Slimming World update – week 4

This week’s update is a little later than normal because I’m still coming to terms with the fact that I’ve put on 2lbs!! I’m not quite sure how that has happened. In fact, I was so shocked that I went out an bought another set of scales! Unfortunately, as confirmed…

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A magical Mother’s Day weekend

I’ve had the most lovely weekend and the fact that it was Mother’s Day yesterday was like the cherry on top. All of the kids have been lovely this weekend and we’ve had a great time together, just doing simple things. I don’t work on a Friday, so it always…

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Soothing eczema with a little help from …

The twins have mild eczema and as a result I’m always on the hunt for bath products and creams that can help relieve it. Henry has it worse than Heidi. It tends to appear on his chest and he often has quite bad scratch marks, in the areas where he’s…

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Mother's Day treats – find the perfect …

I’ve seen quite a few Mother’s Day gift guides, so I thought I’d put my own together. I’ve tried to include something for everyone, but have to admit that I have been slightly selfish, with my plan being to direct hubby to it throughout the year for gift inspiration. It…

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Slimming World – week 3 update

I can’t quite believe it, but this week I’ve lost 4lbs! That makes a total loss of 8lbs in three weeks! The amazing part is that I’m eating lots and I’m rarely hungry – it’s fab! I wanted to weigh 9st 7lbs for our holiday to Portugal, which is in…

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10k in under 60 minutes!

At the weekend I ran my first 10k race of the year. Actually I think it was also the first time I’ve managed to run 10k this year. One of my New Years resolutions was to run 10k in under an hour at some point during the year. A few…

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The first time I called 999 (and hopefully …

Tonight I experienced the scariest couple of minutes of my life. Henry choked, not just your usual gaging, before it appears again, but properly choked to the point of almost turning blue. It was absolutely horrendous and something I hopefully never have to experience again. I’d returned home from work…

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Slimming World – week 2

I’m delighted to report that I have lost another 1lb. That’s 4lbs lost in two weeks. I’m pretty happy with that and only over 5lb more to lose, which I’m hoping to achieve before we go to Portugal for Easter. I’m enjoying the Slimming World programme and have found the…

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Capturing the special moments – February

I’m always going on about how fast time flies, particularly since we’ve had children and I’ve recently been thinking about how to ensure we capture those special moments. I’m not just talking about birthday and other things classed as “special occasions”, but those little magical moments that happen all the…

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Half term adventures – Twycross Zoo

During last week’s half term, my mum and I decided to take all the kids to the zoo for the day. Twycross Zoo is about half an hour drive from us and we haven’t been for a few years, so I was really looking forward to it. When we first…

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Spring is in the air…

Spring is in the air. The nights are slowly getting lighter, the weather is getting warmer and I can hear birds. I hate winter, but in contrast absolutely love spring (and summer), here are the reasons why: The warmer weather Getting Oscar, a typically lazy five-year old, and two-year old…

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