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Eye Eye

Posted on December 16, 2015 by nicdempsey

I read somewhere that women in their 30’s should use eye cream daily. That it didn’t have to be fancy but that using it would help prevent wrinkles. I completely failed with this. The only eye area problem I had … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget: 5/12 to 11/12/2015

Posted on December 15, 2015 by nicdempsey

This week was back to work and family lunch for Ma’s birthday. Ma had requested roast chicken and chips because it’s easy, Oli will eat it and who doesn’t like chicken and chips? I had bought 2 chickens a while … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Back to work

Posted on December 14, 2015 by nicdempsey

Well it happened, I finally had to go back to work. It wasn’t too bad at all. I’m doing reduced hours to avoid evil commuters so I get in for about 10am and leave between 3pm and 3.30pm. This has … Continue reading →

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Advent – Preparation and Change for 2016.

Posted on December 12, 2015 by nicdempsey

This is the second of three posts about how I felt 2015 went for me. Rather than focus on the goals I set for 2015, this is more about the other stuff, the things that touched a nerve or places … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on December 11, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Ok it’s now late on Friday, this is because after a very tiring week at work and slightly overdoing it yesterday, my purple foot and I had to take the day off work so I could elevate and … Continue reading →

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Christmas Baking

Posted on December 10, 2015 by nicdempsey

Last week, I sat down and started to think about Christmas Baking. This falls into two categories what I’m cooking for home and what I’m cooking to give away. Fortunately there is an overlap so it’s not too strenuous. The … Continue reading →

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Scarf and Akin Osteotomy – Advice for Recovery

Posted on December 9, 2015 by nicdempsey

I went back to work on Monday, although I’m not all the way recovered yet, here’s my advice for getting through the first six weeks. Standard disclaimer, I’m not a dr so this is just the stuff that worked for … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget: 28/11 to 4/12/2015

Posted on December 8, 2015 by nicdempsey

Welcome to the weekly update. So as I said last week, my food planning goes from Saturday to Friday. I calculate the monthly budget from the first Friday after payday to the Saturday after the next payday. So if payday falls … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Family Time

Posted on December 7, 2015 by nicdempsey

Last week was my last week of sick leave. As of today, I’m back at work. What did I do with my last week? Pretty much the same as I did last week but with more family members and a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Citizen Cope – Sideways

Posted on December 6, 2015 by nicdempsey

  Citizen Cope – Sideways I heard this a couple of weeks ago and it’s just so pretty..  

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