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Things To Make Me Smile (and a few things that annoy me)
Category: Life
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or BBC radio 7 – I love them! However the best time to listen to them is just before going to sleep. There is nothing more relaxing than hearing a voice talking in the background. Please note it’s hearing a voice not necessarily listening to it – that requires too much concentration and would only…
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Why oh Why can’t I just let a gadget be released without having to get it? I bought an iPad with it first came out and I have to admit that I absolutely love it! – I don’t have internet access in work so it’s handy to have hiding away in the handbag 🙂 So…
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I love my morning break! There are two decisions to be made – will I have 1 or 2 slices of toast? and what will I read? I know I could go up to the staff canteen but there are times with the noise levels are unbelievable and there are othertimes when you don’t have…
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Last night we were settle down after dinner – Country File was over and we were waiting for The X-Factor when the lights flickered. We thought it was a bulb about to go had a quick look around but couldn’t figure which one was it, when everything went dark. Well Grumble!! Luckily it was still…
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I’m sitting here waiting for the kettle to boil and outside it’s started to rain. I love the sound of rain – pitter patter pitter pitter patter pitter. Rain at night needs a quiet and dark room – just to sit there and listen – feeling safe. Rain in the day brings a choice of…
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For the last few days we’ve been in Paris, France and it has been glorious! Most of my annual leave for this year has been used for Doctor & Hospital visits so this holiday was very much overdue. Alas now it is over and I must return to work tomorrow so it’s an early (ish)…
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Packing lists are always very handy and always used so why don’t I have a permanent one? I think it’s because I love making lists. It’s the making, the sitting down and deciding that I enjoy – it all adds to the build up of anticipation. Will I bring this? Will I bring that? Do…
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We were at a BBQ this afternoon and it was lovely!! Great to see folk, eat some really lovely food – there was one particular salad there that was just yummy and I could have taken the whole dish 🙂 so it’s a light tea this evening – I was thinking boiled eggs and soldiers…
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On Thursday I went to weight watchers but didn’t stay for the meeting (yes naughty naughty!) Anyway instead of going straight home we dropped into the library. I hadn’t been there since it was all done up – actually I hadn’t been in there since I was 15 or so and therefore we are talking…
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I have been longing to get away and my city of choice is generally Paris. I love it – I don’t know what it is or why and there are soo many french expressions to say that but I’m a bit rubbish at french. ANYWAY – as I’m stuck here for now looking out at…