Capturing Moments

I recently got given a camera for my birthday and I love it! Photography has always been one of my favourite things to do because I love being able to capture moments and to look back a them. Today I wanted to share with you a couple of photos I have taken in the last month. Enjoy :)

I hope to carry on taking photos as a hobby and will update you with all my good ones :)

Thank you for reading and I hope you have a good day.

Scarlet x 

3 Healthy Summer Snacks

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a wonderful May. I am currently on my half term holiday and loving having a bit of time off school. Also the weather was brilliant for a couple of days, pure blue skies. I even ventured out and put on a sleeveless top!! But now as I look outside I see a slight breeze and plain white sky. Fingers crossed the sun will be back! I have taken quite a few summery photos as well in the last week and would love to share a few with you. Anyway on with today's post...

So Summer is coming and I suppose this is a chance to 'get fit' and eat 'healthily'. I'm just going to start at the basics first though. Today I am going to show you what I have been recently snacking on, and they are all moderately healthy!

1. Mango & Passion Fruit Smoothie

 You will need for 1 smoothie:

• 1 mango
• 2 passion fruits
• A couple of ice cubes
• A spoonful of plain yoghurt

Just put all your ingredients in a blender and blend!! If you don't want the passion fruit seeds then you can just use the juice and de-seed the passion fruit before you blend.

2. Peanut Butter Rice Cakes

 You will need: 

• 2 rice cakes
• Some peanut butter
• A couple of peanuts

I just spread the peanut butter across the rice cakes and placed three peanuts on top. This is so easy and simple but tastes delicious and is surprisingly quite filling. 




3. Frozen Grapes with Yoghurt

You will need:

• A bunch of grapes
• A pot of yoghurt (I recommend Greek style!)

I just placed some grapes in the freezer whilst I was at school during the day and when I got home they were frozen but if you only want them slightly frozen, only leave them in the freezer for a couple of hours. I paired mine up with a small bowl of Greek yoghurt and dipped them in it. 

 This are all so simple and easy to make and are great to have whilst working at home or when you get back from school. I hope you all have a good week!
Scarlet x

Just a little thought...

Hello lovelies, I hope you have all had a fabulous week and have a lovely relaxing weekend. 

When I got home from school yesterday I made a cup of tea, grabbed a few biscuits, my laptop and loaded up iPlayer. I browsed down the top 40 most popular programmes and one of them caught my eye. It was called 'The C Word' and it was a drama of Lisa Lynch's life and how she fought cancer by writing a blog. It may sound all upsetting and emotional but in fact I didn't come away from it with floods of tears. I came away inspired. I don't want to tell you all too much about what happens in the programme in case you decide to go and watch it (which I highly recommend you do!) but the programme made me realise the great suffering which many families go through linked to cancer. It also made me realise how lucky I am and I never want to forget that little fact. When you sit in exam or sit in your bedroom after a bad day and think the world is ending, you need to remember the positives in life (I know very cliche) but honestly I find sometimes I forget the big things and worry about the little things. Even if at the time you think "I have no positives' remember your friends, family, pets or maybe a holiday you are looking forward to or maybe the fact you can go home and watch Netflix in a couple of hours. 

I'm definitely not an expert on expressing words of wisdom but I just think it is so important sometimes to just reflect and remember. I really want to start doing more posts like this so if you have any 'words of wisdom' please do leave them in the comments, I always love hearing what you have to say. 

Thank you for reading,

Scarlet x

April Favourites 2015

Hello! The end of the month is upon us again, this year is flying by! This month was one of my favourites this year so I thought I would make a collection of products I've been loving ranging from beauty to food. Enjoy :)

1. Zoella Soak Opera

My friend bought this for me for my birthday because she knows I love Zoe. I hadn't actually got round to buying any of Zoe's beauty products yet but I am now officially in love with Soak Opera! The smell and texture are just gorgeous. It moisturises and clenses, perfect for a cosy bath or quick shower.

2. Super Fruity Cranberry Body Mist

This smells amazing. Fresh, fruity and lovely! It is a perfect size to fit into your handbag or school bag and really freshens you up. The only negative I would have against this product is that the scent doesn't last too long. You can purchase this in Boots.

3. Barry M Gelly Nail Polish - Prickly Pear

Since I only own one gelly nail polish I thought I would treat myself and purchase another one in Boots. When I saw this shade it instantly reminded me of Spring,a subtle colour but still bright. I would describe it as a light lilac.

4. Chupa Chups

These lollies have such nice flavours! My favourite has to be cherry but I still absolutely love all of them and this month I have found myself eating them a lot more than usual ;) You can purchase them in any store or small sweet shops.

5. Aromatherapy Candle - Energising

My mum got this for me for my birthday and I LOVE the scent! It doesn't actually tell you what scent it is on the tin but I'm guessing it is fresh grapefruit. I prefer fresh scented candles as they make you feel more awake and productive.

6. Charbrew Tea - Strawberry and Kiwi

I saw this and instantly wanted to try them. I am all about experimenting and trying different fruit/herbal teas. And I have to say this is such a nice, natural fruit tea. At the moment I am clutching a cup full of this sweet tea :) The tea bags are delicately filled with actual chopped dried fruit and herbs which gives off a wonderful sweet taste.

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my favourites from this month, thank you for reading, and I hope you have a lovely weekend!

Scarlet x