Category Archives: How I Live

Monday Miscellany: World Cup Fever

Posted on June 22, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I know that people don’t like international football but they are wrong and Ma and I are happy about it. So far we’ve watched a few games. We both prefer the matches on the BBC because then we … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: June

Posted on June 8, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I leave Mum’s on Saturdays, and return on Tuesday I always return to stack of cleaned boxes. Mum can’t safely get into the cupboard they go in so I get neatly organised stacks. It’s very her! I finally … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Long Time Gone

Posted on May 18, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Yes it’s been a while, I’m sure everyone has been on the edge of the seats waiting for a blog post (not!) but here we are and here are five things…. The end of 2025 and beginning of … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: November settling in

Posted on November 17, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I was completely missing in action from the blog last week because I was busy. I had a migraine on Sunday and that is when I do the bulk of these posts, and I just didn’t catch change … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Mama Told Me There’d Be Weeks Like This

Posted on November 3, 2025 by nicdempsey

It has not been a good health week. I had a flu jab on Tuesday, I’m having an ongoing issue with my GP about my HRT, and I banjaxed my back. Anything I managed to do from Thursday on is … Continue reading →

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November Sucks

Posted on October 30, 2025 by nicdempsey

As we come to the end of October and with the advent of the clocks going back, I’m thinking about next month. November is tough. It’s dark, I’m SAD and the month is full of anniversaries and sadness. There is … Continue reading →

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Home: The Booze Collection Might be Out of Hand

Posted on October 14, 2025 by nicdempsey

I’m fascinated by other peoples booze collections and mine lives in three sections of the kallax in the kitchen. I’m always surprised by how many bottles there are (although mine is pretty modest by the standards of my friends) and … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Still Searching for Balance

Posted on October 6, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last Monday marked eight years since my last day at Elexon. I hated the job and while I liked some of my colleagues, overall it wasn’t great,  I was made redundant and the pay off was good enough … Continue reading →

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A Day in Food: Staying with Ma Edition

Posted on October 2, 2025 by nicdempsey

Ma has been signed off by the reablement team and Adult Social Services has said that she doesn’t meet the standard for carers, unless I withdraw support, which I’m not really going to do. So Ma and I are getting … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Autumn Equinox

Posted on September 22, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Despite the title it’s been a good week. There was a brief issue with the carers for Mum. Mum told them that I’d be with her from Tuesday to Friday and they logged that as refusing care. She … Continue reading →

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