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An afternoon of fun, with Greens!

Author Nicki CawoodPosted on

Greens have revamped and re-released  their fabulous children’s cake mixes and we were sent two Green cupcake kit boxes for Kieran to make up, devour, and let you know what we thought of them!

The two boxes that we received, which were Tom & Jerry and Thomas The Tank Engine, were more than “just” cakes, they provided a whole afternoon of fun!

Kieran couldn't wait to get inside the boxes!
This is different! All the usual cakey ingredients and goodies but also stickers and a large double-sided activity sheet
As with all Green kits the instructions are easy to follow and Kieran loves baking independently - the only thing he needs help with is the oven.
With the cakes done Kieran spends time doing the puzzles and playing the mini games with Daddy
And by himself!
Then it was time to eat! Kieran loved the cakes! Yum!
Daddy enjoyed his pink Tom & Jerry cake too. Kieran was really proud of how well he did the decorating!

So cake, family time, independent skills, baking, puzzles, games and to be honest… some terrible jokes (the Thomas ones were the worst!), well worth the £1.69 RRP! Would we buy these again? Yes- the cakes were great on their own, the puzzles and collectible sticker really were the icing!

To see more about these, general info about Greens and more, pop along to the Greens website!

In General

Fat Club Rant

Author Nicki CawoodPosted on 8 Comments

In short, I am pissed off! With myself.

Every week since I started WeightWatchers in January I have lost something each week, apart from once where I stayed the same. This week I have gained a whopping 2.5lb. And worse still, it’s no-ones fault but my own! Both boys and Roy at home, and I’ve picked, not pointed foods, not watched my portion sizes and I know better.

Weight Watchers works for me, always has. I lost 4st before getting pregnant with Kieran and had lost 19.5lb this time before this week – clearly it works..IF…YOU…FOLLOW…IT! Grrr!

The silliest thing is, there was absolutely no need for my binge-fest. If I’d planned properly I could have incorporated my days out and fun days at home and the accompanying treats that go with these, and still been fine. Sheer bloody laziness on my part and I’m furious with myself. Yes I know we all have blips and have to get back on the horse as such, and I will, but weight loss doesn’t come easy to me and part of having PCOS for some is the inibility or difficulty to lose/maintain weight. The healthier my weight, the less I struggle with the PCOS so I feel like I’ve shot myself in the foot to be honest.

Right. Therapeutic rant complete, it’s time to move on. This week I will track everything I eat properly. I will meal plan. I will revisit my old tracking diaries and magazines and get myself back on track. Losing weight is rarely easy and is a journey that can take longer than we’d like, but I can and I will do it. I just need to stay focussed!

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