Tag Archives: How I Live

Monday Miscellany: Pumpkins everywhere

Posted on October 21, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s the start of a brand new week and this week feels like it might be a busy work week! Sometimes you open your mouth and find yourself with lots to do, it’s all good but some of … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Birthday Boy

Posted on October 14, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! And Happy Birthday to my favourite brother!Last week was dominated by my feeling terrible with cold, it’s getting better but I’m mostly just really tired and want my bed! I did manage to accomplish things, I got a … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: This week I are be mostly having a cold

Posted on October 7, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! So over the weekend, I developed a cold, it’s a mild cold, it won’t kill me, I would like to have a week in bed but I’m just over a stomach bug and a week into a new … Continue reading →

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What I Ate: Food, Cooking and Budgets Weeks Two and Three

Posted on October 5, 2019 by nicdempsey

So I’ve not been great at updating this, so I’m going to post this today and on Thursday, resume posting on Thursdays! It’s a busy time for my brain right now so things are happening but the documentation is lacking! … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: You need a spreadsheet

Posted on September 30, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I was completely missing in action last week with a stomach bug! I had a day out and worked from home two days, most of the time I wasn’t working or throwing up was spent sleeping.I also got … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Off

Posted on September 16, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week was an odd week. I was not feeling it, on Wednesday morning I woke up not being able to see properly out of my left eye, that’s a migraine warning right there! I got through the … Continue reading →

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Self Care for Season Affective Disorder

Posted on September 10, 2019 by nicdempsey

September is not my favourite month, even on its warmer days, there’s a chill in the morning and evenings and over the course of the month we lose two hours of daylight. Which for people like me who are seasonally … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Too hot to do anything

Posted on July 29, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week we had a mini heatwave, it was intense, it was 37C in my house on Thursday, I took many coldish baths and sat in front of fan. It’s calmed down now and thank God. So we … Continue reading →

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Preserving: Cocktail Cherries

Posted on July 25, 2019 by nicdempsey

I love cherries in all forms but especially cocktail cherries. Ages ago, I started making my own and while it’s been a while since I’ve mentioned it here, I have perfected my method recipe to make it easier, so it’s … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Very Social

Posted on July 22, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week was good, does it sound weird to say that I need this week to have less people in it? I saw Jo and Tabs and Mrs Gauld on Tuesday and Sue on Wednesday and some of … Continue reading →

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