Me Myself & I Link up 3

Found this on Sara's blog and wanted to share it with you guys. Hope you like.

Me Myself & I Link Up 3

1) When you're feeling down, what do you do to pick yourself up?

You know what? I tend to just climb into bed after a nice hot bath and climb into bed with a nice hot cup of tea and watch Rom Com's.

2)  If you had to live in a different time period which would you prefer?
I'd have loved to have seen more of the 60's and 70's. I was actually an 80's and 90's child growing up.

3)  What is the most creative Halloween costume you've ever worn?
I hated going out trick or treating when I was a kid. And to be honest I have NEVER worn a halloween costume.

4)  Five weird things about you we wouldn't know without being told?
1. I have manky toes, well I think they're manky, Kev says they're not. 

2. I am allergic to penecillin(even though I did have to take it once, years ago). 

3. I can't wear anything that has wool in it coz it makes me itch. 

4. Acrylic fabrics make me itch too. 

5. As does linen. But only if it's pure linen. Mixed with polyester or cotton it#s fine.

5)  What would you tell your 16-year-old self?

I'd tell myself that you should have done those A-levels and will eventually go to University.

Herbal Essences Review

I went shopping on Saturday with Kevin...Now usually I buy my beauty products from Superdrug as I have one of those Beauty Cards. Anyway whilst we were wandering through the aisles, I came across some Herbal Essence products that I have been wanting to try for a while. So seeing they're like £1.95 in Superdrug at the minute, they were £1 for all shampoos and conditioners and hair masks were £2.50 or 2 4 £4. I decided to treat myself or rather get Kevin to buy them for me....

So here's what I got...

Tousle Me Softly

Herbal Essences Shampoo Tousle Me Softly
-For a tousled look
-With wild violet and pomegranate extracts
-For naturally wavy hair
-With botanical silk extract
-Cleans to help reveal natural shine

A perfectly effortless caressable mess. This refreshingly clean shampoo provides all the toss and turn you yearn for. Who knew messy could be so beautiful.

Wild violet is a hardy plant that grows and spreads easily in the right conditions. For these reasons, it's often seen as a symbol of freedom and optimism.

I haven't used this yet, but it smells great and I never really do much with my hair anyway so this shampoo will be perfect for me.

Beautiful Ends Shampoo

Clairol Herbal Essences Split End Protection Shampoo Red Raspberry & Silk Extracts 400ml

I daily defy and defeat split ends and breakage. My luscious formula with red raspberry and silk extracts leaves your hair protected and luscious.

The first step of the V.I.P treatment your hair deserves. I used this on Sunday Morning and it just smells divine, I can honestly see how the women in the advert love the smell so much. I loved how my hair felt so soft and silky afterwards, even Kevin commented on how soft and shiny it looked. He even loved the way it smelled as well. So no doubt this will become a firm favourite.

Beautiful ends mask.

Clairol Herbal Essences Split End Protection Intensive Mask Red Raspberry & Silk Extracts 200ml.

I daily defy and defeat split ends and breakage. My luscious formula with red raspberry and silk extracts leaves your hair protected and luscious.

The first step of the V.I.P treatment your hair deserves. I suffer from split ends and dry often damaged hair due to using my hair straighteners, so this was a treat, not only for me but for my hair. You just leave on for 5mins and then rinse off. Again it left my hair feeling soft and shiny with that gorgeous Raspberry smell. Kevin couldn't get enough of the smell.

So I can honestly say that these two will definitely be used and I'll have to stock up on them whilst they're on offer at Asda!

Which Herbal Essence products do you like/use? I'd love to know.

How Much Is My Face Worth?

Hi Guys.

Sorry for not being around the last two days, but Thursday was so hectic at work, that I didn't get round to blogging that day. Yesterday was again, hectic and I went out for a drink or two with Kevin and our friend John, whom we hadn't seen for a while.

Anyway these past couple of days, I've been seeing a LOT of "How Much Is My Face Worth?" blogs popping up so as they are quite intriguing and fun to read, I decided it's about time I did mine.

So here we go.

First I'll cleanse with some simple tesco cucumber wipes - 99p to remove any traces of dirt and soften my skin. I love the smell of these wipes. 

