When we have skin hang ups, the grass always seems greener on the other side. You might look at your friend who has dry skin and wish yours was more like hers – and in the meantime your friend might look at your oily skin and wish she had as much shine as you do. … [Read more…]
Becoming a new mum is easily the most exciting and most stressful time in any woman’s life. It’s a time of new beginnings and excitement with your new bundle of joy. At the same time, life as a new mum can be tricky when it comes to fashion. You’ve lost some of the baby weight, … [Read more…]
For the last ten days, I have been trialling a new yoghurt drink. I have done loads of diets that encourage you to eat yoghurts as a nutritious and filling snack or as part of a meal but I usually have a problem with them. They are either sugar free and so laden with fat … [Read more…]
It’s Sunday morning. Millions of people are sitting in their beds reading the Sunday newspapers and drinking coffee. Okay, maybe not parents. They’re sitting on sofas, watching their 316th episode of Paw Patrol already, wishing coffee came in an introveinus drip. Well, however you are enjoying your morning brew, a culinary craze is taking off … [Read more…]
It seems stuffed tomatoes have become a bit passé. They maybe out of fashion but I was on the look out for a healthy side dish which would suit the whole family and I really think these fit the bill. They contain 1 Weight Watchers point in each tomato or you can have all four … [Read more…]
Traditionally, Lent is a period of abstinence, penance and self-denial to bring Christians closer to God. It emulates Jesus’ 40 days spent in the wilderness and prepares believers for Easter. Not chocolate eggs, but new life and Resurrection. I have decided to therefore use Lent as my own little episode of self-denial and abstinence. After … [Read more…]
Being a mum means many things. You clean up sick and poo. Wipe snotty noses, comfort, hug, love. What about the things people don’t tell you about though. Here is a prime example. Now it is well documented that I am on a diet. I have to lose two stone by May (well, it’s June … [Read more…]
My friend introduced me to this diet over ten years ago. In my 20s it was a great way to kick-start my dieting if I had hit a plateaux in weight loss. The diet claims you can lose up to ten pounds in the three days. I only lost ten pounds the first time I … [Read more…]
My friend introduced me to this diet over ten years ago. In my 20s it was a great way to kick-start my dieting if I had hit a plateaux in weight loss. The diet claims you can lose up to ten pounds in the three days. I only lost ten pounds the first time I … [Read more…]
