Asda Weekly Grocery Haul

I used to hate doing food shop, it would just drive me crazy running around the store just to find a damn ketchup. but now I do it online from the comfort of my own home its a lot more easy and convenient compare to the store. plus I can track my spending online as it tells you how many items you have in your basket and how much you spend so far.
how do you do your food shop? do you do it monthly or weekly ? online or instore?  do you have a set budget or spend whatever it cost ?
let me know your tips and tricks I would love to know xx

New Year Resolutions 2017

Hope you all having a great start of 2017. I am very excited about 2017 for some reason I have very positive feeling that it going to be a great year so I have set myself so new resolutions for this year well I do that pretty much every year but then somewhere in the middle I lose all the motivation and fail terribly so I decided to record this video so it can keep me motivated and it might help other as well.

Do you guys set new year goals/resolutions for yourself each year? if so what are they? I would love to hear about your goals please do share xx

                                                         NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS 2017

Christmas gifts idea on budget for her

Christmas gift ideas can be very over whelming, who to get what and how much to spend ? there is no right or wrong time to start your Christmas shopping you simply do it whenever you feel like but you all .will agree with me that it so much more fun if we do it just before Christmas  because all that Christmas festivities make it a lot more fun but it could easily get very stressful if we don't plan ahead or haven't have enough saving.
I personally observe through out the year what my family and friends need or want and I will buy my gifts accordingly if I can afford the things they want. plus I don't leave my gifts for the last minute, I will buy it through out the year if I see a good deal on the things I want I will grab it and keep it for Christmas that way I don't feel too much financial burden at the very last time.
plus I buy most of my gifts online, as much as I love Christmas festivities I hate shopping that time of the year as its too crowded for me. I would rather wear my snuggly jumper, a nice warm coat, my woolly hat with nice warm boots and wonder around Christmas market with a nice cup of hot chocolate.

.Real techniques mega set £40 Oral B £34.99 Boots £12.49 Perfume 19.99  makeup set £25 Umbrella £19.99

10 Benefits of Using Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is one of the best oil that nature has given us, it has so many benefits that you will be amaze to know. I believe every household should have coconut oil their house because the uses and benefits are countless here are some that I follow.

As Moisturiser

best moisturiser ever at least for my skin. I normally apply coconut oil all over my body including my face after taking shower. I do use coconut oil as a night cream on my face and it work wonders for me but coconut oil is not suitable for everyone skin type so please do skin patch test before applying all over your face.

Body Scrub

I don't waste tones of money on body scrubs all I do is add some sugar to coconut oil and rub it all over my body you can apply that on your lips too for a smoother soft lips .

For Babies and Kids

I have toddler and ever since she is born she suffer from very dry and asthma skin and I have tried variety of products on her  but nothing worked except from coconut oil and Aveeno cream. I do the same for her as I do for myself I apply coconut oil all over her body after giving her bath I do apply coconut oil on her nappy rash too it works wonder.

Oil Pulling/swishing

oil pulling is traditional folk remedy where you swish coconut oil in your mouth and it improve your oral health such as it remove all the toxins from your mouth and leave your mouth fresh and clean it also help with gum disease and teeth whiting.

Shaving

ditch all your shaving creams and save yourself some money, seriously you can save a lot of money by using coconut oil as shaving cream not only it will save you money it will give you smooth and soft legs and it will also help to sooth those razor cuts and burns.

Brushes and Beauty blender

you can deep clean your makeup brushes and beauty blender with coconut oil, it will remove all the makeup from your brushes and definitely try to clean your beauty blender with coconut oil you will be amaze how clean it comes out. so give it a try please.

Fat-Burning Fat

did you know that you can burn your unwanted fat from your body ? No, give coconut oil a try.
study has found that coconut oil can increase your metabolism by 48 and 65 percent in obese people. the medium-chain  fatty acid in coconut oil triple the rate of your metabolism as compare to long-chain fatty acids. this mean the medium-chain fatty acids aren't only a healthy source of energy, they also help burn off stored fat.

Makeup Remover

in my opinion coconut oil is one of the best makeup remover in the market. like seriously, I'm not joking if you never thought about coconut oil as a makeup remover you should now as not only it will remove all your waterproof make but it will your skin so soft plus it will help you clear out your acne and it wouldn't break your bank. what else you could ask for ? but please do a skin patch test before applying all over your face as it might not be suitable for your skin.

In Grown Hair

if you are suffering from ingrown hair its time to say bye bye to them. don't waste your money as I did on expensive creams on the market which promise to solve your ingrown hair problem because it didn't solve mine. all I would suggest you to invest in a good quality organic coconut oil and use that as body moisturiser after a shower or bath and you will notice difference within weeks.