Next I'll apply my moisturiser - Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream. £80. My mum actually gave me this in a set with two of these creams and a make-up bag which I use to take all my make-up and cleansing stuff to Kevin's. 

Next comes the Garnier Caffeine Roll on - £9.99. I love this for hiding my dark circles under my eyes. A lot of people have said that these don't work, but I think they do.

Then comes my Collection 2000 Primed and Ready. £5.99 (it was 3.99 when I bought it.) I love this, I have been looking for a suitable make-up primer and when I came across this a few weeks ago in my local Asda (Walmart for my friends across the pond) I knew I had to try it. It goes on so smoothly and creates a lovely matte finish.

Then comes my favourite product in my make-up bag! Touche Eclait #4. £25. I had been wanting to use this for so long before getting mine whilst on holiday in Salou. My mum used to use this when it first hit the stores and swore by it. I decided I wanted to try it. I love the way it goes on so smoothly and the way in which you can blend it in to match your skin tone.

Next comes my Benefit - Moonbeam Luminous Tint - £17. I have almost finished a bottle of this little beauty. I love it. sometimes I'll just wear it on it's on with a bit of bronzer. 

Next up is my Creme De La Mer - The treatment fluid foundation in Warm Beige. £65. My mum bought me this when we went to a beauty night at Selfirdges. It's so smooth and blends in perfectly with either a sponge or a brush. One of my favourite beauty products in my bag.

After that comes my bronzer/blusher. I do not have a blusher that I actually swear by.

Next is my eyeshadows. I do alternate these according to what I'm wearing that day, but my favourite ones are Bourjois Pastel Lumiere in Rose Ivory £5.25 and A brownish colour also bourjois. MAC eyeshadow in Nocturnelle. £12. The MAC eyeshadow has become my most used. It's a lovely darkish purple colour. I tried it at the same beauty night that I got my Creme De Lar Mer foundation. As it was my favourite colour I had to have it!

Next is w7 mascara. £1.99. I use this as my everyday mascara. For my night-time mascara or if I have somewhere important to go, I'll use Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara -black. £9.99.

Lisptick or gloss usually comes in the form of Bare Minerals - Rose. £12. I love this because it goes on with a brush rather than a sponge that you get with a lot of lipgloss these days. 

I am anticipating that my face will be worth quite a bit seeing I have such expensive tastes in moisturisers and foundations, not to mention concealers. So here we have it, the grand total....My Face Is Worth.....

£216.21!!!!!!!!

I am shocked! But at the same time I am NOT at all surprised at this. How much is your face worth?

If You Really Knew Me

I hope that Kate doesn't mind me doing my own take on this..It was so much fun to read, so I though I'd do one of my own.
So.....

"If You Really Knew Me....You'd Know That..".

I love my fiance, Kevin to bits.
I'm trying to plan our wedding, regardless.
I am big dog lover and really want one of my own....
I am addicted to Nescafe Azera Coffee, but coffee doesn't like me.
I adore Ski Smooth Yogurts.
I enjoy being able to take random photos with my iPhone.
I want either an iPhone 4 or 4s, but can't afford the cost of a pre-paid.
I hate the fact that the warehouse guys next door to work continue to put their stuff in our loading bay so that it's easier for them, even though they are NOT supposed to...
I would like a Fiat 500 in RED if and when I can afford to change my lovely Corsa.
I am completely addicted to the "New" DALLAS.
I try to drink at least 2 bottles of water a day.
I'm completely obsessed with blogging (or at least trying to blog) everyday.
I love (and would love to have it everyday) Banrock Station Light Rose Wine. As it's only 60Cals per 125ml glass.
I don't like to watch TV at home.
I never used to watch EastEnders before I met Kevin.
I'm constantly looking for a new challenge.
I don't like my retail job right now and want out, but need to find something else first and fast...
I burst out laughing at my fiance when he farts in public and it's loud....

Photo of the day

I captured this beautiful sight from the window of the car this morning on my way to work!

Blogging Love

I came across this on Fee's blog It's from a blog that she follows called Couture Girl, Kayleigh from this blog actually came up with herself. You can read Kayleigh's post here which is a really good read. So I decided to also do the tag.

