Coffee With Chloe - Issue 2

I hope you have all had the most fabulous week. I have been so motivated this week & it feels great. I love feeling accomplished & finding my new normal. Since I went self employed I have struggled with finding a new routine & it feels good to have my groove back.

How did your screen free day go? Please tell me you had one....let me know what you all got up to. I am absolutely having another screen free day this weekend.

Did anyone manage to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it if you did.

This week we are going to be chatting about periods & anxiety, how I got on with my icing my face, Cacao & anxiety crystals. So grab your coffee & get cosy for this weeks issue of Coffee with Chloe (or maybe Cacao with Chloe after you've heard the amazing benefits)

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Healing

Are you anxious, or is it just your period? Have you ever felt so anxious, irrational & out of control then 'ta da' your period arrives & it all starts to make sense? I know when I first came off the pill the 2 weeks leading up to my period was hell, the week of my period was hell, so I ended up with about 1 good week each month. I wanted the world to stop, I didn't want to be here anymore, all I would do is cry & wish every day that I wouldn't wake up. The symptoms went on for so long that I didn't link the two, I didn't think that PMT could make you feel that. Once I found out that I was in fact struggling with PMDD a severe case of PMT it was so much easier to deal with my symptoms. Installing a period tracker on my phone was a turning point, so when I started to feel those horrible feelings I could quickly check when my period was due so I could asses how I was feeling & finally make the correlation between the two. When I felt myself losing control of my emotions I could stop & remind myself that actually these are not my real feelings & they are just my hormones. I am not actually suicidal, everything in my life is fine, it is just because my dreaded period was on the way. Once I had these tools I was able to manage those feelings & step back from the emotions I was feeling. Luckily now I just get irritated by everyone & everything when I am due on which I don't think ever goes away, so next time you're feeling out of control take a look at your cycle so you can validate that you're not crazy, it's just your period.

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Wellbeing

Let's talk about Cacao, all that's going through my head right now is the Corn Song off Tiktok because honestly I couldn't Imagine a more beautiful thing. Now don't get me wrong I absolutely love Coffee that smell in the morning of coffee freshly brewing you literally can't beat it, but Cacao especially now it's getting colder is the absolute DREAM. You don't get the same crash as with coffee, it keeps you energised all day long. Filled with magnesium, antioxidants, calcium, copper & zinc it's a super food that tastes so creamy & chocolatey what more could you want from a winter breakfast drink? I would suggest investing in a mini sieve to get rid of the lumps & make it super smooth. Here is my perfect recipe:

2 x teaspoons of cacao powder

1 x teaspoon of honey

Your favourite milk, I usually go for oat milk

2 x teaspoons of collagen powder to get that glowing skin

Warm your milk, add your cacao powder honey, collagen & a splash of cold milk to your favourite mug and give it a good stir while you milk is warming up. Then once your warm milk is ready pour that in and viola absolute heaven. I will warn you that your first cup can taste a little bit earthy but if you give it another chance it just tastes like hot chocolate, your energy levels will be improves, you'll sleep better, helps with cravings, lowers blood pressure & improves blood flow to the brain.

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Crystals

Anxiety Crystal Pack £12.00

Banish those feelings of anxiety and get yourself back on track with this beautiful crystal pack. Find your voice again and focus on what’s important. Bringing positive energy and banishing those limiting beliefs. Get your groove back. This crystal pack includes Lepidolite, Blue Tigers Eye, Fluorite, Selenite & Sodalite.

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Face Icing

The way I look at things is, if it's good enough for Kendal Jenner it's good enough for me, so when I saw Kendal Jenner was icing her face I had to give it a try. I ordered the contraption from Amazon to save my hands which was £8.99 filled that baby up and bobbed it in the freezer for the next day. Icing your face is supposed to help give you a natural glow, reduce the signs of wrinkles, minimise pores, help reduce acne & reduce puffiness.

You need to start at your jaw and work your way up you face in circular motions, I've been doing this now for a week & I have found that my skin is glowing & less puffy. I seem to of acquired 3 spots on my jaw which weren't there before but maybe it gets worse before it gets better? I find icing in the morning is best because it really wakes you up giving you a fresh feeling but on a night it's quite soothing after you've washed off your make up.

I'm not sure if it's just a fad or actually has benefits but either way I've enjoyed the process & it will now be a permanent fixture in my skincare routine. I give it a solid 8/10. You should absolutely give it a try, let me know what you think.

Over the next week I will be trying dry brushing, I'll be here with my review same time, same place, next week.

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What's Good This Week

I struggled with this one, I don't know if it was my dyslexic brain but the short sentences & jumping around in the story made it difficult for me to follow. I felt like the author was trying to make a beautifully written piece (which it absolutely was) rather than something that flowed. The main character had a head injury and she was in search of the truth of what happened on that fateful day. It's set on a private family island where each year the Grandparents, Aunts & Cousins all spend the summer. Something tragic happens in Summer 15 and Cadence goes in search of the truth because her mum won't tell her the full story & it seems the cousins have been told not to as well. Her Dad has left, her Mum drinks too much & her family care more about their money & status than dealing with he deep rooted issues that they all have. I'm going to give this one a 5/10.

Over this next week I will be reading Colleen Hoover - Reminders of him (I already know this will be a winner)

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