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! ❤

My first wish list!!

(None of the below pictures belong to me)
I've never done a post like this but pay day is drawing near (wahooooooooo!!) and I have a few things on my mind that I really would love to purchase, I highly doubt I will get them all at once but it doesn't hurt to get them down on (electronic) paper haha.

1) MAC Matchmaster foundation £27

I got a tester from my local MAC counter & fell in love with this foundation! I believe I am shade 8.5 and I can't wait to get it! Let's just hope it really is a "Matchmaster" because I have a tendency to get foundations in slightly the wrong shade lol

2) White Blazer Zara £49.99

White blazers are gorgeous and a great staple to have! I hardly ever buy items of clothing over £30 but for this I sooooo would lol. I can imagine pairing it with a pair of jeans and black heels*day dreamssss*

Not sure if this is the exact blazer I tried on in Zara but it is very similar.

3) Vera Wang Pink Princess Eau de toilette £24 - £35 depending on shop & bottle size

So I was taking a walk through Boots and the display for this perfume really caught my eye! The bottle is pretty and typically girlie and the scent is incredible! It's floral & fruity at the same time and one spray lasted for ages!

4) Revlon ColourBurst Lip butters £7.99

My lips cannot deal with anything drying on them as they are already pretty dry so when I saw these are lip butters and give you great colour and moisture I had to add them to my list! Apparently they are really pigmented too which is always a plus! Haven't decided on which colour though.

5) Winged/ Cat eye sunglasses

I'm not 100% sure if "winged" is the correct term for these glasses as I kept finding glasses with actual wings designs on them LOL but I love the shape of these frames and would totally wear them this summer even just on the way to work haha!

Lush!! If you know where I can get a pair similar to these please let me know!

6) Tickets to Hawaii or Cuba for me & my closest friends

Ah one day, one day :")

So what do you think of my list? I'm sureee there is more but I can't remember lol

Anything you would advise against or recommend?

God Bless

Nay

xx