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Running Pains.
Yeah, well. Anyway. Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and all that. It’s been a crazy week or so for me. It turns out that I was being wildly optimistic in thinking that I’d be able to continue my current running program indefinitely and without injury with a 43 (ouch) year old pair of…
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Life This Week 10/9/2018: Travel Tips (For the Predictable Traveller).
I wish I could tell you about packing light and capsule wardrobes but if I did, it would be very hypocritical indeed. I can’t even tell you about how to cut your travel costs by booking tickets and accommodation through certain providers and at certain times of the year because I only make two kinds of…
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Lovin’ Life 6/9/2018: Ticking Off The Tax.
via Google images I’m giving myself a huge pat on the back for what I’ve achieved in the realm of personal admin this week. I’ve not exactly submitted my tax return but I have submitted all my paperwork to my accountant. I’m pretty confident this year that ‘all’ means ‘all’ because I’ve gone through his…
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Khloe’s Cookie Jars, Kylie’s Lippie and Book Week 2018.
It’s not often the worlds of myself and a Kardashian and a Jenner collide but it happened last week. And here’s the low down. via Google images The Kardashian moment featured Khloe, my favourite of the sisters K. Did you know that Kardashian Cookie Jars are a thing? Apparently so and there’s a YouTube video (of…
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Life This Week 3/9/2018: Taking Stock.
Making : time each day to be mindful. I’m keeping myself accountable with my ‘Sentence or Two (or Several) monthly posts for the blog at the moment. Cooking : my favourite work lunch of the moment. Banh Mi Rice Bowls. Drinking : a heady mix of Moccona, Nescafe Cappuccino sachets, raw sugar and a splash of…
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Continental Drift 1/9/2018: My Favourite Part of My House.
This section of the kitchen bench is my very favourite part of my house. It was a close race between it and my bed but the granite bench and those well loved red kitchen appliances won it on the day. Leaning (sometimes heavily) on this bench top punctuates the beginning and endings of my day.…
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A Sentence (or Two) A Day: August 2018
The August 2018 edition of A Sentence (or Two) A Day inspired by Jo Tracey’s Sentence A Day posts that she does on a monthly basis. It’s my birthday month! I can already see that it’s going to rapidly unravel into a month of self gifting. Said goodbye to my mum and aunty today as they head…
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Lovin’ Life 30/8/2018: Hard Boiled Eggs.
via Google images They’re not currently recognised as a superfood and to my knowledge no celebrity or influencer is currently endorsing them but I am loving hard boiled eggs right now. I have a couple for lunch as well as an energy bar and some fruit a during the week when it’s all too hard…
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Kit Kat Gold. Behind the Counter Goods.
I blame you, Christian Hull. Discerning readers, behold the magnificence of Kit Kat Gold. Don’t those fingers of caramel infused white chocolate look just a bit like bars of gold? I’m not normally a white chocolate fan nor do I normally go out of my way to try new Kit Kat varieties but when Christian…
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Life This Week 27/8/2018: Share Your Snaps and Screenshots (and Thoughts).
It’s been one of those nose to the grindstone kind of weeks for me. I haven’t had time to smell those proverbial roses. Just as well I’ve got photos and screenshots from the week that was to remind me that life went on beyond the little vacuum that my life can sometimes become when work…