The last week has been somewhat challenging. I've been ill with a cough and cold...then on Thursday I fell down the stairs and think I broke at least one toe (its Monday today and I still can't walk properly lol)...and then somewhere amongst all that I broke a tooth (I don't even know what day… Continue reading Testing Times
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Trial & Error
I'm on day 17 of being ill. Nothing new there then, whenever I get a cold it takes me weeks to recover (thanks to my dodgy immune system). Been Googling how to home treat a cough...and keep coming across the same advice..."get plenty of rest"...ha bloody ha! My house is a bit chaotic at the… Continue reading Trial & Error
Ups & Downs
I think I (we) have had more than our fair share of downs in life. Our family motto is...if it can go wrong, it will...to us lol. Over the years we've had some almost comical bad luck, stupid things that test your resolve and at times its had me thinking that someone up there has… Continue reading Ups & Downs
Making Mistakes
It's been snowing on and off, since Sunday here in Kent. We haven't had it this bad for years, and it's the first time its been ankle deep since we moved to this house 5 years ago. I'm not a fan of the snow I have to say. It makes me feel trapped as I… Continue reading Making Mistakes
The Nagging Task
In The Happiness Project, (love that book!) Gretchen Rubin talks about tackling a nagging task and how it can boost your mood when you get it done. Blimey...I have so many of these that I don't even know where to start lol. But hey, you just gotta start somewhere with something, right? Late last year… Continue reading The Nagging Task
Bedtime
Yesterday was a hectic day, so I didn't sit down and chill until about 9pm, and by then I was knackered and looking forward to my bed. We have a super king size...7 foot by 6 foot. I bought the frame for 150 quid on eBay back in 2016 because the owner had moved into… Continue reading Bedtime
Celebrate The Wins
Yesterday I managed to catch up with one of my favourite podcasts as I was a few days behind. In Fridays episode Gemma talked about pulling up the floor in her kitchen. She'd hoped to find a perfect original floor. But discovered that what was underneath was a mish mash of original terracotta tiles and… Continue reading Celebrate The Wins
Gently Does It
Another hectic weekend, but also a productive one. I now have another 5 black sacks and 2 large boxes ready to go to a charity shop. I'm finding this whole downsizing thing hard, bloody hard and I havent even started on the loft *gulps* I've figured out that I need to go through an area… Continue reading Gently Does It
Isn’t It Ironic…
It's been a hectic and stressy few days. I don't feel like I've had a minute to myself and self care has been very thin on the ground *sighs* Back in 2007 I bought a brass sign from eBay as I wanted something to put up in our (then) hallway. I'd always planned to paint… Continue reading Isn’t It Ironic…
The Power of Change
When we moved into this house we had a spare room downstairs. It was always going to be the library (I always wanted a library lol). I even bought two 7 foot bookcases at an auction in London four years ago to house my large collection of books (what can I say, books are my… Continue reading The Power of Change
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