Anxiety Blog School

The emotions of starting school | School anxiety

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Today is the last day of Jacob’s first full week since starting school. On his first week he started later and finished early so he only did a few hours a day. He was tired then so I knew this week was really going to affect him with regards to mood and tiredness. Needless to say, he has been sleeping for almost 12 hours a night. Previously he was lucky to get nine! He was excited yet a little bit dubious going into his class on his first day; since then he has been absolutely fine and ran in every …

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weekly weigh in
Health Lifestyle Slimming World Weight Loss

Slimming World weigh in – the one with the reset target…

My loss of 2lb last week really spurred me on this week knowing that I was closer than ever to target. Now I have officially reset it, like I mentioned I was going to do in my last post, I don’t feel as much pressure on myself (from myself!). I would really like to be at target for my 30th birthday though – three weeks today! The last week has been mostly on plan. We did have a planned pizza takeaway at the weekend but I only had one slice. I mostly had chicken and salad, though I probably did use …

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Food Food review Review

August Degustabox | Subscription Box Review

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I am absolutely loving receiving a Degustabox through my letterbox every month. Well, obviously not through my letterbox, because it wouldn’t actually fit. So yeah, my door actually. I love the element of surprise, though I do hope that I will like everything that’s in it because, well, I adore food. Who doesn’t? In the Degustabox: Enjoy 10 to 15 surprise products, many are completely new to the market! Receive your Degustabox every month filled with goodies. All for much less than you would pay in the shops! So, what was inside the August Degustabox?

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Chocolate, cherry & almond wreath recipe
Food Recipe

Chocolate, cherry & almond heart wreath | Recipe

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Bread week. I may have mentioned before, but I hate bread week. Me and bread making just do not mix. Nevertheless, I joined in anyway as I want to try and do every week this year! During the show on Wednesday, I decided I must be crazy as I was actually considering doing the technical for the third week in a row. But then chocolate bread won me over so I went with the signature. I’ve never really made bread from my own recipe so I went searching my old friend Mr Google and came across Paul Hollywood’s chocolate and cherry …

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ConfidentNites update
Bedwetting Preschooler Toddler

An update and a ConfidentNites sleep retreat with DryNites #ad

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I mentioned in my last DryNites ConfidentNites post that some of my fellow ambassadors and I were very lucky to be invited along to a sleep retreat at the amazing Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa. We were welcomed with a beautiful lunch and then sat down to listen to the three ConfidentNites experts give us some top tips to help on our child’s bedwetting journey. The experts were nutritionist Yvonne Wake; mindfulness expert, Selina Sasse; and sleep expert, Helen Packham. A few of these tips are included in my second vlog below, but of course to get more help personalised to you & your …

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