And then everything changed
The last time I posted on this blog was in February 2020. Remember then? Oh yes. Before the world stopped turning. When life as we knew it ended. BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS. I […]
Life
Self reflection, going sober and writing up a storm
I feel a bit of self-reflection coming on. This can only mean one thing. I’m in between books and I have a bit of time on my hands! Actually, I am in between books at […]
Tinsel, tantrums, peace and goodwill.
Hello. Are you out there? Are you alive? Half dead? That’s grand. It’s the winter and it’s totally fine to be only half living. Isn’t it? I know people loathe the winter, but I find […]
The whole world has gone mad. Help!
The world’s gone a bit mad isn’t it? I mean if someone turned round tomorrow on the news or in a tweet or someone said, hey did you hear – the moon fell off and […]
Books, puppies and tiny pills – my life right now
Bloody hell, it’s all happening! What a mad two weeks. A great two weeks. Full of ups and downs, like life. Is this living? I am so conscious of banging on about myself now that […]
And so she is two.
And so she is two. Our petite, screaming toddler. Her voice would cut glass, shatter ear drums, send neighbouring dogs into a tail spin. My husband covers his ears when she kicks off and leaves […]
Season of sicknesses and a raft of complaints – oh joy
I’ve been wanting to write a post for ages, but no time has ever felt right to put down what I want to say. I often find that – that I can’t write or blog […]
Hello lovely Autumn – we’re ready for you
Hello. How are you? What is the craic? Any news? No news here. Ok well there is some, but I’m not allowed say yet. IT IS NOT BABY NEWS. It’s been a long time since […]
Muddling through summer and a trip to Butlin’s Minehead
It’s been a busy few weeks at our little HQ. The summer holidays loomed and have passed in mostly an easy going, whatever kind of way. I was dreading the time off with our little […]
8 reasons why I’m addicted to Love Island
You either watch it or you laugh at people who do. You’re either addicted or you avoid people who are. Love Island. Wow. Up until this year, I wouldn’t have been caught dead watching it. […]
Reflections on a snow day
It was my birthday yesterday. YAY. Except all of our plans were scuppered thanks to a major storm snow Armageddon that came all the way from Siberia to say hello. We had booked a night […]
Kon Mari – Changing my life, one black bag at a time
I have a new hobby. It’s very satisfying, cheap and helps reduce stress. Big time. Some may know it as decluttering but I like to think of it as ‘konmari-ing’. It mostly involves throwing all […]
Eight things I plan on changing in 2018
For the past few years I’ve sworn off making New Year’s resolutions. The pressure. Something else to fail and disappoint myself with. Everyone knows that January will start out great and by March all those […]
What you should (and shouldn’t) be doing with your car this winter
*This is a collaborative post* Cars, can’t live without them, can’t afford to live with the frickin cost of them. This year we changed our swapsie car for a car we actually wanted to buy. […]