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A Return to Dating. Again.

I was going to maintain a dignified silence on this, but frankly, I’m not dignified and rarely quiet so…Tonight, I’m off on a first date!  It’s a bit of a long story but essentially, about a year ago I signed … Continue reading

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The potential of furry paws

You know how when you use that stuff on your cat (and dog?) to prevent them getting nasties like fleas and they HATE it?  I now understand their pain. Because I pulled my hair out for such a long time … Continue reading

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The importance of clear instructions

Sometimes you need to make sure you’re really clear with your instructions. When I told the postman that he could always leave parcels behind the white board I have on my front door step I never really imagined I’d come … Continue reading

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A disappointing experience with nasal hair trimmers…

When I bought my clippers to shave off my hair, they came with a nasal hair trimmer.  It didn’t take long to work out that I might be able to use them in some way.  Sadly the plan didn’t quite….go … Continue reading

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A bit of a humph

When you have to drive through your icy village at 20mph to get to the station you should probably consider whether you really need to go to the office.  When you see a snow plough it’s worth further consideration (all … Continue reading

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Contributions to chaos

Pog Towers, my house, is in pretty much a constant state of chaos.  This means that certain family members and friends contact me to let me know when programmes are on TV covering hoarders.  Hilarious.  I have discovered this week … Continue reading

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Mobile Man

Anyone who commutes knows people don’t make eye contact on trains, let alone talk (unless it’s snowing at which point all rules are broken).  Not so tonight – I have just had a very entertaining train ride home.  It feels … Continue reading

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A bit of everything

Ok, I know you’re not all sitting there waiting for my next blog post, but sorry for the lack of them over the last little while.  It’s all been a bit bonkers.  The sort of thing that has been going … Continue reading

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Lessons of the Week

It’s been one of those manic weeks where I’ve known everything would be just fine, as long as I could grow an additional brain, another pair of arms and locate an extra 24 hours in every day. We’ve all had … Continue reading

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Happy Miserables

I’ve never really been one for musicals.  I don’t know if it’s the fact that I’m incompetent at interpreting stories when they are sung or the fact that I always spend the final part panicking that I might miss the … Continue reading

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