In A Day In My Life

Yes my desk is a mess, but is real. It gets like this when I have my head down and working

In a day in my life, I live by the motto now, its not how much you can do, but what the day may bring, and being a blog writer and I have written books too, I always as soon as I get up, whilst I have my breakfast and my first cup of tea of the day, get on with writing.

This is now my life and I love it. It is something I have dreamed of doing, and last year I vouched to myself that I would do writing of my blogs and books full time, and I am praying more good things will come my way, so I can keep my writing and my dream of doing it professionally going.

I am not one who is military when it comes to getting stuff time, and continuously worried about time, I leave that to my mother, who would kill over if she didn’t have a watch and know every second of the day.

I never go on time, yes I do write a schedule but I am not strict about it and do whatever I can and the joy of writing is you can do it anytime. I do also have time away from it, and will take a shower, watch a bit of Youtube or lay quietly listening to music.

I like to take my time and not rush around. I hate doing that.

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I have also found that I don’t binge eat so much now but if I want a biscuit or a chocolate bar, I am no longer strict with this either. If I wanted to meet Hitler when it came to dieting I’d rather say

“Listen Rudolf if I want a biscuit I’ll have one thanks and no, you won’t be getting one, get your own”.

I am going to sound like an advert now, and so I don’t get done for copywrite their are other brands available, but as Rob Brydon says from Gavin and Stacey and the show, Would I Lie To You and Philip Glenister, who was in Ashes and Ashes, Life On Mars and Mad Dogs, and soon to be in Mum&Me with Robert Glenister, who has been in Only Fools and Horses as a character called Miles, The Hustle and The Sweeney, you can’t beat a bourbon biscuit or a custard cream or a Hob Nob, or as the character I made up called Heather McVitie, you can’t beat a digestive with chocolate or without it.

I suppose you are wondering who she is, you’ll see her soon on the BBC, and know Micheal McIntyre, you won’t nick her mobile phone and text all her mates saying she eats anything because no she doesn’t and is a well respected woman, of the realm.

Mum&Me will be on TV in the new year.

Even the Queen likes her biscuits, with a cup of yes what I love, Earl Grey Tea. Not saying that PG tips is to be denid but if I had to choose one, it would be the lovely tea bag Earl Grey, that she owns.

Another part of my day is to sit back with a good book. There are three I am reading at the moment, “Lessons I’ve learned” by David Jason, and you should all know who he is. Del Boy, “He who dares wins”, a book called “A Million Dollar Blog”, which unlike many books it doesn’t make writing a blog complicated and actually is the best encouraging book about blog writing that I have read so far and a book called “Stick With It”, which I took out from the library. Ok yeah probably doesn’t beat a Kindle but least it won’t crash unlike having a physical book in your hand, and loose the page you were on. This book is about building step ladders, which I have been arguing with as I have been reading it, as visualising it that way, makes it seem to far a step to reach your dreams, and about visualisation doesn’t work, but then it contradicts itself a lot, so not been impressed so far, but I will keep on reading it, as I hate not finishing a book, and I do like to read other people’s ideas of how to make your dreams into reality.

Any how as it is now another day ahead, I am going to get on and do the other things I have planned for today, and going to be filming a Youtube video, so once this is up I will let you know.

Please have a fantastic day, and there will be another blog on this site tomorrow.

Many thanks or reading,

Carrie X

Meal Ideas – Using leftovers

Chicken Salad and chips

Okay so I am not saying this is going to be a five star restaurant cuisine, but I try to buy food that is going to make a few meals for the week, to save myself time and energy. I don’t like to spend hours cooking, it isn’t who I am. I like to have food that I can dish up there and then, and enjoy.

As I got good feedback from my meal ideas blogs, I decided I am going to do these each week. Please check out my post I wrote two days ago:

https://carriesversitilefashion.wordpress.com/2020/11/07/good-meals-i-love/

The food that I bought to make the above meal has helped me save money and to change it up, I made myself a chicken salad, with chips, and have enough to have for today, for lunch or dinner, for the next few days.

ITS HOW I ROLL!

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Once I have used up the wraps, if I still have enough I am going to make another favourite meal, a lovely Chicken Curry. I know as one supermarket says “You just can’t beat it” AND THAT IS TRUE.

I do change my meals depending on the season, and drinks I like to have too. I love having boiled bacon, which is also a money saver and can be made for many different meals. I did try to go more gluten free and vegan, not to be trendy to see if it can make a difference to your health, but I saw no difference and I love meat, sorry for those who read this are vegetarian or vegan, but it’s true.

