If I’ve learned one thing it’s this: Don’t trust a lid. It will only let you down. Never put your dignity in the hands of a little lid. Or a big one. Don’t let a disc of plastic be all that stands between you and discovering how much soup looks like vomit when it covers […]
Financial Relief with a Reverse Mortgage
There are a lot of reasons to look forward to retiring. Retirement offers more free time to explore your hobbies or spend time with family and friends, for instance. You can enjoy your retirement much more when you are financially stable enough to purchase necessities, as well as any other items you want. However, […]
Hot air, cold air and cycling
Maybe it’s been going on for years and I just didn’t know. But there’s a thing called a Balloon glow that happens after dark when a lot of hot air balloonists (is that the right word?) get together in a field. It’s dark so they can’t fly anywhere, instead, they full up their huge bags […]
Life insurance for families
If you have children, you don’t need me to tell you that life can get really quite chaotic. That to-do list is never-ending, your house is rarely ever guest-worthy and you’re stealing moments of sleep between changing nappies. Sound familiar? Despite all of this, there is a part of parenthood that often gets overlooked but […]
Things I learned from a holiday in Turkey
This time last week I was preparing my expedition up laundry mountain after our holiday in Turkey. We had a fabulously lazy time at our all-inclusive resort near Side. Here’s what I learned: Towel art is imaginative This one is certainly an elephant… We were less certain of this one though. McDonald’s is an interesting […]
How to keep the holiday vibe going when you get home
You know the feeling – spirits that hit the floor as soon as you get your suitcase over the threshold after a wonderful holiday. We’re just back from two weeks of all-inclusive indulgence and so the sight of the untidy and cluttered house we returned to has been slightly depressing. I think I’d love […]
On giving up sarcasm…
Yes, really. On the back of quitting telly to do something less boring, I’ve had a further assessment of things I don’t need in my life. Guess what? It’s not scented candles or social media. Nope, it’s sarcasm. And sarcasm, while occasionally very funny, is for the most part sharp and pokey, even when the […]
Small screen drama – giving up TV
I don’t watch telly any longer. Not even Killing Eve, or Stranger Things or especially not Love Island. Let me explain. Time poor as I am, I turned to thinking about the things I use my precious minutes on. Obviously, there’s a chunk of time on teeth cleaning, showering, listening to the Archers and other […]