Top to Top Feel Good Factor tips

There are times in out lives when we all need a bit of a perk up , it is our fundamental right to look and feel right but sometimes we all need a bit of help when it comes to what products to buy and use.








 Listening to the  Boots feel good forum to pick up some tips on hair and skin and the first tip I came across was not to use to much serum when it comes to hair care. For example when using serum don't use to much just use a pea size amount at first.

The next one was dark circles due to lack of sleep ( sleep is the natural remedy to this)  but due to children this is not always the case, sometimes we just have to fake it.I often to need to perk up my complexion ! Prevention and sunscreen is of using the day but at night products using retinol
 is of benefit ( but these are not a quick fix and will take 6-8 weeks to see the benefit ) A light reflective eye (under eye concealer )serum is also one of the suggestions.

Then came the taboo subject of female air thinning which is the last female taboo there are various remedies for this ( talk to the your Pharmacist ) there are supplement your can take or products you can put on your hair.

Low maintenance tips for hair include turn your head upside down and blow dry your hair forward going against gravity to provide root lift. ( try to about 80 % dry )


Tops 3 hairs tips include :

Finding the best saloon . Look for the best looking salon, ask for a free consultation and see if they understand you.

Sun is the most damaging thing is out there so cover it up with a hat or scarf.


Keep your ends in good condition and a trim every 6 - 8 weeks.


Top 3 skin tips:

Exfoliate regularly.

Use sunscreen on a regular basis.

Be smart with your money products that stay on the skin are of more benefit than this that was off.

Sunday 31/3/2013

Round and Round the Garden

Today we thought we would all blow the cobwebs out of heads and hearts, a fraught week in the sense it's end of term and nerves are getting frayed.we decided to go to Calke Abbey and amble round the garden, it's the house and garden where time stood still as if the Head Gardener has just popped out for a crafty homemade cider and will be back any minute. Also I am reminded of that beloved children's classic by Frances Hodgeson Burnett "Secret Garden".

I always go to National  Trust properties with the thought its only me going there it my secret world , this of course is not true but it's what I imagine. My son is getting taller now though he's growing up and the baby years are behind us and he's childhood is hurtling along at an alarming rate he will forever and always be my son.

Easter Bunny Baskets of Treats recipe

Easter has crept up on us again ! Everyone loves a sweet treat and at Easter but sometimes we don't want to much of a sweet treat, we want something that gives us the illusion of of receiving a great deal with in reality it is not. With this Easter treat that I am going to show you it is not the case ! it is very adaptable.

Cookie Dough

Ingredients:

• 250g butter

• 140g caster sugar

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 250g plain flour
• 50g Coco powder

• 1 egg yolk
• 85g chocolate chips/chunks

• 2tsp vanilla extract

Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 190ºC (gas mark 5) 2. Sift together plain flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. 3. Mix in butter and blend until mixture is crumbly. Stir in egg yolk and vanilla essence. Add the chocolate chips. Blend well. Chill dough for one hour for better cookies.

 4. Regularly sprinkle work surface and stamp with flour. 5. Separate dough into golf ball sized chunks. Slightly flatten the balls and use Easter themed cutters to cut out various shapes. 6. Place on a greased baking sheet.

 Bake for 6 - 8 minutes, or until lightly brown. 7. Remove from oven and leave for a couple of minutes to harden, then transfer to a wire cooling rack. 8. Decorate as desired then Enjoy your ‘Easter’ cookies.


Easter Bunny Baskets

Your will need these items:

•  Ice Cream Cornet cups.
•  Biscuits that have a jam centre.
• Some icing made up to a fairly stiff constancy.
• Strawberry Pencil sweets.

1. Then apply some icing to the biscuits and put the Ice Cream Cornet cup on top and leave to set.

2. Fill with small chocolate treats and use Strawberry Pencil as the handle just bending them over to create a handle ( But don't pick them up by the handle as its not fixed )

Fill with small chocolate treats.

3. Put in one of your special Easter cookies. 

Add the Easter cookies to your baskets.

Cookies turned into bunnies with cornet buckets and strawberry lace handles .

Pipette craft with kids : Easy Craft Ideas

Easter is nearly upon us and Easter Bunny will be merrily hopping around, so if the snow is still with us or you are at a loss what to do with the children. Here is a easy craft idea to do with the children , slightly messy if its not messy it's not as much fun to children right ? You will require these items :

1. Kitchen roll.

2. Scissors .

3. 4 pipettes.

4. Several yoghurt pots or empty containers.

5. Poster paint slightly watered down in a variety of colours.

Always make sure you supervise children when they are using scissors.

Cut the kitchen roll into a variety of flower shapes , allow the children to do this if they are capable.

Make sure they you do this activity on a plastic tray etc.

Take one of the pipettes and gently fill it up with the desired colour.

Gently let the child squeeze the pipette onto the flower shape creating a pretty pattern use a variety if colours to make it like a rainbow.