The Lazy Girls Guide To: Apple and Peach Crumble

*(Please excuse the weird tinge on the two middle photos, no amount of (nightmare) editing seemed to be able to get rid of that)*

Majority of the DIYs, recipes etc that I do are of the lazy girl guide style. Because I am the ultimate lazy girl. Now in my defence, I do make things from scratch when the mood strikes but at the moment, it hasn't been... and that's why I'm sharing my tips and tricks with you! You could use this to impress the in laws or your friends and family because technically it is home made dessert.

1. Add tinned fruit to dish. This could be any fruit you like. I picked peach and apple and it was delicious! It went all gooey and the taste of the two fruits..mmmm

2. Add shop bought crumble. You can make your own. I have many a time and it is lovely, just not always fool proof. I made crumble topping that wouldn't crumble once. Probably only me that could manage that one!

3. Put in the oven on about 200 degrees for 30-40 or when the crumble is golden and bubbling. Serve as  your own and bask in the compliments of your cooking skills!

Hope you've enjoyed this little non-recipe, I know it's a bit obvious but I always feel like little life hacks like this are things I don't think of!

 

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HOW TO: Frozen Lemon Slices

Now I may be telling you how to suck lemons (see what I did there?) but sometimes even the obvious needs pointing out. My mum has been telling me for ages that water with a hint of lemon curbs cravings (I've got the biggest sweet tooth) but when I buy a lemon, it always goes to waste. A week later and I'll find a shrivelled lemon half, all forgotten in the fridge after I made the first (and last) drink. I've been seeing a lot of 'healthy waters' round the internet and you could do this with any fruit so here it is, the how to!

 1. Cut the ends off of your lemon. You have to cut quite a way in as I made the mistake of cutting too little and ending up with more rind than flesh.

2. Slice your lemons. I mixed it up between full slices and half slices, depending on what I'll need and what glasses I'll be drinking out of.

3. Put on a plate or something flat and put the them in the freezer. You need to do this instead of putting the slices straight into a plastic bag so they don't all stick together. They'd be a nightmare to separate!

4. After a few hours you can put them into plastic bags and you'll have individual lemon slices ready to pop into your water, tea or anything else!

I hope this helped someone and it's not just me being slow on the bandwagon! It means I no longer have to worry about my fruit going off in the fridge!

Have you got any kitchen tips for me?

  

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Feeling down and asking for help

Photo from a recent family walk

This post was going to be a follow up to a first impressions post I did. Instead though, I feel like I need to write a sort of 'dear diary' post.

I've been feeling a little disheartened with blogging lately. I'd been so looking forward to being finished with university for summer to throw myself into it and now it's here, I'm meh. I don't think this has anything to do with blogging but more my life at home.

At university, I'm on the go constantly. I lived with four other people so there was constantly something to do; someone to talk to. Obviously there was university and university work which takes up a lot of time. Add in two volunteer jobs, netball and the social life that comes with it and I hardly have time to breath. Don't get me wrong, this is what I love. When I'm busy I'm more productive, happier and healthier. I manage my time better as I know what little time I have and that I have to make it count. I'm happier as I'm on the go and being so active makes exercise seem like a doddle.

At home (the parental home), I have nothing to do and it's really thrown me. I'm currently looking for a job for over summer but the search still continues. When I went off to university, my friend group at home really diminished as maintaining friendships is hard and I put more effort in with the people I love. This means my friendship group at home now includes my three best friends. One works, one hasn't come back from university yet and the other is doing work placement. Leaving me alone during the day whilst my family are at work and college. Now I understand this is very first world problem-esque. Oh the poor girl has nothing to do during the day but I'm finding it hard to adjust to all the free time. I can see how moany this post an ungrateful this post is so please excuse it.

I suppose what I'm looking for is some advice as to how to adjust and find things to do. I'm still unpacking from university so blogging is a little hard as everything is still everywhere. I'm in the process of sorting out my wardrobe which will be something ticked off my list. A good spring clean. I've been ordering bits and bobs to organise my make up which is something that will make me super happy when it's done. Love a good aesthetic pleasure. I've also been working out which is what I'm off to do after this post is published.

