It's a common desire, albeit after you've given birth and spent a few months adjusting to what it means to be responsible for a small crying baby 24 hours a day, to want to do something about your appearance. There are some lucky people who seem to effortlessly be back in their pre-pregnancy Jeans six weeks after having a baby, but for most of us, it's hard work shedding the few extra pounds. It is, however, effort that pays off, whether you are … [Read more...]
Toddlerisms
Chatting with Tweeva whilst they played the ELC Pop It In The Post Game.....DH: Darling, what do you call the man who delivers the post?Tweeva: Post Man.DH: And what do you call the man who delivers the milk?Tweeva: It's the Milk Man. DH: And what do you call the man who takes the rubbish?Tweeve: Daddy!Children: aren't they brilliant? … [Read more...]
The Gallery 41: Body Parts
EyesAnd earsAnd mouthAnd nose,Head,Shoulders, kneesAnd toes. … [Read more...]
Seven easy ways to kick start your weight-loss campaign.
You can see from the column on the right that I keep an eye on a fair numbers of bloggers, some regularly, some intermittently. As it's the beginning of a new year, a number of these wonderful bloggers have posted their Resolutions for 2011, weight loss frequently being chief amongst them. Rosie Scribble has had a real quandary whilst trying to promote a healthy product because it was keen to emphasise the 'diet-friendly' nature of the product … [Read more...]
Why you should make a Will.
There's a spot on the inside of my cheek, a lump of scar tissue built up over years of inadvertently biting the inside of my mouth (I'm quite good at injuring myself in preposterous ways.) I spent the morning chewing that spot on the inside of my mouth, hoping that the sensation would be enough of a distraction. It wasn't though. As my Gran's coffin arrived at the Chapel, I could feel the tears welling up. As the celebrant talked about Gran's … [Read more...]
Dear 2011: a letter to the year ahead
With apologies to Kat at 3 Bedroom Bungalow....Dear 2011,I don't know how well you know 2010. Frankly, I'm hoping that you two weren't that close, since I have very little to say about her that isn't unpleasant. 2010 was not the nicest of years as far as I could tell. It's been a jolly long 365 days in her company. I've had plenty of sleepless nights, some caused of course by the new addition to our family, but many others caused by worry, … [Read more...]
Our Zapp-tastic Adventure: What the Grannies thought of the Zapp Xtra
The Quinny Zapp Xtra is, as you will know if you are on Facebook friend, a permanent fixture in our lives. You could say that it’s revolutionised our lives: since I took delivery in October I have started reducing rather than expanding, the collection of pushchairs at DG Manor. It’s testament to the fact that the little Zapp Xtra is designed with our life in mind that I use it in preference to a number of others that I bought for specific … [Read more...]
