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Life in Lockdown {When the Dust Settles}

on April 27, 2020
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Before reading this post, I realise that I have written it from a place of great privilege. No close family member or friend has died from Coronavirus, our income pretty…

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When the Introvert Falls in Love with the Extrovert (and vice versa)

on October 25, 2019
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Tell me I’m not the only one who likes to do those tests on Facebook, the ones that tell you useless information like what kind of dog you would be…

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Hello Sunshine {Blogger Award}

on August 23, 2019
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In my early days of blogging, these awards were two a penny and to be honest, I thought they had long-since passed. When the lovely Lara from Lara in the…

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10 Fantastic Reasons to Celebrate Midlife

on February 4, 2019
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Whenever I get together with girlfriends, no matter who, the conversation eventually turns to ageing and how we feel about reaching middle age. I wonder if men do this too?…

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When Did Blogging Become a Dirty Word?

on October 11, 2018
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It was a little over six years ago now, that I first tried my hand at blogging. As many of you know, before this one I had a family lifestyle blog…

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Yes I’m a Christian and Yes I’m Watching Love Island

on July 5, 2018
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Growing up, one of my favourite programmes on TV was Grange Hill. For anyone under the age of 30, Grange Hill was a drama series based in a North London…

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iRobot’s Roomba 980: Too Good to be True?

on February 28, 2018
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With three teenagers, two dogs and a business to run, our house is always busy. To use one of my mother’s expressions, it often resembles Clapham Junction and that’s on…

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2017: The Year I Learned to Let Go

on January 4, 2018
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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he guests have gone, the decorations are down, it’s time to contemplate 2017. For the last five years, I’ve been kicking a new year off with the help of a…

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Popping My Primark Cherry, Missing and a Confession #LittleLoves

on September 22, 2017
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[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s the end of another week and what a cold, wet miserable one it has been. To top it off, we’ve had a sore-throat/cold doing the rounds here. Having valiantly…

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Turns out even dogs suffer from lockdown overwhelm Turns out even dogs suffer from lockdown overwhelm 🙃. How is it that we have less to do in many ways (ignore the small matter of homeschooling) but every little thing takes so much out of us? Last week I felt like I had lost any sense of routine and therefore order. At the beginning of this week I decided to put in some small changes like going to bed before 11 with a good book (instead of my phone), getting up at the same time every day, starting with prayer/journaling. I’ve even cut down on my alcohol consumption (can’t guarantee how long that will last but it’s a start 👍🏻). Now I just need Gogglebox back on our screens and I’ll be happy! Friday nights are really not the same without it 😞. How has your week been? #lockdown2021 #lockdownlife #cantwaitforspring #januaryisnearlyover #myhomethismonth #myhomestyle
I’ve looked on with envy as the whole country se I’ve looked on with envy as the whole country seems to have been covered in a blanket of snow over the last few weeks. Now it’s finally our turn! I’m enjoying looking on from the comfort of my armchair 🙃❄️ #wokingham #snowday #winterwonderland
PROMISE • The sun will shine again • Spring w PROMISE • The sun will shine again • Spring will come again • We will hug our family again • We will meet for coffee again • We WILL one day be able to try on clothes in an ACTUAL changing room again! Courage mes amis. #isitstillJanuary #longestmonthever #covidtimes
My #bestnine of 2020. What a year! If I had to cho My #bestnine of 2020. What a year! If I had to choose three words to sum it up, I think they would be: disappointment, contemplation, rollercoaster. But looking at these pics, I can see that we’ve made the most of the situation we’ve found ourselves in. Over to you...what are your three words to describe 2020? #2020bestnine #lockdown2020 #lockdownlife #goodbye2020
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