tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37971369490524601662024-03-19T02:34:37.812+00:00Life As KimBlogging about life with my fella and two girls. I write about whatever takes my fancy. Meal planning, reviews, thoughts and most of all sharing our family life! Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4500125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-11761227560059324002024-03-18T07:26:00.001+00:002024-03-18T07:26:00.237+00:00Our weekly meal plan! 18th - 24th March. #MealPlanningMondayLast weeks meal plan went well. We almost ate everything but changed things on Saturday and instead of having home made pizza we had home made Chinese takeaway with sweet and sour chicken balls, chicken chow mein, salt and pepper chips, spring rolls and prawn toast.This week we are back on the Gousto boxes this week and for the next few weeks, I already have the meals picked and booked. I have Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-77236263712544278102024-03-17T07:58:00.012+00:002024-03-17T07:58:00.146+00:00Week 11 of #Project365 10th - 16th March. A photo every day for a year!This past week has been a good one. I spent Mother's day being spoilt, spent way too much time playing a computer game, got some jobs done around the house and got a new cooker delivered.We don't have much planned for the rest of the weekend although the grass needs cutting. Next door has cut theirs out the front which makes ours look extra long but of course the weather forecast says it's going Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-5577487113984590042024-03-16T07:05:00.000+00:002024-03-16T07:05:48.601+00:00This week my Word of the Week is: Spent! #WotWThis week my Word of the Week is:We have had a good week. I did think that I didn't have that much to write about but here I am again with all of these words. hehehe I spent most of yesterday trying to come up with a word to cover my week and finally I came up with spent as it covers a lot of things.I spent Sunday with my family for Mother's Day, we had lunch out and went to see my dad.Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-259881530945415662024-03-15T07:26:00.006+00:002024-03-15T07:26:00.131+00:00What I have loved this week! Week 11. #FridayFavouritesHello, it's Friday again so it's time to link up with Erika and Andrea and share some of my favourites from the week. Some weeks I have to really think about my favourites but this past week I had so many things to mention that some things haven't been mentioned at all.Money off Gousto!We get Gousto boxes, where they send you everything you need for the recipes that you pick Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-31400417994573795832024-03-14T07:23:00.001+00:002024-03-14T07:23:00.127+00:00Easter adventures with the National Trust in Lincolnshire!Taking place in the run up to Easter and the bank holiday weekend there are more than 195 National Trust Easter trails to choose from across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Every single National Trust Easter trail is different and celebrates nature, history and beauty. Follow winding garden paths, crash along muddy woodland trails or time travel with adventures to castles and mansions.&Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-62091108123811579052024-03-13T07:23:00.001+00:002024-03-13T07:23:00.244+00:00Letting teenagers make their own choices about friends!Parenting teenagers can be a rollercoaster ride and one of the most challenging aspects is allowing them to make their own choices, especially when it comes to friendships. I know as a parent I want to give them the freedom to make their own choices but at the same time I worry about the choices that they are making especially when it comes to friendships.I feel that I have been lucky with my Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-67466790442392125152024-03-12T07:28:00.004+00:002024-03-12T07:28:00.140+00:00Share our lives - 5 Items you can't live without. This months Share Our Lives prompt is: 5 Items you can't live without. The logical side of me says food, water, clothing, sleep, and shelter but that would make quite a boring blog post. I am going to think about the luxuries in my life that I can live without.These are the 5 items that I can't live without.My Family!I think this was a given that I was going to say this, I would be nothing Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-33394891895894780302024-03-11T07:28:00.004+00:002024-03-11T07:28:00.248+00:00Our weekly meal plan! 11th - 17th March. #MealPlanningMondayLast weeks meal plan went well, we only skipped one meal and that was on Wednesday when my family decided that they wanted home made quiche again. Ham and cheese for the girls, ham, cheese and mushroom for Stu and I had ham, mushroom and tomato. I love how when you make quiches yourself you can add whatever you want. For years I went without eating them because I am