Saturday blogging.

Look at me, blogging on a Saturday like I have had stuff to do during the week and have been too busy.

Ha.

Seriously though, Maternity Leave is amazing. My mum and sister stayed with us all of last week which meant that I was brutally forced to put my feet up and relax which resulted in all of my swelling going down in my ankles and feet. It's nice to have ankles again, believe me. 

It also meant that I was very well fed and that The Husband got used to coming home to a delicious home cooked meal fresh out of the oven as he walked in, sparkling water poured for him and he was generally waited on hand and foot. 

Those two make me look bad but last night I did have his dinner on the table for him (even if I served up practically raw potatoes, the veal schnitzel parmigiana was amazing) and managed to make him a coffee this morning. Go me. 

Not a great photo as it is all over the shop but I am loving this Lovisa necklace, it looks great with this Target dress.  Thank goodness for the lycra that Target seem so fond of in their dresses.

37 weeks and baby is dropping a little! Hurrah.

This also means that I have developed some stretchmarks on my lower belly, thought I had escaped them. 

I have my hospital bags all packed and ready to go but seeings as though I rarely wear pants, I only had dresses packed so hightailed it to K-Mart and picked up these $10 trakkies and a bunch of nursing tops ranging from $3 - $9. The one in this photo was $9 and is a great fit. 

If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram you have probably already seen this but I am still excited.

My brother Greg who is a Journalist with Johannesburg's Daily Maverick newspaper had his first TV interview yesterday with ABC of all channels!

I don't know how it came about but I know that he was in the court room reporting on the Oscar Pistorius case so I can only imagine that they heard a tarnished Australian accent and jumped on board. 

We don't deal well with public speaking in our family but I think he warmed up and got better as the interview proceeded. 

You can watch the whole interview HERE. 

Blithely Unaware and Cotton Socks were very sweet and gave me a pregnancy massage at Aurora Spa for my birthday. I went and had it yesterday and it was amazing. 

So relaxing. 

I started to have Braxton Hicks contractions towards the end so could only hope that I didn't go into labour or something.

I'm paranoid about my waters breaking. I am sitting on a protective sheet on the couch as I type this actually.

Some of the goodness that my mum has been ramming down my throat. 

She wouldn't tell me what she was baking so as soon as she went outside I may have opened the oven door to have a peek (seeing as though I cant bend over) and then when I guiltily admitted I opened it she nearly had a heart attack. Turns out you should never open the door if cooking profiteroles. Oops.

They still tasted amazing though!

We had a washer/dryer combo in our kitchen at the apartment, I can't tell you how much I love having an actual laundry now. It's so fun.

Icey poles have been my saving grace. That and the constant use of our air con - I shudder to think of what our electricity bill will look like when it arrives.

Who knew that grocery shopping was so fun these days? I love most of the stuff from Coles' Mix Apparel! 

I got these shorts for $8 and the tee for $6. Bargain!!

Could not resist I tell you. 

I'll try and blog more during the week, I promise. 

Take 5 and Energize - Portable Facial Skin Rejuvenator

As promised, a better post on my new Take 5 & Energize Portable Facial Skin Rejuvenator!

As you know, I'll give anything a crack if I think it will improve my skin or appearance! If it works, I'm a slave to it.

Barbara, whom that adorable niece of mine - Ashleigh-Rose belongs to (haha) has a company Take 5 & Energize, which I may have blogged about before, and when she recently got these into stock, I was more than willing to trial one!!

I have been using mine daily for about a month now, and so far so very good! 

They have different strength settings for different age groups, and of course I cling to my youth and revel in the fact that I am under 25. 

It has 4 different treatment options/directions:

1. Cleansing (ions + infrared ray + micro vibration massage)

2. Massage (ions + infrared ray + micro vibration massage)

3. Nutrient (ions + infrared ray + micro vibration massage)

4. Lifting (ions + infrared ray)

Don't mind me. 

