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, blue seas, girly fun and probably lots of food and drink. (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 cooked Japanese food before. From the website - "The Yutaka range of authentic Japanese food products was introduced to the UK....{Click Here to 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 skin that well - I'd fallen into bad habits of not taking my make up off and not moisturising daily. ....{Click Here to 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 the next one. Yassss. Love a weekend off. However the double weekend is pretty shit - it's long, hard work....{Click Here to 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 the 9th June. I've put on a stone in two months. Fuck sake. Apparantly the Benepali injections aren't to blame....{Click Here to 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 down the stairs and mummy has grown considerably fatter. Huff. (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 warned - this post is photo-heavy as the wedding venue was stunning! (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…)