Popcorn...

Sorry I have been absent for a week or so... had loads to do to finish uni etc etc. I have literally 5 minutes ago submitted my final piece of work for the year, scary stuff. 

So with this week being hectic, I have tried to remain on the gym train and keep my diet as healthy and regular as possible. But I find it hard at these times to not reach for the

chocolate. If i am craving something, I can't stop thinking about it until I have it so often I will try to skinnify the unhealthy cravings with slightly better versions. My latest obsession is popcorn. Its a brilliant healthy snack and really filling if you make your own.

I used to be a sucker for Butterkist or the Blockbuster Butter versions but scared myself with the content and the price. I bought my own little pack of popping corn and set about creating a yummy chocolate variety. I used a large pan and sprayed with olive oil and heated for around a minute. I then added the corn just covering the bottom of the pan and waited for it all to pop. Whilst it was popping i melted 1tbsp of Nutella in the microwave and used this as a chocolate drizzle over the popcorn. 

So although not super healthy, it is a much skinnier version if you need a cheat treat. They say that air popped popcorn has around 30calories per cup once popped. Obviously this will be slightly more with the fact i used olive oil but I only used the smallest amount of oil and shared the bowl with my boyfriend. 

Popcorn would be a perfect snack to take to the library in a little container or just to munch whilst at work when everyone is tucking into biccies with their tea! Im a serious convert... going to look for more recipe inspiration, maybe a salt and vinegar (my absolute favourite combo) style one instead of crisps. 

Mmmm got my thinking cap on now!!

nails nail nails...

While having a cosy friday night in on my own watching an Officer and a Gentlemen on Tv I thought I would have another attempt at some funky nails. This time I decided to go a little bit floral. I used a Nails inc. in Basil Street for the base coat, and then used a hair grip to create dots on the top coat. I started by doing the centre of the flower using No7 Stay Perfect in Poolside Blue (one of my favourites at the moment) and followed by dotting the petals with a Barry M polish in Raspberry. Once completely dry to avoid smudging I applied a top coat from the No7 range.

Please excuse the pink tint around my nails, my last nail varnish stained really badly.

Although the background is more yellow, the nails appear more true to colour in this image.

Actually the more I look at the images the more I like them. Think i may be getting a bit nail art obsessed!!