Thank God It's Friday!

It seems I have caught whatever illness has been going round my work. Everyone has been off over the past 2 weeks so it has been very quiet...and I woke up yesterday morning with a sore throat and felt worse and worse as the day went on. I went to Weight Watchers then went straight to bed! Haven't been in work today. I could hardly stand up. But now I have cabin fever for being stuck in all day! :(

Oh happier news, at weigh in last night I lost 2.5lbs! That means I have got my 3rd silver 7, 10% of my body weight lost and I am no longer obese, I am overweight, woo! Haha. That's 22.5lb gone in 12 weeks. 6 more weigh ins till Majorca!

Got a busy weekend and will post some pictures tomorrow but for now here's my new nails. I was sick of the white already so painted them today out of boredom. I did the stripes with an eyeliner pen and put a top coat over once dry. Drawing with my left hand was damn near impossible!!

Acrylics

Last night I made my first attempt at a set of acrylic nails. My mum's nail technician showed me the basics on Sunday so my Nana was my first brave volunteer! I did sculptured acrylics which is building the nail from scratch using nail forms without using tips. Then I decided to try my own. They didn't go as well but a good first attempt! I decided to do mine in white glitter. I did want to draw on tiger stripes but I don't have the nail art polish yet so I had to settle for gems instead.

My Weekend

Just a couple of photos of what I wore over the weekend and I have included some of my friends too as they looked gorgeous!

On Saturday morning I went to watch my brother, Finn, play football for his team Alkrington Dynamos! He's only 11 but he's an absolutely brilliant footballer (and I'm hoping he'll make me rich one day!) His team hadn't lost a game all season and this was the final match...and they won 12-0!! My dad had a banner made and we had alcohol free champagne so they could spray it about. It was a great atmosphere and I'm so proud!

 Me with an air horn (I had waaaaaaaaaaaay too much fun with this!)

 The Dynamos

Me and Finn

On Saturday night, we went out for Kirsty's 22nd Birthday to the Northern Quarter in Manchester. I had a really great time and it was nice for all the girls to be together again!

 My new playsuit, wedges and a pink bag I got from Primark aaaaaaaaages ago that matched!

 Had to show you Kirsty's dress from Topshop. Amazing!

Jess is wearing a Boutique dress and Kay is in Primani like me! 

I spent Sunday out in the sunshine and I have also started learning how to do acrylic nails! I can't wait to practice. Watch this space!

 I wear these earrings all the time! From Miss Selfridge

Taking advantage of the sunshine in playsuit and Converse

Haul! xxx

Went on a little shopping trip in Manchester on Friday night to find something to wear for Kirsty's birthday...and picked up a couple of pieces for holiday I just couldn't resist! 

 Kitty pyjamas from Look Again. These are for Majorca! 

 Playsuit - £10 from Primark!

 White dress - £30 from AX Paris

 Loved this playsuit and a complete bargain for holiday - £5 from Primark

Coral wedges - £10 from Primark

Kinky Knickers

I don't know if any of you watch Mary's Bottom Line on Channel 4 but I just wanted to say a quick few words about it as it's all based in my home town....Middleton! Her intentions are to make a quality underwear brand at affordable prices...and all made in Britain! I love Mary Portas and I love the idea of bringing the manufacturing industry back to Britain. I feel all patriotic now! They are available at Boots, Liberty, ASOS, House of Fraser and John Lewis. Oh and the packaging is what appeals to me more than anything. I am obsessed with anything vintage! xxx

 And my favourite saying of the day:

Nom nom!!!

Weigh in day today! I lost 1lb which makes a total of 20lbs gone in 11 weeks! Woo hoo! 41.5lbs to go. That does sound like a lot but when I think that I started the year with 61.5lbs to lose yet I've already made a good dent in that...it makes me feel a lot better :)

Just thought I'd show you what I had for tea tonight. One of my old faves...pizza!! You can use your own favourite toppings but this is what I have...

What you need:
Warburton's Square Wrap (4pp)
2 tbsp tomato purée (1pp)
4 slices wafer thin ham (1pp)
2 cloves garlic
1/2 red onion
A few mushrooms
20g low fat cheese (1pp)
Pineapple, fresh or in juice

Instructions:
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees.
Lay out your square wrap, mix the tomato purée and garlic and spread evenly on to the wrap.
Add the rest of the ingredients. Top with cheese and cook for about 8 minutes. Easy peasy!! I eat with salad and sweet chilli sauce (1pp per tbsp). Yummy!!

And here's some pictures. I'll admit, it doesn't look great, but it tastes amazing!

Girl's Night Out

Just a quick post to show you the outfits we wore on our night out! I also wore the same dress on a night out with my fiancé (he insisted as he hadn't seen me in it before). This is the first time I have felt good on a night out in a looooooooooong time! The dress was so flattering, hid all the lumps and bumps. Every girl needs a dress she feels great in. Lets hope I can find something else on Friday. Me and Kayleigh are going shopping as it is my friend, Kirsty's, birthday this weekend so we're going out for cocktails! Woo!

 Me and Dave. These are my favourite earrings EVER from New Look. I also spent ages in Selfridges and Boots searching for an eyeshadow to match and finally got this one by Rimmel. Part of a set of 4 and cost around £6. Worth it me thinks!

 This dress was £46 from Topshop. I love it soooooooooo much!

 Kayleigh got this amazing playsuit from ASOS for £28. I'm so jealous and may have to get one myself!

My fail-safe studded ankle boots from Littlewoods and Kayleigh's sexy Iron Fist wedges xx