Category Archives: How I Live

November

Posted on October 31, 2013 by nicdempsey

It’s November tomorrow. First, what happened to the year? It seems to have just whizzed by. Second, it’s November tomorrow. I find November really hard to deal with, it’s cold and miserable and the beginning of the doom and gloom … Continue reading →

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Right Now I’m..

Posted on October 30, 2013 by nicdempsey

Sleeping…ok not actually this minute but last night I was in bed at 9pm, lights out at 9.21pm. I’ve decided to go to bed when I’m tired and last night I was tired early. I think it’s a combination of … Continue reading →

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Weekend Tasks, What I Actually Did

Posted on October 28, 2013 by nicdempsey

It’s seems silly to put up a post about things I need to do at the weekend and not follow up with what I actually managed to do. Given that I spent most of Saturday with a migraine, I’m quite … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on October 28, 2013 by nicdempsey

The weekend began with a haircut! I decided to have a little bit more length off than usual and Jane chopped about two inches off my hair, which I was fine about until I got home and had to very … Continue reading →

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Current favourite necklace

Posted on October 26, 2013 by nicdempsey

Last month, I was wearing this necklace all the time. This month it seems to be this one. This pedant, Sarah brought back from India. It was just after Stef died and rose quartz (the bigger stone) is supposed to … Continue reading →

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Weekend Task List

Posted on October 26, 2013 by nicdempsey

There was no real house work to do last week because I hadn’t been at home, this week as I sort the house out in the aftermath of the builder, there is an issue with the window still but it’s … Continue reading →

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Useful but not beautiful

Posted on October 24, 2013 by nicdempsey

William Morris said that you shouldn’t have anything in your home that “you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful” As a rule for living, I’ve heard worse but as a rule for what you bring … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on October 21, 2013 by nicdempsey

Hello Monday! How was your weekend? Mine was lovely, I’m back home, although the bedroom window is no-where near finished, I decided that I’d tough it out at home because it’s not as bad as I thought and I just … Continue reading →

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Saturday – Eating this week

Posted on October 19, 2013 by nicdempsey

One of the disadvantages of living alone and on a budget is that my eating isn’t exactly exciting. I like how I eat but it’s very rarely spontaneous, I have a menu plan, I stick to the menu plan, which … Continue reading →

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Builder woes or why I am more than usually grumpy..

Posted on October 18, 2013 by nicdempsey

Remember how last Sunday, I moved out of the house so the builder could fix my bedroom window and re-plaster that wall? Originally, I was planning on being back on Thursday but that didn’t happen because the work wasn’t finished … Continue reading →

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