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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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Rihanna and 49,000 of Our Closest Friends!

By On July 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The girls and I went to see Rihanna in concert. It was something of a road trip for Lyndsey and I as we drove up to Sunderland to meet Nic and Shell but there was plenty to chat about on the way and I was excited to have a girls [...]

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My Day Spa At Home With Friends!

By On July 2, 2013 · 2 Comments

What a difference a couple of years makes!

Have a look at the spa day at home I’ve just had with some girlfriends:

This is what pampering looked like to me two years ago! I couldn’t even get a [...]

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Great Advice

By On July 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Sometimes life advice can come from the most unusual source!

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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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On A High After BritMums Live!

By On June 26, 2013 · 4 Comments

Wow.
I feel like time travel has been invented because I’m back at my desk after a few days away and it feels as though I’ve been away for weeks.

I’ve just come back from BritMums Live 2013 and it was a truly awesome experience. I saw old friends [...]

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My Tips in Weight Watchers Magazine July 2013 Issue

By On June 20, 2013 · 3 Comments

The article is called ‘Tame Your To-Do List’ and I am in ‘Tip No 7′!

Here is the front cover which is available from newsstands now:

Here is the article I contributed to:

In case you can’t read it, here is my part enlarged!
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Jamie’s

By On June 18, 2013 · 4 Comments

Doesn’t this make your mouth water?

It was our anniversary so we went to Jamie’s in Leeds. I couldn’t resist taking my camera in my pocket and I’m glad I did- there were so many photo opportunities!

Here I am at the start of our night:

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Father’s Day Moustache!

By On June 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment

With the humble moustache being everywhere at the moment, we decided to take a moustache themed picture for my hubby’s Father’s Day card!

For some reason, my daughter didn’t want to be in the picture – she chose to shoot it instead. Wonder why?!

Should I be getting [...]

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School Run Style… Like J17!

By On June 13, 2013 · 2 Comments

When I was a teenager I loved the girls magazines like Just Seventeen and More where they’d snap a picture of a teenage girl and her style then list where she’d bought it from.

It’s natural to enjoy people watching I think! Besides, these were the days before the web [...]

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