A lifestyle blog
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
It’s a vivid memory for me, the first time I thought “this is how a holiday should be done”. Though to be honest I had been on holiday this way since I was a child. You know, the “Canvas Holidays Way” where you rock up at your campsite and move into a fully set up tent. We had done several when I was little but I hadn’t taken any of
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
Arriving at Middle Piccadilly in Dorset last weekend couldn’t have come at a better time. This little rural idyll prides itself on being the ideal place to switch off, kick back and recharge. Something I have needed for a while, something we could probably all do with. I find switching off virtually impossible, I feel I am always connected to an online world, and always doing or thinking
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
Window Wednesday is at home this week (Forgive me, this one is more wordy than usual!) It is funny isn’t it, how sometimes something can occur to you, not in a thunderbolt kind of way but in a more gradual way. A sort of drip feed realisation over time. For years I have thought that our house made me unhappy, an odd thing to say, I grant you, but
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
