What I Learned in 2019
Making Christmas cake is the biggest test of patience. I’m not good at patience. With myself, or with anything else. I attempted to bake a Christmas cake this year for …
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New Year’s Resolutions – Yay or Nay?
Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and got to spend some quality time with your loved ones this festive season, whether you celebrated Christmas or not. …
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If We Were Having Mulled Wine…
It’s been a hell of a year, for you and me both I’m sure. That can only mean one thing. It’s time for another “If We Were Having Coffee” – …
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What Does the Holiday Season Mean to You?
In the words of Bing Crosby, Christmas is a-coming! In the words of J from thenellybean, it’s NEVER too early to start playing Christmas music. Yes, I’ve started. In true …
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Photos and Good Ol’ Times
I’m not very good at taking photos. I’m one of those people who tend to live in the moment and would rather enjoy the experience fully, instead of whipping the …
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To Those Who Keep Asking Me When I’m Going to Have Kids
Ah, children. Precious little creatures who are entrusted with the responsibility of continuing the human race the minute they are born. Being a parent is a wonderful thing, and I …
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A Hand-Picked Selection of My Favourite Pet Peeves
When I say favourite, I mean the most infuriating, the pettiest and the peeviest (?) of them all – and my favourite to talk about. Everyone has pet peeves, and …
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Question Time with AskReddit
Confession – I’m a Reddit lurker. It’s the go-to social news site for all things weird and wonderful, and I’ve only just discovered it in recent weeks/days (I know!). Being …
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I’m Sorry.
To my dearest readers, This one is a deeply personal one for me. In short, I’m losing someone very, very close to me to terminal cancer. As you can imagine, …
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Unsolicited Advice… The Clue’s in the Name
Ahh, who doesn’t love a bit of unsolicited advice? NOBODY DOES. Nobody has ever wished for unsolicited advice for Christmas, or put it on their Amazon wishlist. It just hasn’t …
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