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Man! This week has really felt like the longest week of the longest month of the longest year. I think the Christmas move and subsequent scramble to keep my head above water has finally caught up with me and I got next to NOTHING done. It wasn't particularly relaxing but definitely unproductive enough to give me a kick up the arse for the week ahead!I thought I would do a little catch up today and fill you in on all the bits and pieces that might have made it in to a video or post but didn't..WATCHINGI saw La La Land on Wednesday night with Lee and went back on Friday with the kids. Obsessed. It was a bit late for Milo so the little guy slept through most of it but he was toe tapping away before he succumbed. The reason I took him at all was because that morning I was listening to the soundtrack on the way to school and he instructed me not to listen to any more without him because he 'loved it so much' - how could I not take him? It's completely indescribable and I know it won't be for everyone but my husband is not a musical guy at all and even he enjoyed it.. I would just say if you think you might want to see it it's definitely a film that was made for the big screen. On the small screen this week was Delicious, the mini series with Emilia Fox & Dawn French. I've been taping since after Christmas and finally binged all 4 episodes last night, if it's still available as a box set on Sky (and you have Sky) I would recommend it. I love Dawn French of course but the story wasn't quite as predictable as I'd expected from the promos.. a welcome January pick me up since everything else I watch isn't back till Feb! (Scandal and Suits are coming soon!!!!)TRAVELWe finally booked a hotel for our Anniversary weekend coming up. We were deliberating over where we wanted to go for the longest time and settled on Rudding Park Hotel in Harrogate which we found on Secret Escapes. I've never used the site before but we were spoiled for choice since we weren't married to a certain area..I'll let you know how it goes but so far I'd recommend the site for cheap deals. We also booked our Easter return to Las Vegas which is obviously the most exciting.. let the holiday shopping and attempts at diet and exercise commence. We're going back to The Vdara which we absolutely loved last time and we always book through Expedia (people tend to ask) as we have never found a cheaper price for a holiday elsewhere.BEAUTYI have barely worn makeup this week because of a disastrous beauty fail on Wednesday. I thought it was a GREAT idea to have my entire face threaded (HORRIFYING - DO NOT DO THIS UNLESS YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO) and follow up with a brow tint and facial.. NOT a great idea. I'd like to think the salon would know if it wasn't smart and that perhaps it was just me but I currently look like I'm suffering severe adult acne and am living in masks (skincare, not costumes) and salicylic acids. I will share some pictures with you along with some of the most effective treatments I've discovered along the way once I've cleared up my skin. It's been a bit of a blessing as I'm currently testing a new skincare range aimed at blemish prone skin and 1 or all of the products do seem to be making a difference.. watch this space.SHOPPINGThe replacement for the camera I lost in the move finally arrived this week so that was my shopping budget for the month (and some) but my birthday is coming up and I have a little Wishlist populating in my mind. I actually sold a couple of bags on eBay this week that I wasn't 100% in love with to fund some other things I absolutely DO love so I may share that list with you later in the week so you can weigh in. I'm also off to the shops tomorrow to check out the new season stuff.. BUT I have a bag full of ill advised sale purchases from Hollister to return SO it's kind of like shopping for free, right? Swap Shop? I'm hearing good things about M&S knitwear right now and that's a shop I literally never even walk through ordinarily so I will make a special trip tomorrow to see what all the fuss is about.And that's it (I'm sure I'm missing major details) ..I am going to be up and at 'em first thing tomorrow to get my shit together and post more this week but I'm not filming till Monday so any video requests would be EXCELLENT ;)