after pregnancy weight loss tips | Blogmas 20 12 14

after pregnancy weight loss tips

Good morning and hello Blogmas day 20! Whether the fact that its only five days until Christmas makes you excited or strikes fear into your heart, sit down and I shall tell you what I got up to today!  We stayed last night in Manchester so this morning we were up bright and early (well Baba was awake, so we all were). 

Now, before we go any further, I had two celebrity spots from the hotel. And who doesnt love a celebrity spot? The first was Nick Hewer (from The Apprentice and Countdown).  He came out of the lift as we were waiting for it. And what did I do? Yes thats right, I had a lovely conversation with him about how I loved his work and thought he was very funny.  Errr, no that didnt actually happen at all.  I stood there, mouth wide open, with one finger pointed.  Like an idiot.  No offence to Nick, but its not like it was the Queen or Bradgelina.  We then got to the reception and guess who was there? Duncan Bannatyne from Dragons Den. So, I pitched him my blogging business plan and we had a lovely chat. No, no that did not happen either. My mouth dropped open and my husband had to shut it for me. Oh the shame. 

I would love to know your opinion on this topic.  What do you do when you see a famous person? Do you smile? Do you say hi? Do you stare at them and think I know that face? Many, many years ago my dad once asked a guy in a car park if he used to work with him, he was actually a famous F1 driver! Comments below please for the most famous person youve seen and what you do in the presence of a celebrity.  If you are interested mine is Princess Anne (sorry Nick and Duncan) and she shook my hand (I was 10 at the time). 

You will be pleased to hear I saw no more celebrities and on we headed to Manchester Museum.  This museum is free to enter and such a fabulous place to visit with children. 

Our favourite section by far was the Nature Discovery section which has been specially designed for the under fives. It was like entering an enchanted wood.  Everything was at Babas eye level and she even had her own binoculars and magnifying glass to find all of the creatures on a little trail.  

The dinosaur and large animal skeletons were amazing and we stood in awe feeling very, very small.

Normally Baba loves the animal section of museums, but I have to say, she was a little frightened by some of the animals on display.  The predators certainly looked like predators instead of extras from the Lion King.  

Whilst older children would love this section, Baba is two and a half, and I think she is at the stage where her little imagination starts to get carried away.  We quickly walked through the carnivores, told her they were all smiling (!) and distracted her with this gorgeous display of paper birds. 

What makes this museum pretty unique is it has a vivarium and it is dedicated to conserving amphibians and reptiles.  We wandered around trying to spot the worlds most poisonous frog and snakes and lizards. How beautiful is this chameleon who I fell in love with? 

We had such a lovely time, and this little gem is well worth a visit if you are in the Manchester area. On the way home Baba fell fast asleep, probably dreaming of alot of teeth and lizards!  

Thank you so much for reading and please be sure to come back tomorrow for some fun in the snow.  Yes, the snow! And see those lovely links to your right? Click any to stay up to date with all Laura Evelyn Bee goings on (including awkward celebrity spots!).

See you in the morning, 





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pregnancy weight loss underweight | Blogmas 18 12 14

pregnancy weight loss underweight

Happy Blogmas day 18 everyone! And today I thought I would talk about my facial skin care routine and what I use. I have found that as I have got older my skin has changed quite considerably and products that once suited my skin now dont. Last Christmas, I found I was having breakouts and my skin just didnt look that great. My husband bought me the Liz Earle essentials try me kit and since then, I have used nothing else. 

If you dont know the range, Liz Earle is a Great British brand that uses a range of natural ingredients, doesnt test on animals and you really get the feel that the company appreciates its customers.  If you order on-line you get a signed card as to who packed it for you and they do the most beautiful wrapping! A service you dont get with alot of other brands. 

But onto the products themselves! My skin completely changed after using these products and I cant recommend them enough.  The hot cleanser is in the press alot and you may have already heard about it. You apply a blob of cream to your hands then gently work it into your skin.  It begins to dissolve and break down any make-up.  You then take one of the Liz Earle muslin cloths (which comes with the cleanser) and run it under hand hot water.  You then gently wipe the cloth over your face and your make up just disappears.  Its also so lovely having a nice warm flannel over your skin.  I used to dread taking my make up off at night because it was such a chore, but with this, I can honestly say it doesnt feel like a chore at all.  I also cant believe how thoroughly cleansed my skin feels afterwards. 

