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My name is Jo and I am a single parent. I have two young boys aged 4 and 3. I'm starting this blog in order to keep myself sane and to share my experiences as a single parent. My oldest son is called Charles but is very rarely called that, he is usually referred to as Charlie or Bobbins. He is very long sighted and needs to wear glasses all the time - when he has not broken them of course. My other son is called Leo, but is known as The Bean. He has a mild case of Spina Bifida and also has hydrocephalus, not that you would know that to look at him. My intention is to take a picture every day for a year and to write a little about it. The say that a picture is worth a thousand words and each picture will hopefully represent that day.

Weight Loss Update

Tuesday 10th April



Total weight loss 13lb!





Week one and I have lost 4lbs, I am very pleased :)
Week two and I have lost 9lbs how on Earth? :O


Saturday, 13 January 2007

The two (at least) veg

When I make a roast dinner I always have to prepare a variety of vegetables. My favourite is spring cabbage, my love for this started when I was young and my Dad grew vegetables in his garden. I remember that on of my jobs was to go into the garden and pick the vegetables for Sunday lunch. No vegetables have ever tasted better.

I steam my vegetables for a number of reasons, firstly the flavour is better and they keep more of their nutrients. Secondly because I never have enough hob space to cook them all!

In a calorie packed meal with roast meat, gravy, Yorkshire Puddings, mashed and roast potatoes it's nice to have something that is free of points to bulk it out. I find that by doing a large variety of vegetables even if I just have a spoonful of each it soon adds up.

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A summary of dishes so far