Good Morning,
After having a very busy weekend I am feeling worn out the sun has disappeared!
I would put it down to the fact I am getting older but I really don't believe that's what it is, I know that I haven't been eating enough fruit and veg or drinking enough water, three very important things that we all need to maintain a healthy and happy lifestyle.
So this morning I have arrived at work with a bag full of fruit to keep me going for the next few days and a lemon for my water which I find helps me to drink it more often and also is great for us too!
One other reason for this health boost is I have a wedding to go to on Saturday and would like to be looking more radiant and my skin to be clearer! I am normally very lucky with this but since hurting my wrist and having to take meds every 3/4 hours it has had a serious impact on my skin so this is a great flush so they can hurry up and get out of my body....please.
I WILL also be on a fitness boost too and will exercise every day to try and tone up a little, I have been saying this for some time now but I will make sure that I do it as I feel so much better once its done.
How do you find your body reacts to your lifestyle?
Monday, 8 August 2011
Monday, 1 August 2011
It's been a while...
Hi everyone,
I am most sure I don't have any followers at the moment but however I apologise for taking such a long time out from my blog.
It has been a crazy busy few months with so much going on and disrupting Another Little World, but hopefully in a funny way it has turned out for the better and much more positive.
I suddenly found out at short notice that I had to leave the premises where I was based due to the guy I was renting from decided to leave very quickly. I thought it through and wanted to make a go of it and turn the building into a well being centre and increase my beauty therapy, the offer got accepted then a few weeks later the landlord pulled out of the sale and I had to suddenly move out as nobody had declared I had ever worked there leaving me and three other therapists wondering what to do and where to go.
I then very luckily heard about a new business opening within 1 minute up the road called The Emporium on a busy road more central in the town centre and lots of little business within this large beautiful Georgian building.
I opened only two weeks ago, meaning I only closed for two weeks so hopefully haven't upset any clients, there is still a little bit of work to do but not too much just mainly making it pretty and adding a few new treatments but this should be complete by the end of the week!
Then two weeks ago I nearly broke my wrist from slipping on a magazine which only now I have the use of but not for lifting or for applying pressure with and can hardly drive but I am so lucky that I haven't broken it.
I have more time now to keep you updated which I will try to do more then I have been.
So if you are reading this thank you for understanding as its been a crazy busy and slightly stressful few months but I can see the future is a lot more positive and I am really looking forward to the times ahead at The Emporium,
With Love
x
I am most sure I don't have any followers at the moment but however I apologise for taking such a long time out from my blog.
It has been a crazy busy few months with so much going on and disrupting Another Little World, but hopefully in a funny way it has turned out for the better and much more positive.
I suddenly found out at short notice that I had to leave the premises where I was based due to the guy I was renting from decided to leave very quickly. I thought it through and wanted to make a go of it and turn the building into a well being centre and increase my beauty therapy, the offer got accepted then a few weeks later the landlord pulled out of the sale and I had to suddenly move out as nobody had declared I had ever worked there leaving me and three other therapists wondering what to do and where to go.
I then very luckily heard about a new business opening within 1 minute up the road called The Emporium on a busy road more central in the town centre and lots of little business within this large beautiful Georgian building.
I opened only two weeks ago, meaning I only closed for two weeks so hopefully haven't upset any clients, there is still a little bit of work to do but not too much just mainly making it pretty and adding a few new treatments but this should be complete by the end of the week!
Then two weeks ago I nearly broke my wrist from slipping on a magazine which only now I have the use of but not for lifting or for applying pressure with and can hardly drive but I am so lucky that I haven't broken it.
I have more time now to keep you updated which I will try to do more then I have been.
So if you are reading this thank you for understanding as its been a crazy busy and slightly stressful few months but I can see the future is a lot more positive and I am really looking forward to the times ahead at The Emporium,
With Love
x
Sunday, 15 May 2011
What a Wonderful Weekend
I know this is called a wonderful weekend but I am sneaking Thursday into this too, cheeky I know.
So Thursday evening I had been invited to a pampered chef party (http://www.pamperedchef.com/), I was a little worried as if you have the 'wrong consultant' or even a bad group of people it can be a bad experience. It was my first ever party and I had a great giggle! The host chose two dishes one being an apple, almond and camembert dish served with raw vegetables and bread sticks to dip in which was amazing, so quick and easy too! The second being a summer fruit trifle with a twist called lime berry mousse trifle ( http://www.pamperedchef.com/recipe_search/recipe.jsp?id=72101) again, this was so good, a little more time consuming but can prep everything before!
Have you ever been to one of these before? What did you think?
After a great evening I headed home and felt rubbish, this I blame the host for! Her house is always spotless, no dust, no mess just a stunning home! So I decided that our house had to be sorted asap!
