What's better than the weekend, Fri-Yay, yes ladies and gents we have survived and it's now time to de-stress after a long week.
We all have those weeks when life or work can get the better of us, the boiler has broken down, you've lost your travel pass, the kids are acting up, the boss is a pain, colleagues are not pulling their weight, your workload is ever increasing and you see no sign of it slowing down let alone packing up and leaving the office for the day or should I say night.
Those 5 working days can sure be tough, but ever the optimistic (currently laughing to myself in my head, I mean, I try to be) the weekend is not far and you want to enjoy it to the fullest, but in order to
Run
No matter the time of day you choose to go for a run, it is the perfect opportunity for you to hit the ground running and pound the pavement to clear your head and your mind from the week's stresses. Plus an added bonus, you get a great work out in to, perfect for toning up your calves, thighs, hips, glutes, core, and arms – a true full body workout.
Buy A Plant
Nothing quite like adding some greenery in to your home, as well as looking good they are great air purifiers too.
Hot bath
Nothing quite relaxes the body than a nice rich hot bath, filled with some delightful scented oils. A good bath pretty much helps solve everything. So let the magical powers at be, wash over you and let it take away your tensions, worries, and let it make you feel complete and new for a brand new day.
Cook
Nothing better than cooking something exceptionally wonderful, be it a sweet treat, like my bitchin banana bread or something nice and healthy and why not get some friends round, together you can all create something even more magical whilst having some fun.
We hope you manage to have a better week with these tips! How do you make sure you de-stress after a long week?
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These past few days, winter has truly stepped up its game with an icy cold chill in the air and snow for some of us too. With the party season over, there is nowhere I rather be on the weekends than at home burning some candles chillaxing in some comfy loungewear.
Weekends I know are made for brunching, but I rather not brunch but Netflix and chill at home in some comfy loungewear, but if you must venture out, loungewear has totally become acceptable to wear on the outside world and over the years has become fashionably accepted worldwide, from comfy stretchy pants to cosy luxurious cashmere knits, they make for the perfect cosy day in with your toosh parked firmly on your sofa or braving the outside world....if you must!!
Ever since the Christmas festive wind-down and reluctantly taking down the tree, I've wanted to ease into the new year in something comfy, before it was my gym leggings and feeling restricted and relaxing uncomfortably, now I enjoy lounging in this ribbed jumpsuit I bought from Tobi and cosy cardi from Next.
When I am at home working, I want to feel comfortable nothing more frustrating than being at home working or going through the house chores in some tight jeans, you want to be as relaxed as possible, you feel more productive in something more slouchy. In order for me to do so, I love to shop at Next and good old M&S for my comfiest of loungewear, but I've sourced a few new pieces from Tobi such as my ribbed jumpsuit that I am currently wearing, ASOS also do great loungewear sets as well as a maternity range and The White company have loads of great cashmere jumpers, perfect if you are looking to splash out and they are a great investment.
Happy Lounging.
London Mumma xx
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There is something spectacular that happens every year in London in November and that is the opening of Winter Wonderland.
With the smell of hot coco and mulled wine in the air, you truly know the festive period is upon us and if your a tad unorganised and not yet bought any Christmas presents put that to the back of your mind, bundle up warm with loved ones and friends and have a magical night at winter wonderland, whilst probably chasing after a chocolate churro infused toddler! What better way to spend time together at the beginning of the holiday season.
We ventured out down to Marble Arch mid-afternoon, to be able to go on every ride and see as many shows as possible, thanks to the lovelies over a Mumsnet.
We arrive with sheer anticipation, from the delight in knowing that we are going to have a great time, we race through the lined 'paths' with stalls from selling, trinkets to treats, it is a great place to grab, not just a bite to eat, but some delightful stocking fillers too.
The first ride of the season was these cars that the little ones sit, I did try to get in Leanora's insistence, but I'm afraid I got a big old toosh and was unable to squeeze in!
With a promise of a visit to the deep sea, we headed for the Magical Ice Kingdom! With sub-zero temperatures, make sure you and your little ones are wrapped up warm, with hats, gloves and scarves, big kids too, it is not for the fainthearted!
With so much beautiful creations to see, from the octopus, submarine and mermaid all perfectly carved out of ice you will truly be lost in the depths of this magical ocean.
Our first ever circus fun together and I was quite unsure if Leanora would like it, let alone sit there and watch it all, but I was pleasantly surprised that she was glued to the whole marvellous Zippos Christmas Circus show, with acrobats leaping from death-defying heights, to dancing bears and clowns. The only downside was that the little minx scoffed all the popcorn! But it is a brilliant show for all ages lasting 45 minutes, so good that we watched it twice.
If you follow me over on Instagram, you would of seen my insta stories of the little rollercoasters, suitable for Leanora's age, the views of Winter Wonderland are truly gorgeous, but what was more surprising were the heights of the roller-coaster for kids, a little high for me (becoming a scardey pants in my old age) But Leanora loved every minute of it.
Our last attraction of the evening, was a must Ice-Skating, a little scary for me as Leanora has never ice-skated before, but she took to it like a duck to water, we did three laps with me holding her from behind, then we scooped up a penguin to give her more support, well ok, my back! The only downside, is that I could not master taking a photo whilst holding on to her, as you are unable to take your bags to the rink, but a little heads up, if you have little ones that require the support of the penguins, have some cash to hand in your pocket, as they cost £5 to hire.
A little shoot off, to get my gal some toys before we head on home and I have to say I was a winner, obvs!
