Fun with a Fiver

Some weeks ago I was contacted by the lovely Michelle from the charity YouthNet asking if I’d like to be involved with a project they were via TheSite.org

They are hosting a competition on their facebook page where people tell them what they would do with a fiver (£5) and to kick it off they wanted to enlist some bloggers,
so along with other fab bloggers such as MJ and Kavita I hopped on board!

The challenge involved creating something with a fiver and sending it on to the person next in the chain, in return you received what the person before you had created.

The person before me happened to be Kavita

I picked up my parcel on Saturday and here is what she made (I am so in awe of her skill!)

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I am actually in LOVE.

It’s been really interesting to see how creative people get, MJ for example made an incredible clutch bag!
I’ll post what I’ve made when Matthew receives it…it was much harder than I thought to create something for a boy, I must admit!

I also found this octopus lurking in the parcel, AMAZING

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For further explanation of the Fiver Challenge check out this video:

and don’t forget to check out the facebook page and vote for your favourite creations and get more ideas of what you can do with just five pounds!

xxx

Weekend Wearing

The trouble with weekends is they disappear far too fast, in 24 hours I will be primed and ready for work and wishing away the working week
(I really do love my job, but It has made me cherish the weekends in a way I never have before!)

This first outfit is actually Friday, not weekend as such, and it’s a recent repeat. The only change being different tights and new.shoes.

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(adding shoe photography to my “work on skills” list)

Yesterday I made a return to the 17 year old me, for this outfit was standard every day wear. Whatever the occasion.
Now, as you know, I’m not really a jeans and tee girl, BUT when I was this t-shirt from Designer Desirables
Even with a very generous (thank you) discount this tee was more expensive than any other I own
and I was actually quite bemused by my own reaction to the thought of NOT having it. Most of the time I am fairly “oh well, if it’s too expensive then I just can’t have it” but this,
this piece of pink cotton just would not stop haunting my thoughts.

And so it became mine.

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I am pretty sure that on a cost-per-wear basis it will soon pay for itself anyway!

I just wanted to add a few words about Designer Desirables as it is a shop I’d not come across before last week (another Twitter gem)

The stock designers from Olivia Rubin to Lipsy and Pinko to Delicious Couture (the makers of my tee)
Service was fast and ever so friendly, so I would urge you to give them a look!
You can also follow them on twitter, here for friendly banter and the latest arrivals.

And finally, because it’s Sunday, I couldn’t leave this post without some gratitudes:

– To Charli for her all round loveliness and sensitive interview skills.

– To Mum…it’s Mother’s day and I don’t think there are enough hours within it to show how much I love you.

– To you ALL, once again for the amazing support and feedback. I hope you realise how appreciated it is.

I hope everyone has had a great weekend,
Happy Mother’s day to all the Mummy’s out there…you are amazing.

xxx

Snacking Saturday- I’m a Geek for Greek

Welcome to my new food review feature! It’s no secret that I love snacking, it gets frequently mentioned on here and I thought it’d be good to share what I’m trying and loving/hating right now!

Kicking off with something amazing from Total Greek Yoghurt who got in touch with me a couple of weeks ago to ask if I wanted to try some of their new 0% split pots to review on the blog (please note that whilst the yoghurts was free, my review is honest and fair). I have long been a fan of Total products, in fact last year it is pretty much what kept me alive…so I was never going to turn down this chance. I did have one question though…how does one receive a parcel of yoghurt?

I soon found out the answer!

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(the bag will be toted around for many a summer picnic!)

The split pot yoghurts come in four flavours; Strawberry, Blueberry, Tropical and Honey and there is also a 2% version of the Honey flavour. The fruit flavours come in at under 130 calories per pot, and the 0% honey contains 168. They also boast around 8.3g Protein per pot leaving them nutritionally superior to many yoghurts on the market, and provide long lasting munchie busting skills.
(You can get the full nutritional breakdown on the website)

The first flavour I tried was Blueberry.

