Easter Goodies & Lent Update :)

My family isn't religious, so for us, Easter is just a time to spend together and have fun. I am allergic to chocolate so over the last three years my mum has given me some sweets instead, however, this year she decided to do something different.

As kids get older, the anticipation and excitement of Easter fades. When I was younger, my brother and I could barely sleep the night before, knowing that in the morning there would be Easter eggs and an Easter egg hunt waiting for us. We would spend the day visiting family and friends ending the day with a takeaway dinner and watching a movie together. Since my brother turned about fourteen or fifteen (he is seventeen now) we have barely done any of the Easter activities we used too. This year my dad was working away and it would literally have been a case of wake up, see what goodies we where given and get on with our day. I didn't want that to happen this year. I went out and bought my mum a necklace and a giant Ferrero Rocher - as a change from the normal Easter egg - because she never really expects anything special for Easter. On Easter morning I came downstairs to the goodies shown above. My mum had definitely surprised me with Golden Cinnamon & Cherry Pop Tarts, a selection of the cutest, most adorable lollies ever, Haribo gummy sweets, heels from New Look and the outfit consisting of a pair of orange, brown and cream patterned, flowy, chiffon shorts and a cream crop top with subtle floral detailing, both from H&M. When my mum first told me that this Easter she was going to do something different, I told her not to spend much money, as it was only Easter. She has gotten good a the bargain finding because the shoes where £7 and the shorts and top where £5 each. I am very grateful for the gifts my mum purchased and I'm sure she liked the ones I picked for her because the Ferrero Rocher was demolished within a few days and she has worn the necklace on many occasions since. My brother didn't want to do anything the rest of the day so he stayed home whilst a lemon tea and minestrone soup was enjoyed by me and mum at a local cafe. 

I know some people don't understand why I participate in Lent if I am not religious in anyway and I don't mean to offend anybody as I just do it as a personal challenge. The past few years I have found the challenge easy despite giving up a substantial amount of things. This year I decided to give up bread in addition to other items. I have done a previous blog post explaining all about my challenge so if you want to know a little more you should read it. I would love to say that I found this years Lent a challenge, however, I did not. I found it pretty easy which might be surprising to some but I guess everybody is different. Maybe next year I will find something that will challenge me.

Thanks for reading about my Easter and how I got on with my Lent challenge. As I have said before, I am finished university until September now so I can and will be dedicating a lot more time to blogging so please follow my blog xxx

March Favourites :)

I'll be honest I did not think I had many favourites for March but I have managed to come up with a few and they areal completely different.

I am the stereotypical Scottish person with pale skin and Auburn hair so when spring begins to creep in I start to use blush products a lot more to give the illusion that I do have a bit of colour in my cheeks. The product that I have been liking a lot is very inexpensive at £3.99 from h&m called Dazzling Peach. I've found a lot of blush products to be too pink toned for me but this product allows me to have a delicate tone to my cheeks. Another problem i tend to have with my skin is dryness and the occasional break out especially when I have been ill. Two products I had lying around that i decided to use up are the Simple Deep Cleanse Face Mask and the Neal's Yard Remedy Power Berry Daily Moisture. The Simple Face Mask has reduced my break outs and leaves my skin feeling refreshed after use, I have been using this product 2-3 times a week. The Power Berry Daily Moisture was a sample given to me a while back that I thought I would try and I love it. My skin is sensitive so I mainly stick to Nivea and Simple products but this product gives my skin such a moisture boost, smells nice and doesn't leave my skin sticky which a lot of products do so I will definitely be repurchasing this item. The Cranberry and Cinnamon Soap is in my favourites simply because the smell reminds me of Christmas time.

Despite suffering from hayfever, I do really like flowers especially during Spring and Summer time. With the weather slowly getting better in Scotland I've begun to see the daffodils and tulips spring up in local parks and gardens around my town. I don't have enough space in my bedroom to have a vase for flowers but my mum does like to have flowers in our conservatory as long as she doesn't need to tend to them. So as long as I arrange, water and discard them when they die, we can have a new bunch of flowers in our conservatory every week or so. Another perk to the weather improving is not having to go outside in three or four layers of clothing for a 30 minute walk or jog with the dogs. I love going for walks when the weather is good and I have recently started running outside since I am no longer at university to use the gym and I really can't complain with some of the views around my town.

Thanks for reading my March favourites, I will be posting a lot more on my blog over the next few months as I have completed my second year of university (minus 1 exam) and don't start my 3rd year until September so keep an eye out xxx