Wednesday, September 4: If you could take three months off from your current life and do anything in the world, what would you do? So I am sat here looking out my window and its grey. No rain, no wind and no sun just grey. We have had the most glorious summer with back to back days of sunshine and to be honest I did mutter I was starting to get fed up with it. *gasp* How dare I say things like that when we spend the rest of the time complain about the rain. So today I get my wish and we have ... VIEW POST

Cooking with your children is a great activity to start at a young age; not only will it teach your little ones about food and allow you to encourage them to eat healthy, it is also a perfect way to spend quality time with them. Making a healthy, nutritious salad with your little one is a perfect way to start, as there's usually no need for using the stove and they're a great way to pack in their five a day. With so many delicious salad recipes to choose from you can adapt any recipe to suit ... VIEW POST

Well the weights are still out and further more there is no dust on them as they are getting used daily. The strange stretchy rowing thing is also being used daily although my son nearly catapulted the TV remote across the room whilst ‘trying it out’ so he’s now banned from my toys. One of the most motivating things are the apps I am using. I have one where I scan or look up everything that passes my lips and it tells me how many calories I have left. Linked to that app is another one that ... VIEW POST

Did you know.... .... ¾ of children have said they have been bullied. Female bullies are more likely to choose female victims. One third of workplace bullies are women. I am so lucky that I wasn’t bullied at school; I didn’t see any bullying either. But then as a child I don’t remember really being aware of much. It wasn’t till I became a parent that I have become aware of these things. So as a parent what should we be looking out for? And is bullying just a ‘kid’ thing? As A ... VIEW POST