And then there were two...

"There's no harm in just looking" :s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So as I'm approaching week 6 of my Couch to 5K programme, still loving it and still intending to do the Race for Life this summer I decided the time had come to invest in some real running power. A choice made infinitely easier on discovering that Sketchers,the trainer-wizards behind my full-time home for feet-Go Walk shoes, had introduced a running counter-part called, wait for it...yep you've guessed it Go Run. One really useful blog highlighted the benefit for trying these on and (strange looks aside) to give them a go in running action due to the unusual shape of the sole. So off I toddled to Debenhams to make use of this informative tip, fully expecting to lust over them online for a good few more weeks, "ooooing and aahing" over the different colours &reviews, only to find them in the half-price sale (well..it would just be rude not to).

I'm dying to test out the mid-strike appeal of these little grey speedsters (although the weather had other ideas today- booooo)! Maybe I wasn't looking hard enough but I couldn't actually find a review on the women's versions of Sketchers Go Run shoes on youtube, although there was a cracking review on the men's (which I guess would be almost exactly the same). Anyway I might actually do a video review on these after testing them out for a good 3-weeks, just in case anyone was teetering on the edge about these just like I was & happens to be blessed with slightly more sales-restraint, just like I wasn't. Any interest let me know & I can post on here or youtube.

P.s. I should probably point out here, despite the Sketcher-gushing/crushing above, I am in no way connected to Sketchers, nor have they asked me to review any of their magical shoes (if only). My reviews are 100% my own derived purely as a result of my love-affair with my trusty cobalt blue Go-Walk gems.

Happy Running/Walking!

 

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5 things god I wished I'd invented!

Just a warning here folks: I'm truly embracing my materialistic side in this post (penicillin, blood donations,Operation Christmas Child & peanut butter would also be on my list of beyond brilliant moments of enlightenment) but for now I'm listing my most reached for-"oh-god-don't-tell-me-I've-lost-it-I'll -have-to-buy-a-new-one" everyday items.

First up...

Posted-Notes all the way!

I am 100% behind Romy & Michele's attempt to pass off these little gems as the secret to their High School Reunion success (how much do you want to watch that film now!). Granted they do encourage a certain amount of ridiculous reasons to use them-I'm pretty sure I would have remembered to "buy chocolate milk" even if it was just written directly on the diary but really...who knows what would have happened if it wasn't written in an owl shaped memo!

No 2:

I'm not going to lie-I'm fairly certain the last belt-bag I sported featured Jasmine from Disney's Aladdin. So if you told me then that my 26 year-old self would still be powering on with this hysterical craze, my 10 year-old thoughts would go something like: "wow I've actually peaked, style and maturity-wise" . However this little Ski-trip find has actually become my precious for AM jogs. It's soooo tiny and light (not to mention cute+matches my running top) that you don't notice it's weight (what weight!) even on your last gasping mile. Gone are the days of searching frantically for the one bloody long-sleeved sports top you own that has pockets! These fit my phone, keys, iPod and tissues in: Simples!

No 3:

The Holiest of Grails for flame-wimps like me! Given my love of Yankee candles, whoever you are Mr/Mrs Inventor-you are loved!

 

 

 

No 4: Yes I know this invention goes as far back as the 16th Century (when some were glass :s. Thank god for Mr Eduard Penkala, master of "Ok let's switch to rubber, they can take the heat") in my defence, if you had the circulation of a mummy like me, you would rejoice in the miraculous 'thawing of the feet' ritual too!

No 5: (stay with me, I swear I'm almost done rattling away!)

 

Turbie Towels, Hair Wraps, Towel Turbans (my fave term). Whatever you want to call them, these are the type of item you see all the time while looking for something else. Generally you laugh at the serious pout of the poor soul modelling said 'sexy' hair accessory before moving swiftly moving on. I was exactly the same until I happened upon this little number in my Xmas stocking last year (yes I am 26 and equally yes, this is a Xmas tradition I am not letting go of anytime soon, they have the BEST things in there, those stockings)! Anyways, on testing them out, anyone bestowed with a ridiculously close to lion's like-mane will probs experience the same "But where have you been all my life" epiphanies like yours truly (look at the model, that's how it feels). If this is missing from your life or you just love the names they come up with, this one comes from Amazon but TK Maxx seem to be equally breeding them in their beauty section.

Now if they can just get a move on with that 0 calorie 0 fat Peanut Butter I've been dreaming about, my life will be complete! Thanks for reading lovelies!

P.s. anyone with their own "god that's clever" creations, feel free to let me know :)

 

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Sunday Rituals (she says while publishing on a Tuesday shssss)

Can anyone remember hating Sundays with a passion as a child? The dreaded day of doing homework cast aside when "It's only Friday" and waiting for school. Fast-forward a few years (and then a few more) and it is without a doubt my favourite day of the week. Why is it the best of the bunch in my book? It just feels relaxed from the minute you wake-up (who doesn't love a universally accepted excuse for a lie-in where quoting the day is reason enough)? It wasn't until this week that I realised what a creature of habit I've become, when I set about my usual little Sunday routine:

 

Sunday AM is devoted to making pancakes with an occasional speed-eating competition thrown (I'm reigning champion)!

 

The Yoga mat finally get's unrolled from its judgemental "What happened to that NY resolution to use me everyday"-pose.

Finally....

A bit of table re-arranging/general decorative change-arounds. This when I add any new beachy pieces that I can't seem to stop picking up for my room. The newest addition that I fell for was the little mini glass bottle &shells hanging fixture. Phase 1: positioning=check Phase 2: Insert mini messages scrolled up inside (that can be my next rock 'n' roll Sunday decoration activity).

What's everyone else do for their Sunday routines? Or do people prefer to change it up?

 

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