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June 2019🌸

June 1, 2019 uniquelydifferent05Leave a comment

Every time I promise myself I’m going to blog more, life just gets in the way! I never realised how hectic being a stay at home Mum, practically army wife so pretty much a single Mum too would be!

Life is getting easier now R is getting bigger, he’s nearly 10 months and he’s so so clever. Everything kinda seems to be settling down and falling into place more or less as how it should be. My mental health is actually the best it has been in forever and J is home soon! It’s ‘summer’ lol I live in England, I’m not sure what summer is but the weather is genuinely better, I’ve got a 21st and 1st birthday to plan and a whole family summer ahead of us! So on that note, I’m going to do goals but this time, it’s gonna be summer goals instead of monthly😂

Get to my first milestone in my goal weight. I’ve already lost quite a bit with J being away but he’s got a list of food he wants to have when he comes back, so watch it pile on🙃 but this mama is determined💪🏻
Plan and host a successful 21st and 1st birthday party! 4 weeks apart, my boys just had to have big birthdays 4 WEEKS APART. I’m not even lying to say I’m panicking like mad!
Visit somewhere new – I love travelling to a degree and since having R, we haven’t really been many places because J’s been away all the time but we want to make family memories and have so much planned!
Try a new recipe – I’ve actually got one waiting to test out on J when he’s home, it’s a twist to a recipe I usually do so technically not new but watch this space👀
Sort out my garden!!! – it’s a mess, literally like the amazon rainforest and I’m hoping to host at least J’s birthday party in it so I have just over a month😩
Go to J’s parents anniversary party and not have a family drama lol – there’s been a big family mess since I got pregnant and the majority of the family hate me because I ‘trapped’ J with R and took him away because his home town is the opposite end of the country so I’m evil but I’m going to be civil and try not to kick off🙄😂
Make a capsule wardrobe – I have way too many clothes that I’m like Na I’ll get back in that definitely, it’s not going to happen and I need to stop lying to myself but I need basics that can mix and match easily!
Start planning Christmas presents – Sorry! I know it’s early but money is tight and we like to get creative with presents so start planning early! Like last year, everyone got a personalised wooden box with R’s footprints on which took some planning😩
Enjoy summer😁

As usual I have all sorts of little goals here and there but these are my big big ones that I wanted to share! I’m so excited for what this summer is going to bring me after last year being so eventful and bringing my beautiful bubba into this world. Here’s to our first family summer💙

Cadie xoxo

Mummy Beauty Essentials

March 11, 2019September 1, 2019 uniquelydifferent05Leave a comment

I’ve had a few people ask me how I get ready in the morning with a clingy baby, answer is – very bloody quick😂

I tend to do the basic minimum whilst he’s laid playing and talking to himself but now he can say mama so he’s back to having my undivided attention..

I rarely wear makeup anyway especially considering I’m allergic to EVERYTHING but here are my essentials.

Anastasia Beverley Hills Brow Definer – medium brown

This has literally been my life saver since having R. My eyebrows are that blonde, they’re pretty much non existent and I can pencil them on in 30 seconds with this and pretty much anywhere🙌🏻 I know makeup revolution do a dupe for this but I got three of these for Christmas so I’ll be good to go!

Lip balm

To be honest, I use literally any lip balm I can find. I have like 50 in my house (no lie) but I can only ever seem to find 1 at a time!

Trusty baby wipes

I have stupidly sensitive skin and I struggle with makeup wipes so I stick with baby wipes – also a perk of having a baby is that you always have a pack of these bad boys on hand😂

Johnson’s top to toe moisturising baby cream

Again, being allergic to everything I struggled to find a decent moisturiser that would flare my eczema up so enter baby moisturiser! Another bonus is it smells gorgeous and it’s good for R too!

That pretty much sums up my basic essentials. I do have factor 30 and 50 suncream for sunnier days that I put on instead of moisturiser and I have my proper makeup with all my palettes and eyeliner etc. I also use the Soap and Glory Thick and Fast mascara, best one I’ve found so far but I rarely wear that too!

When I first thought about this idea, I though it would’ve been longer but thinking about it properly, that’s all I use day to day.

Cadie xoxo

Banana Pancakes 🥞 🍌

February 27, 2019 uniquelydifferent05Leave a comment

I’ve been feeding R a mixture of blw and spoon feeding, banana pancakes are perfect for the blw side😁 Such a quick and easy recipe, good for babies and mums too!

1 mashed banana
2 eggs
2 heaped tablespoons of flour
Splash of milk

Mix them all together and fry in a pan like you would pancake mixture!

This recipe makes 4/5 decent sized pancakes.

