health

20 Things To Have Accomplished In Your 20′s

I read a really thought provoking article today on things you should really have achieved by the time you leave your twenties. I’ve written before about how I don’t feel particularly ‘grown up’, I mean, it still shocks me at times when I have Princess call out “Mummy!!” in the middle of the night, it [...]

Healthy Banana Ice Cream

We love ice cream in our house and I have a special place in my heart for banana ice cream. After coming to the realisation that I really need to be more conscious of the amount of processed foods we eat as a family, I am on the look out for as many convenient, make-it-from-scratch [...]

I Spoke Too Soon!

You know that thing where you have a great idea and share it with your child, then they get super exited and you have to say “oh darling I’m so sorry, we can’t go there / do that after all”? Well I hate the look of disappointment when that happens and avoid getting myself into [...]

Navel Gazing

I don’t actually gaze at my own navel, I used to when it was pierced, I developed a strange fascination with it and was awed by just how perfect it was. Yup my navel was pretty awesome, that is until my weight started spiralling out of control and the very thought of someone brushing against [...]

A Day in the Life of a Weight Watchers Gal

As a Weight Watcher Blogger Ambassador, we get set loads of exciting challenges, this week it was to show you a day in the life of being on Weight Watchers. Easy enough you’d think and it should have been, except it was my last week at work and I went on a lot of lunches, [...]

Green Smoothie Heaven and zero pro points!

Green smoothies are the one! I don’t really like having breakfast and although I make sure Princess eats before she leaves for the child minder, I usually leave the house with little more than half a cup of coffee in my tummy. I’m trying hard to stick to Weight Watchers plan and one of the [...]

Sick Days

Illness has hit our household. I thought we’d escaped after hearing the stories of people having their Christmas ruined by projectile vomiting and other grisly ailments but it seems our family was st a little behind! I knew we weren’t eating enough fruit and vegetables! After staying indoors all weekend (well walking around town with [...]

Getting Ready -Sort The Fridge

Weight Watchers have been kind enough to make me an Ambassador for the beginning of the year, which is great as it’s an added incentive to behave this time round. It should also help me with ticking off the bikini item on my Bucket List. We were set a challenge for the week to sort [...]