Wizard of Oz inspired nails

With a bit of spare time to kill whilst wondering the streets of Farnham, I decided to pop into Boots to pick up the new Barry M Instant Nail Effects polishes (in gold and silver). Whilst scouring the shelves my eyes spied the gorgeous Red Glitter varnish.... Well I couldn't resist!
Neither could I wait to paint! I nipped into Costa, ordered a vat of coffe and sat painting my nails!! Here's the result!

Do you LOVE as much as I do??

Love Lara

Yoga vs Pilates....

I've been doing 'Hot Yoga' for a good few weeks now and I LOVE it! Having never tried Yoga before I was apprehensive to say the least, walking into that studio I had no idea exactly what I was letting myself in for. The room was full of women (and a few scared looking men) of all ages and shapes. I had envisaged scantily clad bodies of perfection....Phew!!
As we began the instructor, Emily cranked up the heat..... 42 DEGREES!! Within 10 minutes the sweat began to pour.....and sweat was basically the theme for the evening.
After 90 intense mintues of yogic postures, my ordeal was over and I was addicted! I felt so alive, renewed and bizarrely refreshed! I went home eager to tell my lesser half....(I shall introduce him properly...his name is Ryan) all about my first experience of Hot Yoga and for him to feel how wet my once dry gym clothes were! Yes, I really am that disgusting.

Today I did my first 'Hot Pilates' class (again my first pilates experience). I cant quite make my mind up as to wether I like it. I don't feel the instant love for it as I did with hot yoga. It was a shorter lunch time class.... is this the reason?? Am I now used to the 90 min extravaganzas?? The work was diferent to yoga in that it is very focused on core strength, with lots of ab work (yippee... bye bye muffin top) but overall I didn't feel as knakered from it.

I will give it another shot, for now I withold verdict....And continue my love affair with yoga.

If any of you are in the Reading area give the studio a go:
http://www.studio42.co.uk/

Love Lara xx

My first blog post, My first Love... Moaning!

I don't know about you but I find living with a man very taxing! Now I love my lesser (no he's not better than me) half, he's amazing in many ways but domestic-ness is not one of them!

I am a clean freak, verging on OCD, so maybe my expectations are higher than most (he'd say they are), but is it really too much to ask a guy to hoover or wipe the toothpaste he's splattered all over the mirror off?? Really??

My subtle digs just don't work so every now and again the volcano erupts, which is what happened this morning.... Full scale explosion!!!
His come back: 'but I cook my own dinner every night'... Not true!!! I saw red!
I do the cooking. I do the washing. I hoover. I clean the bathroom etc etc....

He says I love to moan. He says I moan a lot. But women don't moan and wouldn't moan if men just did as they're told..... Right?? Or maybe we really do love to moan..?