Author: thespooniemummy
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The Spoonie Mummy Reviews – Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer
Wanted to share this little beauty with you! The Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer is a total godsend if like me you suffer with dark circles under your eyes! As I’ve said before my skin is the first to show the signs that I’m dehydrated and I’m really having to try and take care of it.…
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To Reverse Or Not To Reverse, That Is The Question
When my stoma was formed last year, my surgeon told me that there was a possibility of a reversal in the future. There are many factors for me that will influence whether this could go ahead including the medication I am on and have been on, how things have settled with the stoma, how my…
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Autism Awareness Week
This week has been World Autism Awareness Week, culminating in World Autism Awareness Day tomorrow (Sunday April 2nd). About 700,000 in the UK alone are on the autism spectrum (including Asperger’s Syndrome). It affects how a person communicates with and relates to others and how they experience the world around them. It is a spectrum…
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Appointments Galore!
Good evening! Had a busy couple of days at the hospital this week and it’s not over yet. Yesterday I had an appointment for a DEXA bone scan. They scan your hips and back and from that can assess the state of your bones. I am sure it’s alot more scientific than that but that’s…
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10 Things I Hate About Pred
Pred (Prednisolone) is a steroid drug and has been used over the years in IV, tablet and injection form for all of my conditions. It can be a wonderful thing, and has often helped me greatly, but the downside is the awful side effects that come with it. When I started planning this post it…
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day to all you wonderful Mummies out there! My celebrations started Friday as the boys are at their Dad’s this weekend and won’t be back till this evening. They made me some beautiful cards in school and the three of us went for a lovely meal at Ask Italian in Derby. Was lovely…
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A New Opportunity!
So yesterday I told you that I had some exciting news to share and here it is! I’ve been offered an amazing opportunity to appear on a new, weekly, online chat show dealing with issues surrounding IBD and ostomies. I’m joining 3 other fab ladies with ostomies, who all also write blogs. The IBD and…
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International Day Of Happiness
So yesterday was the International Day Of Happiness! According to the UN ‘a day to promote happiness as a universal goal and aspiration in the lives of human beings around the world’. I wasn’t feeling particularly happy yesterday. Unfortunately my health isn’t too good again and after struggling for a few days I was feeling…
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