Potty Training

lets just say what an epic fail it was, I thought we both were ready for it but how wrong I was.
it was completely opposite than what I thought of.
for quite sometime Cynthia was showing interest in we(me and her father) going to toilet. she will get super excited every time I tell her I'm going to toilet she will sometime open the toilet seat for me plus every time she poop or wee in her nappy she will let me know that she did a wee or poop, and she will ask to change her nappy and show sign of discomfort in her nappy.
so my mummies instinct immediately presume that she is ready for potty training. the first thing I did was to buy her potty before we start potty training so she can get familiar with it. the day we bought the potty I told her its her big girl toilet and I thought she understand that until when she stuck her head in her brand new potty it was stuck around her neck so she couldn't move her head ! Oh my days
I wish I had took her picture. but we were too panic to take a picture as she was screaming...
well after a week of introducing her to her new potty and she start calling it her big girl toilet, I thought its time to say bye bye to dear Nappy.
I have started it in the morning as soon as she woken up she had already poop in her nappy, so I thought it gonna be easy. I was mentally prepare for accidents. so I clean her up and left her without nappy she was thrilled and happy not to be in nappy she was jumping around and keep telling me "mummy no nappy" I explained to her if she need to wee she need to do it in her big girl toilet. I asked her couple of time if she need to wee but she said she is fine and when I asked to sit on her potty that's when its all started, she has refused to sit on her potty she immediately start crying and wouldn't sit on it. I told her ok when you ready for wee then you can sit on your big girl toilet after. asking her couple of times she sat on her with her pants on and wouldn't remove them I tried to remove her pants(which I shouldn't have done it) she start screaming and try to hit me and pulling my hair and was asking to put her pants on. she cry to the point where she was completely exhausted. I put her pants on and aske her to sit on her potty when she is ready. she wee six times in period of five hours time in her pants she was still refusing to sit on her potty by that time we were both completely exhausted and she looked so disturb and tired I feel really so I gave up and put her back in her nappy and she felt so safe and content in her nappy.
she definitely wasn't ready for this big change. every kid is different so do their growth progress some will learn early some will late, well actually there is no late they will learn when they are ready. the biggest mistake we can make as parent to compare our kids to others and put pressure on them and ourselves just because our society have fix standers that kids should learn this by this time and do that by that time. do your children and yourself a favour and stop doing that right now ! listen to your child and do things accordingly. I have learn that from this experience and I will potty train her when she is ready and ask to use toilet.
would love to listen your experiences.

Mummy Guilt

Mummy guilt is forever. The I should have done this, or should have done that will always be there.
and I'm going through this mummy guilt pretty much everyday ever since Cynthia was born but recently is getting out of control. she has started nursery recently she only goes to nursery three days a week for three hours. some mummies might think what's a big deal its only three hours a day ?
I know its only three hours but it a big deal for us as ever since Cynthia was born I choose to stay at home and quit my job as financially it was a better option for us with all the child care cost, plus we don't have any friends or family around which mean me and her father would be the only people to look after her. she never stayed without me for even an hour and then all of the sudden I'm leaving her with someone who is completely stranger for her if I was in her situation I would be uncomfortable too.

The first week was really hard for both of us we both cried every time I would drop her off to nursery. she will scream her eyes out and ask me not to leave. I felt like I was betraying her she trusted me and now I'm leaving her crying with a stranger. I felt so bad especially after coming home knowing that she might still be crying and I could have her with me as I'm not going out for work I'm at home doing house chores, even though I was working its still doesn't consider as a work "work" you know what I mean. if I was a working mummy I wouldn't have felt that bad as I wouldn't have any other option rather than leaving her in nursery.
She is settling now slowly but the mummy guilt is still here who make me question myself if I'm doing the right thing ?
specially now in these dark cold Autumn/Winter mornings where she doesn't want to leave her  bed or she is poorly or not had enough sleep I feel such a bad mum sending her off to nursery.

First day of nersury

Time fly so quickly, my little monkey is already 2 and half years old feel like yesterday when she was born and look at her now she has already started her nursery. seeing her growing day by day in front of my eyes is such a precious feeling but at the same time I don't want her to grow(call me selfish) but I don't want to grow those chubby hands which melt my heart every time she touch my skin, those little conversations where she rambles most of the time, those little lips that she makes when she tries to talk but she will always be my little monkey no matter how old she gets.

Few minutes old

I was a bit sceptical about her nursery that whether I should put her in nursery now or wait till she gets 3 as I was scared of separation anxiety but deep down I know that she is ready for nursery and will do very well in nursery as she is quite confident when it comes to new people but at the same time she is very clingy to me because me and her father are the only people that she will see on daily basis as we live far from our friends and family. well I have told myself if she doesn't settle down in two weeks time we will take her out from the nursery.

First day of nursery

The first day of her nursery was emotional for me as the thought of leaving her with someone else was nerve raking as I have never left her with someone before not even for half and hour. she cried for a week so do I every time I will drop her she will cry her eyes out and keep calling for me"Mummy Mummy" which means mummy don't leave me please, I felt terrible I cried all the way back home for a week and was questioning my decision if I'm doing the right thing I felt such a bad mother for leaving my baby cry with someone who was a complete stranger for her. but as the week past she has shown so much improvement so now if we talk about her nursery she wouldn't get upset and don't even cry anymore which gives me a big relief knowing that she is happy now as mostly mummies will agree with me that mummy guilt is terrible.