BRING ME THE MEAT OR MISS PIGGY SHE’D DO

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Soups are another thing I like to have this time of the year, and yes I have often made my own and can be used for a number of days and stored in the freezer once made. I do like Winter soups, like Carrot and Coriander, winter vegetable soup and leek and potato.

So I am now going to have a cup of coffee or if I can a hot chocolate, and will be blogging again soon.

Amazon haul coming. Watch this space.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Shopping Ideas

When you shop always go in with a list in mind but I do find when i jot it down helps me stay within budget and stops impulse buys.

Even if it is a Bogoff (buy one and get one free) do your maths and calculate it to help to see if it really is a good deal.

One idea to help you with shopping go through prices by making a list on their online shop and don’t check out open it up and see how you can have the same item but for even cheaper. I say this because not all deals or prices are the same in the store and don’t always have all the different brands of that food, so compare as you shop.

Certain deals are seasonal such a tubs of heroes, quality street and roses, and it is better to get them now as often prices will go up on these as we get nearer to Christmas. Gift sets will now begin to be on sale, but again do your maths before purchasing.

It is better to buy your turkey in December rather than now along with potatoes and vegetables.

If you make your own Christmas cake like my nan used to then bake this if you are traditional at the end of November and keep adding brandy to it, but not too much.

Booze if you like a drink at Christmas, buy in December. Baileys and advocate can go off once opened, baileys is made with cream, but an alternative cheaper item is Irish Cream which is the same it’s a different brand. Advocate is made with eggs and so keep in mind and write down when it was opened.

Beers and lagers, will even have sales now, and that includes ciders aswell. Spirits like vodka, archers, Jack Daniels and Bacardi last forever.

Go through before shopping on what food you already have and the same with drink. Soft drinks like coca cola for example are on sale all year round, juices buy the cartains either individual or family size as they last a lot longer than fresh and often less sugar.

So when shopping be wise and see how much you can save with each shop you do, and a haul is coming soon.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Having a designer body

So if someone said to me I’d love a designer body, I’d say why has Armani gone out of business?

I have not always liked myself but when I do feel low I prefer a nice pair of trainers, shoes or clothes and have gotten over wanting a nip and a tuck.

Shoes from newlook

I love these above because they are very glitzy and easy to walk in, but would I buy a designer pair?

If the same price perhaps, but would I choose having a nose job over these?

No! I know people like designer and it is nice to treat yourself but I would never go out of my way to buy designer over high street.

I am happy to shop at Primark just avoid the one in Oxford Street towards Marble Arch as they purposely shut their tills at about 8pm rather than 10pm when they are supposed to close.

Newlook do a lovely range of clothing and footwear, and prefer to buy in store rather than online.

Is wanting a designer body going too far?

In some ways, as it is extreme. Having any kind of medical procedure done can be risky, but I do know what it is like not to be happy within yourself.

There other ways such as skincare to help make you feel better (please see my evening face creams below).

My face cream I use in the evenings

There are many different products and if you watch Trinny London she gives some brilliant tips on looking after your skin rather than having a face lift, and if you want a cosmetic procedure that can help you be happy with yourself then shows you want it entiles.

You can still be younger as I do still look about 16 and that’s not gloating it’s true but now I no longer get ID’d when going to a pub or bar, in thinking about this, I am now slightly worried.

Dressing yourself correctly that awakens you to be youthful still and feel good about yourself is the key to help you.

Amazon do a load of lovely fashion items that I will do a haul very soon of some great finds I have found.

You can shop on a budget still when buying in store or online by having a list of wishful items and if aren’t able to buy items in one go, buying a piece of new clothing as you go can help you save just as much.

Always check when they have their sales. High street, August and September when they will put their summer clothes up for sale, before Christmas as they will put their winter stuff on sale and put their Christmas party clothes up on the rails. March and April, getting rid of winter clothes in replacement for their summer clothes.

So be happy and do what makes you be happy, but designer is not always the best way to go, so choose wisely and you will be surprise how much you can still have a fashion item and save at the same time.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie x

Good Meals I love

I love a good meal of the evening and I look forward to it too. I don’t really care about lunch but the two meals I do like to have is breakfast and dinner such as wraps, pies, curries and Chinese food too.

Here is a meal I had today which is a chicken wrap now I know I am not Jamie Oliver or Gordon Ramsey but like to make meals that fill me up and that don’t take too long.

Chicken wrap with lettice, Cucumber and red pepper and Heinz mayonnaise.

