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Simplicity

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

Here’s hoping you are waking up to a bright new day and a new year full of potential. My wish for all of us this year is that we are able to live the life we want to lead as much as we can and that (most important of all) we stay healthy. I’m not […]

Reflections and the path ahead

Friday, December 31st, 2010

Is it inevitable that we look back on the old year before the new year starts? How has it been, did I achieve what I set out to do? On the whole I think we had a good year – no deaths or serious illnesses, the usual ups and downs of life with school-age kids […]

Perfect purple

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

I’m a great believer in doing something nice for myself if I’m feeling a bit under the weather. It usually isn’t anything very big, but it always has to be something that I know will improve my day. Sometimes it’s a bubble bath with scented candles and a gin and tonic to hand (this is […]

Going out with a whimper

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

I have officially given up on 2010.  After yesterday’s shenanigans my plans to downhill ski, try a little cross-country skiing and generally be a happy outdoorsy person over the next few days have gone out of the window. Instead I’ve turned into a hobbling around old lady with a very sore lower back who can’t […]

An end of year feeling…

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

It’s dark outside and trying to snow. Today is my birthday and I should be up and enjoying myself, but I slipped on the ice this morning when I was fetching the post and landed very heavily on my derriere. One time I was glad that there is a fair bit of padding – so […]