#BlogLife689 - Chatty chicks watching flicks 12 - Bridgerton season 3

I wonder who the latest diamond will be? I wonder if Eloise and Penelope will reconcile any time soon?

I'm curious if Anthony and Kate have a baby? Or if Daphne and hubby are in this series?

How is Penelope and Colin's love going to blossom? Hmm so Colin has turned into a playboy, similar to the rest of them..

Awkward, Eloise isn't ready to make peace with Penelope, although she did save her from Cresceda's cruelty.

Where did the Featheringtons money come from? Ooh Penelope is hubby hunting to produce an heir that will take over the estate.

Out of the pink and green, I think the pink fabrics suited her better than citrus.

Whoa go Penelope, softer curls and the green dress looks stunning, hopefully she feels comfortable in her new appearance.

Especially with the attention she's bound to receive. Aww bless, take a breath, she is so nervous.

Colin couldn't take his eyes of Penelope as soon as she walked in, looking the most feminine she has ever appeared and actually smiling.

Eloise is trying to be less bookish and conform to everyone else's superficiality but she is bored senseless by it.

Oh I wonder if Penelope is going to end up being the diamond??

She finally confronted Colin, she's maybe his ego boost, she gives him, or gave him endless attention, when few did.

But she wants a relationship not friendship, although that will grow anyway.

She did overhear him saying in the last season, he would never date her.

At least now he will finally know she has always had a crush on him.

Hmm I think I was wrong, I still don't think Colin realises that she is infatuated with him and now he's going to help her with the hubby hunting by giving her charm lessons? Ha!!

#BlogLife688 - I got you covered

I officially give up on the tweezers, it's been two weeks and they seem lost in the post.

I requested a refund and bought two others, which I hope are the same type, will try and upload pictures so you can see the difference.

I can see why people are obsessed with these eggy muffin snacks, I can't taste the chicken rasher at all.

But the egg and the muffin baked in butteriness is divine. Such a simple meal 

Oh at the end I tasted the chicken rasher, ha, highly recommended. It was £3.90 in case you're obsessed with prices, as I am.

Oh my skin might be finally clearing up, it feels less bumpy and more smooth.

Good, I just checked my emails and they are processing my refund for Popeye's idiotic restaurant plus I will wait to hear back about the lost tweezers.

I'm not bothering with Popeye's in the future, not risking losing money, it's not worth it.

Maybe at some point Mama will join me if she's in the mood for it, at some point in the future.

But for right now, I am totally put off by the awful customer service.

I feel glorious, it was finally a cold enough morning so I could put on the blankie on almost full heat and soothe my bones and muscles.

It was akin to getting a full body massage, I feel so much better. The pain is gone, I feel looser and more relaxed.

But now the sun is out so I took it off and am just having an orange lolly and sugar free orangeade with lots of ice to dilute it.

If I can I'll probably do a whole Chatty Chicks on the new series of Bridgerton that's up supposedly tomorrow or the next day.

Apparently EE has been calling me, supposedly for an upgrade, I'm not sure when mine is due, I think I want another phone to last a few years.

I'm kinda smitten with the OnePlus so maybe I will see if I can negotiate to get another one, free or with a minor fee.

I don't use my phone that much, I should switch to Pay As You Go, but then no free phones....

I'm too stingy to pay hundreds of pounds when I can get one for free.

My favourite part is the negotiating when they try to do a hard sell thinking I am naive and will readily accept a poor offering, nopity, nope nope.

#BlogLife687 - First Popeye's experience in the UK

I'm curious about the KFC UK and Popeye's comparison. I think I read or heard or saw that our fried chicken is softer and the American one is more crispier...

I doubt I will make it for the breakfast eggy muffin, I think that stops around 11am?!

But the other thing I want to see is if they over batter the wings, it ruins the taste for me, I think because it's overcooked and tough.

It's local to me so I don't have to go out of my way to get it, but it's going to depend on how busy they are, if I can wait around to be served.

The pain has been building since the weekend or maybe just before and I don't want to make it worse.

Popeye's just opened so it's going to be a huge novelty gimmick and I'm not sure there is another fried chicken place in the immediate area..

I'll try to take some images for Twitter but it depends on how wrecked I am, when I get back indoors.

I also ponder if they use paper bags or easier to carry plastic ones, the paper ones will kill my hands.

I'll stop in at my favourite shop and pick up dessert or drinks, as they have huge sturdy bags.

