Gifts
I started this post before Christmas and didn’t finish it. So, because I don’t want it to hang around for another year and because I want to participate in the Kink of the Week on…
Optimism of good things to come
Christmas (or other holiday times) can be difficult. Real life isn’t always about happy family gatherings. It can be about loneliness, sadness and drama. Over the past 10 or so years I’ve experienced all 3.…
Christmas cake
This year, for the first time in I don’t know how long I have made a Christmas cake. I know this isn’t the most healthy thing to eat but I hardly eat cake and since…
Planning – 1st December
Day one of my Advent Calendar of posts is about planning. Christmas is one of those times of year that needs planning. It’s not that my Christmas is particularly complicated, but plan I do. First…
Christmas progress
Well, I’ve not been the best at writing regularly. But with the New Year only two days away what better time to right that wrong? The trip to Amsterdam didn’t actually destabilise my weight and…
An advent diary
Opening my eyes in the dim early morning light, I reach for my phone. Several messages await, but my focus is on the time and date. 08.00, December 25th. I’m alone in the bed and…
Festivities
This week of the year is always a busy one. Last minute shopping, Christmas present wrapping, cooking for and entertaining family to mention just a few things. This year has been a little different and…