I recently happened to come across a statement on social media where basically, someone had said that breastfeeding gives you more of a bond with your baby than formula feeding does. This is something which has irritated me before so I thought that now was about the right time to blog about it. I shouldn’t need to state, but this is not at all a dig at breastfeeding as I actually managed a few weeks myself, it’s purely the statement and the derivation of it. With little man J, we didn’t take to breastfeeding, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t bond …
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#VlogChallenge Week 4 – Music
When I first started the #vlogchallenge I was determined to keep up (even though it wasn’t a requirement) – I managed the first three weeks and now I’m quite a bit behind! I can only really manage it when J is at nursery, so on a Wednesday, and I filmed this one last week but have only just got around to uploading it! This one is also a longer one – I think I do rabbit on a little sometimes though… So this is my week 4 of the #vlogchallenge – Music (I know, it says Books in the intro …
Weight loss – week 2
So here I am, into week 2 of my new (and hopefully final!) weight loss journey. I’ve been slacking a bit more this week than I did last week. The beginning of the week went okay, and then I missed one day of tracking and it went a bit downhill from there. It always happens. I wouldn’t say I ate much more than I usually do when I strictly log, but I maybe had a few extra nibbles that may have taken me over my calories. Also I had one or two emotional days where I just couldn’t stop eating – I …
Meal Planning Monday – 18th August
So, last week’s meal plan didn’t quite, well, go to plan. We went to visit a friend on Friday evening and by the time we left it was a little late to go home and cook so we had a cheeky KFC! And then we had Friday’s meal on Saturday, so Saturday’s meal was scrapped altogether. Meal plan for w/c 18th August: Monday – Turkey burgers with sweet potato wedges Tuesday – Cauliflower cheese pasta Wednesday – Vegetable stir fry (with whatever sauce is in the cupboard) Thursday – We’re at my Mum’s tonight Friday – Smoked mackerel with new potatoes …
Recipe – Cinnamon sugar stamped biscuits (#GreatBloggersBakeOff2014)
I first made these biscuits when I was trying to find something cinnamon to go in one of my foodie penpals parcels. They are totally coated in cinnamon sugar yet it isn’t too overpowering – they are very moreish! Ingredients (makes approx. 30) Biscuits 200 g butter 200 g caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla (optional) 1 egg 425 g plain flour Cinnamon sugar (You will find that this makes more than you need but you can save it for future. You can also add more/less sugar/cinnamon to your taste) 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup ground cinnamon Method Preheat oven …