allergic to cheddar cheese. (Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-89130069677674780232024-03-10T07:58:00.002+00:002024-03-10T07:58:00.120+00:00Week 10 of #Project365 3rd - 9th March. A photo every day for a year!I hope you have all had a good week. Mine has been good, with nothing much to write about which is a fantastic thing, it means there has been no dramas well apart from Stu nearly missing buses and Ellie having issues with late buses. It's all good though. Happy Mother's Day to all of you mums out there, I hope you are being spoilt rotten! I have a fun day planned today with my family and I Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-25366497356261601912024-03-09T07:47:00.012+00:002024-03-09T07:47:00.121+00:00This week my Word of the Week is: Late! #WotWThis week my Word of the Week is:There has been a ongoing trend in my life this week with lots of lateness. None of it has really bothered me thankfully, it has just disrupted little bits of my day.Stu finishing work half an hour earlier is great but that only leaves him 15 minutes from logging off his computer to get over to the other side of town to catch the bus home. On Saturday he rang me atKim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-63315031657577488822024-03-08T07:37:00.007+00:002024-03-08T07:37:00.123+00:00What I have loved this week! Week 10. #FridayFavouritesHello there and happy Friday! I have had a pretty boring week, it hasn't been a bad one but it was just normal. I have just been pottering around the house and there's nothing much to write about, well I thought that when I started this blog post.I am linking up with Erika and Andrea and sharing some of my favourites from the past week.Celebrity Big Brother!The new series Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-79539691961948661122024-03-07T07:40:00.001+00:002024-03-07T07:40:00.127+00:00Books my girls and I have loved over the years!I never thought I would say this but I miss celebrating World Book Day. When my girls were at school they used to dress up as someone from a book and it was always a fun day. Finding out it was World Book Day got me thinking about books my girls and I have loved over the years.The Very Hungry Caterpillar.The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a story about a small caterpillar who emerges from an egg and Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-91956928691914890712024-03-06T07:32:00.001+00:002024-03-06T07:32:00.237+00:00What I really want for Mother's Day!It is Mother's Day on Sunday, I am sure it's really early this year but at least the clocks aren't going forward for spring time like they did a couple of years ago. I felt really hard done to losing an hours of Mother's Day. hehehe I am looking forward to a day of being spoilt from my girls and hopefully a nice present or two.I wanted to share some thoughts with you about what would truly make Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-36843017261900722052024-03-05T07:37:00.001+00:002024-03-05T07:37:00.129+00:00365 Days Of Gratitude. In February I was grateful for..February wasn't the easiest month for me, we had some things going on in real life but I am glad to say everything is resolved now, I am not constantly on edge and life feels back to normal. Some days it was hard to be grateful and I had to dig deep then other days were easy. I am sure March will be better for me.I have seen many people on social media list something every day that they are Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-17522255082357862142024-03-04T07:22:00.001+00:002024-03-04T07:22:00.149+00:00Our weekly meal plan! 4th - 10th March. #MealPlanningMondayLast weeks meal plan went well. We did swap a couple of days around but ate almost everything. On Friday we really fancied treating ourselves to a takeaway. Stu and I got an Indian takeaway and the girls got food from the chip shop as they didn't fancy a curry. It worked out well as I wasn't complaining that the kids were wasting food that we paid for, everyone was happy especially Stu and I, it Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-20271393730695995242024-03-03T07:47:00.003+00:002024-03-03T07:47:00.130+00:00Week 9 of #Project365 25th Feb - 2nd March. A photo every day for a year!Hello there and happy Sunday! We have had a good week, a really good one. Getting lots of things sorted and improved which has made me happy. As I am writing this I am sat here watching The Matrix and for the rest of the day I am catching up with some blogging and watching the next two Matrix films. I do love them but don't fully understand them. lol I also have some housework to fit in. I reallyKim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-16632813758555425612024-03-02T07:45:00.002+00:002024-03-02T07:45:00.135+00:00This week my Word of the Week is: Happy! #WotWThis week my Word of the Week is:I have a nice and simple word to describe my week this week