It's storytime on the blog..... enjoy...
Looking through the trees I can spot a small girl, she’s skipping and singing too. The basket in her arms looks full, maybe there is food in there? She looks a happy child, one of those well fed, rosy cheeked sorts. The singing is nice, it’s soothing my aching head.
The loud grumble of my stomach reminds me how long it’s been since I’ve eaten.
Life here used to be good, yes prince of the forest that was me! Then they started cutting down the trees, people moved in and now I my once shiny coat is scarce, bald bits litter my back and the once sharp glint in my eyes is all but gone.
You see once the trees are cut away my tasty morsels also leave the forest, like the squirrel family from the proud oak tree down the path, they kept breeding each year and springtime would be like a fast food restaurant amongst the weighted branches.
I’m now forced to live on a less nutrient rich fast food diet. I pull dis-guarded McDonalds from dustbins with lids weighted down with bricks, as if that would stop me? And on Saturday nights I can lie in wait by The Kebab Stop, where I risk being seen by humans as I leap from shadow to shadow hoping to gain the prize, a half eaten kebab, no chilli sauce if possible…
“Grandma, Grandma!!!!!” the child’s voice snaps me back into reality and back to my quest, I need proper food. As this adorable child dressed in red skips ever closer to the little forest house, I sneak round and in through the back door, now what can I do with this helpless old lady………….
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Sunday, 3 October 2010
24 hours later...
The TRIA has been well and truly tested and so far I love it, it is well easy to use.
I've done both legs, my bikini line and under my arms too. Firstly remembering to shower, shave and try myself thoroughly. Hubby walked into the bedroom as I was doing my bikini line and wondered what on earth I was up to, as the TRIA is an odd looking contraption, and I was standing, legs akimbo with it aimed at my bits and pieces!!
There's no pain, not even any discomfort to be honest. Even under my arms where it could be sensitive.
So, now we need to wait two weeks. I can shave in between times but no waxing, plucking or Veeting. The hair follicles need time to go through their normal growing cycles so TRIA can catch them at the right time.
I don't know yet whether its working, I am assuming that it is, apparently hairs will begin to fall out in about 10 days or so.
So far, 10/10 for the TRIA, but check back in two weeks for the next installment and update....
:-)
I've done both legs, my bikini line and under my arms too. Firstly remembering to shower, shave and try myself thoroughly. Hubby walked into the bedroom as I was doing my bikini line and wondered what on earth I was up to, as the TRIA is an odd looking contraption, and I was standing, legs akimbo with it aimed at my bits and pieces!!
There's no pain, not even any discomfort to be honest. Even under my arms where it could be sensitive.
So, now we need to wait two weeks. I can shave in between times but no waxing, plucking or Veeting. The hair follicles need time to go through their normal growing cycles so TRIA can catch them at the right time.
I don't know yet whether its working, I am assuming that it is, apparently hairs will begin to fall out in about 10 days or so.
So far, 10/10 for the TRIA, but check back in two weeks for the next installment and update....
:-)
Thursday, 30 September 2010
Mrs Impatient is here..... looking at her charging unit....
I've been looking for a while at the Home Laser Hair Removal treatments and wondering whether to take the plunge....
The plus side, they promise to give you a totally smooth and hair free body for good, permenant hair removal....for ever!! Well you can't say fairer than that can you? So why haven't we all rushed to the shops and bought a kit?
The downside is the high price tag. OK if it works the price is worth it. But what if, horror of horrors, you spend your hard earned and it becomes something that lounges in the bottom of your drawer?
So "Enough on our Plates" is here to help.
I have been sent a TRIA Permanent Laser Hair Treatment set to try. Take a look at http://www.triabeauty.co.uk/ to find out what all the science is, on this blog we'll get down to the nitty gritty of how it'll work for you, not what the marketing people say...
TRIA is currently a heart stopping £575 on their website. But as they say, compare that to a lifetime of razor buying, or leg waxing or salon treatments, cheap by comparison....if it works.... let the story begin...
The postie arrived this morning, bringing my parcel. Gosh I was excited - I really was ( you can call me a little bit sad ). I had to work this morning so I was very good and left it sitting on the table.
I opened the box and began to read the instructions - drat!! I should have not had my resolve of earlier and opened the pack, cos now I had to charge it for 3 hours to ensure it was all fully charged and ready to use.
After around ten minutes I told myself not to be so stupid and go for it. I did. I felt nothing. I laughed even more! I turned up the setting to medium and felt a little warmth so left it on medium.
You are meant to do a patch test and wait 24 hours, so I did my entire left leg, cos I AM IMPATIENT I told you that!!
I am currently hoping I don't have a reaction on one leg now - cos that would be (a) embarrassing and (b) serve me right.
