I’ve had one of those really crap weeks. You know the type – traffic fine, smashed iPhone, forget to turn your wi-fi on and use up all your data with 15 days to go type weeks. I thought it would end with that but obviously things on Planet Stephanie can deteriorate …
I eat a lot of sushi rolls because in my head I think they are diet food even though my trainer tells me I could eat chips and it wouldn’t be much different (he takes his carbs slightly more seriously than I do obviously). Every time I go to my …
It was Holly’s 11th birthday last week. With four kids I’ve now got the birthday party prep thing pretty sorted, given I seem to always have a child who’s about to have one. The cake however is always my undoing. When we lived in London, I wouldn’t have dreamt of …
People who slam social media are weirdo’s in my mind. Putting my blog aside, which is a bit of fun and gives me a voice .. plus free goodies from time to time – social media has brought me wonderful gifts. Friendship. Many of my closest friends are people I’ve …
Just because I am a runner and take my training pretty seriously doesn’t mean I necessarily devote the same amount of effort and dedication to my diet. It’s not something I’m proud of but unfortunately it’s true. My past Nutella addiction is well documented throughout my blog and although I …
I swear there is something wrong with me. Actually I know there is, that’s well established both clinically and socially but when it comes to food there is ABSOLUTELY without doubt a very large and significant defect. Anyone who knows me or who follows my Facebook page will know that …
I am forever quitting stuff. On monday I gave up sugar. I will quite happily swap a few (dozen) spoons of Nutella for a proper meal because I have a dreadful sweet tooth. I developed it when I quit drinking about a year and a half ago and its been …
Yesterday I was at Waitrose. For my non-UK readers, Waitrose is a posh supermarket that charges about 5% extra than anyone else because their stores look pretty. I can’t see any other difference really, their produce and products are much the same as all the other major supermarkets except for …
I’ve blogged before about my obsession with certain foods and my complete lack of self control in this arena. In particular Nutella, sour cream and white chocolate. Because I’m so anal about weight gain and how many calories I eat, I obsess about wanting these foods all the time. I …
Rob keeps telling people he’s convinced someone has possessed his wife: A non drinking running fanatic who has swapped Hello! magazine for marathon training books. I’m not exaggerating when I say I’ve spent 95% of my adult life avoiding exercise and bitching to anyone who’ll listen about what freaks gym …
Today while the big kids were at school and nursery, I took Jude in his pram to our local Tesco to buy milk. Being the impulsive shopper I am, I thought I’d do a quick zip around the shop to see if there was anything I didn’t need but would …
The 5th February was World Nutella Day. Due to my over indulgence in celebrating this marvelous day, I’ve been laying low trying to recover from my Nutella induced diabetic like coma so this post is a couple of days late. I ate so much of it that even Rob, who …
We survived Christmas. For us it’s an easy one because both our families live in Australia, therefore Christmas Day is our own. We actually really like it, there’s never any argument over whose family we’ll spend it with and I don’t even have to brush my hair if I don’t …
Every school holidays I take each of my kids out for a special day on their own. They get to choose where we go, what we have for lunch and at the end of the day they have £10 to spend however they like. They always choose places that the …
Last sunday I ran my first 10k race and words cannot describe the elation and sense of achievement I felt crossing the line. I get the endorphin thing now, it’s taken me 39 years but I get it. Who knew something legal and free could get you so high? I …