Well, you may remember I made some September goals. If you don't, you can check them out HERE! Sooo - how did I do? Well..... I managed to go to the gym by myself a grand total of 2 or 3 times. OK, it was only 2 times. But I have had (& still do have) a really horrible cough/cold - every time we take Chester for a walk I end up coughing my lungs up so I decided to lay off the gym until I'm recovered! Actually going to the gym wasn't just as scary as I imagined, so I'm really proud of … [Read more...]
The Gallery – Food
September 29, 2010 by 10 Comments
Yay! It's Week 29 of The Gallery and the theme is "Food" - now where do I start lol..? I wanted to do something different than a general food or cake post as I do post a lot of pics of my baking! Then, earlier in the week the mischievous puppy Chester gave me some inspiration (yep, you knew it would involve the puppy didn't you?!). We have been trying to grow some veggies of our own in pots out our back. There are some tomatoes that are coming along well, just not fast enough as they are … [Read more...]
Apple Crumble Cupcakes
September 27, 2010 by 10 Comments
For the September Bake It! Club over at Amy's blog, Cooking, Cakes & Children we all had to make Apple Crumble Cupcakes. The winner will receive a copy of the What's New, Cupcake? book! If you want to join in you still have time - the competition is open until 8pm on the 30th September. Just pop over to Amy's Blog and add your entry (after you've baked them of course! :) Apple crumble is one of my favourite autumn/winter desserts so I was excited about trying these cupcakes! I had never … [Read more...]
The War Against Cellulite…
September 24, 2010 by 5 Comments
... It is just over 5 weeks until we go on holiday - (OMG that is so soon!). Yes, we're going on holiday in November but I will still need to be bikini-ready as we are going to Egypt and temperatures will still be 26-27 degrees! Agggh help. A quick Google search (by no means accurate lol) tells me 90% of women have cellulite. I first I had it when I was about 15 and was on my first school trip abroad. The backs of my legs didn't seem to be as smooth as everyone elses! Now, I am slim (size … [Read more...]
Princess and the “P”…
September 20, 2010 by 16 Comments
..."P" standing for "pain in the bum"...lol.. Only joking, Chester! A few days ago my dad brought a visitor round for our puppy Chester to play with. Princess is my niece's puppy, she got her for Christmas last year so she is nearly 1 year old. She is a Bichon Frise and is so cute and fluffy! She started out being very timid and afraid of Chester. He, of course, just blundered on top of her whacking her in the face with his waggy tail! We took them both for a big massive walk which was … [Read more...]
The Gallery – Celebration
September 15, 2010 by 32 Comments
It is Week 27 of The Gallery and the theme is Celebration! I am taking the easy option as it also happens to be National Cupcake Week. I think this definitely deserves a celebration! In honour of National Cupcake Week I decided to try my hand at icing my cupcakes for the first time. Proper piped icing. I have always cheated and used glace icing before. I spent all day yesterday getting my ingredients ready & buying my piping bag (which I actually found quite hard to find, ended up getting … [Read more...]
How Clean Is Your Gym?
September 14, 2010 by 6 Comments
Yes, I have dragged myself along to my local gym (Fitness First) a grand total of 2 times since I made my September Goals. That's actually pretty good going for me! The actual exercise part of the gym has been fine. I have gone at pretty quiet times and not tried to kill myself on the machines - just been taking it slowly to break myself in. But when it comes to the showers - yuk - I cringe when I think about them. They stink. I'm sure they weren't just as bad as this 6 months ago when I last … [Read more...]
Mermaid or a Whale?
September 12, 2010 by 10 Comments
You may have already seen this, it is flying round the internet at the minute. I received it in a email earlier and thought it was just too good not to share! Share it with all your friends if you haven't already! Recently, in a large city in Australia, a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said, “This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?” A middle-aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman on … [Read more...]
Feeling Broody…
September 11, 2010 by 8 Comments
....Over the last few weeks I have been increasingly broody. Not for a baby (hell, no) but for another new addition to the family. A kitten. Yes - another cat. That would bring our total to 4 permanent live-in cats plus 2 pop-in for food cats. I know, I know - I'm sad. I just love little furry cute bundles of fluff. We had 4 boxes of cat food that our cats turned their snooty noses up at - so we decided to give them to a cat charity. I knew that if I went to look at any baby kittens in need … [Read more...]
Something Sweet For Friday!
September 10, 2010 by 4 Comments
This time I'm sharing with you my German Biscuits. Never heard of them? What about Empire Biscuits as they're also known? I always knew them as German Biscuits at home in N.Ireland but was never a great fan of them - thick dryish biscuits stuck together with a smidgen of jam. The icing on the top was the only bit that saved them! So when Gary suggested I have a go at German biscuits (he was a big fan of them) I was a bit wary. I searched the internet for a recipe and couldn't find anything. … [Read more...]
