tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88563845048285407742024-02-07T11:29:22.601+00:00Joys of a Singleton, Life, Love and ParenthoodAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474881318584562324noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856384504828540774.post-79920372824150425132014-04-01T11:25:00.002+01:002014-04-01T11:25:26.996+01:00We all need strong, confident women in our life<div style="text-align: center;">
Being a parent is tough, being a single parent is even tougher! This is why it is so important that we surround ourselves with a good support network.</div>
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I recently posted about my group of girlfriends and the need to let my hair down and just be Laura and it seems a lot of you have similar views. I'm very lucky to have such a great group of friends, each in their own stage of life whether that be single, married, engaged or in a serious relationship, we each bring our own aspect which makes for a wide range of conversations.</div>
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Outside of my group of friends, I also have many strong, confident female role models:</div>
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My mum is my biggest supporter, we may not always see eye to eye and we clash far too many times for me to list them, but she made me the person (and parent) I am today, she raised myself and my brother as a single parent and she did it with the same fierce pride and independence that I have for my own children.</div>
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There are not enough words to describe my Gran, she's the head of our family, the one who raised my Mum to be who she is. I love my Gran very much, she's a fighter and will fight to the very end. One thing's for sure, she wont go to her grave quietly!</div>
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Unfortunately, I do not have any photos of my Step Mum, but she also deserves a huge mention. Alongside my Mum, my Step Mum also made me the person I am today. I go to her for the in depth conversations that I can't have with my Mum. I vividly remember her telling me as a child that I should never settle for second best, I should always go for what I want and this has become a personal motto, if something isn't going right then change it, if a relationship isn't working out then walk away, life is far too short.</div>
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Now how lucky am I to have all these strong, confident female role models in my life and to be able to call them family!! Who knows how I would have turned out otherwise!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474881318584562324noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856384504828540774.post-7049915544380494282014-03-31T18:04:00.000+01:002014-03-31T18:04:00.293+01:00Review: Colour In Paper Boxes for Easter from Hobbycraft<div style="text-align: center;">
We were very lucky to be given the fantastic opportunity of reviewing some of Hobbycrafts Easter goodies.</div>
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We selected the following and it arrived through the post last week.</div>
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Included were 2 bunny boxes, 2 chick boxes, 4 felt tips and some double-sided sticky tape.</div>
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First she coloured it on.</div>
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She done a good job but the perfectionist in me was screaming to fill it in for her, as hard as it was for me to leave her to it, we arranged the box, stuck it together using the double-sided sticky tape and Erin filled it with some of her sweeties.</div>
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Damian had been away camping and because she had missed him so much, Erin wanted to give the box of sweets to him as a welcome home gift!! She's so thoughtful!!</div>
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Erin really enjoyed this craft and was very proud of the finished product, it was well suited for her age and only needed a little help folding the box, the rest she completed herself. She is planning on using the remaining boxes to give some Easter treats to her friends.</div>
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It certainly didn't feel like Spring today, with heavy rain showers, hail and thunder storms, but according to the weather forecast, it shall be more Spring like at the weekend.</div>
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When I think of Spring, I think of sunshine, flowers, freshly cut grass and bird song, I think of lighter mornings and lighter evenings, we're finally awakening from our Winter induced coma.</div>
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It's time for new life, rabbits and squirrels appearing, ducklings, goslings and lambs. Spring brings life to a country battered with bad weather, torrential rain fall resulting in an epic scale flooding situation, Spring will bring relief to those affected by these floodings, the sunshine will release inner endorphins and we start to feel happier and more alive.</div>
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As a family, we love to put bird feeders out to welcome them into our garden, to hear them sing on a beautiful sunny, Spring day, we make little dens for hedgehogs looking for a safe place to rest for the night. We take a trip to the boating lake to feed the ducklings and goslings to give them a good chance of survival.</div>
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This is my son, his name is Damian and he is 10 years old.</div>
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Since he was 3 years old, I had a nagging feeling that he could be an ASD child.</div>
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He thrived on routine</div>
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He would become distressed if we didn't follow this routine</div>
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He would obsessively line up his toys</div>
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He found social activites hard work</div>
