Va Voom

Errrrr....excuse me!! I have a car!!! Yep, it's so pretty!!!

A 3 door silver Vauxall Astra!!! It's my very own car!

Booked my theory test last night...got it next Tuesday so better get revising my road signs and all that!! The signs are actually quite easy...it's all the other malarky! Ooooooooooooo...can't wait to get my licence and voom all over the place!!!

Top Ten of Face Stuff....

Here's my top 10 of stuff i put on my face...not really in any particular order cos it's too hard to decide which i like best!! :P

10 - Avon Anew lippy. Meant for older people but it's like cream...smooths on like a fitty and plumps to the max! Never leaves my lips dry and the colours are wicked!!!

9 - Smashbox O-Glow. Amazing! Funky little clear gel that you put on your cheeks and it turns pink...giving you a pretty little pink glow!

8 - Bourjois Lip Tint. Love this...turns your lips a sexy colour that stays for ages...love the pink best!!!

7- Avon Glimmersticks Eyeliner. Im not really mad into doing stuff with my eyes but these are cool. They are creamy and easy to apply and have a nice dark colour. Plus they're windy ones so no sharpening malarky! Always a winner!!! Whoop!



6- Avon Magix. Poifect! Foundation but without the colour. Very cool! Goes on really easily (wack it on with my fingers!!!) and makes my skin feel smooth and scrummy.

5- Rimmel Moisturizing Lipstick. The red one. Such a cool colour...very Land Girlesque. Only one problem is that i dont find it very moisturizing but what ya gonna do! Beauty has it's price!

4- Bourjois Bronzer. Not only does this have amazing packaging (like a bar of chocolate) and brushes on lovely and not too dark...but it smells amazing!!!!!!! and it has slight simmery bits! What more could you want!!!

3 - Lush 'Breath Of Fresh Air' toner. Made with actual real sea water. That alone is amazing! But it smells really fresh and makes my skin feel cool and clean! Love using it....quick spritz and away ya go!

2 - Lush 'Soft Touch' Butter. Even though this is a hand moisturiser i use it sparingly on my face and it makes me feel all smooth. Give the bar a quick rub around my hands to warm it up and melty. Rub my hands together to spread it all out. Let it sink into my hands. Then gently rub my face to get put any residue on it...kapow! FIT!! I use it at night cos it can look a bit greasey and shiny...by morning it's perfect!!

1 - Angels On Bare Skin. Lush cleanser, amazing!! My new definate number one must have!!! Im not completely mad about the smell... i prefer creamy, vanilla-esque smells to fresh, vegetabley ones but this is lovely and moisturizing, full of exfoliating bits and leaves my face AMAZING! Definately using this FOREVER!!!