Friday 21 July 2017

3 Affordable Ways To Give Your Home An Uplift


Currently in the throws of redecoration? I am!

I have been living in my home for 2 years now and I have not really done that much to it other than furnishing the whole house and just laying down flooring, partially throughout the house. But now I think it needs a whole uplift a lick of paint, a few new items to make my home look fresher and more cozy.

Here are some tips that to make your little home an instant uplift.

Colour
You may not realise it, but colour influences everything we do, including the way we act and the mood we're in. This makes choosing colour for your home an important task – not only do you want to make sure you create the right look; you'll also want to create the right feel.

Texture
A simple rug can automatically bring a room together and perfect for keeping your tootsies warm, plus adding a throw to snuggle up into after a long day creates a new element and looks aesthetically pleasing . A subtle mix of textures will bring the room together, making you feel extra cozy and relaxed, all whilst giving your home an instant uplift. 

Scent Up
Nothing more cosier than a delicious warming smell of candles. They are a firm favourite in my home, big fat ones, tall skinny ones, to tiny littles ones you name it we've got it. Plus at night it is a perfect alternative of lightning than a ceiling night, perfect especially for those date nights.

All items are super affordable to add a touch of cosiness to your home. Do you have any tips on giving your home an instant affordable uplift?

London Mumma xx

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Thursday 20 July 2017

4 Things To Do With Your Mini Me This Weekend



Leanora and I love nothing but spending quality time together, be it hitting the supermarket, singing Let It Go on route to preschool loudly and me badly, nothing makes me happier than when I'm not working than spending time with her. 

With the weekend fast approaching and wanting to spend quality time with your little one, I have four fab ideas for you and your mini me to do together. Be it whizzing through the park to enjoying a little luxury shopping I know there is something that you both can do and have a blast at the same time.

Pamper
Hit the shops and why not splash out on some fab skin care products for you both. Neals Yard has a fabulous collection for both mother and child and they are the perfect natural products for your delicate skin.

Skate 
Why not glide your way through the weekend, then with a pair of skates! If your mini me has not learnt to skate, then why not bag a pair of Heelys! They come in loads of colours, hundreds of different designs and they will certainly look fashion forward perfect for your trendy mini me, plus they come in adult sizes too perfect for gliding around the park.

Sweet treat
Who doesn't like a sweet treat and what better way than to hunt down a delightful treat, then by hitting your local market, a great way to support the community and try something new. Besides who doesn't like going for an adventure in the big outdoors and perusing all the treasures on offer.

Watch
Nothing better than watching a movie together be it curled up on the sofa, in plush seats at the cinema or alfresco at an outdoor cinema it does matter, what does is that you are together.

Here is to many more fun filled weekends with the mini me's, filled with sweet yummy treats, fun filled playground antics and beauty pamper sessions galore. 

If you like this post, then I certainly recommend day dates, family activities and coffee spots to take the kids too. Have a fab weekend.


London Mumma xx


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Tuesday 18 July 2017

5 Things Every Working Mum Needs

 London Mumma 5 Things Every Working Muma Needs
Mummas far and wide I know that you will all be able to understand that we are unable to function without a few things needed in our working lives. From 5am starts to 11pm finishes on a daily basis, there are a few essentials that every working mum needs to be able to function throughout the day without completely losing the plot and crumbling to the floor and your kids using you like a bouncy castle all whilst wearing your good 6" high heels for extra measure!

Coffee Cups
For those coffee or tea lovers, we all need our little fix in the morning or throughout the day and what better way to keep charged up on the run, then with Stojo. Since becoming a Mumma I have become more aware of recycling and what is going on around me. I meticulously recycle at home and have various bins for everything. But whilst on the run I carry this nifty pocket cup, that is leak proof, collapsible and fun to use reusable coffee cup that comes in various colours, instead of purchasing a single-use cup that will just get tossed. 

Wipes
Water wipes are a life saver and have many uses! Be it cleaning off the toothpaste your kids have just covered you in, to snotty noses, to help you keep cool on those hot summer days on the tube, no Mumma can not leave the house without them.

