Cooler

Hi, Cooler in mindset, weather, and outlook, that is. I’ll let you decide on the outfit – although I did feel rather pretty in it 🙂 It’s been a busy week. Not one to complain about, indeed the opposite. Things done, IT stuff achieved, and all things moving in the right direction. I guess with using the old noggin a fair bit, you can get that mental tiredness. That and Monday was a long day due to travel. I think that threw me a little. In terms of home stuff, Child 2.0 has completed their last two exams, so that’s all of their A Levels completed and they are officially no longer in school. It feels very much like a […]

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Wax and wane

Hi, Let’s start with the good stuff and see where we go eh? 🙂 Focus on the good, not the perfect That probably would’ve made a better title for the whole post, but hey ho, here we are! 😉 I was out with the doggos the other day, and while they were enjoying their umpteenth sniffing stop of Guess the Wildlife*, I paused to enjoy the warmth of the sun, birdsong in the trees, and the beauty of nature. The bluebells and crocuses are out (and fabulous! 😁); there’s a few late snowdrops, and I think I spotted some cowslips or primroses on my travels too. All very much a feast for the eyes given the blaze of colour away […]

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Inspired

Hi, Ah the warmth of the turning to spring, a day off, and a proverbial pocketful of, uhh, positives. What’s not to like? 🙂 Lights in dark woods I could’ve said ‘literary inspo’, but I are an Old, and not down with ‘da kidz’. Do you still put ‘yo’ on the end of that to maintain your props or cred? Sorry, I mean ‘rizz’. 🙃 Okay, enough with the unhip dadness vibes. I’m GenX, so I don’t give a ***k 😁 [ breath…. and focus ] I do not read as much as I used to. Like most of my hobbies, they lean towards the geeky and nerdtastic, because that’s exactly the sort of things I like. Left of the […]

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Colour me happy

Hi, Ah, hello Long Weekend! Well, for we part-timing part-timers, every weekend is a long one. It may sting in the wallet, but it feels good in the soul 🙏 Ah, there’s a nice dose of Posiblogging! 🥰 Today’s post will be very much What Happened At Chams. I mean, we could talk about a lying liar who lies, and why a certain result didn’t matter to them. But who wants to hear about liars? Well, except when they’re caught out 😉 Let’s move on! Cue big queues I was a little later setting off that usual on Thursday night. Not by any great amount, but – like the school run and the rush hour – the wrong fifteen minutes […]

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Good luck getting a pace on

Hi, How are you, dear reader? Hopefully okay. I was going to comment about the the most foul stench that blew in to the country this week, but I dare say, you’re probably as tired of the weather reports as I am. Shall we just move on to nice news? 🙂 Jobs, yo Still working on the job applications at the mo, although Wee Man – the cheeky wee chap – has started to hassle me. This is because he’s landed himself a job, and now feels he can hassle his old man about it! 😁 Well, you’ve got to take the opportunity when you can eh? This is his first gig, and I’m really proud of him for stepping […]

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You may go about your business

Hi, This will be my second week of time off, and I dare say, that I’m beginning to get used to this 🙂 Mind you, my younger sister, rest her soul, had a cheeky sign stating Born to shop. Forced to work which I can agree with. I’m also mindful of some advice a former colleague got on their retirement: You’ll never be busier! [ Note to self: make sure you didn’t type bustier – that’s a different change in life and probably wishful thinking on my part 😁] Hyperfocus With the busy thing in mind, there’s still the routine of dog walks and applying for jobs in the morning. I have, however, given the kitchen a damned good clean […]

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