Well it has been a busy few weeks here what with numerous end of term activities, No 1 completing his degree & getting a job, No 4 having her 8th birthday and lots of planning and organising as we are shortly going to be heading off to China for a few weeks to attend my brothers wedding.
Amongst all of the chaos, myself and the girls have been busy trying to ensure that we look our best for the wedding. The girls will be bridesmaids and are really looking forward to wearing their handmade Chinese dresses but it wasn’t so simple for me! After numerous unsuccessful online purchases I have finally found a dress and shoes that meet all of the Chinese customs (red for luck – no white or black) and doesn’t make me look like a strawberry!. (If you are interested I have ended up with this dress and matching shoes from Boden) All I need to do now are the finishing touches such as a hair cut and sorting out my nails which I am planning to get done over the weekend.
I suffer from very dry skin and am usually utterly rubbish at following any kind of skincare routine so I have been making a special effort over the last few weeks. Having used up all of my Elemis goodies I have been using a Sanctuary Spa Youth Boosting Facial in a Box kit that I won in another competition a while ago but hadn’t got around to using.
The kit contains a Time Reverse Face mask, Lift and Brighten Eye Complex, Youth Firming Serum, Stop the Clock moisturiser and warming microbrasion polish.
The microbrasion polish is brilliant for me as it removes all of the dead, dry skin and combined with the other products my skin is definitely feeling a lot smoother and looking much less like a beetroot! The moisturiser is great as my face is the only part of me that burns in the sun but ordinary sunscreens leave my face feeling greasy.
As I will be away for a few weeks I wanted to leave you with a giveaway so I have another box of Sanctuary Spa Youth Boosting Facial in a Box to give away.
To enter you just need to follow the instructions on the rafflecopter. Don’t worry if your comments don’t appear immediately – I have to approve them and won’t have any internet access so I will approve them all when I return, your entries will still count. Giveaway is open to UK residents aged 18 and over.
Loobie Lou & Tilly too 
I’m off to Cornwall with my husband and my little boy 🙂
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Hopefully a week in Marmarisd.. if i can save enough pennies in time 🙂
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no holiday for me but will be having lots of road trips
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a WEEKENE HERE AND THERE
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Settling into our new home in Wales
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working and enjoying the nice weather
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Off to Majorca for a week x
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Lots of bubble blowing and water play in our new garden with the kiddies!
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Having lots of days out with my little girl 🙂
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I am going to Florida 🙂
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Working hard until my well deserved holidays to Croatia and the USA 🙂
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Working I’m afraid
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Going on holiday with my family 🙂
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I’m off to Bestival on The Isle of Wight 🙂
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Job hunting, bits of DIY and relaxing in the garden
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We have a few camping trips with friends lined up and then we are taking my gorgeous girls to Chester for a week. We’ll do a zoo trip, walk around the walls, visit the aqua park and miniature railway and relax as a family.
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Lots of bike riding in cornwall
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Hoping to visit Folly Farm, have a bbq with the family, go to lots of playgrounds with the kids so need lots of dry weather!
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Turkey
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No holiday but lots of days out planned for my little girl and me – single mum so cant afford to go away, but she has just learnt to skip with a rope (she is 5) so we are having fun with that!!
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Making chutney and entering it into the local agricultural show!
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Working 😦
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Going on day trips.
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cuba
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im going to Tenerife in September,. !!!
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At home gardening
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Visiting the hospital with my mother for all of August but hoping to get some time with my daughter before she starts school too. I’m sure we can squeeze some fun times in.
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I will be working mostly
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Catching up with friends hopefully outside enjoying our British Summer!
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I am off to Ibiza
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i am spending some well earned time home with my man now hes on summer leave from the army xx
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done it – French holiday. Kids back to school next week (Scotland).
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No holidays for me, but lots of trips to local beaches with my little boy x
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rhyl with the kids for a week x
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maybe going camping
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We’re not long back from Australia. This would help out by jet lagged skin xx
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Camping in the back garden.
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taking my grandaughter out on day trips x
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been to wales and hoping to do some glamping!! 🙂 X
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This summer I will be getting back into fell running after finally finishing my PhD 🙂
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We will be going to Cyprus again this year
As my son didn’t do much sunbathing last year as
Whilst on holiday sunbathing on a beach having a barbeque,
The people on the trip decided to play tug of war.
The men were winning so my youngest son of jumped up and said “right!”
He ran towards the men tugging.
As he past a man tugging
The man fell sideways on top of him
He never did join in the tug of war as he was struggling to get up.
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No holidays, but lots of fun with my gorgeous grandsons
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Going to Cornwall for a week
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Off to Cornwall to see friends!
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going to fuerteventura for 2 weeks
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Painting and decorating, hope to go away later in year
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We’ve got a 3 night break in Liverpool to use my hubby’s 40th birthday present of tickets for an Anfield tour
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hikking in Alps
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Sounds great, I am jealous!
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Staying at home catching up with the gardening, decorating and housework, Ok as long as the weather is good!
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Edinburgh Fringe with my daughter
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