The tag consists of 5 reasons why you love blogging, your blogging aims for the future, a blogging tip and to mention a blogger that has inspired you. 

5 things I love about blogging...

1. Creativity -I'm always on the look out for new things to blog about whether it be Nail Art I've seen on a fellow bloggers page or something completely different. I love trying out new recipes and writing about them when I get the chance. I'm an avid amateur photographer as well, although I don't always have my camera with me. 

2. People -There's a lot of people out there of whom inspire me to blog. From fellow bloggers , sometimes I'll be reading a post from a fellow blogger and think "Hmmm, I like that idea", then I'll blog about it in my own words.  Some of my favourite authors have inspired me to blog as well, I'm into writing stories so blogging can often be quite useful if you are a budding author.

3. Motivation - Sometimes I don't always have the motivation to blog, but the more blogs I read, the more it motivates me, I'm always checking blogger to see if any of my favourite bloggers have posted that day. 

 

4. Photography - As I said earlier, I am a keen amateur photographer. I don't always take my camera out with me as it's too bulky to carry round in my work bag. Sometimes though it's handy to just have my iPhone with me. It might only be a 3gs, but it managed to capture a gorgeous picture of a rainbow this morning. (I'll post that up later!) I'd like to be able to get out and photograph more of the world with my dslr in the near future. I used to have a Canon Ixus 10, but yearned for something much more practical and more professional looking. My dear parents bought me a lovely Fujifilm s2300 for Christmas last year. It's been on a few journeys with me and hopefully will get to go on a whole lot more before I retire it.

5. A hobby turned into a career - I just see blogging as a hobby at this moment in time. Maybe when I get a bit more time on my hands it may turn into a career - watch this space.

Blogging Aim - Definitely to keep my blogs up to date and to blog more effectively. I'd like to one day have a very professional looking blog. I'd like to include more photographs and do so much more with my blog, it's just trying to find the time to blog, with working and doing such silly hours.

Blogging Tip - Simply do your own thing and do it so that it makes you happy! - I've left this because I completely agree with it! 

A Blogger who has inspired me -The blogger that inspired me to start my own blog was  Michelle from Oh Mishka. her blog is such a darling to read. She always finding something to blog about and fits it into her lifestyle with such ease. My favourite posts are those that she does from the cats, her writing is style and the way in which she easily makes you feel as though you actually ARE reading a post written by her cats. 

12 Things from August

1) Candle scents this month:

Macintosh, Soft Blanket. Almond Cookie.

2) What I am reading this month:

I have just finished reading the Fifty Shades Trilogy again and now am reading A Jackie Collins novel of which I can't remember the name.

3) Top three songs I was drawn to:

"Next to You". Emile Sande. "We Are Young" Fun. "Read All About It." Professor Green.

4) Movies I saw:

Toy Story 3. Never seen it. 

5) Favorite tv moments of the month:

The Return of Dallas!

6) Something yummy I made:

A Pasta Rigatoni for myself and Kevin. 

7) Restaurants where I ate:

The Waggoners, Queen Victoria, it was Tex-Mex night. I'd been round to visit a friend of whom I hadn't seen for a while, she's also friends with Kevin, so she suggested going out for something to eat.

8) Five things I am loving this month:
1. The was in which my clothes are starting to feel less tight.

2. Mug Shots. These are a low fat snack just like a cup-soup only with noodles or pasta.

3. Kev's new Abtrack, it's going to get some abuse and hopefully tone up my fat tummy!

4. The Paralympics. Team GB have done brilliantly and I am so proud to be British right now.

5. Koppaberg Mixed Fruit Cider. It's just yummy!

9) A goal I had for this month:

To Lose 14Lbs. It's not happened yet!!!!

10) This month I looked forward to:

Kev having his lads night and the opportunity to go out shopping with mother for the day.

11) Something I want to be thankful for this month:

My weightloss. I was on track to losing 14Lbs - a stone and then I put on due to water retention and my monthly you know what. Lost 3Lbs the week after and a 1/5 the week after that. Then Put on again last week - 4/5Lbs!!!! I thought Nooooooooooo! And this week I've just been to Slimming World and have lost 1/5Lb, so it's a start. Hopefully next week I'll lose again and will be back on track to getting that illusive stone!!!!!