Back home and it's been a disaster. I popped into Popeye's to get my order but I think it's self checkout only and I despise faffing around with machines, plus there were a few people queueing and by the time I got home it would be cold.

Luckily or so I thought, it was on Just Eat, I placed the order to try a bit of everything and have leftovers, a burger, some wings, some tenders and lastly the wrap.

I don't hear the bike or car specifically but the tracking says delivered and it isn't to my place, where I've given helpful address hints.

Just Eat doesn't have a number you can speak to anyone anymore which sucks.

I go online and request a complete refund and they say they will get back to me.

Whichever neighbour is dishonest enough to receive a free meal and not say, sorry wrong address, I didn't order this, is just horrible, I wouldn't do that.

Ugh, so much corruption in this world. I decided to just order from my sweet local cafe and they always know me and give me surplus too.

I'm too tired to move. Sorry I couldn't give you a review but I really did try.

The pain is still bad. The only positive note for today is that I finally got my Yash lip balm duo.

It has a hint of strawberries, is easy to squeeze out, it's like a creamy lotion, it's nice, I wiped it off so that I could munch and my mouth is still soft.

I'm not sure how effective it will be for the chapping but the initial sample is pleasant so I will update you later on in the month.

#BlogLife686 - Tickle your tastebuds

Sorry about the lack of BlogLife on Thursday. I feel like I'm stressed without being stressed, probably makes no sense but I feel agitated.

Casting that aside I bought some new things to try from Iceland. I don't know if I've tried these before, I don't think so..

But Cofresh were out of the normal bombay mix so I decided to try Shalimar's version for £1.20, 200g bag and it actually has cashews in it.

Wonderful plus is not excessively salty or peppery, it's lovely and understated. Although there isn't much, there are still a lot of peanuts contained inside.

I also got Pop and Pip still flavoured strawberry and raspberry 4x 330ml lil bottles for £1.50, they are sugar free and lightly deliciously flavoured but I actually thought they were sparkling, boo.

I also got the lemon and lime flavour but I haven't tried that yet. There was also Aquaroma 1 litre bottle for 75p which is good, I haven't tried that either.

The rest was Naked Thai sweet chilli egg noodles so I don't know if it's egg flavoured or made with eggs, not tried that version before, sounded interesting.

Plus Maggi Malaysian chicken noodles, not sampled this brand before, the reviews looked good, so I will see if it's yummy or not.

I haven't got a huge appetite at the moment, whether hormone related or weather, I'm just enjoying the orange lollies and ice poles mainly.

I did get some Frangipani almond cakes which I haven't had for years I don't think, they are lovely and soft.

Just tried the Aquaroma, that is great, enough citrus, not too sweet, no bitterness, it's no added sugar but contains sweeteners.

I haven't been too keen on Iceland's flavoured water range but good to check out new brands. Well, new to me.

Oh my, peeled the lid for the Naked noodles and instantly coughed, pepper just hit me in the face. Oof.

I drowned it in water and am cooking it for 6 minutes and then just going to leave it to set for a bit.

It's not strong, mildly spicy which is flavourful. A hint of eggyness, not recommended on a hot day but I would definitely get it again, it's a good fulling snack, that's seasoned properly.

I tried the Maggi noodles yesterday, it's tasty and soft but nothing special, just tastes like the others.

I would rather get the cheaper brands and save money.

#BlogLife685 - I'm not really here, still retreating

I can't work out earbuds at all. I was just on a call and have been using the newest earbuds sparingly for calls only..

But at the other end, she said it was a bad line and could hardly hear my words.

I switched to the old earbuds and she heard me so clearly. That's so weird, it should be the other way around.

She was saying the bills have switched to an automated online system, pffft they are fading out people, no wonder, there is hardly anyone about when I call up.

When it comes to paying bills, I would rather talk to someone and have peace of mind that it's paid, what if the online system crashes??

I've also got receipts emailed to me, to cover my bases, which is reassuring. I declined the offer.

I just had a lemon ice pole, it melted so quickly ha, my drink is already warm also.

At the moment I'm having this recurring daydream where I'm going through all the stages of a relationship, maybe my brain is hinting to write fiction.

Holy cow. Last night Chromebook had an update and I thought Oh No, what are they messing with now??

But they returned the flipping scrollbar in discord, I had to use my phone to move the page around, this is so much better.

Idiots!! At long last, they shouldn't have removed it in the first place, the youtube one still remains hidden and for most pages to see it, I still have to refresh the sodding page.

I'd doing a strange midweek mud mask as my face is horribly oily and bumpy at the moment, I hate when it's like this.

