Sitting, Waiting, Wishing...

Evening all, hope you've had a good day.

I'm on a serious budget at the moment, trying to save for our own home, so that means only essential shopping :( Thankfully window shopping is free!!

So I've had a look for a few things I would like for the summer:

        

    New Look £31.99

I think these are gorgeous, and would look great teamed with some pale jeans or shorts with a lovely tan and a coral polish.

                                  

      River Island  £44.99

I have a wedding to go to this summer, and this dress is the right side of church appropriate, whilst still being sexy with the nude colour. Great for us curvy girls as it has a sweetheart neckline and a nipped in waist.

                

River Island £26.99

These shorts are a nod to the smart tailored trend which is appearing in magazines again. Smart enough to be dressed up for work, as well as casual enough for weekends outside in a pub garden, especially with the heels above!

These are just a few of my favourite things that I have found when having a browse. What do you think? What things are on your wish lists? 

Spinning - it isn't that bad...really

So in a bid to up my fitness, and get summer ready, I've decided to up the amount I challenge myself at the gym. I have been going 3 times a week, and pottering about the gym but now I need to push and I went to my first spinning class tonight.


Spinning is a medium to high intensity class which involves interval training and resistance training on specially designed bikes. The instructor should help you set up, the bike, show you how to adjust the resistance and check that you are ready.


My instructor was amazing, so supportive and helpful ( if a little crazy!!!) 


Your advised to start warming up as soon as you get on the bike, just start peddling on a low resistance setting. The music keeps you going and the RPM of the song increases with each track. Depending on the routine, the instructor will let you know what setting to put your bike on.

We did a real mix of everything, cardio, interval training, tabata (Japanese interval training principal) slow resistance and then cool down. A good class will go through all of these, and last about an hour.


Currently I feel like death, and I really did only the basics. The biggest mistake I made was not eating enough before the class and not having enough to drink during. I have booked in again, and so will keep going, and will report back on weight and inch loss from this! 


Have you tried spinning? How did you find it? Are there any other classes I should try? 

Sunshine, on a cloudy day....

Evening all, so the weather has been a bit rubbish, and I've been in a bit of a nail funk for a couple of weeks, but after all the rain, I needed a bit of sunshine and this was it.

 Models Own Dusky Mauve. I've had this in my drawer for ages, but never really fancied it. I didn't want a really bright colour, but in the sun this really pops. Its a gorgeous purple pewter which looks silver in low light like poured metal, and then in the sun its a lovely lilac with a subtle shimmer, like the edge of a rain cloud as the sun is setting!


As with every Models Own this applied like a dream, looks flawless and has survived two days with no chips!

I don't know how it compares to Barry M's Dusky Mauve, but I really like it - what do you think, I'd love to hear your thoughts!