I Get What I Want…

I Get What I Want…

I Get What I Want! I wish this was some declaration of how life always turns out the way I had planned. No such luck unfortunately.  There are lots of things I want...some material, some emotional and some more altruistic and I fall woefully short most of the time in all three categories. Does that [...]

The Sun is Out…Must be Pimms O’Clock

The Sun is Out…Must be Pimms O’Clock

It's been a fun weekend so far and the great news is there is an extra day of it! \o/ It's Memorial Day weekend in the states and in the UK it's the Spring Bank Holiday. The weather was gorgeous yesterday but today is a little more overcast where I am. But the great news [...]

Ain’t Nothing Going on But the ‘Rents

Ain’t Nothing Going on But the ‘Rents

I have the parental units visiting this weekend. Oh the joy! No, really...it is a joy to see them. As I've written before my stepmother has Alzheimers and my father hasn't always dealt with it well. He's always been a man on a short fuse with a bark terrifying more scary than his bite and [...]

If You Were Born Without Wings, Do Nothing to Prevent Them Growing

If You Were Born Without Wings, Do Nothing to Prevent Them Growing

The title of this post is a quote from Coco Chanel. It's not always easy to avoid the things in life that clip your wings a little but how you deal with those situations and/or people will determine how quickly your wings recover and you feel ready to take flight again. Those scars and dents [...]