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  Valentines
Happy Valentines day everyone!
A day made to celebrate love worldwide! And hasn't it just come so quickly?
I'm in awe that it's already February, please time, just relax.

I wrote a quick blog post about how I spent my Valentines day on my alternative blog!
CLICK HERE to read how the day went on, gifts, my idea on cards and our evening meal.

Hope you guys had a good weekend!

xx.

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  Cheese & Wine - Ocello
Who doesn't love a beautiful cheese and a great wine on a night in? It's a  perfect mood setter and accompaniment to conversation.
Cheese and Wine are deep and delicate foods that trace far back into history, often used as the symbol of wealth and social class. Nowadays Cheese and Wine can be used as a symbol of a good evening to come

At Formaggi Ocello in Surry Hills we attended our first Cheese & Wine tasting evening!
Located on the corner of Bourke Street Surry Hills, Ocello is a quaint little cheese store with a huge selection of all the perfect delicacies of life.


As the past winners of the 2010 and 2012 best Cheese store in Sydney, Ocello is nothing but amazing!
The atmosphere was warm and comforting, with is rustic feel and utmost care of their customer and products, Ocello was a little delight. We walked into the store greeted by friendly smiles, a glass of amazing champagne and a little taster!


We were swiftly shown to our table where familiarised ourselves with our surroundings, started conversation in anticipation of the upcoming night and soaked in the atmosphere. 



The evening's theme was "Italian vs French". We were presented with a total of 6 cheeses and accompaniment wines showing the diversity of each country's cheese and tastes.
On our table were condiments to accompany and enhance our cheese tasting as well as an informational take home guide that allowed us to understand a bit more about the cheese and wine we ate.


With every cheese we had an accompanying wine that either enhanced or neutralised the many flavours that danced along our pallets that evening. The matches were expertly paired by the owners and showed us the strong similarities that both Italy and France have to offer both in their wine and their cheeses.




If Cheese isn't your thing that's okay, Ocello offers a wide range of products that don't restrict you to cheese and wine. Offering high quality Nougats and Biscotti, Cured hams, jams, condiments, herbs, pastas and many more, Ocello is more than your average deli.




Ss customers of the wine and cheese night we were entitled to 20% off all the store items. I held myself back a lot more than I should've but was so happy with my purchases that night!




The night was simply superb. Everyone at the event left delighted from the whole experience; clearly Ocello knows their cheese and wine, but they also know customer service. All the staff were extremely pleasant and helpful, and the coordinators of the evening (two experts in cheese and wine) went around to every table and spoke to the patrons. Its the details which make the experience unforgettable, and we wont be forgetting Ocello any time soon!






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  Real "Beauty"
Hey guys! 
Today's blog post is going to be about something a little different from makeup reviews and games.
I want to talk about being beautiful from all the way inside and channelling it outwards in the every day. 


Smile & Stay Positive
It's not hard, 
it doesn't take too much effort, 
but yet sometimes it's just so difficult.  

Positivity and kindness go hand in hand, often one can't go without the other. 


Finding the positives in everything or trying to smile through the hardest of times is possibly one of the most difficult things that everyone must go through. 
However studies show that optimists live longer, up to 10 years even!
Positive people rub off onto others and prevail over negative environments, having this outlook in work environment makes your workplace more productive. 
Having constant positivity also allows you to deal with high stress situations much easier, allowing you to deal with those on the spot do or die situations. 
Positive emotions likewise reduce your day to day stress and outwardly open and broaden your mind to greater things and allowing yourself to become approachable. 

All together, positivity starts with a smile and ends in happiness and gratitude. 
A positive and kind interior shines outwards which is noticeable and is key in the influence of  'personality' beauty. What's the point in glittering an egg up for easter if it's rotten inside. 

The first few steps of making that positive upgrade can be

  • Smile to someone new every day. Smiles are contagious! 
  • Give someone a compliment out of the blue - 'Oh stop it you' 
  • Give yourself some 'me time' every week to give yourself something to look forward to
  • .Treat yourself - A little chocolate releases endorphins that relate to happiness, but don't forget all is good in moderation. 
Lastly who are you? 

Getting that immense beauty that's on the cover page of fashion magazines isn't what defines beauty you dingas. 
A beautiful person starts from the inside, a pretty apple is still horrible if it's rotten inside right? Even the sweetest fruits don't have the perfect exterior. 
What I'm trying to say is kindhearted people are beautiful people.

I've met many pretty girls who have just become the most hideous people on the face of the earth because they have just no hearts or respect for anyone else

Healthy inside and out

All of the above can be heavily influenced on your health and general wellbeing. BABE , you gotta look after yourself okay! How do you look after people if you're not 150%, if you're incapacitated you can't look after anyone anyway. 
Michelle Obama even states to put yourself first, you must always be number 1 on your priority list. It's not selfish, it's practical! We are taught everywhere including on the plane to put on our own oxygen masks first before considering helping children. 

How do we look after ourselves? 

Eat smart. 
I'm not saying change your whole diet, but consider what's best for yourself, consider what the balance is like. I personally like to have one spoilt day a week where I can very much gorge and indulge in whatever I wish. I'm not particularly strict on this as sometimes it can spread out to a second day. But I try to make sure I can combat my immense amount of consumption with smart eating. 
Eg. I love snacks especially chips, instead of eating them all the time I have Rice snacks instead. A healthier and actually more filling option. 

Drink Water!
Why wouldn't you?! it's amazing! 
Staying hydrated is great for your skin, great for your body and everything else in between!

Sleep Well
This is a hard one that I struggle with daily but sleeping enough is crucial for your body to rest and recover all the days traumas and stresses both mentally and physically. 
Now sleeping at the same time every night and calculating your appropriate 8 hours is important however the crucial point is waking up at the same time. Your body compensates for lost sleep by making you sleep more soundly the next night, granted you're waking up at the same time each day still. Oversleeping or sleeping in will only prolong and readjust your body clock keeping you later the next night and the next and so on and so forth. 

Skincare. 
Put the makeup down!
Have one day AT LEAST where you're not polluting your skin with make up. That one day allows your skin to breathe and readjust leaving you less breakouts. 
On that note, the days you do wear make up, make sure you clean it off well and thoroughly every day. Leaving make up on wears your skin down and fills the pores up causing horrendous skin problems and making you want to put more on to conceal them. 

On that note, look after your skin!
Keep it hydrated and wash it everyday, having good products that work well for your skin and not because they've had good reviews are important to your skin health, just because it worked on their skin doesn't mean it'll work on yours. 

Stay Fit. 
I don't mean go out and do a marathon every day but simply do enough to stay healthy. Exercise as a part of your general health is proven to make you feel more awake and rest better. It's hard work but the rhythm must be continued and trust me it is worth your while. 

Okay Fair enough it sounds like a lot but these are the first steps to self confidence and feeling and being beautiful inside and out
I hope you found this useful. 
Love Jay
xx.


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