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But due to his age and not wanting to put a label on my son, I didn't push for an assessment referral. I voiced my concerns to his teachers but as it wasn't affecting him day to day, I left it in their hands as to whether they wanted to push for a referral through the SENCO.</div>
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But as he got older, it was becoming a problem!!</div>
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He has sensory issues with food textures, noise and touch. He will discount food on how it feels in his mouth and not how it tastes, if he doesn't like the texture, he will gag. So he tends to eat the same food over and over again. With regards to noise, if it is a repetitive, non-background noise, it will distract and irritate him (think along the lines of someone clearing their throat or a dog barking). He has little awareness of personal space and without knowing will stand right in front of you while talking, but if he isn't expecting it or is unwilling to accept it, he doesn't like to be touched, sometimes even rebuffing cuddles from loved ones. Though if he wants to give a cuddle he will.</div>
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He prefers his own company to that of children his own age and will often isolate himself from others, if he wishes to be sociable, it's on his terms and he will initiate it and terminate it when he feels it's finished regardless of if the other person wants to ask more questions or play another game. He becomes very agitated if another person encroaches on his alone time or refuses to play his games his way.</div>
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He doesn't understand social cues: how to join in with a group of people and how to have a reciprocal conversation and this impedes greatly on his ability to make and sustain friendships.</div>
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He also has great difficulty on guessing how people will react or what they are thinking or what the outcome of a given situation will be, he doesn't have that flexibility of thinking. He finds it hard to understand why people might be sad or hurt by something he has done or something he has said, but when I talk to him about it and explain it to him, he can become quite upset at the thought that he has upset another person.</div>
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He talks in a somewhat adult manner, but his voice doesn't lilt even when talking about something that he loves, his facial expressions rarely change either. He prefers to talk to adults than children, he can become quite irritated when talking to younger children and having to explain things. When talking to adults, he doesn't grasp the concept that they might not understand or have knowledge of the subject and will carry on the conversation whether they are listening or not. </div>
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He also needs extra help with his personal care along with cooking food, this is one of my main concerns as he gets older and approaches adulthood.</div>
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Approximately a year ago, I went to my GP with 2 sides of an A4 piece of paper full of my concerns about Damian and we talked about it, along with my worries and the GP referred him immediately, in this time we have met with the Lead Paediatrician in his case and he has had a visit from the Educational Psychologist. The report from this assessment was a huge eye opener, reading the same thoughts and worries I had myself in writing that his teacher and the Psychologist also had. For all these years, I've doubted myself and many times I've talked myself into believing I've been exaggerating matters.</div>
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After talking to his teacher at Parents Evening this week, her thoughts are on an ASD diagnosis, from all my research and experience with Damian, I think he will have a diagnosis. but until it comes from a professional, we can only do what we can to make Damian more comfortable in his abilities and implement structure and routine.</div>
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I felt the time was right to finally talk about this as before, I just couldn't find the correct words to explain what was going on. Regardless of whether we get a diagnosis or not, I would never change my son for the world, he is and always will be my baby boy, my first-born, my little buddy and my pride and joy and I love him with all my heart.<br />
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As a Mother, I love spending time with my children more than anybody else in this world. We love shopping, walks, picnics, movie nights, games nights, just as long as we are together and spending that quality time with each other.</div>
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But once a month, for one night only, I get to be Laura!</div>
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Myself and my girlfriends arrange a girly night once a month, now this could be a full blown frocks-on-dancing-til-your-feet-are-sore night out or it could be a comfies-on-with-snacks-juice-nibbles-and-plenty-of-gossip-night-in. Whatever we decide, it always turns out to be the best nights and we really look forward to it all month.</div>
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This weekend just gone was our monthly night out and it was a full blown frocks-on night out. As soon as the children are picked up by babysitting grandparents, the doors are locked, the music is turned up and the beautifying process comes into play.</div>
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I really do enjoy and need my girly nights with my girlfriends.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474881318584562324noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856384504828540774.post-57859493576583478412014-03-23T08:00:00.000+00:002014-03-23T10:40:15.791+00:00I love snuggles<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's really hard to decide, do I go with the World Peace type wishes, or do I go with the super selfish I'd-like-to-be-rich wishes??</div>
