tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.comments2023-07-03T02:53:18.054-07:00Another Year , Another BlogClairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11363365731494419323noreply@blogger.comBlogger492125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-65253980971118150212018-10-12T09:23:21.218-07:002018-10-12T09:23:21.218-07:00The household dynamics change so much and so quick...The household dynamics change so much and so quickly! I still have one at home, but she's 21 now. I don't like the 'empty nester' label, but sometimes I really miss teenagers!Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739771416654715640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-45942081581774186692017-10-04T11:00:05.632-07:002017-10-04T11:00:05.632-07:00Way to go Sharon - my thinking precisely !Way to go Sharon - my thinking precisely !Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11363365731494419323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-81907054574916740232017-10-04T06:51:06.783-07:002017-10-04T06:51:06.783-07:00Thank you for the Sizzix heads up - I've just ...Thank you for the Sizzix heads up - I've just spent £40 (but saved over £100!) ha haSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971585947256591999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-7163924156491532112017-09-07T08:39:51.746-07:002017-09-07T08:39:51.746-07:00Loving the 3D embossing folder. Loving the 3D embossing folder. CoventryAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529057550271481842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-19814460586692601872017-08-28T01:16:09.875-07:002017-08-28T01:16:09.875-07:00Oh how I smiled while reading this - whilst noddin...Oh how I smiled while reading this - whilst nodding my head in total agreement! How can they justify the prices (probably because the Chelsea tractor brigade don't feel they are eating up-market food unless it is expensive). I was a bit worried at first as I am the owner of a CK bag and Boden t-shirt but phew - don't look for any of the other things on a day out to the seaside. In fact, we are 'picnic on the green while waiting for the tide to go back out at Frinton-on-Sea' kind of people. Must be the 'Essex girl' in me!debs14https://www.blogger.com/profile/14521565769251816528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-53707311669242161562017-08-24T06:25:32.369-07:002017-08-24T06:25:32.369-07:00Please let us know, you didn't go through with...Please let us know, you didn't go through with it and dump all your scrapbooks and photographs - you'd regret it forever....Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10323147391947481783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-42068480008592852732017-08-22T02:36:50.300-07:002017-08-22T02:36:50.300-07:00I hope you've rescued your scrapbooks Claire. ...I hope you've rescued your scrapbooks Claire. I have the same problem. I have to practically tie one of the family down to look at one, and I'm sure they spend most of the time watching MOTD or something similar over my shoulder.worryworthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891075880458190610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-12501162843157075042017-08-20T11:40:56.527-07:002017-08-20T11:40:56.527-07:00oh you should have driven to my house and brought ...oh you should have driven to my house and brought your scrapbook albums with you for me to look at! I was in my room scrapping or watching stuff on netflix/catch up TV...sending hugs xxx<br />furrypighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947203940702238872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-15379950098304367272017-08-18T12:15:29.039-07:002017-08-18T12:15:29.039-07:00I think a lot of these smoasting parents would be ...I think a lot of these smoasting parents would be gutted if they knew how many uni grad's CV don't even get looked at by employers. I've never considered them, neither has my sister or a lot of my HR friends. So unless their little offspring want to be doctors etc they're wasting their time with uni xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138701426913307085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-49213158773828027332017-08-18T12:12:37.168-07:002017-08-18T12:12:37.168-07:00Congratulations, you're doing so well. I hope...Congratulations, you're doing so well. I hope you're enjoying the plan xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138701426913307085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-83921215104231637032017-08-12T04:42:10.576-07:002017-08-12T04:42:10.576-07:00love love love all your witty posts Mrs! take cop...love love love all your witty posts Mrs! take copious photos of all the large art and craft things so you can at least scrap the memories without having to keep them all...I am sure you will keep some! I am loving burning incense in my craft room these days...I somehow seem to have marshmallow flavoured joss sticks but they smell exactly the same as the ones I used in my youth too ie no marshmallow! Enjoy it all xxxfurrypighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947203940702238872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-24401260626050112232017-08-08T16:34:35.251-07:002017-08-08T16:34:35.251-07:00yay you go girl! You can do it keep up the good w...yay you go girl! You can do it keep up the good work first week weight loss was fantastic! It does work and Jo is a real inspiration to all of us xxxfurrypighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947203940702238872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-25918754852037212082017-08-04T03:11:32.029-07:002017-08-04T03:11:32.029-07:00Brilliant first weigh in Claire. My first one was ...Brilliant first weigh in Claire. My first one was just over half that 😟worryworthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891075880458190610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-70780167218774659992017-07-31T12:33:21.164-07:002017-07-31T12:33:21.164-07:00Good for you for signing up. I got to target on T...Good for you for signing up. I got to target on Thursday having lost 9st 2lbs. My top tip would be write everything down, the new journals are great for that and for giving you some motivation. Good luck and if you need any help then just shout xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138701426913307085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-42607569948886541152017-07-28T04:35:20.860-07:002017-07-28T04:35:20.860-07:00The thing that I found most useful - writing EVERY...The thing that I found most useful - writing EVERYTHING down that you eat in the food diary. It makes you think twice about unwrapping that chocolate bar if you know you are going to be writing it in that last SYN column. I don't go to classes anymore but I have what I feel is an 'acceptable' limit of 'over my target' weight and once I hit that I'm back on the straight an narrow! Mid afternoon Mug Shots were my failsafe snack replacement in the afternoons at work. Jo