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Thanks @runjumpscrap for the tag! I was surprised anyone wanted to hear 20 facts about me but here goes! 1) I'm officially mid thirties in a few weeks 🙈 2) I met my husband on Halloween dressed as a saucy devil with a feather boa 👹 3) We have been married for 11 and a half happy years and together for nearly 16 years💑 4) We are very proud parents to Edith and Emily, our twin tigers, who are almost 7👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 5) It took 5 long years and IVF to meet our babies 👶👶 6) I am a midwife and have been for 13 years, working in the job I love, I'd been totally lost without my passion 7) We have an allotment which Matt mostly works on but I've been helping more this year!🍏🍎🍐🍊🍓🍇🍉 8) I've run countless races for charity including 4 London Marathons 🏃 9) I miss running 🏃 10) My reason for running is my younger brother who is sadly no longer with us but the memory of him keeps me moving (when I can run) ❤️ 11) I am hugely insecure of the way I look 😕 12) I've never really followed fashion and instead just choose clothes I feel good in, make me happy and like the look/colour of 13) I want to see the world but don't have the money too! 🌎 14) I love super scary rides at theme parks 🎢 15) I cry way too easily 😭 16) I love cake, seriously, the cake game in strong in our house, you snooze you lose 🎂 17) I've dyed my hair blonde since as long as I can remember and I sometimes leave it too long! 18) I hate miserable commuters 😫 19) I also hate rude people 😫 20) and last but not least, I have fibromyalgia, but that is of course a small part of who I am! Now, I would like to know more about @shannon.werner @missy_sha_84 @stitcheryandshhhh @freefromfoodaholic #20factsaboutme #aboutme #life #love #hate #fibro #fibrolife #fibrowarrior #family #tellmemoreaboutyou #livingwithfibro #midwifery #parenting #blogger #bloggers #chronicillness #thisisme #yessheispickinghernose #abagofspoons #gratitude (at Surbiton)

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Well that was a rough 24 hours but feeling thankful to be so much better this morning. Being ill on top of having fibro is not much fun. Now Showing gratitude and focusing on restoring the energy I've lost with lots of fresh #glutenfree #dairyfree food and starting with MASSIVE bowl of porridge in bed. Made with almond milk and topped with raspberries, nuts and seeds. Yum. #antiinflammatorydiet #abagofspoons #blogger #breakfast #chronicillness #cooking #delicious #eatwell #eatclean #eatyourselfbetter #fibro #fibrodiet #fibrolife #fibrowarrior #fibromyalgia #healthy #happiness #mindfuleating #naturopathicnutrition #organic #positivity #raisingawareness #spoonie #thankful #wellbeing #gratitude #betternow (at Surbiton)

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First attempt at gluten and dairy free baking was a success! I now have a base recipe to build around for a carrot and orange cake. Today it was a basic carrot and orange cake with orange icing, but next time will add some fruit and nuts to see how it hold with the extra ingredients. But for today, this made a nice afternoon treat in the garden, reminder of #linkinbio for more gluten and dairy free inspiration! #abagofspoons #allthecake #baking #blog #carrotcake #orange #glutenfree #dairyfree #eatwell #eatyourselfbetter #allinmoderation #fibro #fibrolife #fibrodiet #fibrojourney #fibromyalgia #glutenfreelife #dairyfreelife #cake #cakedays #dayoff #treat #chronicpain #chronicillness #delicious #homemade #mindfuleating #nutrition #organic

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A gentle thought for the day from the @calm mindfulness app that I use every day to help my fibromyalgia symptoms. It can sometimes be easy to look at the short term pleasure we get from doing something impulsive and then we kick ourselves as we get further away from our long term goal. Willpower is a real skill and when used correctly can be of huge benefit as we move towards our long term goal. By practising restraint, and gratitude for what we already have we can move closer towards what we want most, and example of this maybe saving money for that holiday of dreams or transforming our bodies into healthier machines to support us in our daily happiness. #abagofspoons #blog #bestrong #chronicillness #chronicpain #dontgiveup #fibro #fibrolife #fibropain #fibromyalgia #fibrowarrior #fibroawareness #fibrofighter #fibrojourney #icandoit #justkeepgoing #mindful #mindfulness #nothingisimpossible #quote #spoonie #thankful #wellbeing #happiness #contentment #gratitude #dailycalm (at Surbiton)

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Nothing wakes me up more than getting daily light on my skin and a really tasty breakfast. This is my first attempt at a breakfast jar made up of #dairyfree coconut yoghurt, homemade lemon curd (was slightly overdone but still tasted good - check out instastories) and homemade #glutenfree granola. Feeling happy and healthy on this Saturday morning! #coconutyogurt #lemoncurd #granola #homemade #breakfast #pumpkinseeds #sunflowerseeds #pecans #cranberries #raisins #antiinflammatorydiet #blog #chronicillness #eatwell #eatyourselfbetter #fibro #fibrodiet #fibrolife #fibromyalgia #fibroinspire #abagofspoons #healthy #mindfuleating #nutrition #naturopathic #organic #positivity #wellbeing (at Surbiton)

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Looking forward to trying this tonight after my success in clearing my email back log! Has anyone else tried @coconutcollab yoghurts before and what's your verdict? #abagofspoons #antiinflammatorydiet #blogger #chronicillness #coconutyogurt #coconutcollaborative #dairyfree #dairyfreelife #eatwell #eatclean #eatyourselfbetter #fibro #fibrolife #fibrodiet #fibrowarrior #fibromyalgia #glutenfree #glutenfreelife #healthy #mindfuleating #naturopathicnutrition #positivity #raisingawareness #spoonie #spoonielife #thankful #wellbeing #clearedmyemails #backtowork #workingwithfibro (at Surbiton)

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Second day back at work today! Going back to work and living with a chronic illness which means you have to avoid all the chocolates, biscuits and cake win the workplace, leads you to being more organic add and taking a healthy #glutenfree #dairyfree lunch with you. Like this spicy chicken with corn salad, pistachios and parsley quinoa. Kept me filled up until tea time and I didn't eat a single treat! Winner! #abagofspoons #antiinflammatorydiet #blog #chronicillness #excited #eatclean #eatyourselfbetter #fibro #fibrodiet #fibrolife #fibromyalgia #fibrowarrior #glutenfreelife #hospital #ivecomesofar #icandoit #mindfuleating #nutrition #naturopathic #organic #prepared #spoonie #wellbeing (at King's College Hospital)

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The fruit game is strong in our house, so much so that there's no fresh fruit left! So this is my store cupboard #dairyfree #glutenfree porridge....! Studded with rich jewel like fruits and nuts. Perfect for getting energy for the first day of the Easter holidays :) #breakfast #berries #apricots #pumpkinseeds #almonds #almondmilk #porridge #healthy #eatwell #eatyourselfbetter #jewelledporridge #honey #fibro #fibrodiet #fibrolife #fibrowarrior #fibromyalgia #spoonie #nutrition #naturopathicnutrition #mindfuleating #wellbeing #abagofspoons #chronicillness #organic (at Surbiton)