Tomorrow I will be doing both legs, underarms, and anywhere else I'm allowed to and will log in and let you know progress. The skin and hair looks no different when you're done, apperently hair will begin to fall out after 10-14 days. So it is hard to know where you have been.
I need to do this once a fortnight for the first few uses. I'll keep you posted on progress.
Ah yes I must just tell you this, TRIA says to shave before use, as it targets the follicles not the hair, so I duly did. Although I did wonder what would happen if I had not. Enter willing guinea pig (otherwise known as poor unwitting partner).
He has some patches of hair on his back so he is well up for trying the TRIA and being smooth and hair free. I said I had to do a patch test on him and would do an inch on his back, I said he should shave but I wanted to know what would happen if he did not. Being a typical 'hard' man he agreed, removed his T shirt and sat on the floor before me. I set TRIA on low and pulsed on his skin, "oh" he said "I didn't feel much" so I turned TRIA up to medium....
"OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW" he said. Oops, lets just say you need to shave before a treatment cos it can hurt.
Log in again soon to see what happens next and how hair free and smooth we become (fingers crossed).
We'll do some before and after shots and hopefully it'll be so fabulous you will all run out and buy one. Let the trial begin!
The plus side, they promise to give you a totally smooth and hair free body for good, permenant hair removal....for ever!! Well you can't say fairer than that can you? So why haven't we all rushed to the shops and bought a kit?
The downside is the high price tag. OK if it works the price is worth it. But what if, horror of horrors, you spend your hard earned and it becomes something that lounges in the bottom of your drawer?
So "Enough on our Plates" is here to help.
I have been sent a TRIA Permanent Laser Hair Treatment set to try. Take a look at http://www.triabeauty.co.uk/ to find out what all the science is, on this blog we'll get down to the nitty gritty of how it'll work for you, not what the marketing people say...
TRIA is currently a heart stopping £575 on their website. But as they say, compare that to a lifetime of razor buying, or leg waxing or salon treatments, cheap by comparison....if it works.... let the story begin...
The postie arrived this morning, bringing my parcel. Gosh I was excited - I really was ( you can call me a little bit sad ). I had to work this morning so I was very good and left it sitting on the table.
The aqua coloured box sat there like an expensive box of chocoloates calling me to nibble. But nibble I did not, I was good and left well alone until work was done.
I love packaging and so far the TRIA is captivating me with its lovely box, even the charging unit had its own little box to keep it all neat and tidy...talking of the charging unit...
I opened the box and began to read the instructions - drat!! I should have not had my resolve of earlier and opened the pack, cos now I had to charge it for 3 hours to ensure it was all fully charged and ready to use.Oh how I wish I'd looked earlier!
So I plugged it in and waited. I ate lunch, I drank tea, I waited. 3 hours isn't long t wait really but due to the fact I'm the worlds most impatient person, coupled with my excitement, I felt like an eternity.
I bided my time by reading the instructions thoroughly.
Three hours later....
TRIA was charged and ready to go. I sat on the sofa with a charged TRIA in my hand and giggled, why was I so nervous? Well they say it can hurt a bit, bit like an elastic band clipping against your skin and so I was a little scared to press it on my skin! Silly I know but each time I went near it I chickened out.
After around ten minutes I told myself not to be so stupid and go for it. I did. I felt nothing. I laughed even more! I turned up the setting to medium and felt a little warmth so left it on medium.
I am currently hoping I don't have a reaction on one leg now - cos that would be (a) embarrassing and (b) serve me right.
Tomorrow I will be doing both legs, underarms, and anywhere else I'm allowed to and will log in and let you know progress. The skin and hair looks no different when you're done, apperently hair will begin to fall out after 10-14 days. So it is hard to know where you have been.
I need to do this once a fortnight for the first few uses. I'll keep you posted on progress.
Ah yes I must just tell you this, TRIA says to shave before use, as it targets the follicles not the hair, so I duly did. Although I did wonder what would happen if I had not. Enter willing guinea pig (otherwise known as poor unwitting partner).
He has some patches of hair on his back so he is well up for trying the TRIA and being smooth and hair free. I said I had to do a patch test on him and would do an inch on his back, I said he should shave but I wanted to know what would happen if he did not. Being a typical 'hard' man he agreed, removed his T shirt and sat on the floor before me. I set TRIA on low and pulsed on his skin, "oh" he said "I didn't feel much" so I turned TRIA up to medium....
"OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW" he said. Oops, lets just say you need to shave before a treatment cos it can hurt.
Log in again soon to see what happens next and how hair free and smooth we become (fingers crossed).
We'll do some before and after shots and hopefully it'll be so fabulous you will all run out and buy one. Let the trial begin!
