Christmas wish list... A girl can always wish

So many luxury items but you look at the price tag you think, nah no way am I paying that. Even asking Santa for these items are cheeky, so putting them on a wishlist makes me feeling a little bit better.

The classic Mulberry Handbag, ah I just think this item would never date and it would just go with every item being the colour it is.

Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar, this bronzer and highlighter are beautiful and the packaging just looks classic. Maybe this will be a new year treat for myself.

Aspinal card case, now this is a product that looks so beautiful and so handy also. When you are taking out a tiny bag, you don't want a big bulky purse in there.

A beautiful Pandora Necklace, that is one thing I do need is a nice necklace that will literally go with any outfit.. I currently feel like my accessorising is very poor at the moment, however this necklace would change that. 

This Ted Baker Jacket, I tried this on when I was down in Kent and its so beautiful and flattering. Just sadly when I looked at the price tag I didn't buy it. 

Christian Louboutin Lipstick - I have always thought no way are these worth the price tag, but it wasn't until I was watching Lydia Millen on youtube and she was trying these out I thought, wow they look fab.

Do you like the products I have mentioned? What is on your Christmas Wishlist?

Lots of love,
Nicole xxx

Moving out.. 1 year on

Wow, I can't believe it has been a year! I must say I have never looked back, It has definitely been the best decision for me to buy my own house. You can read about how I bought my house here. 
So I guess we haven't been living in the house a year yet, but we have had the keys over a year now.

The best things about having your own place

• You can decorate however you want, whether its bright pink walls or big fluffy cushions everywhere, its totally up to you! That is now definitely my favourite shopping is for home ware, its so exciting (I can tell i'm growing up). 
• If you wanna bake/cook you can because you will have no one to moan that their is a mess (well apart from Jack in my case)
• And there is so many more reasons

I few things that I have learnt from having my own place. 

• You are conscious of how much gas and electricity you are using, (no leaving random lights on anymore)
• That Click and Collect is so good, if you don't like going to do food shopping. Order everything online then go and pick it up, perfect.
• You learn to cook different meals rather than just spag bol or beans on toast.. I would say now I can cook a few different meals.
• You become precious about you house, like I don't want to have a party as I worry about my house becoming a mess or things being broken.  

So yeah that is me 1 year on from moving out. I can now say I feel like our house is slowly feeling like a home, we are adding our own personal touches to make it feel that way.

Hopefully you found this some what interesting.

Lots of love,

Nicole 

Tips to try Motivate Yourself

Hello 

So recently I have felt so De motivated with a few things, slimming world, exercise and even down to my blog. I don't know whether its the dark mornings and the dark evenings that De motivate you, anyway I thought I would put together ways to try re motivate yourself.

So at Slimming World at the moment I have maintain the weight I'm at for 8 weeks now, and I'm feeling like I am never going to lose weight and that has been my mind frame for ages. Also I am desperate to get back into running, but on a cold dark night, its not something I really want to be doing. Lastly I have pushed my blog to the side big time, as I have had anything I have felt passionate about to write, so therefore just taken a big side step from it. Hopefully this post will also motivate me!!

1.Remember why you started it- whether its losing weight, doing a degree, writing a blog. You were obviously passionate and had a reason to start that journey so think of them reasons to help you get back on track.

2. Look at how far you have come already. So I have so far lost a stone on Slimming World and that is massive achievement for me already, so I need to remember I have already come a long way just to give up.

3. If the goal you have set is to far to reach, adjust it so I it makes it more achievable.

4. Mix things up. ie bored to going to the gym, go swimming or find a team sport just to make exercising a bit more interesting. Bored to slimming World, find new recipes to change things a bit. This is what I am going to do with my blog, not just mainly beauty posts but a lot more lifestyle posts.

Anyway I hope you find this useful, I will certainly be using what I have written to motivate myself.

What are you tips for motivating yourself? Do you like what I have written?

Lots of love,

Nicole