We are shortly going to enter our Halloween party at home but I have just a few minute to acknowledge my reasons to be cheerful. 1. We were away in London at the weekend watching my youngest son do his filming for a Tesco Christmas advertisement. We have enjoyed this whole process very much as … Continue reading
Serves: 10-12 Preparation time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 24 minutes Ingredients 2-3 tbsps of olive oil 2kgs pumpkin, peeled and chopped into approx 2.5cm chunks 1.2ltrs fresh carrot juice or water 2 Knorr Vegetable Stock Pots 50g finely grated Parmesan cheese 100ml double cream Black pepper Serve with: Freshly grated Parmesan to sprinkle over the … Continue reading
I am struggling a bit. Daily life consists now of me trawling job sites and helping my husband with application forms. It gets tedious especially with no job in sight yet. You can’t take a day off from it because it is sod’s law that will be the day that the right job appears somewhere. … Continue reading
Trick or treat? Here is the trick to having Halloween treats for your children on a budget. We visited Poundland and it is an amazing one-stop shop for all your Halloween must-haves. Even better, it is so easy to work out what you are spending with everything costing just one pound. My children loved buying … Continue reading
It’s a fanfare type week on the chirpy front. Nope, the husband has not found a job but one thing my little dabble with problems of the boob variety did do was to make me wake up to the fact there are bigger problems than unemployment. 1. I got the all clear from the breast … Continue reading
I swear I get Julian Clary. The other night he went on about being self-absorbed and I fall into that too often perhaps. So here goes, THE RESULT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! I GOT THE ALL CLEAR AT THE BREAST CARE CLINIC! I am very tired which I guess is just the huge … Continue reading
I have an appointment at the breast clinic tomorrow. I have done so well over the last 2 weeks at staying positive and keeping things in perspective I think. Now, I have mixed emotions. On the one hand, I am relieved the appointment came through and I did not have to chase it up. I … Continue reading
What a day! So busy with job forms, business planning, school runs and assemblies, supporting friends and even a little naughtiness. So I am very late to write down my reasons to be cheerful. 1. I am reaching out to people and explaining that I need to start bringing some more money in to the … Continue reading
Kate on Thin Ice 