Last week I managed to stick to the meal plan for 6 out 7 days (or 5 out of 6 if you don’t count Saturday). Only Thursday didn’t go to plan as J & I fell asleep before tea time and hubby didn’t wake us up. Then when I did wake up at 7 pm, I tried to wake J for some tea but he just moaned so we put him to bed and he didn’t wake until morning! So hubby & I had a cheeky takeaway, oops… Meal plan for w/c 4th August: Monday – Pesto, tomato, mozzarella & spinach puff …
Camilia oral solution – teething relief
As a parent, teething is a horrible thing to see our babies go through, no matter what their age. With J, his first tooth didn’t come through until he was 9 months old, but looking back I think he was teething from around 10 weeks old. He had a couple of the usual signs – hand biting, dribbling – but though I kept checking for teeth emerging I never actually saw any until then. With N, although all babies are different, I have to be honest that I was expecting pretty much the same. But, I think he started teething …
Foodie Penpals – July reveal
This month my foodie penpals parcel came from Kevin over at The Crafty Larder (you really should check his blog out as there are some fantabulous recipes on there – seriously, go on, do it). I think this parcel was one of my favourite ones yet. Though I have said it before this parcel was very ‘me’ and a lot of thought was put into it. First up, a few savoury bits: Vietnamese dipping sauce. I haven’t had Vietnamese yet but I’m looking forward to trying this with spring rolls (or some other kind of appetiser) Thai chilli rice crackers. These were …
One year (and strange goings on)
One year ago today my mother-in-law passed away after a battle with cancer. I don’t think I need to write how heartbroken we all were (and still are, in fact). Little man J was only 16 months old at the time so he didn’t really know what was going on but we try not to let him forget her. Something strange happened in the early hours of yesterday morning. We were all in bed sleeping, and as usual around 2 am, I heard that J had climbed out of bed and was stood at his gate shouting for me. Usually …
#RealMumsAllBran love your tummy challenge
It surprised me to discover that 90-95% of the happy hormone serotonin is made in the gut – did you know that? Which is obviously why bloating due to not eating enough fibre can make us miserable! I was recently invited by BritMums to take part in their #RealMumsAllBran 5-Day Challenge – to see if eating All-Bran for 5 consecutive days made any improvement to my general digestive well-being and the way I felt. The challenge also encompasses learning to love the way our tummies look as well as how they feel. Over recent years, I’ve fallen out with my …