Category Archives: Pog Life

The losing of the plot

Posted on February 7, 2018 by thepogblog

I don’t know if it’s too much work, too much running, too much house-wife-ing (because not only am I now cooking proper food that doesn’t include toast, but last week I took the hem up on a pair of curtains.  … Continue reading →

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Mostly about breaking stuff

Posted on February 1, 2018 by thepogblog

Himself has been away for work this week.  Presumably I am now quite rubbish being left on my own now and have taken to breaking things.  This was last nights text messaging between us: The snow reference is because it’s … Continue reading →

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Random bits…

Posted on January 31, 2018 by thepogblog

…because this week is turning out to be a bit random in many ways.  But there are smiles: My sisters are in competition over who can make my postman laugh the most: And: Inside the latter I got a lovely … Continue reading →

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Side effects of working from home

Posted on January 25, 2018 by thepogblog

I’m starting to worry about me.  I’m really lucky – I get to work from home four days a week so I get to wear slippers at my desk, have Norman help with my work and eat all the food … Continue reading →

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Maybe I should have stayed on the sofa…

Posted on January 21, 2018 by thepogblog

This is what a run looks like when you have got really lost: To be fair, I mostly got lost because two of the roads I needed to go down looked like this: And I tried getting through the brambles … Continue reading →

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Mama Pat

Posted on January 20, 2018 by thepogblog

Once upon a time, a long time ago, I got to do something amazing because of one lady and her family, but mostly because  her Mum said ‘yes’. It was actually 2014, so not that long ago, although I think it … Continue reading →

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Belly button issues

Posted on January 19, 2018 by thepogblog

I was told the other day that I’m less personal on my blog than I used to be.  I’m not sure if this was a complaint or a compliment, but to redress the balance – probably waaaay more than I … Continue reading →

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The excitement of neighbours

Posted on January 17, 2018 by thepogblog

Our Towers has been our home for almost a week.  We’re strangely settled (even if it does feel like we are staying in an Air BnB that we’ll have to leave soon).  We’re mostly unpacked (other than the rather large … Continue reading →

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Slightly problematic packing

Posted on January 7, 2018 by thepogblog

I’m not sure packing should take this long or be this chaotic, but maybe it’s just the Pog factor. Items I’ve realised (so far) are somewhere in this lot: All but two mugs.  We have removal men and deliveries of … Continue reading →

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Christmas was the time for….

Posted on December 30, 2017 by thepogblog

For me, Christmas turned out to be the time for…. ….discovering that playing the game that involved moving a chocolate from your forehead to mouth with no hands mostly involves a lot of laughing, a chocolatey face: and quite a … Continue reading →

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