Do you have any other tips for filling the time? Sorry for the weird post, just felt I needed to get some things off my chest. This is quite different and personal from other posts I do, so please drop me a comment with any suggestions.

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(Partial) Birthday Haul!

This is the second haul I referred to in this post. These are actually some things that my friends picked up for my birthday (albeit not a full birthday haul). So what have we got...

L'Oreal True Match Foundation in W8

In all honesty, I should have done some more research on this foundation. I'd heard so much about it that I knew I wanted it but I was absolutely astounded by the shade range. There were so many and with the cool and the warm tones; I wasn't prepared let's say that! A few of the samples weren't there so I went with what I thought. It's on the darker end of the spectrum but as my face is always a lot lighter than my body, I'm hoping for the best. I'm trying it tonight with the stippling brush so I'll let you know if we have a match!

Real Techniques Stippling Brush

My aim is to slowly grow a Real Techniques army of brushes! I really do love them. However if you have any recommendations of a cheaper brush set I'd love to hear them as I need a few more eye brushes desperately. I chose this brush as I thought it looked interesting and I liked the sound of high definition results! However when I got it home, I realised that I had no idea what to use it for. Foundation, powders, cream products?? All three as it turns out! I tweeted Sam and Nic (the founders of the brushes) and Nic (@NixiePixi) responded saying that it was good for foundations, bronzer and powders, especially light coverage foundations like Mac face and body. Aisling (@covetedmess) from covetedmess.com (check out her blog, it's so professional looking and lustworthy!) also suggested to use it with cream products. Is there anything that this brush doesn't do?! Thanks for the tips ladies!

Rimmel Eyeshadow in Smokey Quartz

I've wanted this for a while but it's such a generic looking shimmery taupe, I've been putting it off. I finally caved on this trip and I haven't been disappointed. I've only swatched it so far but I really like the look of it. There was a little panic that I'd bought the same shade twice (there is a very similar shade in the Rimmel Smokey Brun Quad- see it here) however they're not identical thank goodness! To the naked eye they could be, but Smokey Quartz is slightly more brown.

Barry M Sugar Apple

I really like the ice cream, pastel nail thing going on and conversely, the neon trend. I picked up this pastel one and also its neon counterpart (in the other haul). I've been going in between them and nothing else. It's Sugar Apple's turn tonight!

Have you been shopping recently? Any recommendations for me?

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Foodie #1 The Mad Moose Norwich

 

 This is a bit of a different post for me and my little blog and I'm drooling as I'm writing it. I love food but usually it's half gone before the thought to take a picture even crosses my mind. Doesn't look as appetising at that point, for sure!

I visited the Mad Moose in Norwich a few weeks back for a friend's birthday and I was shocked at how lovely it was!! Why had I never been there before?! It has that local pub, friendly vibe whilst still being very modern and tasteful. The service was amazing. I love good customer service, I think it can completely change a visit somewhere. When the lady serving us saw I put my coat on (I was getting a little chilly), she went round and closed all the windows and doors around me whilst saying that I should have just said if I was cold. Something like that just puts me completely at ease and makes me feel at home. As well as that, she made conversation whilst taking our orders and was just overall really pleasant, making my visit even better.

The food came quickly and was absolutely delicious. The menu isn't overly extensive but has enough of choice. It's not your usual pub grub as you can see from the pictures above, they've taken it to more of a proper restaurant level. My main, ham, egg and chips, was the cheapest on the menu but there was no sign of scrimping because of this. Very decent portions, even for me, and I can eat for England!

The dessert was the star of the show in my opinion. I have a sweet tooth all the way and look at that brownie. It was spongey and chocolately and gooey and all of the adjectives *drool* I can't even explain to you. If this shows how much I liked it, I went back for lunch but ended up just having a brownie. Crazy I know!

