Sweet Sunday! - Jemma's Chocolate Mug Cake!

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Welcome again lovelies!

 

It's Sunday evening, everyone's fed, bathed and in their pj's, school bags packed and lunches prepped. You just get comfy on the sofa and you get a craving for something delicious and naughty, but who can be bothered to spend Sunday night in the kitchen?! Not me! So after doing a bit of the old Googling, I took bits of recipes I liked and created 'Jemma's Chocolate Mug Cake!', prep takes less than 5 mins and it takes just three minutes to cook....yes, its a microwave cake!

 

You will need - 

A mug.

Three tablespoons of plain flour.

Three tablespoons of cocoa powder.

One tablespoons of caster sugar.

Two tablespoons of dark brown sugar.

An egg.

Two tablespoons of vegetable oil.

Dark chocolate chips (as many as you like!)

And milk, as much as it takes to create a batter like consistency!

Oh, and not forgetting a microwave!

 

The method could not be more simple, it's completely elegant.....just like me! You quite simply, bung everything in a mug, mix it up until you get a batter like consistency, viola!

You then pop it into the microwave, mine is an 850w, for 3 minutes.

 

You are left with gooey, messy, rich and delicious chocolate mug cake!

 

 

Now, these are not the most aesthetically pleasing treats, but they're yum! They rise right up in the microwave and then sink a little when they hit the cool air.

 

You could even switch the chocolate chips for a drop of vanilla, a spoon of peanut butter, a spoon of chocolate spread, or even a few marshmallows!

 

Either way it will definitely not be 10 minutes wasted!

 

Let me know if you give making these a go, did you add anything extra?

 

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You can also check out my last Sweet Sunday post by clicking here.

 

I'll be back in a few days, for now though, bye bye! Have a wonderful week!

 

Much Love,

xoxox

 



 

 



 

 

   

Throwback Thursday - Glam Baby and Glam-ma!

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Welcome back, and welcome to my first Throwback Thursday!

 

I've been feeling very nostalgic this week, so thought I would share a picture of the woman I have always idolised, my Nanny!

 

 

This isn't the greatest when it comes to picture quality, but I love it nonetheless. I think I was about 3 or 4 in this, so it was taken in around 87/88. I was rocking the ginger fro, and of course a bow which perfectly coordinated with my dress and no doubt patent shoes!

 

My Nanny unfortunately passed away 8 years ago, but she was totally glam until the day she died! Hair perfect, outfit on point, heals always, and I mean always......her slippers even had a heal! Face pristine and gorgeous nails, then there was the gold, she always wore loads of rings, bracelets and necklaces, I was mesmerised by them! 

 

My favourite memory of her is when I was a little older, I wanted nails just like her, she had a huge stash of false nails, my mum was a total spoil sport though and wouldn't let me have nail glue on my fingers.....how unfair hey?!

Anyway, my Nan took me out into the hall, we hid under the stairs and she had me chewing gum (she didn't do gum), and she stuck each nail on with a tiny piece of the minty sticky stuff, I felt just like my glam nan!

 

It's so fun to sometimes sit and think of happy times and of loved ones, weather they are still with us or not, is it something you enjoy?

 

Share your thoughts and pictures with me, id love to see!

 

for now, have a great rest of the week.

 

See you soon!

 

Much Love,

xoxox

 

Couples Cuteness! Valentines Day!

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My husband and I have been together for well over a decade now, we aren't huge on Valentines Day, I like to think if you love someone, it should be demonstrated all year round, not just once a year......That said, Sainsburys had some super cute Valentines couple items that I couldn't resist, i'd probably have picked them up if it wasn't the season of LOVE to be honest!

 

 

First up, this gorgeous couples movie night set!

How cute is this?!

Steve and I have two sons, aged 6 and 8, so as you can imagine our 'Date Nights', often consist of a takeaway, a movie and some popcorn! This set in my opinion is perfect!

All items are really solid and well made, and will no doubt last for years, you can get a lot of popcorn in the box too, so its perfect for  sharing!

 

 

A few days later I grabbed these, I love them!

Steve and I have been a couple for 13 years and will celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary this summer, yet we don't have, or have never had any 'his n hers' items. We love our coffee, its how we function, so we can be a sickeningly cute couple whilst getting our caffeine fix! Although Steve complains they aren't big enough, they are small mugs and he likes a bucket of the good stuff!

 

Lastly, if you thought the above was sickeningly sweet, look away now!

Our sons are still very young, but they do have their crushes!

And whilst we don't force it, I will support them and provide funds for them to buy little token gifts, and here they are! They gave them to their sweethearts yesterday on the last day school and were gifted sweet items back, so so sweet! 

 

 

So that's it!

Just a little peek at the love shared in our home this Valentines!

Whatever your opinions, weather you embrace the day or not, have a wonderful weekend!

 

 

Ill be back on Monday with my first 'Mummy Monday' Post! I'm excited to share more of my little munchkins with you.

 

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Much love,

xoxox

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful Bath Bombs and Scrumptious Bubble Bars! Lush Haul

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Welcome lovelies.

 

I'm back with a gorgeous Lush Haul. I placed this order last week, i'm a huge Lush fan, with my nearest store being 30 miles away I love that I can have my scrumptious smelling treats delivered!

 

First up, 'Floating Flower', Petals of Love and Colour.

 

This is a really big product, and it smells divine, I've never been very good and differentiating between smells, but I can really smell the Jasmine in this bath bomb. They are £3.50 each and worth every penny!

 

Up next, 'Love Locket', Open your heart.

 

 

This is HUGE! And really heavy, it isn't my favourite of the Lush scents but I love the look of it and i'm really excited to try it out, because it's so big and I just have a standard size bath I will probably cut this bath bomb in half and use it for two separate baths. This one is now unfortunately out of stock online.

 

Now onto, 'Twilight', Let The Sun Set On Worries.

 

 

This one is still available and priced at £3.35.

I love the colour and the moon and stars design.

It smells absolutely wonderful, lavender...ahhh, I can't wait to have a bath time bubble with this little number!

 

Now, here we have, 'Heart Throb', Oh, Mi Amore....

 

 

Another gorgeous Valentines themed item from those clever folks at Lush. It is effectively a glitter/bubble bar sandwich! Perfectly sized for two! This is fragranced with  Frangipani Absolute and smells perfect, it also contains Shea Butter so will no doubt leave the skin beautiful and soft, and it's a bargain at just £3.65.

 

 

Next it's another glittery number!

'Sunnyside', Bright and Sparkling.

 

 

The picture doesn't do the shimmer on this any justice! It is, well, just wow! I love anything shiny, so a shiny bubble bar for just £3.75?!? Yes please!!

This has fresh citrus scents, just perfect.

 

Finally, onto my final item of my haul, the item I bought because of the tones of other bloggers and Instagramers posting on it, the gorgeous, crazy, beautifully wonderful.....

'Unicorn Horn!!'

Dreams Can Come True.

 

Another shimmery number. My boys love the look of this one so something tells me I wont be getting much, if any use from it, but it's ok, I got to see and hold it so i'll live!

Again this bubble bar is one of my fave scents, Lavender....beautiful! And just £3.25.

 

All in all a really fantastic range of products, i'm super excited to try them all out, and promise to report back with reviews from not just me, but my sprogs and hubby too!!

 

All products, except from the Love Locket are in stock at the time of this blog being published, and can be purchased HERE as well as in store.

 

Once again thanks for reading along lovelies!

I'll be back tomorrow with a look at some Valentines items we have picked up this week.

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Until next time,

Much Love,

xoxox