Just a quick update on sobriety I have just completed a third of a year without a drink and I have to say it is pretty easy now 99% of the time I literally don’t think about having a drink even at the usual pinch points of cooking food at teatime or Friday night etc. […]
Reagan’s first parent teacher meetings since starting High School was nothing to worry about because of how well Reagan seems to have adjusted to that huge transition from Primary school and all that is entails but there is always that concern that she may put a brave face on it for us and be struggling […]
Still not had my Dash-Cam fitted which is annoying considering I feel it was over indulgent and since Sunday we have had quotes to get the bathroom tiles fixed and the patio door fixed which combined will cost over a grand plus add on to that the cost of living soaring with energy prices doubling […]
This moment happens every year around the Equinox when the sun comes out and the frosty morning air is quickly warmed giving the impression that spring has sprung and summer is on its way. To Jamie though it means we can have all our meals on a blanket on the lawn because its summer again […]
I was looking at the piece of paper below today and remembering how I felt when I wrote it, and having read a comment on an older post from 2014 over the weekend it got me thinking about how I feel today? I still feel like the luckiest person alive and how wonderful life is […]
On Friday the weather was markedly better the sun came out and everything just seemed better even if nothing else had changed I just felt better, empowered even, like I wanted to do stuff? I tried to fix the door, I mowed the lawn, I prepared the bathroom wall behind the tiles that had fallen […]
I locked the patio door last week as I went to bed only to find the next morning that I couldn’t unlock it and spent half of last week trying turn the key without success, and without a clue what was wrong I asked Dave Coe to come and take a look to see if […]
I am a bugger for a gadget, and so is Jamie actually, but it just seemed so indulgent to buy a Dash-Cam just because I want one but I have just invoiced for a couple of months work which will pay for it but I had to wait for couple of things to fall into […]
New boiler day and it was pretty painless, Sean the plumber turned up on time and set about his task very efficiently and fitted the boiler and 7 thermostatic valves by 3pm, job done. The first thing we noticed was how hot the radiators got, they were red hot and soon warmed the house up […]
It’s still exciting to have a new car and for it to feel so new because of its very low mileage. Today I noticed the milometer was a bit special…I know how sad this makes me but it made me smile today!