Thursday, 14th May In my last post I wrote about a book called The Art of Making Memories and how it got me thinking about memories and...

Wednesday, 13th May What has weight gain got to do with homemaking you ask? Not much. But I'm going to write about it anyway. I now have...

Monday 4th May, 2020 I've just come to the end of another heartwarming book by Meik Wiking, ‘The Art of Making Memories’. I had that sad...

Saturday 25th April, 2020 Over the last couple of years, I've acquired a rather intense interest in habits. As someone with limited...

9th August, 2018 I've just got back this afternoon from a lovely few hours in Styal (Quarry Bank) with a good friend, and so have had my...

11th August, 2018 Another Saturday that has not gone well. I went to bed around 8.30 again last night - or was it earlier? - and ended up...

10th August, 2018 Red flags have gone up this morning. The rage has come back. And this time the return is quite impressive. Return of...

Wednesday, 22nd April, 2020 As the world pandemic continues and the global crisis deepens, amidst the anxiety and real loss and pain for...

12th August, 2018 I've just downloaded this writing app on my laptop and I already like it. My goodness, it's so calm. And Heaven knows I...

12th August, 2018 I don't know what it is about today, but I've just felt hungry - for stodge - all day. I've eaten a bit, felt all...

13th August, 2018 Right. I'm about to delve right into a First World Problem. But, as Jennifer Fulwiler says, we do live in the First...

16th August, 2018 So I went to Styal today. The first time I braved it (because it did feel, somehow, like it took courage to go alone...

Friday 17th April 2020 Turns out I was born in the wrong country. Twice. Let me explain... I was born in Singapore, and I'm not saying...

17th August, 2018 So I've been pondering recently on something called a 'blue flame' (as defined by Jen Fulwiler). It's the idea that,...

8th August, 2018 So I've booked in a break today - 7am till 2pm, my longest break by a long way since Isaac was born. I've felt a bit...

18th August, 2018 It's official: Isaac weighs 21 pounds. That's a whopping stone and a half. That's about half a stone more than Grace...

23rd August, 2018 So this morning I decided to follow FlyLady's incredibly strict regime of having a shower and getting 'dressed to...

28th August, 2018 So apparently, what you wear is incredibly important. It is supposed to affect the way you approach life, your general...

29th August, 2018 I think a good measuring test for tiredness/extreme irritability is to rub a balloon on a wall near your head and see...

30th August, 2018 I love listening to Gracie's 'chattering'. Like St Francis, she chatters away to the 'animals' (stuffed) a lot. The...