I must admit, that turning 40 did lead to a certain amount of maudlin and feeling sorry for myself at times (seriously, not one night of birthday drinks? Totally bitter). A mourning, if you will, for my long-lost youth.
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This is post is written as a collaboration. One of my biggest fears, aside from slugs, is being lonely. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE an hour to myself here and there, I just don’t like feeling lonely.
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This is a collaboration – but who isn’t a fan of the 80s? Ah, the 80s. Leg warmers, big hair, bright colours, sequins, fringes – the list goes on, and makes me terribly nostalgic.
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As a human, I particularly enjoy the past time of ‘dwelling on things’. I’ve written before about my worries, about how I fear my children will grow up as dysfunctional members of society or some such thing.
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This post is written in partnership with Fishpools. The sun is shining and the snowdrops are out. It certainly seems as if spring is on the way and that can only mean one thing – I want a new kitchen!
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This post is written in paid partnership with Scuderia Car Parts. I may have mentioned (once or twice before) that I entered my fifth decade on this earth last year, and Rory is now hurtling towards that milestone himself. I don’t know if it’s this impending sense of mortality, or the Jetta destroying crash we […]
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Well, there’s another week gone. Remember when we were young and the weekend took forever to arrive? Summer holidays felt like they lasted months rather than weeks.
WOW. I haven’t done a Winedown since October, remember? When I’d signed up to Laithwaite’s as then I’d have 12 bottles in hand and no excuse not to do one? Well, that was a remarkable fail on my part!
I’m really taking the Weekly out of these winedowns at the moment aren’t I? I think I need to change it from a Friday. And maybe from an evening.
Once again we find ourselves at Friday! How is time going so fast? I’m going to be an old lady before long!
It seems like winter is well and truly here. Storm Ali has been swiftly followed by Storm Bronagh and, whilst we’re lucky enough to not be suffering any damage right here, it has played merry hell with my hair. Lifting it up, blowing it all about and such like.