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3. Never have to worry about my finances every again - I'm not talking about being a billionnaire, I couldn't spend that money if I tried, I'm the sort of person who instead of purchasing a dress for £150, would want at least 3-4 dresses for the same amount. I'd like to be in the position that I would never have to worry about paying bills, feeding myself and my children, clothing us all, maybe even throw in an annual holiday in the sun. It's very selfish I know, but they are my wishes!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474881318584562324noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856384504828540774.post-55020296019030599142014-03-22T16:48:00.001+00:002014-03-22T16:48:35.666+00:00Saturday is caption day<div style="text-align: center;">
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Damian always struggles with his school work, he's very intelligent, but his willingness to learn depends on the subject matter and whether or not it interests him. But give him a subject he is interested in and he will learn absolutely everything there is to know. He's currently being assessed on the Autistic Spectrum, so this could explain a lot. I will dedicate a post on this when I find the right words to explain the situation. </div>
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Over on Facebook, a campaign was started to share a #nomakeupselfie to raise awareness and to hopefully raise some much needed funds. No one knew how much this would take off until it went viral yesterday and has now raised over £1 million pounds. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cancerresearchuk">Source</a>.</div>
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Just recently we were given the opportunity to review The Weekend Box.</div>
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Now, I'm sure by now, you'll have realised that Erin loves all things crafts, so to be asked to review a craft box was pretty much a no-brainer.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Something to <b>Cook</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">As soon as the box arrived, Erin tore into it. She loved the bright colours and the little creatures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">There was some yellow paint provided but Erin wanted her birdie to be red. She really enjoyed this activity as she was able to do most of it herself, with very little input from me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">I would definitely recommend this box to anyone thinking of something similar. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474881318584562324noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856384504828540774.post-85323586247802101272014-03-14T11:17:00.003+00:002014-03-14T11:17:38.386+00:00Word of the Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Further to my previous post about 'Acceptance', this week is all about change.</div>
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Now that I'm making an almighty effort to accept myself for how I am, I've been making a few tweaks here and there.</div>
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First of all, I had most of my hair cut off, it was very long, but seeing as my hair is naturally curly, the weight of it was pulling the curls out. My hair is now shoulder length and the curls much more pronounced.</div>
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Another change is to always look my best, this is for no other reason than how it makes me feel...For example, if I go out wearing a pair of baggy jeans and a shapeless top with my hair tied up and no make-up on, I don't feel very good about myself, I try to blend into the background, yet if like today I put on a pair of leggings with a dusky pink lace tunic-style dress and my new brogue heels, with my hair down and a touch of make-up, I feel much more confident, like 'Hey, look at me, don't I look great?'. Confidence is a great thing.</div>
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It's little baby steps, but they are all in the right direction. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474881318584562324noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856384504828540774.post-72622306442029629242014-03-05T09:43:00.002+00:002014-03-05T09:46:52.932+00:00Erin's Art & Crafts - Mini Creations<div style="text-align: center;">
Saying that Erin loves Arts & Crafts is a huge understatement, she's forever drawing pictures, colouring in, making people or butterflies out of cardboard toilet rolls.</div>
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GL over at <a href="http://www.kidglloves.com/">kidglloves</a> has introduced a Mini Creations Link Up Party which is a fantastic opportunity for all of our children to showcase their Arts & Crafts.</div>
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This week Erin has made a windmill which came as part of her monthly <a href="http://www.therainydayboxco.co.uk/">rainy day box</a>.</div>
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Then we put it out in the garden, she's very pleased with how it all turned out. </div>
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If you want to show off your own child's Arts & Crafts, why not pop over to <a href="http://www.kidglloves.com/">kidglloves</a> and join in.</div>
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Damian was luckily enough to be sent a selection of toys by the lovely bods over at Zomlings, you can read all about them <a href="http://www.zomlings.com/">here</a>. You can also follow them on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Zomlings">here</a>.</div>
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If you've previously read my blog, you will know that Damian is a HUGE fan and collector of The Trash Pack Trashies and I was a little cautious over how these Zomlings would be received. We've been through Star Wars Fighter Pods and Zombie Zity but in my opinion they haven't kept Damian's attention like the Trashies have.</div>
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I needn't have worried though, Damian tore into the packages as if they may just dissapear (I was allowed to open the pack but not allowed to peer inside), the look on his face was pure excitement and joy, very much the same look when he opens his packs of Trashies. </div>