Stop Press! Santa has a cat in his pants!
Mew has been having fun with Pets at Home's latest offering - Santa's Pants!
As you can see by the picture above the item in question looks like a pair of red trousers with a black waistband (not much of a surprise there then!). They are very lightweight as they are made from a polyester fabric with a band of white sheepskin round the end of each 'trouser leg'. They seem robust enough to withstand some serious play.
The waist end has a metal ring set into it so that it stands upright on the floor making a hole through which the cat is supposed to run coming out through one of the leg holes.
There is rustling paper inside the fabric to further entertain the cat and two black pom poms which dangle from the waist for him to play with.
Being an older cat Mew hasn't spent a lot of time running through the pants but he loves playing with the black pom poms and we do occasionally hear him rustling about inside when we are watching TV.
I do think that they would be ideal if you have a kitten or even better two kittens as I think they would get some serious play out of this!
http://www.petsathome.com/ current cost - £8.99
The waist end has a metal ring set into it so that it stands upright on the floor making a hole through which the cat is supposed to run coming out through one of the leg holes.
There is rustling paper inside the fabric to further entertain the cat and two black pom poms which dangle from the waist for him to play with.
Being an older cat Mew hasn't spent a lot of time running through the pants but he loves playing with the black pom poms and we do occasionally hear him rustling about inside when we are watching TV.
I do think that they would be ideal if you have a kitten or even better two kittens as I think they would get some serious play out of this!
http://www.petsathome.com/ current cost - £8.99
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
10% off toys! What great timing!
We've spotted that Center Parcs, Treasure Island Toys and John Crane Ltd have all got together to offer a 10% discount deal on all John Crane Toys!
Hurrah, just in time for Christmas....OK so its a little early, but hey, I have just been into my local garden centre and ALL the Christmas decorations are up and on sale. I was rather shocked!
So anyway, follow my link and do a little Christmas toy shopping early, go on impress your friends!
Click the link here to save money now!
Hurrah, just in time for Christmas....OK so its a little early, but hey, I have just been into my local garden centre and ALL the Christmas decorations are up and on sale. I was rather shocked!
So anyway, follow my link and do a little Christmas toy shopping early, go on impress your friends!
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Cat litter for cats and husbands!
We have recently tried Smartbedz Universal Pet Bedding and Litter for out cat, Mew, and we have been very impressed!
The litter is made from 100% straw which is dried and made into pellets which are dust free, so great if you have allergies to contend with, bio degradable and eco friendly. Being soft pellets they are easy to pick up if they get kicked out of the litter tray and they don't damage ther flooring either.
The pellets absorb moisture and odours quickly and effectively and once used they can be composted, dug into the garden or even flushed in small quantities. We have also found that they burn well on our log burner!
The 5kg pack costs about £6.50 whilst the 10kg bag costs about £11.50 and it lasts much longer than conventional litter so it is good value.
I bet you want to know why they are good for my husband too don't you?
Well he managed to spill a full bottle of olive oil on the kitchen carpet and, whilst I got a lot of it up with kitchen roll, there was still a lot in the carpet. I looked for online advice and someone had suggested using cat litter so I put down kitchen roll and poured a layer of Smartbedz on top. Within a minutes I could see the pellets becoming darker as they absorbed the oil and after two lots each down for 24 hours the oil had all gone and the carpet looked as good as new!
So there you are a great cat litter that is good for the environment - what more do you want?
The litter is made from 100% straw which is dried and made into pellets which are dust free, so great if you have allergies to contend with, bio degradable and eco friendly. Being soft pellets they are easy to pick up if they get kicked out of the litter tray and they don't damage ther flooring either.
The pellets absorb moisture and odours quickly and effectively and once used they can be composted, dug into the garden or even flushed in small quantities. We have also found that they burn well on our log burner!
The 5kg pack costs about £6.50 whilst the 10kg bag costs about £11.50 and it lasts much longer than conventional litter so it is good value.
I bet you want to know why they are good for my husband too don't you?
Well he managed to spill a full bottle of olive oil on the kitchen carpet and, whilst I got a lot of it up with kitchen roll, there was still a lot in the carpet. I looked for online advice and someone had suggested using cat litter so I put down kitchen roll and poured a layer of Smartbedz on top. Within a minutes I could see the pellets becoming darker as they absorbed the oil and after two lots each down for 24 hours the oil had all gone and the carpet looked as good as new!
So there you are a great cat litter that is good for the environment - what more do you want?
Thursday, 9 September 2010
The John Crane Blog recommends SES Baby Soft Clay
We liked the above review of this new innovative Baby Soft Clay - we also know it smells nice too and comes off hands easily.
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