is an amazing advert for SW - and from what I used to see on her Instagram feed, she still allowed herself a 'dirty treat' every week - a girl's got to have something to look forward to! Good luck - now you've told us all that you're back in the saddle, you've got to stick with it :-)debs14https://www.blogger.com/profile/14521565769251816528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-7092172573946669312017-07-28T03:38:51.453-07:002017-07-28T03:38:51.453-07:00Hi Claire. I've done the Slimming World plan a...Hi Claire. I've done the Slimming World plan a few times and it has changed over the years. I'm taking a break from the classes at the moment but I am still following the plan myself although I have found that a bit of weight creeps on again if you don't go to class. I have lost 2.5 stone but have another 3 stone to lose. It is an easy plan to follow when you get used to it and I lost 1-2 pounds per week on it most weeks. I did have one week where I lost 5lb. (Don't know how that happened), and I still had booze and the occasional meal out or takeaway with my syns without doing any damage. Unfortunately, my biggest problem is snacking, especially crisps and nuts, so I had to cut them out altogether - still had small amount of chocolate though.<br />Good luck with the weight loss and if you need any info, just ask. My biggest tip though is for something that a lot of SW members seem to forget or fail to do after the first couple of weeks, which is the making sure that you have one third of your plate of food as speed foods. A lot of members seem to think that it is fine to have normal free food as most of your meal but you get a much better weight loss by following the third speed foods rule. I didn't follow it at breakfast as I just have a slice of wholemeal toast but definitely at lunch and dinner.<br />Lynne xworryworthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891075880458190610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-81083190619621463872017-07-23T23:39:54.996-07:002017-07-23T23:39:54.996-07:00I'm a Slimming World alumni too - it really do...I'm a Slimming World alumni too - it really does work! There are some fab recipes out there on the official slimming world webpages and their recipe books - don't be put off! I remember going to a meeting once and there was a lady bemoaning the fact that she hadn't lost any weight despite 'sticking to the plans completely all week'. The lady taking the class kindly said there must be something she was doing that was undoing all her good work and could she perhaps tell the class what she was having for her 'syns'. We soon discovered that the reason might be her 'little treat' every night which was a large slice of Gala Pork Pie'. I can't remember seeing that in any of the SW leaflets!debs14https://www.blogger.com/profile/14521565769251816528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-32107639166546493082017-07-17T15:39:17.501-07:002017-07-17T15:39:17.501-07:00Jo is a great ambassador for SW and I can recommen...Jo is a great ambassador for SW and I can recommend it too...you will never be hungry and you will lose weight, just stick with it hun good luck xxxfurrypighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947203940702238872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-63363131061371638462017-07-17T01:07:01.770-07:002017-07-17T01:07:01.770-07:00SYN is short for synergy and it's the total SW...SYN is short for synergy and it's the total SW package. People need to have treats to keep them on track and if they think it's bad they don't have them and then they fall off the wagon. I've made the SW Big Mac in a bowl and it was lovely, not only that it saved me 25.5 SYNs. SW really does work and I'm proof of that, 8st 11.5lbs down and only 3.5lbs to target and I haven't felt deprived once. Good luck and if you need any help then let me know xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138701426913307085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-63954190061712451002017-07-17T01:02:07.936-07:002017-07-17T01:02:07.936-07:00I think the craft bits in The Works are getting be...I think the craft bits in The Works are getting betterJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138701426913307085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-77998011305154494342017-07-17T01:00:36.521-07:002017-07-17T01:00:36.521-07:00You need to get yourself some 60 Second Dry nail v...You need to get yourself some 60 Second Dry nail varnish! I used to plan holidays for a living and I loved it but when it comes to my own I just wing it, I pack light and always use the mantra "if I really need it I can by it there" The only way to show hubby how much you do is to not do it. Paul used to complain that I'd turn up at the weekend with an itinerary so one weekend I didn't bother and he soon saw the sense in having some sort of plan :)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138701426913307085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-76263482088833643462017-06-16T12:27:28.198-07:002017-06-16T12:27:28.198-07:00oooh great post and love those notebooks I feel an...oooh great post and love those notebooks I feel another trip to Tiger coming on early next week thanks for the tip xxxfurrypighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947203940702238872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-69009424650777144912016-11-05T09:32:18.329-07:002016-11-05T09:32:18.329-07:00A few months later but I have just been reading yo...A few months later but I have just been reading you blog and like Sharon said you have it spot on. Julie Mullernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-18294812416168245042016-08-22T14:14:37.310-07:002016-08-22T14:14:37.310-07:00I LOVE this post Claire, I hate the people that br...I LOVE this post Claire, I hate the people that brag and normally find their the parents of kids who can barely wipe their own arses but find learning easy. For over 20 years I've had to hire staff and these people with tons of A*s are normally put at the bottom of the pile when it comes to handing out jobs because there are so many lessons in life that they've missed whereas the ones who've had to work a hell of a lot harder are just the sort of employees most companies need xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138701426913307085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165602187801861225.post-25450463240357165532016-08-21T07:00:08.473-07:002016-08-21T07:00:08.473-07:00Thank you for your comments Debs and Carole . It&#...Thank you for your comments Debs and Carole . It's god to know I'm not the only one that feels this way . My son's AS level grades were a mixed bag. He is very dyslexic and dyspraxic but I know that he stayed behind every day at school to catch up if ever he got behind, spent every weekend revising and worked his socks off throughout the whole year. His Cs and Ds are worth a million A grades any day !Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11363365731494419323noreply@blogger.com