as it has been just a happy week and I have found my happy again!I have had a stressful start to the year, one thing after another seemed to be happening and it left me feeling pretty anxious. We have had a big thing going on since the start of February which took time to resolve but on Monday everything Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-91442390794696686082024-03-01T07:37:00.001+00:002024-03-01T07:37:00.241+00:00What I have loved this week! Week 9. #FridayFavouritesHello and happy Friday! I have had a really good week! Probably the best one of the year so far. I have had something going on in my offline life which has been stressing me out but after all that worry it was nothing to worry about.I am linking up with Erika and Andrea and sharing some of my favourites from the past week.Faster broadband.We got a new contract with our Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-13416720880691832612024-02-29T07:46:00.005+00:002024-02-29T07:46:00.128+00:00Apple & Blackberry Crumble Bars - Recipe!In the quest for better health one key ingredient often gets overlooked: fibre. Despite its humble reputation fibre holds tremendous power when it comes to nourishing our bodies and supporting overall well being. With each wholesome bite of these fibre packed bars, you're not just tantalizing your taste buds you're also nourishing your body from the inside out.This recipe makes 8 bars Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-28090677562553458802024-02-28T07:24:00.001+00:002024-02-28T07:24:00.134+00:00My top 5 favourite School movies!I wouldn't say I am a big movie buff but I do have a lot of favourite films and I have been listing them for a few months. You can read about my favourite action movies, Sci-Fi movies, my favourite Animated movies and my favourite musical movies and my favourite disaster movies. In the run up to Halloween I shared my favourite scary movies and the week after I shared my not so scary movies which Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-89268873989325246782024-02-27T07:27:00.001+00:002024-02-27T07:27:00.237+00:00Irrational fears that I have. I am one of those people who always thinks the worst scenario about things, I go though all of the what if's. Most things that I think about will never happen but it doesn't stop me thinking. I thought I would share those fears, partly to get them out there and partly to find some reassurance and for someone to say I am not the only one who worry's about silly things like these. Don't worryKim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-81186916066426631062024-02-26T07:39:00.001+00:002024-02-26T07:39:00.123+00:00Our weekly meal plan! 26th Feb - 3rd March. #MealPlanningMondayLast weeks meal plan went well. We ate just about everything. The highlight of our week was the home made pizza and the lamb meatloaf which ended up being beef because lamb mince is so expensive. We did have a little mishap with the leftover Bolognese as Becky was being helpful and put it in the freezer forgetting we were supposed to be having it in wraps that evening. Oops. It was OK as we just Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-79331334266854481222024-02-25T07:56:00.002+00:002024-02-25T07:56:00.123+00:00Week 8 of #Project365 18th - 24th February A photo every day for a year!How is it the last week in February when January seemed to last forever? We have had a good week, just doing our normal thing. I have been watching a lot of TV, I do love it when there's a good run of new things to watch.Yesterday I spent the afternoon decluttering and having a change around in the living room. I moved my arm chair and the sofa just to make things easier on Monday when Sky come Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-91233790327788393482024-02-24T07:53:00.003+00:002024-02-24T07:53:00.129+00:00This week my Word of the Week is: Watching! #WotWThis week my Word of the Week is:I always have the TV on in the background when I am doing other things and for the last few months I have been watching Grey's Anatomy but I finished that and I have had to find new things to watch. On Sunday I spent a good half hour looking through Netflix and Disney+ to find something new to watch and nothing was taking my fancy until I spotted One Day!I startedKim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797136949052460166.post-29286627681874522802024-02-23T07:45:00.002+00:002024-02-23T07:45:00.127+00:00What I have loved this week! Week 8. #FridayFavouritesHello there and happy Friday! We are back into a routine now after my fella having a couple of days off work and my youngest having a week off college for half term. I am linking up with Erika and Andrea and sharing some of my favourites from the past week.Eating our favourite meals!Over the last 3 or 4 months we have been getting Gousto boxes delivered where everything Kim Carberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.com5