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I would say they have been a hit with him, and just to make sure I knew how much he liked them, he has come to me a further 5 times to tell me he loves them and can't believe he gets to keep them.</div>
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A big thumbs up from him and a big thumbs up from me.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474881318584562324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856384504828540774.post-48758951911634477492014-03-04T19:17:00.000+00:002014-03-04T19:17:18.886+00:00Wot so Funee<div style="text-align: center;">
There was a time last year when I had convinced my children I was only 21, I can't remember exactly what I said to them but I vividly remember them talking about how old I was:</div>
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'Granny, did you know that Mum is only 21?'</div>
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'Mum, how old will you be on your next birthday?'</div>
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'I'll be 21 again!!'</div>
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And so on.</div>
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So, you can imagine my horror, when I glanced upon Erin's whiteboard and saw such a pretty picture of our little family, along with our ages.</div>
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For the record, I'm 34!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474881318584562324noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856384504828540774.post-6801290331434929802014-03-02T11:30:00.001+00:002014-03-02T11:35:28.405+00:00Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant - Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have to hold my hand up and admit I have no skincare routine in place, well I suppose I do if you count using a wet flannel or a wet babywipe as a routine, but I very rarely use products on my skin.</div>
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Now that I'm heading towards my mid 30's and those fine lines are creeping around my eyes, I thought to myself I should really have a skincare routine (I should have started in my 20's, but it's far too late for that now). I had some products left over from when I subscribed to a certain beauty box, one of which was the Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant.</div>
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So last night, after I had washed my face, I emptied some of the powder onto my palm - about a teaspoon amount - created a paste like texture and lathered it onto my skin. I used a <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Botanics-Facial-Loofah_1275774/">Facial-Loofah</a> to really grind the paste into my skin and get rid of all the gunk and grime.</div>
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The results were amazing, even after just the first application, my skin felt clean and it definitely looked as though a layer had been taken off, which is what I wanted to achieve.</div>
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My skin did become red and hot to the touch but this is to be expected, it wasn't painful or uncomfortable and it soon died down after an hour or so.</div>
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As soon as I woke up this morning, I immediately looked in the mirror to observe my skin and I'm ecstatic with the results, my skin is clear and noticeably younger looking, it looks healthy and it feels smooth and soft. If these are the results after just 1 application, what will the results be after 7 or even 30 applications.</div>
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Now I just need to find myself a nice moisturiser!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474881318584562324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856384504828540774.post-69235883415856513872014-03-02T10:29:00.003+00:002014-03-02T10:29:57.809+00:00Silent Sunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474881318584562324noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856384504828540774.post-21520253380521887002014-03-01T14:38:00.002+00:002014-03-01T14:38:49.367+00:00Organising my make-up collection<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm very guilty of having no organisation for my make-up at all, I would either be given make-up or I'll buy it, then I'll chuck it all in a drawer.</div>
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This makes trying to find certain products and items very difficult, I could scream for the amount of times I've hunted high and low for my favourite black eye liner and not been able to find it, or a certain colour of eye shadow and I can never find it.</div>
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So this morning, I bit the bullet and decided to have a proper sort out of my make-up and organise it in a way that would give me easy access to all my items.</div>
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I'm very lucky that my Mum works in the offices at Avon and she gets tons of make-up for a silly fraction of the price they sell for, I'm talking 20p for a tube of mascara, just because the box is a little bashed, nothing wrong with the product, just the box it came in...it's ridiculous!!</div>
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You will see from my pictures that most of my items are from Avon, I like their products and my Mum buys then for me, so they're basically freebies and we all know how much I love a freebie!!</div>
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This is how I stored my make-up prior to this morning:</div>
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Now you can see my problem with locating certain products!!</div>
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I will be buying matching baskets to go with the colour of my room, but for now I used any basket or tub I could get my hands on, and this is after I organised:</div>
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On the left is all my eyeshadows, I think I have pretty much every colour going. On the right is all my lipsticks and glosses.</div>
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On the left is all my mascaras and on the right is all my brushes, some blushers and powder.</div>
