Things have been pretty hectic lately as Ian and I prepare to get our house up for sale. With me being self-employed I’m more flexible on my hours, so my days have been spent filling, sanding, emulsioning and painting. I really don’t mind though as I quite like decorating and it means that my City and Guilds in interior design, hasn’t gone completely to waste! Last Sunday, we had a whole day planned that revolved around ‘operation house’, but as…
It was like a well-oiled conveyor belt. One after the other people were fearlessly jumping into the unknown and gracefully swan diving towards the river below. That was until I stepped up – then the conveyor belt quickly ground to a halt. I looked down and colourfully voiced my concerns about how high up I was. To say I was scared would be an understatement. A bungy jump had been on my list for as long as I can remember.…
There are many perks to being self-employed, although some might say there are nearly as many downsides. One of my favourite things is giving myself a day off during the week; which is exactly what I did on Monday. I grabbed my best mate and we headed out to Trentham Gardens for the day. The thing I love about…
Within seconds he was gone and I swear my heart skipped a beat. As he exited the plane I was left with a picture his face – drained of colour and smiling nervously. I remained calm, but all I could think was that my husband had just jumped out of a plane. Being the drama queen that I am, a flash of fear washed over me as I realised that might be the last time I would ever see him.…
There’s nothing I like more than grabbing my camera, heading outdoors and getting lost in my own little world. Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen as much as I’d like it to. Being self-employed and working from home a lot of the time, it can get pretty lonely. And even though I know it would do me the world of good to get out and about – I feel guilty if I take time out during the week.…
I struggle with concentration, and if I have more than one thing to do at a time, I begin to feel overwhelmed. I become consumed by that sinking feeling, much like trying to tread water and unfortunately I get nowhere fast. Much as I would like to think I can multi-task, I can’t. The closest I actually get to multi-tasking is putting the washing machine on while I go off and do something else and that’s as far as it…
My dad is like a walking sat nav, except for the fact that whenever I ask him where a place is, he really does know where it is. Before retiring he worked in sales and spent 35 years travelling the length and breadth of the country; it’s no wonder he can tell me how to get somewhere just by using landmarks. Earlier in the year when Ian and I were looking for somewhere to go I called my dad for…
As I sit here pondering over events from the last month, I realise just how much my life has changed in the past 5 years. In 2009 Ian and I took a month out to reconnect and basically just be. We hadn’t planned it in that sense, it just kind of…..happened. We’d been saving up for ages without any real thought as to what we were saving up for, then one day as I was checking my emails I noticed…
