Making a display board
I wrote a little bit about how I've changed job recently; going from working in a dental surgery to now working in a hotel - a huge change and a steep learning curve! (more…)
Month: August 2018
Finding plus size swimwear
I've not been abroad in years - and in that time I've gained four stone and had a c-section. When I received an invite to a hen weekend in Spain this weekend I was excited - four days of sun,...Read More
Supplements from Care
The shops are full of health food and supplements these days - as much as we try to eat a balanced diet it's tricky to get a little bit of everything we need. (more…)
Japanese BBQ cooking with Yutaka
I love cooking - Mexican, Italian, Greek,Chinese - I'm a huge foodie and my ultimate dream is to run my own kitchen. When Yutaka sent me some cooking ingredients to try I was intrigued - I've never tried let alone...Read More
#MySkinAndMe: Solving my skin problems
My skin(especially the skin on my face) has been problematic since my teens - I developed cystic acne aged 17 and it didn't disappear until after I had my son age 29. Until recently I'd not really looked after my...Read More
Review: NutreeLife
I've been veggie for well over a year now; and I'm really trying to get my diet more balanced - which means finding more protein in the food that I eat. (more…)
Dear sodding Diary: work life, calorie counting & naughty medication
Saturday 18th August 2018 Dear sodding Diary, **Warning - long, rambling and potentially boring post** I work three weekends a month - on weekend number three I work a basically 24 hour shift(known as a double) and then I'm off...Read More
Dear sodding Diary: a lonely kind of day
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. I weighed 15st 10lbs when we went on holiday on...Read More
Summer holidays week 3: I’m skint
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 chickenpox that didn't turn out to be the chickenpox, fallen...Read More
Cornwall 2018 – Part 3: The dog has a mini-holiday & the wedding
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 forty minutes from the venue which was near Torpoint. Be...Read More
Dear sodding Diary: I’m a sugar and junk food addict
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. I'm eating painkillers like Jelly Tots and I'm struggling. (more…)
Cornwall 2018: Beautiful Fowey
(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 drove to Fowey, a fishing village on the coast. (more…)
Dear sodding Diary: look after your bloody self…
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 I know how to shower and all that - but...Read More
Holidaying with a three year old & the dog: Cornwall 2018 (Part 1)
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 us to a wedding near Plymouth this year it only...Read More
Dear sodding Diary: a rough couple of days
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 exactly what I am doing. It's now 7pm and I'm...Read More
A confession
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
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 chocolate. Okay - I really love cake. You can get...Read More
Between the covers: The French Adventure by Lucy Coleman
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. (more…)
That time the boy pretended I’d kidnapped him – as written by me, his mother
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 calories on alcohol. (more…)
Between the covers: The Bookshop Detective by Jan Ellis
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. It's the second week of the school holidays and I'm...Read More