Category Archives: How I Live

Life Happened: Not very well

Posted on February 8, 2016 by nicdempsey

So the aims last week were all about sleep Be in bed at 9:30pm so I can be relaxed enough to fall asleep at 10pm, rather than gettting into bed at 10pm and taking a while to get to sleep … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Haircuts and hangovers

Posted on February 1, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last week was a slog. It was an end of January type thing, still dark, still rainy, mostly dull sort of a week. Given that I was quite pleased to have get to the end of it more or less … Continue reading →

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January doesn’t last forever…

Posted on January 27, 2016 by nicdempsey

Yesterday, I woke up grumpy. I didn’t feel good and I just wanted to go back to bed. I actually consider it to be a sign of what a grown up I have become that I got up and out … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: All work, all the time

Posted on January 25, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last week had two goals keep on top of the housework (and mice) get through the week on full time hours I did managed both but not without some issues. The week started off alright even if I had to leave … Continue reading →

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A Day in my Life

Posted on January 20, 2016 by nicdempsey

As I’m back to ‘normal’ working hours this week, I thought it would be interesting to document what a working day looks like for me. It may actually only be interesting to me but as this is my space, I’m … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Organisation

Posted on January 18, 2016 by nicdempsey

After last’s week’s mouse apocalypse, I wanted this week to be easy. It was my busy week at work and the last one on reduced hours. Last week I wanted to: Have my lunch made the day before Get to bed … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Clean and Deep Clean Task Lists

Posted on January 16, 2016 by nicdempsey

Having given the kitchen a thorough post mouse clean and de-clutter and resolved to do a deep clean of it every two months, I thought it would be useful for me to have the list somewhere. I will be the … Continue reading →

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Invasion of the Mice

Posted on January 13, 2016 by nicdempsey

November seemed to be osteotomy recovery month, and January is shaping up to be mice month. Although I’m not sure that my battle with them is over (I’m still cleaning everything, multiple times a day but visitation seems to have … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Here Be Mice

Posted on January 11, 2016 by nicdempsey

Back to work was not as horrifying as I expected, on some level I think I was ready for the routine of work. Was I was not ready for was mice, I discovered that I’d had visitors on Tuesday who … Continue reading →

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The New Normal

Posted on January 6, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last week, I started to wear trainers on both feet. I was hoping that it would be time to say goodbye to the special boot, sock and crutch!I didn’t expect that it would take so long to recover from the osteotomy … Continue reading →

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