There comes a point when you are having a mental health crisis where you reach the bottom of the ride. I tend to describe my anxiety like a fairground ride. You have your uphill climb, which is hard work, but you have no choice. Then you have the slow but gentle ride along a flat […]
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Our tree went up this week. There was a bit of squabbling involved. I wasn’t well, so lay on the sofa directing affairs, and trying not to get annoyed when things didn’t look like I wanted them too. Half way through, I decided to just let the kids loose and stopped telling them what to […]
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*this is a review post, I was sent some items to try, and share about, but all opinions are my own* Sous Chef challenged me to do some cooking beyond my comfort zone. I love to cook, and feed people. Being in the kitchen, making food, baking and also eating, is one of my happy […]
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Welcome to our weekly update, mostly for grandparents so they can see what we have been up to. This week has been a bit weird. I’ve had struggles with another bout of tonsillitis and have spent some of the week feeling pretty grim, had a shot of antibiotics in a part of my anatomy that […]
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It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas. December is here. Our November round up of things we love is brief and late, because we are already a week into December and it’s all things Christmassy from now on in… Sharing a few things we love. There may be some affiliate links within this post […]
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2018 has been, like 2017, mostly pants with patches of ok. I kind of feel like adult life seems to be about managing the crap that’s thrown at you whilst pretending you are enjoying it all, and occasionally getting a bit of respite! Today has been all levels of pants. This blog was down, again, […]
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*this is a review post, we were kindly sent items to try, but all opinions are our own* As a mum and wife who deals with family food allergies, I spend a lot of time working around trying to find foods that are safe for my food allergy boy. The husband and the boy both […]
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This week is my last week of therapy before Christmas. I am not excited about my session but I am ok with going and last week was helpful, if not a fair bit painful. This is a brief post this week, but people have asked me what anxiety makes me do, how it manifests in […]
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*I was kindly invited to an evening to learn about chalk painting with Grand Illusions but all opinion are my own* I have a little secret. I have always wanted to be able to take some of the older furniture we own (and some of that has been around since we got married, which is […]
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I am not doing the usual Christmas gift guides this year, as a blogger I have decided to break with tradition and do something a little different. I am, instead, featuring some lovely small businesses that I think make items that would be perfect if you are looking to support small businesses this Christmas or […]
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