I don’t often bake bread as I’m a much better baker of sweet items, but I needed wanted to join in with the #GreatBloggersBakeOff2014 again so I thought I’d attempt something which I’d made before – focaccia (though it was much better last time – this was a rush job in the end!). It is lovely & soft on both the inside & outside. Eat on its own or it’s also yummy dipped in balsamic vinegar. Ingredients (serves 4) 450 g strong white flour 1 sachet fast action yeast 1 tsp sea salt 250 ml warm water 4 tbsp olive oil 1 …
#VlogChallenge Week 5 – What’s In My Bag? (with outtakes)
So I’m on a roll at the minute and managed to get Week 5 of the #vlogchallenge both recorded and edited today, and I even managed to upload it! I know what will be happening for week 6, but I’m not quite sure when I will get around to filming it so you will have to watch this space. The prompt for Week 5 was ‘What’s In My Bag?’, so this one was easy (other than the outtakes, stay tuned at the end to see them!):
Bonding with baby
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 …
#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 …