Category Archives: How I Live

Downtime

Posted on October 10, 2017 by nicdempsey

Unexpected time off is strange. There are advantages, today I’m going to babysit the nephews, last week I got to spend some time with Sarah and baby Noah and had a lovely lunch with Ma. But I have to admit … Continue reading →

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Best/Worst: 2 to 8 October 2017

Posted on October 9, 2017 by nicdempsey

Last week was a bit strange with my new status as an unemployed person.  Best A day on the plot. Weekend plans got shifted, we were supposed to be with the boys while Laura went on a work jolly to … Continue reading →

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Best/Worst 25 September to 1 October 2017

Posted on October 2, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I skipped an update of last week because honestly because my head was full of redundancy stuff and waking up at 3am for 7 days in a row and not being able to sleep does not make for … Continue reading →

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Housework for One: The Winter Plan – Kitchen

Posted on September 26, 2017 by nicdempsey

Following on from my cleaning plan from a couple of weeks ago,  I wanted to carry on with this because it’s good for me to carry on as normal, so winter plans to help my SAD brain for the kitchen. My … Continue reading →

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Best/Worst 11 to 17 September 2017

Posted on September 18, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Best  A day on the plot. So we didn’t have the boys this weekend, I was a bit sad about that but it did give me some time to sort myself out. Ma and I did a solid … Continue reading →

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Housework for One: The Winter Plan – Bathroom

Posted on September 12, 2017 by nicdempsey

With autumn on the way, it’s getting darker and I know that I’m going to find it harder to function. Which means that, as the schools go back and summer is over, I start to develop or restart old routines … Continue reading →

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Best/Worst 4 to 10 September 2017

Posted on September 11, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Best Family Birthday Parties. This is the first weekend of the two that we’ll be at Ben and Laura’s. Ma and I assembled the parasol, I made veggie kebabs and chopped veg but as I said on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Best/Worst 28 August to 3 September 2017

Posted on September 4, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Best An easy week. Three working days, I love bank holidays Dinner with Jo. I only see her a couple of times a year now, but it’s always lovely to see her (and Ms T) and she bought … Continue reading →

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Best/Worst 21 to 27 August 2017

Posted on August 28, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s a very happy Monday here, because I’m not at work, this morning, I was at my brother’s house and with the nephews until Ben and Laura came back from celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary.  Best  A cinema … Continue reading →

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Best/Worst 14 to 20 August 2017

Posted on August 21, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy new week people! Best Patty pans. The patty pan has started to fruit. I was begining to wonder if it ever would but we have had four this week! Soda bread. Kathy and the children made me soda bread … Continue reading →

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