#BlogLife1138 - Rainy day Solero

I was not expecting that. I just cooked the puff pastry steak and cheese bake..

I'm so glad it wasn't overly cheesy, just a tiny amount and it was really nicely seasoned.

Very tasty. The older I've gotten big chunks of meat, turn my stomach, but these were small.

I'm glad I tried it. It was steaky, but not unpleasant. I would get that once in a while, quick and easy.

The knock off Magnum ice cream almond lollies, are divine, very creamy, tasty, ample size.

I miss my lollies lol. Oh and I'm not sure if it was new but for the same price as I usually pay..

They had southern fried fries. It's quite nice actually but the cooking is weird, some were perfect after maybe 18 minutes..

Some needed a bit more but then my appliance is so old, that could be the cause.

At least with chunky chips after 25 minutes they are all crispy. This weeks breakfast is probably going to be..

Cheesy toast, baked beans and if I can be bothered, sliced chicken meatballs, which are yum.

I'm trying to make heartier meals. I should eat more fish and not just salmon and cod, come on woman..

Expand. I'm thinking about mackerel. I don't think I've had that and sardines I had a lot when I was younger so as an adult, steered clear.

The taste wasn't bad. It was the repetitiveness. These would be good on crackers or toast or even fishy bagels..

I just felt a bit wimpy about seeing eyes, but they are headless, phew, an option is boneless too, which I would opt for...

I choke way too easily.. Pity Iceland doesn't sell kippers, those are lovely.

I forgot about that, another £10 is waiting to clear, cashback on my card.

I have to be sure to request it before the end of the month, otherwise it expires.

It's wonderfully miserable today. No sun, overcast all day, probably rained.

I was shivering and didn't need the fans. I got out the heated blankie and decided to try the berry Solero...

Hmm lolly and inside is vanilla ice cream. This tastes like a diet food.

Not very sweet, but luckily, not too bitter either. It surprisingly held it's shape and didn't fall apart, like most do.

I enjoyed it. Citrus is preferred. I wouldn't pay the regular price but it working out to £2 was reasonable.

It was a nice blend. Each day I've been opening a packet of 3x of a kind Hills biscuits.

They are crunchy, tasty and varied. I've been loving it. It's like high quality biscuits in a tin but the budget version and not skimping on the taste.

Where else would you get such a mix? I love ginger, orange, chocolate. I even loved the coconut and that's not my preferred taste.

What might be the only downside, is the custard cream, we'll see.

Granted they are small, but by the time you have the 3rd one, you're satisfied.

Not many would want more than that. Well maybe if you're famished but for me, I'm good.

I would definitely recommend it and Yes I'll be buying it again :)

I can't think straight but I swear the Chippy is usually open by the time I get home from my UC appointment.

Maybe I got back way earlier, this time around 11am and the appointment was 10.10am, good actually for all the walking I did..

Ugh I'm irritated I have a strong feeling the same bus driver is not stopping deliberately at my home..

I'm bloody exhausted. I hate him. Anyway good news, no horrid advisor, the stand in bantered about the weather, was genuinely concerned about me not feeling well and gave me an authentic phone appointment..

Woohoo!! So time to heal up, well rest really. I don't know, I just felt really sicky today..

Quick review, I used the Xpel argan conditioner with my own hair oil..

Umm.. It's not very luxurious looking. A white think gunk. It was easy to use and rinse out.

But no premium feel, my hair is flat, but soft but it styled really nice, cute flicks out...

But based on today. I would not get it again. It's very basic and if I'm paying for something, I want benefits..

#BlogLife1116 - Sainsbury's first grocery experience

Hmm bit stingy. There was no new customer coupon, so that was disappointing.

The Googly ones had expired and the website is horrible to use, laggy, unresponsive and tiresome.

There's a confusing meal deal which differs in price from £4 upwards, but instead of grouping it in the same price groups, it's chaos.

I could not be bothered to scroll through endless pages and get a drink and snack because it was so confusing and slow.

I just wanted to press on, from the unpleasantness. Crikey, nearly 4pm and still haven't munched.

Anyway, what I did like is that, when you checked out, it popped up with, ah sorry this and that, is not available, find some substitutions..

So that's what I did. The delivery slots start from 50p, but 6am and 4x hours, I think all the way to £7.

I could not do anything that early. I think I picked 8am-12pm for £3.

They've got a wide range in some areas and limited in others. The low to high, doesn't work completely, which makes it annoying.

But I can collect useless nectar points. I don't think my bank is doing cashback at that grocery store.

What I am excited about is the Dr Paw Paw original lip balm for £2 and I've never seen wholemeal muffins, so really fun.

Also lemon and spinach salmon fishcakes and the Yorkshire Provender Thai green chicken noodle soup thingy..

Overall I doubt Sainsbury will be a favourite, unless it's specific beauty items or contact lens stuff.

They did have a face mask, but I had to balance the basket, so got rid of a few things, I didn't immediately need.

It was the samosas, pasta bolognese and thai green curry meals that were out of stock, if you're wondering.

Time to eat and do the uc stuff..

I finished the Garnier face wash and opened the Asda Face Facts, dull grey looking tube to be greeted with a vibrant orange gel.

There's a generic scent, sweet, smells almost fruity, I like it. It plays nice with the face brush, doesn't foam up on there, but when it hits your face it does.

Easy to apply and rinse off, leaves face soft and smooth but not stripped.

I wonder how it will work with hormonal skin breakouts? Will it prevent, reduce or make no difference?

Yesterday (Thursday), Sainsbury's texted with an updated time, which was 11-12pm.

But delivery times, don't always stick to the time, so I still woke up early, just in case.

There's nothing about tracking or status, maybe it's too early, it's only 9amish and well technically it's anywhere from 8am-12pm..

Even at 11amish, nothing to say out for delivery.

Oh I'm gutted having checked the email receipt, no wholemeal muffins, argh, that would have been perfect for me..

Plus the beef burgers and sushi have a same day or next day expiry and aren't reduced, like they would be in the supermarket....

I don't like that. Soon I'm going to need a contact lens cleaner and when the body butters finish..

