Isn't it just fun to be a working mum?!!!

ooooooooops! Sorry, have not written for a long time...
I guess that's the problem with being a working mum - we get slightly busy at times!
Anyway - marsh problems now solved. Garden sort of recovered from the DIY time.
New challenge for the next few weeks - looking like Gwyneth Paltrow. When she was 20. Or Jennifer Aniston, a few years ago. And if ever I was kind of getting close to looking like them before, well, that's about a century and a 100 days ago. Like never.
But - we went to Devon for the end of half term. Treated myself to a nice new swimsuit. Well - had to, did not I?!!! You just don't know when the next sunshine day will be there, so make the most of it and help the economy recovering (I know - Gordon, to thank me, send a cheque directly in my name. All those efforts I am doing to help the economy recovering its biggest hangover ever...)... Anyway - made the most of it and roasted nicely on a wonderful English sun on a Devonian beach. Until Fille Ainee simply said: "mummy, what are those lines there, on your tummy, you know the purple ones..."
- it's a map of the UK motorways. Thought it was helpful to have them close to hand. Just in case sat nav breaks down. You should always be prepared.
Funnily enough, she looked at me if a hangover had suddenly hit me, coupled with a bit of sun stroke. Oh dear, Mother has lost it again.
Next move - ditch the brand new tankini. Who cares about fashion. Those good old all in ones where much better. Actually, am now considering buying a wetsuit. Keeps the fat in, I hear. Makes you look like a fat sea elephant but hey, with a bit of luck, noone will recognise you.

Now watching series of Friends on E4 + 1 (thank God for whoever thought of the +1.. Why not +4 - for mums who try and catch up with everything they missed, in about .......... 10 milliseconds, between bottles and nappies or (later on) home work and reading; or shouting 'swtuch off that music surely you can't work with that; or get off that computer right now; anyway, you get the picture......)
Anyway - Friends. Blimey, can remember Cheezy Hubby and I watching it as we just got married. 'Surely, you can't be THAT old'. Thanks Fille Ainee. 'Mummy were the dinausors around when you were born'. Thanks Tinker Bell. No pudding for both for the next..... actually - bad move. Cause that means me eating the puddings instead of the girls. I actually bet that Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth were banned from pudding from.... even before birth. Wondering what they did to achieve that...


Promised to share good receipes when I find them - here we go:
- Lady grey fruit cake. Dead easy - and a winner with everyone. Shame about the 'above not to self'. Will think about looking like Gwyneth next week. I mean - the name is already there, given that Gwyneth would be the english translation of my name. So it's a start...
I did a mix of
http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Summer_Berry_Loaf.aspx
and http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Lady_Grey_Tea_Loaf_with_Vine_Fruits.aspx
ie - put any kinds of fruits (glace cherries, raisins and peels) in 300ml of lady grey and sort of follow the first receipe...
and for main course - easy and simple: Cod with tomato and basil. http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5939/tomato-and-thyme-cod
except did not put any sugar - no need really. That must be my 'Gwyneth side'.
Enjoy!