#98

Finally, a British Men's Wimbledon Champion - it only took 77 years!

We thoroughly enjoyed watching Andy Murray playing some really good tennis, if not stressful at times. We of course had to go for a very British lunch, with strawberries, Pimms, cucumber sandwiches and a victoria sponge cake. The amount of pressure on Murray to perform was crazy, but he pushed through and beat Djokovic in straight sets. It was such a nice afternoon with friends, and topped off by an awesome game of tennis to watch.

Until tomorrow, Goodbye x

#97

Yay for the weather finally being nice! Although I did spend the majority of the day inside at work, not so fun.

In the garden

But of course it was straight outside into the garden as soon as I got home; had to get a bit of sunbathing in. I then had to make cucumber sandwiches and a victoria sponge in preparation for the Wimbledon Mens final tomorrow! After watching the Women's final today I was a bit disappointed as it was over so quickly and the match didn't really go anywhere. Where as hopefully tomorrow it should be an awesome Djokovic - Murray showdown - fight to the death. But not quite death!

Until tomorrow, Goodbye x

#96

Newday is fast approaching, and me and Tara have yet to sort out a tent! So I thought, seeing as the weather has decided to perk up again, it would be a good opportunity to put up Alex's tent in the garden and see if it was big enough for us. It's not like we need a huge tent, as hopefully we won't be spending too much time in it, but we are girls, and we accumulate a lot of stuff! We also need room to get ready in the morning of course.

I'm impressed with myself that I managed to put it up and pack it away again, all by myself! Some people [men] will say that it's easy, but I am a girl, and a lazy one at that. I'm thinking it will be enough space for me and Tara, as long as we keep it tidy! I am now going to enjoy the sunshine for the rest of the day :)

Until tomorrow, Goodbye x

#95

Today was not a day to be baking, however I had a pudding to make for a BBQ this evening so I had to crack on. A couple of weeks ago I was watching This Morning and Phil Vickery made what he called a Raspberry and Blueberry Cheesecake.

It's basically a cross between a pavlova and a cheesecake, so it involved making a meringue. I've done meringues before; I enjoy eating them, not so much making them! he amount of time it takes to wisk it just puts me off - I'm lazy. My creation doesn't exactly look like what Phil made but hopefully it will taste okay!

Until tomorrow, Goodbye x

#94

Andy Murray's quarter final match was probably the most tense match of Wimbledon yet. Granted, I didn't watch all of it, but coming back from being 2 sets down is no mean feat.

Come on Murray!

It was one of those events where everyone seemed to need to write a status about it on Facebook, or do a cheeky tweet; it would seem that the whole country was watching. I feel a little bit bad for Murray as last year he got into the final and lost to Federer. So far this year Federer, Nadal and Tsonga have all been knocked, which inevitably would mean that he should win. The amount of pressure that is on him is far greater than previous years because the public genuinely think he can do it this year. I think that it's very easy to base his performance and success on who he is playing and whether they play well. When ultimately it is down to how well he plays on that day, taking every match separately. I do honestly think he has a chance of winning, and I will happily get into the British Spirit on Sunday - if he gets through to the final!

Until tomorrow, Goodbye x

#93

If you have any knowledge of the beauty world on Youtube, whether that be an avid watcher of all the favourite beauty gurus, or you've just seen a tutorial here and there, then you are likely to have heard about there cult-beauty make-up brushes. 

Expert Face Brush and Core Collection Brushes

The Real Techniques brushes by Samantha Chapman [from pixiwoo] are the go-to brushes for anyone who is slightly interested in make-up or beauty. I would not really class myself as being good at make-up, as usually I'm pretty lazy with it, but I do enjoy watching many, many Youtubers who are good at it. I still remember watching my first pixiwoor and Zoella video's, and it's crazy to think how far they've come now, with both now having over 1 million subscribers. I was lucky enough to be given these as a birthday present from my family, and although for some people they may seem like a waste of money [my boyfriend included] I think it's just one of those products which are so well-loved that you almost become part of the online beauty community just by owning them. And as an added bonus they are really, really good brushes, and really reasonably priced as well! I can safely say I am very much looking forward to using and enjoying them.

Until tomorrow, Goodbye x

#92 [Memory Monday]

I have recently been looking through lots of old pictures that we have on out family external hard drive, as I thought I could pick out some gems for Memory Monday. 

This picture was taken of me and Sarah at Centre Parcs in 2011, when we were there with all the family. It was the first time I had ever been to Centre Parcs and it was so much fun. I enjoy most sport related things, if it is for fun rather than competition/exercise purpose, so I had a great time. Going in the swimming pool and down the rapids, playing badminton and just generally spending time with friends was a lot of fun. We have been back since, and I would definitely go again!

Until tomorrow, Goodbye x