I just remembered how much I loved Nivea 400ml, in the dark blue bottle, that was always an excellent moisturising alternative for my body.

I will return to that, as it's cheaper. I can't remember what it used to cost but I bought it a lot.

Ok at 11.30am, the groceries were delivered, no issue finding me.

He was friendlyish but not helpful so my back is hurting. Not counting the food, as I haven't tried it..

Sainsbury's is my least favourite for the overall experience, no welcome coupon, no tracking.

It seems quite backwards, plus selling 1 day shelf life products and no discount, not helping with the shopping..

Horrible laggy website, complicated deal finds..

And as I was packing away the shopping, I checked the salmon and avocado sushi, only to discover it looks substituted...

And they didn't mention that..... What if it has some ingredient or a spice kick, that I didn't enjoy?

That's very sneaky and is testament to the whole ordeal. I'm not impressed with that side.

What I did like, the availability of wholemeal muffins, even though sadly it wasn't in stock.

I liked the chicken was roughly half price. I liked the Paw Paw, was only £2.

And the Sainsbury's mighty use towel 2x pack, seems quite tall and sizeable for their own brand, costs £3, ouchy..

But it's not bad, if it lasts me a while. That's it, foodie reviews scattered next week..

Just an update, I put in 2x refund requests, the process was tedious.

The form didn't work, so I had to use the virtual chat. The reason why..

The sushi was disgusting and probably not something I would have bought, so one bite is all I can stomach.

Waste of money, the other thing, the Yorkshire Provender Thai soup, container is damaged, so it took ages to open it.

Not great with weak hands, so that isn't right either. It's 50/50 whether I get my money back..

There's this whole spiel about you're supposed to return it a supermarket, sod that, in person, nopity nope.

I actually tried some of the soup, dang that tastes good ha but it's the principle..

I'll keep you updated.. Oh wasn't expecting that, they refunded both of it.

Leaves me queasy that it said returned items but the fault lies with them not me.

Woop, £3.50 for the soup, big tub 560g, plus £3.75 for the sushi, £7.25. Least I am saving somewhat...

Right my decision is made, this weekend it will be Morrison's again for two reasons..

Firstly, they are still doing cashback at my bank, this month I've accumulated nearly £15 but only £9 is processed, ugh, the deadline is Wednesday, I have to claim it...

I'm irritated there is such a short window, I want at least £10. I shall see..

Secondly, I still have the £12 off voucher, when I spend £60, so ideally, just spending £48 and receiving £60 worth of shopping.

I really need to budget as I have less than £300 to last the month with bills and grocery expenses to pay for.

#BlogLife1094 - Chatty Chicks Watching Flicks 28 - Soul Food/ Hudson & Rex

I thought I'd do a dual review as I'm not sure if I will need to pad this out.

Soul Food is an old show about 3x sisters. The oldest, a control freak, workaholic, unlucky in love lawyer, who takes charge, but will let you know it.

Aww it's sweet her love interest is her real life beau, hubby now. I think she wants him to be more ambitious but it's a touchy subject..

The middle sister I think is a full time housewife. I don't know if she has more than one kid, but he is narrating it, just like umm..

So many others, Dougie Howser or Everyone Hates Chris.. Anyway her marriage seems solid, it's just seems unfulfilled and unappreciated..

The youngest just had a baby and is working part time, her hubby, the guy from Family Business, constantly lies about illegal work.

There marriage is bumpy but committed, the cheating seems to have gone on before the show, the eldest got cheated on..

For some reason I thought it would take place in a restaurant, bit gutted.

Hudson and Rex I just started and silly me, thought they would begin at the start, where the human met the dog, sorry can't remember who is who lol.

It's a highly trained Police dog/partner situation, reasonably well behaved and loyal.

I've just started but there's not that smug level of arrogance that you usually find.

No love interest yet, bit unusual but I don't mind it for now.

The lead seems familiar but not sure where I know him. I can watch dogs on tv but in person, I have a whole body freakout.

Anyway, good hook, straight away a kidnapping and the poochy races to follow.

It was so interesting how the dog, didn't bark, it just observed like a human would do.

Then casually jumped in the second getaway car. If it doesn't have a tracker on it's collar, it should do!

Ahh no tracker then, silly and I'm not even sure there is a collar, so what will poochy do now?

As soon as he carelessly left the gun on the table top, I thought so foolish, someone's going to sneak behind you..

So far I am enjoying both of them, not too dark, some humour and playfulness, and interesting storylines :)

I like the acting and characters, which make a show worth watching.

I'm not sure what is causing these succession of intense migraines.

My head is thumping. I've just come on and I think I'll skip dinner again.

All I want to do is sleep or switch off but my brain says, No let's work on the blog, no peace for you!

Ugh the old fan doesn't want to charge, I switched ports but no red light boo :(

At the moment it's mild and the new fan is charging, I didn't do it all night as usual, I wanted to give the charger a rest..

I don't know why it's so temperamental..

Anyway mini update on the Garnier face wash. I am loving it, minus having a nice scent, they missed a trick not adding that..

But my skin feels like butter, it's smooth, clear, soft and I feel like I just had a facial so I do recommend it.

#BlogLife1075 - A touch of lemon?

I think just before 5pm, the Garnier lemon face wash trio arrived, secured in bubble wrap.

Hmm, I sniffed it in the bottle and it doesn't really have a scent. There wasn't much on offer unfortunately.

Amazon has a nasty habit of hiding items, when you search from low to high, so you typically have to keep it at featured products, aka premium priced..

Anyway I could have gotten something I've used before or this trio for just over £4 I think it was.

But I like trying new things so I will chance it and let you know how it performs.

Then tomorrow/today the fan and the body butters will get here, hopefully in the morning, it's so draining wearing layers but I like to cover up.

Although I thought sod it and answered the door in a long long top.

Normally they drop it off anyhow and he was there, all friendly lol.

Good job I epilated my legs for the first or second time this year, there's not much hair remaining, nearly all permanently gone.

I think I'm bloated, hungry but not hungry so I just cooked some veggy spring rolls to snack on.

I'm mainly drinking ice water. The only bad thing about having a full freezer, the icebox on top is too packed to put my water bottles in overnight.

