Capturing the special moments – May

May has been a month of ups and downs. It began really well with a bank holiday and a trip to visit our friend’s. We had a lovely overnight stay with them and it was lovely to spend time with their new baby. The children were really well behaved, which…

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Losing Bunny

Earlier this month we went to stay with our friends over the bank holiday weekend. We had a lovely time and the kids were all really well behaved, which is always a bonus! On the journey home, we realised that Oscar didn’t have his beloved Bunny. Bunny is a Jellycat…

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Project Dressing Room – Phase One (painting)

We’ve finally started work on our new dressing room! Anyone who is a regular reader will know that we spent the majority of last year having a large (and stressful) extension to our house. This extension has meant that we now have five bedroom, one more than we actually need.…

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The day I got mugged!

On Wednesday, I headed to London to attend a social media course through work. I’d been really looking forward to attending the course and was hoping to learn some new tips. The course was due to be hold at a swanky global law firm on Fleet Street, so I was…

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A day at the races

On Saturday we went to Ascot races with my parents. It was their 50th Wedding Anniversary in April, so for their gift we’d booked a day at the races. Obviously we couldn’t let them go alone, so Simon and I went too! We had an absolutely amazing day. The weather, which…

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Weekly weigh in – it’s all about …

I’m going to be honest now, this week I haven’t weighed myself. I was quite naughty over the bank holiday weekend, and I was so excited about going to Ascot on Saturday, that I knew if the scales showed I’d put weight on it would affect how I felt in…

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Perfect dresses for a day at the …

Tomorrow, hubby and I are off to the Victoria Cup race day at Ascot. We are taking my Mum and Dad. You may recall that they recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. We always struggle knowing what to buy them so, as they’ve never been before, we thought it would…

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The Liebster Award

I was really excited to be nominated by Fairies and Pirates for the Liebstar Award. My first blog award! Ok, so it’s hardly the Brilliance in Blogging Awards, but I’m still excited, so thank you Isabella! The Liebster Award is about helping raise awareness of new blogs and bloggers. Although my…

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Weekly weigh in – success!

I’m delighted to report that I’ve managed to lose 3lbs – hurrah! I now have another 3lbs to lose to get back to my target weight. I’m not sure the bank holiday has helped much. Life is just too short, not to indulge during bank holidays, so the odd sweet…

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Capturing the special moments – April

April has seemed like a short month for us. I suspect that’s because we went on holiday for a week at the beginning of the month. It’s also been a great month for us too! We went to Portugal to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary and had a great time.…

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50 things that make me happy

There have been lots of these 50 things that make me happy posts going around at the minute. I love reading them, so thought I’d join in the fun, so here goes… 1. My beautiful babies 2. My lovely hubby 3. Chocolate 4. Cake 5. Running 6. Clothes shopping 7.…

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