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Roots and Wings

By On July 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment

My children go through growth spurts where they seem to shoot up all of a sudden, and I’m convinced that in the last two years, I’ve been through one too. Something has shifted.

My twenties were spent building a career and rushing round at 100mph trying to cram it all [...]

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Schwartz 2in1 For The Family Dinner

By On July 9, 2013 · 1 Comment

I find it hard to come up with new dinner ideas all the time.

I regularly delve into my Slimming World magazines for ideas and pick my friend’s brains for inspiration, but I love it when someone says to me… “Why don’t you try this for dinner?” because it is [...]

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A Lazy Saturday

By On June 29, 2013 · 1 Comment

This is me and my kids on a lazy Saturday…

Just cuddling on the sofa!

Actually I was trying to have a catnap, but as soon as I was spotted, the kids piled on!

I will have plenty of time for catnaps when they are older and don’t [...]

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Chocolate Brownies for Father’s Day!

By On June 17, 2013 · 5 Comments

At the weekend as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias®, the kids and I made chocolate brownies using Flora for Father’s Day!

We were originally planning to make Apple Spice Muffins but as you can see from my my shopping trip [...]

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What If The Power Goes Out?

By On June 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Are you watching Revolution on Sky1 HD? I have to admit, I’m hooked! The series is a post apocalyptic American world where the cities are empty, militias rule and control the food supply and weapons, and no-one knows why the electricity went out.

It is incredibly gripping and [...]

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Tip for Organising your Slimming World Magazine Recipes

By On June 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Have you got tons of Slimming World magazines like me, but can’t remember which issue your favourite recipe was in?

Here is how I organise my magazines so I can easily find my recipe quickly each time!

Do you have any tips for keeping your kitchen and your recipes [...]

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Making Money With A De-Clutter

By On May 23, 2013 · 2 Comments

When you run a busy home, you have to become a master of juggling. Not only juggling the everyday things like getting people to school on time, packing lunches, making appointments and buying food, but also juggling the finances. Making a budget stretch as far as it can by using [...]

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A Robotic Revolution At Our House!

By On May 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment

I’d been saving up for months because I had a little something I wanted to buy. Every time I earned some money, I’d put it aside into my ‘Robot Fund’ but then one thing or another cropped up and I had to use the money for other household expenses. However [...]

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My Big Kitchen Spring Clean!

By On April 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment

I know the weather in recent weeks has been pants, but I still felt the urge to do a spring clean!

Do you ever get annoyed at the amount of clutter sometimes? Well I do. My husband says I’m ‘on one’ when I start clearing away- he can tell I [...]

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An Outdoor Lifestyle

By On March 30, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Lately we’ve been at the mercy of the UK weather.  Having snow and ice on the run up to Easter, the weather says it’s winter but the clocks say it’s summer!

I’m always happiest when there is a bit of sunshine- it doesn’t even have to be warm, just sunny [...]

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