A lifestyle blog
Random, as it suggests!
Ten years we have lived in this house. And for ten years I have wanted a new bathroom. We said we would do it as soon as we moved in. It was the one thing we new we wanted to change, despite it being brand new. To the untrained eye our bathroom ticks all the boxes: tiled floor / tiled walls / all white / big window /
Is a question that always makes me reply with a disclaimer first “well… I was born in London but I have lived all over the place”. I think my current home is my 18th, and between London and here there have been stints in Surrey, various other parts of London, the midlands and the middle east. I have often felt that I am not “from” anywhere. I am not
The story of a 14 year old cancer victim being cryogenically frozen has troubled me this week. Not for the story itself, though that does trouble me on many levels. The false hope this girl has believed may one day bring her back. What happens if by some medical miracle she is brought back to life? She will remember nothing and know no-one in the US. She will still be 14
A NEW NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS They say that everybody has a book in them. That we all have a story to tell. For some people that book is still in their head. Or maybe hand written in pencil, as Dawn French does. Or maybe even typed out on sheets of paper that are then neatly stacked in a drawer. Never to really see the light of day because the author
Normally the gossip surrounding Strictly is about the so called “Curse of Strictly”. The idea that every year a happily married couple will split because one or other of them has fallen for their strictly partner. The tabloids are littered with proof this curse is an actual thing. This year however most of the gossip seems to relate to fighting behind the scenes between the producers and the
Just when you think things can’t get any worse America elects that buffoon to be its President. A man who has previously stood for the other side. Who believes in whatever he thinks will get people talking about him. Who stands for everything every civilised person in the world disagrees with. A man who is nothing short of a bully. A man supported by the Klu Klux
I have just spent a weekend at a retreat learning that life is what you make it. That sometimes you have to make a bit of an effort to either take a much needed break or to have some fun. Or just to put the to do list to one side, put your feet up and spend time on the sofa with the kids watching a cheesy film or
I had pretty much given up on ever find a pair of boots that I could wear to walk the dog but then go straight to a meeting without having to change. Up until recently the only boots I had been able to wear in the winter were either ankle boots, which don’t really work with the leggings I live in during the winter, or wellies. Which
Shopping with teenagers is never a pleasant experience. Well not in my experience. There is either nothing available or there is loads but it is all out of the price bracket. Or out of stock. I rarely go out shopping with my teens anymore, even less so now they can all drive. It is a case of chucking cash at them and telling them I will see them
That’s it then, The Great British Bake Off as we know it is over. Done for this year, not on our TV’s next year and then starting up on Channel 4 in 2018. I shall miss it I shall also miss baking along with each week’s theme and joining in with Jenny and her Great Blogger Bake Off linky. From being star baker in the first week with
With a family getaway on the horizon, perhaps it’s time to take a look at the vehicle you intend on transporting everyone in to ensure it meets your requirements – and can fit everything you could possibly need inside. While the concept of changing your car for a family getaway might seem a little over the top, if you are intending on making the same sort of trip regularly in
As half term in October hits so does my realistation that there are now only two more paydays until Christmas. And that two things have to happen now. The first is that the usual monthly spend on household “stuff” has to now stretch to include extra Christmas food, drink and presents. And secondly I need to lose a stone in order to be able to collapse on Boxing Day