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Gardening, planning and reading
How do you unwind after a demanding day? Don’t get me wrong, sometimes I don’t have the energy to garden, plan or read. Sometimes I just want to open a bottle of red and put something familiar on tv. But getting out into the garden completely distresses me. Pulling up a few weeds. Sowing some…
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Social media addict- relapsed twice
How do you use social media? I gave it up almost two months ago. Goodbye TikTok, instagram and Facebook because I was spending hours on them. My motivation to do other things was limited so one day I was writing a blog, deciding whether to delete those apps or not and I just did it.…
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Weekend plans
things on my mind. If it’s sunny ish we are hoping to have a simple barbecue and some friends round. Which means we have a fair bit of work to do before they arrive. I want to mow the lawn before the building starts and I get upset that the garden is trashed. It’s not…
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When you realise that no one really cares then you can just get on with your life
Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow. I mean strangers People you don’t know. They don’t care. Why would they. They may make a snap judgement about your life and then forget about you, so if they don’t remember or care about you, then why should you care…
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Until it’s truly safe for women to travel alone
What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why? I am not interested in visiting countries where you shouldn’t travel if you are a single women. Where it is not safe. Europe on the whole is wonderful safe place and I have no issues travelling round there, I feel the same way…
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My family has always let me be me
Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. I am an army brat, my dad is from a tiny African island. All these thing would lead you to believe I would have a very different upbringing to every other Brit I know. My dad let me be me. I loved art and…
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A trip to the Garden centre
My favorite way to spend the day! A heavenly day at the garden centre. We headed to battlesbridge first to wonder around and take a peak at the antiques. It’s fairly dog friendly there so we went for a nice walk and then had a couple of pints. It’s a quintessential English village with duck…
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Apricotta Cosmos
Cosmos are one of my favourite flowers! Yesterday I sowed some of my prized seeds. When I was on Facebook a member was recommending some cosmos tips. It turns out he grows them professionally and shows at Hampton Court and Chelsea, he wasn’t even trying to sell his seeds, but I enquired and bought the…
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Gardening: my everyday happiness
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? My husbands cancer chained me to the house, especially in the first few months. If I needed to leave I would ask his mum to come over. Complications with his surgery meant he couldn’t walk far so he just needed someone with him. My garden and…
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A trip to the Royal Opera House
A bit of London Magic London truly is a magnificent place, the meandering streets and incredible architecture mix matched next to each other. I used to avoid Covent Garden as a big tourist trap but since moving from North London to east I now appreciate the. Magic of London, I am a tourist in my…
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
Dysfunctional Planner 