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The Librain
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Former professional school librarian, now retired through chronic illness. Trying to keep cheerful by reading, drinking lots of tea, blogging my new life, and my love of bling!
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Anne, Delighted to see you are back and smiling ! Congratulations on the sale of your home. Bittersweet isn't it.…
[…] D’Orphée and the purchase code is H894358S 03. I am currently in the process of updating the Scarf of…
Thank you for your comment. I have looked through my records and found that I bought the shawl from eBay…
I adore scarves, one can never have too many. I noticed you have Liberty Ianthe varuna wool scarf, pictured on…
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Tag Archives: illness
Update 22/03/19
I was looking forward to today. I had my appointment with the counsellor and then a pub lunch planned. But none of this has happened because I had one of the worst ever coughing attacks last night. I thought I … Continue reading
Update 05/02/19
Yesterday was tough for a number of reasons and I have had to spend today in bed trying to recover. Not only was I very ill, but Elder Son decided that it would be a good day to upset his … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyle
Tagged ASD, autism, chronic cough, cough, illness, The Expanse, TV
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Outfit of the day 04/02/19
I am trying to hold on to my sense of humour, although that is quite difficult at the moment. It feels as if my health is steadily beating me down; I have been very ill all weekend. But, life must … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged aqua, black, blue, humour, illness, Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury's Tu, silver, white
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Update 31/01/19
We have been quite busy today. This afternoon, Elder Son had an appointment at the local surgery for a vaccination booster. He is very nervous about needles and asked me to go with him to help keep him calm. Lovely … Continue reading
Update 25/10/18
Last night I had another bad asthma attack – that’s the third night in a row! So I have felt pretty poorly today as a result. I had planned to go for my flu vaccination this afternoon, but was far … Continue reading
Update 17/09/18
This will be a fairly short post. Saturday was Lovely Husband’s birthday and he received some pretty fab presents from me and our lads. He was able to spend the day watching lots of cricket on the TV (he is … Continue reading
Diet and exercise plan #08: 14/09/18
Every Friday I am hoping to be able to write out my exercise levels from the week before and perhaps any relevant comments about my diet. I will measure myself every four weeks and wait until my November hospital appointment … Continue reading
Posted in Diet and exercise plan, Health, Lifestyle
Tagged diet, exercise, healthy eating, illness, measurements, walking
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Outfit of the day 13/09/18 and a “fresh start”
This week has been very tough so far, for a number of reasons. On Saturday evening I came down with a bug of some kind, on top of my usual long list of conditions. I felt really ill all night … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Footwear, Handbags, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged ankle boots, autism, bangles, blue, boots, cobalt, De la Mer au Ciel, depression, Duo Boots, earrings, Halcyon Days, Hermès, illness, jeans, Klass, Lands' End, Massaccesi, navy, Selene, tops, white
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Update 10/09/18
I cannot write a full post today as I have been very ill over the weekend with something on top of my usual list of ailments. Normal service will be resumed tomorrow, I hope. Best wishes, 💙💚❤️💜💛
Diet and exercise plan #07: 31/08/18
Every Friday I am hoping to be able to write out my exercise levels from the week before and perhaps any relevant comments about my diet. I will measure myself every four weeks and wait until my November hospital appointment … Continue reading
Posted in Diet and exercise plan, Health, Lifestyle
Tagged diet, exercise, fitness, illness, motivation, walking, weight
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Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…