Having a dinner helps end my evening happy and properly fulfilled, and I look forward to it each day.

The chicken I used was fresh and was from Tesco’s and have enough left over cooked chicken for tomorrow.

Shopping for meals to have each evening I do enjoy as I challenge myself of how much money I can save at the same time.

All the food I bought today for the week ahead with snacks to was £7.80 and won’t need any more until next week.

So see how low you can get save when buying food too, do your maths when you see special offers as often they aren’t a good deal and be wise about it aswell.

Have wonderful weekend and more blogs to be added as we go into the next week. If you would like to be kept up to date of my blogs on this site then remember to follow.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Whack out some tunes and have fun

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This blog site is all about my Everyday Living and that involves me putting on some tunes on whilst I work. Music has always been a massive part of my life, and wouldn’t go a day without it.

If you got some housework to do, then whack out some tunes and have some fun, so you have some form of exercise aswell as being super productive.

At the moment I am listening to Janet Jackson, and before that I was playing some swing, Micheal Jackson, Kylie Minogue and some country and western aswell.

Life is about living and to do that sometimes you just need that boost to do so, and playing music you love is a great way to do that. I love playing endless tracks, and have done since I was a kid, and I loved having a record player and a walkmen, which I suppose many people wouldn’t know what one is now. I use to love my HiFi system where I would record tracks from the radio.

I remember me and my friends on a Wednesday after school would pop to Whsmiths to check out the mags and the tapes they had on offer, and we would spend hours in there looking for many different tracks and songs.

When I used to go to watch Rugby League, The London Broncos, we would have endless sing offs with other fans and would make up songs to sing at the rugby matches, bringing in a drum and we even teamed together to sponsor a player, called Tulsen Tullett, and I was given a massive London flag to bring in with me.

I even had a penfriend which I have lost touch with now, but through music, as I found her through a magazine called Kerrang.

So I going to get on and play more tunes whilst I work, and will be back blogging on this site on Saturday.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Ten things you can do when you lack energy

Hello, so normally I would post a blog on this site, Sunday and Monday, but I wanted to try as of last weekend, to see if having Sunday as rest day from my blogs would help, and it did, because then I can focus on other things I need to do.

I have been suffering with lack of energy this week, because it is that “Time of the Month” and so feel super tired and even as I write this blog, I can hear the niggling voice telling me not to bother with this post and go to bed, but I don’t want to, because if I lay down now, it can effect me sleeping tonight.

I was supposed to write this post yesterday (Monday) but I was just super tired and needed to take a night off from blogging, which is usually my time where I have quiet and write my blogs at the moment.

However, there is always things that can still be done when you lack drive and motivation. So here are ten things you can do when you lack energy:

  1. Do some yoga stretching, which I am going to try to do soon, to see if this will waken me up and help me, as I have been feeling very achy today
  2. Go through your emails, which I know may be boring but if you just do a quick flick through and create labels to go into for emails you want to save, then this can help you to concentrate on the emails you want to keep and which you don’t, without it taking too long
  3. Watch Youtube and create a playlist of videos
  4. Take a bath or a nice shower, and treat yourself to essential oils
  5. Read a book or listen to an audio book, nothing that is too demanding, but a book that can take you somewhere else for an hour or so
  6. Create a wish list of any kind, just focus on items that make you happy
  7. Have a day off and do nothing. I like my super lazy days, that sometimes I can’t even be bothered to take of my Pjamas
  8. Add items in your favourite or on your Sky planner of things to watch, and have a TV feast of all the programmes you want to watch, back to back
  9. Journal. I love to journal and write about how I am feeling, it clears out my mind and allows it to reset
  10. Clear out a draw. I often like to declutter, even when I have low energy, because it makes me see that I have still accomplished something,

Should you think of anything else then please comment below.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Avon Haul

Hello and welcome to another Everyday Living blog, where I share my lifestyle and in today’s post I am sharing an Avon Haul.

I didn’t go mad, as it can be so easy. I love Avon but limited myself to spending up to £20 and no more than that. I wanted purchase more of the Avon Naturals Hair Care Daily Hair refresher and I couldn’t find an equivalent in Boots or Superdrug, so I ordered 4 more of these as they were only £1.25 each, so in total a fiver, and I love using these sprays as they really do refresh the hair and smells nice too.

I know I have said that I can’t always use perfumed products, but this spray really does help restore my hair, so I don’t have to wash it that much. The scent of these were, Raspberry and hibiscus.

