At the beginning of the week we were lucky (though some might say not so) to have had snow in our part of the country, which after disappearing on the first day, settled on the second! It was both boy’s first ‘proper’ snowfall, though I wish N was walking already so he could have experienced it that way too. We were venturing out on Tuesday to Fit Tots (every week there is soft play, a sensory activity, and healthy snack time). The sensory activity this week was playing with ice & snow to tie in with the weather. J spent …
#TimeToTalk Day – #Take5ToBlog
Today, February 5th, is #TimeToTalk Day. Time to #Take5 to talk about mental illness, to take that step to help end the stigma and taboo. Regular blog readers will know that I have suffered from mental health issues myself so talking about it and raising awareness is something I am very passionate about. I’m going to share my 5 sentence mental health story; you can do the same using the following format, either over on the Time to Change Facebook page or in the blog comment box: My name is Stacey and I have experienced depression, post natal depression, and anxiety. My …
Little man J at 2 years 10 months old
I’m quite a bit late with this update – life has just gotten in the way recently and I’ve lost my blogging mojo a bit. Though I realise that the next update I write for J, he will be three! THREE! It only seems like yesterday that he arrived in the world. He’s becoming such a little grown up now, everybody says so too. I think when he does turn three, I might do a monthly update like I do with N as he is changing so quickly now that two months seems too long between them. The little man …
Tandoori baked salmon | Recipe (Slimming World friendly)
Now I’m trying out new fish and recipes for our regular ‘fish Friday’s’ you might have a few more fish recipes coming your way – this week is salmon. It’s coated in a tandoori mix but it’s not too overpowering. I served it with tandoori veg rice but it would be lovely with potatoes and a salad too. Ingredients (serves 2 – plus extra tandoori spice mix) 2 boneless salmon fillets 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cayenne pepper Method Preheat oven to …
Slimming World weigh in number two
If you read about my first week with Slimming World then you’ll know that I had a fairly good loss of 3.5lbs which I was over the moon with. This week I was hoping to lose another 3.5lbs in order to get my half stone award. I think after a good loss in my first week I was a little more relaxed and not so strict, and I think it impacted me a bit so I’m right back to strict now. The thing I am worst with is picking at the kids food – so crumbs, leftovers, stealing a morsel …