I’m a reader. Always have been. After becoming a mother, the time I had available in which to read shrank immensely, but I stuck at it, fitting in 5 minutes here and there. Finishing a book took longer than it used to, but I kept at it. Without a book on my bedside table or… Continue reading The Books That Failed to Grip Me
Around the house, in the office and even in the car, I like a bit of clutter. I am not one for minimalism. I need stuff around me. That stuff mostly has its place and gets put there. Tidy clutter I suppose, is what suits me. I know what’s where. Digital clutter is another story… Continue reading A Digital Declutter in 3 Easy Steps
The first quarter results are in. Its been a mixed one. Ups. Downs. Inbetween times. The big 4-oh. An up. A big one. A frustrating February. A down. Lots of reading. An up. Lots of unfinished, challenging books. A down(er). Learning new skills – conversational French, new crochet stitches, cooking game dishes. Peaks and troughts and peaks and troughs but… Continue reading First Quarter Results Are In
Since I wrote last week, I have been on the lookout for an outfit for myself for the upcoming communion. When Number One made his communion a couple of years ago, I was so taken up with the children’s outfits, the food, cleaning the house and keeping an eye on the weather forecast that it… Continue reading Finding A Communion Dress (for me)
Bless me blog world for I have sinned. Its been two months since my last blogpost. These are my excuses…. OK, so there is a small chance that the first communion preparation for Number Two is rubbing off on me a bit. But nonetheless it has been a full two months since I last… Continue reading Bless Me, Blog World
Now that we are into November I think I can start posting about Christmas – well, the planning of it at least – without putting you all off. Regular readers know I like to be organised. While that is mostly true for daily life, it is especially important to me to be organsied for big… Continue reading Stocking Fillers – Getting It Right
Ahead of schedule for once, I have finished the reading challenge I set myself a few years ago. The idea was to get back in the habit of reading novels. Decent novels, not chick lit and holiday reads. The kind of books I wanted to read. The kind of books I used to read. The… Continue reading Reading Challenge – 40 Down, None To Go
Everywhere I turn I am hit with news of the fantastic weather in the UK and Ireland. Newspaper reports of highs of 31°C in Ireland, photos of dashboard temperatures of 36°C, phonecalls and texts from family and friends raving about the weather. It is amazing how a couple of weeks of prolonged heat and sunshine… Continue reading Picnics with Rex London
I am not a competitive person. I don’t usually take part to win. To be honest, I rarely take part. I’m not the group stuff type. But if someone tells me that something I think is achievable can’t be done or is too hard for me or even hints at the possibility of it being… Continue reading Challenge Accepted
Those among you who were here reading my blog before we got our dog will know that at first I was a little apprehensive. I’m not what you’d call a dog person by nature. But I am getting there. I’m also not naturally a shopper, not a clothes shopper anyway. Strange though it may seem,… Continue reading Pepping Up My Spring Wardrobe with Joanie Clothing
