This is the latest blogger competition I’ve got myself involved with. I guess I’m feeling brave, after taking the plunge with the Matalan competition.

This pink Filofax of wonder is going to feature in a special outfit post soon. This book of wonder is also known as the Filofax Apex, inspired by this season’s colour block trend.

From 9th of June, voting will open on the Filofax facebook page and I will once again be canvasing for votes to declare me as the winner (trust me, it’ll be worth it!)

I’ll be posting my outfit on the blog some time next week (once I’ve actually decided). If any one has any suggestions or just wants to wish me love/wish me failure/declare their Filofax love, I’d be most grateful.

xxx

I’ve already proclaimed my love of bars, so when Eat Natural sent over some samples of their new toasted muesli bars (and more!) I was ecstatic.

Generous!

The new toasted muesli bars fall under the website “stuff for breakfast” category. Not one to break the rules, I dutifully tested these for that all important first meal of the day. Crumbled in to whole grain peach yoghurt, as you do.

Out of the two flavours; multiflakes and marmalade, the multiflakes was my favourite. But both were delicious and to be fair, I’m not really a marmalade kind of girl. These are brilliant for either a quick breakfast on the go, or as part of a more drawn out affair. The bars are 198 calories each, and contain lots of yummy dried fruit and nuts so really are a good start.

Of the other bars, well, I have several favourites! They are all so good and FRESH tasting (ya know how some bars can taste…stale?!) The dried fruit was sticky and sweet and the chunks of nut were huge and generous.
If I had to narrow it down, I’d put my top three as:

Almonds, Apricots and yoghurt coating. Three of my favourite things in one bar. WINNER.

Cranberries, Apricots and yoghurt coating. This is the only nut free bar at the moment, and it made the perfect afternoon pick me up, instead of the handfuls of chocolate fingers I have been eating. Even without the nuts, it was a fairly substantial bar.

Dark 70% Chocolate, Brazils and Apricots. Described as Tropical Heaven….it really is so.damn.good.

I’m now on the hunt for the newly launched little bars so I can mix and match my snacks. Decisions are not my strong point. This way I can eat three at once!

Who else is an eat natural fan?
What’s your favourite?

xxx

As most of you know by now, I have a cat called Flash (seriously THE most un-fitting name in the world). He’s an old man now and over the years has had a fair few ailments that have left us with large vet bills.

When we first got him we never really thought about pet insurance, I mean no-one plans for their beloved animal to get ill or injured right?

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, taking in to account jabs, medications, a few surgeries/overnight stays and other delights, insurance would have been kind of handy! It’s quite a double edged sword though; do you want to pay monthly for something you may never need (I don’t think animals come with a no claims bonus!) and swallow the bills are they come (I’ve coined the phrase “pay as you go pet” for that one), or would you rather be prepared and set aside x amount per month to cover anything your pet might need?

I’d say, if we were just getting Flash now I would be taking out insurance. Treatment for animals doesn’t come cheap. I think we’ve had bills run in to about £500 at times with a combination of operations, tests and follow ups. And you know, for peace of mind and instant access to treatment for my baby, I think I’d rather just set up a direct debit (err, forget about it) and know that it’s there, and I’m sure if I shop around I’d find the perfect balance plan. I can’t imagine how distraught I’d be if I found myself unable to pay for his care.

What do you think? Do you have insurance for your pets? Have you ever needed to use it? Did it cover every aspect of your pet’s treatment?