Okay I give up. I concede. Eight whole weeks without a drop of rain and temperatures reaching 37°C in London I mean what the feck is going on. I know we always moan when the sun doesn’t shine and every year we’re promised that this will be the hottest summer on record. We wait in … Continue reading Staying Hydrated During Pregnancy
With BBQ season upon us; the invites come rolling in and it seems every other weekend someone is having either a planned or impromptu garden feast. For most of our European counterparts - temperatures in the mid to late twenties constitutes summer - but, here in the UK we call it a heat wave and … Continue reading Mocktails & BBQ’s
Yippee its official - Summer has finally arrived. Yes that's right, yesterday was our summer solstice and we had an incredible 16 hours of brilliant sunshine here on the south coast and it was HOT HOT HOT!! Plus its THE WEEKEND! So - what better way to celebrate than by getting my smoothie maker out and … Continue reading The Best Milk Boosting Smoothies
Why do we get morning sickness? Well, although women have been giving birth for over a million years - Unbelievably, doctors are still uncertain about the exact causes of morning sickness. The ever-popular theory is that it is the bodies reaction to the hCG hormone (human chorionic gonadotropin) which is the hormone that is present … Continue reading Natural Remedies for Morning Sickness
We had a major break-through in our house this weekend. We can eat jam guilt free, without all the refined sugars that the shop bought jams often contain. I must admit, I've never gone down the jam making path before. Buying loads of strawberries to yield such a small quantity of jam has never appealed to … Continue reading Chia Berry Jam Bars
April is currently Cesarean Awareness Month which is an issue that resonates so heavily with me and one I feel we all need to be more aware of. There is still, unbelievably so much incorrect information, misguided thoughts and opinions out there surrounding C-Section births. As you may already know, both my children were born by … Continue reading Cesarean Awareness Month
Oh, how pleasant and enjoyable is life when the sun is shining? Here in the UK it’s an unprecedented balmy 25°C and I’m sat in my garden relishing in this rare April sunshine, whilst the hubster is prepping a BBQ. I know its not going to last, but who cares; it means summer is just … Continue reading How to Survive a Summer Pregnancy
Wow, what a day it’s been....So I was pottering around at home, having a kick about in the garden with my eighteen month old son, okay he was kicking the ball at me whilst I was trying to hang some washing out, but still - there was a ball, grass and a fair amount of … Continue reading Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Blogging and not giving up.
I needed a quick easy lunch to make today that suited both myself and the toddler and these sweetcorn and spinach fritters seemed the perfect go to choice. I'm going to take a massive positive from this recipe as well because I haven't seen my boy scoff a plate of food so fast in his … Continue reading Sweetcorn and Spinach Fritters
These are quite possibly the easiest brownies I've ever made. My family (and by family I refer to the husband) feigned mock outrage, confusion, uproar and total disbelief when I declared 'I'm off to the kitchen to make Chickpea Brownies' but......... (Inserts smug face here) the last laugh was on me as they all agreed … Continue reading Chocolate Chickpea Brownies
Happy International Women's Day - Here to the strong women in our lives, may we know them, may we be them and may we raise them! https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ campaign theme: #PressforProgress With the World Economic Forum's 2017 Global Gender Gap Report findings telling us that gender parity is over 200 years away - there has never been a more … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2018
Hey everyone; hope you're all well and for those this side of the pond hope you had fun messing around in the snow!! So along with building snowmen, snowball fights, movie afternoons and A LOT of pizza; I also managed to get some baking in too. These Date and Walnut Granola Bars are the perfect … Continue reading Date and Walnut Granola Bars
