Ben’s Zone
Ben’s Zone is a weekly feature, run every Sunday and written by my husband Ben. Giving you an insight to the other half of our household and a man’s point of view on parenting.
About Ben
A complete foodie, he might not admit in public, but my husband is a total food snob. He likes good quality food, sourced from ethical places. He spends a lot of time researching and experimenting with recipes. He also adores kitchen gadgets, from his Kenwood Chef, to his latest addition a Sous Vide.
Ex-smoking and ex-drinking, you won’t see him for long without a coffee in his hand. A triple espresso being his coffee of choice. Yes… you read that right – a triple. Or an expensive herbal tea – I’m looking at you Tea Pigs!
He is also very into his fitness. A long time cyclist, he has far too many bikes, mountain biking being his cycling of choice. More recently, he has got into running and obstacle racing. Completing Tough Guy in January of this year and getting hypothermia for his trouble ;-).
Oh and he has a bit of a penchant for pink and seems to be collecting fitness gizmos too.
Subjects He Writes About
You can find him writing about pretty much all of the below and maybe a few different topics that tickles his fancy:
- Fitness, running, cycling and obstacle racing
- Cooking, recipes and kitchen gadgets
- Fatherhood and parenting from a Dad’s perspective
- Pet ownership, particularly in respect to our Rhodesian Ridgeback Florence
Reviews
Ben is also available for reviews and can write much knowledgably than me on the above subjects or collaborative posts.
If you would like to discuss a review from Ben please email lovelylaurasblog@gmail.com.
Read All Ben’s Posts
Pranamat Eco Acupressure Mat Review *Advertisement Feature* I’ve been exploring meditation for a couple of months now and this week I’m lucky enough to have been sent an item that…
Some Tips on How I Cope with Anxiety I get quite anxious. At times in my life, sometimes with good reason and sometimes without I have found anxiety to be…
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The World I Would Like My Children to Grow Up In As today is International Women’s Day, I thought I would write about the world I would like my children…
4 Weeks After My Vasectomy In a previous article I talked about my intention to have a vasectomy and the process involved with getting that booked in. It’s now been…
Snap Dragon the Folding Guitar for the Travelling Guitarist One of the things about my job that is most disruptive is the amount of business travel that it involve. I…
Vitus 24 Bike Review Logan is a difficult kid to buy bikes for. He’s born in October and so by the time his birthday rolls round summer has long gone,…
Altra Lone Peak – Long Term Review It might seem a bit excessive, 3 reviews of the same trail shoes but I feel I owe it to my humble Altra…
My Albums of 2019 – Part 2 I feel like I cheated you a bit last week. I had this big blurb at the start of the article about how…
My Albums of 2019 – Part 1 When I am not working a lot of my headspace is taken up with music at the moment. I’m a dinosaur and so…
Goodbye Chaps: Why I Decided to Have a Vasectomy When I come back from my current business trip I am booked in to have a vasectomy. At this point, if…
I wish I had the will power to exercise and eat healthier, you must be so proud of him, even if he did end up with pneumonia for all his hard work and effort, remove the bikes one a month I’m sure he won’t notice, I do it with my children’s toys lol xxx