Have yourself a healthy little Christmas!

The words "healthy" & "Christmas" can often seem like a oxymoron and to be honest...torture lol! But it doesn't have to be.....

I became inspired to do this post when I came across this cute picture on Leona Lewis' blog http://www.lee-loy.com ...

Look at their little facess lol, will deffo be making these this year.

It got me thinking what else can I make and do to make this Christmas special AND healthy at the same time? (So I don't go back to uni like a dumpling lol!!)

Banana loaf!

Instead of the normal chocolate cakes lying around you could try your hand at making a banana loaf/bread/cake! They're really simple to make and you could substitute sugar for honey or get the sweetness from icing Christmas trees on top, its also a great way of using up any old bananas. 

   

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Hot spiced drinks!

Instead of the usual calorie laden hot chocolates try a hot spiced drink! My favourite is apple and they make the house smell amazingg.

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Salads! and lots of them

Chicken, prawn, fruit.. you can make any kind of salad just pile it high and make it pretty!

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Games!

As well as watching movies all day try some games! Gets the family involved and gets you at least a little bit active lol, dance mats or Nintendo Wii's as well as Xbox Kinect's are great for this or just play good old fashioned charades. You could also play a massive family game of Hide & Seek...epic!

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Duck Duck Goose? maybe not lol

Popcorn!

Instead of too many crisps and snacks buy a packet of popcorn kernels (Tesco do them for around 89p) put them in an airtight container and stick them in the microwave! No oil, no extra gunk and you can get creative with toppings!

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The most important thing is to just enjoy your Christmas! For people away at uni it maybe the first time you've been with all of your family for a long time, so just kick back and enjoy and don't punish yourself too much because of treats!

One month to go! ❤

"Dear..." challenge

Okay so this is a really random post lol but I saw it on Tumblr and liked it!

Copy and past the first sentence then finish the sentence! Comment when you've done so I can have a read :D

Dear person I hate.... I am yet to find you as I don't hate anyone lol!

Dear ex boyfriend... I hold no grudges and I wish you well!

Dear ex bestfriend... I miss spending time with you guys

Dear bestfriend... All five of you I love you so much! Every moment we spend together is precious and a laugh!

Dear everyone... Be nice to people, don't worry about what people think & don't be afraid to say what's on your mind

Dear Santa... loool I've never believed in you but thanks for giving kiddies imagination

Dear mum... I love you! You are so special, thanks for praying for me and believing in me when I felt like I had no hope, your blessings are on the way mummy! 

Dear dad... You're an amazing person, your confidence and hilarious personality make me want to be like you! I love you

Dear past me... You helped me learn sooooo much! Looking back some of the things you done and the choices you made were....a little strange to say the least lol but all things have worked together for good and I have grown.

Dear future me... I am excited to meet you! I hope we can meet our goals and fulfil our dreams 

Dear person I had a crush on... lol! 

Dear siblings... You are my nearest and dearest, I don't always show it but I am thankful for you and love you! Thanks for what you have taught me (even when I didn't want to hear lol)

Dear boyfriend... My bestest best friend! You have seen my highs and lows in this short two years and have been there for me even when I didn't want to know lol I am grateful to God for you and look forward to this long walk of life together

Dear God... In the least cheesiest way You are the reason I live & You've given me the passion I have for people and love. I am thankful for and cherish the fact that Your grace, faithfulness and mercies are new every morning! ❤

So there's my post! Give it a go and leave a comment below :)

God bless

Nay 

xx

I am 20!!

Yaaay I turned 20 on August 30th! I am so grateful to God because I didn't even have to make it this far!

I had such a great birthday, it started at work on the 29th when my boyfriend came in with a bunch of roses and a badge for me! It was lovely! My colleagues were all like "awwwww" lol! also that night some of my friends came over for a girlie movie night!

I made my own "cocktail" lool it was supposed to be rum, sugar, cranberry juice and sparking water but silly me accidentally bought cranberry juice DRINK instead of just juice (and we all know there is a huge difference in taste lol) and I also bought soda water instead of sparkling and it didn't stay fizzy :( However with copious amounts of rum and sugar it ended up tasting lush! I was very pleased. My sister also had the idea to buy lime for the glasses and they ended up looking lovely!

We watched "Lottery Ticket" (Bow Wow✓) and also a film called "Dysfunctional Friends" which my friend recommended and was really good! We munched away, laughed loads and had a whale (Whale? Wale? Wail?) of a time!

The next day me and my sister went out to town to shop and get cake and tea! I got a lush Japanese Cherry Blossom body mist from The Body Shop (more details soon) and we had so much fun!

Me with my balloon from Kai! :D

We then went to The Marlowes Restaurant for lunch and had a blast! There was about 10 of us and the staff didn't mind us making loads of noise and also didn't mind us bringing our own wine! I had the southern fried chicken with curly fries and coleslaw, the chicken was a bit dry but the rest was lush!

The meal was £12.95, it would have been £8.50 for a main and dessert (lunch menu) but as we bought our own wine we had to order from the normal one but was still great!

We all decided we would split then meet back at mine for pre-drinks before going to The Cuban!

Red Velvet Cake with chocolate covered strawbs  courtasy of my friend Nicole! Place your orders guys! lol

My friends all pitched in to get us a private table with champagne and it was so nice! :'")

The next day I slobbed out with a pizza, "Americas Next Top Model" and the boyfriend until the afternoon when I went back home to visit my family for the week which was also awesome as it was my brother and my mums birthday whilst I was there!

Here's to being 20!

God Bless

Nay

xx