Category Archive: Family

Feb
14

My resolution – weight loss without dieting

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I feel like I have been struggling with my weight for an extremely long time indeed. In my head I’m still a svelte size 10/12, but in reality I haven’t seen that size for most of my adult life. This results in constant disappointment every time I look at myself in a mirror, which probably …

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Feb
08

New words every day

It was only a couple of days ago that I attempted to capture all the words the geekson can now say. I’m glad I did, as it’s great to have the record, but of course since then he has learnt even more! I’m not going to attempt to maintain a list of his vocabulary, as …

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Feb
05

Silent Sunday 05/02/2012

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Silent Sunday. One photo, taken in the last week. No words.  To see more great pictures search for the #SilentSunday hashtag on Twitter

Feb
02

The one where my Mum buys my son a dog toy

I made a comment in a previous blog post that my mother had bought the geekson a dog toy for Christmas, and I promised that I would tell the story of how that came about (with my Mum’s agreement, of course). Before Christmas my mother was out shopping in our local discount store and a …

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Jan
31

Expanding vocabulary

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The geekson is 20 months old, and now that he’s got that walking thing completely sussed, he is making big leaps in his speech. The geekdaughter was the same – she focussed on walking first, and then once she’d mastered that her vocabulary just grew and grew. The geekson’s speech seems to be developing slower than I …

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Jan
30

Meal Planning Monday 30/01/2012

Last week was an exceedingly busy week, but I’m pleased to report that I (mostly) managed to stick to my meal plan made last weekend. My Mum was a star and came over on Friday to help me get the washing up and general housework under control, and I’ve managed to keep everything together since …

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Jan
29

Silent Sunday 19/01/2012

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Silent Sunday. One photo, taken in the last week. No words.  To see more great pictures search for the #SilentSunday hashtag on Twitter

Jan
27

There is only one of me!

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A very good friend of mine once said that she was going to get the words “there is only one of me” tattooed on her forehead. I have to confess in the last few weeks I’ve been tempted to do that myself. Since before Christmas I’ve been working on a very high profile project at work, which …

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Jan
23

Meal Planning Monday 23/01/2012

Two weeks ago I joined in with my first Meal Planning Monday, as part of my New Year’s resolution to eat more healthily. That week went really well – we stuck to my meal plan, and I was very pleased that it all worked out. A special mention must be given to the Beef and …

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Jan
19

Nits? Nuts!

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The geekdaughter really suffers from what I call the “boy who cried wolf” syndrome. She’s taken to claiming illness as a direct result of something happens that she doesn’t like. So far example if I ask her to tidy up her toys, her immediate reaction is to claim tummy ache, or that her foot hurts, …

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