I usually serve him them with fruit but I need to go shopping so lacking on proper fruit side🙄 so this was with a drizzle of golden syrup (or honey if they’re over 1) and a banana yoghurt which is his favourite. He definitely enjoyed them and decorating the floor with them..

I think they’re gorgeous too and usually have mine with chopped bananas and golden syrup with a yoghurt. I keep them in the fridge and he’s within two days although I’m not sure if you can freeze them so if anyone knows, please tell me!

You can use different fruits such as raspberries, strawberries, blueberries etc but R loves bananas so I stick to them for now!

Cadie xoxo

3 Ingredient Flapjack

February 5, 2019January 28, 2019 uniquelydifferent05Leave a comment

I think I’ve got a bit excited with recipes and baking recently especially quick and easy ones to make with R being fussy with 2 teeth coming through in the space of two days😩 but I came across a slightly different take on flapjack with only 3 ingredients!

200g porridge oats
3 eggs
4 table spoons jam

Although I put way more jam in because I like jam🙄 you can put any flavour in too.

Put the eggs and oats into the bowl and mix.
Add the jam and mix well
Put into a lined tin, spreading it out evenly and patting down.
Place in a preheated oven 200 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes but keep checking to make sure it doesn’t burn.
Cut into squares (I’m not good at even squares lol)
Enjoy!

It kind of tastes like a cakey flapjack because of the eggs but I like it and apparently it’s 2 syns on slimming world (double check this). But it’s cheap, quick and easy, tastes nice with custard too!

You can also swap the jam for Nutella, other chocolate spreads, fruit syrups and golden syrup.

Cadie xoxo

HUDA Beauty: Review

January 23, 2019 uniquelydifferent05Leave a comment

I’ve had my eye on this palette for ageees and one of my friends bought me it for Christmas! With my complexion and eye colour, reds, golds and browns go best.

I like this because it’s small and compact and can fit into a handbag for a night out, not that I’d need it.

(I’d already used it before I decided to review it sorry) I love the diversity of colours in it although I’m gutted there isn’t more reds because I rarely wear pink. The gold is my favourite though😍

It had amazing pigment and the colours blend together so well! It’s a definite must have if you love a good reddy/brown earthy look.

I think I’d give this a 4/5 simply because I don’t like pink eyeshadow😂

Cadie xoxo

Morphe Haul

January 4, 2019 uniquelydifferent05Leave a comment

With Christmas and New Year, come the sales and the biggest sale (other than baby stuff) that I was looking forward to is Morphe! I have nearly all their palettes and I got some of their eyeshadow brushes for Christmas but went for a ‘casual’ nosy on the website..

I discovered that they had a special offer on the 35R Ready, Set, Gold palette which is one of the few I didn’t have! The offer was it was £15 instead of £23 so of course I had to buy it. And as any standard person, I didn’t want to pay the shipping and had to find something for £5 to get it for free.. so I threw in two of my favourite brushes, a shading and a blending which I was in desperate need of new ones.

Side note: the background is R’s baby changing mat, I do apologise, I got so excited to show you all🙄

I’m not swatching yet because it’s sooo pretty and I don’t have an excuse or time to use it yet but hopefully I’ll be able to get some looks done to show you!

I love Morphe palettes because there’s always such a good range of colours, the quality is lush and I’m not allergic to it so bonus points! The brushes are the best I’ve used yet and it’s affordable too! J, family and friends nearly always get me something Morphe for Christmas/Birthdays. I actually got 3 palettes for Christmas🙄

What’s your favourite makeup brand and why?

Cadie xoxo

10th Day of Blogmas: Favourite Gift

December 27, 2018 uniquelydifferent05Leave a comment

I know Christmas is about giving and family and love etc but everyone loves receiving gifts too! With it being my first Christmas as a Mummy, I was looking forward to just being able to spend it with my family and not expecting that much at all! But I was so spoilt, to be honest, we all were especially R!

Out of all of my gifts, I have an all time favourite from this year which was a poem in a frame with R’s hand prints on it that my Mum made for me. I cried reading it and although it was something so small and simple, I’ll cherish it forever and it made me appreciate more and realise I am doing a good job with R.

She also made me a box with R’s footprints on which was actually my gift to everyone for Christmas this year along with personalised socks and she didn’t want me to be left out and got me some too, she’s a gem💙 she also had this bear personalised and got my favourite sweets. The thought that went into it was unreal! I don’t know if you can read the poem properly but if you type into google ‘handprints’ you should be able to find it. It’s adorable.

I know you’re probably thinking surely J should’ve done this but he has limited time and money and isn’t that creative so my Mum took over!

What are your favourite gift/s?