Our 'Fully Booked' Weekend in Bath

As I'm reaching the end of my pregnancy it means that I only have 2-3 weeks left to travel on a plane and while we wanted to do that and escape to Rome, I just knew I would not be as energetic to sightsee and be active since I already feel quite heavy. Instead, we decided to visit the beautiful city of Bath for the weekend to get away from London and all it's fuss during the Christmas period.

Meet the blogger

Hola holaaaa!

I thought it would be fun to do this as a way for some of you to get to know me!
Also, a great way for me to get on the blogging wagon as I've fallen behind and felt a bit 'meh' for a while - thank you pregnancy hormones. So here's a little bit a bout me :)

My Second Trimester

I cannot believe we are officially done with our second trimester and boy oh boy are things getting more real and rounder day by day! These 3 months have been easy, enjoyable but still tiring! A lot has happened but we are just grateful that baby girl is doing well, growing daily and getting stronger.

Travel Post: Corfu 2016

We decided to combine our anniversary, Diego's birthday and our "baby moon" all in one little holiday to Corfu, Greece! This was our first time to the island and Diego's first time stepping on Greek land. We had a relaxing week, explored through the narrow streets of Corfu Old Town, swam in crystal clear waters and got lost in the mountains with only a map to guide us!

My First Trimester

I'm officially in week 19 of my pregnancy and it seems like it was only yesterday I found out I was pregnant. Seeing my bump grow day by day has been exciting but I'm still trying to get used to it. I already feel like I'm quite big and during the first couple of weeks I was still able to suck in my belly when I thought I was showing but I can no longer do that! 

5 To Try

Seeing as I haven't done any favourites for a while I want to start something new. I don't always buy something every month so it is quite difficult to come up with genuine product reviews that are worth sharing. This new post '5 To Try' will be a series of my top 5 products that I have been loving for a little over a month and I can give you genuine feedback.

The Monthly Roundup: February Favourites

Well February was short and sweet! Another month and another favourites post. This month started off on a high. February started off in Barcelona, I started my new job and ended the month with free tickets to see Tori Kelly! So... lets get to it! 

The Review: The Body Shop Advent Calendar

Hi guys!

I know Christmas is over but I wanted to start on something that definitely impressed me during the season. The normal way to count down to Christmas day is with chocolates, however, two years ago I came across the wonderful world of beauty advent calendars on YouTube. I have since wanted one and this year my lovely husband treated me to one!

First impressions: 
- The presentation is really pretty, its kind of simple but what makes it stand out a lot is the big red bow. I didn't want to open it at first because it looked so perfect haha. 
- Big and heavy which meant they would have reasonable sized goodies.
- I wasn't too fond of the green colour but I guess green is a Christmas colour so... meh.
- It smelt amazing! 

What you get:
- The box consists of 24 boxes plus a cheeky box for Christmas Day! 
- Most of the gifts are sample sizes and these are good for me since I hate having to pour my face cream, body cream and any other cream into those small travel containers. 
- They had four beauty products an eyeliner, Italian Summer Fig eau de toilette, eyelash curler, lip balms and a full size red nail polish. I love nail polish and I love the body shop nail polish since it dries quick, one coat can be enough and the formula in general is one of my favourites. 
- I've heard and read reviews on the Body Shop Vitamin E range so I was excited to see they had included some samples of the toner, day cream and night cream. I'm going to finish off my current creams so I can give you a full on honest review on their Vitamin E range so be on the look out for that!
- You get A LOT of body creams and shower gels which I love since they're so easy to take with you if you travel often. 

Is it worth it?:
Well... after opening 25 boxes, trying and loving some of their products and seeing reviews on other advent calendars I think it definitely is worth the money. I know many of the things I got will last me a while which is great but one of the things that I loved about Body Shop Advent Calendar was the fact that every box had a little motivational quote, which I thought was a nice little touch. 

I definitely recommend this advent calendar to anyone who loves skin care, body care, beauty and the Body Shop! Would you get a beauty advent calendar this 2016? 

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So I'm taking a turn on my blog and making it into something I have always wanted to do for such a long time but because I was always nervous and worried about what people would think I decided to put it off but now I overcame my fear, forgot about everyone else's opinion and decided to go for it!

x

Karla Bakes: Banana muffins

I'm back with a new post on one of my favourite baking recipes - banana muffins! This recipe is a family favourite at home. I've seen my mum make it numerous times where she's added carrot shavings and raisins! I decided to go ahead and make some myself and share the recipe with you! 

What you'll need: 
200 grams of plain flour
150 grams of sugar
75 grams of butter
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda 
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 egg
3 medium bananas OR 2 large bananas - mashed

Prep time: 25 mins at gas mark 4 - 225 °C

Serves: 12 muffin cases

Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl.

In a plate mash the bananas together with a fork. This is two large bananas being mashed. 

Get a separate bowl and combine the bananas, sugar, egg and butter. Since the bananas are already sweet I recommend to use less sugar, if not, you can use the full 150 grams.

Now you can mix all the wet ingredients together, enough to break the butter and bananas apart.

Once that's done, combine the wet ingredients into the bowl with flour and start mixing away!

Stop mixing once it looks smooth and everything has been blended together! 

By this time you should have already made sure the oven is turned on at gas mark 4 ~ 225 °C. Set out your muffin cases and evenly distribute the batter.

I managed to fill up all 12 muffin cases evenly - hooray! 

This is me trying to be super fancy and grabbing a close up of muffins before :) 

So, once the mixture is ready, put them inside the oven for 25 minutes! Use this time to clean up if you haven't done so during the process. 

After 25 minutes, this is what they looked like! You want them to have a nice golden brown colour and to be sure that they are ready you can stick a knife through the middle of the muffins and the knife should come out clean without any mixture on it. 

I took them out the muffin pan and let them sit for 10 minutes until they cooled down and that was it! 

I hoped you enjoyed this step by step picture recipe from my mum's recipe book. It was really easy to bake the muffins and it's a great way of using bananas! They tasted delicious but like always, not as good as my mums :)

Thanks for reading! 

Karla xo