On Sunday I’ll be taking part in my second half marathon. I ran the Robin Hood Half Marathon last year and really enjoyed it! I’m doing the same one again, but this year I’ve really struggled with the training. I’m not sure if it was easier last year due to…
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Wow, it’s been a hectic couple of months! What with summer holidays, birthdays, changing jobs and getting ready to get back in the routine as Oscar goes back to school, there’s been little time for blogging! This post covers July and August. We were on holiday in August when I…
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On Friday Heidi began her potty training journey. A week ago I bought a pack of Huggies Pull Ups as they were on offer. Heidi really took to them and has been showing a real interest in the potty, so on Friday I decided to take the plunge and let…
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We’ve recently returned from our summer holiday, which was lovely. We went to a place called Benahavis, which is near Marbella. It’s a beautiful spanish mountain village, which we first discovered three years ago. I’m planning on writing a blog post to tell you more about it as a place…
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Last year we had a huge extension which, although was an absolute nightmare at the time, was well worth the stress and upheaval. It’s been approximately 9 months since the main bulk of the work finished and we’re now all getting used to the extra space. I particularly love our…
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If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ll probably know that we’ve been renovating our spare room to turn it into a dressing room. We’ve been doing this in a few phases (read about phase one and phase two) and I’m delighted that we’ve finally finished it and have…
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Things have been a little quiet on the blog recently. The main reason for this is that I’ve had a few busy weeks going through the recruitment process for a new job, which I’m delighted to say, that I was offered last week! I’ve not been that happy in my…
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June has been a good month for us. It’s also been very busy too! Simon and I celebrated being together for 13 years, by enjoying a yummy meal at a BBQ place we’ve been wanting to try for a while. The twins started pre school and they seem to be…
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One Friday in the middle of June Oscar’s school had an Inset Day. We decided to make the most of it and have a trip down to Peppa Pig World near Southampton. I’ve wanted to take the kids for a while and thought that this was probably the last year…
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Last week I wrote a post announcing that I was going to get on board the smoothie band wagon and give them a try (check out my ‘Smoothies – do they really work’ post). Well after having a Deliciously Ella smoothie everyday for breakfast, I’m converted. Whilst they aren’t miracle…
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