Even the ice poles haven't solidified yet and it's been 8 hours. I'm going to get more water and refill the water bottles so I don't run out of cold drinks.

Ugh when will this heatwave end? Oh someone said if you hang out wet items in the room, it's supposed to help cool the air?

I got to test that theory, I've forgotten if it's works. I do have laundry to do!

A thought occurred to me but I don't think I could be a damsel in distress, I could have asked G or one of the couriers to open a jar, but what if they refused?

Cringey.....

Strange so the body butters are coming with Evri couriers and the fan is coming by Amazon, very odd, it's normally bundled together.

At least I can relax, after they get here, please be in the morning, so convenient..

Oof what a mess the Amazon deliveries were. I literally couldn't wait anymore, to get a drink, munchies, a few minutes in the kitchen....

Then I return and see Oh we missed you, problem, we'll try again.....

You had all that time but seriously I never heard anything that sounded like the buzzer.

I'm not even sure he rang it, or just a short time. Well if you want to carry around my body butters, so be it.

Very annoying, last time the redelivery took days.. Pfft.

The Minthouz fan was stalled, it said You're next and then seemed like 30 minutes of nothingness.....

I thought Hmm, you're butt is going backwards, You're lost, here it comes, failed delivery again...

So I just rolled my eyes and waited and then boom, You're next again, about half an hour later..

It was delivered yay. I don't know if the steady red light means, it's charging, or it's fully charged?

I left it for about an hour I think and Yes, finally a fast charger one!!

It seems pretty powerful and sturdy on the lowest setting so that's good.

It's nearly 7.40pm so I'll try and count how long it lasts, while the other charges up.. 16 hours it was.

Wow and it was a mixture of the lowest setting and the second one. Maybe 3 or 4 altogether, quite impressed.

Ah interesting, it wasn't even fully charged and lasted that long, just stuck it on the charger and the red light is just on..

Maybe when it's ready, the light will come off? After 5 hours, the red light is still on, I gave up, I got other stuff to charge and only 1 fast charger.

I don't know if I should risk the older one, it always falls and breaks...

But night time is so horribly stuffy and I can't sleep... It's a dilemma for sure...

I had a lil panic, I threw the new fan on the bed and the top came off, Are you kidding me???

Broken already?? Ugh..... But turns out the face is removable and I had to twist it back into the lock position..

I didn't know that I was a feature, but yay, not broken.

Well Saturday afternoony is here and I am starving, this time, no kitchen, no water, no food..

I just waited 11.30am - 1.30pm for the Evri courier and just before 1pm he showed.

The sandwiches are cooking, I grabbed snacks and here is my initial verdict on the body butters....

It's not a body butter, it's thinner, not thick, I actually do like the smell, it's like a pudding or like a chocolate/vanilla custard cakey?

It's familiar but I can't place it. The reason for body butters, the legitimate ones..

Is because my elbows crack quite badly and a thick luxurious butter temporarily soothes it.

I'll still see how it performs, maybe it won't matter being thin and light???

Come on food, hurry up and cook....

After checking my elbows the next day, it's not completely healed but it's half moisturised...

So although it's not thick, it's better than a lotion. I kinda feel, it's just something that needs to be applied to my skin, a few times a day, to keep on top of dryness.

But at least I don't regret getting it, it's just a slower process to soothe irritated dehydrated skin.

And a hell of a lot nicer than the yucky wax scent, American Dream had, ick..

I'm hoping they last well into next year. Would I get it again? Umm...

Maybe only if it was on a special offer again, full price? Hmm there is probably better quality out there.

#BlogLife1045 - Rice on the face?

I have just used up the last of the L'Oreal face wash and now I am onto the Bioaqua rice raw pulp cleanser.

It doesn't seem scented which is a minus point for me, it's thick but not heavy, my face felt super soft afterwards.

It's not suiting direct application on the face brush, it comes out too thickly and went all over my clothes instead of the brush, not a great first impression.

The second time was better but next time will apply it to my hands first and then my face.

I'll let you know how long it lasts and if I notice any side effects or positives during April.

I'm ticked off! My double period has finished and yet my tum is just cramping and bloated which worries me.

Is there going to be a third? Ugh give me a break from the pain ffs.

I still feel really off, if it's not tummy pain, my back is hurting so I haven't felt like doing much this Easter weekend.

I have the UC meeting on Wednesday and decided I will treat myself to pakoras and a wrap.

Possibly some fresh orange juice and snacks too but I can barely walk and function so it all depends on the pain intensity and energy levels plus if I feel nauseated.

I'm just going to order food instead. I'm also craving rotis but I'm not sure where to get that from.

Ugh Mama told me to use the Cex site voucher, what a horrible page it is.

It doesn't recognise low to high. I don't think the products are new and I chose a few items and when she clicked, they didn't come up.

So I had to search again, 20 pages on the phone because it won't load on the laptop grr.

But I found 4x earbuds, she just said, use it all up, so I sent her the brand names and descriptions and hopefully it will come up on the first page.

So that's my Christmas/Birthday present sorted. If they work I can chuck away an old headphone set that isn't lasting long.

I'm going to wipe them or use the alcohol sanitiser before I wear them.

I'm not in a hurry so will probably get them in summer. I bought me and Mama some protein tablets, I think we are both running out, only 3x month supply left and they are super expensive but useful.

I've written some drafts but I'm not posting this weekend. Tuesday it will be normal but the pain is crushing me and I don't want to do any editing or add anything.

I'm really not in the mood. At least I'm getting chunks of sleep, but all day cramps is ridiculous.

So I got back not long ago and this 3rd period, has stopped I think but the cramps and nausea are too much.

I was late for the UC appointment, of course the buses were delayed and it was so hard to stand.

Was I insane? Did I really think I could go to multiple places feeling this wrecked?

I just quickly browsed my international store for orange juice, cashew nuts and these cake or biscuit things, that were new. I put a picture on Twitter, foodie reviews when I can stomach eating again..

Ugh my tummmmm. I had some KFC and then the rest is for later or tomorrow.

