At the time of writing, we’re currently about halfway through what we have discovered is called Blue Monday, which is apparently the most depressing day of the year. While we have been pretty good at keeping our New Year’s Resolution to be (or at least, try to be a little bit) healthier, days like these have us reaching for the drawer with all those emergency chocolate bars. But if you’re going to have a momentary lapse, why not take the opportunity to do it in style?

Tellallmyfriends are offering you this fantastic opportunity to take your baking skills to the next level. If you’re looking for some new chocolate recipes, we have the perfect experience for you. We’re not talking about chocolate cake. We’re not talking about chocolate cookies. We’re not even talking about éclairs. We’re talking about The Cupcake, Chocolate Martini, and Whoopie Pies Making Class! With this experience you’ll have the opportunity to use the finest Green and Blacks chocolate to create some truly wonderful and outlandish desserts. For the aspiring baker in all of us, there’s expert advice from master chocolate makers who will show you how to create the perfect cupcakes and Whoopie pies. And did we mention the Chocolate Martinis?

For just £49.00 you will get a 2 hour master-class! Each customer gets six freshly baked cupcakes and two Whoopie pies to transform into their personal dream dessert. There’s also fun to be had with the decorations, such as silver balls, chocolate beans, and edible shimmer sprinkles, as well as luxurious sugar craft, or you can copy their classic designs, such as The Cookie Monster Cupcake and The Mr Whippy Whoopie Pie. You’ll also learn how to shake your own Chocolate Martini, not to mention dipping your martini glass into molten Green and Black’s milk chocolate! At the end of the experience you can wrap up your creations with boxes, ribbons, and stickers available to personalise the gift. Or you can just take them home…for safekeeping…You’ll have learned new cupcake recipes anyway, it’s not like you need proof that you went!

So, it’s the start of the New Year. We’re all carrying a bit of that Christmas weight around. All that turkey and Christmas pudding has taken its toll and running for the train isn’t as easy as it was a few weeks ago! If you’re anything like us, you’ll have made a resolution to get fit in the New Year. And if you’re anything like us, you’ll have made that resolution every year only to see it fall by the wayside. But now you can give yourself or a friend a little nudge from Tellallmyfriends: The Full Day Kick Start Your Fitness Package.

For anyone who’s looking for advice on how to exercise or how to workout properly, this experience will give you the confidence and the skills you need to start your own day-to-day regimen. Located at the Hillmotts spa, your day begins with a tour of the facilities and a chance to meet the friendly staff of fitness experts. Then it’s time to start your workout! The focus is on your…ahem…backside and your abs in a targeted circuit training procedure, then there’s an intense calorie burning session. This is followed by a break to give you a rest, during which there’s a talk on nutrition and fitness to help you better understand how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. After all this talk of nutrition and healthy eating, it’s time for a healthy and nutritious lunch! Then it’s back to the workout, with some weight training followed by a martial arts class. Tai Chi, Yoga, and Qi Qong are on offer to add another dimension to your routine!

At the end of the day you’ll receive a final talk, and you’ll be given a free exercise and nutrition plan to make sure that you can keep up the good work you’ve done. If you’ve got the best of intentions but feel like you need a bit of a nudge to push yourself, we can’t recommend this highly enough. And if you want to bring along a friend or a partner to share in the experience, check out the Full Day Kick Start Your Fitness Package for 2! Get serious about losing that winter weight and kick start your year!

Happy New Year, everyone! We don’t know about you, but we’d barely recovered from the festive season before it was time to come back to work! But after a whirlwind Christmas period, 2012 is finally here. And while it’s a little scary to be staring down the barrel of another year, it’s an exciting moment too. All the things we’ve been putting off as we got towards the end of the year are now at the front of our list as we prepare to start things fresh, with a clean slate, and with our best foot forward.

Which brings us to those New Year resolutions. They tend to be the same every year, don’t they? One of the resolutions that we’ve found on our lists the most often is “Try new things” Does that sound familiar? Well, at Tellallmyfriends we’ve got plenty of experiences to choose from to help you to break out of the norm.

For anyone who’s ever wanted to push themselves and try an adrenaline experience, we’ve got a wide variety of options. If you’re ready to take the plunge, there’s that classic thrill-seeker’s choice: The Bungee Jump! From just £59.00 you can take the 160ft plunge at locations nationwide! If you’re a little more cautious, we have great options like Indoor Skydiving, which gives you thrill of 170mph winds from the safety of a wind-tunnel as opposed to leaping out of a plane! And to those of you who are looking for something a bit different, we say why not try something a lot different: Sphereing! We’ve got Air Sphereing, Harness Sphereing, Eclipse Sphereing, and Aqua Sphereing on offer so there’s something for everyone who fancies trying this insane new craze!

Oh, and we’ve got plenty of Chocolate Making Experiences when, sorry, if, those resolutions to cut out chocolate are broken!

Happy New Year, friends!