Category Archives: How I Live

Weekend Tasklist

Posted on December 13, 2014 by nicdempsey

This weekend requires a to do list, so here it is. HouseI have one week left at work and anything that needs doing for Christmas, can be done then. So the priority housework is stuff that makes next week easier. … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Birthdays, Christmas lunches and Allotments

Posted on December 8, 2014 by nicdempsey

On Wednesday, Ma, Christelle and I went for cocktails at the OXO Bar, to celebrate their birthdays and the end of my working week! The Perfect manhattan was perfect! Ma and Christelle got Happy Birthday ice cream that came with … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Moving, Anniversaries and Roast Dinners

Posted on December 1, 2014 by nicdempsey

It was a big week chez Dempsey. On Monday we moved Ma. I was responsible for putting the bed and the shelves together.. I did an alright job! Ma hired two men and a van and with Ben it was … Continue reading →

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What I Ate

Posted on November 29, 2014 by nicdempsey

Last week was still about not spending money on food and using up what I had. I did spend some money, I bought the beef for tomorrow’s lunch because I had a voucher for money off that was only valid … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendars

Posted on November 27, 2014 by nicdempsey

I’m a big fan of advent calendars, as a child I always wanted one with chocolate in them but as an adult, I’ve become very anti them. I wrote about how much I enjoyed my calendar last year.   This … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Babysitting and birthday parties

Posted on November 24, 2014 by nicdempsey

Last week was mostly about catching up with everyone… So in brief, Dev came over and we plotted to take over the world. I had a conversation with my brother about all of the stuff we’re all up to – poor … Continue reading →

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What I Ate

Posted on November 22, 2014 by nicdempsey

Because of the festival of painting last weekend, I didn’t get around to doing anything vaguely house or shopping related. The house was pretty tidy and I was mostly up to date with laundry so it wasn’t a disaster and … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Work, Friends and Painting

Posted on November 17, 2014 by nicdempsey

Dinner at Jo’s, where I amused myself taking photos of the things on her kitchen shelf. There was the unexpected joy of an empty train on the way to work. Coffee with Christelle. There was painting, lots and lots of … Continue reading →

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Food This Week – 15 to 21 November 2014

Posted on November 15, 2014 by nicdempsey

I ended up spending £57 last week, but I did buy 12 bottles of wine so I’m feeling good about that! I have wine for Christmas! I didn’t eat as much as I’d planned because I ended up at Jo’s … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Toothless Hag, Martinis and Grace

Posted on November 10, 2014 by nicdempsey

Last Tuesday, I had that tooth removed. It was not pleasant, not at all pleasant but the dentist was pretty happy with how well I coped with the actual extraction, she did warn me that I would fill much worse … Continue reading →

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