It's the first time I had to put my sunnies on. It wasn't that cold really, I probably didn't need a jacket, just layers.

A weird thing happened at the bus stop. Oh before that the UC was uneventful, didn't wait too long and no condescension today.

Yea so I was sitting down waiting, and this young teen female I would say was just listening to music and dancing.

I didn't think anything of it, to each their own but this mature man, in his 40s/50s...

Felt he had to comment and I felt really icky about it. I don't know if he was filming or took a picture but it made my skin crawl.

He wasn't creepy, he just said It's nice that you're being carefree and dancing and spreading joy.

Now I was glued to my phone but kinda aware and I just kept thinking, Leave the girl alone because you should know better.

And as soon as he made that comment she stopped and probably felt self conscious.

But when he left, she resumed. Maybe I'm overreacting. There was just a lot of interest from very old men when I was lil and it just seems highly inappropriate!!

If you see someone young doing their own thing, Why do you feel the need to bother them?

Yuckkkkkk! She did take it as a compliment but I think if he crossed the line. I would have been livid and shouted at him, to leave her be.

I felt protective. Maybe I'm overthinking it, maybe it is innocent..?

But it feels so wrong and that's how it starts, something that can be taken either way and why was he even at the bus stop, when it wasn't his stop?

That means he followed her there, but people were around. Hell I'm sure there are cameras recording also.

Ick!

Oh there's a new random but as I just sent a picture this morning and there's been zero response, I think new P has lost interest, of course, could be busy with work too.

I just wanted to get it over and done with. He's really funny, not as tall as I'd like but very well mannered and approachable.

I asked him a technical question about one of my stories..... Wow I got it soo soo wrong.

I didn't confess it was about his professional aspect. It's too embarrassing.

I thought I would have the energy to take out the bins but nope, can barely stand without pain so that can wait too.

#BlogLife1038 - Hand cream as a face moisturiser?

Well I'm continually trying to save money and I haven't bought a moisturiser yet.

My face really needs it. I decided to see if Iceland had anything reasonable going.

Simple? No thanks, it does nothing for me. The only other alternative was a Nivea beeswax hand cream 75ml for £1.25.

Sounds interesting and the price is good for a branded product.

I used to buy 50ml and it was triple that price.. I wonder if it's scented?

I shall let you know how I get on with it and if my face finally gets repaired from the utter dryness..

I just unpacked the groceries so my back is killing me but everything was in stock.

The Nivea hand cream, I'll give me initial thoughts on. It's faintly scented, to me it's like honey which is nice.

It's very thin and light and I just put a small layer on, just to see how it is.

My face is still dry but it feels partially coated, so on the surface it seems like a good investment.

I quickly googlied yesterday and the spiel said, the reason hand cream is not recommended for the face is that it's likely to be oilier and heavier, it might clog your pores.

So that's my curiosity satisfied.

Ooh I couldn't get the small yoghurt pots, so what was on offer was the Yop raspberry 825g for £1.50. I can't open that, so will wait until I feel stronger.

The Onken cherry yoghurt 450g for £1.50, that is exceptionally cold, like they took it out of the freezer.

What hits you is a sharpness but not bitter, just tasty, a lil sweet, creamy but only a lil thick which is preferable.

The last one is fat free strawberry, same price and size.

When I do Monday's shop, I'll get cereal bars. The shopping just came in exactly an hour but because I was writing, it seemed fast actually.

It was funny he's the only one that said can you double check inside the bag but it was knotted so I couldn't open it and could only guess because I forgot what I ordered anyway.

I'll compare it to the list. The one thing I was curious about was if they'd provide me with chicken spring rolls/samosas because last time from somewhere, I got the veggy one and I was gutted.

I also like that unlike Zoom who use tearable paper bags, Asda uses the good quality plastic ones that are sturdier.

Yep I got everything. I forgot to get a drink, I don't think they did a meal deal.

Just tried one of the samosas, nice big size, lil overdone, but tasty, chicken peas and not sure what else.

No spice but that's fine with me, it's just tasty and not a heavy curry flavour which I was worried about, a nice blend of herbs and seasonings.

I would get that again, only 2x in a pack but filling. I'll just add a moisturiser update..

It's been 5x days of using it and my face is a lot less dehydrated but it's not cured completely.

For some reasons the edges are still dry, so an improvement but not perfect.

#BlogLife999 - What's different?

Just had the crumpets and the omelette, that was way nicer than I expected, soft cheesy, I think it was frozen so recooked it for 6 minutes and it was done.

I just added a bit of butter to the crumpet and it didn't need anything else. Maybe next time, I'll just do one. I'm getting full.

Then I opened the Belvita cereal bars pfft. It's 4x packs of biscuits, not bars in a one serving wrapping, and then 5x of those altogether, so that is superb value for £1.

It's quite sizeable and the blended nuts and chocolate chips and sweetness, the right balance I would say.

It tastes exactly like Nairn maybe, I can't put my finger on, very nice and thin though, I just wish, it was individually wrapped or had 2, because once you open it, you can't reseal so have to munch them all.

Oh I think I have it, it's like McVities digestives and Nairn had a biccy baby and this is what came out ha. Tasty.

Last review is that Chicago Town beef kebab pizza slice had that for dinner and the base didn't crisp but it was cooked.

Actually surprisingly good. Cheese, beef, red and green peppers and seasoning.

Yummy, not salty, thick and hearty, good portion and that's probably it for the day, unless I have a packet of crisps or some nuts later on..

But I don't think I have room for anything else.

I thought the monthly started but nope.

I found this cute lil period drama called Doctor Thorne, it's a lot gentler than some of the violent ones I've seen, sweet really.

From 2016 apparently, about this girl who think she's from a respectable family and finds out she's night high brow so the family friends who know their son is infatuated with her, tell her Papa, no offence she's not welcome lol.

Pretty funny that they expect him to be like Yea, that's fine, see you soon.

Her Uncle is so protective of her in a kind nurturing way, always encouraging her and I think she feels the same way about the boy but when she learns she's illegitimate..

The Mama abandoned her, the Papa was murdered, she feels classless so rejects him.

