To read my last update, please click here. This week has been quite tough. I’ve been full up with a cold and wheezy chest, which unfortunately has meant that I haven’t been able to use the cross trainer and exercise bike. I never thought I would ever say this, but I actually missed exercising…
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Weight Loss Update Week 2
Read moreTo read last weeks post, please click here. Today is day 14 and food wise I have continued to maintain a healthy diet and even more impressive my will power is actually stronger than last week! I haven’t eaten any junk food now for two weeks and I don’t miss it. I thought I would based…
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On a mission to lose weight
Read moreOne of my new years resolutions is to loose weight. After doing some research online and looking at various types of diets I have decided that the one I’ll be following is the NHS Live Well 12 week plan. I used the NHS BMI healthy weight calculator to check my BMI and it came back as 25.64. This…
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Creating Our Own Christmas Traditions
Read moreGrowing up I remember some specific details about what would happen in our house at Christmas time. Mum would make a Christmas cake every year and it always tasted delicious. We would have the whole family around ours on Christmas day and after opening our presents we would all sit around the dining table together…
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Pushing The Boundaries
Read moreR flaunts her bottom lip after a tantrum! I don’t know what happened or why things have changed, but they have! At 20 months old, R and M have started to test their limits, to see how far they can push their boundaries and to see how far they can test our patience. Apparantly this…
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Getting Ready For Christmas
Read moreImage courtesy of feelart/freedigitalphotos.net Preparing your home for Christmas can be an almighty task. From clearing out clutter and disposing of unwanted bits and pieces to wrapping last minute gifts and putting decorations up. Here are some of my top tips for getting prepared for Christmas: Start thinking about what gifts you will be buying…
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We're all going on a summer holiday!
Read moreOh my god! Yes, it is true! We are all going on holiday! Twin Daddy, our twins, Twin Daddy’s 3 children and Twin Daddy’s mum, who has very generously paid for everything. I’m excited but also nervous. Twin Daddy and I did book a holiday last year to Haven, but we ended up cancelling it…
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The Weekly Shop Challenge: Delivery
Read moreI thought I would post a little update following on from my last post. Our online grocery shop arrived today and there were a few substitutions but they were all ok. Instead of super market brand products I got more expensive branded items but I was delighted when the delivery man explained I would be…
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The Weekly Shop Challenge: First Online Shop and Food Bill
Read moreFollowing on from my previous post (click here) we have now entered the world of online grocery shopping! The total bill was: £92.37. This is a massive saving for us of around £50.00 a week which means £200 a month! I can’t wait to see what arrives as I’m hoping we won’t have too many…