Need to take my mind off food

Yesterday I was in the office and maintained my eating plan. Today WFH (working from home – just in case you are not in the know!) and did even better. Yesterday morning I had a sneaky weigh in and after only 2 days, 1/2lb lost. It’s amazing what not eating chocolate and drinking wine can do. But seeing a loss, however small, keeps you going.

But, anyway all of this talk of food makes me want to grab a Wispa and scoff in 3 mouthfuls. I think I have mentioned before this is THE best chocolate bar you can buy. There is something simply addictive about the texture of the fine bubbles. See what I mean, I need distraction from the brown calorific stuff.

So let’s talk about the other obsession of mine – aging. Hands and elbows, no make-up or drastic plastic surgery can help, so I do spend a fair amount on hand-creams. I have Molton Brown, by my desk in the office (relegated here from home as it leaves your hands a bit greasy). There is a Tesco own brand ‘Finest’ in my downstairs toilet, OK for occasional use and not too expensive if any of the children have more than one squirt each. I have opted for a rather cheap set purchased in Debenhams, Baylis and Harding for by my kitchen sink (co-ordinating with hand-wash) and this has a very nice smell. As we move upstairs, in my bathroom I have very lovely Liz Earle, pumped Hand Repair. This smells rather divine to me, but my husband hates the rather strong lavender smell. Hence, it is stuck in my en suite. By my bed, for best overnight moisture is Arbonne FC5 Ultra Hydrating Hand-Cream. This I like and I am on my second tube.

But I now have a new favourite – or two new favourites from the No. 7 and infamous Protect and Perfect range. Purchased on Monday with a promise of younger looking hands in 4 weeks! I have a Day Hand-Cream with SPF 15 and an Overnight Treatment Cream. Both are wonderful. Glide on a leave NO stickiness or greasiness. The Day cream will now be kept in my VIP (very important pocket) to make sure it goes into whatever handbag I am coordinating with!

I am now distracted and have lovely smooth hands. Time for a camomile tea before bed!

New product for me

Have you heard of Arbonne? Well, you can be excused if you haven’t. One of my friends and neighbours has just introduced me. Jo has become an independent Arbonne consultant. What this means is there is now a high end quality skincare and make up range, available in a ‘party plan format’ and this could come to a home like yours.

Jo like me is a working mother. However, upon the birth of her 3rd child she decided a full time role in HR (after working in sales, marketing and other senior positions) was not for her, right now. Her young family needed to take priority. What was interesting is how she discovered this skincare and cosmetic range and opportunity on our village ‘mummy network’. I have recently been invited to a “Jamie at home party”, an “Osborne book party”, an “Ann Summers party” (not really for me) and I recently attended and spent £45 at a “Pampered Chef party”. Jo attended an Arbonne party at a friend’s and was so sold on the products and the difference it has made to her skin, that she now wants to test this as a business, to keep her at home, rather than in an office.

I am a hard one to sell too. I have my routine and it works for me, so why change? However, there is one product that I have tested and now bought; Arbonne FC5 Ultra Hydrating Hand Creme. I have swapped my Liz Earle Hand Repair for this. I use as I go to bed (Liz Earle is still on my desk at the office) and my hands feel soft in the morning!

Whether I start to use more of the range is yet to be seen. However, Arbonne will soon be calling at my house as I host a ‘party’ to help Jo start her new business.