The reason, his family doesn't want them to get together, he needs to marry someone wealthy as the whole family is destitute and in tons of debt.

Lol, how can you be poor and a snob? Hilarious, it's only 3 parts and I'm watching the last bit now.

It's quirky that the show has a beginning and ending narrator who chats about the show, at first I fast forwarded that but it's fun actually.

I'm not 100% sure because I don't know the actresses name but I think the girl from Bridgerton is in it, the one that plays...

Ugh what's her name Francesca, scrap that it's not her ha. She looks familiar, perhaps I've seen the lead in somewhere else..

An update to the L'Oreal face wash, I can get away with 1 pump not 2 on the face wash and that's enough, it generously foams up after being spun and coats the whole face so should last a while.

I cooked the cheese and tomato ravioli, I really like it, it didn't come overly soft and mushy, just nicely cooked for 8 minutes I think.

And it's really lightly flavoured and I don't mind that either because I've had a lot of cheese things recently and that's probably why I didn't buy any.

And very faint hint of tomato which is okay with me, it's tasty, I would buy that again, good portion for 1 person.

#BlogLife967 - On to the next one..

Well the last of the Avon cream cleanser squirted out over the brush, how long did that last?

Hmm only 3 weeks, not good value, my usuals last longer than that and with no scent, I wouldn't get it again.

It did leave my face moisturised and smooth but so do other products which are a lot cheaper and larger.

I'll let you know the next one I use next tomorrow or whenever this goes up..

I opted for the blemish one, at second sniff it smelled like berries and I thought ooh, finally a fragrance.

But alas no, the reality of it was glue, a yucky glue smell.

Ugh but surprisingly it was a cream cleanser, I was expecting a gel one one somehow.

I'm not concerned, my skin is loving the lightness.

Plus it's winter, so extra hydration is never a bad thing.

I'm almost tempted to open the papaya surely that has a beautiful perfume to it.

I doubt it though.

Yesterday yeesh burned my eyes with the contact lens cleaner, youchy. 

Today I slept so badly, the binmen woke me up, they came at 5am yeesh.

I took a stand or rather a seat. As all the lower level seats were taken, I sat on the elderly/disabled seat, on the bus.

I usually don't, but I am shattered and having fun blogging on the bus actually. 

Nobody needed it so that was cool. Not sure if I got any dirty looks, haven't looked up but my face has been going through all the emotions. 

Anyway I'm not important enough to be observed.

Hmm 10 mins to spare, should I go to Tesco?? I didn't want to risk being late so didn't bother.

Ugh the advisor said, make the font on the cv larger, it's bloody tiny as it is, to fit it on 2 pages.

Then he goes add the end dates, who can remember that far back.

Then he said Oh come back later for yet another cv professional ffs or return Thursday, the swine.

So nauseated, tired I opted for Thursday, I don't know if it's this week or next, I'm shattered.

I'm not gonna touch it, they can sort it.

I didn't go to get the samosas, popped in briefly to the international store and picked up this chocolate fudge cake slab for £2.50 it's huge.

By the brand Four Lakes, I think I've tried their lemon loaf, coffee cake and maybe one other, I'm not sure, delicious though.

I also saw Rubicon sparkling passionfruit drink, normally I see orange but that was the only thing there that appealed, actually pretty nice.

Now I'm home and my back is aching, I did a mini Zoom shop. I got the fiver lunch deal.

There was a 3x meal deal for a tenner. Plus some date, plum and hazelnut biccies for £3 ouch.

Lastly I got the Itsu teriyaki 8 chicken bao buns to try £4.25 and the 12x regular chicken gyoza £4.60.

I just wanted snack foods, nothing taxing. Mama texted to say she would come to my place and hand over the stuff.

But I feel that's too cruel and inconvenient to travel all that way to me, and as shattered as I will be tomorrow, I said would meet her in the market.

Crikey if I have to head out Thursday, 3 days in a row, I will be dead on my feet.

Tomorrow or Thursday I'll try to make it to Tesco so I'm not tempted to order more food.

I'll see, I'm thoroughly drained. I'm actually curious if Tesco has any new speciality items, during Christmas which isn't here, they normally do.

I didn't ask Mama to get me anything tomorrow, if I pop in Tesco, I'll get her a drink and see what the veggy options are.

She hasn't told me what time we are meeting, will probably leave it until the last minute, I feel irritated already.

I wish I was tired enough to sleep, I guess I can't anymore, the zoom stuff is due.

I'll put up foodie reviews, either this week or whenever I have the energy and inspiration to share.

One last thing I haven't needed to charge the face brush yet. Oh crap I was going to use the old one as a body scrub and forgot.

#BlogLife962 - Avon fest beginneth..

As of the 13th (Monday night), I finished the Neutrogena face wash and now to chose which Avon face wash to try..

Between Anew gentle cream cleanser (£4.95) or Clearskin supercharge cleanser (£4.28) or Skin Glow vitamin c and papaya extract.. (£5.40)

Then eventually when my mask finishes.. Clearskin blemish clearing clay mask (£2.93).

I wonder if they are all unscented. I hope not. I'm going for the Anew cream cleanser as my forehead and nose are a lil dry.

Tomorrow I'll let you know what I think. Hmm sadly the Anew cream doesn't have a smell.

No invigorating the senses. It's a thin cream and feels light so that's positive. It doesn't foam on the brush.

My skin feels soft, no more greasiness. Tonight I'll try to remember to use it with the face brush.

Now I'm trying the Namdong chicken noodle pot. The beef Fuel10k protein is awful, it doesn't blend well, I'm avoiding that brand.

Oh it did have a chilli sachet included but I binned it, not into that.

It smells nice and didn't need extra water, I did it for 5 minutes. This is my favourite, like sweet chilli or sweet and sour.

Delicious and for once tastes chickeny, with a small hint of spice, yum.

I got back from the UC appointment a while ago, ugh my back is killing me for some reason.

I felt like I got a broken up hour's sleep altogether. I woke up, my eye's were burning so reset the alarm for 30 minutes, slept and felt a bit better weirdly.

I wasn't running early and not sure I had the energy anyway to go to Tesco for sandwiches so skipped it.

