Category Archives: How I Live

Monday Miscellany: A funeral, the nephews and a perfect hair day

Posted on December 17, 2018 by nicdempsey

This week felt busy even though it wasn’t actually all that busy. There was the work Christmas lunch, which went longer than expected and featured my first and last jaeger bomb Then after three pretty frantic days at work on … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Birthdays, Flu Jabs, Haircuts and Sarah’s Christmas Trees

Posted on December 10, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Well last week was an easy work week (1.5 days at work) and this week is going the same way (3 days in the office but one Christmas lunch..), I’m going to a funeral on Thursday and Ma … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Emotional

Posted on December 3, 2018 by nicdempsey

Not going to lie, last week was tough. The last week of November is tricky for me generally as the SAD kicks in, it was Stef’s anniversary on Thursday (14 years later, it doesn’t pack the same emotional punch as … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Introvert’s nightmare

Posted on November 12, 2018 by nicdempsey

Saturday seemed to be an experiment to see how many parties one introvert could go to in a day without going mad. Three is too many. Especially when one of them is for 6 year olds… On Sunday I did … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Pumpkin Walk

Posted on October 31, 2018 by nicdempsey

Not much gardening this week…

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TuesdayMonthly Goals – October/November 2018

Posted on October 30, 2018 by nicdempsey

September was great, my holiday was just what I needed, although as they often are, far too short but I feel better for the break and it was just in time to give me enough mental energy to gear up … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Pumpkins and minor disasters

Posted on October 29, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! So last week was weird. I felt sniffly and like I was coming down with cold but I didn’t and on Thursday had a coffee and wardrobe disaster. My skirt split all the way up the back AND … Continue reading →

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Recommendation: Ironing Water

Posted on October 20, 2018 by nicdempsey

I’m a known hater of ironing, I iron as little as possible and only do the bare minimum (which includes pillowcases and tea towels – yes I know it’s weird, I blame my mother!).This is relatively easy to do in … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: ‘Aunty Nic, horsie’

Posted on October 15, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday!Those of you following along on Instagram, will already see that I was a horsie yesterday. We had played the ‘wrap J in a blanket, put him on the sofa and then ask where he’s gone’ game, several times. But … Continue reading →

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Recommendations: Always Infinity

Posted on October 13, 2018 by nicdempsey

Saturday recommendations are about the things I use and think work or help me in some way. Sometimes, I use things that I don’t like because I have to, for example, my hoover. It’s not a terrible hoover, it does … Continue reading →

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