Good luck to all those running the Edinburgh Marathon today
Today it’s the Edinburgh marathon. I wish them all luck. It was 9 years ago that I embarked on my first and it seems last marathon experience. I remember it vividly. The training was harsh in the...
View ArticleI think I need a new look
My colleague came into work yesterday in a gorgeous electric blue shift dress and I thought she looked amazing. I have been thinking for a while that I need a new look for work. I have lost weight and...
View ArticleDandelions, dandelions, everywhere
As a child I used to seek out the gorgeous globe like heads of dandelions and blow them hard into the air. Closing my eyes and making a wish. Most of which probably never came true apart from the ones...
View ArticleNew Pregnancy advice – My take on it!
I watched the news yesterday about the new pregnancy advice that has come out and I am intrigued by the way it has been reported. Science is not an easy thing to explain and to come out with such a...
View ArticleWho do you think you are?
I was watching Who do you think you are? With Minnie Driver last night and It made me feel quite sad & today very reflective. I too was born to people having an affair, my half brother &...
View ArticleGetting rid of the breakfast bar!
The thing that sold the new house to me was the space in our kitchen and dining area. It really is perfect. It is a large open space with lots of area for a tv, table and enough work surfaces for us...
View ArticleWhen does a P stop become a 6,000 P strop
I have young boys and often, no matter how many times they have been to the loo before you leave on a trip, they always should ‘Mummy, I need a WEE WEE!’ so here the dilemma starts. Do you pull over...
View ArticleThe Power of brand advertising
This week at work we had a really interesting meeting about brands that people admire and think fit with what we were trying to do. It’s a really interesting exercise. While we went round the room,...
View ArticleOur Kitchen Project
When we bought our new house we had a checklist: must have a decent hall where you can get shoes and jackets off and have circulation space must have a garden Need for four bedrooms as wanted the boys...
View ArticleBe an energy shopper
Next to my mortgage and my council tax, my monthly energy bill is next in terms of amount it costs me. I used to stay with the same provider thinking that they would do me a good deal, but now I shop...
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