I’ve just spent a very pleasant hour or so balancing our finances in a programme called YNAB. If you don’t know what it is, Google it. I’m not sure how useful it is yet, but it’s pretty coloured and congratulates me when I get the numbers to match up. Shame I can’t get the rest […]
When I lived in a shared house, years ago, we only had a shower. The bath had been disconnected and was full of plants. I used to long for the chance to have a bath. Now I live in a house with a bath, I wish we had a shower. Between those houses I lived […]
Eek!
They’ve been working on the corridor where I work for months – at least 6, maybe longer. They bashed a hole in the wall and took out a door or two. Apparently they joined a couple of rooms together. Whatever. It was noisy and dusty and I hope they’re nearly finished. Today, they painted over […]
– or the risks of being too tidy – I love DB’s mum. Apart from generally being an awesome lady, she’s DB’s mother, and responsible for 50% of his genes. She’s one of the only people I know, who can cook and serve 10 people dinner without the kitchen looking any different to before she […]
When I think of November weather, my first thought is “grey” followed by cold, fog, drizzle, wind and rain. Today is the 2nd of November. It was 17 degrees (C ). The sky was blue and practically cloud free. DB and I went out in the boat. There aren’t many more enjoyable ways to spend […]
Hello strangers, long time no speak – where have you you been?! This post is dedicated to Anon from random life (and anyone else who might have been wondering about me). ******* Hey! Yeah, it’s been ages.. 🙁 I think I’m pretty much back* now though. I didn’t exactly go anywhere, but I wasn’t really […]
I found a swede in my local supermarket last week. That is a big deal here in Berlin where people generally don’t eat them. Anyway, I didn’t eat it last week because I wasn’t home in time to peel, chop, boil and mash it before my DB died of starvation. Yesterday was my chance. I […]
Me: “If the bus is scheduled to leave at 12:57 then it ought to leave at 12:57, NOT at 12:55..” K: “We should have left 2 minutes earlier, then we’d’ve caught it.” Me: “No, we were there at 12:56, that’s early. The bus should leave when it’s supposed to!” K: “But you can’t rely on […]
“ Greater love hath no man than this, that a man getteth out of bed at 3am and refilleth the hot water bottle for his girlfriend “ – Slightly adjusted from John 15:13 King James Version (KJV) 😉
..or train, depending on preference. I am back on the train to work after nearly two weeks sick leave. I’m not sure how much better I am than before, but anyway. Here I am. Not much has changed. Getting up early is still awful. The train is marginally less full – I have a seat […]
DB put his* latest bank statement down, looked at me with his big puppy-dog eyes, sighed and said: I still love you, you know, even if I am broke .. Well that’s a relief.. 🙂 [Edit: *as opposed to ‘our’ or ‘my’. This is brokeness I’m not responsible for…]
You know, the sort that people arrange on their beds in pictures of fancy bedrooms. Can somebody tell me what they’re for? Please. And what they do with them when they want to sleep.
I went back to the doctor (a week after being prescribed iron tablets) because I had no energy – less than before – severe constipation and was falling asleep at work. A quick urine test later and I was written off work for a week, prescribed antibiotics and told to see a kidney specialist for […]
I don’t eat a lot of salt. Approximately 15 years ago, my dad was diagnosed with high blood pressure and told he should cut down his salt intake. My family had always made a point of cooking one meal and eating it together, so it was something like a group sentence: we no longer used […]