A few weeks ago I popped into the Body Shop to see if they had something for my achy and stretchy pregnancy body. It was on this visit that I collapsed in a heap on the floor. Whether it was from sniffing the green tea bath salts or just because of my low blood sugar levels, I can’t be sure.

My hubby went back the next day, thanked the lovely staff for looking after me and picked up the Spa of the World Egyptian Milk and Honey Bath powder. It smelt lush in the shop so I was excited to try it out (and much better calmer for me than the green tea scent).

I’ve used this a few times now by adding 4-5 scoops with the adorable wooden spoon under running water. I don’t know how many uses I’ll get out of it as you use a lot each time but it’s a bit of a treat to use instead of regular bubble bath.

Yesterday was one of those hard days where I really needed to relax. After sprinkling in a few scoops, the bath had a lovely aroma of honey which immediately calms me down. I don’t like overpowering scents and this is really subtle so perfect for me.

Shock horror, I’m not a huge bath fan as I usually make them far too hot and then get dizzy and have to get out. This bath wasn’t too hot so I got to relax in it for ages with a good book, a cup of tea (is that weird?) and some candles flickering. My skin felt super soft by the end of it. You know what I could have done with after a bath like this, new PJs and clean bed sheets. Will remember for next time!

Why on earth do I have so much nail polish?! Does anyone else have this many? It’s a ridiculous amount of polishes! It really doesn’t look like that many until I counted them – it was a bit of a shock. I haven’t painted my nails regularly since I lived in London, when this collection started growing. I used to do nail art and try different things – hence some of the bizarre colours. But now I work in a smart office I barely have any colour on my nails.

So it was time for a nail polish declutter. I laid the two boxes of polishes on the floor and went through each colour splitting them into a must keep pile, maybes and a don’t want (much bigger) pile. Actually, my keep pile began with 2 polishes before sifting the maybes. I piled up all my no’s next to Dex, one of my many doggy doorstops.

I then went through the maybes and decided on what colours I’d most likely wear again and got rid of any duplicates. I found that I had a few of the same colours from the same brands – I obviously at some point loved them so much that when I spotted it I just had to have it. I do remember trying to keep an inventory at one point so I could check before purchasing.

To whittle them down I asked myself the following questions:

1. What does this colour say about me? – is it suitable for work?
2. Will I wear it on the weekend?
3. Is it easy to apply and lasts?
4. Is it going to be a pain to get off? (e.g. glitter)
5. Are there any other similar colours that I prefer?

I feel so good that I’ve managed to declutter 111 polishes. I have kept five base/top coats and oils, and I have 32 colours that I’m keeping for now. I’ve put them in a box in my dresser so they’re easy to reach; hopefully I’ll use them more often. By summer I’m going to look at all the wintery shades left and if I haven’t used them they will be tossed too.

Is anyone else trying to declutter? I’m going through one lot of items at a time. This one was hard as I feel I’ve probably wasted hundreds of pounds and I feel really guilty. It’s time to let go.