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Friday Links

Posted on February 5, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The links this week appear a bit grumpy, sorry about that! The importance of a ‘fuck off’ fund. We called it the escape fund but the point is good… Facebook’s ‘motherhood challenge’ I’ve seen this and I try not to … Continue reading →

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Honey, Lemon and Ginger Soother

Posted on February 4, 2016 by nicdempsey

This week is not going brilliantly, I’m tired and not feeling too great. The plus side is that I’ve stopped vomiting but on the not so good side as I left work yesterday I realised that I had caught a … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – January 2016

Posted on February 3, 2016 by nicdempsey

Act Like It – Lucy Parker (borrowed) Smart Bitches have been raving about this and on NYE, a friend threw it at me and said that I had to read it. So I did, in a day. Clearly, the setting and … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 23/01 to 30/01/2016

Posted on February 2, 2016 by nicdempsey

You know how sometimes you have a really good week and sometimes even though there’s very little difference from other weeks, you just feel that you were less in control and therefore it felt like a rubbish week? That was … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Haircuts and hangovers

Posted on February 1, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last week was a slog. It was an end of January type thing, still dark, still rainy, mostly dull sort of a week. Given that I was quite pleased to have get to the end of it more or less … Continue reading →

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2016 Goal Recaps – January

Posted on January 30, 2016 by nicdempsey

We made it to the end of January! How did the first month of 2016 treat you? Overall, I would say mine was off to a good start but the last two weeks, which were also the weeks that I … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on January 29, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Today I am working from home and then having the afternoon off to have a haircut, it’s all excitement, all the time around here! Here are this week’s links… As we give up on saving, we give up on … Continue reading →

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Marmalade

Posted on January 28, 2016 by nicdempsey

Two weeks ago my friend Sue posted a picture of her batch of just made marmalade, which reminded me if that I wanted to make some this year, I needed to get a move on. I didn’t make much jam … Continue reading →

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January doesn’t last forever…

Posted on January 27, 2016 by nicdempsey

Yesterday, I woke up grumpy. I didn’t feel good and I just wanted to go back to bed. I actually consider it to be a sign of what a grown up I have become that I got up and out … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget update: 16/01 to 22/01/2016

Posted on January 25, 2016 by nicdempsey

So this food week wasn’t overshadowed so entirely by the mice but I’m still gradually replacing things. The shopping list looked like this So there were some changes, I decided I wanted to try a new recipes so needed porridge … Continue reading →

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