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Sad, sad times... 21 Jul 2012 | 02:37 am
It's been a very difficult fortnight for my family since my last post. The day after I wrote it, my beloved Nanna, who I mentioned in that very post, passed away aged 84 years. She had an operation on...
Rain, rain, go away... 6 Jul 2012 | 05:57 pm
Well here we are in the middle of the summer, and there are flood warnings everywhere again. Every year we hope for good weather and every year we're let down, it seems. Apparently it's going to be ni...
5 months later.... 1 Jul 2012 | 05:29 am
Well, there was me saying I'd blog more often, as I often seem to say, but 5 months have gone. Went through a very tough stint with my arthritis, as I touched upon on my post in January. Eventual resu...
Untitled 19 Jan 2012 | 09:15 am
Blimey, tis a year since I last posted a blog, and a lot has changed since then, and a lot hasn't. I'm still 'sans job' and struggling with arthritis, but I feel I have finally come to terms with my s...
Mortgages, anniversaries and Malteser Tray Bake 28 Mar 2010 | 11:04 am
Pondering some financial stuff today, including mortgages (ours is due for renewal soon and I have my mortgage-advisor brother staying, so had to pick his brains, obviously!) loans, savings (not sure ...
Blimey, where has the time gone? 26 Mar 2010 | 03:24 am
I can't believe it's been 3 weeks since I wrote in this blog. The last few weeks have just flown by, and it's nearly Easter already! Managed to get back on track with my diet/exercise regime so feel ...
Spring has sprung... 5 Mar 2010 | 02:58 am
Well isn't it nice to see a bit of sunshine and blue sky? I'm always glad to see the back of winter, and this one seems to have gone on for a long time. Probably feels like that because it's the first...
Time to say hello.....again 24 Feb 2010 | 05:10 am
Well after not doing this for a long time I think I need to restart and maybe use this as a bit of therapy. I'm feeling pretty low at the moment, and current behaviour problems with my son are trigger...
Ponderings of life, the universe and everything. 20 Dec 2008 | 11:04 am
Well it's been a while since I last posted; don't know where the time is going. Oh yes I do....it's nearly Christmas, the time where every parent feels waaay more frazzled than normal! It's been a di...
The joys of parenting 12 Dec 2008 | 08:38 am
Parenting. What a rollercoaster it is. My son, who is 8, was in his school Christmas concert yesterday, and me and hubby were as proud as punch. Nothing beats it for warming the cockles of your heart ...
