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.
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!
What did we do before the internet? This is a challenging one for those who were born in the noughties and beyond. So come on in and dip into my little trip down memory lane.
"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
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’ve found myself becoming more and more concerned about the amount of engagement I have and focusing on the stats of my page recently. I mean, let’s face it, I’m putting myself out there and opening myself up to the world, so why not, right? But I’m finding I’ve noticed I check my stats often, … Continue reading Is it really all about the likes and stats?
A huge heartfelt 'I've missed you all, I've missed writing and sorry for not being about much'. I feel this is like being at church in the confessional, "Dear father, it's been 8 months since my last confession...". Okay so maybe it's no quite so, but I do feel guilty a little for not being … Continue reading A little catch up…
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
My life and style over 40 