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On the bottom left, I've put all my face packs and sample products in a tub, in the middle are creams and on the right are nail polish, I'm not a big fan of nail polish.</div>
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This is the top of my chest of drawers, I bought the silver tree ornament ages ago and I'm using it to hang all my earrings on, I think it looks fab and shows off all the earrings fantastically, then I have my bracelets, my face cream and a selection of perfumes. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474881318584562324noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856384504828540774.post-61327608661992501462014-03-01T13:02:00.003+00:002014-03-01T13:02:36.608+00:00SATCAP<div style="text-align: center;">
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It seems as though most days, I'm obsessed with losing weight. I look through magazines and immediately I'm bombarded with images of beautiful women with the perfect figure, articles about the latest diet-craze and fashion which is definitely not suited to the bigger woman.</div>
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But what about now?? I take no pride in my outfits as nothing I like fits me or what does fit me, I don't like. I've had the same haircut for as long as I can remember and I don't experiment with my make-up. Funnily enough, this is all reserved for when I lose weight!</div>
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I need to accept who I am at this precise moment and love the person I am, I need to stop telling myself I will do this and I'll do that once I'm slim. I need to start living and enjoying my life, as I am.</div>
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I would wish for a whole new wardrobe, complete with lots of different outfits for different occasions and copious amounts of shoes and accessories.</div>
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I would love to have one of the huge walk-in closets that you only see in programmes like MTV Cribs, or looking through Pinterest.</div>
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Or maybe I'll win the Lottery and be able to build a mega-mansion just to house my brand new walk-in wardrobe.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474881318584562324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856384504828540774.post-26594906695868083502014-02-25T10:22:00.001+00:002014-02-26T09:53:48.552+00:00My mission to be slim<div style="text-align: center;">
I've struggled with my weight all of my adult life, the last time I remember being slim was when I was 19, I was clothes shopping with my boyfriend at the time and I remember complaining because I the size 12 skirt that I was trying on was tight and I had to go up to a size 14!!</div>
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Good Lord!! How I would love to be a size 14, I think I would give my right arm to be that size again.</div>
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After that, the weight just piled on, I blame settling down and contentment. Instead of going out, we stayed in, eating take-aways and enjoying loved-up coupledom.</div>
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Now I'm 34, I find myself single and grossly overweight. I really need to get myself in order and lose the weight for good. After reading Katie's blog over at <a href="http://www.mummydaddyandmemakesthree.co.uk/">Mummy Daddy and Me Makes Three</a> I was uber-inspired by her <a href="http://www.mummydaddyandmemakesthree.co.uk/index.php/item/my-fitness-mission-february">my-fitness-mission-february</a> post. So much so I have come up with my own Fitness Mission which I will start on March 1st, new month, new start. I've also come up with some goals that I want to meet and will update my results at the end of March.</div>
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During the week my Mum had asked Erin if she would like to sleepover at her house on Saturday night, Erin of course jumped at the chance, she loves her some sleepover!</div>
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Seeing as it was going to be just me and the Boy, I decided to turn it into a Mum and Son Date Day. I don't get a lot of one on one time with Damian, but knowing that Erin was away it seemed like perfect timing.</div>
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We killed some time by browsing in some charity shops, I managed to get myself some more work clothes and some pieces of jewellery which I'll blog about for my Thrifty Thursday post.</div>
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By lunch time we were starting to flag a little, so we nipped into the cutest little tea-shop and had a drink and a slice of rainbow cake.</div>
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After some more browsing and buying in various other shops, we were getting hungry so decided to head into Frankie and Benny's, I've never been there before but I would recommend it. The food is to die for and the service was 5 star.</div>
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My date is just soooo handsome!!!</div>
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Even Emmett joined us for dinner!!</div>
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Luckily for us, the cinema is pretty much next door to the restaurant. We took out time eating, Damian had a burger and chips and I have the New Yorker calzone and for pudding Damian had vanilla ice-cream and I had a cinnamon waffle with chocolate ice-cream and honeycomb pieces (it was too dark to take any pictures, and I'd remembered when we'd already eaten).</div>
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The Lego Movie was just awesome, I didn't think I would enjoy it but I laughed all the way through, if you haven't seen it yet I would wholly recommend that you go watch it.</div>
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We came out of the cinema singing 'Everything is awesome!'</div>
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We both agreed it had been a great day, I thoroughly enjoyed spending the day with my boy and he loved having my full attention all day. By the time we got home we were both pooped, I think we were fast asleep before 10pm.<br />
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