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Sponsored Video: “In The Toilets!”

By On August 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I had to smile at the little boys in this video talking about Domestos and Unicef working “in the toilets!”

It reminded me of my son trying to remember his lines in a recent school play and shows that children are children everywhere, regardless of what facilities and privileges they [...]

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Sponsored Video: What Parents Need to Know About Underage Drinking

By On June 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Underage drinking is in the headlines at the moment, and as a parent, it is something that I need to get clued up about so I’m prepared for when my children start to get interested in alcohol.

It frightens me when I watch TV programmes showing teenagers getting intoxicated and unaware [...]

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Size Twelve

By On June 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Those of you that have ever shed a massive amount of weight will understand my excitement.  Look at my new top!  I went shopping in the sales and it has been ages since I’ve bought new clothes so I had plenty to try on.  But imagine my absolute delight [...]

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Review: My Shapely New Speedo!

By On June 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I was at the gym yesterday, trying out a fab new swimsuit I was sent from Simply Swim, and I realised how important a good swimsuit actually is.

Think about it- it is just one small piece of fabric covering up the essentials, and if it sags or is seethrough- [...]

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My Braces Are Off!

By On June 1, 2012 · 7 Comments

I think I may just be a little bit in love with my Orthodontist. She is a genius! Through the magic of 11 years training and a bit of metal, she has turned my wonky, overcrowded teeth with a slight overbite into this!

Before: September 2010             After: May 2012

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My Slimpod Experience So Far

By On May 25, 2012 · 2 Comments

Ten days ago I started using a Slimpod and the word that springs to mind if I have to describe it is… “Wow!”

If you don’t know what a Slimpod is, it is basically a podcast that you listen to each night before you go to bed, and it helps you [...]

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Today…

By On March 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The view from my bedroom at 7am this morning. Beautiful. A new day is about to start, full of possibilities.
There is always good in the world, there is always crap. You decide what you focus on and what you look for. I think if you look for the [...]

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The One Where I Was ‘Slimmer of The Week’!

By On February 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I’m like a dog. Seriously, The Sunday Times actually called me that in 2010 when the episode of ‘A Place in the Sun- Home or Away’ featuring my mum & I was on! They said the show is worth watching for the “Mother & daughter duo who are endlessly enthusiastic and [...]

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The Road To Wellbeing Starts at Breakfast!

By On October 10, 2011 · 1 Comment

You know it’s going to be a good day when the UK Head of External Communications for a Worldwide Corporation gets into a white towelling bathrobe with his hairy legs on show and comes to chat to you and two other scantily clad bloggers in [...]

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A Review in the Life of a Blogger

By On July 22, 2011 · 2 Comments

As a blogger I often get asked to review products and talk about them on my blog and recently I’ve had a couple of interesting ones!

A company called
Kidz 5 a Day wanted me to try their chocolate flavored organic superfood that gives kids all their 5 [...]

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