Friday evening Dan had a gig which I would usually support them and go along but I stayed home and concentrated on the house, this has continued across the weekend.
Saturday morning Dan and I went into town for a iced latte and iced chocolate milkshake then headed off for a family visit during the day then returned for a lovely evening in, just the two of us.
This morning I woke up after Dan returned from walking our beautiful Doberman, and he had kindly gone out and bought the paper for me, I have a slight obsession with the 'YOU' magazine. We then went into town to do some bargin shopping in Wilkinsons for the house and then noticed there was a carboot sale!!
On the way home we ventured to get some further bargins and picked up some great things which we are very happy with (I will post these during the week) once we were home I then sampled our new paint in the spare bedroom, which by the way is the perfect shade of grey!
Dan has been really lovely recently but this weekend has been perfect! Lots of little thoughtful gestures and coming along to the carboot etc, I have always been lucky but realising it more this weekend!
Have you been up to lots of lovely things this weekend?
x
So Thursday evening I had been invited to a pampered chef party (http://www.pamperedchef.com/), I was a little worried as if you have the 'wrong consultant' or even a bad group of people it can be a bad experience. It was my first ever party and I had a great giggle! The host chose two dishes one being an apple, almond and camembert dish served with raw vegetables and bread sticks to dip in which was amazing, so quick and easy too! The second being a summer fruit trifle with a twist called lime berry mousse trifle ( http://www.pamperedchef.com/recipe_search/recipe.jsp?id=72101) again, this was so good, a little more time consuming but can prep everything before!
Have you ever been to one of these before? What did you think?
After a great evening I headed home and felt rubbish, this I blame the host for! Her house is always spotless, no dust, no mess just a stunning home! So I decided that our house had to be sorted asap!
Friday evening Dan had a gig which I would usually support them and go along but I stayed home and concentrated on the house, this has continued across the weekend.
Saturday morning Dan and I went into town for a iced latte and iced chocolate milkshake then headed off for a family visit during the day then returned for a lovely evening in, just the two of us.
This morning I woke up after Dan returned from walking our beautiful Doberman, and he had kindly gone out and bought the paper for me, I have a slight obsession with the 'YOU' magazine. We then went into town to do some bargin shopping in Wilkinsons for the house and then noticed there was a carboot sale!!
On the way home we ventured to get some further bargins and picked up some great things which we are very happy with (I will post these during the week) once we were home I then sampled our new paint in the spare bedroom, which by the way is the perfect shade of grey!
Dan has been really lovely recently but this weekend has been perfect! Lots of little thoughtful gestures and coming along to the carboot etc, I have always been lucky but realising it more this weekend!
Have you been up to lots of lovely things this weekend?
x
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Gardening greens...
I mentioned in a previous blog that we were trying to get our garden ready for the summer and it is nearly there!
Last year when we moved house our garden was awful! We are very lucky to live towards the countryside despite the house being a year old, it was previously farm land so you can imagine what the 'mud' was like.
We now have (thanks to the hard work of my parents) a lovely patio, raised flower beds these are both finished with railway sleepers. A sweet little shed is in the back in the corner which I am going to paint probably in 'eiderdown' and would love to grow some wisteria up the side, and our pink blossom tree is in the other corner to the right, we need to get some little stones to put down next to the shed and under the tree. Also we have a patch of grass that needs to be seede so fingers crossed I can do that this weekend.
Last year when we moved house our garden was awful! We are very lucky to live towards the countryside despite the house being a year old, it was previously farm land so you can imagine what the 'mud' was like.
We now have (thanks to the hard work of my parents) a lovely patio, raised flower beds these are both finished with railway sleepers. A sweet little shed is in the back in the corner which I am going to paint probably in 'eiderdown' and would love to grow some wisteria up the side, and our pink blossom tree is in the other corner to the right, we need to get some little stones to put down next to the shed and under the tree. Also we have a patch of grass that needs to be seede so fingers crossed I can do that this weekend.
I am giving it a gow with growing carrotts, some cute little round ones and a bunch of regular ones too, I am growing them in wooden tubs like the ones below and so far I haven't killed them! I want to grow some more but need to buy some more tubs, I like the idea that you know where they have been growing and that they don't have any nasties on them either.
Have you tried growing any fruit and veg? How have you been getting on, please share your hints and tips.
x
Monday, 2 May 2011
my second hand stories
So as some of you may know I have a strange love of second hand things, from fashion, jewellery to furniture and lots more beauties.
When we moved into our home last year I wanted a combination of old and new everything!
