What I ate Wednesday #3

 I'm not sure if you guys even like these posts but I really love writing them so I'm going to carry on! I'd love to know if you do enjoy posts as I'd love to make them a weekly thing! 

I had an apple and peanut butter breakfast muffin for breakfast. If you fancy knowing how to make one of these check out the recipe post I put up //Here// I also had the other half of the apple that went into it and some extra peanut butter! 

For lunch I decided to have some mini pizzas, I used a warburtons wholemeal thin. Which I spread on a little bit of tomato puree and topped with sweetcorn ham and some cheese and popped them under the grill until all the cheese had melted! I also had some lettuce, carrot and red cabbage.

For dinner we had Chinese chicken and mushroom curry with pasta (as my dad doesn't like rice) I think the sauce for this was from tesco, and it was super yummy! 

So that's it for today. Please let me know if you enjoy these posts? 

Blogging 101 - Things I wish I knew back then.

Next month I will have been blogging for two years which is completely crazy. Today I though I would write a post for all you lovely people that are thinking of/have just started to blog. I really hope you enjoy this post and if you have been blogging a while let me know what you wish you knew when you started. 

1. Appreciate comments. 

That person that comments on everyone of your posts comment on their posts too! Also don't ignore questions from a readers perspective it's one of the most infuriating things ever! 

2. Blue Tac will be your best friend.  

Ever wondered how bloggers always manage to get products to stay still no matter what surface they are on. We owe it all to blue tac! 

3. Blogging is hard work. 

You have to make time to photograph and to write it's not easy but it's super rewarding. 

4. You won't get thousand's of followers over night. 

This leads on nicely from my last point, you have to put the work in to the rewards end off. Bloggers work super hard to build up followers. 

5. You don't need to own every MAC lipstick made. Ever! 

This is one especially for beauty bloggers, Mac lipsticks are such a highly raved about product and I must admit I was embarrassed at first to admit I owned none. I mean come on past self they're just lipsticks. I'm perfectly happy with my little collection of four now.

6. You CAN blog on a budget.  

Just because you can't afford high end products DOES NOT mean you can't blog. Can't get the latest release that's fine as long as you are passionate out what your writing about you will be fine. 

7. It's ok to have no ideas. 

Bloggers block is something most bloggers will experience at least once, and the worst thing you can do is let it get you down as it just makes it worse. Take a break and soon enough your creative juices will begin to flow. 

8. Carry a notebook. 

Again leading on from my last point (Hey I'm getting good at this!) If you have an idea write it down and save those ideas up for when you have a little block, it really helps. 

9. You don't need an expensive DSLR. 

Just because your camera isn't the newest or the most expensive does not mean your photos will be bad quality. Every photo on this blog is taken using my point and shoot Nikon S2600 it's nothing fancy and doesn't have twelve million buttons but it gets the job done so what more would I want. 

10. Don't let your personality get lost.

And for my final point (I sounded a little like a magician there haha) Don't let your personality be drowned out by the pressure to produce perfect content I love nothing more than reading a post with some little thoughts in brackets like in this post (Shameless self promotion on my own blog Oh dear) produce amazing content but don't forget to be you at the same time! 

If you enjoyed this post let me know I might do a second one if you did!  

August favourites.

August has been a no spend month so all of these products have been dug out and rediscovered or are favourites from the very end of July. So onto this months short but sweet favourites. 

The Collection Shimmer shades in Blushalicious was a spur of the moment purchase. I saw it in store and I honestly don't think I even swatched it. When I got home I was a little disappointed as  when I swatched it, but once on the cheeks every ounce of disappointment completely vanished. It leaves the most beautiful glowy pink on the cheeks which is so natural it just makes you look lit from within. 

If your a regular you will know about my huge love for the Body shop Body butters the one I have been loving recently is the strawberry scent. This one isn't to sweet so it's perfect for summer. This is one of the thicker butters from the body shop so it really is moisturizing it sinks in super quickly and the smell doesn't linger which is even more of a bonus! 

Another Collection product is the Lip butter in Vintage rose. I love a good chubby lip pencil as the next blogger and these ones have really impressed me. Super glossy and incredibly hydrating they are the perfect chuck on at any time of the day lip product. 

I love everything I've tried so far from the Topshop makeup range and the Eyeshadow trio in Nebula is no exception. Buttery and soft pigmented shadows that blend like a dream in really beautiful packaging what more can a gal ask for. 

My final favourite this month is the Barry M Gelly hi shine polish in Greenberry. I actually bought a bottle of this when they were first released and didn't like it so I gave it to my friend, then my mum got me a new bottle for my birthday and I love it. The colour is gorgeous for the summer and it looks amazing with a tan. 

The £1.99 Nail Polishes

Miss sporty Nail polishes* were something I remember loving when I was about 10 and I started to buy my own nail polishes. There not something that I have used that much since then, when I received these in a package I was super excited to try them out again and I am amazed for £1.99 they are really brilliant polishes. The glitter ones are opaque in one thick or two thin coats and even the baby pink only needs two coats. These last really well and I get a good 3 days out of the baby pink and 6 days out of the glitters. I really like the brushes on these polishes as they are really thick so if you like a little more control then I would say stay away from these but if your a one brush stroke should do all of my nail kind of gal like me then these are the ones to go for. 

For £1.99 you can't really go wrong with these, the colour selection isn't the best but there is a nice amount of shades to pick from. 

I'd love to know if you have tried these. Let me know what your favourite budget nail polishes are? 

Buy Miss sporty //Here//

* These products were sent to me but all opinions are my own!