yesterday we finally had our appointment with a pediatrician about masons chronic cough,vomiting and lack of breath-which we are no closer to finding out what it is *yay* but i was told my child was iron deficient, i think the word the doctor used was malnourished. how was my 1 meter tall, 37lb 2 and a half year old child malnourished?  i felt...Read More

Today has been an awful day on the food front.  I missed breakfast *SIN OF THE WORLD* i wasn't hungry when i woke up and i had to go to the eye test and by the time i got back it was nearly half 10 so it was more of a brunch when i decided to have some scrambled eggs with some mushrooms...Read More

The every day busy mum doesn't really have time for a weekly facial, nor the money, and if you do then you lucky cow im jealous. so for all us other mummas that still need to look after ourselves and not look like death warmed up we have to try and search the isles for an at home facial that will a) not...Read More

when i was in my teens for some weird reason i was asked when i would want kids, i said when i was at least 27 and could afford to take them to disneyland. oh how life had a different plan for me! Also why did my mean mother never take me to disneyland!  so if your planning to take you child to disneyland my biggest...Read More

Wednesday, hump day, middle of the week, nearly friday... what ever you call this day we will now refer to it as 'what i ate wednesday' #wiaw ( i joined the trend on insta!) now thats cleared up id like to introduce you to my new blog series, where each wednesday ill be posting what i ate and starting from next week will...Read More

2 weeks in... have i lost anyway weight? NO!! am i pissed off? YES!!  seriously though. ive been eating so well, drinking lots of water, been to the gym 4 times a week for what? people drink a cup of the 'skinny tea' crap (that makes you shit yourself)  and they loose a good 3lbs in 2 days yet i put in the...Read More

so the first week of the new year is done. hopefully you aren't starting to flag and those new years resolutions are still firmly in place. so keeping up with the positive attitude here are 10 reasons you as a parent are doing a fab job. because its not easy. 2 and a half years in and i'm still learning the ropes! so...Read More

Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and mason 'has it' i use the term has it loosely because he's under 5 and the doctors wont say exactly that its Asthma in case he grows out of it! kids get colds,especially if they go to nursery! honest they are rank! literally every week he's caught someone else's kids germs. but this doesn't help my ongoing...Read More

did you start your diet today ? new year new you and all that ? if you did, then well done and i wish you luck! new diets are tough and if you are like me then you might find diets hard if you dont see results after 3 days! im impatient, i mean ive eaten 3 salads why am i not skinny...Read More