Watch
I never knew the importance of having a watch before, but to keep on top of things, and sometimes technology failing you a watch comes in handy, plus it can certainly add a touch of class to your outfit. With Ice Watches, there are endless designs and styles to keep you looking classy and chic a total no brainer to add the finer details to your outfit. 

Portable Charger
with all the Instagramming, Twitter, work emails and calls from your childs school and the other million things that go on through your mobile device, staying charged up to connect us to the world is important and a portable charger something that you will always find in my Mumma Bag

Bubbles
The juice of the gods comes in the form of Prosecco or lady diesel as I like to call it! After a long day or week, the kids safely tucked in bed, what better way to unwind with a glass or two on a Friday, with your feet up. Prosecco, not your key to happiness than whatever your tipple, make sure you enjoy at least one a week.

Are there things that you can not live without, to help you have a stress free home when working?

London Mumma xx

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Game of Thrones Date Night

With the amazing return of Game of Thrones last night I was totally buzzing and can not wait until the second episode! It got me thinking I wanted to talk to the new boy all about it's kick arse return, so during the second break which I was gutted about, (just play the show! Mumma needs her GOT fix and I've been waiting to many months for its awesome return) I was shocked to hear, angry even that he has NEVER EVER watched my beloved show!

Yep ladies and gents, my boys a weirdo! 

Which got me thinking, how can I bring him up to speed stat! Buy him the box set duh!

What a way to A educate the boy on all its glory and B it makes for the perfect date night opportunity! Well as long as he buys the popcorn and pizza!

So the moment Game of Thrones ended last night I booted up the laptop and headed over to my favourite DVD site, HMV where I snapped up GOT complete series box set for just £50.00, which also comes with free delivery plus you can even collect points, which I think I will use towards the Bates Motel box set.

Be it you are normal and watched GOT, HMV have loads of movies perfect for date night.

What are your favourite movies for date night?

A big thank you to HMV for collaborating with me on this post.

London Mumma xx

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Thursday 13 July 2017

Summer Sale Dress Guide


Summer, summer time, summer time!

How glorious have these past few weeks been? With that said, gone are the long sleeve tops, jackets and dare I say it, skinny jeans. All I want to wear is dresses, short ones, long ones, midi ones, off the shoulders ones, just give them all to me and i'll be a happy bunny, but maybe just maybe I may just be able to achieve that, now the the summer sale's are on.


With the sales in full flow and feeling some what anxious about stepping into a store, having to fight my way through to the rails, today I am sharing with you the best from the web. Yup thats right luvvies the Summer Sale Dress Guide all at your finger tips, so be it you are still in bed, on the unbelievably sweaty tube (don't forget to take water with you) sandwich like a sardine and waiting to reach the next stop, so you can bag that free wifi be it to search for your next summer sale dress or Instagram to even being at your desk and making sure the Director is not hovering around, fret not I have selected a fair good few to help see you through, the summer nights and days.


If you are still on a Summer Sale hunt, I have found the perfect site for you, lovethesales.com The website is bursting with the best of the web, not just for us girlies, but the kids, electronics to the men in our lives too.

What did you think of the Summer Sale Dress Guide, let me know if you would like to see more posts like these and if you snapped any of these dresses up too.

Happy Summer.

London Mumma xx

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Wednesday 12 July 2017

The Glow Edit, with MINTD



Well colour me happy, it's celebration time! it's MINTD Box 1st Birthday. If you have not heard of them before, don't worry grab a pew my dear friend you still have plenty of time to get to know and love them as much as I do!

Waking up and going to bed for the past 8 months since working alongside MINTD Box my skin, hair and nails have never looked and felt so good! I'm bursting with knowledge that I never knew or felt equipped with before, they have introduced me to a vast range of products and brands that are totally new to me and some that I have heard of but not ever tried! Each month is new and tailored to your needs, think of MINTD as your personal Pandora's box, filled with luxury goodies from far and wide at an affordable rate for you to try.

