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Primary school admissions

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Well I suppose a lot of parents are feeling the nerves right now waiting to find out which school their baby is going to. I’m one of those parents. My little boy is my 4th and last and I think knowing he’s growing up and no longer my baby is hard to accept. I only put one choice down for a primary school place and I’m feeling a little bit of regret about that now. My decision to only put one was based on that we already have a daughter at that school and our older two had been there too. I can’t see any reason for him not getting in but it is that little percentage of uncertainty that is worrying me. 

Fingers crossed everyone gets a place they are happy with and their children are too 😊

Slimming World Week 11

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At times I love following the slimming world plan and at others I beat myself up for not being able to stick at it. This is my second time following the plan and it has been fairly slow but at the same time most weeks I’ve not really been 100% on plan. I started off at 11 st 10 1/2 lb and in the 11 weeks since I’ve joined I’ve lost 12 1/2 lb.

This week I’m really hoping for my 1 stone award :). I’ve been on plan all week apart from we had takeaway tonight but I choose a better option to what I usually have and I’m cutting out the wine too. I get weighed on a Monday which I don’t really like as most Saturday nights we have a takeaway and it doesn’t always give my body enough time to recover from that. Hopefully the takeaway tonight won’t affect my weight loss too much else I will be very disappointed on weigh day.

I’m 5′ 2″ and I’ve set my target at 9 st 7 lb but I think once I get there I will lower it again. Last time I got down to 9st 3lb and I felt so much better. I promised myself I would never weigh over 10 st again and there I was looking at the scales edging towards 12 st! I got my bronze body magic certificate last week for doing exercise and I’m continuing on with this to get my silver certificate. Most of the time I just follow a dance workout on YouTube or jump on the exercise bike. I would like to join the gym but finances or time don’t permit that at the moment.

I won the raffle this week in group which was a £10 spend at the group shop. I got a couple of the recipe books I’ve had my eye on and they have been great for helping with new ideas for meals. Last night I made the meatizza meal which is basically a burger base with a pizza topping. It was delicious and will definitely be something I will make regularly.

Here is hoping to the 1 1/2 lb loss I am needing this week!

 

 

 

 

 

Just a quick hi

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My name is Anna, I’m 33 and married last year my partner Shane of 17 years. We have 4 children Jordan 16, Chanel 14, Gracie 7 and Kai 4. The children keep us on our toes without anything else and it can be very hard to find any ‘me’time.

My hobbies include fashion, make up, comping, reading and listening to music. I’m currently following slimming world which I enjoy doing when I can get my head in gear. Going to group is about the only time I get on my own without one family member with me.

My whole life is centered around my family and I wouldn’t have it any other way. We’re far from perfect and the older children especially bring us many challenges to face. I worry constantly as a parent if I am doing the right thing, bringing them up properly, teaching them as I should, just like many parents do.

The children bring lots of joy and laughter to our home and I’ll be blogging about some of our antics. I hope that the blogs will be enjoyable to read (although I know they will not be for everyone) and that the reader will want to follow our family stories.