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Tuesday, 28 February 2017

LENT

LOOK TO THE FUTURE! Up until today I did not not what I was going to do thought out LENT this year.

LOOK TO THE FUTURE! Up until today I did not what I was going to do thought out LENT this year. After my appointment with the DWP to day this is what I am going to do and trying to achieve over the next 40 days and 40 nights.

I wonder how many other people should thing about doing the same?

When I looking and thing about Lent and what it is about, one of the main things that it is about is "Forgiveness." It is the time before Easter and when Christ died of our sins and then was born again.

Then when he was dying on cross he was to have said "forgive them farther, for they know what, what they do."

This is the same with many people though out their lives that they do what they think is the right thing to do at the time and then have to spend the rest of their life, living with their actions.

In time to forgive other becomes easier. "forgive out trespasses as we forgive those, who trespass against us." The hardest thing in the world is to give yourself.

It is always easier to blame others, pass the blame and to not blame your self when things go wrong. After all no one is completely blameless, or are they?

So over the next 40 days and 40 nights I will try to forgive. Maybe then I will feel better about myself and be able to move forward.

I am just scared to do so.

Friday, 10 February 2017

The Idle Women: Recreating the Journey

Thursday, 12 January 2017

A New Year A New ME 2017

New Year New Me!

Now that it is 2017 it is time to think about a “NEW ME”. Now that I am in my 30’s and a full-time mum. It is time for me to start looking at some “Life changes” that will not just benefit me but my children too.

Drink and Eat more healthy
Exercise
De-Clutter my life
Limit to being on life for no more than two hours per day.
Save £1,000
Look at going back to work
BE HAPPY WITH WHO I AM!

What I am going to do is start the new year by reading more of the books that I have shelved and then putting them on my travel book page and eBay of sale.

I am going to start by reading the following,

EcoBeauty Scrubs, Rubs, Masks and Bath Bombs for you and Your Friends. By Lauren Cox With Janice Cox ISBN Number 978-1-580-08852-7

To help me save more money but making my own beauty products and to also reduce and reuse and recycle where ever I can.
Confident Children Help Children feel good about themselves By Gale Lindenfield ISBN978-0-7225-3956-9 To help raise my children and to try and create I more happy and safe home.
The Toddlers Busy Book 365 Creative Games and Activities to keep your 1-1/2 to 3 years old Busy. By Trish Kuffner ISBN 0-88166-357-3 To help raise my children and to try and create I more happy and safe home and to help to home educate my two boys.
BBC What Not To Wear part 2 for every occasion Accompanies the new ten part television series By Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine ISBN 0-297-84355-9. This was a book that I got for Christmas a few years ago as a “joke” by an old friend of mine who thought I need some fashion tips.
The 7-day Zone diet join the low- carb revolution! 7 Days that will change your life forever By Barry Sears, Ph. D. ISBN 0-00-770286-8 to help me lose the added two stone that I have gained since having my youngest son in 2015.

So all I need to do now is stay on track and get reading.

Tuesday, 10 January 2017

The Feast canal adoption group

Sunday, 25 December 2016

Christmas Blog

Good ~~afternoon~~ Morning (was going to post yesterday) and a “Happy Holidays” to my readers.

I hope that year as gone well for you and next year will be better.

So lets face it tomorrow is going to be one of the most stressful days of the year, especially of those who have chosen to cook on the day and not prep the day before.

After working in hospitality and catering for over 10 years I know how import prep is and even I fall behind now that I have two children running around all day.

So now might be the time to put the kettle on and sit down and run though my check list and see if it helps.

Tea is important, you always have time for tea!
STOP! Washing the clothes. If you have not done it by now leave it until after Christmas. There is nothing worse than the smell of damp laundry. So put all the dirty clothes in the laundry basket with an air freshener, put the iron away and the clothes that I dry.
Find out your clothes for the morning.
Put the washing machine on WITHOUT any thing in it, possible white vinegar, disinfectant or glucagon just to give it a clean and a fresh smell for when your guest are here.
Now have a cup of tea!
Make a list of now many people you think that you will be cooking for towmarrow and decide when is the best time to start cooking and preparing. REMEMBER the fresher the better and “IF in doubt throw it out!”
Check that you have enough tables, chairs and remind people to bring a chair with them IF you need one do not feel embarrassed to ask for help if you need chairs, cups plates, etc.
Think about using paper plates and plastic cups IF they can be recycled on the day.
Clean as you go! Start with the kitchen and then the bathroom. They are a MUST!
Have a cup of tea.
If you are cooking from frozen with meat reed the instructions so that you cook it correctly to avoid food poisoning, the same when mixing any cooked and uncooked food., Meat, fish, dairy.
Check who is eating what, NO you are NOT running a cafe BUT some people may have special dietary requirements or allergies so if cooking from scratch be careful and if from a box/packet keep the information to hand.