Stress

Well hello there! I hope you've had a wonderful week so far! Unfortunately at the start of the week, it was the Monday that we all (well at least in England) had been dreading for the past 2 weeks!  It was the day when the entire country went back to work/college/school, well that is unless your dates are different, or you don't work on Mondays, or you had an inset day... but that's besides the point!!

So, I'm not sure about you, but I ALWAYS stress about going back! I'm always worried about whether I have done enough work over the holidays, have I forgotten everything, was there something I was supposed to prepare, and (most importantly) what am I going to wear??

In order to relieve myself from this stress (which by the way can have long term effects on your body, so I'm allowed to have a pamper!) I decided to treat myself to a luxurious 'me time'.  

Firstly I had a lovely bath, scented candles and all, and used some of my Christmas presents from my family, and had a good old soak!

I used the Joules body wash, body lotion, and body scrub (which by the way is a FANTASTIC exfoliator!), the Lush body conditioner. 

I also used a soap from Bubbles at Home which is a lovely shop in Bruges, where my sister and mum also brought some of the famous scented soaps.  I have also previously brought a dead sea mud natural soap, which really helps my skin.  It is also a really gorgeous shop with helpful staff (if you just happen to be popping into Belgium!) The staff there told me about their website, which offers a wide range of products, and I believe it does shipping too? I promise I've not been asked to talk about any of this!!!

I find that baths are able to unstress me, as I have a lovely bit of 'me time' which I think is so important in the modern day lifestyle, as it is so easy to stress all the time!  Stress can have some damaging effects on people, and nowadays people are constantly on the go, and find it almost impossible to find the work-life balance, which is made even harder with modern day communication devices, such as mobile phones and laptops, which, as much as I love them, can be a real pain sometimes!  Even just half an hour in the bath every so often instead of a quick shower before you nip out can have real positive impacts on you.  

I hope that this might give you an idea on how you can put some time away for yourself, and hopefully help you to find your feet at some point when the pressure is mounting up!

Kate Heidi x

New Year's Eve OOTD

Happy New Year!

It's about this sort of time when we think back to all of things we have done throughout the year, the good, the bad, and the truly embarrassing!!

I'm sure most of you will have a new years resolution which you have promised yourself to keep throughout the year, and I hope there are a few of you who are like me, and sometimes... well the resolution.. it kind of goes AWOL!  I have tried all the usual- do more exercise, eat more healthily (and no- just because it has a fruit flavour, it doesn't count as one of your 5-a-day!!) etc.  But I never tend to keep them!

... BUT this year, it will be different! As I have now started this blog, my new year's resolution is to keep this running, and upload INTERESTING (I know that's based on your opinion!!) content regularly!

So, considering in some countries it is already new year, here is my first post of the year!

 Here is my New Year's outfit!

Here I am wearing a short dress from sheinside.com (which has a gorgeous collar- with a lace effect embroidery, and white cuffs on the short sleeves) , a gold pendent (lent from my sister), black tights (from Boots) and heeled boots from River island, which has gold embellishments on to pair with the pendent.  I also have a ring from Pandora on, in the month of July.

In order to do my hair- I washed with Tresemme Moisture Rich shampoo and conditioner, and dried roughly and added a few squirts (technical term I'm sure!) of Aussie leave-in Conditioner. 

I hope you have a splendid night! And have a wonderful New Year!

Kate Heidi x

Christmas Festivities!

Well what a merry Christmas it has been!
I hope you have all enjoyed yourselves thoroughly!

I reckon my favourite part of Christmas is the lead up.  I look forward to December the 1st SO MUCH so that I'm able to put all of my Xmas playlists on my phone (obviously Buble's a must!!), and all of the streets get cheerier as all the lights are being put up, and you finally realise that that corner shop wasn't quite as vulgar looking as you once thought, now it has florescent lights on! One of the most exciting parts is decorating the tree (of course!) with all of the baubles you own in the house, colour coding or not! Unfortunately, In my household we had a bit of a mishap with the decorations... They went missing! So we have had to make-do with the only ones we could find, and all things considered, I think we did quite well!

Also leading up to Christmas time, writing your Christmas cards is a MUST! Although handing them out... that can be the tricky bit! I'm afraid all of my friends may have to wait until the new year!

I've got to admit, I'm a bit of a shopaholic when it comes to buying presents for my family and friends!  I can't quite decide whether it's due to the sheer enjoyment of going to the shops, with all the shops' gorgeous decorations, and front windows (which must have taken hours to construct!), and all the people who are just running around like headless-chickens all trying to buy for their picky friends or trendy sisters who are almost impossible to buy for (!), or is it the wrapping of the gifts? This year I really enjoyed hiding in my bedroom with the sellotape, scissors and wrapping paper at the ready! Although I must admit, a few items were slightly shamefully wrapped!; or is it the look on people's faces when they open your presents? The pure delight when they open something which you knew they would love, and their reaction is exactly what they were hoping for.  I'm not entirely sure what it is that does it for me, but I think it's a bit of a mixture!

One of the major things I love about Christmas is how it brings the family together.  I was able to see almost all of my family this year, whether it be in person, or on skype to them in the States!  Seeing everyone come together was truly lovely for me this year, and I hope you had the same!

Finally, everyone's favourite day of the lead up to Christmas... CHRISTMAS EVE!  It's one of the most exciting days there is! All of the presents are under the tree, you've opened your last advent calender treat and finally it's time for Santa to come!  All of the TV is very festive and everyone is huddled around 'The Holiday' and gawking at Jude Law!  And just before you go to bed you have to leave a mince pie and some carrots for Santa and Rudolf to nibble whilst you're asleep, although getting to sleep is the problem... It's impossible!! I don't know about you, but I just can't do it! I'm left lying there, thinking about how wonderful the lead up is, and how exciting it will be tomorrow, and how awful I will feel when I'm lying horizontal after filling up on Christmas Lunch! But also how fantastic it will be to see my family all together, and celebrating!

I hope you've had a fantastic Christmas time, what did you get up to? Any favourite gifts? And I hope that you are excited for the New Year (especially the party!)!

Kate Heidi x

First Post

Well hello there!  Nice to meet you!

This is my first ever blog, so I'm not entirely sure how to introduce myself, but I think I'll start by saying 'welcome!'

I hope you've had a fantastic Christmas so far, and are looking forward to the New Year! 

I am starting a brand new lifestyle/fashion/beauty blog which hopefully you will enjoy(!), I am going to write a little post on a topic every-so-often, which you can suggest for the future, and comment on what you think of my 'take' on the topic.  

Enjoy the rest of your day/night, and I hope to see you soon!