This is a pretty personal post, but I guess the older I get the less I care about what other people think. Quite frankly the only person whose opinion I care about is my son’s. Image Courtesy of http://gaynoralder.com/ My family have always described me as the controlling, bossy worrier of the family, because that’s pretty…
The Wake-Up Call I Needed… and Juicing
Read moreLast night I had a bit of a shock. I looked in the mirror and was completely DISGUSTED by what I saw. I am not just curvy or chunky anymore, I’m fat. I have lived in leggings and harem trousers ever since Chunk was born two and a half years ago as I cannot get…
Our Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning Fundraiser
Read moreYesterday I helped my friend run a her very first coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support. Approximately 2 million people in this country are currently living with cancer and this number will double by 2030. One in three of us will get cancer and the amazing staff at Macmillan provide medical, emotional, practical and even…
Diet Chef Review: Week 2
Read moreI recently heard about Diet Chef and liked how they send you your three meals and a snack already prepared each day, meaning the temptation to make large portions or to choose junk food snacks are eliminated. This sounded perfect to me, because large portions and evening snacking is my downfall at the moment and is why…
Diet Chef: Week 1
Read moreAs you are WELL aware I’ve been up and down with my weight for most of my life, and this has escalated since being a single mum. Recently I have started to do a little exercise again which has been great as I had forgotten how great the endorphins can feel afterwards, and this has…
Dettol Baby Blanket Donation 2014: Have You Donated Your Baby Blanket?
Read moreDonate Your Baby’s Blanket to Families in Need Have you still got your child’s baby blanket? If so, Dettol have joined up with medical charity, Sparks, to run a campaign called the Dettol Baby Blanket Donation 2014. The campaign is aimed at looking at how we can “keep the memories, not the bacteria” because tests…
Mummy Needs To Be Brave…
Read moreAnother day, another heart scan for Chunk. Yes I may sound a bit blasé, but he has been having them for the last two years since he was diagnosed with PDA, a heart condition that was undetected at birth. Thankfully the doctor had his tablet with him this time, so Chunk could watch Peppa Pig…
Activity Essentials: Kids Travel First Aid Kit
Read moreAs Chunk has moved on from those calmer, slower days of being a baby I have had to start really upping my game to try and keep him safe, as the boy seems to only live in hyper mode all day every day! At nearly two and a half years old he now runs, jumps,…
Chunk’s Eczema Pyjamas by Skinnies
Read moreAs I’ve said in the past, my boy suffers from eczema and has done since he was a few weeks old. I noticed it immediately and took him to the GP that told me “babies get rashes” and after weeks of trying to convince the GP otherwise, I gave up (moved surgeries) and told my…
Preparing Your Child For An Operation
Read moreMy son has had a heart condition from birth which I’ve talked about before, but now that he is two years old and has got to the 15kg he needs to weigh for the operation, things are starting to progress. So I’ve recently began to think about how best I can prepare him for this…