Today went a bit like this. I arrived at the train station 45 minutes early. My anxiety around travel is real again . Dam you lockdown you've set me back ! My reasoning for setting off early - What if there was a big car crash, or a bomb, or the car conked out again. … Continue reading 3 Yorkshire Puddings & 2 Newcastle Brown Ales • day tripping to York
I was pondering this question earlier . I'd had a crap nights sleep [ welcome to the menopause ] and my head was all over the place. I made myself an extra large coffee which I took outside to drink , closely followed by my shadow - Mollie dog .It was only about 7.30am but … Continue reading L I F E • Happiness …what makes you happy ?
Did you know that 80% of extrinsic skin ageing is caused by daily sun exposure? I'm sure I've mentioned on loads of occasions that while I love the beautiful weather I do not like burning & I rarely put my face in sun. Even when I do it's always factor garage doored up [ atleast … Continue reading B E A U T Y • Alpha H Skin Care Diaries
I'm NOT sleeping well. I'll blame it on the menopause… well why not … everything else around here gets blamed on that ! - even the un-washed pots ! I swear I've had only 10 hours sleep the last few nights and to be honest I'm bloody knackered. I feel like an extra from the … Continue reading B E A U T Y – Zombie to half human. The products I reach for
My gosh what a year eh ... topped off yesterday with my first dose of the Covid vaccine. If you saw my Instagram stories it wasn't all plain sailing but we got there eventually and last night at 8pm I had the jab. Quick, painless and a relief. According to some I now have a … Continue reading V A C C I N E • day
This growing old malarky - its fun isn't it ?I turned 50 in December and while I am happy to report nothing has fallen off yet I have found parts of my body ache for no reason [ currently my knees and bizarrely my fingers ] I could do with an afternoon nap and I … Continue reading ALL ABOUT THE EYES with ARTELAC – AD
I woke up this morning feeling strange. A weird, niggly feeling sat far too comfortably in the pit of my stomach. For the first time in a while I felt hopeful for the next few months, but I also found myself looking to the past , nostalgic for the old days ... if that makes … Continue reading L I F E – music was my first love …
At this time of year I could happily snuggle up on the settee with my frothy coffee and not venture outside for ' walkies' until springtime. It tends to be dark, drizzling, pouring down, blowing a gale, icy, snowing …. or all of them! I begrudingly get ready, muttering swear words under my breath as … Continue reading L I F E | the dog walk
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