My advisor wasn't there so I was glad and no yucky referrals to anywhere.

I picked up the chicken samosas, not bad, 5x £3. The raita is lovely and mild and goes well dipping into it, mint, cucumber and yoghurt and whatever else, lovely.

But I got KFC too, because my lovely local cafe is gone and Pret didn't have the chicken baguette.

Actually I realised I fancied fries and for once KFC did it fresh so samosas and a burger leftover for later.

The landlord's doing this boiler audit thingy tomorrow, Monday/Tuesday but I don't think it's mandatory.

I just ignored it, let them roam around checking someone else's boiler, I'm shattered.

If I ever warm up, I can do the heated shiatsu massager on my back later, it's throbbing a lot.

I also forget that I barely sleep before a meeting, I just assume loud party music will perk me up.

I did pop into that international store, I fancied nutty chocolate but they weren't on offer so I declined and just got some cookies and a Vimto.

I finally remembered to get some minty tictacs, no weird flavoured ones, in case I'm feeling sicky, which I was this morning.

Still no monthly, will I be skipping 2 months? That would be heaven.

Oh and as usual I forgot to pluck my brows, I really did intend too but slipped my mind.

I don't know how much I'll be blogging at present. I'm just not feeling good.

Taking off the pressure by not volunteering and not writing felt really beneficial to me.

Why don't I feel sleepy? This is an ideal time to nap, I think the pain is too strong.

#BlogLife920 - Brekkie, lunchy, brunchy

It's a pity I devoured the olives because I just made this late brekkie, brunchy/lunchy thing.

Butter, pitta bread, chicken kebabs, steak, caesar dressing and sweet and sour or sweet chilli dip, It was soo good.

The caesar dressing is a tiny bit tart, not sure I'm that keen on it alone, mixed with another dip was better.

I'm sure when I used to have it before, it was maybe sweeter or at least less vinegary, I feel like they changed it and ruined it.

Omg that was freaky, I wasn't touching the laptop and half the text disappeared.

I just opened up a new tab and this post and it was all back, ugh, weirdness aplenty!!

So I apologise for the repetitive family posts but the only way to get it out of my system is to keep talking about it, feel free to skip them but if it helps me, I'll have to keep discussing it.

Actually talking of that she texted to thank me for the Welsh homemade fudge that got delivered.

I just rolled my eyes and ignored it. The pain is still fresh and I'm enjoying this time apart from her so much I might cancel Christmas too.

She's always thoughtless about that too, no notice, come at this time, then no no, come later, come tomorrow. Pfft.

There's only so much a person can be dished before it gets too much.

At long last I've finished the Simple face wash, I remember now why I hate it, it doesn't wash off properly, just sits on the face.

I'm using Neutrogena Clear and Defend, pink grapefruit scent, I think it was a substitution from Zoom.

It's quite unusual, I put some on my hands, went to apply it to my face and it's like it was all evaporated instantaneously.

That's the opposite to the gloopy too much gel Simple wash.

Next time I might use more but it washed off really well, had a lovely scent, I loved fragranced items, much nicer.

And my skin feels lovely soft and moisturised. It's very refreshing so I'll see how it deals with breakouts.

The second time I used it, it foamed and lathered well and it's just so lovely and not smothering at all.

I think it just absorbs into the skin because when I go to rinse, it's not as abundant as it was. I'm just happy it washes off completely.

The Willow fake butter, well it tastes exactly the same, just less fattening, it's even better than Pure and that was always my favourite.

I don't buy butter so my tastebuds are having a party. I need to get more crackers.

#BlogLife876 - How many days a week do you put on a mask?

It's Thursday night and I'm waiting for my phone to charge so I can continue playing the glitchy Looney Tunes event, ugh running an hour late, tsk.

Anyway as the #6 mud mask came, is that really the name? How odd. 

I couldn't wait and just applied it now. Just a generic sweet scent which I don't mind, it's better than unscented.

I was surprised at how gloopy it was. I shook it up, squeezed it out, it's white and came out like a moisturiser, a thin one.

It was easy enough to apply and now a few minutes later it's starting to harden, so that's good.

It's just looks as though I've gone very pale ha, not the bright white it started off as being.

I've got to squint and see what the instructions say. Although I mostly wing it and rinse it quickly, other times I completely forget and it's thirty minutes later..

Nope too tiny. That's odd it doesn't say how long to leave it on for, maybe a short amount.

My skin is a lil dry and has a few breakouts so I thought I would apply it but typically it's more a weekend thing.

Although I just realised, maybe I should spacing it out between days and not doing it consecutively..

There is more indulgent time at the weekends though. I do prefer doing it then.

I know you're supposed use a cleanser before but I'm going to use one after, as I find the mask doesn't tend to wash off properly and bits remain on my face, even though I feel like it's all gone.

It doesn't feel super tight, it's not uncomfortable. I can't detect a lingering fragrance.

I'm definitely not a beauty expert but I have been experimenting for a long time with my combination skin and I know what my face responds too and what it doesn't like.

It was mostly easy to was off, my skin doesn't feel stripped afterwards just soft and glowy.

I like it because you can get away with using a small amount and it still covers your face.

I've used it a couple times now and looking in the mirror, all the blemishes I had are gone.

My face looks smooth and clear, I think even the black acne marks are gone.

The fragrance such as it is, is off and on, sometimes it's present, other times nothing.

#BlogLife865 - Guilty, I have a confession..

*Looks at you with Bambi innocent eyes, trying to soften you up*

Didn't work huh? Not even a lil bit?

Alright, I tried my best to keep using the Clean and Clear and Fixderma beaded face washes but they kept suffocating my skin, causing breakouts and leaving residue on my face.

I caved, binned them and bought the Simple 150ml £2.50 face wash from Iceland instead.

It's not my favourite, I don't feel it does anything below the surface but I was desperate and the other reason is, the washes are clogging up the drains.

I keep having to put hot water and washing up liquid down it, as it's draining slowly.

That cemented it. Hurrah no beads, it's just clear, thickish, faint almost a grapey scent, it's nice.

