weight loss in pregnancy in urdu | Blogmas 06 12 14

weight loss in pregnancy in urdu

What would December be without a works Christmas party? Erm, well, it wouldnt be December!! And tonight I have my works Christmas party. Heres me getting ready and a few cheeky snaps of a very festive night out! 

I should say as a disclaimer straight away, that given the chance I could take all day to get ready for a night out. I am one of those annoying people who can take ages getting ready whilst seeming to not make much progress at all.  Alas, since Baba, those days are behind me, and with Baba at my side emptying my make up bag and running off with eye shadows, this is my current getting ready routine. Before I even started my make up I had spent time faffing about trimming my eyebrows... (not completely sure what I was thinking) and I also French manicured my toe-nails. I guess my faffing around days arent quite behind me yet. Anyway, lets go get ready! 

Nail polish first....its a Rimmel Salon Pro varnish in 104 Saturn from the Kate Moss range.  Perfect for a Christmas night out.  It applied really well and dried quickly too. 

Now onto the make-up and starting with primers. I first applied these Benefit beauties to prep my skin: That Gal face primer, Stay Dont Stray eye shadow primer, and the Porefessional. 

Then I applied Estee Lauders EE foundation in medium and Rimmels Wake me up concealer to any excess baggage under my eye area. I challenge anyone to not put on their foundation without pulling a silly face.  Cue a picture of me applying foundation and pulling a silly face.

For eyebrows, I used Benefits Quick look busy eyeshadow to fill in any areas that needed it. 

And a dab of Benefits High beam to my cheekbones.

For the eyes I applied Macs Brule all over the lid and Urban Decays Smog to the eyelid, Dark Horse to the socket and under eye, then I blended like a mad woman (this isnt a product, its me blending) and applied a dab of Half Baked to the inner corner and  middle of the eye. I used Eyekos skinny liquid liner in Black to line my upper lid. 

You have to go all out at Christmas, so I decided to try some false lashes by a brand called Kiss.  The set I applied were called Sultry.   Ive not tried the brand before but I picked them up in Boots for around £6. These are the lightest lashes I have tried and the glue is fantastic. I think they looked so so natural that whilst I knew they were on, they didnt stand out as fake lashes and they were very comfortable. 

I powdered with Rimmels 005 Silky Beige powder and then applied a nude shade of lipstick from Rimmel in 725, Tantalizing Taupe. I waved my hair with my very trusted Bablyliss waving wand and I wore my Kate Moss playsuit which I got in the sale earlier in the year.  Paired with nude heels I was good to go!!!

And if you have managed to bare with me and read to this point I need to say a big shout-out to the lovely girls I used to work with. Whilst I am currently on a career break from the NHS, these girls work so so hard trying to improve the lives of children and families. It is an often thankless task.  They are some of the most amazing, caring and hardest working people I know and the NHS is honoured to have you working for them! 

I am also so lucky in the fact that some of my work colleagues have now become my best friends. They are crazy, funny, a tiny bit mad (some more than others!) and I feel very blessed to have them in my life.  

I am afraid I cannot reveal too much about the night itself.  What happens at the work party stays at the work party. But lets just say there was lots of laughter, maybe a few drinks (!), way too many selfies and MC Hammer moves.   And as soon as you are jumping around to Mariah Careys All I want for Christmas on the dance floor, you really know its Christmas time.  

Thank you so much for reading and I will see you tomorrow at 6am for, well, erm, on a completely different note, some fighting!!!

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newborn baby weight loss uk | Blogmas 16 12 14

newborn baby weight loss uk

Today, for Blogmas day 16 I thought I would share with you a fantastic and very easy red onion topped bread recipe that looks like you have made way more effort than you actually have.  And whats not to love about that? I cook this as a side if we have friends over for dinner, or I will make it for our dinner and serve it with a Tapas spread. Sound good? Then lets get started. 

Firstly, I will come clean.  I use a bread mix packet. Ok, so this may be cheating, but this is what works for me and frankly I havent got the time to be messing about with yeast and waiting for hours.  I have a toddler. And you never see a toddler wailing in Nigellas kitchen when is tea going to be ready.  So a packet mix it is.  I actually use the Aldi bread mix packet (you could use any bread mix you like), but I have to say the Aldi one cooks really well and is very tasty too!  

You will also need: 

lukewarm water (follow the amount on your bread mix packet)

15g butter

olive oil

1 red onion sliced

1 tbsp of sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar

1 tsp clear honey

1 chopped garlic clove

a small handful of Rosemary leaves

sea salt

Firstly make your bread mix up to the packet instructions.  Usually you have to mix in the water, knead and then leave to rise. 

Instead of leaving to rise in the bowl, press the dough out into a baking tray that is lined with greaseproof paper and brushed with a little olive oil. Then, cover with cling-film which has also been brushed with olive oil and allow to rise to the specified time on the packet (normally about an hour).  

