It is the weekend! Time for some dark chocolate and raspberry muffins!

Morning All!

What a crazy week I have had. Anyway, I love a Saturday morning. You feel like you have the whole weekend ahead of you (all two days of it).

My weekend can be summarised like this:

Last night my work put free drinks on for everyone, you know, and then pretended they had not made 10, yes TEN (I thought it was 6 or 7), people redundant during the week. Fortunately I did not know the area (or anyone) that was impacted, but still, it is a horrible thing. I had some free drinks and a good catch up with some people. Believe it or not, it was nice.

I came home to Mr Mars who had made a sausage casserole (vegetarian sausage) and dark chocolate and raspberry muffins - picture below. They were delicious. A tad overdone but the moist raspberries in the inside made up for this. In doing so he used up some raspberries that were about to go off and some dark chocolate that has sat in our fridge for quite some time. High five for lack of wastage Mr Mars!

This morning I have put a wash out, just made some fresh coffee (I ground the beans and everything), have I mentioned Mr Mars and I are coffee and tea snobs? Comes from us both having worked in coffee shops during our uni days. I'll put a picture up another time, but if you want a good coffee in Glasgow you need to go to this place called Papercup. YUM. 

I'm just about to top up my GiffGaff mobile phone account. Then once my coffee fix kicks in and I am suitably wired, I'm planning on heading out for a run! :o)

Then it is off to Mr Mars' parents to celebrate his Dad's birthday and a belated Father's day. I need to buy cards. Going to possibly use the card below as a Father's day card. Because it is random and cool and I want to. Then off out for some dinner tonight!

Tomorrow we are off to Knockhill race circuit to watch some motorbikes...vvvvvrooooom! Don't know what Knockhill is? Link HERE. I'll hopefully get some pictures.

In amongst this I have been de-cluttering and offloading any item of clothing I remotely do not like/wear to the homeless shelter. I can hear the clothes quivering in the drawers with fear. It is time to get ruthless, people. If I do not have it, I cannot be lazy and just chuck it on. People have noticed a change in me already. You look well, they have said. All because I have been making the effort to put on my better clothes that suit and fit me and were not hand me downs, freebies or 20 years old. This and putting on some cheap Beauty UK eyeshadow. Do you know how many people commented on my eyeshadow? That I got for free, but even to buy only costs like £2.99?!? I was wearing earth child if anyone is interested. Pretend to be interested, please.

And that is this weekend's round up! Links, photos and all! I'm a good blogger aren't I?

xoxo

And the gifts keep coming! Christmas in June?!

What a great weekend I have had! Fab day out with friends yesterday spent £28 in total for a full day out including wine and dinner! Then we went back to my friends house and she gave me some presents - amazing!

I said I would post about them all. And I have. It was like Christmas, well Mr Mars and I cancelled Christmas with everyone to save for our wedding, so it was BETTER than Christmas!

Here they are, all together. Lots of makeup, toiletries, a candle and a AMAZING picture!!! All for meeeeee! Am I relishing this? Well, yes! What a great friend I have - she is always very very generous. I am lucky to have her!

Got a Arran Aromatics gift box - After the rain. If you want to buy a reasonably priced Scottish gift for someone I highly recommend this stuff, made in Scotland, it is just LUSH and it smells amazing! I already have Arran Aromatics moisturisers (both face and body) and candles and Mr Mars loves our Vevet Isle pillar candle (also a gift)...although he pretends he does not!

Lots of Beauty UK blushers - I love things that you will always use like blushers. Lots of eyebrow things, a palette (which I already use) and eyebrow pencils! I have so much Beauty UK nail varnishes as well. Back in the "crazy debt days" I used to buy Nars (I love Nars) and Chanel nail varnishes, but then a friend gifted me some Beauty UK nail varnishes and they are BRILLIANT and about 1% of the cost of a Chanel nail varnish. The blushes are great too! I dropped and smashed my last blusher, I still have it, I am waiting until I have a tub I can put it in. Then I'll use it as a powder. Waste not want not!

Here is some more detail on my Arran Aromatics gift box:

Smells sooooooooooo good.

My candle, which I am not just saying because it was a gift, it one of my favourite smelling candles. I like candles that smell rich and luxurious, and not too flowery, kind of outdoorsy, it is just perfect:

My Beauty UK blusher and bronzer, and you can see my flowery pj bottoms in the mirrors :) I cannot wait to try the baked blusher at the right! But they are all getting put away good until I am finished with some of my other makeup! I no longer waste things you see. Before I would have had every item ripped open and used regardless is that meant opening 5 blushers with another 7 opened in my makeup box!

And lastly, I LOVE Highland Cows! I LOVE them. I always have. I have a teddy of a Highland Cow called Heather who comes places with me. I'd really been wanting a Highland Cow picture and my friend got me this by the Artist Elaine Johnston. She warned me that I better put it into a good photo frame! I was warned!! I just absolutely love this - I cannot say it any other way.

 Especially if we move abroad, I need my Highland cows with me.

Mr Mars and I went to Wholefoods today. There is a Morrisons next door so we topped up on our treats (cheese, beer and burgers) and then headed to Morrisons for an overdue HUGE (and expensive) shop. He is now cooking away in the kitchen whilst I eat my fancy cheese and crackers...how every Sunday should be spent! I gave the Big Issue seller £2.50 and did not take the magazine, as I think I already have it. No matter how bad things have got, I've always had a home. Help the homeless, people.

I have sourced and detailed almost everything I got gifted for those interested. I like to look at stuff others got, I don't know why...I thought you might too.

After the rain bath time box: http://www.arranaromatics.com/gifts/18-00-to-22-50/after-the-rain-bath-box-gift-set/

The sampler set: http://www.arranaromatics.com/gifts/10-00-to-15-00/the-sampler/

The weekender set: http://www.arranaromatics.com/island-escape/

Jasmine & Philadelphus Perfumer candle: http://www.arranaromatics.com/home-fragrance/perfumer-collection/perfumer-candles/perfumer-jasmine-philadelphus-candle/

Eyebrow kit: http://www.beautyukcosmetics.com/products/eyes/mascara/eyebrow-kit

Baked boxes: http://www.beautyukcosmetics.com/products/face/baked-box-collection

Blushers: http://www.beautyukcosmetics.com/products/face/blush-brush

Eyebrow pencils: http://www.beautyukcosmetics.com/products/eyes/eyeliner/eye-brow-pencils

Eyeliners: http://www.beautyukcosmetics.com/products/eyes/eyeliner/eye-pencils

Mascara: http://www.beautyukcosmetics.com/products/eyes/mascara/extend-fx-mascara-black

Elaine Johnston picture: http://www.johnstonartist.co.uk

xoxo