My first item was given to us was our small dinning table and three chairs, I sanded, and painted them with an amazing paint from Earth Born that doesn't contain fumes so it can be used in the home too. I picked up this stunning fabric from Laura Ashley that I had my eye on for ages but it was very expensive! I was very lucky and found this in the 'scraps' box for something around £10.00 for a few metres so saved around £60.00!
My second find was our 'glass and alcohol' cupboard (that makes me sound like I am an alcoholic) I bought this not knowing what we needed it for or most importantly where it was going to go but I stuck with it as I love it so much.
We were given a sideboard for a temporary measure but I love it and its now in our bedroom to store many different things, I will probably paint in an off white colour and get a large mirror mounted on the wall for getting ready and doing hair and make up, like a dressing table.
The chair has been given to us from my nan, it was the first chair she upholstered she is now 85! It is lovely to have and will always have and hope to pass down to our children when I am much older.
The next thing was this fabulous lloyd loom washing basket I think we bought it for £10.00, I have just looked on their website and they retail at £205.00!
Then this week I popped into a second hand shop only 20 minutes from our home in a small town called Crewkerne and found this beautiful radio, I have taken a gamble on this as there is currently no plug, so will need one attached and hope that it works. I love the look of it and the colours that have been used.
I don't think my other half has too impressed but have had lots of lovely comments from friends already and looks perfect on top of our 'alcohol cupboard'.
I love buying second hand as you get so much more for your money, nothing seems to be made with the same quality and detail as it used to unless your paying hundreds for furniture. I also love the thought that there are lots of memories passed into another family who will share lots more happy times.......
When we moved into our home last year I wanted a combination of old and new everything!
My first item was given to us was our small dinning table and three chairs, I sanded, and painted them with an amazing paint from Earth Born that doesn't contain fumes so it can be used in the home too. I picked up this stunning fabric from Laura Ashley that I had my eye on for ages but it was very expensive! I was very lucky and found this in the 'scraps' box for something around £10.00 for a few metres so saved around £60.00!
My second find was our 'glass and alcohol' cupboard (that makes me sound like I am an alcoholic) I bought this not knowing what we needed it for or most importantly where it was going to go but I stuck with it as I love it so much.
We were given a sideboard for a temporary measure but I love it and its now in our bedroom to store many different things, I will probably paint in an off white colour and get a large mirror mounted on the wall for getting ready and doing hair and make up, like a dressing table.
The chair has been given to us from my nan, it was the first chair she upholstered she is now 85! It is lovely to have and will always have and hope to pass down to our children when I am much older.
The next thing was this fabulous lloyd loom washing basket I think we bought it for £10.00, I have just looked on their website and they retail at £205.00!
Then this week I popped into a second hand shop only 20 minutes from our home in a small town called Crewkerne and found this beautiful radio, I have taken a gamble on this as there is currently no plug, so will need one attached and hope that it works. I love the look of it and the colours that have been used.
I don't think my other half has too impressed but have had lots of lovely comments from friends already and looks perfect on top of our 'alcohol cupboard'.
I love buying second hand as you get so much more for your money, nothing seems to be made with the same quality and detail as it used to unless your paying hundreds for furniture. I also love the thought that there are lots of memories passed into another family who will share lots more happy times.......
Monday, 18 April 2011
A fabulous weekend....
What a lovely weekend I have had again, we have been so lucky with the weather and it puts everyone into high spirits!
Friday we had a couple of our best friends round for a fantastic Chinese and great conversation and have looked into booking our flights for Septembers holiday to the beautiful Moraira in Spain! Very excited!
On Saturday I had a lovely morning in work, met friends for a quick drink then popped off to our new garden centre which is just 2 mins walk away. I have always loved interior design and everything garden too but since having the house I am constantly on the look out for new ideas. We then came home and had a little nap (something to do with getting older) then had a lovely dinner and celebrated being in our first home for a year! I have no idea where that time has gone?!
Sunday was our garden day so spent the whole day out there trying to finish it ready to have a lovely BBQ in a couple weeks time (not for the royal wedding) and its nearly there! Then finished off with a beautiful coastal road trip, we are so lucky to be so close to be able to do this as often as we wish.
Hope you all had a lovely weekend,
Love, x
Friday we had a couple of our best friends round for a fantastic Chinese and great conversation and have looked into booking our flights for Septembers holiday to the beautiful Moraira in Spain! Very excited!
On Saturday I had a lovely morning in work, met friends for a quick drink then popped off to our new garden centre which is just 2 mins walk away. I have always loved interior design and everything garden too but since having the house I am constantly on the look out for new ideas. We then came home and had a little nap (something to do with getting older) then had a lovely dinner and celebrated being in our first home for a year! I have no idea where that time has gone?!