And my skin finally feels refreshed and lighter. It doesn't wash off easily but next time I'll probably just use less of it.

My face is quite smooth, I probably wouldn't use a moisturiser afterwards, although I tend to put mine on prior as you know, because I have combination dry and oily skin.

It needs to breathe and be as empty as possible, without layers of anything.

I don't mind makeup when I go out but indoors, it's nothingness, just moisturiser in the morning and night sometimes.

Ahh I finally got some sleep on Saturday night, I did wake a few times but there was large chunks of sleep so I feel refreshed.

On Friday night there was none, so all day I was a zombie. Last night in between one of the random wake ups..

This fresh original themed story popped up. I desperately wanted to write it down but I was too drained to move or open my eyes.

It actually has a mature theme but I don't know if I could write that bit.

There was maybe one chapter's worth of material. I should not focus on a new story when other's remain open.

It was exciting for me to have a new idea come to life. It's not blog material, I don't even think I would put it on wattpad.

If I was more comfy and knew how to do it seamlessly, I might even consider dictating it onto a file and uploading it somewhere.

It flowed in my head, that was rare, all the conversations seemed natural, that's the hardest bit for me.

I'm not sure about the title but the rest of it seemed interesting, maybe it won't hurt to see if I can write it as a draft, see if there's anything there, while it's fresh.

I don't even know if I can remember the details and it's a Bank Holiday weekend, I'm supposed to be relaxing..

I have made a start on it, it's in my drafts, plus I registered with the website that I would probably upload it too.

That's progress, maybe I'll connect with new writers who struggle too?

#BlogLife851 - Functioning poorly

I'm not sure I have it in me to write and put out today's post but I'll attempt it.

My stomach is just all over the place, the nausea is hitting me hard with any movements but I'm slowly persevering.

I managed to change my bed, nice multi covered duvet. Then I took a rest, took out the bins, wiped around the kitchen and bathroom and then gave up.

I like to play music when I clean but I kept switching to the binaural anti-nausea video instead.

Standing upright is doing me no favours whatsoever. I haven't had any news about upcoming appointments, as I checked the post, aside from today's boiler check up.

It's just gone 10amish and he was due from 8am until 6pm I think.

I have to do some laundry soon also but that can wait. I should mop the floors too but that also has to be postponed, until I can stand and not want to vomit.

The Yash herbal lip balm I bought in a squeezy tube I might just have to bin.

The scent is nice, it's moisturising enough but as I squeeze it, it leaks all over and I'm constantly having to clean up the excess,

I will not buy that again for the problematic usage. I will stick to the Joy brand as that has no drama attached to it.

I still feel that tenderness in my chest area, I can't wait for that to disappear.

As I still feel horrendous and the maintenance guy just left, after phoning me he would be arriving soon..

Actually turned out to be an hour later but he was friendly and no issues raised.

I thought I would just do a mini either takeout or lunch order. Finally I saw the chicken samosas in stock and on offer but sadly they ran partially out.

I'm not surprised, they are lovely and I've been craving some, it was supposed to be 3 packs for £4.50..

But only 2 were available so they've charged me £4.40. I can't remember if it was a couple in a packet or just one.

Guess I shall find out as they keep rebranding it, not spicy, just nice mild and well seasoned.

The pizza express dough balls were also on sale, £2 off so I got that too.

Plus some flavoured water, apple and orange separately and some chicken sushi and sandwiches.

Oh and the clean and clear face wash. I am started to hate the beaded one, it doesn't wash off, just sticks to my skin ugh.

Here it goes, Zoom's tracking page has crashed as usual. I just feel like snacking, not a full meal as such.

Ooh that wasn't bad, about 40mins later it arrived. Hmm, they have yet again changed the samosa recipe.

It wasn't as great. I think they removed the peas also. I doubt I will get that again.

The Clearasil wash has a nice enough scent but it contains the dreaded fine beads ugh!

I swear I read the descriptions carefully, they don't mention it and I get it, only to be disappointed.

I think it just irritates combination skin. I'm breaking out slightly, due to sugar and hormones and my skin feels slightly worse.

Although I do feel like it's been deeply cleansed too, I'm not sure I need a moisturiser afterwards.

I'm still using it though as it's still winter-ish although the weather seems nicer and warmer unfortunately.

I miss the rain. I still can't find my glasses after I changed the bed, I wonder if I chucked them away by accident?

It's weird getting up and not putting them on briefly to see my surroundings.

I'm waiting for the Iceland order to arrive, it was nice not getting up at 7ish to answer the door.

Maybe I'll stick to the 10ish time slot.

#BlogLife849 - What do you get out of playing games?

Just under a week later I bump into J and he's all smiley acting as if he didn't stop replying to me.

I clarified....Um didn't you ghost me? He said No, sorry had some stresses come up..

Why he didn't say that earlier, is beyond me.. Could have said Hey, I don't feel talking at the moment, I'll reach out later..

Easy peasy. Anyway I'm thinking hmm. Then he acts like he doesn't want to talk, huge pauses in between responses.

He doesn't say, bear with me, I'm juggling a few things, just silence and then he answers me.

I don't see the point of him reaching out, then about 20 minutes go by and zilch!

So I just left him to it. Why all the game playing? Why not leave me be?

No-one is forcing him to converse, he could have left me alone. I'm not sure why the J's are like this ha, it's ridiculous!

I've done everything I wanted to today but I feel so sluggish. I want to sleep but I can't, it's too damn sunny, give me a rainstorm please.

My stomach keeps cramping and lurching so it doesn't encourage me to eat or drink, I feel so uncomfy most of the time.

The good news is I finished the subpar aloe vera body butter and am now on to the Golden Dusk.

It's thicker, creamier and longer lasting, loving it so far. It smells as though you've lit a candle.

Musky, perfumey, like a sweet and savoury mix that lingers throughout the day.

I only applied a light layer and it lasted all day. It's not overpowering, it's mild but it's lovely.

I can't pinpoint a specific scent sorry. I suppose it feels more like I'm wearing essential oils, than something artificial.

I want to do some tidying today before tomorrow's boiler checkup appointment but I feel too wretched.