Even though I'm skipping periods, maybe it's hormonal? I just finished the last of the Dove moisturiser, it was ok, it smelled lovely but I don't feel it did anything special.

I'm going back to my Neutrogena. I was just thinking about food, nothing new there..

And how I'm taking a break from cheese and enjoying the free range eggs, apparently much healthier and high in nutrients.

Then I was thinking about the first time I tried sweet mustard. I was never keen on the regular sort, it seemed too spicy and strong for my liking.

I was in Iceland (the island) and I don't know if it was a bbq or we ordered them but I recall being in the kitchen, with the various condiments and I typically just reach for the ketchup but I wondered what this yellow bottle was.

Americany sweet mustard was the reply and it sounded horrifying to me but I was encouraged to try it and probably reluctantly maybe I smeared a tiny bit on the veggy, meat or chicken dogs.

I have no idea which sort they were but I think I liked them. In Canada I was introduced to Vienna sausages which I enjoyed at first and then went off, or maybe or was a different brand?

Anyway I don't know what the flavour was, as it was decades ago but I recall grabbing the bottle and spreading a heap of it on there, as it was unlike anything I had ever tried before.

I think there was a pink bottle too but the memory fades. This is all because of Popeyes and us becoming more Americany,

I remember going abroad and returning with a lip balm that four times as big as our slender ones and everyone was fascinated by it but I didn't really see the big deal about it.

#BlogLife684 - What was your favourite slush puppy?

I don't even recall all the flavours. I think the purple one was grape, not sure what the red one was.

I'm not even sure if I tried them all but the blue crushed ice syrup one, raspberry was my favourite, it was basically sugar water.

But refreshing on a hot summers day walking outside. I'm reminiscing because Mr Freeze just brought out the solely blue raspberry flavour of ice poles.

20x for £1.50 which is great value. It doesn't taste the same, which is a good thing as it contains way less sugar which is healthier but it's still delicious.

I don't know how but I still remember the taste from my childhood, maybe because it's associated with rare happy memories of having no responsibilities and just aimlessly walking or of exiting the pool from a glorious swim and craving a drink.

I don't even know what the cost was. I'm pretty sure there was no citrus flavours, otherwise that probably would have been a tie favourite. 

The weather is still crazy, warm, summy and cold. I'm still under the blankie but it's on low. 

Still no sign of my tweezers or lip balms unfortunately but the Bank Holiday delays everything.

I'm watching this cute lil min series Mrs Sidhu Investigates with Meera Syal about this widow who has these cute lil random chats with her deceased parents and hubby.

They had a range of series with elderly fems who were sharp minded and keen to assist the Police ha, this one is funny and lighthearted.

#BlogLife683 - Chatty chicks watching flicks 11 - Too Close To Home

Good afternoony :) How are you doing? I feel lighter and happier than I have in a long while.

I'm very bloated but there was no nausea so I'm just sipping ribena and I just had a glorious nap as I woke up early for the groceries.

Iceland had a new make of chicken samosa and chicken spring rolls. £4.50 each and 18 contained inside.

It's not bad as it will last me a while, I hope it's not too spicy though.

They are cooking at the moment, I figure 20 minutes should do it. For breakfast I cooked the chapati and cracked eggs on top and then put a chapati over it and it was delicious.

Next time I will just add some butter on the surface. Oh I am getting to like that Heinz sriracha sauce, it's very mild and I'm thinking maybe that spice will knock out this feverish feeling I'm going through.

I just finished the Delia White vitamin C face wash. It was slightly moisturising but I wouldn't recommend it for combination skin.

It did not remove or prevent blemishes, I kept breaking out and it did nothing to stop it.

Now I am using the Nivea hydra skin effect face gel and oh crikey the price.

I bought it on sale for £2.62 which is fine but the original price is £5.25, there is no way I would pay that for 150ml bottle.

The scent seems fine but generic, nothing I can place. It applies and rinses easily.

Afterwards my whole face felt smooth and deeply cleansed.

The Desime samosa and the spring roll and really spicy, it's not my type of taste, it could have done with more seasoning and less pepper.

I won't be buying it again, my face is all red and warm.

This should be a Chatty Chicks but I have to talk about the show Too Close To Home..

I like/hate it because of the trashyness of it. Season one, has mainly a white cast and I thought ok, that's different for a Tyler Perry show.

Then season two introduces black characters which made me laugh, why now??

Tyler's recurring theme is always abuse, so I was waiting for that but none seemed to occur until the end when the secrets were revealed and you think.......

