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I prefer the term childlike to childish, it had a more mature ring to it. To me I'm me. Determined, understanding with a little bit of a temper. I'm married and have children. I also have a brother and two sisters, I work in a school with various kids who need a little extra help, one way or another. And to all those people I imagine that I'm someone slightly different, depending on their needs. Once you read me I will become, to you, who you need me to be.
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So, I'm interested. Can You see them? in Winter 2014/2015
🛀💤 the emojis that is. The problem is, I love using my Swype keyboard, it’s far superior to the HTC sense one but the HTC sense has so many more emojis. And I do like emojis. I was that kids wh...
Waiting for a quiche in Winter 2014/2015
My quiche tin in deeper and with a smaller radius than that of the recipe so it’s taking its merry old time to set! Three days in to the new job and I’m certainly not feeling the way I did in my ...
Conchies in Winter 2014/2015
Conchie was a slang term used for conscientious objectors during the first world war. It was used as an insult. A lot of conchies were Quakers and, as some of you know, my upbringing was as a Qua...
Reality check - the it'sbeenalongtime version. in Winter 2014/2015
WHERE: this feels like the start of some cheesy game show; It’s Friday! I’m in the bath! It must be reeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaalllliiiiiityyyy cheeeeeeck time! WEARING: Brown Hair band which is holding u...
Yoooohooooooo! in Winter 2014/2015
Just like the nosy neighbour calling over the fence, trying to hear the gossip! How are you all? It’s pretty quiet around here bar a few people (the regular daily updaters plus one or three other...
I ate sugar by choice... in Winter 2014/2015
And was surprised by the lack of flavour, it was just sweetness! Let me backtrack though… A few months ago I saw a Spanish Food Workshop advertised at our local college, I spoke to my friend M, w...
I heard recently... in Winter 2014/2015
…that there’s a medical term for the desire to live in a past age, one you’ve experienced or not. I’ve also read a few Jasper Fford books which are (a) set in our town and (b) set in a world wher...
End of a chapter... in Winter 2014/2015
Lila and I had bounced our jolly little lungs out on the trampoline this afternoon. We’d played games as well as chatting as we bounced. Finally my legs asked for a break do I lay down and looked...
Stroke of genius. in Winter 2014/2015
For several years I have wanted to build an extension onto our house where the conservatory is, but what I’ve wanted to do is extend the kitchen. However, the girls were building a den using our...
Saturday afternoon in Winter 2014/2015
Wet have no girly night today, there’s no hockey so no movie time. Booooooo!! Of course, there is football which he’s currently sleeping through! It’s a standing family joke, we celebrated today...
Suzanne Vega in Winter 2014/2015
In the days before Facebook was available for posting all your favourite teen angst song lyrics there was another way. In the eighties I had a set of pretty, pastel fibre tip pens and I had reams...
A beach weekend in Winter 2014/2015
We often go to the beach for a weekend to fit around football. During the footie, Rich goes to the game while the girls and I have fun. We drove down to Christchurch on Friday night and woke up e...
Reality check. The steamy mirror edition. in Winter 2014/2015
WHERE: in the bath… Where else? WEARING: I just realised that I have my watch on! Whoops! That has been jettisoned. FITNESS UPDATE: I’m not cycling much at the moment, only when the temps are ab...
Birthdays. in Winter 2014/2015
It is my darling husband’s birthday today and it’s been a tough day. He’s been looking for promotion at work for a little while and the perfect opening came up last week. He put his application i...
On a positive note... in Winter 2014/2015
I have a iPad for the weekend… My school is very much in love with anything Apple, I have learned a bit of the Mac and have now brought home an iPad so I can learn that! Suddenly my phone screen...
2014 in Winter 2014/2015
What did you do in 2014 that you have never done before? Stuffed dates with chorizo, wrapped it in bacon and fried it… It was an amazing flavour! Ummm, worked in a school for money. I worked in s...
New Year Eve. in Winter 2014/2015
My boobs really hurt, my back aches and I’m ready to party! Think I must be ovulating, it often gives me sore boobs! Tapas is prepped and ready to go. Lots to talk about, I had four days without ...
Henna 101 in Winter 2014/2015
Henna, the instructions… Easy peasy :-) Mmmmmmmm chocolate fondue! Oh no, it’s my hot henna, still on the pan of boiling water to stop it from cooling down too quickly. The hotter the henna, th...
I made it! in Nojomo 2014
I’ve finished work for Christmas :-) one full term. Achieved! My teacher gave me a Christmas gift and said “thank you for settling in, working hard and becoming a party of the team.” That made m...
How the op went. in Nojomo 2014
How is Lila, thanks for those who asked and thank you, especially, to Bibotea who chatted to me throughout the day via text, keeping me sane when I felt as though I would lose my mind. She was so...
Hugging Lila. in Nojomo 2014
I didn’t want to put Lila to bed tonight, I just wanted to hold her and stare at her eyes. It’s funny but I’ve been able to see her squint since she was teeny, I used to see it when she was breas...
Loving the busy. in Nojomo 2014
We have the tree up and decorated! Love it :-) one of my friends in Jacksonville, her mom had so many decorations that it took a whole day to put them up, and another to take them down again. Per...
Christmas is on its way!! in Nojomo 2014
A sixty mile round trip to pick up the bike that we’ve bought for Lila (from eBay), a quick lunch and then buying the Christmas tree from Lotmead farm. Stopping on the way when the car oil light ...
Currently in Nojomo 2014
Where am I: sitting curled up on a green sofa in a large room. In the background is the impatient ringing of a phone that won’t give up. There are brightly coloured climbing holds on all the wall...
Currently. in Nojomo 2014
Where am I: sitting curled up on a green sofa in a large room. In the background is the impatient ringing of a phone that won’t give up. There are brightly coloured climbing holds on all the wall...
