Highlights of the Week: #6

It’s been a strange old week… we were pootling along nicely and then BOOM little bubba gets a full on horrendous cold! Being only 6 months old she kind of freaks out that she can’t breathe through her nose and her sneezes are bigger than she is!! The killer is when she looks up with those big Bambi eyes at me like “Mummy, why aren’t you making me better?!!” Anyhoo, despite this, and the additional lack of sleep and ability to do too much due to the requirement of my mummy body for cuddles, its not been a bad week.

1. Offline – HALF A STONE!! If you are a regular visitor here, you will know that I am currently on a journey to get slimmer and healthier. I completed week 2 this week and have lost 8lbs in two weeks, meaning I hit my half stone marker. Whoop Whoop (currently doing victory laps round the room in my head!!)

2. Online – Followers. This is quite a regular highlight for me but still… Apart from the time I took off at Christmas, I have been averaging 100 new followers every week which I am really chuffed about. Plus, if all goes well, I am on target to hit my 500th follower in the next few days which is huge to me!!

3. Offline – Washing! Okay, this may not seem like a big deal to some, and to others it will be massive, but I can proudly say that I am up to date with the washing! It’s all done… until bubba voms again but still for a short brief period in time… it was all done! (Yet another victory lap being done in my head right now!)

4. Online – Re-evaluated! Although I haven’t been blogging long, I have been paying attention and visiting lots of different blogs, joining in chats etc and this has taught me a lot. It has helped highligh a few noobish things I did at the beginning a few months ago and where changes have to be made. So, I spent some time this week, re-evaluating my blog, it’s layout and what I write about and hauled it over the coals and came up with a new plan. Watch this space… new looking blog coming soon!!

5. Offline – TV Junkie! With the bambino being on the poorly side this week, I have managed to catch up on loads of pre-recorded programs and found whole new seasons just starting! I have re-fallen in love with Project Runway & BNTM (totally adore them have watched all seasons and ANTM too!) but also really really enjoyed Masterchef USA, probably because I love cooking. So now these are all set to record, so that when I get a moment I can indulge and splurge!!

6. Online – Favourite!! I link up with @youbabymemummy and @mrandmrstplus3 and #thelistevery week and have done since the first week of blogging. However, this week was extra uber duber special, because I was chosen as a favourite of the week by Aby, actually for these highlights that I write every week. Logging on Friday morning and finding this out, gave me all sorts of warm fuzzies and had me smiling all day! Awesome!!

7. Offline – Stick to It! What with bubba being ill this week, and sleep deprivation rearing it’s ugly head a couple of times, it has been so tempting to reach for the chocolate or the cheese or the crisps, but I can proudly say that I did not! I have allowed myself a treat or two this week, so we shall see if it affects my weightloss, but other than that have been a good little bunny! #proudofmyself

8. Online – Photographer in the Making! I shared a couple of new images this week, which were photos I had taken (on my galaxy s6) of food that I had cooked with the recipes I was posting. Getting to the point, I was really chuffed to have someone message me and tell me that my food photography was AMAZING! I think she might have been being kind, but I do really try to make it look good and have read some tips and tricks, so to get a compliment like that was lovely.

9. Offline – Frugal! Coming to the end of the month and add in the fact that it’s January and I am sure a lot of people are feeling the pinch. I was able to be really frugal this week when it came to food! I took a load of leftover food, that was going to be chucked out, and managed to make a really delicious soup from it! So yummy in fact, that I will definitely be making it again. Nom Nom Nom!

10. Online – Requested! A huge highlight for me this week, was to receive my first ever email asking me to review and blog about a product! This made me feel that I must be doing something right and am on my way slowly up in the blogging world. It’s the little things that really make you smile sometimes!

So all in all not a bad week! What’s been happening with you guys?