Category Archives: How I Live

Monday Miscellany: Support Bubble

Posted on June 15, 2020 by nicdempsey

I have a weekly catch up with my manager on Friday, it’s never a really long meeting, we talk through his diary for the next couple of weeks, talk about what I’m doing, catch up on how we’re feeling, things … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Quite the weekend

Posted on June 8, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’ve been very quiet over the last week, in part because of the trash fire that is the world, and also because June 6 was also Stef and Kier’s birthday, they would have been 50. June used to … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Busy

Posted on May 18, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week, I decided that I needed to impose a bit more discipline upon myself. At this stage of lockdown and working from home, I am both the six year old with displaced behaviour AND that six year … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Without a Clue

Posted on May 15, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Is it Friday, I’m not quite sure anymore! This is pretty much my mood, right now! Here are this week’s links… The World Is Taking Pity on Us Boris Johnson’s message to the working class: good luck out … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Cat Naps…

Posted on April 20, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I checked the calendar is it actually Monday… This is the ‘there are no updates’ Monday Miscellany post. So I would like to tell you about my night of being terrorised by a cat… Last Thursday night, I … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Three weeks in

Posted on April 13, 2020 by nicdempsey

Over 10,000 people have died in hospital from COVID-19, goodness knows what the number will be when home and care home deaths are added in. We are getting to the hardest part of lockdown now, it’s not a novelty and … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Up and Down

Posted on April 6, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! How are we all doing? Before lockdown it was always a worry to me that Monday Misc was always the same, I was working either at work or on the plot and that was it. Now we’re all … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: There is Aways Something to be Thankful For….a list

Posted on March 23, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Most of the world is at home right now, the people that aren’t are NHS workers, delivery drivers, train drivers, and anyone who can’t work from home or doesn’t work from home. I’m at home and we’re planning … Continue reading →

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Tips for Self Isolating

Posted on March 19, 2020 by nicdempsey

The advice is now work from home if you can, self isolate if you need to and only be out and about if necessary. All schools will be closing on Friday and in London, there is talk of a total … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: It’s a worry

Posted on March 16, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I had a good week, but things with COVID-19 are getting more serious. I will say it, if I haven’t before, this is probably not a problem for most of us, but I will stay indoors if that … Continue reading →

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