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Why I Quit Smoking, Drinking, and People Who Made Me Miserable

Why I Quit Smoking, Drinking, and People Who Made Me Miserable (aka My Solicitor is My New Best Friend) I smoked to get rid of my mother. I drank to get rid of my ex. And now I just hire people in suits to handle the drama so I don’t have to. There’s this moment—if you’ve ever been through the absolute emotional meat grinder, you’ll get it—when a solicitor looks at you and says: “Do you want us to put an end to it?” And your whole nervous system exhales. Like, finally. No more coping mechanisms. Just action. It’s wild, really. For years, I relied on cigarettes and cheap booze to numb myself from the circus I was born into—and the one I accidentally dated for far too long. And then one day I realised: maybe it’s not me that’s the problem. Maybe I don’t need a bottle—I just need boundaries. That moment made it into my book, Sober Not Sorry, because it was a turning point. It was the day I realised sobriety isn’t just about not drinking or not smoking. It’s about not tolerat...
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Easy Healthy Chicken And Vegetable Meal For Kids

 

It may sound crazy but my kids love roasted tenderloin broccoli, beans, mangetout, mushrooms and chicken. 

I’ve come up with this simple healthy meal to save time and give my my kids their nutritional needs on a daily basis.

  1. Cook a whole chicken in advance and store in fridge
  2. Simply turn on the oven, medium to high.
  3. Cover roasting tin in foil (no washing up!)
  4. Spread the tenderloin broccoli, french beans, mangetout so their evenly spread out on the roasting tin
  5. Drizzle the veggies with Olive oil, and grind some salt and pepper 
  6. Meanwhile blanch the mushrooms in boiling water so they don’t soak up too much oil and cook for 2 minutes in the microwave 
  7. Drain and dry the mushrooms and add to the rest of the veggies 
  8. Roast for 12-20minutes 
  9. After 16 minutes add the required amount of chicken to the corner of the veggies 
  10. After 20 minutes serve as above (might need longer or less depending on your oven) 
  11. Enjoy 


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