Quote of the Day

"Teachers are never really appreciated by parents , until it rains all weekend."

Daily Quote - from the Desk Calendar

"Never Does a Man look so SMALL as When he is Trying to look BIG."

What's in your everyday make up bag?

What's in your everyday make up bag? Here's what's in mine.
1. Max Factor - false lash effect in black.
2.MAC-eyeshadow in Nocturnelle. A lovely shiny purpley colour.
3. Revlon-sheer illustrious in Caramel Glacé. Lovely nude colour perfect for everyday wear.
4.W7 Kiss Me -lip plump.
5. Garnier roll on for eyes.
6. Gayle Hayman-lip lift.
7.W7-cover stick with tea tree oil.
8. Yves Saint Laurent-Touché Eclait-4. I had wanted some of this for ages but didn't want to pay too much if I didn't like it, So thought I'd try getting it when I went on my hols in July. Searched ALL over Salou until a lady in a chemist said that there was a shop just up the road that sold it! So off I went, with Kevin's mum in tow. We found the shop and went in. There it was. My Touché Eclait. It was on offer as well do instead of paying £25 for it I paid 25€ and then another 30% off. That came to 17.5€! Bargain.
9. Bare Minerals-Rose. I love this colour and this lipstick. It's got a glittery sheen to it and goes on with a brush too.
10. Mini Brushes. 
11. Mini Mirror in the little pink case.
12. Unknown brand nude pink lipstick - with mirror in the case.

So there you have it-that's what's in my everyday make up bag.
Would love to know what's in yours.

Laugh of the day

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

From: jorondarli@aol.com
Date: 27 August 2012 14:33:17 GMT+01:00
Subject: Fwd: Senior Citizen with new BMW Z4

-----Original Message-----
From: colin seddon
To: Alec Moore ; Tony Axon ; Denise & Andy Plevin ; Angela Ellen ; Andy & Julie Newton ; Phil Bonfield ; PETER BUNCE ; Chris Warchal ; Hugh Carvill ; Julie & Don Connell ; Clare Jones ; Ron & Jo Darlington ; Glynn & Kath Duxbury ; Karen Donald ; Dave & Samantha Trow ; Jim & Deb Mcloughlin ; John Knowles ; Jean Stace ; John Turner ; Malcolm & Karen Opray ; Maureen & Terry Philbin ; Michaela & Karen Searcy
Sent: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:17
Subject: Senior Citizen with new BMW Z4


Subject: Fw: Re: FW: Senior Citizen with new BMW Z4











A senior citizen bought a brand new BMW Z4 convertible and drove it out of the salesroom.

Taking off down the motorway, he floored it to 120mph; enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left.

”Amazing!" he thought as he flew down the M4, enjoying pushing the pedal to the metal even more.

Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a police car behind him, blue lights flashing and siren blaring.

"I can get away from him - no problem!" thought the elderly nutcase as he floored it to 140mph, then 150 then 160.

Suddenly, he thought, "What on earth am I doing? I'm too old for this nonsense!"

So he pulled over to the side of the road and waited for the police car to catch up with him.

Pulling in behind him, the police officer walked up to the driver's side of the BMW, looked at his watch and said, ”Sir, my shift ends in 10 minutes. Today is Friday and I'm taking off for the weekend. If you can give me a reason why you were speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go."

The old man, looked very seriously at the policeman and replied, "Years ago my wife ran off with a policeman. I thought you were bringing her back."

"Have a good day, Sir", said the policeman.

5 Things that made me laugh...

They always say that it's good to have a laugh....

So here's 5 things that have made me laugh over the past week.

1. Kirsty "The Pregnant Psycho" on Coronation Street, threatening Tina with a Ketchup bottle.
2. The stupid wagon driver trying to back out of our yard this morning, after realizing that he had been sent to the wrong place...D'oh.
3. Kevin, my wonderful fella. He always knows how to make me laugh.
4. Ivan - One of our customers at work, he's always going on about Crab but yet hates them. 
5. The Desk Calendar Quote "There is plenty of room at the top - but not to sit down."

What has made you laugh, either today or over the last week?

