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The Tough Mudder With a Teenager

August 23, 2019 No Comments

After Emma finished her GCSEs, last year, she decided to make use of the long holiday and raise some money for charity. So Emma and

August 16, 2019 No Comments

With the results of my latest scans showing that I remain cancer free, I have a six month window of opportunity to fill. Hopefully, much

August 9, 2019 No Comments

I recently did a post about which nuts and seeds were good for your diet?. To which the answer was, ‘Well, none of them really!’

August 2, 2019 3 Comments

Despite thinking that my weight loss success in June was tricky, July has got it beat. But, I suppose, ‘success’ is a relative term. Towards

July 26, 2019 No Comments

After the hectic and crowded nature of last year’s package holiday to the Dominican Republic, this year we decided to go the other way. When

July 19, 2019 No Comments

This post is the third in a trilogy, encompassing some of the conversations I’ve had with my daughters about the current state of sexual politics.

July 12, 2019 No Comments

Over the course of my current diet plan, in an effort to ward off hunger, my meal times drifted from their normal place. My breakfast

July 6, 2019 No Comments

It’s been a while since I posted, for which I apologise. Of course, thanks to the way WordPress allows you to backdate blog posts, there’s

July 5, 2019 No Comments

There’s no getting past it; June was a tricky month in terms of weight loss success. In fact, if this had been a couple of

June 28, 2019 No Comments

After the our highly enjoyable port day in Bruges, we spent the next day of our Baltic Cruise at sea. The day after that, though,

June 21, 2019 No Comments

Losing weight is never quick and it’s never easy. But losing a lot of weight is a journey! And while I understand that ‘a lot

June 14, 2019 No Comments

At the end of the 2018-9 season, the greatest ever English football team was Manchester United. A title that they have been able to claim