Tears and trifle

Earlier this year my great aunt Kath passed away, and it's still upsetting when I think that I'll never see her again or spend a Christmas with her. Every year Kath would make a trifle that was more booze then jelly. So when I came across hartleys glitter jelly ( in raspberry ) for sake in Sainsbury's for 70p I thought maybe I could carry on the Christmas tradition of auntie kaths trifle.

The next day bodhi and I did a test run to make sure their,lay was up to the task and I was so simple to make , the jelly comes in powerd form rather then jelly blocks just add boiling water and mix. I used plastic cups for my jelly moulds as this meant I could make lots of smaller jelly ( as they don't do a sugar free option ) I was very impressed at just how glittery the jelly was once set and it didn't effect the taste or texture, bodhi loved it and has been enjoying it for puddings with cream! 

I feel that I will do auntie Kath proud this Christmas with my glitter trifle , I am going to buy this large glass trifle bowl from Sainsbury's at only £12 I thought it would be perfect for the job of housing the trifle. We are spending Christmas Day at my parents along with my sister and her three children so that will be nine mouths to feed 

I am looking forward to making the trifle with bodhi and taking about auntie Kath , I am hoping it's something one day he will do with his children. Our trifle won't have any booze but will be full of love and happy memories. 

Colgate minion battery powered toothbrush

In the October half term I took nearly four year old bodhi to visit the dentist, we have been taking him every six months from his second birthday, he has no fear or worries about going and I hope that doesn't change any time soon, she commented on how lovely and clan his teeth are and that now he is pretty much four ( birthday in January ) he can have a battery powered toothbrush , exciting times! I picked up the yellow minion one by Colgate as bodhi is minion crazy! It was priced at £4 but after buying I did also seen them half price in wilkos for only £2.50 ( so I picked up a spare ) 

* small oscillating head that cleans teeth and gently sweeps away plaque

* extra soft bristles helps protect gums 

* slim handle 

* easy on/off 

* brush lays flat for easy toothpaste application 

* 2 replaceable AAA batteries 

The above list is taken from Colgate.com and it is all true, bodhi can hold and use this new toothbrush and now really enjoys brushing his teeth rather then me having to bully him into doing it, we also have a timers from the shop tiger that is like a egg timer ( could also use a stop watch on your phone or play a song on YouTube ) children should be brushing teeth for around the two mintue mark. 

When I brought the toothbrush I also picked up a tube of colgate mild flavour toothpaste, aimed at ages 4-6 we have had a lot of trouble in the past with toothpaste and bodhi finding them in his words "spicy" I really didn't want to fall into the habit of buying the fruit flavour paste or worse still ( in my option ) the bubble gum ones!! So far no issues with the one so its a keeper! 

All around two big thumbs up from myself and from bodhi and fingers crossed when we go back to the dentist in six month time she will still be happy with us! 

I change bodhi's toothbrush every 3/4 months 

I brought these products this isn't a paid review for Colgate.

 

Naturelly - jelly juice

Bodhi and I were very kindly sent a box of new jelly juice from naturelly to try out ! We received x6 100g gram pouches in three differnt flavours tropical fruits, summer fruits and apple & black currant 

1st impressions from that packing are very good, it's bright eye catching and clearly shows the fruits used for each flavour. Twist off cap insures a mess free enjoyment, and with the soft pouch bodhi had no problem with eating his jelly juice. 

In his words it was " yummy / soft / fruity / tasty " I also tried some and it tasted of the fruits and had texture of jelly that had been mixed up in the bowl. 

Naturelly are free from gelatine / gluten / wheat / dairy / nuts & bees this is great news if your little one has any food intolerance. They have no added sugar or sweeteners each pouch has 7.7g of natural sugars found in the fruits. Also made in the UK and have added vitamin A,C & E 

We have taken these pouches out on day trips, packed lunches and car snacks. Bodhi who is nearly four loves them, we also took some for my 86 year old nan to try as she is a huge lover of smoothies. She enjoyed the pouches aswell 

Over all we give them two thumbs up . Naturelly.co.uk 

Lego duplo

Three and a half year old and duplo are a match made in heaven ! We can spend a whole afternoon building and playing with the sets he already has. It's wonderful watching him making up stories and little voices for all the people and animals he has, 

We love to build towers aswell, that's a favourite thing to do with blocks, we have started counting while we build and seeing how tall we can make the tower, also colour sorting the blocks into piles so aswel as lego being fun it can also be educational , Bodhi's most loved sets are his batman & joker set I picked this up just before Christmas last year in Sainsbury's at under £20 , he also loves the ice cream set this was a gift from my sister but that is around £10-£12 he likes to play ice cream vans and shops. 

So many other ideas on Pinterest ( as always ) for lego and duplo , I will be adding to his duplo collection this christmas , but only a few sets as I'm sure it won't be long before he wants the Lego Lego, but I feel that duplo really is the better of the two options up until around 7/8 years old due to the small parts and complexity of the sets. 

