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hey beautiful reader..


how is things going?


about a week ago, i had an epiphany..


I was on one of my youtubers binge where i go through every single youtube video a youtuber has ever made and this time it was the beautiful Nikki Phillippi ... and this epiphany was pretty much that i needed to get back into the gym, i needed to eat healthier and i needed to get my booty on a motivational wagon.


So the next day i was back in the gym but the biggest change.... is that i have been making is with my diet.


I have always liked cooking, but my idea of a healthy meal was salad from a bag, or said salad on a baked potato, or soup!


but in this past week i have made vegetable naan bread pizza, and home made vegetable soup, and i really do think ive done a good job at them.


here are some pictures of my creations and the foodies i used :)

* I used half of one red onion, 2 slices of breaded ham, cubes of fetta cheese, one piece of naan bread, a sprinkling of basil, tomato puree, half of one red pepper and a sprinkle of parsley and oregano. *

* All prepared and ready to go into the oven * 

* All cooked and ready to eat- it was very scrumptious *

* For the vegetable soup i used 1 Red onion, 1 clove of Garlic, 1tsp of mild curry powder, 1 large Potato, Broccoli, Carrots, Celery, Salt, Pepper and Parsley *

* Cooking away *

* The meal was for myself and my flatmates, and we had it with warm baguette, cheese and ham *

* All ready to eat :) - The taste of celery was quite strong, but i like celery so that was okay  :) *

These make nice additions to my short list of things i can really cook haha :) 

next week i want to make stuffed peppers with cous cous :)

see you in the next blog post :)  xxxxxx

Can you cook? whats your go to recipe to make? what is on your food bucket list to learn to make?

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ps. Heres the recipe i used to make my soup and The video where Nikki Phillippi makes her vegi naan bread pizza that inspired me to make mine :) 

its all about the nails.

Have i seen you here before?

These nail blog posts are becoming a regular thing of mine.. i hope you dont mind. I just LOVE to take photos of my nails when there all nicely painted and shiny. - it makes me happy :)


maybe i need a name for a series of nail posts, after all i can tell you now there will be more :) 


As i mentioned in my last blog post, i recently bought two new nail varnishes, and i am one of those people that when i buy new nail varnishes i dont want to wear another nail polish until i have tried the new ones i have out.. 


The colours which i bought were both from the BarryM line and both blues.
i dont know why but i am loving the colour blue lately, i feel that its a very serene colour, depending on which shade you have..


so the 2 shades i have are blue glitter and blueberry, i have already talked about blue glitter, in a previous blog post, but that was a very electric, sparkly rocker blue, 
whereas my next polish was a more calm, springy, pastel blue. 
(do you guys play draw free? it reminds me of one you'd find in the beach package of colours)

I applied the colour on tuesday night, and in 3 days my left hand practically completely un chipped (with the exception of inevitable wear and tear at the top of my nail) and on my right hand- which is the hand i use to write and do most of the 'heavy lifting' with, and so this hand has chipped a little.. but all in all i am so impressed with the lasting power of this polish, 


I always think that BarryM nail polishes succeed in the 'colour' department, but this polish has completely out done any idea i had at how long this nail polish would last :)


I really think that this colour is so perfect for spring, i know neon's are really hot right now, but i am so standard and love the pastel colours and florals... so be prepared to see more pastels and lots of florals in the next couple months :)

what colours or prints do you guys think are hot this season for spring? 

Thanks for reading :)
Paige xxxxx

*you can buy BarryM products in store at boots and superdrug or online :)