Today marked the start of my new fitness regime, following my brief encounter with Natalie Cassidy last week I have decided to attempt to incorporate fitness back into my daily life. It should have been easy. I had a delicious two child free hours with very little planned, in fact my to – do list looked like this... 1.     Order kids new uniform 2.    Research and identify a … [Read more...]

Both of the twins were off sick today for differing illnesses, there is nothing that upsets me more after paying for nurseries for four years when my kids miss a day of free childcare.  However Twin Boy looked like something from Paranorman this morning and Twin Girl was threatening to come down with the same thing. So I kept them off. For the morning they acted like wounded soldiers  … [Read more...]

I found myself choking back sobs, stifling a wail of pure terror and literally shaking in my seat.  My hair was falling in my eyes and all I could see in front of me was cold, hard concrete. I should have never done it; I will never do it again. I didn’t used to be like this, so afraid and helpless.  Years before I would take risks, abseil down mountains, I dreamt of skydiving through … [Read more...]

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Advertorial Content I remember when I worked in a office every day, when my title was BOTTOM and I longed to spend more time at home with the small ones. I dreamed of days spent feeding the ducks, swinging in parks and reading quietly in an evening with the older ones. I knew that on the other side of the fence there was serenity, peacefulness and perfect parenting. Then it happened, I … [Read more...]

Advertorial Post I have not always been a lean, mean healthy machine.  Back in my youth I had a lot of bad habits and I was completely ignorant to the concept of looking after myself.  If I went out dancing I would end up peeling off the cellophane of a packet of Marlboro Lights to compliment the bottle of beer in my hand and I thought nothing of diving into the local kebab shop on the … [Read more...]

The last couple of years have been rocky in our home, what started with a miscarriage, journeyed through epilepsy, transferred into hip dysplasia and finally ended in diabetes.  It has been an exhausting roller coaster that has left us peering nervously around the corner in anticipation of what is to come next.  For the moment the road looks clear, I can’t see any bumps or curves on the … [Read more...]

Dear Natalie Cassidy, I did your exercise DVD last night, yes I know, finally after nearly 18 months of not shifting my backside and consuming extreme amounts of chocolate, pasta and bread I decided that enough was enough and I had to try and shift the weight that seems to have gathered around my middle and my arse. I didn’t own your DVD beforehand, I actually went out and bought it, I … [Read more...]

Easter began with a yell of surprise as the lop eared bunny came and left an impressive haul of chocolate in the garden three days early.  The children had been worried for days that because we weren't going to be at home on Easter morning they would be simply forgotten by the chocolate rabbit and left to wait for the next year. BB tackled her first Easter hunt standing on her own two legs, … [Read more...]