Dia daoibh!

Are you a bit of a couch potato!!? Want to win something that may aid you in losing weight and gaining energy!? Well if you read my post below I'll let you be in with a chance!! ;)

Some of you may know from my tweetings, that I have joined the gym. I have been eating slightly healthier than I normally do and I do want to lose some weight. My weight slightly fluctuates quite regularly as I tend to get into a health and fitness mind-frame every now and again. I want to get to a weight that I am comfortable with and proud of, but have not reached that point as of yet. I feel I need an extra kick.

I was recently introduced to Slender Dream; the Slim & Go food supplements in particular. Now, I am quite iffy about these type of products purely because there are so many different companies that all claim to do the same things. I don't know which to go for so I just don't bother. When I read up about Slim & Go it caught my attention, not just because it claims to aid in weight loss, but because of it's energy boosting claims. I looked up the ingredients on the WEBSITE and came across words such as 'Guarana' which I knew had something to do with caffeine. I also saw the words 'Green Tea' which I am a massive fan of and also 'Pomegranate'. There were also another few ingredients that I had never heard of before such as 'Chitosan' and 'Yerba Mate'. It would take a while to try to explain what all of these natural ingredients are good for, so if you're interested, feel free to visit the website, but basically these are five of nature's most powerful, proven fat burning ingredients!

The fact that this product contains natural ingredients, has the added bonus of an energy boost and is simple to "do" massively appeals to me. As I am eating healthier and am getting exercise I think it's definitely worth a shot as my "extra kick!". If you are interested I might even keep track of how I get on via my blog? Would that be of interest to you?

Oh ya, and maybe you would like to try Slim & Go too!!? Gwan then so, you twisted my arm! Slender Dream have very generously given me 10, 1 week supply packs of Slim & Go to giveaway. I'm going to make it completely straightforward with two different chances of winning. You may enter both to be in with more of a chance.There will be 5 winners here from my blog and 5 winners from my Facebook friends.

HOW TO ENTER
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To enter, make sure you follow my blog. At the very top of the page you will see the following:
Click Join this site. You can join up using your Google, Twitter or Yahoo a/c or if you have an AIM, Netlog or OpenID. You will not receive spam. It's just to make you a member of my blog.

Entry 1

1. Leave a comment here on my blog below, with your contact details (including your GFC name (your name of how you follow my blog). 
AND
2.  "Like" Slender Dream Slim & Go on Facebook, click HERE 

AND/OR

Entry 2

1. "Like" Slender Dream Slim & Go on Facebook, click HERE 
AND
2. Leave a comment on THIS picture on my Facebook Page saying you would like to be entered.

7The giveaway is open to residents of Ireland over the age of 18 and will close on Tuesday 7th February 23:59 GMT.


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Before I go, I'll leave you with Slender Dream's quite entertaining and fun video they put together!

Slán!

Slender Dream Slim & Go is available online HERE at Lifes2Good for €19.95 for 60 Capsules and is also available from Boot's Pharmacy and pharmacies nationwide.

Take 1-2 capsule(s) 20 minutes before meals with a glass of water for a minimum of 12 weeks.

Do not take more than 4 capsules per day or as recommended by your doctor.

Slender Dream is recommended as part of a calorie controlled diet with regular exercise.

Result may vary.

Dia daoibh!

I have a question for you? Celebrity product endorsements; what are your thoughts? I was just scrolling through my Facebook and saw a picture of the Irish wan who was in Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model posing with a box of Whizzer Strips (*cough.... which I reviewed here btw!!!) with the caption "The beautiful Hannah Devane is a fan of Whizzer!". Immediately my mind spoke.... "Ya, more like she's a fan of being paid to SAY she's a fan!!". Is that terrible!? Maybe Hannah Devane is in fact a fan of the product, but my first reaction was that it's just for publicity! I scrolled through and saw that a few more models were snapped posing, holding the box of Whizzers. Does that really make people want to buy something these days!!? I completly understand the company's reasoning that it will attract attention but what I'm wondering is do people buy products just because of the face of someone who is pictured with it!!? 

I laughed out (quite loudly) in the pub once after a Man Utd game when Rooney was obviously quite deliberatly handed a bottle of Lucozade Sport the second the full-time whistle was blown.... and I mean THE SECOND! Watch out for it if you happen to see a Man Utd game, or any other soccer or indeed sporting event. More than likely you will see someone being handed a bottle of something and I can tell you something; it's not just because they're thirsty!! It's quite amusing!!

But seriously!! It's so hard to comprehend how that actually works and makes money!! For children and teenagers it's a completly different story all together but are adults as gulliable!? It's all publicity for the company to spread the pictures of  a celeb with their products (be it product placement or genuine) I understand, but it's not necessarily advertising.... if you get me. I understand how money is made from tv adverts of Cheryl Cole bouncing her hair around the place, or Jennifer Lopez looking sultry and fluttering her sexy (false) lashes, but I'm interested to know if many people buy something just because they have seen a celeb actually eating/drinking/using a product!!?


