The Importance of ‘Sort Your Life Out Saturday’

Over the course of a busy week, it’s easy to lose track of those pesky little jobs. And the temptation is always there to put them off until another day. Well, that approach isn’t going to work in the long-run; you need to tackle those tasks in one go over the course of the weekend. Don’t worry; done right, and ‘sort your life out Saturday’ can be followed by ‘put your feet up Sunday’.

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Preparation

If you’re going to get the most out of the effort, then you’ll want to do a little bit of planning. Write down everything that you intend to do, and cross each entry out as you complete the relevant task. Also, a quite nice way to look back and see what you’ve achieved over the day.

Household Chores

Keeping a household in good condition means performing several dozen small tasks, from unblocking sinks to vacuuming landings to changing sheets. Most of us will find it impossible to keep all of these in our head. Changing a bulb in your desk lamp, for example, is a task that might be forgotten for weeks.

Set a schedule, and enter reminders into your phone. That way you’ll know exactly what you need to do every time Saturday rolls around. You’ll even find apps that help you to do this efficiently. Of course, if you’ve been putting things off, you’ll probably need to do everything at once. Set up a cleaning playlist and get going as soon as you’ve finished breakfast. You can start by doing the dishes.

Meal Preparation

If everything you eat is entirely improvised, then it’s unlikely that you’ll eat well. With a little bit of meal preparation, on the other hand, things become much easier! To do that requires a little bit of preparation and planning at the weekend and a steady supply of Tupperware boxes. If you’re making a big meal on Sunday, like a roast, then the leftovers can serve as the basis for the rest of your intake throughout the week.

Food Shopping

Food shopping is an essential task. While a surprising amount of people try to get by on dried, canned, and take-away food, the reality is that you need fresh stuff to live a decent quality of life, and that means weekly trips. Make a shopping list and get down to your preferred supermarket, preferably at a time when it isn’t going to be heaving. If you’ve got an hour or so spare on a Friday evening, you might find life easier. Alternatively, you can simply shop online, saving all of your purchases in a basket that’s remembered every week, which is also a brilliant way to keep track of your budget if you’re trying to save some pennies.

Taking Time for Yourself

All of this hard work is going to take it out of you – especially if you’ve spent Monday to Friday with your nose to the grindstone. It’s therefore worth including a reward in your plans. It doesn’t have to be a big thing; some time soaking in the bath or curled up on the sofa with a book will help to make the effort worthwhile.

How do you get yourself Saturday ready?

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Marks & Spencer Beauty Advent Calendar - Full Contents Reveal

The 2019 Marks & Spencer Beauty Advent Calendar launches today and these calendars are just so popular because the price makes them affordable at just £40. The 2018 Marks and Spencer Calendar cost just £35, so it isn't much an increase.  This one takes on the shape of a Star, a favourite design for 2019 Beauty Calendars and it features beauty products that you will find in the M&S beauty department from both top brands and also M&S own brand.

 If you haven't been into your local M&S Beauty Hall of late, it is well worth taking a look because there is so many amazing brands available.  The contents of this 2019 Calendar are worth over £300 but to get your hands on it, you need to spend £25 on beauty, clothing or homeware. If you don't want to see the full content reveal, then stop scrolling now.

CONTENTS

• FILORGA NCEF Reverse Moisturiser 7ml
• Nails Inc Nail Polish Weekend Millionaire 10ml
• Percy & Reed Perfectly Perfecting Wonder Balm 75ml
• Shay & Blue White Peaches Natural Spray Fragrance 10ml
• Murad AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser 30ml
• NUXE Crème Prodigieuse Boost Multi-Correction Gel Cream 15ml
• Emma Hardie Purifying Pink Clay Detox Mask 20ml
• Philip Kingsley Body Building Weightless Shampoo 60ml
• PRAI Ageless Throat & Decolletage Night Crème 30ml
• This Works Sleep Together Calming Spray 75ml
• L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream 10ml
• M&S Pure Super Hydrate Day Cream SPF15 30ml
• M&S Coconut Body Butter 50ml
• REN V-Cense Night Cream 30ml
• M&S Formula Absolute Ultimate Sleep Cream 15ml
• M&S Formula Absolute Total Lip & Eye 15ml
• Autograph Luminosity Radiant Skin Primer 15ml
• Autograph Kohl Eye Liner
• M&S Dual Action Eye Brush
• EYEKO Lash Alert Mascara 4ml
• Skyn Iceland Minty Lip Fix With Glacial Water 12ml
• STILA Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick 1.5ml
• Alpha-H Balancing Cleanser with Damask Rose 30ml
• PUR Afterglow Highlighter 2.5g
• AVEDA Damage Remedy Daily Hair Repair 100ml

As you can see, there is some amazing brands included within this calendar and I really like the inclusion of M&S own brand Autograph, which is a really good brand.

