Babe In Toyland
40 something mother of 3. Tour guide in a whisky distillery. Outdoorsy type. Hello!
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214 montains to climb.... in Hello.
Sorry about the lack in updates. It’s rare I get on the computer these days. Ours is attached to the tv and there’s invariably someone on the XBox or watching something. And I’m not writing updat...
Hi. If you’re frineds with my sister on here, you’ll probably already know, but I’m going to be auntie! I’ve had to bite my tongue since she told us before Christmas, but she’s had the 12 week sc...
Sa ta na ma *edit in Hello.
Meditation class was really good actually! I was the only person there, but she explained it was the first one and she hadn’t really advertised it that well. It took me all my will power not to ...
On a lighter note. in Hello.
Tonight Eleanor wanted to go Trick or Treating. Or just go out in her costume…one or the other, I’m not sure. I was lucky in that Wilko’s had reduced all their Halloween stuff today, so I went in...
I'm rubbish. in Hello.
I’m aware I don’t update in here very much any more. I’m sorry. John and I finally managed to declutter and tidy the living room. Our lounge is pretty big and doubles up as a dining room. A coupl...
Back from holiday! in Hello.
Our holiday was wonderful. Perfect I’d say. We stayed in a holiday cottage in Northumbria and did something different every day. Sunday we drove to Newton and walked/played/napped on the beach t...
I’m on holiday! We are in Northumberland, staying in a holiday cottage on a campsite. It’s so lovely and peaceful. I’m currently sitting watching some sparrows eating bread while listening to gui...
On the road again. in Hello.
Rob has moved house. He’s moved to a remote village called Shap about 9 miles away from his work. His manager is coinciding his shifts with a driver as there are no buses. While I’m not entirely ...
Last Saturday me and 6 other lasses arranged to go to the city to watch a local band we all like, with their support. We are going to try and make it a regular thing as we all love live music and...
I’ll get the vegan stuff out the way first. It’s mainly for my benefit, so skip it if you like. I’ve been meat free for a week now and about 95% vegan. John has been very accommodating, which I ...
Accidental in Hello.
I never intended for yesterday to be a vegan day, but it turned out that way! Overnight oats, tofu stir fry, cheesy beans over potato waffles (so I CAN still eat crap!) As today is my day off, I ...
Drawing from the help of a lovely vegan group on Facebook, yesterday I had my very first vegan day, food wise. (My cleaning cupboard and dressing table are full of products I haven’t checked for...
Day by day in Hello.
Things are going well. Rob is working hard at his job, and is being paid to do training courses. Effectively, it’s an apprentice scheme, but on a proper wage. It seems he’s having a few run ins w...
I decided against the job in the end. I put a lot of thought into it and, while it would have been lovely driving to Buttermere every day, it wasn’t enough to sway me into taking a seasonal role ...
Positive noises. in Hello.
So the owner of the guest house got back in touch with me, saying he’d like to meet me. It sounded quite positive, I told him I was thinking of going to college to study hospitality management an...
I still hate driving. I passed my driving test 9 months ago now and I still get wound up if I need to drive anywhere. I’m fine driving around town and driving to the places I drove to on my drivi...
The first day of the rest of my life. *Edit in Hello.
I have allowed myself a couple of days of overindulgence. Today starts my weightloss/running programme. Although I might just make today a walk day because the sun is shining and I want to make t...
What did YOU do this weekend? in Hello.
Just briefly. Friday my sister should have been getting married. But she didn’t. She was amazing and brave and we spent the day treating ourselves to a lunch, massage and manicure at the hotel wh...
Rob has completely thrown himself headlong into his job. When he first started, he had a bit of a wibble and almost packed it in. But he stuck at it and has been working HARD. Staying beyond his ...
Rob is still getting better. He has stopped working in the hotel round the corner, as the owner has closed the restaurant until the tourist season starts. She has a good reason to, but I don’t re...
I want him home now. in Hello.
It was beginning to look so positive. He’s had his line out earlier than planned. For the first time since I came home I felt positive. I’ve scrubbed his bedroom and bought new bedding, getting e...
The ripple effect. in Hello.
From the moment of conception, we start to send out ripples. Tiny at first, we’ve arrived, we exist, hooray! Our parents are the first to be affected by these ripples, then as we grow, grandparen...
You misunderstand... in Hello.
In my last entry, I didn’t say I wasn’t going to the doctors. On the contrary, I said I was going to go to the doctors (very last sentence). But I thought I’d try to manage my symptoms on my own ...
Breadcrumbs and butterbeans in Hello.
I’ve managed to convince myself I’ve got some terrible stomach condition called GORD (or GERD for our American cousins, who don’t spell oesophagus properly. ;) ) I was diagnosed with gastritis in...
As you all know, I love the great outdoors. Living on the doorstep of the beautiful Lake District means I have lakes and mountains galore within a ten minute drive of my house. Since I graduated,...