Overall a great visit and I will definitely be going again and recommending it to everyone!

I know this post won't be relevant for everyone if you aren't in Norwich but if you are visiting or even want to look at some damn delicious food, here you go!

Have you been anywhere delicious recently? I'm such a foodie!

 

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Life Update and What to Expect on AG!

Exams are over and my second year of university is officially finished. As well as being relieved, I'm sad. My time at university is just running away from me. I feel like my third year will just be over in a flash. Reminder to make the most of time!

I'm currently doing a week of full time work at the place I volunteer which (although I've only done one day of so far) I am really enjoying it. It involves a lot of administration work with a legal side to it which is what I currently intend to do after university. A lot of people go down the solicitor/ barrister route after a law degree but I just don't feel like it's is for me. Not now anyway, I'll keep my options open; hopefully with some more work experience later in the summer.

As well some more work experience, I really want to grow my blog this summer and, as you can see the from the plan above, will be squeezing it in at every available moment. The dream is to blog daily but I know myself better than this and it is just that, a dream. I want to enjoy my summer without draining the fun out of  blogging with stress so I will resume posting three times a week. Organisation is our friend people!

My best friend at university is moving abroad for a year (booooo!) so this will be last summer with her (until she gets back!) so we intend to fit lots of fun things into the next two weeks so you can expect lots of lifestyle posts on what we get up to. No doubt, cake in millions of coffee shops 'cause who doesn't love cake?

I've also been shopping so some hauls and reviews are coming your way (I'm so excited, I may have had a cheeky play with the products before picturing! Shock horror). Is there anything else you'd like to see on my blog?

Hope you are all well and (if you have exams or work) stress hasn't been getting you too down. How are you going to spend your summer? What have you been up to recently?

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Revision and Exam Tips

 

 Some of you may have noticed my disappearance (thank you if you did!) but I suspect many of you went about your daily lives without wondering why there has been an absence of posts on AG. Yes? I thought so. Exam times are upon us and as I've said in an organisation/revision post or two (see here), I'm a stresser and unfortunately that meant my blog suffered. To be perfectly honest with you, I could have made time to put up a weekly post but I didn't. I feel guilty when I blog instead of revise and my stress levels can't handle extra emotion right now (exams also make me melodramatic it seems). Hands up to you girls with the daily blogs and full time work or revision. You are amazing!

Anyway as I've already given some tips on revision and organisation (see link above), I thought I'd share some exam tips today. As always, I'm no expert but these tips have helped me through the 6 (!) years of exams I've had so far.

1. Work out whether you are an early bird or a night owl. I'm more of a morning person so can get so much more done between 6am-12pm than 6pm-12am despite it being the same amount of time. My productivity and attention wanes as the day goes on, so capitalise on the time you know you work best.
2. Be organised. Not just in exam time but throughout the whole year. There is nothing worse than knowing the key to an exam lies on a scrap of paper that may be in the pocket of the pair of jeans that you just washed.
3. Tidy house, tidy mind. On the first day of revision, ensure your room, work space etc is tidy. Nothing worse than mess distracting you or coming back from a bad exam to a bomb site of a room.
4. Right before the exam, don't cram too much. You'll overload your brain and it will just forget it all. Keep calm, don't let other people talk to you too much (too many a time have I stressed that I didn't know a case and then got a perfectly good grade without it) and just breath.
5. Finally ensure you have enough pens, water, gum and whatever else you may need for the exam. You don't want to be wasting precious seconds when your one and only pen runs out and you have to wait for the elderly invigilator to get you an new one.

I hope these tips help some of you! I'd love to hear if  they did or whether you have some tips for me. My exams don't finish until the 28th May with my birthday squidged in before then so expect sporadic post until then. See you on the other side!

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Mother's Day: Outfits

In the spirit of Mother's Day, thought I would share with you the lady I'll be spending my day with. My Nana! Think she looks very sweet here! Being at university means that I won't see my mum until Easter so I've skipped a generation and gone to the Head Honcho of mothers!

