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If you’re not remotely interested in crochet or home crafting or whatever, I’d strongly advise skipping this one. I’m just responding to a request a while back for photographs of crochet and Milo...

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I really should take my own advice and steer clear of hairdressers until I die. The lockdown/pandemic situation just meant my hair grew really long - which was great, because the LAST haircut I h...

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I have SO much catching up to do, but frankly at the moment I’m just not in the mood for it, most of it will just sound like one long angry rant-fest, and I’m trying to stay chilled and so on, an...

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Well, it’s started. And OMG. I knew it was all going to be stripped out etc, but I don’t think I was prepared at all for how it would look once it was. We’re knocking the kitchen into an office t...

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Holy crap. I forgot to add in the huge bloody IKEA drama didn’t I? I’ve been too focused on Milo (see previous entry). We had the most ridiculous evening last night. When Justine was over lookin...

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I said I would post some indoor pictures of the house. Our builder came to see us yesterday to say his hand will be suitably healed by the 27th of Jan, and he can start work then. He’s going to b...

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I don’t really have a lot to add in, but haven’t written in a while, so thought a catch up fill-in may be needed. Christmas in Portugal was peaceful. Just the two of us, and the challenge of cook...

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One of the things I never want to be accused of is sugar-coating anything, or presenting a ‘fake’ life on social media. So, this is a balancing post. Yes, we have pursued our ‘dream’ and so forth...

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I took this last night. I’ve followed instructions on how to do this. Here goes… Yay! Silent Echo/Quiet Storm gave me the help with this. Total doddle. Beware, there will be an avalanche of pic...

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I had resigned myself to the possibility of not actually going to live in Portugal. My house didn’t get a single viewing, so I took it off the market and redecorated my bedroom (it’s PURPLE and g...

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The massive clear out of my house is progressing (honestly, I can’t believe the amount of crap that has been stored in every nook and cranny of the place, and after several trips to the tip, and ...

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After 10 years of hideous commutes, and fraternising with all kinds of celebrities, I finally left my wonderful job at ITV on Valentines’ day. The job wasn’t 100% wonderful, sadly. I had new col...

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Ever since I resigned, the desperation to get away from the job I used to absolutely love has become more and more urgent. On a daily basis, the sense of panic and the need to just RUN has grown...

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I realise that once again, I haven’t written an entry in a while. I need to write one about my holiday (not massively important, but some things occurred that have given me a lot of pause for th...

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Today, America is electing its President. I’m not American. I’ve never even BEEN to America. So I have a bloody cheek even writing this entry. I don’t understand American politics much, even. ...

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Well, since the last entry, things escalated, and dad eventually decided he wanted to go into a home. Unfortunately, the one chosen wasn’t a home I had seen. It was one my cousin took him to, w...

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I have more to write - lots more. But for now, this: https://hastingslive.wordpress.com/2015/11/19/the-hana-christine-band-monday-night-at-the-hastings-arms/

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So much to say, so little time, so much to fill in. One of my friends from open diary left me a message saying it’s been too long. Quite right. I need to do a big long brain dump. But not today....

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The court paperwork arrived yesterday. I was shocked by how it affected me. You’d think, considering what I went through last year, and the fact that I’m now estranged from both my children, th...

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There have undoubtedly been ups and downs in this estrangement from the kids scenario. There have been doubts and concerns in my head with regard to it all - I wouldn’t be human if I didn’t doub...

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Well, I have really struggled over the past 3 weeks with this stand-off with my kids, but have absolutely refused to back down or budge on it. My daughter hasn’t reacted one way or the other, wh...

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I have had the most amazing weekend with Paul. He’s solid as a rock, totally with me about all this nonsense with my kids, and just completely calm about everything. He manages to support me wi...

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It’s been a truly awful week. It started out nicely enough. I went, as usual, to Hana’s flat on Monday night for our regular film night. The film night started roughly when my marriage ended, a...

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This entry is probably going to be a mish-mash of the crap in my head, and it might cause confusion, in which case, I apologise, but I’ve reached the conclusion that the best way to deal with all...

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Shit, this is awful. I can only talk about it here, I can’t speak to anyone that I know because it’s so shameful and I feel really bad about it, but I can’t help myself, and I think I’m going to...

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