Ok - the world has been flooded this week with fab pics of Gwyneth Paltrow!  We even have a picture of her with her trainer up on the wall in the office in the vain hope that maybe just by looking at the pics of her looking so slim and trim, it might just rub off on us!

So our answer this week in order to achieve this has been to purchase the WII Fit!  And we are loving it….. it’s quite brutal in that it weighs you, gives you your bmi  and then later on tells you if you have put on any weight after your Sunday lunch!! Love that!!

But joking apart, it’s actually very cool and might actually be the thing that finally kick starts the Summer body!

But in case that all goes awry, which obviously there is high potential, here are a few of our other favourite things this week to keep you going:

1.  Mario Badescu Almond and Honey Face Scrub

2.  Bliss Tripe Oxygen Instant Energising Mask

3.  Dove Pro Age Beauty Body Lotion

4.  Waitrose Ginger and Lemon Green Tea

5.  Ocean Spray Cranberry Classic Juice

6.  Boots Protect and Perfect Eye Cream

7.  Spanx - anything….

8.  Elizabeth Arden 8 hour hand cream

Happy Wii….

A list of things we love today…

1.   Rose and Geranium candle from Toast - fab… www.toast.co.uk

2.   It’s Vintage Darling - Christa Wiel - fab book available at www.whatagirlneeds.co.uk from Friday!!

3.  Anything from the V&A Shop - check it out online… just divine… www.vam.ac.co.uk

4.   The White Dylan Bag from J&M Davidson - available at www.whatagirlneeds.co.uk

5.   Gavin and Stacey - BBC 3…. genius…..

6.   Anything in Navy….

7.   Heidi Klein Swimwear  - www.heidiklein.com

8.   Wooden Toaster Tongs - we too are fed up of half of piece of toast after grappling with the toaster or blowing it up!  No more with these babies… available at all good hardware stores!!!

9.   Cos - when are they going to get a branch in Oxford…. Regent Street, although the newest and fabbest place to shop, is quite frankly a pain to get to….

10.   Figs with Roquefort Cheese and oil and balsamic - easy and gorgeous…

Hello there all!

It’s been a while and could give a thousand reasons but not going to - just suffice to say that this blogging lark is now truly a daily event and we are going to use this forum as a reason to inform you all on the latest and greatest - whether it’s a bag, a face cream, a holiday, a new car, a lipstick …

So feel free to contact us if you want to get something plugged on here - feel free to add comments where-ever you wish - write reviews on whatever we are discussing on a daily basis - tell us if there’s something better out there, perhaps cheaper - who knows!

But in the life of Credit Crunch as we know it, let’s try to bring some joy into our lives and perhaps save money at the same time (that’s husband’s tip for the day - who needs La Prairie when you can have Aldi’s face cream at £1.89!) But be warned - only 2 pots allowed to be purchased at one time…. but it’s good….

So today’s hot tip is how not to spend £16 a day on detox food in a box - do it yourself!  How hard must it be really…  stock up on strawberries, blueberries, grains and seed and muesli for breakfast.  Oh and a jumbo pot of Natural yoghurt.  Lunches will be chicken salads so roast a chicken - that will keep you going for a couple of days, stock up on vegetables - broccoli, potatoes, asparagus (almost in season time!) and some frozen fish pieces from the fishmonger!  That’s only got to set you back about £20 and will last at least 3/4 days if not  more on the basics!

Come on girls - forget calling it Detox Pure buy it in a box and get it delivered - let’s call it Credit Crunchy Muesli….Credit Crunchy Carrot Soup and Credit Crunchy Herb Crust Cod with Mash…

Enjoy and bask in the knowledge that today you are doing your bit…

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