Moments That Mattered

My 2013 for the most part was horrible and it wasn't till my holiday in Florida Orlando that I began to relax all that tension just flooded away into the Florida blue skies. Even thing looks better in sunshine ; like sunshine on a rainy day . I bet you feel like singing now don't you?

So my life had gone from zero to hero again I was my families hero again .

Dear Family 

I am sorry I robbed you of joy and happiness for so long, it was a situation I couldn't cope with, it was if you didn't know who you were living with. I wasn't a wife and I didn't feel life a mother I felt like a prisoner in my soul. I felt as if I had failed you and had built up walls between us I felt sad.

 I knew that you were there but I had a fog over my eyes that didn't lift till we were on holiday. And then my walls of resentment and hurt began to crumble ; moments of importance had been lost in the fog of my worry and woe before.

And now I saw our moments as moments that mattered ,our holiday mattered and I did my utmost to make it work and it did. I smiled, I laughed I even let my picture be taken, I fed a stingray I didn't panic when I lost something . We were family; we were the ones we mattered, it was our moments mattered and I look back at bad times only a little just a little knowing I can move further forward.

I look forward to our holiday this year and making more moments that matter. And you have me a wife a mother and moments that mattered from last year and yet to come.

Yours Claire

Thank you to Lloyds Bank for helping me relive my moments that mattered. I am being sent some vouchers in conjunction with this post.

Yale Home Security

Yale the home security firm that's helping me put confidence back in me feeling secure in my home . My sense of security was violated earlier this month ; when someone attempted to break into my home in the early hours of the morning . I have since stepped up my security even more from security lights outside to door chair and a letter box restrictor.

The Yale letterplate restrictor allows you to restrict the opening of the letter-plate on the inside of your external doors, rendering any letter-plate related security threats ineffective and reducing the risk of access to internal locks and keys. The restrictor also prevents anyone from looking inside your house through the letterbox. This device is adjustable to allow full closure, part restriction, or full opening.

• Restricts the opening of the letter plate on the inside of the door
• Prevent visibility of occupancy
• Reduce the risk of access to internal locks and keys
• Adjustable to allow full closure, part restriction or full opening
• Surface mounted and simple to fit

Disclosure I was sent the letterbox restrictor but I brought the door chain myself.

A Bag Of Nervous Nuns

Though honestly I am more relaxed.

It still seems.

That people think I'm a bag of nervous nuns.

I think I must need to practice my humorous faces.

SO how to you practice an outwardly I'm ok face ... even though you are ok inside.

But have a reputation for being more nervous that a chocolate tea pot .

Yours puzzled

Silly Cycle Silliness Matters

Blowing the cobwebs away .

A simple cycle .

May not be exciting to some .

But to me it's pure joy , elation and sets my mind joyfully free.


And when no one is looking .


And I am on one of the lanes that I love.


I start at the top of the little hill take my feet off the petals.

And go wheeeeeeeeeeee ....


Because quite frankly silly things matter.


Yours Claire aged a lot more than 4 a shimmy past 20 and a massive gallop past 30.

Taste Inc Burgers Gone in 90 Seconds.

I was somewhat puzzled when a shed load of burgers turned up .

I scratched my head and pondered.

Then I looked through my email and found yes I had agreed to road test some burgers , not my usual fare I know.

My son liked the chicken ones as did my husband , their verdict was that they were good and fulfilled an immediate hunger need.

And they are also handy coming in after a rugby game when one day my son didn't want to have the boiled to death pasta the rugby club had on offer.

At Taste Inc. they  want to seriously shake up microwave snacking to deliver an incredible-tasting experience for kids and adults alike. They have a range quick and easy microwave snacks includes subs, microwave burgers hot dog and baguettes has been developed to taste incredible. Ready in just 90 seconds in the microwave, all products in the range contain fewer than 500 calories, so what are you waiting for? Open, Heat and Eat. It’s incredibly simple!

You can follow Taste Inc on Twitter and also on Facebook where they run some really cool Competitions.






Disclosure I was sent a number of their snacks for review my opinions are honest and unbiased.