A crafty week
This has been a busy week craft-wise as I continue to manage my physical exertion levels to make sure that I don’t over-do it and make myself ill. I find it very difficult, but absolutely necessary to...
View ArticlePatchwork bags & baskets
My latest wheeze is making patchwork tote bags and mini-baskets. A girl can never have enough bags and they are an easy thing to run up quickly when you see some nice material. Sometimes you don’t...
View ArticleThe Wedding scrapbook
I have now completed 30 pages for my nieces wedding scrapbook and have had to buy another album to put them in. I am going to limit myself to 52 pages in total which, by the time I’ve added photos,...
View ArticleBrain Fog Day
Brain Fog is a common symptom of ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and it can strike with deadly effect out of the blue. It did. Today. To me. I knew as soon as I came round this morning that I was in...
View ArticleAre you mentally strong?
I found this on Pinterest today and when I read through them it made me think. I don’t practise some of these things that “mentally strong” people do. Maybe I should start. Have a read and let me know...
View ArticleFighting negativity
Fighting negativity takes a lot of hard work, discipline and energy. I don’t want to be negative and I chastise people who are. I talk them through the reasons why they feel that way, challenge them...
View ArticleCan I make it a hat-trick?
After so long I can’t remember when, I have had two “good days” in a row. Two days when I haven’t been so tired that I need to hide in the ladies toilet for 10 minutes in the afternoon for a power nap;...
View ArticleMaking and creating
My oasis of calm is definitely when I am making and creating. I find myself looking round the shops and instead of thinking ” I like that, I’ll buy one” I think, “Mmmm, I like that, how do I make one?”...
View ArticleMy new life
Jasper at 5 weeks It’s been a while I know but I haven’t been idle. Far from it. I have been busy taking advantage of an amazing opportunity which has come my way out of the blue, but very welcome...
View Article114 days of Freedom
I can’t believe that my last post was 3rd January. Where have those (almost) two months gone? ActuallyI can tell you- January is my busiest month at work as a tax return reviewer. The UK tax return...
View Article114 Days of freedom-day 7
Already one week down on my 16-week break from work! How quickly time flies when you are enjoying yourself so the saying goes. I certainly enjoy having the time to indulge my favourite activities;...
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