Posts Tagged: New Year

New Year, New Home, New You

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With January just around the corner, plenty of homeowners out there will be thinking of ways to spice up your living spaces in the New Year. But rather than tearing down walls, extending out into your garden and converting lofts, there are a number of smaller, less terrifying changes that you can make – but they will all give you more space and provide you with a more comfortable 2016.

The first thing you should do is remove all of your clutter; treat January as a fresh start and take a new, invigorated and impartial look at all the stuff you’ve been hanging onto “just in case”. In terms of clothing, if you haven’t worn it in the last twelve months, you’re unlikely to wear it in the next twelve months either – so be ruthless and get rid. Read more

New Year, New Start

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Like everyone, we’ve been making New Year’s resolutions. To kick-start the blog this year, here are Helen’s hopes and goals for 2011.

Most people will have made some New Year Resolutions – some may have already started, some may have been broken already and some may be waiting until the start of next week to really get going. This year though, I haven’t made a list of resolutions – instead I have chosen a word and this is going to be at the core of what I want to achieve. And this year my word is ‘Balance’. Read more

Losing the Toddler Fat (mine, not theirs) – Part 1

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After a post-Christmas weigh-in I find myself with something of a problem. I am the heaviest I have ever been (including being pregnant) and I need to lose weight. Yes I’m a mummy, but this is not Baby Fat. This is Toddler Fat. Let me explain……

Call me a freak, but both times I’ve been pregnant I have lost weight. I spent the first 12 weeks feeling nauseous all the time, thereby losing weight. Then once the sickness had passed my body just seemed to turn all the food I ate into pure baby, leaving me a neat little bump and relatively slim thighs. Therefore, both times after giving birth I actually weighed less than when I had fallen pregnant. Weird. Read more

Paying it Forward

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When I was young, as soon as the Christmas festivities were over, I was made to write thank you letters.  Whilst still around, thank you letters are becoming less common and are more likely to be replaced with an email, text or phone call. But despite the change in appearance the sentiment is still there – the importance of thanking people and showing your appreciation. So, in keeping with advances in technology this is our Thank You blog to all the many people who have helped Mum’s The Boss this year. Read more