About ten minutes before the time is up, press dimples into the bread and push in the chopped garlic and rosemary leaves into the dimples. (Pushing the ingredients into the dimples means the dough will then rise around it). 

Leave for about ten minutes and then cook in a pre-heated oven (200C) for about 20 minutes (again, it depends on the bread mix you use).  

Whilst the bread is cooking, heat a frying pan and melt 1tsp of the oil and the butter.  Add the red onion and cook on a low heat for 15 minutes. Then, add the vinegar and honey and continue to cook for around another 5 minutes.  Remove from the heat.  

You want to take the bread out about 10 minutes before it is cooked and then top with the onion mixture and a sprinkle of sea salt.  

Cook for another 10 minutes until golden. 

And ta-dah! A delicious red onion bread that is delicious.  

Can I write a recipe without saying ta-dah at the end.  No.  No, I cannot. 

Hope you enjoyed this recipe and please let me know in the comments below if you try this! 

Happy Tuesday and thanks for reading, 

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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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baby weight loss teething | Blogmas Christmas Day 2014

baby weight loss teething

Happy Christmas! A very very good morning to you all and a Merry Christmas! I hope you are enjoying your day.  As I sit here and type it is 11pm on Christmas Eve (with blogmas running a day late).  There is still a million and one jobs I need to do...you know when you just dont feel ready? I have a feeling I could stay up all night and still not be ready.  But before I run around like a mad woman and attempt to clean the windows (only joking...or am I?!?), all of that can wait whilst I type my last blog of Blogmas 2014! 

Today started with an early morning walk with Pablo T Dog just as the sun was rising.  It was so so quiet and peaceful and the sky looked so pretty.  Do you ever have those weird moments where you just think wow and just feel so so small in the world?? Thats how I felt today. Granted I might have been a little overtired, but it was a lovely walk and I felt all the better for it. 

I also ALWAYS walk past this lady who sells the Big Issue and I have never, ever bought a copy. There is this saying, do good, feel good. So after getting home we drove past the lady and me and Baba hopped out to buy a copy from her and wish her a merry Christmas. Baba did proceed to eat the front cover of the magazine in the car (the girl can eat a front cover but looks in disgust if I try and serve her lasagne). Anyway, it felt nice to do that today. 

Mr.Bee then dropped me into town and I may or may not have headed straight for the Topshop sale.  Ok, so I did.  Dont judge me. Instead of making gingerbread houses with my daughter and husband I was in the changing rooms debating whether I really needed another blouse (apparently I did!).  I did manage to pick up a few things in the sale and it was quite nice just to have a little wander with nothing really to get. 

I then went home and made gingerbread houses.  No, no I didnt.  I am in no way that artistic or crafty.  What we did do is run around screaming its Christmas Eve and then I obviously re-created the Frozen dance and danced to Beyonce!!  

Its turned into a little Christmas tradition now that we have all the family round on Christmas Eve.  We do some nibbles, drink lots, eat lots and drink a little more.  Baba ran around like a mad woman and generally caused a bit of chaos.  She is so so excited for the big day tomorrow, and is convinced it will snow!!! Just before she went to bed we placed a carrot out and magic food for the reindeer and a mince pie and glass of milk for Santa with his magic key.  And yes, I know it makes no sense at all that we leave a magic key in the house for Santa, but just go with me here!!!

Our Christmas day tomorrow will be a quiet day, just the three of us and 

then we will go to Mr.Bees family for Christmas tea.  Its then Christmas Day take II on Boxing Day as we head to my parents house to celebrate Christmas with them, and I cant wait! 

And thats me.  I cant believe I have made it through Blogmas and Im still in one piece!!! I cannot thank you enough for all of the lovely support I have received and thank you to each and every one of you for reading.  Its felt like a bit of steep learning curve and journey blogging every day, but it has been lovely to share my month of December with you all. 

I hope you are enjoying today.  And remember, its not meant to all go to plan.  Christmas wouldnt be Christmas without a few hiccups.(Remember me and Paris?!!! You can read that here).  Anyway, just go with the flow. The world wont end tonight.  Believe it or not, there is life after Christmas! Now go and enjoy yourself, of course have another mince pie, and a tad more chocolate too! 

I intend to resume my normal blogging schedule next week, but until then, I wish you all a very happy Christmas and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading, 

P.S  In the meantime, have you caught up with Blogmas? The one with the toilet rolls or the fight club one? All the links are to your right. 

P.S.S Are you following me? Not literally, but feel free to stalk me on Twitter, Instagram and Bloglovin.  Links to your right :-) Now go and have that mince pie!  

