Babe In Toyland
40 something mother of 3. Tour guide in a whisky distillery. Outdoorsy type. Hello!
Entries 204
Page 5 of 9
Tattoo talk in Hello.
I’m still sticking to the new year non resolution. It appears that if I allow myself to do something very little to count towards my “declutter”, I feel happy in myself. And it has to be somethin...
This week has been great so far! First of all, I found out that Sports Direct were giving away free coats via mail order, so I got one. It’s not normally my cup of tea, a brown puffa jacket type...
Keeping up in Hello.
I’ve been doing well with my non-resolution thing so far. I’m making sure I’m doing one of my decluttlering things at least once a day, no matter how small, so every day is feeling like a tiny vi...
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do in Hello.
Sad news about David Bowie. John and I were just watching The Man Who Fell To Earth on Saturday night and I was telling John about how I’ve recently REALLY starting to like Bowie. I’ve always lik...
I’m not one for making new year’s resolutions, as I’m the worst person in the world for sticking to them. But this year feels different. Losing loads of stuff in the flood felt like a massive cat...
Flood update in Hello.
I know I’ve had Christmas and New year and everything, but I’m just going to use this to update on the house situation. It’s still weird. The river is still really up, but is slowly going down, m...
Flood progress in Hello.
Our electricity was switched back on on Wednesday meaning we could move safely back into the house. The central heating is also working fine, so we’ve had it on constantly. I’ve hung rubble bags ...
I've been flooded. in Hello.
I know some of you will have seen the news about my home town flooding again. I am currently out of my house and staying with John’s sister after our house was under three feet of water. My grand...
Whinge whinge, moan moan in Hello.
It’s hard, the restrictive eating thing. I tracked my food yesterday and found I’d consumed just over 800 calories. I’ve lost 4lb this week. While I could do with losing a few (about 50lb to be n...
The good and the bad in Hello.
I passed my driving theory test today! I needed to score 43/50 on the multiple choice and 44/75 on the hazard perception and I got 44 and 59 respectively! Get in! My only criticism on the test is...
After the enjoyable weekend I spent at Shellie’s, I’m now feeling very flat. These terrorists in Paris have well and truly put things in perspective. I was watching it unfold as I was following t...
Having fun! in Hello.
So I’m at my sister’s for a few days. As much as I love my kids, I do enjoy spending time away from them for a bit, the most taxing thing I’ve done is walk a dog and decided what to eat! The coac...
Oh, what's occurring? in Hello.
I’ve booked my driving theory test for November 25th. I’ve been doing practice tests and I bought a hazard perception app. It’s great fun! I’ve also been watching loads of other people learning ...
Driving Miss Sonja in Hello.
You don’t need to read about my driving lessons. I’m documenting them for my own fun, so I can look back on them and see how far I’d come. By jingo, I’ve got it! Finally, on my sixth driving less...
I gave up on the no shampoo thing today. I lasted a full month, but my scalp is spotty and my hair felt manky. Plus John said my hair smelt, well, of hair. He said it didn’t smell dirty as such, ...
These past few days, my body has been having a wee niggly protest. Not sure what’s going on, I’m falling asleep at the drop of a hat and have spent the last two nights asleep on the sofa after I ...
I think the driving might have finally clicked! My last lesson, the one before I had today, I was SO nervous before. I felt sick and shaky, I ended up taking a valerian and drinking lavender tea....
More of the same in Hello.
Rob has been gone for almost three weeks now. It’s still weird hearing his bedroom door going and Bel coming down the stairs! He hasn’t really been in touch much, but he’s been updating his Faceb...
Trying it out. in Hello.
I’m loving my new hair. It is SO easy to look after! Takes me a fraction of the time in the shower, I wash my hair first and it’s is almost dry by the time I get out. Everyone has told me how muc...
My week in pictures. in Hello.
Rob went to uni. It was drama free, he enrolled, we dropped his stuff off in halls, had a quick look around a bit of the campus, got free coffee and ice creams, ate food from the student canteen...
There’s so much going on this week, what with Rob going away, my head shave, driving lessons.... Rob has emptied his room pretty much. My dad came today and took his couple of boxes, a few bin ba...
Driving lesson. in Hello.
Had my first driving lesson today. I expected him to show me the inside of the car, take me to a quiet spot, move off, come to a stop, that kind of thing. But no, after driving around the school ...
Conversation with the boss: (Edit) in Hello.
Me: “I’m going to get all my hair cut off.” Dawn: “Really? Like, how do you mean? “Really short. Like Allison’s (colleague), but shorter.” “Wow. When?” “Some time in the next couple of weeks. It’...
The Final Countdown. in Hello.
It’s 10 days till Rob leaves home. He’s got everything he needs apart from bowls, kitchen knives and a frying pan. Everything else is sorted. Last night he came home from work with a load of bee...
Sitting here listening to Rob play a medley of guitar intros in his room. I’m sure the neighbours are loving it. So far we’ve had Enter Sandman, Stairway to Heaven, Toxicity, Killing in the Name ...
