CURLY AND CANDID

You may remember that not too long ago I wrote a post about Medicines2U and how they would be helpful when stocking up on seasonal must-haves for the kids (first aid, scrapes and sunburn for summer, cold and flu relief for winter etc). Since then I have had a closer look at the site and never mind the children, (I love them really!), I’ve found several things on the site that excite me, as sad as that sounds.

Some of you who follow me on social media, especially Twitter will have had to listen to my whinging about the loss of my favourite facial exfoliating cream. I love a really gritting exfoliator and since my favourite Aapri scrub cream disappeared from “major” pharmacies and stores and I have been bereft (and spent a fortune testing sub-standard replacements). I was thrilled to fine that Medicines2U stock this now – hooray!

They also stock my favourite slimming sweets (they don’t actually slim you down but are Slimming World friendly for me which is great when I have the odd sweet tooth moment but don’t want to blow my Syns!).

They have fabulous and affordable whizzy toothbrushes (My dentist has suggested one of these as I have a wisdom tooth that has moved and is sore and hard to clean around (they won’t take the darn thing out until I have another “major infection”??) so this is also a bonus too.

When it comes to treating myself clearly I am easily pleased however with prices like these I don’t exactly feel that I’m splashing out or blowing a budget.

I haven’t yet tried out the online pharmacy service however am very tempted as both Roy and I have a regular prescription to pick up each month and we have creams for Taylor’s sensitive skin on prescription too. I’ll let you know how I get on with them!

*This post was written in collaboration with the mention business yet is true to my own thoughts, feelings and experiences (and I am very chuffed to have found Aapri again!)

Spit and you’ll miss it is a popular phrase locally and it applies very well to the school summer holidays. It seems just two minutes ago that we were finishing sports day, carrying home arm-fulls of gym kit, junk models and work from over the year and getting ready for a long hot summer holiday.

To be fair we have actually been quite lucky weather-wise in the UK for once as we definitely had more than our usual share of sun and even our own heatwave. That is clearly long gone now and many are already craving the return of the heat now the temperature has started to drop and the lure of last minute holiday deals are very tempting.

I’m not sure that we’ll fit in a holiday abroad between now and the end of the holidays(it will take me that long to find Kieran’s missing plimsoll and label everything up!) however I can see why the idea of grabbing a bargain deal and jetting off is tempting.

Personally I am more of an autumn gal than a summer lover however this year after what seemed like the longest and coldest (ask my energy provider how cold, they have rubbed their hands in glee at how often I needed the heating on) winter for a long time even I was ready for a decent bit of summer sun! Unbelievably we had snow somewhere in the UK (like here in Yorkshire) every single month between October and April!

Whinging about the past winter in true British-weather-hating style is counter-productive to be honest; we all know what to expect however as the Summer comes to a close and Autumn says hello I can see why friends and family (and half of my social media contacts) are researching Icelolly.com already.

Some are pre-booking for next summer, I suppose giving them something warm and sunny to look forward to. Others however, remembering like myself just how miserable last winter was are getting ready to jet away during the October half term when they have families with school age children, for Christmas or just take a break from the wet, wind and cold and escape for a week away.

Are you someone who is dreading the darker nights and are already looking for a sun-filled escape or are you like me and actually look forward to autumn with her red and gold leaves and smoky smell? I can wait until after the winter for my next decent dose of sunshine however can certainly understand why some can’t!

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*This post was written in collaboration with the mentioned business yet is true to my own thoughts, feelings and experiences.

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