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baby weight loss in utero | Blogmas 15 12 14

baby weight loss in utero

Are you counting down to Christmas? Not long to go now!! Christmas day really holds so much anticipation and excitement for us all, but sometimes I think by anticipating an event so much we can miss the moments that are happening right now, right under our noses. 

I thought of this whilst training for my half marathon in October.  I collapsed on the sofa one night and was telling my husband how nervous and stressed I was.  I explained that if I could just get the half marathon out of the way then I would be able to relax and I wouldnt feel so worried.  A few days after I had completed the half-marathon I sat on the sofa once again and told my husband how if I could just get something else done that was on my mind then I wouldnt feel so stressed.  It wasnt until he reminded me that actually we had already had a very similar conversation, that I realised I spend alot of my time unknowingly wishing time away. That I anticipate future moments and I always anticipate a calmer and less stressed me, when in actual fact, I am always worrying about something or another. 

I excitedly anticipate nights out.  I daydream of having more money and becoming an international blogging sensation (hey, you gotta have a dream).  And dont we all daydream and think if only we had a bigger house/more money/a smaller waist/more children/ insert wishful thinking here, our lives would be perfect and we would be happier. But I bet if I gave you all of those things right now, given a couple of hours you would have a new list of things to anticipate, wish for and worry about.  

I am certainly not saying that anticipation and looking forward is a bad thing.  I just think sometimes we get caught up in that anticipation and we sometimes lose the enjoyment of the moment we are actually in.  Sometimes it isnt until time has passed that we look back and realise how wonderful that moment actually was. 

For some reason now Im a mum, I have this realisation that floats about in the back of my brain that life is so so precious.  Im afraid I dont have all the answers (obviously), and this realisation to enjoy the moment is sometimes only fleeting.  I find I cant keep hold of it.  One minute I have the thought of how wonderful this life is and just being present in the moment, and then the next Im grumpy and wishing to be tucked up in bed with my pjs on. 

As I said, I do not have the answers.  But I am trying to find that balance of anticipation and being present.  This moment right here right now, is just as important as the moment that I am waiting for. And today, the 15th December is just as important as the 25th December (albeit with less presents), and today I am going to do my very best to enjoy it.    

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weight loss after pregnancy uk | Blogmas 11 12 14

weight loss after pregnancy uk

Where does your mental health come on your list of things to do this month? With only 2 weeks to go before the big day (gulp!) if you are anything like me, your mental health is probably somewhere waaaaay down the list of things this Christmas.  Hang on, lets be honest.  If you are anything like me, its not even on your long list of things. I just never really think about it.  Until that is, I need to.  Last month, I was having real difficulty getting to sleep. I had list after list of things to do, things to plan, worries and thoughts all running round in my head the moment my head touched the pillow.

I had read about an app for your phone called Headspace after reading an article on how more and more people are turning to meditation in such a fast paced world.  Now, my previous experience with mediation was basically I have the concentration power of a gnat and instead of meditating I spend the time thinking how I SHOULD be meditating.

But, I decided to give it a try anyway. You download the free app to your mobile and then you listen to the app for 10 minutes per day for 10 days.  Now wait, before you start thinking of sitting crossed legged and umming and ahhhing, this is not that and there isnt any pan pipes or ocean sounds to be heard.  Its a guy who chats and tells you what to do, and basically its just about sitting still, breathing and taking time out of your day to actually be present and think about yourself.  

It wasnt until I actually listened to the app I realised how little I do this.  How days go by before I even consider how I am feeling or I just take the time out to relax and just be. I wont to lie to you. Taking the time to just listen to the app was half of my battle. I was always too busy, and sitting still for 10 minutes was apparently impossible. However, I eventually got around to listen to it, and I am so so glad I did.  The night I listened to it I actually felt really relaxed and I fell into a really lovely deep sleep. Now you may call this a placebo effect, and yes, that might have been the case, but who cares! Because it worked for me and I felt all the better for it. 

The app does actually have lots of science behind it, and if you want more information or to download the free take ten programme you can check that out here.  The app is something that I keep coming back to, and I guess that is a good start in recognising the importance of looking after your mind, being more mindful and, well, I guess doing a bit of meditation.  I think our lives today are so fast paced, that you can lose track of these basic thoughts and skills.  And even if the app just lets me know that actually things are OK and gives me a time-out, well, that can only be a good thing in my eyes. 

I would be really interested to hear your thoughts on this.  Is this something you would try? Do you ever think about your mental health? Comments below please!

Thank you for reading and I will see you nice and relaxed tomorrow for Blogmas day 12!

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weight lose tips during pregnancy | Its a wrap take two

weight lose tips during pregnancy

As you may or may not know, I am forever messing about with my nails. And whilst my nails have sometimes looked like maybe my dog did them (you can see my failed nail art post here), nothing seems to deter me and my experimentation knows no bounds! 