All I want to do is lay down and rest. It's not helping that my chest keeps having painful twinges.

I can't wait for the weekend as no-one will be disturbing then. Yesterday I had a strange experience with the phone.

I was trying to shut it down to charge it and accidentally clicked or triggered something.

It went to developer mode, that safe mode, when you're troubleshooting but I don't know why.

I wasn't sure how to exit, I restarted or switched it off, I can't recall.

Then it was partially back to normal but aeroplane mode was constantly on and couldn't seem to be deactivated.

I finally found the option under settings but weirdly enough the wifi was still working, so strange.

Then the clock widget disappeared, the wallpaper was gone. I thought Nooo..

Did it revert back to factory settings? Did I wipe it clean? Do I have to start over?

My downloads and games seemed fine. The display just looked as though it had been reset.

It's normal now, that was just peculiar.

#BlogLife835 - Let's face it

Ugh I was hoping the knock on the door was the Postie, but no it was from the landlord, one of those Surveyors, actually 2, which unnerved me.

Talking about an appointment to look around, draw a map, take photographs.

I sooo hope they don't need to come into the bedroom, I cringe so hard, I just feel scared,

Male workers seem to think it's perfectly acceptable to make inappropriate comments or barge in and it freaks me out.

Umm nope, I need to tidy up first, put the laundry away. I told them to come back another time, I didn't know anything about it.

They took it well and said they will send me another meeting time and I'll deal with it then.

I finished the Eveline wash, it wasn't bad it was just tiny. Now I am onto the Fixderma.

It's a clear gel, smells nice and orangey, quite thick though and has beads, ugh, didn't realise that.

It washes off ok though considering the awkwardness and it does leave my face soft.

You do need a moisturiser afterwards, my skin feels pretty stripped.

The Glow wash and the tops I guess are still on the way. I finally decided to give the chocolate custard a try....

Hilarious, it's Ambrosia Ready chocolate custard pots, 2x 120g £1.60 I don't know if it was on offer.

The size is fine, the cost is a lil steep but the taste is nothing like custard at all, not even a lil bit.

It's just chocolate yoghurt, that's all it is. I thought it would be something cute and different to try but nope, false advertising.

I mean it was really creamy and tasty but not what it was supposed to be, so disappointed.

Now that the Neutrogena moisturiser is all used up, I am onto the Astral face cream.

It's a big tub, the price was expensive but it's quite a good size, thick and on the greasy side.

It smells nice too, generic perfumey but nice.

It's definitely a winter cream. It's what my face needs at the moment.

I might only use this once a day though. Oof I'm shattered. I checked through my old post I had forgotten to read and did find the appointment letter for the Surveyors, so not scammers trying to gain entry.

It's official from the landlord, I still don't see the point of it but I made my peace with it.

For safety reasons if they do need to see my bedroom, I will not be in the room.

I'm going to wait outside. It's just too much of a freak out, to have 2 grown men and me alone in a room, actually in my home.

I've been worrying nonstop and keep waking up fretting about it but it's mandatory so no choice.

I just hope it doesn't take an hour as predicted. I'm going to be in a lot of pain and tired from standing all that time.

I cannot to be seated with strangers roaming around nearby.

This is one of my worst nightmares but anyway, I'm going to try and keep it in perspective, they just have a job to do and I have to cope with it as best as I can.

I've made a start on tidying. I've mopped all the floors but my bedroom.

I'm exhausted. It's only 4.30pmish and I've eaten so I don't want to go back in the kitchen until it dries.

I have to wipe down the bath and sink, mop the bedroom floor, change the duvet, empty the bins.

Put away the washing and then I'm done. That can wait until tomorrow, I don't want to move.

I love that washing up scent, fruity, strawberries maybe? It's been 2 and a half hours, floors are still damp ugh, will leave them until morning now.

For touch-ups I normally get some old clothes or rags, wet it with hot water, bleach and just wipe around and that seems to be easier.

My body is not a fan of bending but it works better than the mop.

There's no sign of a new appointment. However the DWP bank consent form arrived, so I signed it and posted it today.

Come hell, what may.....

#BlogLife819 - Found the dry skin culprit

Well, out of the new moisturiser, the new face wash and the new mask, I experimented..

My skin is breaking out and was extremely dry and flaky but only when I started to use the new products.

I thought let me start with the Avon clearskin pink clay mask. I stopped using it for a few days, ironically it was supposed to clear up my blemishes and rough skin..

Then I noticed my skin getting back to normal, softer and softer. It's not completely smooth but it's so much better than it was.

That is definitely the guilty party and I will bin it. It just means it was a waste of money and I'll have to get a new one.

I just left some honest feedback about it and the false advertising wash I purchased. 

I try not to leave negative, I prefer neutral, I mean I did receive it and was able to use it, so negative seems too harsh and mean, even if it wasn't suitable to me personally.

 

Specifically about the Eveline face wash, how they said it was 150ml but it turned out to be 75ml.

Tsk tut liars! I browsed and there wasn't many good offers but the Eclat blue one was on sale for £2.95 and that's 70ml supposedly.

I've used the pink one before and that was great but I prefer trying different brands but not if it's too costly.

Yesterday I said that I was going to pick one of the unfinished stories and further develop it but I drew a blank about what to add so I didn't manage it.

I did come up with a wacky new theme though. I wanted to pretend I was talking to one of the randoms but I didn't actually want to go into a chatroom.

So I came up with this letter form of talking to Mr Wrong, someone that is a lil too cheesy and flirty but sometimes manages to say the right thing and make you laugh.

As I said, I don't know if it's a one off and maybe it should have been part of SpoofLife but it came out of nowhere and it made me unwind.

I started laughing as I was writing it and I realised that was more important than anything.

That I try to de-stress as much as I could and then, that would surely unlock the writing and it did somewhat, not for the stories yet, but certainly a fictiony halfway compromise piece.

I'm just cooking a hot breakfast, one of those chicken bake thingys and some sausages on the side.

I can't still can't manage two meals a day but I'm eating one good hearty one and snacking.

I feel physically better but I think it's more the stress that's sapping my strength and tomorrow with the course, I'll be back to feeling anxious.