Guest Post - Spring Clean Check list

Today I have a lovely guest post all about spring cleaning from the lovely Samantha at Coco Butter Blog , if your house is anything like mine at the moment (Full of cobwebs) then this is perfect.

Spring Cleaning Checklist

As it’s spring (well, almost summer) it’s time to do a big clean. Yes, it’s time to do all those jobs that you don’t usually get time to do when your cleaning time is filled with hoovering, washing pots and cleaning the bathroom. I sometimes find it hard to remember which bits I need to do when I’m doing a really big clean and so here’s my spring clean checklist to help…

Kitchen

• Clean out the cupboards and throw away any out of date tins (we all have them!)
• Wipe the cupboard doors
• Clean out the fridge
• Empty the crumbs from the toaster
• Clean out the bin

Living room

• Clean the skirting boards
• Dust in the ceiling corners and the tops of the lightshades
• Wash sofa and cushion covers and hoover underneath the covers

Bedroom

• Put away winter clothes and this is a good excuse to get rid of some stuff. Give things to charity, swap them with friends or sell them on Ebay, if you’ve not worn something for a year then get rid of it! Imagining filling up your wardrobe with lots of lovely new clothes will make this easier…
• If you’ve got storage under the bed go through this and get rid of anything you don’t need
  
  

Bathroom

• Deep clean the shower. I usually use the daily shower shine spray every time someone has a shower but every now and again they need a really deep clean to get rid of any grime!
• If you have cupboards in your bathroom have a sort through these and check that your make-up and beauty products are still in date. If they’re out of date then throw them away to save space!
  
  
  
  
  

And some other things not to neglect…

• Carpets
• Insides of windows
• Mirrors

Guest Post - Gone to the Races

Today I have a guest post from the Lovely Lena from www.forayintofashion.com 

It was recently my partners birthday and so of course I wanted to take him out. He's not one for pubs or clubbing so was looking for something different that wouldn't break the bank. We had driven past Henlow dog racing tracks before and both mentioned it was something we would like to try so imagine my excitement when I found a Groupon deal which for the measly sum of £8 would not only gain us both entry and game cards but would also provide a meal (a very greasy hot dog and chips, and they didn't even have onions) and a drink! Pretty fab deal! All in all a pretty cheap night out as we were only putting minimal bets on all the races.

So it was all arranged, little one went to his Nan's and we had the night to ourselves. I loved my outfit of jeans, beige cowboy boots, light pink floaty blouse, hooded cape, lots of jewellery and a fabulous beige hat. He’s not much for drinking so was happy to drive and off we went.

Now I have to say on the lead up I was very excited, it was to be a new experience and we do not go out very often.

We pulled into the so-called car park which was very busy and with bated breath we entered only to be very disappointed. Where was the atmosphere i was expecting? Where was the jovial excitement? I expected there to be loads of men in camel coats touting for bets on their soap boxes, however there were only 2 and neither lived up to the image I had in my mind as to what they would look like.

Once the racing began there was hardly any cheering or over the top pantomime booing. No one ripping up their betting stubs and dramatically throwing them to the floor when they lost. Though I admit I felt like doing so.

I was ecstatic to win, even though it was only about £1.30, it still got my blood pumping and my heart beat rapidly increasing. Of course my partner thought it was hilarious that I was excited about such a small win, but hey, it’s better than a kick in the teeth.

Would I go again? Probably, but that is more to do with the cheap night out than the actual excitement of dog racing!