I am loving the forest sets and bodhi already has the zoo set so I feel they will blend together well same with the food set to add to the ice cream set, so he can have a Lego cafe !! The forest sets start from around £6/£8 up to £20/£30 for the bigger and the food set is £12-£15 I will be keeping an eye on Amazon and also in stores as I'm sure coming up to christmas they will be on offers or save 25% or save 1/3 

August update

Hello everyone, 

Sorry I haven't posted in a while lots going on in the month of August ! So little update for you all .... 

I passed my driving test two week ago (yaye) so I've Ben out driving lots in our family car to get my confidence up. And I killed a pigeon 🐦🚗😭 I was very shaken up by this and now I feel like wifdlife is out to get my as while driving yesterday two squirrels ran across the road , I didn't hit them but yeah I did panic a little, apart from that driving is going well, I've driven alone and myself to and from work ! So yeah that was pretty big thing this month.

We bured my great aunts ashes at whipsande tree cathedral, and that was lovely. I feel she will be very happy in he resting place with the flowers and birds. It was sad but also peaceful that she is now in her final resting place.

My mum dad sister and her children all went on hoilday for just over a week, I felt really lonely with out them , I'm very close with my family and speak / see them most days. I did have a few very sad lonely days while they were on holiday. But they are back now and looking forward to catching up with them all. 

Home improvements well.... We are having our back boiler replaced for a combi, this means new pipes  in and out of the house. Ripping out of the old boiler and yeah... Lots of mess stress and money ! But will be worth it once it's done as our old back boiler is costing us a load of money on heating, it's cold and noisy and takes up space into our living room , so I'll be happy once that is all finished. 

I have also been having a rough time with my health. I have a condition known as endometriosis and yeah it's kicking my ass lately, I need to get back and push for another surgery but to be honest I just don't have the energy!! 

And today is Friday and for a rare treat I've booked the night off from work to spend some time with the husband ( it's our 7 th wedding anniversary on Sunday ) we have a steak dinner and chocolate pudding planed ! Bodhi is going for a sleep over at his aunts & uncles so very much looking forward to just chilling out with chris , watch a few DVDs cuddles and a nice lay in on Saturday. 

So that's you guys all caught up with me ! I will try to update more often I have a few reviews/posts half written that I just need to get around to finishing. 

Much love , Jess 

Bubblegum slime

So after hours spent looking and pinning things on good old Pinterest , I made something !! Bubblegum slime is really simple and fast to make, and only uses two household items. Cornflour and washing up liquid !! 

Mix  1 cup of corn flour and 1/2 cup of washing up liquid , this will make the slime very sticky and wet so if you want it dryer then add more cornflour. I used Apple fairy and pommengrante fairy this mixed with the White of the cornflour made the smile pink and green. 

I let bodhi do what he liked with it, we both got very messy and hands covered in the slime after a little while the slime became more dry and firm so we could mould withit, ( couldn't talk photos tho as I was covered i slime by this point ) 

Once bodhi got bored ( after about 40 mins ) I popped the slime ( now more like playdoh ) into the bin and washing hands with soap and hot water and all of the mess was gone ! Think next time I'd  do this  in the garden rather then the living room, but over all was run and simple to make, 

Might also add glitters or rice to it for texture , have fun 

Currently ( July )

Current celebration : summer holidays, ( even if the weather has been rubbish so far ) I am enjoying a slower pace to my days, not rushing lunches and rushing back for the 12:15 school run 

Current confession : I'm really poorly atm ( endo flare ) trying to hide it tho as not a lot I can do about it, but I am feeling pretty low within myself and I feel this is reflecting on my family life. I got sent some lovely flowers from hubby yesterday and made me cry that even tho I'm hiding it from people he still knows I'm struggling 

Current product find : I have just joined buzz agent and was very happy to be sent a box full of Jacobs new cracker/crips I did only get to try the sour cream flavour tho as chris found the chill and salt and vinegar ones while I was at work !!! He said they were very yummy ! 

Current plan : spent the next few weeks enjoying the summer with the boy and pass my driving test so we can go out and about, lots of days out, crafts, cooking and fun ! 

Current purchase : well trying to keep spending down really as saving for a new car, last thing I purchased was a block of driving lessons, and at £230 that isn't a cheap purchase 

Current drink : water water water, I need to drink more and I am trying. It's hard tho really hard.ive cut out fizzy tho pretty much only for treats and if I'm out. 

Current holy moly : the fact that I'm 28 and I don't really have my life sorted. Five years ago I would never have thought that I'd have a child , but yeah I need to sort my life out before 30 hits

Current tv show : me and chris have started watching daredevil over on Netflix it is pretty good only watched a few tho so will see how it pans out.

Current want : sleep, better health and driving license 

Current obsession : no idea......... No obsessions atm