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Buying a New Home? 3 Important Features to Look Out For

January 12, 2021 By Ellen 1 Comment

Everybody has priorities, and this is evident especially during home purchasing. While some buyers consider location as the most important, others focus more on amenities inside the home. What’s yours? Whatever your choice is, some features should remain constant, which is the purpose of this piece. With the advent of the pandemic in 2020, the […]

This time last year…

December 3, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

This time last year my house looked like this. Today I find myself doing yoga on my warm concrete floor and, from a downward dog, considering the fluff under the new sofa. Did I marvel at the progress and ponder the nature of patience? Nope, I wondered whether or not a robot vacuum cleaner […]

The tooth, the (no longer) whole tooth…

September 13, 2020 By Ellen 2 Comments

There’s a sort of ‘finding’ feeling at the moment. Finding my way home, finding my way around, and finding myself again. All of which sounds a bit navel gazey, but suggests there might be a little more time in my life for gazing in general. Which is a good thing. Meanwhile… What’s that? Oh yes, […]

I’m grateful there was a mouse in my house

January 11, 2020 By Ellen 1 Comment

It was early and I was making coffee and thinking about gratitude. A bit like any other day, but with the gratitude. That’s a new thing to replace the usual round of improbable targets followed by self-criticism. I’m grateful there’s milk left I’m grateful there’s coffee left I’m grateful there’s food for lunch (and I […]