I'm sharing some outfit ideas with you today and trying to keep this post short and sweet. I've done a more formal outfit if you are taking your mum out to dinner or the likes and an informal one for lunch and other activities. They're spring inspired with brights and pastels as the little bit of sun we're having is getting me excited. Enjoy!

Formal
Swing Vest- Boohoo- £6
Skater Skirt- Red- Boohoo- £10
Heeled Sandals- Zara- £39.99
Necklace- ASOS- £12

The heels are a little pricey but I couldn't find any cheaper ones for the look I was going for! Alternatives welcome!

Informal
Dress- New Look-£22.99
Wedges-New Look-£27.99
Ballet pump alternative- New Look-£17.99
Gold Cuff- New Look- £4.99

I know wedges aren't the most practical but how cute would they look with this dress?!

What will you be wearing on Mother's Day? What are your plans?

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Superdrug, Matalan and Primark Haul!

I apologise for the varying lighting in these photos. I obviously got a bit carried away with editing (oops). Anyway, bad editing aside, my mum came up to visit  a few weeks ago and surprisingly she was a very bad influence on me!

First stop was Matalan where I picked up this gorgeous hoodie and jumper. I've actually since lost the hoodie on a night out which I'm gutted about. They're both really thick and so soft. So lovely that I'm going back to Matalan to hopefully find another one! The grey was so versatile and could be thrown over anything and I've been using the maroon jumper to add a bit of colour to more boring outfits. These were £10 and £8 respectively.

Next was Primark where I picked up a few of the essentials; hair bands and toothbrushes. I wouldn't actually recommend either of these which is so annoying! The hair band snapped on first use. I know I've got thick hair but  it's not that bad! The toothbrushes are alright but I feel like they're not as durable or soft as more expensive toothbrushes. What you get for 75p I suppose!

Last but not least we visited my beloved Superdrug. I picked up Superdrug's own BB Cream which I'm loving btw; review to come. I also got some more toner as I like to have a softer one and more chemically exfoliating one in. Finally my holy grail (see post here) tanning moisturiser which was offer so I definitely couldn't resist!

Have you picked up anything recently? Or like/dislike anything I bought?

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Apple Cakejacks recipe

 

You may have come to this post wondering what this magical recipe is for. To be quite honest, I invented it and it started from a batch of failed flapjacks. Failed or not however, they are delicious and so quick and easy to make!

Sit down, let me tell you a story... I had the worse sugar craving ever yesterday and decided I would attempt to make flapjacks. I looked up a recipe and I had two of the ingredients: oats and golden syrup.From that point, I decided to wing it. My house mate was hanging around (in hope to get some of the end product no doubt) and was sceptically looking over my shoulder whilst I was mixing the ingredients together. She later told me she thought I'd put too much apple in (thanks Vic!) but never said at the time. This is why they didn't turn into flapjacks. The mixture was far too wet and therefore didn't crisp up.

Anyway, the end result was a gooey, apple cake middle with an oaty top, which is relatively healthy seeing as it only has three ingredients! Let me know if you try it! They are delicious I promise!

Ingredients:

1. Oats
2. Stewed Apple (my nana had pre-stewed the apple for me (bless her!) If you don't have a handy nana like me, just cut up some cooking apples and add a small bit of water, sugar and cinnamon (optional) to a pan and heat slowly until soft) 
3. Golden Syrup

(I haven't put measurements as I obviously did it by eye but you can mix up more as you go, if you want more mixture. Just go with your instincts!)

Method:

1. Mix ingredients together in large mixing bowl until all the oats are covered in the apple
2. Place in a baking tray and press the oats into the pan (greasing optional; I forgot and my apple cakejacks still popped right off the tray easily)
3. Bake for 20-30 minutes at 200 degrees until golden brown and crisp on top

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The TMI Tag

Feels like quite a while since I have done a tag post! I've seen this one floating around YouTube and thought I would have a go. I didn't realise how long it was before though! Here are my (50!) answers..