This month's box is all about unleashing your inner glow in time for the summer months and holidays! Helping you maintain your radiant glow throughout the warmer months with products to help revitalise, energise, brighten, refresh and help firm and smooth your skin from the inside out, what more could we ask for.

What is in this months box........

Nothing like starting from the inside out to help boost your inner golden goddess, then with a light refreshing antioxidant boosting superfood charged tea from Quintessential. This White Elixir Rejuvenating & Light Tea is designed to combine in your daily routine, helping you to achieve a mindful, healthy lifestyle. Infused with Spirulina Algae, floral notes of Jasmine this tea can be enjoyed hot or cold. Not a tea fan like myself do not worry, I was pleasantly surprised by its taste and aroma and more than happy to enjoy and incorporate into my busy morning routine.

With this summer sun beating down on your face, there is nothing quite like a cool down. With Superfood, Youthglo Babyface Mask, you achieve just that. A luxurious mask, designed to clarify the skin and boost collagen production, is perfect and helps to repair sun-damaged skin and signs of ageing all whilst helping to soothe the skin and reduce redness, all whilst smoothing those fine lines and helping to boost skin radiance.

The Eye Express Radiance Ice Cubes, from Anne Semonin is enriched with natural active ingredients, such as Gingko Balboa, gourd extract and hyaluronic acid. Perfect for day or night use and super easy to apply and store (in the freezer) it helps reduce and refresh puffy eyes helping maintain the radiance in your skin and fret not, it is perfect for those with sensitive skin.

Ok, so I have a favourite so kill me! Oskia Skincare is totally new to me, but I love them! I said it yep! my favourite product, Get Up & Glow Radiance & Energy Booster ( A mouthful I know) is pure beauty in a bottle and is immediately apparent as to why it is award-winning 'best skin protector'. This lightweight revitalising and energising serum packs a punch. Designed to actively brighten and firm and even skin tone and helps to improve the appearance of fine lines and protect you against every day and lifestyle damage all whilst leaving your skin youthful and with a radiant glow, for me does just that. I even felt a lift in my mood, and it can be applied before or even after makeup application or if needing that golden goddess glow throughout the day. and is suitable for all skin types, so what can I say! Winner, winner chicken dinner! Or in my case a nice golden nanny's glow!

For the summer months, I am all down for a body oil and this Omorovicza is a true beauty, not only does is it give you that sassy golden shimmer from this body oil, but it smells like a summer's dream, beautifully lightly fragmented, scented with Ylang-Ylang and Orange Blossom is perfect for the holiday season and all whilst restoring suppleness, elasticity, toning and strengthening your skin, leaving it super soft to the touch.

Verdict! MINTD Box for me is my beauty mecca! The monthly box costing at £65.00 is a steal and I do mean a steal, you are saving a whopping £106.00 what more could you ask for, all that extra mula you are saving can go towards a new bikini or handbag you have been coveting. Another bonus about  MINTD is that you can choose a monthly or bi-monthly subscription package to suit you! Well two bonuses in fact, if this is your first box enter promo code WELCOME17 for FREE Worldwide shipping ,after all, it is about YOU! Just knowing that each month you will be educated and be sent a selection of luxury beauty products that you may or may not know is perfect and a real treat.

A massive thank you to MINTD and a big fat whopping Happy Birthday! I am looking forward to spending many more with you and helping you celebrate, unfortunately for my postman each month he has to witness a rabid Mumma looking wild out the window insight for my monthly boxes.

London Mumma xx

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Monday 10 July 2017

National Mojito Day



Meet this month's most refreshing and tastiest drink, the Mojito.

Being as it is National Mojito Day, I thought I and a little helping hand from the lovelies at NotOnTheHighStreet.com share with you some great refreshing summery recipes, not just for us adults, but mocktails for our little ones or those that do not drink too.

