Category Archives: Pog Life

Sisters are doin’ it for themselves…just about

On Saturday I went on a car maintenance course.  Before I left home ‘Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves’ came on the radio, which seemed rather appropriate.  I sang along, feeling quite smug that I only really needed to learn … Continue reading

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New job, here I come!

I have a new job!  It’s in the same company, but a different part– so different that it might as well be a new company.  New office, new team, new part of the business and I now have ‘senior’ in … Continue reading

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Beards and suspicions

I posted a picture of Little Pea on the company intranet today, wondering if he was perhaps the littlest Mo Bro out there (It’s Movember, for anyone that means nothing to).  The background of the picture is this… A few … Continue reading

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Little Pea and me, and some bulbs and jam tarts

On Saturday I had a long overdue Little Pea and Me afternoon.  We had plans.  And I realised why you should never have too many plans with an 18 month old in tow.  In fact, there are a few things that … Continue reading

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Special communication – from Popes to Pogimals

My job title is ‘Internal Communications Specialist’.  I should be a specialist when it comes to communicating.  But mostly, I’m just special. I was quite proud this week when I wrote a letter to the Pope (if you want to … Continue reading

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A little visitor

I had a visitor in the shape of Little Pea (and Sister 1) while I worked from home today, which seemed like a really good time for a lunch break… And just because I think my little nephew is the … Continue reading

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Necklaces and noodles

You know that phrase ‘dress for the job you want, not the job you have’?  Well, I’m rubbish at it.  Today I have been dressed in tracksuit bottoms, slippers and a snugly warm top, accessorised with a few soup stains.  … Continue reading

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Daftness. Just because.

I nearly forgot how fun it can be to do something daft, just because you can. A few weeks ago I worked on something for the company intranet.  It wasn’t terribly creative, but it was seen as pretty different from … Continue reading

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Wool, furballs and faces

2 weeks, thirty six balls of wool and one annoyed Norman cat has resulted in a huuuuge, very thick blanket that means I won’t have to turn the central heating on quite yet….hooray! Even better, it could work as a good … Continue reading

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Pog tips on: Travelling

As I am being sensible on the Helping Hands for Tacloban blog, I’m back to my usual more me approach to things here.  A friend suggested this split in blogs as ‘nobody will give you donations if they see how daft you are.’  At … Continue reading

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