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Another step in the unfatness plan

I can’t decide if Sister 1 is a genius or a nutcase.  I suspect she may be a bit of both. Every other Monday is Big House Day.  This is when Sister 1 goes to Pog Towers and makes it … Continue reading

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why you should take some things slowly

You know how when you rush something and then really regret it?  That happened yesterday. I had to dye my hair…and Just wanted to move onto the next thing on my list as quickly as possible. I also noticed that … Continue reading

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Neighbours and pants

I love Pog Towers – it’s just the right size for me and Norman Cat.  We just aren’t too keen on the neighbours. We have quite bad neighbour issues on one side of noise, children picking my flowers, their rubbish in my garden…  I could … Continue reading

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No story here

It’s not often I don’t have much to say.  I’m known as the one who talks the most at my beginners running course (I was reassured by some lovely people in the group that it’s ok; someone needs to be … Continue reading

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Mind reading and running

I can’t be 100% sure, but I think Facebook has developed the ability to read my mind. Four weeks ago, as part of the unfatness plan part 289, I started a beginners running course.  It was supposed to be one … Continue reading

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Pog moments

I had one of those moments I have occasionally the other day where I wondered if I’d forgotten how to Pog.  Nothing had gone spectacularly, publicly wrong.  I’d not said or done completely the wrong thing for a while.  Had … Continue reading

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Happy Furday!

I think we have all been together long enough to know that Norman is pretty much my child equivalent.  And today is his sixth birthday! I sang happy birthday to him at 4.30am this morning and he didn’t seem impressed, … Continue reading

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A smiley long weekend

Lots of things made me smile and in some cases laugh like a loon this weekend.  I can only assume it was hysteria brought on by having three days out of the office (I do love a Bank holiday) and … Continue reading

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How did you get here?

I don’t mean the big scary question ‘where are you in life?  I don’t even mean ‘how did you get to be sitting where you are right now?’.  I mean ‘how did you get to be reading this post on this … Continue reading

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An open letter to thermostat person

Dear person in charge of the UK thermostat, Are you having a laugh?  It is the end of April and it might as well be February.  Us British already talk too much about the weather – I’m crocheting a temperature … Continue reading

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