Tag Archives: How I Live

Monday Miscellany: It is glass or plastic?

Posted on October 23, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’ve been away. There was some peri-menopausal illness, three very busy weeks at work (that’s not going to change this side of Christmas!), some adjustment to the fact that it’s dark a lot of the day and the … Continue reading →

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Embracing Curly Hair

Posted on October 3, 2023 by nicdempsey

I’ve always said that I don’t have curly hair, its mostly straight and just rebellious in places! Menopause is changing that a bit, which I was expecting because Ma’s has got curlier in spots too. The first thing I did … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Return of the SAD Lamp

Posted on October 2, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last night, I admitted defeat and set up the light lamp. It made this morning slightly less traumatic, although it didn’t make me any happier about it! Last week felt really busy and this week isn’t going to … Continue reading →

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Miscellany: Busy, so busy

Posted on September 18, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Tuesday! Well I completely dropped the ball for the blog over the weekend. Last week was busy and I was a bit ill. I think it’s probably a combination of antibiotics and something I ate but out of nowhere … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Not in the Plan

Posted on August 7, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! So it’s been quite a week. On Wednesday, Ma got a date for her first cataract replacement, on Saturday. Cataract surgery is a fairly straightforward procedure but it is recommended that you have someone with you afterwards and … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: The Last Week of My Forties

Posted on July 31, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I feel I need to start this post with a disclaimer, I’m really lucky, I have a well paying job that I enjoy, I’m not ever bored at work and right now it’s that perfect job combination of … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: A day late and a bit put out

Posted on July 11, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday Tuesday! We have a really loud person in our office (not from my team), she’s on the phone a lot and seems to have no awareness that we’re in a shared office space. Last week she was asked … Continue reading →

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Home – Fourteen Years

Posted on July 4, 2023 by nicdempsey

Today marks 14 years since I moved into the flat. I love where I live and right now, with the the cost of living crisis and the rental crisis (and it is a crisis), I know now lucky I am … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: July

Posted on July 3, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’ve not been around on here for the last couple of weeks. Weekends have been busy and I’ve been too tired in the week to write posts. I’m hopeful that this week, I can get back into my … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Work is overwhelming

Posted on June 26, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Guys it’s June, mid-summer which is supposed to be my happy place and it has not been. It’s all the fault of my hormones (and work but mostly my hormones). After a pretty busy week and weekend the … Continue reading →

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