I also purchased a Tropical Summer Pamper pack for £10 as it had a bundle of products, and I like buying these as I can save some of these, and use them a part of a gift as I do have a lot of birthday’s as we lead into Autumn, and it isn’t that far away.

The products you got were:

  • Skin So soft enhance and Glow Airbrush spray
  • Coconut body lotion
  • Ultimate shine illuminating serum
  • Aloha Monoi Bubble Bath
  • Naturals Hula Hula Hibiscus body mist
  • Pineapple and Tea Tree hydrated Serum
  • Aloha Monoi Shower creme

Avon do a lot of fashion items aswell now that I may treat myself on my birthday next month, and there are items that you can get from Avon, that you can’t get anywhere else, like the Hair Refresher sprays. Correct me if I am wrong, but I haven’t been able to find any and so I will rely on many of Avon products.

The total cost of the shop was £18.00.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Hidden Fines from Primark

I got to say that it is rare that I would post two blogs about shopping in Primark in the same year, because I thought there wasn’t one near me I don’t tend to shop there often. If you haven’t been following this blog site, I did a blog a couple of weeks ago, called Shopping in Primark , because I realised that, when popping into a shopping mall in Wandsworth there was one there, and I didn’t even know it.

So in seeing this I set a date for myself to go and pay a visit into the store last Sunday, and it was worth it.

I was initially going to buy some different coloured leggins as I love my leggins, and wanted ones with a bit of colour, but there weren’t that much choice, so I thought until I made my way out of the store and of course as luck would have it, I see that there is more I just didn’t look for long enough. So yes I will be going back there next month when it is my birthday.

However I did manage to finds some bits, nightwear, a red flowery silk night vest and a pair of pajama shorts , both in sale for £3.00 each. In writing this blog I do actually have them on, and very pleased with my purchases.

The silk vest top, has extendable straps so you can make the straps long or short, and shorts come with an elasticated band at the top of the shorts.

I also picked up some strapless bras, not tried these on yet, but they are for a dress I bought from Boohoo which I am yet to try on, so when I do I will share a picture in a post of these, and tell you how they are.

I will also share the dress I bought and some shoes to go with the dress from Newlook.

Primark have some lovely clothes, but it is super busy so next time I shop I am going to try my best to get there as it opens up.

I really liked their fitness clothes and may pick some up next shop, and some great accessories and shoes. I could spend a fortune in there if I could as there are so many great items.

Anyway, next shop I will do, I will do what I always do when I shop in there, is write a list, or have an idea of what I want to buy before I go in, and don’t get distracted by other things, as with Primark because the prices are low it is easy to end up spending so much.

So until my next blog, have a good Wednesday and I will be posting again tomorrow.

many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

What I do when I shop

So if you haven’t read my previous blog, you wouldn’t have seen that I wrote a post about shopping in Sainsbury’s Meal Ideas from Sainsbury’s, and I thought I would talk more about What I do when I shop.

I do like to have a list with me, and keep an idea of how much I am willing to spend on each item, as example I don’t like spending more than a pound on items like mayonnaise or ketchup, I will go for the cheaper item.

I also checkout he clearance shelf they have, as I found a new automatic toothbrush on sale (sorry I think I lost the receipt so couldn’t tell you how much) and also a tube of Oral toothpaste.

I always keep my toiletries items separate from my groceries, as I do have a different budget amount on food shopping and on my toiletry items.

I will often put some money on a gift card, so should I need it I will use it and then the shopping is more or less been paid for, and if they do a points card, and it is a shop I use often then I will get a points card, example: Nectar card points.

Points cards are build up from how much money you spend on your shop, and then once they are built up quite a lot, you can use them to purchase some shopping and takes a chunk off, of your bill and you can use it to purchase a ticket at a theme park for an example.

When seeking out items on sale, do you maths as sometimes the deal is not worth it and don’t always go for branded items, as you can get the same quality with the shops own produce. I am talking, tinned, cold meats and cheeses for example, and you can save so much for following this method.

The one thing I would always invest in, is a freezer because you can still by fresh foods and freeze them. Example vegetables. I often would get a load of veg, cut it all up and put into freezer bags to use for when we had stews, casseroles, Sunday roasts and I have even made soups.

This is a great method if you are weaning a child, and saves you so much money on not buying ready made baby food, you can do it all yourself, mixing different vegetables and is such a time saver.

When it comes to shopping it is all about spending less but having more for your money.

If you have any shopping tips or hacks, I love a hack then please share. All recommendations can be included in my comment section below.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X