• I survived boot camp!

    January 30, 2017

    This week I won a months free membership to a local boot camp. I’ve never been to a boot camp before now, but having had a personal trainer for a while and having witnessed circuits in the gym I had a pretty good idea about what to expect. I already do spin class twice a…

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  • Spin class face

    5 Reasons Why I love Spin Class

    January 26, 2017

    I remember the first time I ever stepped foot into spin class. I was with one of my step-daughters and we’d both decided to brave spin class. We kind of knew what was entailed, but in hindsight we really didn’t! Our first class was pretty tough! Our legs ached, we were worn out and half…

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  • M’s first ballet class

    January 28, 2016

    You’d think that having twins would mean that our girls have the same likes and dislikes, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. M is girly. She loves princesses, fairies and ballet. R isn’t as girly and loves football, spiderman and Captain America. Of course she also likes princesses and fairies, but nowhere near…

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  • To invite the whole class or not? Birthday Party Dilemma!

    January 26, 2016

    R and M, our twin girls started nursery in September. They were just over three and a half years old and thankfully have settled in well. They’re soon to be four years old and this has left me wondering what to do about the girls birthday. Not long after starting nursery the girls and the…

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  • Sex education in schools

    August 10, 2015

    Last week I watched a programme on Channel 4 called ‘Sex in Class’. The aim of the show was to fix Britain’s blushing attitude toward sex education.  When I was in school I vaguely remember being shown a video, some pretty horrific photos of people with sexually transmitted infections and being given a diagram of…

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