PRICE

£40 when you spend £25 on Clothing, Home and Beauty in-store or online.

LAUNCH DATE

October 31st at Marks and Spencer.

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Jana Reinhardt Jewellery - Penguin Necklace + Giveaway

One of my favourite parts to visit London Zoo is Penguin Beach.  To stand and watch the penguins go about their business, watch those of us who are enamoured with them and pose cheekily for photos like absolute pros to the delight of visitors.  Jana Reinhardt jewellery which is simply stunning and very much unique has managed to capture the characteristics of the Penguin so incredibly well, I just love this necklace and I hope you will too.

Jana Reinhardt with her husband Ross is based in Worthing, West Sussex, having left the London behind in 2012 and achieved their dream of living and working by the sea. All of the jewellery is made entirely by hand using the old methods of fabrication and wax carving. Minute imperfections are embraced. Each piece is unique.   The Penguin teaches you about having grace when it comes to your actions and emotions. You possess the strength and the fortitude to live with and overcome struggles.  They teach us about having grace and strength and the fortitude to overcome struggles. They understand the concept of teamwork and utilise it regularly to get what they want.

All of the above are characterised within this Penguin Necklace, everything from the flippers to his tiny beak and even his eyes which grab your attention.  For me, I love that this necklace has been handcrafted here in the UK and as well as being available in 925 Sterling Silver, it is also available in 9ct or 16ct solid gold and platinum or 22ct yellow gold vermeil, as well as 18ct, rose gold vermeil.  The Penguin himself is measured at 15mm high and 11mm wide and it most certainly stands out when it sits on the accompanying necklace chain which is not only hand polished to a high shine but the chain is also adjustable, so there is the ability to change how high or low the Penguin sits.

This necklace is priced at £95 and it can be engraved with initials for a further fee. However, I am giving one of you the chance to win this beautiful necklace for yourself. All you have to do is to complete the Rafflecopter below, making sure you complete those mandatory steps.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Rules

– This giveaway is open internationally.
– One winner will be chosen at random via Rafflecopter
– Entrants under 18 must seek parental permission before entering this giveaway.
– There is no purchase necessary to enter this giveaway.
– Information you give when entering this competition will remain confidential and will not be passed onto anyone else.
– ALL entries will be checked and verified, with any incomplete, false or duplicate entries being removed from the giveaway entirely.
– The Jana Reinhardt team kindly gifted me this necklace and I’ve decided to offer it to one person as giveaway prize.
– The winner will be both be notified by the email address given and will have 48 hours to respond. If the winner/s don’t respond within 48 hours, an alternative winner/s will be selected via Rafflecopter’s randomiser.
– This is not a sponsored giveaway
– The item will be posted to the winner to the address that they have given to me via email within 28 days of replying.


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The Body Shop Almond Milk Body Yoghurt

As someone who cannot stand Marzipan but absolutely loves the scent of anything almond related and indeed some of my favourite products are primarily of almonds and new to the stash from The Body Shop is the Almond Milk Body Yoghurt which was love at first whiff!.

I am quite lazy when it comes to using body moisturisers, something I openly admit too. However, when I find a product I just absolutely love, I will use it down to its very last drop.  The Body Yoghurt from The Body Shop is akin to a gel-cream, its texture is smooth and very much like that of a yoghurt. It is light, it is non-sticky and perhaps most importantly it is non-greasy.  

Designed to be used after bathing or showering on to slightly damp skin and it is surprising just how little of this cream you need to use at any one time because it is a case of a little going a long way and when it comes into contact with the skin, which after showering or bathing, will still be warm, the slightly thick texture turns from that cream to a gel and glides on to the skin, as it does so, with it comes the most amazing almond scent which lingers lightly on the skin, enough so that you can catch its scent on the skin hours later.

The gel-cream is 100% vegetarian, enriched with Community Trade organic almond milk from Spain and priced at £8.50 for 100ml, it is an absolute bargain.

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