Ahhh that's why you act like that. Three sisters, one is a drug addict, one is on the surface together, but chooses a bad brother instead of a good one.

The other has an affair with the President and is under his control but plays the victim too.

How do you go from brother to brother, sister to sister, there's no-one else you could fall in love with but your current/exes siblings??

Yuckity, that's what I mean by the trashyness of it. I wanna see how it ends though, who ends up with whom.

I want to like Brodie one of the brothers that is a love interest, he seems like a good guy but then he keeps flirting with them both and has slept with them both.

None of the males seem wholesome really and maybe that is what is missing.

If there are bad characters, there has to be equally good ones. You have to root for someone.

I think it was interesting when Bonnie broke up with Brodie and she said, You're too good for me, you're going to hurt me.

And he said I would never do that, you're distrustful because I treat you right, where my brother always harms you, yet you seem to prefer that and it's really messed up.

At this point in my life I wouldn't recognise a good guy either. I would question everything he said and did.

Why are you being nice? What are you after? Just hurry up and show your true colours so I can dump you etc etc.

I just think when you've experienced bad things and bad people, it's hard to be vulnerable and let someone in, to let them see you raw and unguarded.

I feel like Bonnie doesn't feel she deserves happiness, maybe a big part of it is guilt, that she couldn't protect herself and her sisters and just feels unclean and too damaged or like she will be judged.

The thought processes always fascinate me as a woman and as someone that has had a rough childhood.

Oh the last thing I wanted to add, which made me cringe so hard, was that one gay guy was involved in a hate crime that he didn't deserve but incited himself.

But luckily he was being taken care of by Brodie and his papa and instead of being grateful and respectful, he was disgustingly flirty.

To someone that didn't have to take you in and look after you and you're supposedly happily off the market, he did so much nonstop sleazy flirting.

Ick, I found that revolting. Luckily Brodie as uncomfortable as he was, took it with a pinch of salt.

Kinda reminded me of when I was trying to support females and they were inappropriately chatting me up, relentlessly, I felt so exploited.

Why is it so difficult to be faithful and respect people???

#BlogLife682 - Nandos give new meaning to the word Lazy!

I think every bone and muscle in my body is shattered. The pedicure and triple massage was delightful though.

He was very friendly and thorough, during the scrub and cream feet and leg massage and wasn't too rough but my body started stiffening up and now it's a lil tender.

Oh oops, I was wrong about Popeyes opening today, ha, it's tomorrow so hopefully at some point I will try out the cheese and egg muffin thingy majiggy, unless it's only served in the mornings, we shall see.

No sign of the lip balms yet, the tweezers haven't been despatched either, although I don't know if today's Postie has come and gone as it's only 2pm and yesterday I think he came at 3pm...

I feel really skittish around that barking dog/s still so I decided to crank up the music, it's giving me so much stress but even though I'm hurting my poor eardrums I didn't hear it bark/pseudo chase me.

Everyone seems to be mumbling today or maybe my ears have given up. When I went to get the veggy pakoras there wasn't much left and this was at 10.30am.

Wow they are popular! I was trying to ask him what time they made them and he just mumbled something I couldn't understand so I left it and just bought the remainder ha.

I split it with Mama and asked for the dip and maybe he gave me the remainder because there was about 5 or 6 in the bag lol.

But she loves it so will enjoy it or freeze it for another time. I also got some ladoos, gulabs for a nice dessert later.

Now onto the title. I don't think Mama has been to my local branch before, her one she said were very kind and accommodating to her needs.

Mine was a whole rude disaster area. I think the price was about £22 and I treated her because she, like me, isn't feeling the greatest.

Anyway, I ordered a grilled chicken pitta and a fanta, £8 for a small meal and a whopping £4 for the drink with free refills.

She wanted spicy rice, broccoli and wings so that must have been about £12.

I feel sorry that she couldn't enjoy her usual hot drink because there was a limited selection, ice tea and soft drinks.

We sat down, the waitress handed us one measly menu and said we had to come to the front to order.

Ummm are we at a drive through? Loads of waiters milling about and you can't take an order and bring drinks?

Ick! So we left our belongings vulnerable to thieves and traipsed to the front, at this point, we are both, famished and dead on our feet.

Then they want the bloody table number. We go back, find it out and then wait and wait.

She then directs us, vaguely pointing to a direction, the drinks are help yourself, somewhere over there.

That's my snapping point because I see nowhere that could be a drinks station so I bring the empty glasses back to the table, doing their crappy job for them.

