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100 Things - Bucket List

June 28, 2023

I've always been a fan of a bucket list. I've had one for years and usually have little ones if I go away somewhere. As I've gotten older the list is somewhat more realistic than it was as a child! Back in 2014/2015 I wrote a 101 things in 1001 days list. Looking back on it now some of the things were a little bit silly but I think held me accountable to…

wellbeing

Back to something I love

May 29, 2023

I started this blog in 2011, pregnant with my 2nd son and feeling a bit lonely and wanting a hobby. I didn’t expect it to be something I would become so passionate about, that would enable me to make new friends, have some amazing opportunities and more importantly, something that would be so beneficial to my mental health. In 2020 I had to step away. Reluctantly but…

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Low calorie crunchy potato salad [recipe]

July 13, 2021

With my diet I've been eating a lot of salads and boiled potatoes. I wanted to make it a little more exciting so decided to make a low calorie potato salad, just to add a little more flavour and to mix it up a bit. It was so simple and for the whole thing was only 313 calories, I'd say 4 portions could come from this batch and would be 78.3 calories. The thi…

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Egg, Dairy, Soya Free Birthday Cakes

January 26, 2021

It was my boyfriends birthday recently and we had a little celebration with his children. I wanted to have a cake to celebrate properly but due to allergy restrictions couldn't just go to the stop to buy a good ol' Colin the Caterpillar classic. I found a recipe online and adapted a little to suit what I wanted and this was the result! Rustic and stacked! In…

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Vanilla and Strawberry Cheesecake

January 20, 2021

We had a weekend of celebrating and along with locally made cupcakes, I wanted to make a treat dessert for us myself rather than buying something from the shop. I’ve not made a cheesecake for a long long time, always intimidated by whether or not to go for one which you bake or a no-bake recipe instead. I went for no-bake and a simple flavour too. I opted for a va…