Whilst gone are the days of treating myself to a manicure and pedicure pre-Christmas, I still had some time (!) to try and do something with my nails so I was party season ready.  I had already tried the Ted Baker Nail Wraps before in the shade black floral, and you can read my review on those here along with how to apply them.  I was so pleased after using them last time, I decided to try them again in a different shade for Christmas.  

My only grumble with the original black floral shade was that the pattern didnt show up too well on my very short nails.  So this time I chose a different shade (helpfully, there isnt a single mention of the shade on the packaging), I can only describe this shade as black with pretty oriental-style lilies on.  This pattern actually repeated on every single nail wrap and the pattern was evenly spread from the base of the wrap to the top.  This meant that even with my very short nails the pattern could be clearly seen this time. 

I applied the wraps on Christmas Day and it took me around 30 minutes to apply the full pack.  This time included time chasing my daughter and stopping her from riding our dog, Pablo.  So all in all not too bad!  I had previously applied a clear top coat varnish to the wraps when I had last applied these, but I didnt this time (I had lost the nail polish...well, my daughter has actually hid it in an extremely good hiding place!). Having said this, the lack of a top coat didnt seem to make any difference to the longevity of the wraps. 

These little beauties lasted a full week before I peeled them off, and to be fair I think they could have stayed on a few more days. This is pretty amazing in itself as I am forever washing my hands, forgetting to use washing up gloves and over Christmas week I forget the amount of times I had to tear some toy open from its Alcatraz type encasing. For the cost of £7.50 I cannot recommend these wraps enough.  I cant seem to find them on the Boots website anywhere, so you will need to pop in store to find them, before I bulk buy them all!

Thanks for reading, 

  

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post pregnancy weight loss tips | Blogmas 19 12 14

post pregnancy weight loss tips

Hello there and welcome to Blogmas day 19! Last night me and my husband had a (very) long overdue date night in Manchester. We had spent the day in Manchester with Baba, and my sister, who lives in Manchester, very kindly offered to babysit so we could go out for food and a few cocktails (or four!).  Fancy coming along? Well then lets go!! I wore this gorgeous gold Topshop shift dress that my sister lent me (I know, shes a very good sister to have!).  

After attempting to tuck Baba up into bed, who then exclaimed she couldnt possibly sleep, we left my sister with instructions that if all else failed to let Baba watch a bit of Peppa Pig. We made a very speedy exit and headed to Artisan. First drink of the night was the most delicious raspberry and vanilla Martini.  Delicious.

Now normally this is the point in my blog where I say I forgot to take any pictures of the food.  But, as my plate was served and I wielded my pizza cutter like a cave woman, my husband reminded me to take a snap. Sorry its a bit dark, I was trying to look inconspicuous so didnt use the flash! I had the pulled pork, roasted apple, sage, grand padano and rocket pizza. 

And my husband had the pork ribs with kimchee. 

I feel my photos really dont do it justice.  I am not sure what other bloggers do? Do you just flash away at the table?!  However, regardless of my photography, take my word for it that our plates returned to the kitchen immaculately clean. 

I adore the toilets at Artisan, which is a bit of an odd thing to say, and even more weirdly, I took some photos.  I know, I know! I wont use the flash at the table, but I snap away happily in the toilets!!! Artisan have an entire lounge that you enter just before the ladies toilets. Its called the Bitchin Lounge and it is adorned with the most gorgeous mirrors, comfy chairs and chaise lounges.  If only the walls could talk in here!!

The toilets themselves are a work of art too.  You know when you just walk in and think, wow, I wish this was my bathroom?!? Or maybe thats just me.  I took a snap for you anyway as I was the only one in there!  

                                   

Artisan also have a photo booth. I dragged my husband in for some pics of us together.  We never seem to have pictures of just the two of us, and I love how you get the photos there and then.  A lovely memento from our night is now pinned to our fridge. 

So, onto pudding, and I think this says alot about me.  It was devoured before a photo was even thought of.  So heres the empty plate, and what was on it was a hot chocolate fondant which was delicious! 

By the time we had finished our meal it was 9.30pm and we just couldnt return to the hotel after only 2 hours!! My sister had text and said that she had persuaded Baba to go to sleep with milk and cookies so we took that as sign we should sample a few more beverages! We headed to Australasias Grand Pacific bar. I had a pineapple and coconut mojito (definitely recommend this if you like sweet drinks).  My husband had a smokey old fashioned which is a bourbon based drink. They give you the drink with smoke cascading from it which you then pour into your glass. I tried to capture the smoke spilling over the glass like a laboratory experiment! 

Cheers!

After sampling a few more cocktails, (it would be rude not to), we wandered in the rain huddled arm in arm under our umbrella, saying, how we always say, that we should definitely do this more often. 

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