1. What are you wearing? 

My mismatching fluffy pajamas from Primark. The top has a little snowman on it saying 'baby it's cold outside' (cute I know!)

2. Ever been in love?

I have, once.

3. Ever had a terrible breakup?

All break ups are pretty terrible at the time but all my break ups seem to end amicably so no, I haven't.

4. How tall are you? 

5″7

5. How much do you weigh? 

Psh, not putting that on the internet!

6. Any tattoos?

No. Two of my best friends love tattoos and I like the idea but I know that I would regret it within a month. I love henna tattoos though because you can change them and they aren't permanent.

7. Any piercings?

I have my ears pierced once and my belly.

8. OTP?

Jess and Nick from New Girl

9. Favourite Show?

Big Bang Theory, New Girl, Pretty Little Liars, TOWIE, Sherlock. I can't pick one!

10. Favourite bands?

I like listening to music but don't have a favourite band. I really like Sam Smith- Money on my Mind at the moment.

11. Something you miss?

Life without responsibilities.

12. Favorite song?

Oops, already answered that one (#10)

13. How old are you?

I'm 19 and 20 in May. Can't I stay a teenager? :(

14. Zodiac sign? 

Taurus the bull.

15. Quality you look for in a partner? 

Kindness/caring. I think that's a lovely quality for someone to have and one I strive for myself.

16. Favourite Quote? 

This too shall pass, what goes around comes around, he who fails to prepare prepares to fail. I love a good quote!

17. Favourite actor?

I don't have a favourite actor, my favourite movie ever is Clueless though.

18. Favourite colour?

Purple/ Turquoise

19. Loud music or soft?

Such a weird question! I like my music loud enough that I feel like I can dance to it (anyone get what I mean?) but quiet enough that I can still think/hear other things.

20. Where do you go when you’re sad? 

I don't have a specific place I go... my bed if I was forced to pick. Really I just need to be able to talk to my mum when I'm sad (such a baby!)

21. How long does it take you to shower?

I can be in and out in less than two minutes if I'm just washing my body. If I'm washing my hair, closer to 20 minutes.

22. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?

From waking up to leaving the house, whatever I'm doing, usually I'll leave myself an hour. I can be ready quicker, just depends on how I manage my time.

23. Ever been in a physical fight?

No, I'm so not violent.

24. Turn on?

I like a man's hands, is that weird?

25. Turn off?

Arrogance. It can be funny if played right, otherwise people can just look self centred.

26. The reason I joined Blogger?

I saw others doing it and thought that I would like to have a go!

27. Fears?

Dying, spiders, needles, vomit/vomiting. Not in that order.

28. Last thing that made you cry?

My grandad not being here.

29. Last time you said you loved someone?

A few hours ago.

30. Meaning behind your blog name? 

My full name is Alexandra Georgina but I felt that was a bit wordy so shortened it to Alex Georgina and then again to Alex Georgie. Rolls off the tongue a bit easier!

31. Last book you read?

Fully? I can't remember? Partially would be my Law of Tort book. Boooo!

32. The book you’re currently reading?

More tort?

33. Last show you watched?

Pretty Little Liars.

34. Last person you talked to?

My house mate.

35. The relationship between you and the person you last texted?

She's my mother.

36. Favourite food?

Too hard! Pasta, chocolate, chicken, salad are all up there.

37. Place you want to visit?

Really want to go to Paris.

38. Last place you were?

The kitchen? If that doesn't count, the sports park for netball.

39. Do you have a crush? 

Does Usher count?

40. Last time you kissed someone?

Oooh too long.

41. Last time you were insulted?

Not for a while..not to my face anyway.

42. Favourite flavour of sweet?

The black ones/ cola.

43. What instruments do you play?

I really wish I played the piano but I don't.

44. Favourite piece of jewellery?

My necklace and ring that I never take off and my Pandora bracelet.