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This was probably my favourite despite me not being the biggest lover of blueberry flavoured things. The fruit was just sweet enough to contrast with the yoghurt without being sickly. I’ve since devoured my blueberry stash at an alarming pace!

Next up was Strawberry.

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(please excuse the fact I am not a food photographer!)

Some people might find this too sweet (both this and the tropical have 1g more sugar than the Blueberry) but I have a major sweet tooth and loved it. The strawberry and yoghurt combination reminded me of cheesecake…and to further test this theory I spread a layer of the yoghurt and the fruit on a digestive biscuit and called it pudding one night. AMAZING!

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Tropical was nice, but verging on too sweet even for me. What I really liked was the chunks of kiwi in the fruit part as it broke up the blandness of the texture. I did really love this, I just feel it could stand to be a little less sweet. The tropical flavours were incredible.

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The honey flavoured one got off to a bad start with me because I really, really don’t like honey. However, being the trooper I am I ate it anyway and decided it wasn’t *tooo* bad when really well mixed together.
Honey fans will love this, I am sure…the honey goes quite solid in the fridge and you get a cool gooey effect that amused me.

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HONEY GOO!

Overall I’d eat all of these again (though I probably won’t be buying the honey one). I’ve only seen these for sale in Waitrose so far and they are quite pricey at £1.49 a pot…but for the satiety factor and healthy nutrition stats I’d say they are well worth it for a snack or dessert, and overall will probably save money on buying biscuits and chocolate because you won’t be as hungry!
(see here for a where to buy guide)

BIG thank you to Total for sending these. I officially love you.

Are you a fan of Greek Yoghurt? Have you tried these yet?

What is your favourite yoghurty snack?

and are there any products you would like to see featured?

xxx

P.S. Matalan are making a come back to our screens this weekend! Here’s some behind the scenes footage for you, enjoy! x

Are you Bling or Ming?


A while ago the lovely Deana at Sourz contacted to let me know they were launching a new facebook application called “Bling or Ming”?
Please let it be known I am not usually a fan of either of these words…but said rapidly together they are quite good fun, and the application is light hearted and fun! I’ve been following it’s progress over the last few weeks, and finally it has arrived!

Here’s the all important details:

Okay Fashionistas. Want to win a £50 shopping voucher just for showing off your outfits?

Head to the Sourz Bling or Ming Facebook Application now

Entering is simple, just upload 2 photos of yourself in 2 different outfits to their Bling or Ming application. The Sourz community will vote on which outfit they prefer. And you can vote on other people’s outfits too! So get your stylist hat on 🙂

They’re going to be giving away one £50 shopping voucher PER WEEK for 6 WEEKS, so you have loads of chances to win!

You can enter the Competition here

I promise you this is not some blogger version of Take me Out (although that could be good fun, too).
At some point you might see my face pop up on the app
and I’ll be looking out for yours, too!

What do you think? £50 to shop with guilt free sounds pretty good right now!

xxx

Giveaway with London Wishes!

A couple of weeks ago I posted about the wonderful girls behind jewellery site London Wishes, Caithlin and Eva.
I’ve really enjoyed wearing the jewellery they sent to me and get a lot of compliments on it…

The girls are now offering a reader of adaisychaindream the chance to pick a piece of jewellery for themselves…any piece you like!
Here’s how…

-Follow London Wishes on Twitter (obviously if you don’t have Twitter you can’t follow them, just state in your entry that you are not a tweeter)

-Visit London Wishes online shop and decide which item you would like to win.

-Leave a comment on this post telling me which item and leave some way for me to contact you if you win; blog address or e-mail is fine!

The giveaway is Open Internationally
The winner can choose one item from London Wishes shop
Giveaway will run from Friday 1st April until Friday 8th April
The winner will be picked using random.org and notified where we will get down to the exciting business of arranging your prize!

Good Luck

xoxox