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Friday Links

Posted on July 22, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Here are this week’s links… Marie Kondo and the war on stuff. Sleep helps keep our brains tidy. Teenagers everywhere are telling their parents “My room is messy but my brain is tidy” Southern is a story of … Continue reading →

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Gooseberry Yoghurt Ice Lollies

Posted on July 21, 2016 by nicdempsey

Gooseberries were on my wish list for the allotment and when I realised that there were already 3 bushes on my plot I was over the moon! Only one of those bushes fruited this year, I think the others would … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures

Posted on July 20, 2016 by nicdempsey

If it’s not already obvious I’m really enjoying having an allotment and feel that I haven’t done too badly in the first couple of months. However, nothing is ever 100% successful and I’ve had my first failure, before they even … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 09/07 to 16/07/2016

Posted on July 19, 2016 by nicdempsey

SHOPPING  There was lots of supplemental produce too.Total was £10.93 FOOD On Saturday we had Friday Night Pizza!Sunday lunch was a veggie orzo bake based on this one from Smitten Kitchenand the leftovers with extra veg for work lunch on … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Burnt

Posted on July 18, 2016 by nicdempsey

This week was another normal week for me. I was on top of work but it was busy, I worked from home on Friday and over the weekend we had amazing weather. Ma and I worked really hard on Saturday and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: As

Posted on July 17, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last Sunday, Stevie Wonder was at Hyde Park and the night before this was on the radio and it’s brilliant and should be played a lot and loud!

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Friday Links

Posted on July 15, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Ok so my country is going to the dogs, seriously if politicians really want to know why people are so disengaged from politics they should just look at the last couple of weeks. I often disagreed with the … Continue reading →

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Face Serum

Posted on July 13, 2016 by nicdempsey

This year, largely due to my financial goals I’ve changed things up. I spend less money on everything (except maybe the allotment!) and the things I put on my face are no exception. Some things have stayed. I was gifted … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 02/07 to 08/07/2016

Posted on July 12, 2016 by nicdempsey

Another pretty good week for food. SHOPPING  I spent £11.33 in total. but again this was supplemented with allotment produce and I also spent another £18 on food and wine for dinner on Friday night, that was for people coming … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Snatching positivity from the jaws of a bad week

Posted on July 11, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last week did not feel like like a good week but it wasn’t actually all that bad. It absolutely had it’s moments but some of those moments were pretty good. I had three trips to the allotment. For watering and … Continue reading →

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