Things making me smile this week ...

Virnaburger by Mel Ramos ... I keep this postcard above my cooker, sometimes it's there to remind me of the body I am aiming for and other times it reminds me sometimes it's okay to indulge.  The playboy bottle opener is a welcome piece of pink tat :) 

A postcard from my Krabi, Thailand.  My friend Gia is getting married here in November and she was over finalising some arrangements (she now lives in Australia).  I desperately hope I can still make it over to see her walk down the aisle.  Scrimping and saving every penny I can.  

I ordered my Three mifi on Thursday and it arrived on Saturday morning.  I am now fully hooked up to the internet after weeks of being out of the blogging, tweeting, social media loop.  I'm back baby! 

A surprise boquet of flowers on my 3rd wedding anniversary.  The other half wasn't happy with these flowers in the end, he didn't think they were very 'me'.  Regardless it still gave me butterflies when the florist dropped them off :) 

The sequinned jumpsuit, the tight bushy curls, the dark smoked eyes and pink lippy ... 

it screams D-I-S-C-O and I love it!! 

Breakfast choices... egg and soldiers, a firm favourite and a welcome change from my daily porridge.

My new bargainous tea set ... for cocktails of course ... NOT tea!!

I picked this ironing board cover up a few weeks ago but only full appreciating it now ... it was a quid from Primark but it's a mantra that's priceless.

What's making you smile this week?

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Britain's Brush: Oral B Challenge Update!

So it's been nearly 4 weeks since I originally posted about the Oral B Professional Care 500 electric toothbrush and it's time to let you know what I think.

In my original post I mentioned that 9 out of 10 people who use a power brush never go back to traditional brushing... and ya know what?  I can see why.

Using the Oral B PC500 encouraged me to brush my teeth for a full 2 minutes ... not only that when concentrating on areas of the mouth for up to 30 seconds at a time, the rotating head is doing all the hard work for you and really getting into the nooks and crannies.  Every 30 seconds the brush re-rotates itself reminding you to move onto the next quarter of your mouth.  It's the toothbrush that thinks for you.

Me, my cheeser and my Oral B PC500 :D

There are different heads that come with the brush and I particularly liked the one that is a flossing aid.  It really gets in those hard to reach areas of the mouth.

My teeth feel much smoother and look more polished using the power brush.  What was especially noticeable for me was that the teeth at the back of my mouth always felt fresh and clean.  Using a manual brush I can find it hard to reach into those areas making sure all grime is removed.  

The power brush also really helps clean in about your gums where a normal toothbrush isn't as precise or easy to manoeuvre.  The battery also lasts forever, I have only had to recharge it once this past 4 weeks which I think is amazing.

Overall my mouth feels fresher, cleaner, smoother and my teeth certainly look a little bit shinier and more dazzling.  I don't want to turn my back on traditional cleaning but the power brush is definitely what I reach for first in the mornings.

In fact, while the Oral B PC500 is on special offer I have picked up a couple as gifts for friends.  What better gift than a gorgeous pearly smile?!

Did you take part in the challenge?  How did you find it?

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