Category Archives: The Blog

I got a Fitbit for Christmas 2017. (I wish to take this moment to remind people to never buy someone a Fitbit or any other kind of fitness device without them asking for one.) I decided to set myself the challenge of not going below 10000 steps on any day for the year. I decided […]

I have had this blog space for a long time now. When I first set it up I had big plans for it. I also had big plans for me. Funny story, without keeping a record through this blog, I’ve done a lot of what I set out to do over the last 5ish years. […]

…but it should be!      Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about what it is to be an adult. I’m 32 years old and I don’t really feel like an adult yet. I thought that maybe it was because I wasn’t married, or because I don’t have children. Like any good kid I’ve asked my […]

I have had it in my head for years that I am a pretty rubbish cook. I have a degree in chemistry and that lends itself more to baking. I can bake. Precise measurements, temperatures and following recipes to the letter. I can do that. But the kind of cooking where you start with ingredients […]

Hiya again! Just a quick one today, I have some knitting to get back to before bed, and a cup of tea with my name on it. Yesterday knit the heels on my current sock project. I did something that I’ve never done in all my knitting career before. I inserted a lifeline at the […]

I didn’t manage to update this blog yesterday. When I got home from work I was good for nothing other than watching some tv, making my first batch of frugal homemade yogurt and continuing to not be able to get to sleep when I need to. Work left me exhausted. Thankfully I have some good […]

Well, yesterday’s plan of an earlier night and early morning failed spectacularly. I was still awake at 3.30am and didn’t get out of bed till midday. Tomorrow morning is going to be a struggle. I’m glad I’m going back to work tomorrow, holidays are good but I’m ready to get stuck back in now. I […]

Today started the slow powering up again into this year.  I’ve found myself slipping towards nocturnal during this holiday. I think that has been made worse because of the amount of sleeping I did while I wasn’t well last week. Basically what is happening is I am finding myself with the most energy from 9pm […]

Hello again everyone! It’s been a mixed day. Another day of not getting anything done. I really can’t have another day like this tomorrow. It has been so wet here that there have been talks of gathering all the animals in pairs… you know, just in case. The crazy weather meant cancelling plans I’d had […]

Hello again! Today I relaxed. No really, I relaxed. I thought I was relaxed before but it turns out I’m not actually all that good at it. I have to force myself to relax which I am sure defeats the purpose. I have been pushing really hard towards the end of the year to finish […]