Last year, on a girlie camping weekend, a discussion about what we’d do if we win the lottery was had. I decided I’d pay for hypnotherapy to break two bad habits that I’ve had for as long as I can remember, one of which was often commented upon by others, usually in jest but not […]
The One About Long Days and Short Years
The days are long but the years are short. I’ve been told that several times in the almost four years since my son was born. I’ve passed this wisdom onto other parents having a terrible day with their little ones. But today, as I left my son at his new primary school for the very […]
The One With a Different Perspective
I’ve spent the last few amazing days away with MrJ enjoying a short break on Venice. Without MrA. It’s been great, a real treat, and very relaxing. Have I missed MrA? Yes! I didn’t think I would. I thought it would be like turning back the clock to when I was in my 20s and […]
The One From the Sky.
Too many times I hear people talk of leaving the UK behind and heading for a new life in the sun. I’ve talked of it myself. Looked at houses and visas. But I’m writing this in the sky off the Yorkshire Coast having nipped up for a quick flight with a friend and my husband. […]
The One With the Scotch Egg
I’ll admit now. .. The Scotch egg doesn’t take the leading role in tonight’s blog. It played an important part in my picnic lunch though! Today I was lucky to spend the afternoon with family and friends celebrating the successful fundraising project 10kforOlly which has raised over £25,000 for the Histiocytosis Research Trust to date […]
The One About Dust
No, not the ethereal stuff from His Dark Materials… The ordinary, run of the mill red brick and plaster type that builders leave behind. The sort that gets everywhere and, even after the cleaning, seems to reappear. Anyone who knows me well enough will know I’m not house proud. At all. I am the kind […]
The one that marks the re-re-start
Can a word be prefixed twice like that? Who knows! My hosting company have changed blog providers, hence the re-re-. I will add the older posts on here eventually, but I’m having to work around the changes with some copying & pasting. I plan to blog more often, but how successful I will be remains […]
The one with the perfect Pudding
How to make the perfect Pudding You will need: 60+ self-administered injections and 250+ hormone tablets (taken 3 times a day). First, undertake countless scans and blood tests and three invasive surgical procedures carried out by a team of highly skilled consultants, nursing and surgical staff. Wait two weeks, check on progress and then wait […]
The one about Progress
I’m on the train back from my first ever visit to Wembley! We saw Take That, including Robbie Williams. I’m not sure his return is actually progress for the band, but that’s another debate for another post. It’s not been a week of progress for me either, at work especially. I did take part in […]
The one with Wenlock & Mandeville
They are the London 2012 mascots! I’m currently standing outside Warwick Uni Sports Hall waiting to go in for a Games Maker interview. I can see the mascots, but that’s all at the moment. Four or five others stood around, from students to a retired couple and corporate suit to comfy casuals (that’s me, in […]