We both wondered off home, filled with hot chocolate and laughter from the perfect festive holiday affair.
A massive thank you to Mumsnet and Winter Wonderland for having us both.
Happy holidays everyone.
p.s. our Christmas stocking fillers is now live!
London Mumma xx
Nothing better than enjoying a lazy day off. Sometimes we all need a little downtime, just to kick back and recharge our batteries. With busy hard working and parenting lives, it can be Duffy to find a day, just to simply enjoy the little things in life and those little things can be simply doing nada!
Let me be frank with you guys, for the past few months I've worked my un-manicured fingers to the bone and I was quite simply burnt out, and a few days ago, I became a stroppy threenager and instead of all jumping out of bed, I turned to Leanora and said 'look, I'm not adulting or parenting today and I ain't getting outta bed, let alone the house' I was surprised when she smiled and said 'high 5 buddy, now go get me a bot-bot, put on my little pony and get back to bed and relax your batty mummy' That's my girl, my little partner in crime, she makes me proud lol!
At that moment, for her my little threenager to understand and love the fact that we were going to have a day off, no work, no preschool run, I even went as far as no social media 'shock horror' the only time the phone was picked up was to order pizza for lunch and Chinese for dinner! Told you super lazy day! But for her realise that I, we even need a day of it must have been apparent, just why does it take us so long, why wait to the point of exhaustion. Reason being, we all want that much more, be it success, money and a fighting passion to never give up, regardless if you are a parent or not!
But I think I've got the key to success to mastering the perfect lazy day off and you know what I am not ashamed to say it we took it on our stride and rocked it like an OG.
The first step is to not be all jovial and wanna get outta bed at 5 am, relax take it easy, for get the shoulda woulda coulda and just chill, this or time and your day why mess that up and get out of the comfort of our bed, when quite frankly you probably are not ready too, your body and mind will thank you for it and when your ready to move on to the next stage, be it brekkie in bed or heading to your local cafe for a spot of alfresco breakfasting with a little reading of your newspaper or new found book the day and decision is yours.
Once you've completed phase one, why not head of for a leisurely stroll, no rushing and darting around for you, you've got nothing but time and some fresh air, plus a little sightseeing of your local area, could open up to new eatery or shopping finds, great for a spot of light browsing, nothing quite better than having fun exploring your neighbourhood.
Comfortably heading in to lunch, that new restaurant you spotted on your leisurely stroll why not swing on back grab a table and tuck in and when you are done and filled, why not spend the rest of the afternoon doing something for you, be it crafting, whipping up a batch of cookies, watch a movie, to simply taking a little siesta, but whatever it is that you do make sure it is what you want to do- no more, no less.
Evening fast approaching, why not try out a new comforting satisfying dish for those cold chilly nights such as butternut squash mac n cheese or aubergine lasagna whatever is tickling your taste buds, a little too much work on your lazy day off, simply order in.
Nothing more relaxing in preparation of a good night, then a nice hot bath, filled with some amazing aromatherapy scents for an early night of unwinding with a good book, to help you have the perfect nights sleep.
London Mumma xx
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With the kids finally set back at school the commute to work has apparently got 15% more crowded! But with how hot and tiresome the commute has been to work these few weeks, which can lead to us feeling a bit stressed, before we have even got to work and in honesty, I'd say public transport is 85% more crowded.
With long days at work, you want to feel and look your best, but the commute can have you feeling the exact opposite before you have even stepped into your office, whacked the coffee machine on and booted up your computer! What you get is you looking and feeling like you've just stepped home from a heavy night of partying and looking like a remix of Freddy Kruger with a blend of Predator! But with a few essentials to help you survive the commute to work, I am sure I will have you feeling and looking fly.
Water
A great way to keep your cool and hydrated on all systems go, whilst traveling to work is having a water to hand, why not purchase a quick bobble bottle, perfect for refilling and keeping you refueled and feeling as cool as cucumber whilst traveling from A - B. Plus by consuming water, it won't just be keeping you cool and hydrated throughout the day, but it is also great for your skin, hair and nails, after all our body is 60% water based, so gotta keep it topped up!
Tissue
Never leave the house without them, great for the hot sweaty commutes and coffee spills, and crumb wiping and snotty toddler nose cleanups.
Transport App
I can not stress enough, if you are on a mad dash to work and not managed to watch any of the news, get your appy on and check what is going down with public transport, nothing more infuriating that running late and not taking a few seconds out to her the status of transport, to keep you on track.
Mini fan
A life saver, be it on the tube or a hot office, where the big debate about having the air conditioner should be allowed on or not. Small enough to pop in your bag and have on your office desk.
Face mist
The perfect cool down after a hot commute, my new favourite is from Omorovicza, that I mentioned in my Friday Favourites and MINTD Box is a must have and still a firm favourite to carry around in my handbag.
Deodorant
It can be a sweaty job this whole tube malarkey so to keep extra fresh and smelling great, as we all know some don't when on public transport, carrying a can or roll-on deodorant is a life saver, after hitting that hot and sweaty transport.
Antibacterial Cleanser
After that commute into work, you can feel somewhat a little dirty, holding on to those rails, going up the escalators, whilst public transport may or may not get cleaned, do you really want to be eating your breakfast croissant with those hands or touting your face, even to push back your hair after the commute and holding on to those rails, or whatever you have found to keep you stabilised for dear life!
Headphones
The perfect way to unwind and block out all that hustle and bustle on the commuter to work, bag yourself some new headphones to help ease your mind into work, with your favourite podcast or album.
What are your must have essentials for the commute to work?
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