Dear sodding Diary: a lonely kind of day

Posted on 14th August 201814th August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

Tuesday 14th August 2018 Dear sodding Diary, Today started with the decision to step on the scales and weigh myself.  And it was horrific. 16 stones and 10 pounds.  Jesus. ...Read More

Summer holidays week 3: I’m skint

Posted on 13th August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

We have so far survived three weeks of the summer holidays, we are half way - huzzah.  So far we have found our new favourite messy play group, had the...Read More

Cornwall 2018 – Part 3: The dog has a mini-holiday & the wedding

Posted on 13th August 201812th August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

Part One can be found here & Part Two here! Tuesday arrived and it was the day of the wedding - I was designated driver and we were staying about...Read More

Dear sodding Diary: I’m a sugar and junk food addict

Posted on 12th August 201812th August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

Sunday 12th August 2018 Dear sodding Diary, I'm on the second shift of the weekend, work has been mega busy and my back and legs have been, well, bloody awful. ...Read More

Cornwall 2018: Beautiful Fowey

Posted on 11th August 201810th August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

(For Part One click here) Day Two of our holiday and the sun was shining - I wasn't sure what was worth seeing locally so we took a chance and...Read More

Dear sodding Diary: look after your bloody self…

Posted on 10th August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

Friday 10th August 2018 Dear sodding Diary,I'm 33 years old, a mum, a wife - yet I don't have a bloody clue how to look after myself. I mean obviously...Read More

Holidaying with a three year old & the dog: Cornwall 2018 (Part 1)

Posted on 10th August 201812th August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

Last year we had an awesome week in Dorset - it was so good, in fact, that I still had serious holiday blues 51 weeks later.  When a relative invited...Read More

Dear sodding Diary: a rough couple of days

Posted on 9th August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

Thursday 9th August 2018 Dear sodding Diary, I wrote a couple of days ago about going back to basics and blogging my guts out onto paper(well, screen) and so that's...Read More

A confession

Posted on 8th August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

I have a confession to make. I've fallen out of love with blogging.  And I'm really sad about it. (more…)

Review: Cake by post from Bakerdays

Posted on 8th August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

Cake.  Who doesn't love cake?  I'm definately more of a savoury person but make an exception for cake. Especially a huge slice of carrot cake.  Or coffee and walnut.  Or...Read More

Between the covers: The French Adventure by Lucy Coleman

Posted on 6th August 20186th August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

It's a new week and after thoroughly enjoying The Bookshop Detective last week I'm already onto my next read - and we are off to France for The French Adventure by Lucy Coleman....Read More

That time the boy pretended I’d kidnapped him – as written by me, his mother

Posted on 3rd August 20183rd August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

We are in week two of the summer holidays and already we've run out of things to do, fallen out numerous times and I've already wasted most of my daily...Read More

Between the covers: The Bookshop Detective by Jan Ellis

Posted on 2nd August 20182nd August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

After loving The Secret I was keen to move onto my next read - The Bookshop Detective by Jan Ellis as part of a book tour from Blooming Book Tours....Read More

Review: Synerva CBD oil

Posted on 26th July 201810th August 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

I wrote a little while ago about a CBD/Hemp oil product and did a lot of research into the benefits of CBD oil, especially how it may benefit chronic illness....Read More

Meet Bootie: an imaginary friend?

Posted on 24th July 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

Last month we went on holiday for a week in sunny Cornwall; we had oodles of fun and we all had the holiday blues after we came home. A few...Read More

Between the covers: The Secret by Katharine Johnson

Posted on 14th July 201814th July 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

Book reviews are relatively new to me - but they are fast becoming something I really enjoying featuring on this blog; and I'm chuffed and honoured to be part of...Read More

Why go abroad – why UK beaches are the best in the world

Posted on 13th July 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

The beach.  It doesn't matter where you go, there is always something therapeutic about the beach. If we look at going out for the day my go to place is...Read More

Staying healthy: keeping my head above water

Posted on 12th July 201811th July 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

In the last eighteen months I'm ashamed to say that this blog contains many, many failed weight loss attempts. Slimming World, Weight Watchers, Calorie Counting, shakes... I've failed on all...Read More

Review: XLS-Nutrition healthy weight loss shake

Posted on 11th July 201811th July 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

Weight loss is something I write about often on this blog - it's a huge struggle and I make no secret of my struggles with binge eating, overeating and bad...Read More

One of those days

Posted on 11th July 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

Today is one of those not so good days. Life is all over the place at the moment - family dramas, work problems and a mardy-arse three year old mean...Read More

Review: So Shape

Posted on 11th July 201824th July 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

My weight has been the focus of many a social media/blog post - I will admit I'm a yo-yo dieter through-and-through and I'm always looking for new ways to try...Read More

TV troubles: falling back in love with the gogglebox

Posted on 11th July 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

My husband is a complete television nerd, fact.  When we met eight years ago he bought a 48" TV, and has tried to convince me roughly once a week ever...Read More

Keeping the Big Kidz happy with Wicked Uncle

Posted on 11th July 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

A few months back we reviewed some bits for the boy from Wicked Uncle and I wasn't quiet about how awesome the items and ordering process was.  Since then I...Read More

Feeling ROARSOME with Dino World from HTI toys

Posted on 10th July 201810th July 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

I'm pretty sure the boy has been vehicle mad since the day he was born - and now aged three and a half he is even more car/plane/lorry crazy than...Read More

Buying your way to the top: the dark side of blogging

Posted on 9th July 20189th July 2018 by PassTheProseccoPlease

This little blog has been running for eighteen months now, it's been steadily growing and I'm enjoying writing and learning to up my game every day. I've reached a point...Read More