Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Effects of My Depression

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

This morning I woke up in a funk.  Essentially this means that I was fed up for no reason, couldn’t be bothered, couldn’t focus, and just wanted to roll over and go back to sleep.  On a normal day I … Continue reading →

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52 Weeks of Baking – Week 4

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Here’s the layers challenge. A double chocolate cheesecake. White chocolate on the bottom, and milk chocolate on top. Decorated with buttons. It’s very very tasty.

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The Yarn Challenge

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

So as you know, every year for the past few years I’ve been doing a big yearly challenge.  I did a year of mini challenges every week, I did a year where I tried a new thing every week, I … Continue reading →

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The Two People in My Head

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Sometimes it’s like I have two people in my head (at least).  There’s the sensible part of me, and then the depressive part of me.  This evening the sensible part kind of won out.  I was in the car with … Continue reading →

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Loving My Job

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Two of my best friends own a company called Lightwood Consultancy.  One of the things they do is make fantastic games for iPads, iPhones, iPods, an Android device or two, and Windows 8.  You can find out all about those … Continue reading →

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52 Weeks of Baking

Posted on January 20, 2013 by

So last week my friend finally managed to get me on to Reddit.  I’ve been avoiding it for a while because I (correctly) assumed that it would be another great big timesuck.  It’s a wonderful timesuck though.  One of the … Continue reading →

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Lexie

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

I haven’t had the greatest week. About an hour after falling asleep on Monday night my neighbour started hammering on the front door. She’d found one of my cats at the end of her garden and it seemed distressed. So … Continue reading →

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One of Those Cheesy Quiz Memes

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

What is your nickname:   I don’t really have one at the moment although I’ve been Collie, Kit and Cleo at various points.  I’m Eggface to one sister and Collywobbles to the other. Eye colour:    Blue Height:   5 foot 11 and … Continue reading →

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Good News about Wilson

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

I don’t know if any of you actually pay attention to what I write, especially to what I write about writing, but I have some good news.  A couple of days I wrote about the trouble I had with my … Continue reading →

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Discworldathon

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Those of you who read regularly will see that I’ve finished two of the three challenges I had last year – Project 200, and the list of 2012 Fantabulous Things.  You might also have noticed that I didn’t write a … Continue reading →

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