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Little Goals – December 2016

Posted on December 3, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last month of the year! It feels like 2016 went by in a flash, the days are long but the years fly by… So the focus for this month is all about survival and coping. I’m still bit SAD but … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on December 2, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve had a busy week and didn’t spent a lot of time at my desk or near my computer. Which is one of the reasons there aren’t many links this week. The other is that I increasingly feel that … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – November 2016

Posted on November 30, 2016 by nicdempsey

I have to admit it’s been a quiet month for reading. I just haven’t had the time. In November I priotised sleep and being organised over reading and I also decided to tackle a book that required more attention and … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 19/11 to 25/11/2016

Posted on November 29, 2016 by nicdempsey

The return of some food prep! That’s all about to go out of the window in the next couple of weeks because my weekends are about to get busy again but it’s a good start and reminds me that I … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Drudge

Posted on November 28, 2016 by nicdempsey

It was another straightforward week. Oli turned 7Getting into work was an experience in frustration every day. Piccadilly line is on 3rd day of delays so I thought I'd try via West Ealing. Yep, those trains are late too… — … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Posted on November 27, 2016 by nicdempsey

It’s the first day of Advent, which means that I can start to think about Christmas, even if it’s not December yet!  The first Sunday of Advent is when I can start playing this year’s Christmas CD. This is the … Continue reading →

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2016 Goal Recap – November

Posted on November 26, 2016 by nicdempsey

There are technically four more days in November but as tomorrow will be spent either on the allotment or at home sorting out my life for next week and the last three days of it have three days of first … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on November 25, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I think that we’re just going to have to have a Trump section and then other links this week. It seems like every day, I think that he can’t do anything else more ridiculous and every day he … Continue reading →

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A week of lunches and breakfasts.

Posted on November 24, 2016 by nicdempsey

I read somewhere that the key to having a sucessful life was to reduce the amount of decisions that you needed to make in the course of a day. The theory is that you have a limited amount of brain … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Wind, Rain and Raised Beds

Posted on November 23, 2016 by nicdempsey

It’s been roughly a month since I last wrote about the allotment. In that time the clocks went back and November got really serious about being a horrible month. The lid blew off the box of tools, it has rained … Continue reading →

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