Exercise: Getting fit for err.. summer?

Exercise. The bane of all evil, I wish I was one of those fitness fanatics that would exercise regularly and eat healthily but to be honest my idea of exercising is cuddling in my bed under the duvet, working out my index finger on the remote control for the TV.

Why must it be so boring and painful? Why can't it be fun and enticing?! The only way I can personally exercise is through dancing and I must admit I did a few Zumba lessons and I loved it! However, everything is so expensive to get fit. From gym memberships to buying a bunch of grapes is bloody expensive!! Why push this healthy eating when it is much easier to go up the road and eat something unhealthy?

I have these rare moments where I decide that I want to get fit and healthy and usually works out well, however maintaining it is the boring part, staying motivated is the hard part. I've tried Zumba as mentioned above, but then I had a christmas break in between and lets just say they never saw me again. I've also tried pole dancing - this was my favourite - but then I had exams and they haven't seen me back in ages either! I thought about getting a gym membership, but as it was nearing the end of the academic year I didn't see any point in buying a membership. I've even tried DVD's and using my Wii but yet still nothing.

Just a few things..

Whilst being home, I picked up a few things preempting the summer weather (pssssssh yea right!) These are a few things I have picked up in the last couple of months. They're not very interesting, but I'd still thought I'd share them with you!

NOTW & New Purchase!

So for my birthday my boyfriend gave me some gift certificates to go off and buy whatever it is that I like in April and I finally spent them last week.

I caved in and bought some Topshop nail polishes. Let me just tell you now that this was one of the best purchases I've actually made in a long time in regards to nail varnish, and as you all know when it comes to spending money the £2.99 Barry M nail polishes are just within my price range! 

So presented with the opportunity I picked up these 2 colours:

Cafe au Lait & Smashing Pumpkins

Cafe au Lait

Smashing Pumpkin

Outfit of the day: Courtesy of Primark

You all must be wondering where I've been and to be completely honest with you I have just been lazy lol. But there's not a day that goes by which I don't think about you all!

I hope everyone is doing well and is enjoying their fathers day! Something to leave you with...


Outfit of the day!

Music: Melanie Fiona

So for the past couple of months, I have realised that my love for music has dwindled immensely! I couldn't tell you the last time that I actually opened my Itunes Library it is actually ridiculous. I was looking through peoples blogs the other day and came across this blogger (BionicGirl) and was having a look through her blog and came across the singer Melanie Fiona so I had a listen and lets just say I was HOOKED!

I have heard of her before with her rendition of the song 'Give it to me right' but I didn't realise she sang it and didn't search more about the artist.

Hair Care Secret: Deep Condition!

For a couple of years now I have recently started wearing weaves and up until recently with the whole health and beauty craze that I have been caught up in, I decided that I not only wanted to take care of my own hair but it grow it out long.

My hair is relaxed and the other day probably around the beginning of the year, I went to get my hair relaxed in a salon - My mum usually relaxes my hair, and she's really the only one I really trust in my hair and sometimes I trust her to cut my hair but she gets a bit too trigger happy, and everyone knows for a black woman those couple of inches that she hacked off made a difference!

When the hairdresser was finished with my hair I was amazed with how much my hair had actually grown, but being away at uni I don't really know how to take care of my hair and so I would naturally leave it in a bun, which is not the healthiest option for afro-hair as too much tension on the strands can break the hair.
So I put my hair back in weave. Whilst I was back in uni, the hair started getting old so I decided to take it out and wear my natural hair, which was a nice feeling to have my hair out for a while however because I'm used to the length of weaves I don't feel comfortable with how short my real hair is in comparison. But I did it nonetheless, pretty much because I had no choice in the matter.

Mini Haul: Barry M Nail Varnish

This year I've really got in too painting my nails myself, I usually get acrylics done as I think my nails are too short, but recently I've decided to give my nails a break and it doesn't help that I have decided to give myself a break when all the beauty bloggers rave on about these beautiful nail polishes!!

Naturally, I try my best to find knock off on the nail polishes that these beauty bloggers rave on about because lets face it I'm cheap. To me the most expensive nail polish I've purchased is Barry M and I am more than happy to stick with Barry M! 

In light of the pastel trend, I went along to my local superdrugs and purchased these 3 beauts at £2.99 each they had a special offer on at the time buy 1 get £1 off another - Not exactly the normal deal on Barry M polishes but still great nonetheless!

66 Matt White