walk the dog

As part of my downshifting for this week I am walking the dog. My labrador, Alfie, has plenty of exercise now he’s over a year old, but these walks are part of his on going training too. The walks will continue and not just for this week. John takes Alfie for long walks and [...]

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InterNational Downshifting Week -19th -25th April

Today, is the first day of InterNational Downshifting Week.
The general idea is to take a look at our lives and see where we can make some changes. To slow down the pace of life, take stock and think a little about the impact on our lives, others and the environment. To stop, and [...]

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grown-up worlds

I’ve gone back to my childhood reading books as I tend do now and then. Famous Five, Secret Seven, Mallory Towers, St Clares and many others in these series of Enid Blyton books. I remember reading Peter and Jane books at school.
 

Also, most people of my age (in the UK) will remember the [...]

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paper snowflake

In the past year I’ve discovered that I can actually knit, sew and bake like I never thought I could.
As a small girl, I was prolific in my creativity to write, role-play, knit and sew. Like many others, doubts eventually set in for fear of whatever I created wouldn’t be perfect.
An old school friend sent [...]

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gratitude tinged with some sadness

I am loving:
time on my allotment to make progress, to plant, to do, to make good from recycled materials, to mix with other lottie owners, some of whom have taken me under their wing.
my boys who are healthy, bright and loving
my hubs, who will do anything that I ask of him.
my large extended family – [...]

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ode to the flylady system

Yes, it flylady works for me but only if I do everything in short spurts. I joined a long time ago and have stumbled, stopped short and forgotten about it. Or so I thought. I didn’t realise just how ingrained that the system has become.
I haven’t been around for a while due to my ADHD [...]

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ah, be still

That’s what I wanted to say to everyone around me today.  The builders turned up ridiculously early and that started off the day in fast pace – all day. Just now, in this moment, is the first time since 7 a:m that I’ve stopped running on full steam.
However, today I had to do something very important and close [...]

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sitting on the fence

As I type this on the laptop ( I am working really!), plugged into my Ipod and listening to Wayne Dyer, I can see the goings on in my house. Dad being me, just for an hour. It was takeaway for tea tonight but still, the dishwasher was overloaded by the day’s scrabble of various meals to feed busy boys, [...]

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simple but true

Being at home for most of this week as got me thinking about the way our family lives. This house is a busy one. Children (not always mine!), pets needing attention, the telephone ringing at least ten times a day and the TV on in the background chattering away to itself. Homes should be lively [...]

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it’s all good

Oh yes, it’s all been good. I’ve been on a little blogging hiatus for a short while as I’m putting in the background work on a couple of exciting projects, which will come to fruition in a couple of weeks time It’s all so very good indeed. I will no longer be a domestica, [...]

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