45. Last sport you played?

Netball!

46. Last song you sang? 

Sam Smith- Money on my Mind

47. Favourite chat up line?

I don't have one!

48. Have you ever used it?

I wouldn't even if I had one!

49. Last time you hung out with anyone?

Like half an hour ago with my house mate

50. Who should answer these questions next?

Molly from What Molly Loves, Milarie from It's a Unique Thing and Claire and Lauren from Stylingo

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Organisational Tips

I love an organisation post but the real reason I'm writing this is because I'm hoping I can talk some sense into myself in the mean time. This week has just been one of those weeks. Nothing has gone right, I'm always a step behind, I'm definitely coming down with something (Susie I'm blaming you for this, even if it wasn't you...) and to add to that, my coursework has been returned. My marks were surprisingly good for the amount of stress I had over them (but the old green eyed monster reared its head anyway). Just one of those weeks where I'm not happy with anything. I'm planning a relaxing weekend and a restart for next week. I want scheduled posts and seminar's completed. Food shopping done and maybe even some food prep too. I'm such an organised person usually so this is so unlike me! Let me share my organisational tips with you (and refresh my memory of them too).

Tip number one: PREP, PREP, PREP

The age old saying 'fail to prepare, prepare to fail' couldn't be more true. You put in the work early and it pays off. You can apply this to absolutely anything and you will feel better, more confident in what you are doing and just happy. This is a feeling I've missed this week.

Tip number two: Diaries and notebooks

This doesn't just apply to just blogging. I never really used a diary before last year but it came so in handy to manage my week and commitments. It also was great to be able to look back and know exactly what I was doing on certain days. I never really think about it but I run my blog, go to university, volunteer and belong to part of the netball society. It's a lot to balance and needs more time than it seems. Having a diary is invaluable. There is nothing worse than double booking.

Carrying a notebook is also good. Space in my bag doesn't always allow for it (damn you giant law books) but it's nice to have to scribble down extra notes and memos.

Tip number three: Time management

This one is where I've fallen down this week (and prepping to be honest). I've allowed myself to relax too many times when I should be preparing my seminars, making my lunch for tomorrow, doing washing, brainstorming blog posts (still in a real blogger's block), the list goes on. Miss Budget Beauty is my real inspiration when it comes to this one. She's a mother, works part time, has a baby, posts 3 videos a week on her beauty channel as well as managing two other channels and posts on her blog daily. Now if she has time for all that, why am I running out of time?! In one of her videos she said she gets many questions about how she does it all and it's simply that she doesn't just sit in front of the tv, she's blogging and editing during, she's making content whilst the baby sleeps. She just gets on with it (you go girl!!) and that's what I (or you even) need to do too. Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Tip number four: Lists

Lists are my god send. The satisfaction of ticking things off. Knowing what needs to be done. You can really get your creative flare on too. Prioritising things through colour coding, different lists for different things. It's perfection on paper.

Think this post has given myself a real talking too. I'm going to bed now (thank god for scheduling eh?) in the hopes to sleep off this god awful illness. I hope these tips have helped, you may (extremely likely) have heard them all before but a little reminder never hurts! Let me know your organisation tips and give me a kick up the bum in the comments!!

 

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Diary post #1

 

Hi everyone!

I thought I'd do a bit of a chatty, informal post today. I don't do these sorts of posts often so thought it might be fun to just type and see where it goes. A Dear Diary sort post if you will..

So it's after Christmas and New Year and I'm still trying to catch up on sleep. At university, I'd gotten into a bad habit of staying up late so when I came home I thought I'd get out of that habit. Wrong. I seem to staying up later somehow. My mum's forced bed time of ten-ish (she can't sleep unless everyone is..weird I know) isn't cutting it. I'm staying up until one or two o'clock on my iPad, all the time wondering why I'm doing it. I'm not even a late night person! Half 9 bed time as of now! Promise.

