Banana and Strawberry smoothie!!! xoxo

Ingredients: 1 banana sliced, 85g of fresh strawberries, hulled, 150g of natural yogurt. Method 1: Put the banana, strawberries into a food processor or blender and process for a few seconds until smooth. Method 2: Pour into glasses and serve immediately.  

Recipe and method from a collection of essential recopies xoxo

Achieve and maintain luscious lips with this simple guide! xoxo

I love my lips, they are one of my favourite features and because they are so important to me, I protect them. Our lips are prone to become dry in both warm and adverse weather conditions so it is important to shield them from the affects of good and bad weather. Exfoliating once a week will remove dead skin and help maintain soft, smooth lips. To exfoliate your lips you will need to mix sugar and a few drops of water until the mixture is at an applicable texture. Once this is complete cover your lips with the mixture and using a soft toothbrush; lightly brush your lips applying small circular motions. Once you are satisfied this is complete, splash a some cold water on your lips, to remove the remaining sugar; then rub a coat of Vaseline on your lips to lock in the moisture.

Now that you have completed the exfoliation process you need to maintain your lips so they stay soft and smooth. To do this you will need to apply a thick coat of Vaseline before you go to bed at night, this is important because the Vaseline will moisturise your lips while you sleep. Further to this when you wake up in the morning gently wipe away any excess Vaseline. After brushing your teeth splash your lips with cold water and apply a coat of Vaseline to your lips to lock in moisture.

Important

It is important you use a soft toothbrush, using a medium of hard toothbrush is too harsh for your lips and can result in your lips being permanently discoloured.

Try not to lick your lips, instead apply Vaseline or a lip balm if you think they are becoming dry. Licking your lips does not apply moisture to your lips it dries then out.

Drinking lots of water is a good way to improve your digestion, stay healthy and make your lips look plumper and smoother

xoxo

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Pick & Mix xoxo

Pick and mix is a feel good task I created. It is simple and consists of all the things you love because you will be the author of your own ‘pick & mix’. 

What you will need... 

o   A container including lid. (A small food container would be perfect)

o   One sticky label or an A4 piece of paper torn in half and cello tape if you are not using a sticky label.

o    A marker pen – colour of your choice o   A notepad or 10 – 20 sheets of paper lined or unlined.

o   A biro o   A quite place, somewhere you will be uninterrupted for an hour or two.

Now that you have all your bits and pieces this is what you need to do...

o   Using your marker pen, write ‘Things that make me happy/ things I love to do’ on your label.

o   Stick your label to your box.

o   Now it’s time to fill your box. Using your biro take your note pad or pieces of paper and write all the things you love or like to do, things that make you happy and make you feel good and why! After you have written each thing rip it from the paper fold it up and place in your box. Fold it so you can’t see what is written on the paper. Continue to repeat this until your can’t think of anything else.

Here are some examples of things I have written and placed in my box;

o   Washing my hair in a hot shower, I love the feeling of the water... From the ends of my hair to the soles of my feet; it’s amazing.  

o   Bands/ solo artists/ open mic/spoken word in small intimate venueso   Black Jacko   Watching old school movies e.g. Grease, Brewster’s Millions, Dirty Dancing, Pretty woman, Rain man, Boomerang, When a man loves a woman etc

o   Eating and drinking cocktails at well established restaurants o   Painting my nails, red, nude, aluminous pink and French manicure on my natural nails... I like them short and squared

o   A candle lit bubble bath, it relaxes me and gives me time to stop and think.

o   Going to a far away island where the weather is hot the sea is clear blue, the people are welcoming and the food is good.

o   Having ladies nights in, food drinks, games and movies.

Once you have exhausted your feel good options mix up your pick & mix and put the lid on it, or dive in and find out what exciting thing awaits you...

On a regular basis I go to my pick & mix box. I shake it about and pick two or three this to do that day, the best thing about it is a automatically know I am going to love it because it’s made up of things I love to do and make me feel good. Get it? The purpose of pick & mix is for you to enjoy the quality time you spend with yourself and the time you spend with your friends, it’s a place to go for inspiration, variety in your weekend/ lifestyle.
 

What are you waiting for? Have a go!!!!I hope you are inspired xoxo