Workout Playlist

Exercise and I do not get along. The idea of getting out of my bed an hour early to kill my muscles and sweat out my body weight is anything but appealing to me yet for some unknown reason, I’ve decided to start running again. I’m not quite sure what I’ve done to make me hate myself so much.

I used to run on a regular basis last year so I know I’m capable of it but dear lord is it dull! The only thing that helps me get through the dreariness of running is a rather upbeat playlist. I’m afraid to say there’s not going to be any Taylor Swift or whatever else the kids listen to in this post but hey ho, here are some of my favourite songs to destroy my body to.

1. Lil Jon – Get Low

The lyrics to Get Low are awful but the beat gets me dancing at 2am when I’m supposed to be sleeping so it’s obviously great to run to. It’s probably more of a “down a bottle of vodka and fall down the stairs” kind of song but falling down the stairs is a form of workout right?

2. Knife Party – Power Glove

You can’t have a workout playlist without a bit of drum n bass. Power Glove typically blasts through my headphones towards the end of my playlist (Spotify must know I’m about to give up) and it’s usually enough to give me one final push. It’s a fast paced song so it’s the perfect track to run to. Is it actually possible to run to a slow, acoustic song?

3. Eminem – 8 Mile

This is from 8 Mile the film and is probably not a great song to work out to instrumentally wise. It’s actually the lyrics of this song that motivate me along with Eminem’s ever fabulous violent voice.

Perhaps fabulous was the wrong word to use there but honestly, there’s something about this song that works for so many moments in life. It’s probably better suited for when you’re about to take down all of your enemies rather than for running miles though.

4. Travie McCoy – Keep On Keeping On ft Brendon Urie

The beat to this song is incredible for running to and the lyrics are nice and motivational. If you’re not huge into rap or hip hop Keep On Keeping On is a nice safe song to listen to and the contrast between Travie McCoy’s vocals and Brendon Urie’s high pitched voice is a nice touch.

5. Public Enemy – Harder Than You Think

I swear every time this song hits my ears I immediately I want to shout “Flava Flav” at the horse I’m running past; maybe I get too into Public Enemy!

Harder Than You Think is one of those songs that makes me want to bounce off of walls so naturally it had to be on my running playlist. As this song was used on the advert for the Paralympics it always gives me a good amount of motivation and apparently makes me want to scream at horses.

I could go on and on but I think 5 songs is a good place to stop. I’m hoping that having this post somewhere on my blog will guilt trip me into running but let’s be honest, what I’ve actually done is made myself want to listen to Lil Jon – Get Low and dance around my room like a lunatic. Hey that’s exercise!

Workout Playlist

Wednesday, 4 March 2015

July Favourites

It’s safe to say I was pretty bad at blogging throughout the month of July but life and my own laziness kept getting in the way. Those are reasonable excuses right? Anyway I’ve returned so here are my July favourites. Whoop!



1. Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub

This is quickly becoming my new favourite lip product. I went on a fizzy juice/soda binge for a little over a week which left my lips dry and flaky. As soon as the dry and flaky stage kicks in I immediately use this scrub and it makes my lips feel baby soft again (how soft is a baby? I’ve never understood that saying). It’s better used in small doses but it’s a great quick fix for dry, flaky lips.



2. Beats by Dr Dre

I know, I know, I’ve paid for a label and not quality headphones but hey, I like them. My Beats headphones were a Christmas present and they’ve rarely left my head since. I will admit they are better for listening to rap and hip hop but, as that’s predominately all I listen to, they work well for me. My Beats earphones were a recent purchase and were actually meant to be used for working out. Annoyingly these type of earphones fall out of my ears a lot so they’re currently being used to listen to old NFL games on the down low rather than for when I’m exercising. They’re doing a great job with their new use though so I’m not complaining.



3. Urban Decay Super Saturated Lip Color in Punch Drunk

That is one long title. I bought this last year after seeing the lovely Lisa Eldridge wearing it in a video (I can’t for the life of me remember which video it was) and I still adore it. It ended up back on my lips 2 weeks ago after my lipstick collection was randomly brought up in conversation. It’s not something I get to wear too often and it probably doesn’t suit me but I still love it all the same.



4. Solait Bronzer

I hunted high and low for a bronzer that wasn’t too dark, too orange or too shimmery a few years ago and that search brought me to Solait. I really liked Solait’s fake tan at the time (I probably still like it, I just haven’t fake tanned in over a year) so figured I couldn’t go wrong with the bronzer. I’m so glad I purchased it as it’s fairly light, it’s not even remotely close to being orange and there’s absolutely no shimmer. It’s an easy product to work with and, although I absolutely suck at contouring, it does what I need it to do.



5. Office Justice T Bar Sandals

If you read my last post you probably would’ve guessed that these would be featured in my favourites. It’s the colour of them that caught my eye but the design is what made me purchase them. They’re everything I look for in shoes and I’m a little gutted at the fact I haven’t been able to wear them for the last week (I’ve been forced into wearing flats and I’m hating it). I can’t wait to get my hideous feet back into these beautiful babies…take that out of context and it sounds incredibly morbid.

So there are my July Favourites. I have no idea how to end this post so I shall now thank you for reading and offer you a cookie.

July Favourites

Sunday, 3 August 2014