These Past Seven Days (8)

Last week was pretty eventful! I spent the week working, gyming and eating. in the words of Geordie Shore #standard.

Here's some shots I took on my iPhone to sum up my week.

1. The Plymouth Wheel
2. French manicure time
3. Paleo oatmeal (recipe below!)
4. Giant bed!
5. Rose gold obsession (H&M rocks!)
6. Workout of the day
7. Starry B'z Friday treat
8. Winnie visits The Fisher's

I hope you all had a great week! What did you get up to?

Part- Time Paleo (2)

No-Oatmeal

I love Friday nights. My work week is done and I am excited for me weekend ahead, this one especially because its a Bank Holiday (skips with Joy!). On Friday night I decided to do some food prep to get me back on the paleo track.

The one food item I am missing the most is my porridge/ oatmeal breakfast, so when I saw TuesdaysMom (Instagram) posted a snap of a Paleo Oatmeal I had to try it.

On Friday night I chose to make my own apple sauce as I had a lot of apples on the way out and did not fancy scouring the supermarket for unsweetened stuff. I googled away and found a very simple 'how-to' recipe.

1. Core and Quarter 4-6 small apples of your choice
2. Boil in 2 cups of water for ten minutes (skin will wrinkle, apples will soften)
3. Add a teaspoon of cinnamon and vanilla extract to your softened apples
4. Return to the heat, and gently simmer (lid off) for a further thirty minutes.
5. Mash or food process the mixture, et voila!
6. Store the apple sauce in the fridge, add to yogurt, ice cream, scrambled eggs or make my No-Oatmeal!

No-Oatmeal Breakfast (see what I did there?!)

Basic Ingredients- measurements can vary depending on consistency, taste you prefer.
Unsweetened Apple Sauce (4 tablespoons)
Almond Butter (1-2 tablespoons)
Unsweetened Almond/ Coconut Milk (1-2 tablespoons)

My creative additions- try any fruit/ nut/ seed combo you like.
Half a Banana
Handful of Pecans
Sprinkle of Cinnamon

1. Heat on low all the basic ingredients above until binded seamlessly.
2. Poor into your breakfast bowl and sprinkle with creative additions.
3. Consume.

Picture from Instagram LizFish1

Now give yourself and pat on the back for staying committed and living a healthy lifestyle! What are my fellow Paleo Warriors eating today??

Liz xxx






















Now give yourself a tap on the back for staying focused and living a healthy lifestyle! Hope you enjoyed this post! What are my fellow 'Paleo Warriors' eating today??

Liz xxx

NOTD: Classic French Manicure

I'm not typically a French Mani lover, ruined by WAG's in the late nought-ies, I fell out of love with this classic, neat design. After a recent rekindling with the French Pedi a week ago, I decided to treat the talons.

This look is great for work, special events and when you are flabbergasted by the sheer amount of varnishes in your collection.

To create my perfect French, I use the following- Seche Vite retain base coat, OPI Bubble Bath, Salon Systems White Polish and Seche Vite Top Coat.

What do you think? Tres chic OR WAG- tastic?

Magik Mud

I love mud masks! Even as my skin gets slightly dryer as I age (terrifying I know!), I still love the deep cleansing and skin purifying action of clay masks.

My current weekly mask treat comes from Dead Sea Spa. I trained in this brand at University and fell in live with their company ethos. The Dead Sea Spa Epsom-like salts are amazing in. Hot bath before bed, but my favourite product from them is the Mud Mask.

I cleanse my skin thoroughly and once a week apply a thick layer of this musk all over my skin. I let it work it's "Magik" (see what I did there?) until fully dry, then runs with warm water and facial sponges.

Et voila! Clear, clean, clarified skin.

I purchased the Dead Sea Spa Magik Mud Mask from Holland and Barrett. The mask retails for £7.99 for 75mls and contains active ingredients like Harmonised waterTM, dead sea mud, kaolin and glycerin.

What's your favourite mud/ clay mask?

Essie Summer 2012 Mini Collection

Yes... I'm harping on about this again (I originally wrote about it on my payday wish list post!).

Now, I love the shades- but the longevity of Essie varnishes sucks on my nails. Now matter what I do, I am guaranteed chips by day 2, and this is not acceptable. I always am faithful to my Seche Vite bad and top coat, so let me know whether you have more luck with differing base and top coats.

Now onto the good stuff! I adore these summer time soft shades. They paint on like a dream- smooth, creamy and opaque. My favourite of all is Bikini So Teeny, a beautiful cornflower blue, but the hot pink of Off The Shoulder is a close second.

What do you think of Bikini So Teeny!? How do you find the lasting power of Essie varnishes? Let me know!

This mini 4 set retails for approx £12.00 and I purchased mine from Bentalls department store.

Bourjois Magic Nail Varnish Remover

This is an absolute life saver. Monday morning, and my nail varnish which I hastily applied on Saturday might has chipped *BEAUTY DISASTER*.

Thankfully I spotted this in my lunch time pilgrimage to Superdrug.

It works like a dream, and at £4.99 it's a small price to pay to keep your grooming reputation in tact.