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One frosty morning last week I tentatively tiptoed up the icy path to a half-open front door. I gently tapped the wood with my knuckle and then turned the handle with my glove-covered hand. I called out the very first, “Hello?” and the house replied with a sun-filled silence. Empty; just the bare walls fluttering with […]

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Hello, I’m Socially Awkward

Okay, here’s the thing.  I need a haircut.  Big time.  I mean, it’s not down to my ankles or anything, and I only resemble Garth from Wayne’s World for like the first twenty minutes after I roll out of bed (…okay, okay, the first hour… at least…), but I’ve got more splits going on than a […]

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How to Suckerpunch the Seasonal Blues

I’ve always hated January. ‘Tis the season for suicides, self-help books and all round scrimpage after the festive blow-out. Boring. Even when I was a kid, the day the Christmas decorations came down and went back up the attic was downright distressing. The house was stripped bare – of both the tinsel, the food and […]

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Spend less, live more

  On our last day in London I felt the urge to take the waters. And by that I don’t mean a New Year’s dip in the Thames or a dose of detoxifying tea, I mean a trip to Bluewater.

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I can’t stay mad at you, London!

  Last Sunday we packed a suitcase, hopped in the car and crossed the bridge; our first trip back to the bright lights of London since we left it behind six weeks ago. We spent the last few days of 2015 catching up with family and friends in our old home 🙂