I touched on Photoshop and more a less false advertising in this post (which is when I started blogging! You may be interested if you like this post :)


Slán!

Dia daoibh!

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I hope you all had a peaceful enjoyable Christmas and New Years and are looking forward to a fresh start for this year :)

Slán

Dia daoibh.

Saturday 17th December was the day. I was heading for Dublin to meet the girls. "The girls" being some other bloggers and vloggers. We had been arranging it for a while and I was so excited to go. On the day, not everyone was able to attend though, sickness and life in general had caught up with a lot of people! The previous day though, I myself felt crap. I was getting sick, I could feel it. As I posted on my FACEBOOK I dosed up on Uniflu, antihistamines, washed and sanitized my hands constantly, bought good tissues (yano, the proper more expensive brand with the balm on it!!) put the heating on, hopped in bed, watched tele and felt sorry for myself until I woke up the next morning, thank god feeling ok-ish!

Basically HERE'S what I decided to wear, but black jeggings, along with two pairs of socks, thick scarf and warm coat!

I travelled by train. Unfortunately I was alone as the other Cork girls Sinead and Treena were sick and couldn't make it and something also came up for Jen. It was ok though, at least I had met them before! I arrived in Heuston, a bit scared as usual, as I'm not used to Dublin. I wandered around for a little while and then met some of the other Cork girls. Sarah, Leslie and Milli off the bus. We then headed for  Salamanca Tapas Bar and Restaurant on Dame Street to meet up with everyone else. Here's what I got

Leslie's BLOG and YOU TUBE     Millie's BLOG and YOU TUBE     Nina's BLOG and YOU TUBE

Dia daoibh!

So, in case you don't know it; I'm a thinker. I think a lot about different things. I'm not necessarily a dreamer, I'm more of a realist and a bit of a worrier! I was in a mad huzzy (is that even a word!!) yesterday cleaning the house. I wanted it to be spic and span for Christmas in case we have any guests calling over. Now I don't mind cleaning, but when James (the boyfriend) came in the door that evening and said "I thought you'd have the kitchen done by now" and continued on into the sitting room to sit down and watch the match, it infuriated me, to say the least! About 10 minutes later when I was cleaning the kitchen, Cathal (my small man) decided to bustle in and say "Mom, I think you need to wash the floor, look at my feet!" and lifted up his leg to show me the soles of his feet (which were in fact a bit black looking!) Oh dear baby Jesus..... this re-boiled my blood. I slammed down the pan I was in the middle of washing and stomped up the stairs and threw myself on the bed like a stroppy teenager. I always do this. Well, not necessarily stomp around the place like a teenager, but when I need a time out for myself, my bed is the place I go to. I was wrecked tired from cleaning for hours and then, all those two fellas downstairs can do is complain about what I haven't done. TYPical :(

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So it took me a few minutes, but I realised...... oh grow up Laura, just get over yourself. Upon further reflection, their comments only sparked off what was bound to happen regardless. I had no breakfast that morning and was flying around the place for hours, sweating from running up and down the stairs, my arms were aching from scrubbing the bathroom.... you get the idea. I was tired from cleaning. It was my own fault because as per usual I had left everything until the last minute (kinda) and just stressed myself out.

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As I was in my world of thought, on comes James and Cathal with a bouquet of flowers. I had been in my world of thought in my room for about half an hour and didn't realise that they had left, went down town to the shop to buy me flowers. They both came over, hopped on the bed and they gave me the flowers and hugs. I felt a surge of relief and warmth come over me. Such a simple thing - a bunch of flowers completely changed how I was feeling.

Beautiful flowers from Marks and Spencer Source

After that lovely little encounter I continued on thinking! I started thinking about changes I need to make. I wanted to me more organised. That's what my New Years Resolution is going to be. I looked at the flowers and smiled. I wanted to share the same with others. Automatically flowers remind me of Valentines Day. Now I don't particularly "celebrate" Valentines as I'm one of those who agrees that love should be shared everyday, not just on one specific day; but at the same time, sometimes we need a little reminder, and flowers are a lovely way of showing and expressing your feelings for someone. It's strange because that evening I received an email about Valentines day! I know!! It's only December, but there you go! Others are obviously much more organised than little ole me! Here's the link to Marks & Spencer who have set up for people to be reminded when they set up their specially formed shop for Valentines, which will include flowers, chocolates and more gifts. I don't know what came over me or why these flowers affected me so much, but I'm a strong believer in "everything happens for a reason". So I have signed up for the the reminder in the hope that it will help me to become more organised in the New Year and share the feeling of love and happiness! Two birds, one stone! For sure, I will be sending flowers to my mother and close friends and hopefully they might get some sort of positive feeling, just like I did! It's the small things that can make a huge difference to someone's day.

Slán