Category Archives: Pog Life

Return of the happy pants

Posted on October 19, 2016 by thepogblog

My happy pants went on again today with real intent. Here is a brief background: My house went under offer a few weeks ago I’d already had my offer accepted on what was to be Pog Towers 2 I started … Continue reading →

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Stay away from the Ribena

Posted on October 14, 2016 by thepogblog

This week has been a roller coaster week.  This is just one of the incidents: I’d been working for almost 12 hours non stop but hadn’t made much of a dent on my to do list, so I decided to … Continue reading →

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Pog’s personal shopper

Posted on October 7, 2016 by thepogblog

I’ve never really been into fashion.  The only time I’m ever ‘on trend’ is purely an accident. Today, for example, I’m wearing a hoody (hood up – it’s been cold in my conservatory today), a HUGE pair of velour tracksuit bottoms … Continue reading →

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The three legged donkey

Posted on October 3, 2016 by thepogblog

Oh lordy.  I’ve seen a video of myself running.  This is not good. I started running 5 months ago.  I was warned by my sisters over the years never to do so in public, and I didn’t.  But I was … Continue reading →

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When things don’t go to plan

Posted on October 2, 2016 by thepogblog

Yesterday didn’t quite go to plan. The plan was to do a lovely autumn morning run with my group, finishing with everyone in pink running through Bumpkinstown high street for Breast Cancer Care, and in the afternoon to take Litte … Continue reading →

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Confusion and happy pants (again)

Posted on September 30, 2016 by thepogblog

I got a weird phone call today.  It went like this: Him: Hi, is that Ken Jones, the electrician? Me: Sorry? (Because, you know, I might have completely misheard that entire, very clear line he had spoken) Him: Are you Ken Jones, … Continue reading →

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How to make friends and influence people – two examples

Posted on September 27, 2016 by thepogblog

1. There is an unwritten rule in our office that you don’t talk in the lifts.  Even if you know someone in there, you must talk in hushed tones.  It’s like an extension of the commute, I suppose. Anyway, some … Continue reading →

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Happy pants and houses

Posted on September 23, 2016 by thepogblog

I have a pair of happy pants.  When I wear them, happy things often happen.  Sometimes I wear them if I need some specific to happiness.  I don’t wear them too often as 1) I don’t want to wear out … Continue reading →

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The joy of webcams

Posted on September 20, 2016 by thepogblog

I have a new work lap top. This is a good thing as my old one had been around twice as long as Little Pea has and, due to the number of lunches eaten over it, was a bit of … Continue reading →

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This is the way we do holidays

Posted on September 13, 2016 by thepogblog

I am on holiday with my family in Ithaca – a teeny Greek island. It’s beautiful. Despite weather forecasts predicting thunder storms, the weather is beautiful too. For some, this would mean a holiday involving mostly this: This: And this: … Continue reading →

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