I am so taken by the feeling of the ions, but I have no idea how to describe it. 

Almost a prickly sensation. 

When I held it to The Husbands face, he couldn't feel it and we discovered that you need to have your own hands on the metal plates for the ions to travel!! Genius.  You can tell I flunked science.

Each treatment option takes 4 minutes, and then moves to the next one.

I use it whilst watching TV, I like to fancy the thought of multi tasking. 

Not much bigger than The Husbands grubby blackberry. When will he switch to iPhone?

Stock information so I don't have to type it out:-

How cute is this!?

Fresh and Clean When you use the The Portable Facial Skin Rejuvenator  you will feel the transfering of negative ions to your stressed skin, to help your skin appear lighter, purer, more beautiful. Infrared Light Therapy  The Portable Facial Skin Rejuvenator's infrared LEDs emit deep heat radiation that can penetrate below the surface of the skin. A slight warmth is a tender treat for the skin, helping to fight the signs of aging and promote skin's recovery from damage. Ionizing Option  The ionizing function of this Portable Facial Skin Rejuvenator  employs safe, gentle electronics for ion production. Enahnce a massage that brightens, softens, helps fight bacteria and helps absorption of beauty products. Vibration Massager  Integral 3-level vibrating mode. Massages deep skin layers and supporting muscles as well as the lymph system of face and body, for a more youthful, tonic and elastic skin appearance. Helps tighten pores.

The Massager is suitable for problems of dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin and aged skin. At first, daily treatment is recommended for normal, dry and aged skin, every 3-4 days for sensitive and oily skin. After the first month, treatments once or twice weekly are recommended. For seriously sensitive skin, use only once a week. 

The Portable Facial Skin Rejuvenator should be used with continuous movements, without lingering over the sensitive eye contour. Movements are from inner to outer areas of face, from lower face upwards, until pre-programmed time stops automatically. You may use circular motions if desired.

I have definitely seen an improvement in the texture of my skin (not pimples so much though but lets be honest, Roaccutane could not cure me) and the firmness around my chin and jaw is looking more taut, which I usually think is a tad wobbly.

The Husband has perfect skin, not a blemish or wrinkle in sight, damn him, and has been using it also and has said that his skin has been "looking very fresh" lately.

Barbara is also giving one of these bad boys away! All you need to do is 'like' her Facebook page by clicking HERE!

They retail for $179.95 and you can buy them on the website, here!

Do you have something similar to this handy device?

This is not a sponsored post!

Take 5 & Energize!

Every now and then I help out Barbara, who is my niece Ashleigh-Rose's Mum with her stores, and selling her products.

Barb had a massage business set up in Little Collins St and under the Wheel @ Docklands until the Wheel got taken down and all hell broke loose.

Anyway, in case anyone here is interested in purchasing some heat packs, travel packs etc just click here to buy online.

Wearing my heat packs as a hat.

They can also be placed in the fridge and freeze for a cold pack.

Hydrating Facial Spray.

I have been using this little bad boy at work because the morons who control our heat/cooling system can never get it right and I am permantly dehydrated.

The spray comes in either Aloe Vera or Chamomile.

Menthol Lip Balm

You know who menthol products make you tingle and cold? This is no exception!

I can't use it at the moment as I can only handle Calmex on my painful lips, but have used it in the past and liked the cooling effect.

The heat packs are my fave product, I won't deny it.

Simply one click of the disk, and you are done. Instant heat.

These are like the new hot water bottles, and they don't leak!

Clicky Clicky the little Disky

Boom!

The crystals are, uh, crystlizing? And here comes the heat.

This size stays hot for approx an hour, but the neck ones stay hot for 2 hours.

Travel Packs.

I was selling these on the weekend and we have little heart shaped heat packs that we use as demos, and an old man shoved one down his shirt to feel the heat, and tried to give it back when it was covered in sweat and hairs. I let him keep it.

Luckily he bought a few of the large sizes!