And I start cursing because I'm frustrated and the pains building.

Mama mia actually discovered it and at that point, I wanted to punch all the staff in the face for being unfriendly, unhelpful and just LAZY!!!

Fast forward about 10-15 minutes later, where small portions arrive as seen on my Twitter @SleeplessScrib1.

The food was barely warm, the chicken was tough and overcooked, the lemon and herb marinade was tasty.

But I ate a quarter and left the rest, it did not appeal and was not worth the price.

If they continue with the shoddy service they will not survive at all.

I do not recommend them. I would rather the simple but warm cafe, which offers a complete service and the food is piping hot, even though the place is always packed!!

Nandos was more than half empty. Yet they couldn't be bothered to heat up the food?

They were prioritising home delivery orders instead of the restaurant ones.

I couldn't hate them more, if I tried!!! Disgusting!! I will not be returning!

I came home and straight away ordered my sushi, the guy was mumbling but because he was out of the ramune drinks, he gave me a complimentary cheesecake thingy.

It looks like a small pancake, I would have given it to Mama, she loves that kinda thing and I'm such a dope.

I forgot to walk with the bag with all her snacks ughhh. I really want the drinks but I don't have the energy to pop it open.

I'll probably leave the sushi for tomorrow and have the pakoras instead, they are better fresh.

I still find it insane that they sell out that quickly and don't make several batches, only one.

It is better fresh but aren't they cutting their profits and disappointing customers?

Maybe people don't buy the pakoras that much but rather the vast array of desserts?

Mama gave me some chicken samosas and maybe pasta I think.

Oops forgot to add this bit, I was waiting for them to come around and ask if we needed anything or how the meal was?

Never ever happened, they couldn't care less! I would have given them a piece of my mind, how do you like being served cold food???

Oh and there wasn't cutlery or napkins on the table either, Yeesh, why even have staff, if the customer does it all themselves??

Fetch this and that, wonderful for anyone ill, entering the establishment, wanting a rest and then finding out, you serve your bloody self with cold food!!!

#BlogLife681 - RGP cleaner manufacturers are sadists!

Song of the day - Poonam Singh - Hold On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3g5OMjXETg&list=PL_S79tzxwHpOjlynfkGbkx-UC99ltSAXW&index=66

It's been quite a morning, not that much nausea, but I went to clean my lenses and put them in and they have been burning for nearly half an hour, as some cleaner must have lingered.

Ugh, they still feel sensitive and burn slightly. Why do they have to make them so bloody strong? It's ridiculous how much they sting the eyes.

Woop I'm celebrating two months without a period. I'll probably come on this month but it's been heavenly.

That's how stressed I've been of late but I'm trying to get over it and actually just saying the words out loud yesterday to my acquaintance was incredibly satisfying.

I think it was the lack of pretence, that I usually offer up and this time I thought No, I'll come clean and say, there's a lot of personal angst at the moment.

She asked me if I was taking care of myself properly? I replied with a chuckle and said I was trying too...

I noticed that in the Market an old Poundland store is being replaced, they seemed popular, not sure how they went bankrupt?

Maybe it was the lack of personal service, they switched to the automated checkouts and to be honest, they put me off a lot.

Those things always fritz on me and it holds me up to wait for a person to assist me. I can't stand those machines.

Anyway, what is it being replaced with? A Popeyes restaurant. It's a big space so they can afford to not only offer a takeaway service but dine in also.

I've never been to one before and I think tomorrow is the grand opening and I wonder how much fanfare there will be.

There's normally a small fuss made when someone new arrives.

Not many businesses thrive there to be honest, except the banks and probably food services..

Although the place I really pine for is the bakery Percy Ingles, they did scrumptious cakes.

I guess depending on their prices, when it's viciously cutthroat, will be a factor on, if they survive.

It's really competitive, with Five Guys, Nandos, cheap cafes, Greggs and other places nearby offering reasonable-ish prices.

Plus there are a few KFC places scattered around and that has to be the main competition.

I wonder if there will be any vouchers or discounts for the first day?

I was looking at the menu and there is an egg and cheese muffin, that I have never tried, not even in McDonalds.

I always assumed it had a pork component to it. Actually I just realised there will probably be a huge crowd there and we are not the type to wait around.

I think the only time I did that was when the new Tmobile store opened and they did a raffle for prizes.

I wasn't lucky but it was a fun way to draw people in and I commend them for that.

I'm not sure if I'll wash my hair tomorrow, it's not greasy but it's completely flat.