At the risk of coming across all grumpy grandma, do you realise how many things are obsolete now? In the fast paced, ever-changing modern world, technology is outdated before you have even got it home and unpacked from the box. Things which were once considered staples of ordinary life are now museum pieces. Let's consider some of the … [Read more...]
Reverse Bucket List
I've worked on my bucket list, looked forward, imagined the possible, set the goals. However, it's easy to get caught up in the future and fail to recognise the past. The many achievements you have managed to accumulate in your time on this planet should be recognised. So today, I'm taking a moment to create a reverse bucket list. A tribute to … [Read more...]
Recapturing The Magic?
All right folks, need you to help me decide if this is a good thing or bad? In my younger years Grease was my favourite movie and Olivia Newton John and John Travolta rocked the shows finale with You're The One I Want - which went on to be one of the best-selling singles of all time. Now, it's almost 35 years later and the duo have reunited … [Read more...]
Self Development in the Middle of Chaos
Here at Shambles Manor the eldest is in the middle of exams, the youngest is having sex education talks at school. I'm alternating between the history of astronomy and why do ovaries look like strawberries? Please God don't let me get this mixed up and give the wrong information to the wrong kid. How could I possibly be lecturing about the … [Read more...]
Royal Baby On The Way
Oh Kate. Congratulations and all that stuff. But oh Kate. The world's media is all aflutter today with the news the Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant. Unlike the previous speculative articles this time it is for real because the woman is currently in hospital attached to a drip, believed to be suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum. That's acute … [Read more...]
45 Years – This Is What’s Been Happening.
Cars without seatbelts. One last man hanged. Postcodes introduced. Aboriginal people got the vote (for real). A Prime Minister drowned. A peacemaker was murdered. The Beatles crooned. A heart transplanted. Man walked on the moon. A test-tube baby was born. A sheep cloned. They sang at Woodford. While Watergate signalled a … [Read more...]
Meditation Is Supposed To Be Calming Right?
I've started my personal self-development challenge. The one where I attempt to improve my life within the bounds of my responsibilities and limited (ok non-existent) budget. I've heard people say meditation is a life-changing activity. To be fair those people are mostly highly paid actors with nannies on hand to distract the children and … [Read more...]
The Catch Up
It's not that I have a tendency to "fail" I just sometimes take on a few too many challenges and then have to play catch-up at various points along the way to actually complete the task! So here is my latest photo-a-day pictures. 1. Something I Do Every Day - I made a list, God it was dull. I know you are supposed to celebrate the … [Read more...]
Reflection
It's the birthday month so, as with last year, I am in a spiral of anxiety about my life passing me by and things left undone. Next week I'll give you the final update on how Project 44 panned out. As I reflect on what I attempted, and what I achieved (or didn't) I've been thinking A LOT about how to combine the responsibilities of the real … [Read more...]
Favourite Things
On a list of my top ten favourite things books would have to come out number one. I've been a big reader since ... well forever. Books are an escape. A doorway into another world. What else would make my top ten favourite things list? Well if we discount people ('cause you know some days ...) and just limit it to things, then here's what … [Read more...]
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