Desperate to lose some of the baby-weight I have recently embarked on the 30 day shred once again. Whilst it feels great to be exercising again I am not too happy with the rate of weight loss. Patience is not a particular strength of mine. Not being one to let any new diet or exercise fad pass me by I have decided to give the 5:2 diet a go. I know several bloggers have had great success with it, the lovely Steph from I'm Counting UFOZ and Lucy from The Mummy Returns to name but two. Today is my first day and this is what I have just had for lunch. The recipe is actually one I got ...
Attack of the Toddleager
The toddler is recently displaying some worryingly teenage behaviour. As he is learning to express himself and test his boundaries, and our willpower, more and more we are noticing frequent acts of defiance. Playgroup is a nightmare. Hoards of similar toddleagers expected to play with a limited number of toys and, heaven forbid, SHARE them. It would appear a fierce territorial steak is rife in the average toddleager . Cries and wails of "Mine Mummy mine!" can be heard reverberating from every wall. Here are things the boy has recently declared to be HIS: My makeup My hair ...
Crafty Crafty: Pretty Upcycled Glass Bottle Vase
This is such a simple upcycling craft. I have recently been drinking quite a lot of Bottle Green cordials and each time I place the empty bottle in the recycling it seems like such a shame. They are a really lovely shape. Finally I decided to hang on to a few and see what I could make with them and a vase seemed an obvious choice. For this all you will need is an empty glass bottle, craft gems/rhinestones which can be found in my amazon store and craft glue. First I soaked the bottle for an hour or so in warm, soapy water before removing the labels. Then I simply stuck on ...
Mondays Parenting Pin It Party #16
Roll up, roll up and get your pinning fingers ready folks. It is time for another pin it party. This week's party is being hosted by the wonderful Fairy and the Frog. Do pop on over and see what they have chosen as their favourite pins from last week's party, it might just be one of your own. We would love for you to party with us again this week. if you are a newbie here is what to do: 1. Pin up one, or more, of your own parenting/family posts. Each entry will be pinned to the Monday Parenting Pin-It Party board on Pinterest. 2. Follow the Monday Parenting Pin-It ...
Product Review: Samsung Safeview SEW-3037W Video Baby Monitor
Over the last month here at Casa B we have been putting the Samsung Safeview video baby monitor through its paces. The timing could not have been better as W has not long been out of his cot and sleeping in his 'big boy bed' which did lead to several late night escapes for freedom and we were getting a little weary of repeatedly walking him back to his room. In view of this there are several features on this monitor which I really do love: The 3.5" LCD screen which, during the lunchtime sleep and early evening, provides a great crisp image of his bed and the camera can be ...
Product Review: This month we love…
This month we have been putting a few different products to the test. Here is what we thought... First we were sent these lovely, non-toxic, cleaning products from Method. As my friends and family will already know I am a bit of a clean-freak and get stupidly excited about stuff like this. The first thing I loved about these though was the simple clean packaging. They look really quite stylish and even better, the packaging is all 100% recycled. My absolute favourite thing though was the fragrance of each product. They all smell delicious. We were sent lavender handwash, ylang ylang ...
Mondays Parenting Pin It Party #15
This weeks pin-tacular parenting party is being brought to you by the awesome Cat from Yellow Days. Do pop by and see which of last weeks pins she has chosen as her favourites. We would love you to join in with us again this week. Here is what to do... 1. Pin up one, or more, of your own parenting/family posts. Each entry will be pinned to the Monday Parenting Pin-It Party board on Pinterest. 2. Follow the Monday Parenting Pin-It Party board on pinterest, featured below. It would also be great if you followed the hosts, this is me: Jen (Mum of One) 3. Try and visit ...
Silent Sunday: 25/08/13
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Painty Toddler Fun: Cotton-bud painting
The toddler is finally over his fear of paints and we are now having lots of painty toddler fun. It has taken a while for us to get here and it has been achieved by painting with lots of different materials from around the house. So far we have painted with pom poms, potatoes, marshmallows, toilet rolls and cotton wool. This week we tried painting with cotton-buds. W really enjoyed himself and got stuck straight in! First he used the buds like a brush making sweeping strokes, and then discovered he could make lots of lovely spots by simply dabbing them. For more crafty ...
Walk Fat Girl Walk. Trialling The New Fitbug Air.
Shortly before the birth of Little Miss E I was asked if I would like to review the new Fitbug Air. To be honest I thought it was just a simple pedometer but I figured, post birth and mahoosive with baby-weight, anything that may encourage me to exercise a bit HAD to be a good thing. Last week, five weeks post baby, I decided that it was time to get off my now-rather-large-bottom, throw away the Dairy Milks, and give it a go. The Fitbug Air looks just like a small pedometer which clips easily to your waistband. Looks, however are deceiving. This thing does so much more than ...
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