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Comparison is the Thief of Joy
“Comparison is the thief of joy’ Theodore Roosevelt, former President of the USA once said. And over 100 years later, it’s never been truer in the digital age we now live in. It’s so hard not to compare yourself to everyone else and in this era where we live our…
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10 Rainy Day Summer Holiday Ideas
What to do on a rainy day, in the summer holidays? We had a week in the holidays that was absolutely scorchio then all of a sudden, the rain started and doesn’t seem like it’s going to go away. The more kids you have, the more expensive it can get…
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You Can’t Pour From An Empty Cup
You can’t pour from an empty cup. And don’t I know it. The blog has taken a back seat recently, as I have been trying to get my travel business off the ground, whilst simultaneously being a stay-at-home mum. Let’s start there. I vastly underestimated how difficult being a stay-at-home…
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Introducing Pocket Money
I have mentioned before that I am still friends with my NCT group, we have been friends for almost 5 years now and our little WhatsApp group has been my life line. We recently discussed introducing pocket money. I can’t remember at what age I started getting pocket money, but…
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Why I Broke Up With Slimming Clubs…
If you have been following my blog for a while, you will know I have mentioned my struggles with Binge-Eating disorder before. One of the by-products of that is I am significantly over-weight. Even when my binging is on an even keel, due to my size if I want to…
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Last Minute World Book Day Ideas
Sometimes, life runs away with you and before you know it, it’s the night before World Book Day and your local supermarket is all out of costumes in your kids size. Sod’s law, right? Fear not, here are some last minute World Book Day ideas you can probably create with…
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Eating Disorders Awareness Week: It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
TRIGGER WARNING: In depth discussion about eating disorders, negative thinking, talk of dieting. So Eating Disorder Awareness week is coming to a close, and it almost passed me by, as I have been a little insular lately. Back in January I posted how I was going to make 2019 the…
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Tour My Town – Vol 1
Welcome to my new monthly travel series! I post a lot about my local city, Leicester, but what if find yourself in a new town or city with the smalls and you don’t have a clue where you should go, where you should eat? Well don’t worry, my network of…
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Old Habits Die Hard: Fighting Against Diet Culture in January
If you have any kind of disordered eating, January is probably the hardest month of the year. Keen to play on the insecurities of the general public and to tie in with the ‘New year, new me’, every type of slimming club, weight loss brand and diet product go hard…
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Vegan Refined Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cups
So we are well into Veganuary and I am missing my chocolate fix. What if I told you I had a recipe for delicious, vegan, refined sugar free peanut butter cups? You would surely want to get on board with that goodness, wouldn’t you? I thought so! Read on my…