Sunday was our garden day so spent the whole day out there trying to finish it ready to have a lovely BBQ in a couple weeks time (not for the royal wedding) and its nearly there! Then finished off with a beautiful coastal road trip, we are so lucky to be so close to be able to do this as often as we wish.
Hope you all had a lovely weekend,
Love, x
Friday, 1 April 2011
Time to bond...
So just recently I have been feeling like I cant stop working as my head is full of so many great ideas and new and exciting products and treatments. I LOVE twitter and have found it a great tool to meet more beautiful people and listen to peoples different outlook on many different areas in life.
As ALW is a new business and my first ever business I feel the need even more to complete these tasks all the little things popping up in my head, however we forget sometimes how important it is to take some time out with our ones we love the most and try and push those things to the side. So this evening Dan took me to one of our local seasides - Westbay, where Harbour lights was filmed is the past and had a lovely little walk and of course some hot chips and feel refreshed and ready to go again.
How many of you often feel like this or is it just me having a Carly moment?
Love, x
As ALW is a new business and my first ever business I feel the need even more to complete these tasks all the little things popping up in my head, however we forget sometimes how important it is to take some time out with our ones we love the most and try and push those things to the side. So this evening Dan took me to one of our local seasides - Westbay, where Harbour lights was filmed is the past and had a lovely little walk and of course some hot chips and feel refreshed and ready to go again.
How many of you often feel like this or is it just me having a Carly moment?
Love, x
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
More hours please...
Wow, where does the time go?
I am constantly in battle with the clock, I feel all the tasks I wish to achieve just take so much longer and I run out of time.
Work is going so well and its such a great achievement when you see everything come together. In the Wellness Centre where Another Little World is situated I am currently setting up Pilates classes, we have had a great response and very excited about it all.
I am also working on my wedding packages which I am very happy about as they are looking fab if I say so myself, lots of brides have contacted me and I want them to feel special from the moment they are in touch with us.
While doing all of this I am decorating our down stairs toilet! We have been in our house nearly a year and I am sick of magnolia every where! so pictures will be up soon!
Only a little post but hope to get on here again soon!
love, xxx
I am constantly in battle with the clock, I feel all the tasks I wish to achieve just take so much longer and I run out of time.
Work is going so well and its such a great achievement when you see everything come together. In the Wellness Centre where Another Little World is situated I am currently setting up Pilates classes, we have had a great response and very excited about it all.
I am also working on my wedding packages which I am very happy about as they are looking fab if I say so myself, lots of brides have contacted me and I want them to feel special from the moment they are in touch with us.
While doing all of this I am decorating our down stairs toilet! We have been in our house nearly a year and I am sick of magnolia every where! so pictures will be up soon!
Only a little post but hope to get on here again soon!
love, xxx
Monday, 14 March 2011
Keeping in contact...
I will try and come on here as often as I can but with only being in my second month of starting my business every day I ask for more hours to fit in everything I wish to do. How many of you feel the same?
So to keep up to date on a more regular basis my wonderful iphone helps me with this, so here are a few places you can see what myself and the business are up to.
http://www.anotherlittleworld.co.uk
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Another-Little-World/128440327222263?ref=ts
http://www.yeovilpeople.co.uk/health-and-beauty/beauty-services/little-world/business-10678619-detail/business.html
On Wednesday I have my Spring Chicken event which is an educational evening talking about Organic skin care, Mineral make-up and the wonderful CACI facials. Its my first event that I have completely planned and will be talking at and I am a little nervous, hence the lack of sleep last night.
Everything is nearly ready, the event is a sale out to 30 people and the goody bags are looking good.
Wish me luck, x
So to keep up to date on a more regular basis my wonderful iphone helps me with this, so here are a few places you can see what myself and the business are up to.
http://www.anotherlittleworld.co.uk
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Another-Little-World/128440327222263?ref=ts
http://www.yeovilpeople.co.uk/health-and-beauty/beauty-services/little-world/business-10678619-detail/business.html
On Wednesday I have my Spring Chicken event which is an educational evening talking about Organic skin care, Mineral make-up and the wonderful CACI facials. Its my first event that I have completely planned and will be talking at and I am a little nervous, hence the lack of sleep last night.
Everything is nearly ready, the event is a sale out to 30 people and the goody bags are looking good.
Wish me luck, x
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
What a beautiful day....
Its been such a gorgeous day today, however a little chilly!
This is all new to me but thought it would be a good idea to keep you all up to date with any new beauty experiences, products, offers etc I come across or even offer at Another Little World.
Please feel free to ask me any questions,
Speak soon, x
This is all new to me but thought it would be a good idea to keep you all up to date with any new beauty experiences, products, offers etc I come across or even offer at Another Little World.
Please feel free to ask me any questions,
Speak soon, x
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