Seems to be I’m always getting spoiled way more than I deserve and Christmas is no exception to that. So I thought I’d use this post to express my gratitude for all the lovely things I recently recieved. Christmas gift-giving was a little split up this year. I swapped gifts with a few friends fairly… Continue reading Christmas pressies
There’s something about the phrase “new year’s resolution” that makes me nervous. It always feels like there’s a lot of pressure. Besides, I make “resolutions” at all times of year, and when I don’t name them as such they seem a lot easier to keep. I don’t like this attitude of looking at all the… Continue reading 2018 Goals/Resolutions
Every month I set myself the challeng of trying 5 new things. They can be big things like visiting a country for the first time, or small things like trying a new app or a new type of food. Even so, to find 5 every month can be a bit of a challenge sometimes, and… Continue reading Favourite new things I tried in 2017
Want to hear something terrifying? There are only 41 days left in 2017. I know, right? This time last year I couldn’t wait for the year to end, 2016 being what it was. I guess none of us expected 2017 to be worse but here we are. This year I’m a little more… Continue reading What I want to get out of the rest of 2017
July is already over? How? No! Bring it back! Ugh. Ok, it has been a busy month and it’s now time to look back and summarise what’s been going on. Here we go! Financial status: Ok, kind of iffy. Afterall, I did only work from the 17th of July this month. I’ve got enough savings to… Continue reading July roundup
I have peas! Also, spring onions and entirely too much parsley. I’m going to have to make parsley pesto and quite possibly try out a recipe I found for parsley gnocchi as well. But I’m particularly excited about the peas and have been eating them young, in the pod, mange tout-style in salads, in the hope… Continue reading Gardening update – July
Summer is well and truly here. In Falkirk, that means it still rains a lot, but it’s warmer now and we have occasional, unexpected, glorious days of blistering sunshine. The sunny days more than make up for the rainy ones. The plants are enjoying the situation as much as I am. This time last month… Continue reading Gardening update – June
Since I’m between jobs in a good way I have five weeks off (I posted about this earlier). The truth is, I don’t handle boredom well. I think with all the resources available to me and all the things I could be doing, I have no excuse to be bored. Since I’m not super well… Continue reading Five Weeks of Freedom – How I’m spending my time
I’m starting to think I might almost be good at this gardening lark, you know. I still have hundreds of very cheerful looking aubergine and celeriac plants, as well as a handful of peppers, cucumbers, spring onions and peas. Oh, and the herbs are doing well too. the only non-starters were the carrots, but maybe… Continue reading Gardening update – May
Spring has well and truly sprung and I’m starting to see progress with almost everything I’ve planted. I’m starting wonder if I might have got a little carried away, but I’m already thinking about next year. For example, while I considered things like raised beds, mini greenhouses and compost bins this year, I didn’t want… Continue reading Gardening update: April
In Becky's Head 