I'm Moving

I have loved this host for many, many years however it's time to move on.

I will be now on https://www.fillingthelifetank.com/.

Sadly old posts can't be exported but hey it's cool.

Nothing has changed just the location. Hope you guys check it too.

Thank you for visiting this page.

xxx

Beautiful Books

I'm obsessed. Can we just take a moment to admire how beautiful these looks? Surely other bookworms out there would not resist getting their hands on these? How can you see this, say "Nah!" and move away? I bet not.

Books are beautiful.

Outdoors for a Day

It just dawned on me that Iya might grow up not used to the great outdoors. You see where we are, we don't have a garden and neighbourhood's ratio of trees or plants for that matter against building, cars and people is just disproportionate. Aside from the park we haven't been really around trees. Saying that I am not the outdoorsy type myself, I am more of book-tv type of person. We reckon if we want her to at least have a taste of the outdoors we have to literally push our butts out and just go for it. So for the first time ever we went for a walk in the woods.

 How she loved it. She walked non stop for most of the hour. She just couldn't get enough of the open space, running, crawling, and climbing. She even fell on a rabbit hole and didn't even flinch. 

It was warm and sunny and if it was just up to me I wouldn't go out, let alone without an umbrella. But since we "have to", off we go. We went to Epping Forest. It was our first time going there though we have passed through it countless times. It was full of trails and is well looked after. It is really amazing to find something this kind which makes you feel away from it all yet only being less than an hour away from the city. It was the literal walk in the woods with sunlight through trees, squirrels running, birds, swamp, snail, horse, dogs, breeze on the trees, glades, damp moss, twigs, and dried leaves. 

Got stuck trying to convince the toddler, no it's not a pool. 

5 seconds before the toddler ran after the horse. 

We once saw this church when it was foggy, grey and damp. I kid you not, it was both creepy and beautiful. 

The Church of Holy Innocents.

Me: "Look it's a..." 

Iya: "Not interested!" 

Iya: "Can we go?"

And just on the fringe of it, is a wide open space that is a little bit inclined that gives you a view of the city. It is mild enough though that a toddler can run down without rolling. Being surrounded by trees it gives quick and easy respite from the sun should it gets too hot. And there's a pub too. It was very nice.

 The mandatory catch me if you can.

Next time we heed the charm of the outdoors we know where to go. 

Safe to say we would be back.

xxx

3 FAVOURITES: June & July

After skipping months of this "favourites" post I reckon I could pick up again and start with these past two months lists. So here goes..

1. Waitrose White Chocolate with Matcha Tea Pistachio 

I haven't met anyone yet who doesn't like green tea KitKat. Its just expensive and hard to get by in the UK. So when I stumble with this in Waitrose I was totally enamoured. Think Alpine White Chocolate with a sprinkling on Matcha. Yum. 

Disclaimer: I think this was released for a limited time as part of their seasonal range. 

2. Bath and Body Works Japanese Cherry Blossom 3-Wick Candle

Ok this one is a surprise. This is one of my very first Bath and Body Works Candle as its not available here other than online, and I must say it is lovely. This was a personal recommendation  and a gift from a dearest friend and I couldn't thank her enough. The burning time is impressive as I have been using it every time the sun's out which by this country's standard is quite a bit. I suppose it lasted long as it fragranced the room after just a short while of burning.  

3. Bickiepegs Teething Biscuits For Babies

I actually found this stuff a little bit too late if I'll be honest. This was given to me by a friend as a gift to little one. Typical me I didn't bother to read the leaflet included so I gave it to LO without a second thought. And she just loves it. She gnawed on it the whole time we went for a long trip. However I soon found out that it is not actively advised to be given to kids with teeth. Uh-oh. Oh well she loves it as so do I then.

4. Tom Ford Lipstick - Cary

I love lipsticks as much as the next girl. So when I came across this beauty I was totally blown away. It is such an easy colour to wear and perfect for everyday use if you want. I mean considering its price tag I would be inclined to use it as such just to get much use out of it. It is currently out of stock just to prove my point. It is a very nice colour with a texture to die for.

5. Kiehl's Lip Balm #1

I swear by this. Every year without fail come autumn till spring my lips would get very dry that without any intervention would lead to cracking, darkening and peeling. Its not very nice to have a horrid looking lips but the pain just knocks you off. Having a raw lips is not ideal when its freezing or windy outside. I have used lots of balm and nothing worked for me better than this. Considering I am not a lip balm person this is actually my third tube. Very moisturising and light. Bonus for this mint one as it has a cooling tingly feel to it when applied.

6. Dulce de Leche Teacakes

As for my last favourite to round up these past two months its gonna be this sweets. Give I love dulce de leche already these teacakes are moorish. I like it better than the dulce de leche biscuits it came with in the range. I wouldn't commend its packaging or how it was filled but this is a hit at home.

XXX

3 Favourites: March & April

As this is a long overdue post I will be doing both March and April. But let me just take this time to say (again?!) where did the time go? Its almost halfway of 2016. As much as I love how things are moving it also never fails to scare me. Oh well.

Anyway here are the items I can't seem to get enough of this past months.

1. Flahavan's Multi Seed Porridge.

Every BFing site I ever visited while looking for ways to increase milk supply the number one thing they always say is to have porridge everyday. Every single day. I have tried quite a bit of different kinds of porridge just for variety sake but since I tried this, I haven't looked back. I especially like the seeds. It has sunflower, flax, pumpkin and hemp seeds which gives it extra flavour and texture. I am not even sure if these seeds are baby friendly but when I weaned my little one and gave her this porridge she loved it right away. Safe to say were both hooked.

2. Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm

I don't regularly wear make up and if I do I pretty much rely on eyeliner and mascara. Most make up remover however are not eye area friendly which means you have to have another separate product to remove just that. For a lazy me is just too much. Which makes this product a winner for me. It take everything off even that cheeky waterproof mascara in one go. It doesn't dry my skin thank God, rather I like how smooth it feels once the balm melts into silky oil. 

3. Boba Air Baby Carrier

Now that my little one is bigger I seem to be more keen in "carrying" her around than I ever did. I didn't get the hang of baby wrap and I wasn't too impressed with our first baby carrier hence I just didn't bother. But when the prospect of travelling loomed, I caved in. I had to find something very portable and light weight. Easy to use and light fabric. Perfect for tropical holidays. 

4. Soap and Glory The Fab Pore

The product claims to unclogged pores (which it does) and minimise them (not so much for me I'm afraid). It has microbeads which is nice when used as an exfoliator, but what really gets me is the tingly refreshing feeling it gives when in used. Relaxes me straight away.

5. Pantene Age Defy Shampoo and Conditioner

I have been using Pantene for years and years and always the Green Smooth and Silky variety. Always. But just on a whim I decided to try this nice looking line. I didn't notice much difference really until about a couple of weeks of use when Reg commented out of nowhere how my hair looks nice. A few days later another mom from the baby center asked what shampoo I've been using. That convinced me, this stuff is working.

6. Mr Noodles Chicken Kimchee Noodles

This product is toxic, in a good way mind you. I just can't stop eating. I for one already love kimchee but not much of cup noodles. But when we found this in Costco and tried it, we can't just get enough. This is our third box and no signs of slowing down. Since I am BFing I am trying to cut down but whenever I need to have comfort food or just have a fun naughty break from the veggies then this is my go to snack.

XXX