This post contains personal medical details and themes of serious illness. Please read with care. Hello my lovelies. This is quite probably going to be a long post, so grab a cuppa or whatever you choose, take a seat and get comfortable. There is a lot of icky detail and perhaps not the usual happy, … Continue reading A time to reflect
Where do I start?! It’s been a really busy few months. Mostly hell but occasionally some nice busy in there too. We’ve had a house move and Covid (twice!) to deal with, I’ve also had a ‘mystery’ medical issue and just couldn’t get an answer from anyone but thankfully I’ve now managed to get some answers, not all, but some! More on that in another post. Fingers crossed we are finally through most of it now. Onwards and upwards so they say.
So this is nothing new in the world of parenting. We all know it's important to spend 'quality' time with our kids (if we have them, and this also includes step children). The difficulty is actually getting that quality time and even, establishing what quality time actually is. Read on to find out more...
The hearing aids bit anyway! I had a bit of a moment the other day where I felt really stupid. And I mean really stupid. Like I was incompetent and worthless stupid. It’s a more frequent occurrence than I would like!
"It’s been a funny old day", I can never think or say this without thinking of old Arkwright in Open All Hours (those of a certain vintage will know what I’m on about!). It’s been a funny old year too! Lots of happenings not happening… Lockdown no lockdown, mask no mask, stay in go out … Continue reading Goodbye 2021, Hello 2022
I'll keep this one short! Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It's that time of year where the final couple of weeks run up to Christmas is upon us, everyone is busy planning, buying and wrapping, going to parties and enjoying themselves. For me, these last few days are a nightmare. Don't get me wrong I … Continue reading The run up to Christmas…
Each year I buy a tonne of Christmas magazines. You know which magazines I’m talking about… the ones that promise you the perfect Christmas. Well, I’ve done it again, spent a small fortune on magazines that will somehow take me to the holy grail of Christmas perfection. Presents under the tree Inside they are filled … Continue reading Christmas, food and all the bits that go with it!
And other Christmassy things! With the month of December almost upon us, some of us may be thinking about digging out the well-worn and much loved decorations and dusting off the tinsel. Yes, it’s that time of year again. I feel I can mention the C word (No not the really rude one! That’s just … Continue reading Christmas decor trends in our house
I was hoping that this was going to be a good 2021, but as I write we have been thrown back into a third lockdown here in the UK. That said there is still an opportunity to make it a little more positive. The start of a new year usually heralds a host of new … Continue reading Happy New Year
Ah, Christmas. Love it or hate it you can't escape it. with just less than two weeks to go it really is upon us. Collage of our Christmas trees, image owned by Rebecca Palmer 2020 Everyone who knows me will know I really do enjoy Christmas. I usually have a bit of Christmas burn out … Continue reading Christmas
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