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Bloglovin'.

Each morning I scroll through my bookmarked links and visit each of my favourite blogs. Depending on how many updates they've been this can take anywhere from 15 minutes up to an hour. Recently I came across Bloglovin' which allows you to follow all of your favourite blogs in one place.

To begin with you will need to search for all of your favourite blogs and add them to your account but once that's done each new post made by those blogs will show up in your account like a news feed. You can also create folders to assign blogs to categories as well as choose to be notified when a new post is made. You can also search for top blogs in any category you like. I'd highly recommend this website to anyone whether you follow one or a hundred + blogs. 

Click here to follow my blog on bloglovin'.

M.

Travel Handbag Essentials

I think I've just about got the hang of long plane flights. I found the flight to and from Hawaii quite comfortable, which is a first for me as I tend to get quite restless. I attribute this to my careful planning of handbag essentials which I think I've finally nailed. 

Travel Handbag Essentials by amelmire 

Urban Originals studded handbag, $83 / Mimco travel wallet, $205 / Burt's Bees burt's bee, $9.06 / Beauty product, $3.40 / Anatomicals Snog Me Senseless Mints / Waterford Pallas Black Rollerball Pen / Beauty product / New 69 Kindle eReader  / sweet dreams balm | Perfect Potion

My new favourite product is the sweet dreams balm by Perfect Potion. I tend to get quite nervous with turbulence so before I left I went on the hunt for something natural that would help me calm my nerves and also help me sleep. When paired with my ujayi breathing, this balm kept me calm and I even felt refreshed with just four hours sleep. I found it worked best when rubbed on my feet, wrists and temples. 

I like to also pack one form of entertainment. I usually pack my e-reader as I movies are always accessible on the plane. Taking some snacks also worked a treat as I find the flight attendants don't give out as much food if it's an overnight flight. 

Facial and body wipes aren't just for babies. I love this product and carry a packet everywhere in my bag and car these days. I find it helps me to quickly refresh in the middle of a long day and it's also come in handy when I can't get to a restroom to wash my hands. They're also fabulous out camping or in the middle of storm season when showers/water aren't available. You can pick them up quite cheaply, the other day I picked up a packet from Woolies for $1.00!

Breath mints, moisturiser and lip balm have always saved me. I like to use breath mints and then brush my teeth when I arrive. I know some people carry a toothbrush and toothpaste with them on board but I only like to use plane toilets when I'm desperate (Yepp, they scare me with their scary whoosh noises). Moisturiser and lip balm have been a god send to prevent dry skin and chapped lips from the air-conditioning.

Besides a trendy travel wallet for all of your important documents (never put these in your checked luggage) and a pen to fill out the arrival card on board, fit all this in a roomy handbag and all you're all set for takeoff! 

M.

Mahalo Hawaii

What can I say? Hawaii was amazing. 

Waikiki Beach at dusk <3
This photo is the property of Elegant Impressions. Please do not use without my permission

We're heading up to the Fraser Coast this weekend so I will post more about our amazing holiday soon.

M.

We've Moved stationary

I thought I'd share with you guys our moving cards that I made when we bought our home early last year. We had just gotten married and I thought that it would be a good idea to also notify people of our new address when sending out our thank you cards.

This image is the property of Elegant Impressions

I love creating stationary. I'm hoping to design more in the future.

M.

Airplane fashion

Tomorrow we leave for Hawaii for one week. I'm excited because it will probably be 
the only holiday we get for the next 12 months. Getting ready to go on a 9 hour flight
got  me thinking about plane appropriate clothes. I want something comfortable
but I don't want to wear trackpants or pajamas. Some form of cardigan/shawl/baggy jumper
is a must as the aircon makes me freezing. 

I've been playing around with Polyvore lately and came up with this:

Airplane fashion by amelmire

The good thing is that I already have most of the things on this list. Just need to find a comfy cardi.

M.