When I was younger a lot younger, I used to love working behind the bar and making cocktails, between you and I, I probably drunk most of them and always enjoyed creating the next big thing so I like to think and what better way to share on a sunny day a few refreshing creations alcoholic and non-alcoholic after all we should ALL have something we can enjoy on these summer days.

No matter what you like these easy to make drinks are super versatile and you can pretty much add any fruits, as long as you armed with the right equipment, i.e. tall glass, mint and ice you are pretty much set, to have a cracking summer with friends and family alike of all ages, with a little helping hand from Taste Cocktails too.

So let's get shaking what your momma gave ya and let's get stuck in.

Taste Cocktails - Classic Mojito

Serves Two

Ingredients
24 leaves of mint
extra for garnish
ice cubes
1 Fresh Lime, cut into two-quarters
100ml White Rum (Taste cocktails - Gran Platinum)
50ml of sugar syrup
Watermelon
Lemonade


Directions
1. Clap mint leaves in between your hands, to release the minty aromas and separate in half between your two glasses.

2. Add your sugar syrup, lime, white rum, half of your ice and muddle lightly.

3. Fill the rest of your glass with your ice and top with your lemonade and add a sprig of mint garnish to the top.

Mojito Mocktail

Serves Two

Ingredients
24 leaves of mint
extra mint for garnish
ice cubes
1 Fresh Lime, cut into two-quarters
50ml of sugar syrup
Lemonade or Soda Water

Directions
1. Clap mint leaves in between your hands, to release the minty aromas and separate in half between your two glasses.

2. Add your sugar syrup, lime, watermelon, half of your ice and muddle lightly.

3. Fill the rest of your glass with your ice and top with your lemonade or soda water for the younger ones and add a sprig of mint garnish to top.

Told ya, a  totally super simple easy breezy light and refreshing Mojito, suitable for all.

What will you be sipping on this summer? Please leave your comment below and if you shake up a couple of these tasty beauties, be sure to tag me over on Instagram with #londonmumma


London Mumma xx

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Wednesday 5 July 2017

4 Ways To Get Sh*t Done This Month


A new day a new month, leads to more and new exciting adventures and more responsibility, but if like me and any normal person with so much going on, from managing your home life to carting the kids from school to activity to visiting the dentist, meeting friends and prepping for holidays away, life can get a bit much and with so much going on you can forget what needs to be done, but with a little forward planning and a little patience I am going to help you, myself too with 4 Ways To Get Shi*T Done This Month! Now, lets smash the hell of this month, but before we do, let's see what we can do to help us get sh*t done this month.

Stop procrastinating
We are all guilty of it, always thinking it can be done later and put off for another day, then another. But to be able to get sh*t done this month, you are going to have to change A) your outlook B) your mindset in order to get organised. So clear your head, stop avoiding what needs to be done and face it head on, also by changing your mindset will help, so by simply changing your beliefs and finding a method that works for you, stick to it, that way you are able to manage your expectations.

Set a goal
You know what needs to be done 95% of the time! So why not set yourself manageable goals! Write a list. Once you have compiled this month's goals, list it all in importance then work your way from there. Do not get me wrong, life can throw you a curve ball with unexpected events, be a chameleon, adapt to your surroundings and you will surely be able to tick off all those goals.

Get visual
Nothing better than being able to see what needs to be done, get a wall chart, get colour coded (I'm a weirdo, I know, I have this!) But being able to see what needs to be done in a place you spend/pass most often (kitchen) lets you know what you have to do this month in order to get sh*t done.

Shut off from social media
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Daily Mail and Pinterest too, the list can go on and on. We all have are guilty pleasures which have us perusing for hours on end. You may have the best intention just for a quick 5-minute look, but is it ever REALLY a 5-minute check, nope! My 5 minutes can turn literally into hours, so step away from the phone ladies and gents I promise it will be there in a few hours (I think) and keep it moving.

If you can put into practice these 4 steps each month I promise, these habits will essentially become that, habits. Leading you to then end result that you set out to achieve and want.

How do you get your sh*t done? I would love to hear your comments below!

London Mumma xx

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