Category Archives: How I Live

Life Happened – Normal-ish

Posted on February 2, 2015 by nicdempsey

After the week of sick, I went back to work on Monday. I was (in fact, still am) a bit croaky and I have a cough from hell but was in that in between stage that everyone who has gone … Continue reading →

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January Recap

Posted on January 31, 2015 by nicdempsey

It’s the end of the month already, the first month of the year is done! So what happened in January? Not an awful lot. I went to Strasbourg.Where it rained, a lot and got to spend time with Ms T … Continue reading →

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Things the Fitbit taught me…

Posted on January 28, 2015 by nicdempsey

For Christmas, Christelle bought me a Fitbit Charge. It’s not something I would have thought about buying for myself but I’ve been wearing it for nearly a month and it has taught me some things I didn’t know and confirmed … Continue reading →

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More Knitting

Posted on January 27, 2015 by nicdempsey

My knitting skills are very basic. I’m really good at scarves, blankets and handwarmers. I’ve blogged about the smaller wristwarmers that I’ve made as Christmas presents but after knitting Ma and Sarah scarves for Christmas this year. I decided to use the … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Being Sick

Posted on January 26, 2015 by nicdempsey

This was my view Tues to Friday. On Friday, Ma came over to rescue me… I showered, did some shopping and changed the bed. It’s amazing how much better clean sheets make you feel. On Saturday, I was up about … Continue reading →

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It lives Igor…

Posted on January 24, 2015 by nicdempsey

It being me. I’m mostly recovered, Ma came over yesterday and helped me do some shopping and change the bed. I’m feeling much better but have strict instructions to take it easy. So the only thing on my to do list … Continue reading →

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Sick day

Posted on January 20, 2015 by nicdempsey

The cold I came back from France with has turned into a sore throat, a hacking cough and an overwhelming desire to sleep. If you need me, I’ll be in bed!  

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Life Happened – Strasbourg and Pretend Parenting

Posted on January 19, 2015 by nicdempsey

So this week was all about Strasbourg, Despite that I spent Monday and work and Monday evening stressing about packing. I really suck at packing.. — Nicola Dempsey (@nicdempsey) January 12, 2015 On Tuesday I had a slight problem before … Continue reading →

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Drink More Gin Water

Posted on January 14, 2015 by nicdempsey

One of the easiest ways for me to feel better about the state of my health is to stay hydrated. The recommendation is for about 1.6 litres a day and includes all non-alcoholic liquids not just water but advises you … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Establishing Routine and Celebrating Birthdays

Posted on January 12, 2015 by nicdempsey

Last week was all about being back at work and settling into a routine, that I’m going to fall out of this week! I made sure to drink lots of water   Took the Christmas tree down and restored my … Continue reading →

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