Fitness Diary #1

Work Out or Rest Day: Work Out
Work Day or Day off: Work Day
Shift Length: 9 Hours (8am - 5pm)

5:20AM: Alarm is going off so its time to get up and take a Grenade Thermo Detonator fat burner

5:40AM: Now the Grenade has had plenty of time to get to work and I've got myself ready its time to get outside. The workout consists of a short run followed by some weights work on back, biceps and triceps in the garage.

6:42AM: Workout finished so its time to shower and get ready for work..yay..

7:15AM: In my car en route to work nibbling on a grenade protein brownie, yum!

7:40AM: At work ready for my 8AM start but first its time for a protein shake to tide me over until my first break. With this I take my Grenade Ration Pack Multi-vitamin.

8:00AM: And so it begins..

12:00PM: Finally on my first break! I'm having a small meal consisting of basmati rice, chicken and veg followed by a handful of Neil's Yard milk chocolate covered raisins.

12:30PM: More work!

15:10PM: My next break, yay! a small snack of two pieces of wholegrain toast and butter.

17:00PM: HOME TIME!!

18:30PM: Time for dinner! Tonight we had barbecue chicken sprinkled with a small amount of cheese along with some basmati rice and peas

20:00PM: A nighttime snack of 4 wholegrain crackerbread pieces with some nutella.

10:00PM: Time to sleep, ready to do it all again tomorrow!

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A Few Changes!

Since I've started to get back into blogging I decided to give my blog a little change up as a sort of "fresh canvas" to continue my blogging from without starting a whole new one off. I will be predominantly posting about all things along the lines of fitness, fashion, beauty and life and will probably be posting three to four times a week. I have so many ideas written down ready to make an appearance but first I needed to redecorate!

Here are a few things I've changed..

1. I've gone for a more plain and to the point header.
2. I got rid of the 'Labels' list down the side
3. I changed my picture
4. I removed all the pages from underneath my header, not really needed
5. I removed the 'Contact Me' page and added the email address under my picture on the side bar because who needs a whole page for that?
6. I started an Archive, this can be found on the right hand side of my blog under the 'Past Blogs' heading. I have three Archives, Beauty, Fitness and Fashion. In here you will find any posts related to that topic since 2011. Yes, They are still under construction (do you know how long it takes to go through all these posts!?) but I've found it quite funny to see how my blog has changed since then, glad to say its grown up with me!

Change is good, it makes me more excited to get all my posts up!

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BodyCare Hair Haul!

For a little while now I've been contemplating growing my 'Frankie Style' hair out because I just never felt happy with how I looked with the style. However after talking to my boyfriend and hairdresser I came to the conclusion that I should probably make some more effort with it instead of just washing it and leaving it. In light of this I decided to watch some youtube videos (Amy Sass was my fave, I pretty much followed her every step!) and thus a haul ensued as well as some inspired experimentation!
BodyCare isn't somewhere I've ever shopped before but I thought I'd check it out and see if I get any bargains (success)

1. Rounded Bristle Hair Brush - £1.99 A perfect tool for getting some volume in my shortest side
2. Got2b Volumizing Styling Powder - £2.89 I love this for a nice lift at the root, plus you use the smallest amount for maximum umph!
3. Garnier Fructis Matte Gum - £2.59 This is a little GEM. I am in love! It is so light and non-sticky plus it smells so nice! I use the tiniest amount so this little pot is going to last such a long time!
4. Schwarzkopf Supersoft Volumising Mousse - £2.75 I haven't actually used this yet but I found the last volumising mousse a little sticky and heavy in my hair so I thought I'd try out a 'Supersoft' version.. we'll see..
5. Barry M Base Coat, Top Coat and Nail Strengthener - £2.99 - oops, this was a cheeky superdrug purchase that has snuck into this haul. Super looking forward to trying this bad boy out and seeing how good it really is.
6. Schwarzkopf Gliss Ultimate Volume Shampoo - £1 I am pretty much lamping on the volume based products these days so a shampoo is another important one. I massage this into my hair from the base of the back of my head right through to the roots and it definitely helps to add that little -Pre-styled- lift!

And now.. I LOVE MY HAIR!!

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NOTN #1

Hello and welcome to a new feature here on itscharr 'Nail of the Now' or 'NOTN' which I have abbreviated it too (ooh, clever me!) where I basically show you what is on my nails, right now.. like right this very second! So without further ado' (is that right? probably not..) here is the first instalment!

Blue Glitter - Barry M - Aqua Glitter

Pink - Rimmel London - Pulsating

I feel like this combination could become my new favourite! Always rocking a block colour with a glitter statement finger but this pink and blue just looks so nice together, I also find that the blue helps to bring out the blue undertone in the pink. 

P.S. Don't mind the messy sides, I realised after I painted my nails that I don't actually have any nail polish remover to tidy up.. Rookie Mistake! 

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That time I saw Taylor..

Ah, February 1st 2014, one of the best days of my life. After waiting for around three years to actually get the chance to see Taylor Swift, it finally happened and I very nearly cried, seriously.. 

My amazing boyfriend was nice enough to agree to come with me and also nice enough to purchase two Ultimate Red Experience tickets (costing a fair amount) just so that on this day I could be super close to the stage and get a proper experience of the gig instead of being way way way back in the 02. 
The day started off nicely with me being super excited on the train journey down to London, doing a little exploring of the 02 and eating some pizza. Surrounded by girls (and some boys) in costumes and carrying Taylor themed signs I was totally ready to be engulfed in Taylor Swift-ness. 
However, it wasn't all that great once we went to the meeting area for the Ultimate Experience. When purchasing our tickets we were promised a Pre-Show party with food, drinks and fun, what actually happened was we got to sit on a cold floor for two hours waiting for our early entry, but we did get a goody bag with a signed CD (She actually touched it!!) which was better than nothing. Getting our early entry meant we were front row, standing in the pit. I have never been that close at any gig before which just added to my excitement even more.

So, The Vamps were supporting and were actually quite good despite their pop/rock generic songs.
When the RED sign came down along with the lights I pretty much got ready to explode with excitement that I got massively overwhelmed and almost burst into tears at the prospect of finally seeing the person who has helped me get through some tough moments by belting her songs out in the privacy of my car. I love her guys, she is my idol and full on inspiration.

I sang, I cheered, I watched, I loved, I saw Ed Sheeran, I wished it never had to end..

IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!YAY!!

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