I’ve just returned from a week away with my best friends in Palma , Majorca. It is something we have done every year since we were in our 20’s ( give or take the marriage, baby & breakup years) its something I very much look forward too. In recent years we have ventured to Valencia, … Continue reading P A L M A • mini break with my friends
I F • there's one message I ever want to get across - it's to appreciate the things & people around you. You can't buy yourself happy. Well I guess you can ... but you know what I'm saying. Basically I went out yesterday in the same clothes I wore the day before ( clean … Continue reading Appreciation …
T H E • greatest gift you can give someone ?Your time. Your friendship. Your Love. You ❤️ The most precious gifts don't necessarily always need to be bought - they are around you. I sometimes look through social media ; instagram especially & think jeez my house isn't grand enough. It's lived in; it's … Continue reading T H E • best gift …
Like is like a box of chocolates - sometimes it's a chocolate truffle [yum] and other times a piece of liquorice [yuck] Saying goodbye to my mum was THE hardest thing I've EVER had to do. Leaving my husband after 7 years was the worst thing I've ever had to do to somebody else . … Continue reading M U S I N G S • Life is like a box of chocolates
I should NOT mix my drinks - something I've been reminding myself ever since I started mixing my drinks and realised it gives ' good [ as in a bad way ] hangovers' Hangovers are the work of the devil . . . but they are sure worth it! Especially after an 18 month breakup … Continue reading T H I N G S • I’ve learnt this week
Despite all the constant emails - I won't ever buy followers. NOT that it overly concerns you when people do ? Don't you feel its like buying friends and popularity - which begs the question - why would you ? It's a little bit sad really - I can forgive the kids but not the … Continue reading L I F E • Dear Instagram
I don't want this date etched in my memory but every year as July descends upon us it looms. It lingers quietly in the background but is loud enough to unsettle me - my cataplexy attacks become more frequent- which is understandable; it is afterall linked to emotion. It's a date I don't want to … Continue reading L I F E • missing Mum 4 years on
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
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