Category Archives: Lifestyle

Outfit of the day 02/08/18

Well, it should really be Yesterday’s Outfit of the Day! The temperature is rising here again and this has affected me quite badly today. I have had to lie in bed in my undies with multiple fans on, drinking water … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 01/08/18

So we have now reached August! This year is moving fast and I am really enjoying my reading, having finished around 65 books so far. This week I have completed two, in fact I finished the second one just a … Continue reading

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Update 30/07/18

I am not writing any “Outfit of the day” posts at the moment because I am trying to cope with the UK heatwave by wearing very little. I don’t think that readers would really appreciate photos of me in a … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 25/07/18

I have finished two books this week and am really pleased that I now have a pile of eight books borrowed from the Library. I somehow feel very secure when I can see a lovely selection of print and ebooks … Continue reading

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Diet and exercise plan #01: 20/07/18

This is a new venture for me starting today. Having felt really down for a few days, since my weigh-in last week when I found out that I am now 12.5 stones, I am trying to pick myself up and … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 18/07/18

I have really enjoyed reading very varied books this week. Well, when I say enjoyed, I actually gave up on one of them – very unusual for me, but liberating! My first book was The Power by Naomi Alderman. I … Continue reading

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Update 17/07/18

I am finding it very hard to write this week, although I will upload the usual Reading Roundup post tomorrow, if possible. After Friday’s horrible coughing attack, I had several slightly less awful ones over the weekend and yesterday. Also … Continue reading

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Update 13/07/18: Coughing attack

PLEASE DON’T READ IF THIS MIGHT TRIGGER YOU IN ANY WAY! At about 11.00 this morning I thought I was going to die. I was curled up at the bottom of the stairs fighting for each breath and struggling to … Continue reading

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Update 12/07/18: Hermès scarves Autumn/Winter 2018

I am not supposed to be buying any more Hermès scarves as I have been put on a ban! Despite that, I have been following the relevant thread on The Purse Forum – Hermès Fall/Winter 18 scarves – and thinking … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 11/07/18

I have finished two books this week and am part way through another two. This isn’t my usual way of reading. Most of the time I complete one book before taking up the next. At the moment, however, with the … Continue reading

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