On losing weight

A few years ago I lost 65lb doing weight watchers. I was do proud of myself for the achievement and became a helper to help me stay at that weight. Now, I am no longer a helper and I am gaining weight. I am pee’d off with myself – big time.
Before February I was doing [...]

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Healthy?

I’ve been feeling tired for a while now. Quite a while actually. I thought it was just a combination of starting a new job, getting used to the long commute, and the elements of stress that seem to plague my every day and now I’m not so sure.
I’ve never been good at sleeping. I can [...]

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My first Christmas…

on my own!
Yep, I’m nearing and big 4 0 and for the first time in my life, I’m going to be on my own for Christmas. First. Time. Ever. OK, so let’s just caveat the ‘on my own’ – technically, I’ll have BF, his parents, sons and brothers, so not really on my own. The [...]

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3bts – skinny & fat cats, a good cry, garlic

At the end of a really dull, boring and trying day being greeted on the doorstep by two cats. Fat cat normally doesn’t greet me until it’s dinner time.
Having had a good cry this evening, I feel better. It was needed. (Thanks Ian.)
Making dinner and adding fresh garlic. Yum.

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3BTs – Pinks, Gentle Surprise, Busy

The satisfaction of planting Purple Pixies, Fatheads, Pinks, Blue Moons, and other flowering shrubs in my garden to make it look more colourful and smell more fragrant and hearing that I’ve planted some wonderful things (from someone older and wiser).
Holding a four week old baby in my arms and seeing how gentle a five year [...]

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Bruce Springsteen Gig

At the Emirates stadium in London.
What an entertainer! Playing with his E-Street Band, Bruce rocked the Emirates for two and a half hours – virtually non-stop. Songs were played with so much enthusiasm you would have thought Bruce and Steve were jamming together “just for fun” in the living room.
Bruce loves the audience, that much [...]

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The Duchess in Hull

OK, so I’ve never really had an opinion on Sarah, or the way she’s handled things. For the most part I think the Royal family gets far too much scrutiny and criticism from everyone – some members of the family more than others. I sat down to watch the documentary about Sarah tackling obesity with [...]

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Day Trips to France

I’ve lived in the South for over 13 years and Tuesday was the first time I’d ever done a day-trip to France (not including flying in and out in one day for work). It was fabby. M & D didn’t want to get up too early, so we caught the boat at 10:05 and by [...]

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3bts – one of the best, not alone, good working

I understand that the three items below don’t actually complement each other…so, no rude comments please
1. Being told that my carrot cake is “right up there” because it’s so “moist and yummy”.
2. One of my gym instructors is 45 (but doesn’t look a day over 30) and it was good to hear that [...]

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The One and Only…

“Jo’s Carrot Cake”
I have promised several times to add this recipe here, so, to fulfill that promise here goes…
2 cups finely grated carrot
2 medium eggs
1 cup sugar (the recipe doesn’t state what kind, but I always use soft brown)
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup plain flour
2 tsp mixed spice
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp [...]

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