The toner is lovely too, and you have a choice of moisturiser for either combination or dry skin.  I find it is the perfect base for my make up. As I said, I have never looked back from having the trial set last Christmas. Whilst the skincare is a little bit more expensive than what I used to buy, it is so so worth it for how my skin looks and feels now.  

There are often offers and deals on Liz Earles website which you can visit here. And you can pick up the trial essentials kit for £23 here which includes the cleanser, toner, moisturiser, an eye lotion and also muslin cloth. The set makes a great gift for someone or even yourself if you fancy giving the brand a go but dont want to buy the full sized products. 

Have you ever tried this brand? What facial skincare do you use? 

Thanks for reading and see you tomorrow for Blogmas day 19. 

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pregnancy losing weight third trimester | Blogmas 21 12 14

pregnancy losing weight third trimester

Happy Sunday everyone and hello blogmas day 21!!! I cant believe I have made it to day 21 of Blogmas! I hope you have enjoyed a peek into my December so far.  And I wont lie to you.  Things are ramping up a little in the Bee household.  There seems to be a growing list of errands, jobs to do and lists to complete, and my cheeks are a little pink as I type this now, thinking of the disaster zone that is currently my kitchen. Anyway, that can wait, and right now, let me tell you about our trip to the Tamworth Snow Domes Winter Wonderland.  

This is the second time we have been to the wonderland now and its such a fab Christmassy thing to do.  There are three main sections to the Wonderland and you are in a group at a pre-allocated day and time.  For the first section (my personal favourite) you get 30 minutes in the snow trail.  This is a trail through an enchanted forest complete with sledges, a tubing slide for the little ones, snowballs and candy canes. There are more twinkling lights than you can shake your mitten at and its just magical!!! 

Staying upright on a sledge when you have been squeezed into a snow-suit is no easy feat but Baba did it! She couldnt believe her eyes at all the snow and she couldnt stop laughing when I threw a snowball at Daddy (dont worry he got me back, and he threw his harder!). 

This reminded me of the candy cane forest in Elf. 

We never seem to get any snow at Christmas so this is just perfect to actually be able to play and sledge.  Even though our session was busy there were plenty of sledges for the little ones and lots of snow tubes for the slides too.  

The next section is a little show, and you walk to a seated area with a stage.  The show stars Santa and his helpers.  I dont know what Baba thought of this as she has just started to grasp who Santa Claus is.  I did hear her shout jigsaw when he asked everyone what they wanted for Christmas. Which is actually news to me as she hadnt asked for one before now. (Note to self: add jigsaw to shopping list).  I didnt take any photos here as you can kind of imagine what a guy dressed up like Santa looks like. 

Though as an aside, what do you say when you see a dodgy looking Santa? Not that this Santa looked dodgy but we saw another one today outside the supermarket, and he looked a bit straggly to say the least.  I ushered Baba past him, but do you say he is one of the helpers?? I dont want her to think every fool in a red costume is Santa.  I have Santa standards and feel the real one has to be of exceptional quality. Hmmmm, maybe Im over thinking this.  

Anyway, sorry. Slightly side tracked there.  So the third part of the wonderland is to go and meet Santas animals.  You walk through to another section and we saw reindeer, pigs, rabbits, goats, donkeys and sheep.  And again the whole area was decked out in the most gorgeous Christmas decorations and trees, complete with Santas house. 

This shot was taken moments before the mitten eating pig stole my daughters mitten and began eating it.  I had to run and get an attendant who wrestled the pig to collect the mitten.  Well, OK, who gently took the mitten from its little hooves and handed it Baba back.  Lesson learnt here, watch any dangly objects near pigs. 

We had such a lovely afternoon and it put us in such a Christmassy mood. I have to say, I could spend all day in the snow there (as long as I had a steady supply of hot chocolate). With Smooth Christmas on the radio constantly (I now know every obscure Christmas song by heart), its....wait for it...beginning to look alot like Christmas!(sorry).  You can find out more about the Winter Wonderland here and it runs until the 31st December, so such a lovely thing to do with the family in the holidays. 

Thank you as always for reading and see you in the morning for Blogmas day 22! 

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