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Fossil hunting on the Essex coast a few days of escape
We have family in Southend and they have very kindly invited us up for a few days. They have been taking isolation as seriously as we have, so we feel safe visiting. Frank will be coming with us and we can’t wait. I am excited for fossil hunting on the Essex coast. It will be…
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I want to talk about kindness again
Because we as collective human race are becoming trolls. I thinks it’s time to remind us about kindness again. I would love to know why people think there opinion is so valuable when your words are full of spite and hatred. I know I write a blog where I voice my opinions and concerns but…
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Oh London, it’s time for a think about my favourite places
My plane journeys are off for at least the next 6 months so I thought I would give you a bit of a London tour of my favourite places! Hampstead Village Choose Hampstead tube station and you will end up in the heart of it. Pick up some snacks and wonder down the streets. There…
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Planning my week and next month
It is no secret that I love to plan, not having a job means that I should be planning more. I don’t have to set time aside because time is the one thing I have lots of. I cried when I packed up my desk and I tidied it all away last week. So this…
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Osaka in 4 days, a food extravaganza
We wanted to spend a while in Osaka, but when we planned there was no Covid-19 so everything was open. Sadly when we got there unless it was a bad or restaurant it was all closed! So our experience of Osaka was a little tainted. Yes we had the best Okonominyaki at the station twice…
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Mini update: I just don’t know what to do with myself!
Did you sing it too? Well that’s how I feel at the moment. It’s a bit awkward. I don’t know what to do with the rest of my life I just know what I don’t want to do. There is a lot of unemployment at the moment so it maybe tough time to start a…
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The Hungry traveller top 10 places to visit next!
Okay so with a lot of time on my hands I have been thinking about travel. Where I want to go to next and what food do I want to eat. When it comes to travel I am always led by my stomach. With unemployment dooming I know that I may have free time but…
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Purpose over Privilege
I had a conversation with a friend who veers towards the right but is fairly level headed. Like lots of conversations we couldn’t agree about current events and I feel that this is the issue we have to deal with when it comes to tackling racism. It’s the quiet ones, the ones who have underlying…
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11 Things that lock down has taught me
Okay this is just a little blog to sum up the last few months. I have mentioned before that I have worked throughout all this so I haven’t had a break at all. That’s about to change but I will get to that later. 1. A whitewashed life I mentioned in my last blog that…
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Between a Rock and a White Place
Like lots of you I am a wash with shame right now. Whitewashing over racism on so many levels that I didn’t think I was capable of. I thought because I was mixed raced that means that I know and understand. I don’t I didn’t My skin is white so I will never understand despite…
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
Dysfunctional Planner 