Category Archives: How I Live

100 Days

In 100 days time, I turn 40. I was toying with a 40 things to do before 40 list. However, then I remembered who I am and what I’m like and that there’s no way in hell I’d get myself … Continue reading

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Middleham again

It’s still my favourite castle..

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What I’m thinking..

A Union Jack is what you call a Union flag flown on a ship. Your cushion/tabletop/ handbag is not a ‘union jack’ cushion/tabletop/handbag because it’s not being flown from a ship. It’s a union flag.  Get it right people.  I … Continue reading

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The Weekend

Friday night and work night out playing ping pong I know it’s amazingly out of focus but it was that kind of a night! I won one game, lost the rest and didn’t really mind. It was night to catch … Continue reading

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Cook Books

I grew up in house where cooking was not a fun thing to do. Ma worked full time, Dad didn’t really cook, didn’t have working taste buds (40 a day smoker!) and everything had to come with a side of … Continue reading

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What I’m eating this week..

I’ve written about how I menu plan before but I thought it might be interesting to show you a typical week. I do a lot of work on the weekend to prep food for the week. This just saves me … Continue reading

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The Weekend

Or the weekend, I forgot to take any photos until Sunday! Friday night was the usual, Friday Night pizza, a G&T and sitting in my lovely tidy living room. Saturday was a quiet day, I spoke to Ma in the … Continue reading

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The Day in Food: Back on Track

Over the last couple of weeks, my eating has got a little bit less controlled and therefore a little bit less healthy. I’m tired of saying it so I’m guessing that you’re tired of hearing it but it goes back … Continue reading

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The Living Room

So now that it’s been painted, I thought that I’d show you how this room looks, though I feel I should apologise in advance for the photo quality. Because the flat is rented there are things that I can’t really … Continue reading

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The Weekend

The Weekend started for me on Thursday night. Which means I was only at work 2 days last week! I wish I could say that I had a restful, lazy weekend. That was not the case! On Friday, I went … Continue reading

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