Motivational and Inspirational #1 | A rosy outlook

Hello!

While I was reading through Louise's Blog (sprinkle of glitter), I was thinking, what a lovely idea 'Motivational Mondays' is. I thought I would create my own series similar to her's, because I love the concept and everybody loves a bit of motivation to start the week, right? 

My first piece of advice is:

Have a rosy outlook

Or in other words, have a positive attitude, see the good in things and not the bad, try and make things you do more enjoyable and don't be so negative.

So, if you are faced with a challenging task, think you can do it and your halfway there.

If you try and think positive, the outcomes will most likely be positive. Don't just sit there sulking and wait for you life to get better... because it won't. Just a small effort to see the better side of things can make all the difference!

Writing this has already made me think more about how I can enjoy myself. I hope this has for you too.

bye x

LUSH space girl and Christmas penguin | Review

Lush: a bath lover's heaven!

I usually have showers because they take less time, it is easier to wash my hair and uses less water, therefore saving you money on your water bill. When in need of some relaxation time though, a bath is perfect. I mean, you could just get into the warm water and leave it at that, but when I do have time to 'pamper' myself, it might as well smell nice, not to mention the other amazing things Lush products do. I have here just a little review of 2 products I have recently used.

Can I just point out, as with any other reviews I do, I have purchased the products myself and my opinions will be fair and truthful. If I am sponsored/send the items I will clearly state this at the beginning.

SPACE GIRL -£2.25

What Lush say: Once you drop this into your bath, Space Girl crackles with space dust (popping candy) as it spins around your orbit, restoring your good cheer.  Grapefruit oil is refreshing and uplifting for the mood, clarifying and toning the skin, while bergamot makes you feel relaxed and mildly euphoric.

Space girl is a lovely purple-y blue bath ballistic and, as you can see, turned my bath water a deep purple. The scent to me, is a kind of soapy scent if that makes any sense at all, which is weird because Lush say 'sweet and fruity'. To me, it is not exotic or spicy, just clean and soap like which I love! It has beautiful phosphorant glitter, and I admit I just stared at the water admiring it! Inside there is popping candy which was a surprise to me but I thought it finished off the bath bomb in space sort of way! I will definitely repurchase this, smells nice, cheap compared to some of their other bath ballistics and a lovely bath came out of it:)

CHRISTMAS PENGUIN - £2.95

This cute little guy is, sadly, only around in the festive time of year (hence the name) and that explains why they have taken it off the website. This means I can't tell 'what Lush say' and I had to guess the price, but I am pretty sure it is correct! Anyway, with this product, you have to take a chunk of it and crumble it in your hands, then crumble it under running water and it produces bubbles! The scent to me, similar to Space Girl, is clean and soap like! This could be because I had a blocked nose when i used them, or I just don't have the knack of picking up scents and describing them (probably the second one)! I really like the scent and it gave me a fair amount of bubbles. I very much like this little cutie!

Sorry for the amateur (and slightly bad quality) photos, I am not trained in photography, nor do I own an amazing camera so bear with me! And i'd like to know...

Do you have any similar favourites?

New Year's Inspiration

Here we are, a few days into the new year and we are busy preparing ourselves for a year ahead of work, and of course, making those hopeful resolutions that, ya know, might get completed!

 This year i'm feeling very motivated and i decided i was going to try a different approach. I thought, if I just gave myself simple goals every month, I might have more of a chance of reaching them!

I haven't finished deciding all of my goals but if you want some ideas, here you go:

HEALTHY LIVING GOALS

- Do a 30 day fitness challenge and complete it  (just type it in on google images and try one of those!)

- For 2 days a week have no sweet/sugary things.

- If you get a bus to work, get off the bus a few stops earlier, and walk home for the whole month.

- Go for at least one 30 minute run, every week.

LEISURELY GOALS

- Read (4) books a month/one a week.

- Learn some new stuff. Get yourself on a short course (e.g. Crafts) instead of sitting on the internet so much.

- Blog a wider variety of topics for a month and see if it broadens you mind.

- Spend a maximum of (£10) a month on luxury items (e.g. Cosmetics) 

Sorry for a lengthy-ish post but I hope you found it either helpful or just interesting!

What are your new year's resolutions/goals?