Loosing weight, getting in shape, looking after me… In 2016 I wrote about having lost a lot (52lb actually) of weight. I had worked hard, through sensible diet and exercise, to loose weight and get in shape, partly because my knee surgeon had told me to (it’s protocol to be told to loose weight in […]
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That time I got told off for drinking wine when pregnant
We all know that alcohol in pregnancy is not recommended and that women are not supposed to be drinking wine when pregnant. Medical advice is to avoid alcohol when trying to conceive and when you are pregnant. Personally, for me, drinking anything alcoholic wasn’t even an option during pregnancy even if it was allowed because […]
READ MOREGetting the garden tidy & heavy work done with Von Haus
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a garden item from Von Haus to review and share about* Our garden has been a bit neglected with life throwing things at us, in the past few months, and then the husband getting ill, and not able to do much to keep it tidy but […]
READ MOREWhat makes a Dad?
So anyone can be a father. It’s a quick biological act, that results in a baby. That bit, is usually easy. You don’t have to be blood related to someone to be a Dad, either. But makes a Dad? For me, a Dad is the person who loves, and encourages you, who doesn’t judge your life choices, […]
READ MOREOur week in Photos 9/06/19 – 15/06/19 – normal is good.
Welcome to Our Week in Photos. Our way of sharing our week and what we get up to with our family abroad and grandparents who like to keep up with our life and antics. This week we have been enjoying normal. Normal is good. The husband is working his way back to getting into a […]
READ MOREHow to survive when your kid has exams…
It’s that time of year, almost the end of the academic year, for many, and for us, it’s a new challenge. The tween is facing her first proper set of school exams. She is coming to the end of year 7 and over the next two weeks has 10 exams in various subjects. The exams […]
READ MOREOur week in photos 01/06/19 – 08/06/19 Short and sweet
Welcome to Our Week in Photos. Our way of sharing our week and what we get up to with our family abroad and grandparents who like to keep up with our life and antics. I haven’t taken many photos this week, mainly because we have been very busy and sometimes life just doesn’t need a […]
READ MOREWill he let you? How will he cope?
I am going away in 3 weeks time. Leaving my crew for 2 nights and 2 days. It’s my birthday in three weeks time, and instead of gifts, I asked if I could have some time off. I tend to prefer minimum fuss for my birthday, and this year I asked if it would be […]
READ MORENormal service is resuming.
It’s been a rollercoaster of six weeks. Normal service is resuming. He’s going back to work tomorrow. Slowly, he’s easing himself back into normal routine. 6 weeks ago, they told me he “we think is having a heart attack”. Then, much to our relief, it wasn’t that. But it still was over a week in […]
READ MOREOur week in photos 25/05/19 – 31/05/19 Goodbye May, you haven’t been fun.
Welcome to Our Week in Photos. Our way of sharing our week and what we get up to with our family abroad and grandparents who like to keep up with our life and antics. May has been a bit brutal, and if you follow us you will know we have dealt with a major illness. […]
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