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No trainers needed – Ithaca edition
I’m back from a week (mostly) in the sun. Time away from the laptop with family and Himself on the tiny Greek island that I love was fantabulous. Despite having been there quite a few times, I got to … Continue reading
Bring the party food! (A guest post by Norman)
My Pog and himself have just informed me they are leaving me once again for ‘a bit of sun’. I got in the suitcase but they said I wouldn’t like it. I am unimpressed. So I propose instead we have … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beachville, cats, holiday
Tagged guest post, holiday, Norman, Norman cat
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When you…
…have started muttering ‘people are f*cking stupid’ under your breath more than a few times a day (and sometimes a little louder than at muttering level) …have finally got around to filing those 1K plus emails in your inbox and … Continue reading
Posted in cats, holiday, Pog Life, travelling, yoga
Tagged Himself, holiday, no single independent woman holiday this year, Norman, people are idiots
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This is the way we do holidays
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
Posted in holiday, Pog Life
Tagged grapes, Greece, holiday, Ithaca, knife, misunderstanding, monastery, proud cow, Tree climbing goat
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A slightly more accurate portrayal of my holiday
So yesterday I told you about my holiday. Lots of people were kind enough to read my ramblings and quite a few were very lovely and chose to follow my blog as a result. I had some comments on Facebook too…and then … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Cycling, exercise, fitness, Good for you, holiday
Tagged body sculpt, cycling, healthy holiday, holiday, nail varnish, paddle boarding, single independent woman, SUP yoga, sweating, truthful, yoga
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One final attempt…
If you’ve been hanging around with me here for a year or so you might remember my holiday last year to an island in the Philippines. The holiday of a lifetime. The one where I was going to lie in the … Continue reading
Posted in exercise, fitness, holiday, Pog Life, yoga
Tagged dentist, holiday, perspective, single independent woman, wisdom teeth, yoga holiday
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A grown up Pog?
Last week a colleague told me that reaching your 40s means you no longer have an excuse not to be a grown up, that everything starts to become more settled and sensible. I can’t think of anything worse, so even though … Continue reading
Posted in cats, Cooking, food, holiday, Pog Life, upholstery
Tagged 40th birthday, Eating, family, food, friends, gorgeous godson, holiday, Little Pea, Sister 1, Sister 2, spiralizer, upholstering chairs, upholstery
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I DID IT!
Yesterday I actually became SSI certified! I have done 6 official dives (plus one in the pool and one which doesn’t count because it was mainly exercises) and I passed my theory exam. I have seen ghost pipe fish, scorpion … Continue reading
Posted in holiday, Pog Life
Tagged diving, dolphin house, holiday, moalboal, scuba diving, ssi, training
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A not entirely relaxing massage
Six days ago I arrived in Tacloban. It was a chaotic but brilliant few days, revisiting some of the people we worked with last year and being at Mama Pat’s 80th birthday. (Mama Pat was woken at midnight for her … Continue reading