Thirty-Something Ramblings - Blog Stars

Me and The other half.
Welcome to Thirty-Something Rambling's.  I'm Sara, the author of this blog. Thanks for stopping by for Blog Star! If this is your first time around the block, we will forgive you and quickly get you up to speed. Blog Star occurs the first Tuesday of each month. 

So now that you know who I am, I can introduce myself properly. I'm a thirty-something woman with a love for blogging (although I don't always blog everyday!), reading, writing, photography and all things technical. I'd kill to own an Apple Mac! I'm engaged to my lovely man, Kevin, with whom I have been with for almost six years now - It's our anniversary on 22nd of this month! We have set a date (well say set, but it's not exact...) for 21st June 2014. I had hoped to get married next year, but my brother beat me to it and now they get married in April next year....Grrrrr!

At the moment we don't have any children of either human or fur kind. Kevin hates cats, so I doubt we would get a cat anytime soon. But he does love dogs, but having a dog move into his flat (which I hope to share with him when we get married!) would increase his rent by £100 a month, so we will have to do without. 

Kev is a Transport Compliance Manager and I'm an Administrative Assistant, Kev and I met through a friend with whom Kev used to work with. They became good friends (Kev get's on with almost everyone, there aren't many people he doesn't get on with, except for a couple of people from work). 
He asked me for my number at this friend's sister's engagement do and after a couple of weeks of serious phone text flirting, we decided to go out on a date. The rest is history. Kev's funny, loyal and knows how to make me laugh. He's still a big kid really. I love him to bits.

So now that you know who I am, I hope that you will join my site and keep up to date with what's going on in my life.....I would love you to link to your site using the form below.

Joke Time

Why did the student wear glasses in math class? It improved division. #ClassicJokeMonday - @Ellenshow - Really made my day!

Top Five Dog Breeds

My Top Five Favorite Dog Breeds. 

A Chocolate or Black Labrador - I have always liked this breed of dog. They are so boisterous, yet so very loyal. 

A Jack Russell - Often seen as a troublemaker among other dogs - sometimes vicious but extremely loyal - Kevin said he'd have a Jack Russell if we got a dog together. 

A Staffordshire Bull Terrier - often these dogs are said to be nasty, they're usually associated with Chavs and lads with hoodies here in the UK, but if treated right and bred as they should be, they are wonderful dogs. Kevin had one - Tiny until his death in 2003. His brother, Carl also had a little Staffy - Sasha. She was such a sweetie. They didn't bother getting another one.

Chiuaha's have always been a favourite breed, these cute little dogs are often seen peeking out of a celebrities handbag. The white ones are my fav.

The Border Terrier - I don't quite know why I like these dogs, their coat is quite rough and wiry. They usually always have such a cute face though. Maybe that's why I like them.

Some Randon Desk Calendar Quotes

It's been a while since I've done one of these, so here's a couple to get started.

"When you feel too old to do a thing -do it!"

"The test of good manners: to bear patiently with bad ones."

Finally Tumblr Has invaded me.

Hey Guys and Gals, you can finally catch me on Tumblr.....

http://sarapilling.tumblr.com/

Make up savvy's final day

Well today marks the last day of fee's nail art challenge. Here's what I decided to go with for today's theme of anything. Something nice and simple. For the base I used a random bronze varnish that I found in my mums nail varnish box and the white tips on my thumb and ring finger were created by pink tease white nail art pen. The finishing glittery touches was created by pink tease silver glitter. As you can see I'm still learning. Hope you like.

Dotty

Well tomorrow sees the penultimate day of Fee's 15 day nail art challenge, so here's my dotty nails. Next time will be better.....

Wow ! Collection 2000 - Primed & Ready Soothing Make-up Primer

I have to admit that I've been looking for something of a decent primer for ages and saw this in my local Asda for the bargain price of £5. So I snapped this baby up and proceeded to use it on Friday night. Let's just say that I thought it was amazing. Like sheer silk in a tube. My skin feels soft and silky after applying it and foundation goes on flawlessly. 

I'll definitely be stocking up on this.

The silky formula with a light coverage for a flawless complexion and a noticeably natural finish. 

- Smoothing Make-up Primer minimizes problem pores, smooths uneven skin and hides unsightly blemishes for the perfect base.

Silk in a bottle!