As always when I come home, I've packed on the pounds. I'm not sure how much as I still don't own scales but I can feel it. I've got that sluggish feeling and my jeans are a tad tighter than I'd like. I really restrain myself at university as I hate to spend money on food/ bus travel I don't need. However once at home, my mum treats me to my weaknesses (chocolate and Chilli Heatwave Doritos) so it's almost inevitable that I'm going to put on weight. To add to that, I ride my bike at university and walk everywhere else whereas at home, pretty much everything is by car. I don't like the fact that my weight is yo-yoing. It's only by a little bit, but I come home and put it on and go back to uni and lose it (I must be doing something wrong, everyone else is the other way round!) Now that I'm going back to university though, I've decided I'm going to try the 5:2 diet. You eat normally for five days and then fast (can have up to 500 calories) for two days. Fasting is meant to be good for your body if done intermittently so I'm hoping for some health benefits from this too. To go with this, I'm going to up my water intake. Water is a natural appetite depressant, and it also aids in weight loss, hydration and body functioning. Lastly, I'm going to attempt running again, I've downloaded an app that tells you how many calories you've lost from it so I'm hoping if I can see that, it will encourage me. I don't hold out too much hope as I hate running but wish me luck!
You can see more of my weight posts here- LINK

I'm going back to university in a few days to start a new semester and I'm really looking forward to it. This last semester has been really hard going, my adviser described it as the hardest semester of my degree and I hope he's right because I've definitely struggled. However this term I have got to pick two out of three of my modules and I'm excited to get learning. Last semester had me really doubting my passion for law but my excitement for the semester means that I must still have it! Also I got a volunteer job, yay for experience! And I'm looking forward to starting that this term.

Lastly it's my mum's birthday today! Happy birthday, if you happen to be reading, Mam! We're not doing anything special, I think she wants a quiet night it whilst she turns 21 again ;) However we're going to breakfast tomorrow morning with some friends which should be lovely. I'm going to cook her a nice dinner tonight, maybe a cheeky glass of wine and a pamper evening. Sounds perfect, if I do say so myself!

I think that's all I've got to catch you all up on really. I just wanted to point out my blogging schedule if you haven't already worked it out. I didn't want to put anything in stone as I wasn't sure if I'd be able to keep it up but I have done so for the last three months so I feel like I can handle it. I post every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and it is a mixture of beauty, lifestyle and the tiniest bit of fashion. I'm still branching out to the fashion side of it with hauls as I'm not yet comfortable with outfit posts (awkward poses anyone?) and my fashion sense is anything but revolutionary but I'll see how that goes.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend! Have you got any plans?

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Breakfast Porridge "recipe"

I thought this was a very apt post for the New Year. A fair few people will be on a health kick and this is my favourite (and good for me!) breakfast. Porridge with hazelnut milk and apples! The hazelnut milk adds another flavour and the apples go all soft and gooey...delicious!

There are various ways you can make this breakfast. You can obviously switch in different fruits, types of milk and cooking methods depending on your preference but this is the way I like to make it.

I've called this a recipe but really it's more of a 'throw some ingredients in a bowl and hope for the best' type thing!

 

 

 

Ingredients:

Rolled Oats

Apple/any fruit

Type of milk

(Optional) Cinnamon, ginger etc

Steps:

1. Add your porridge oats to your bowl, depending on how much you like. I usually fill the bottom of my bowl.

2. Add your type of preferred milk. Here I'm using hazelnut milk but you could use any sort of milk. I fill it with the same amount I'd use if it was cereal.

3. Add in your chopped apple or other fruit/s. I sometimes swap in banana.

4. Put in the microwave for 2 minutes (I use the microwave because I don't want to stand over the hob and it saves time but the apple goes gooey-er and the porridge less dried if you do it over the hob).

5. Add extra milk and flavouring (I like cinnamon and sugar) to taste.

And there it is! 5 simple steps to a tasty and healthy breakfast. Tweet me @alexgeorgie_ if you try this! Do you have any tips and tricks for a healthy breakfast?

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