Click here to view the first part of this post. Last year was a long day starting at 04:00 and ending at 19:00 which is when we got home. We, the spectators, drove, used public transport and our legs for the day, and so this year I wanted to minimise the activity slightly as it
The Panda made me, or should I say, made the husband do it! Damn that panda, it has a lot to answer for, especially this post which is likely to be a short novella, so please do get comfortable. In the lead up to the husband’s second RideLondon 100 mile cycle this year, I reflected
The recent Heathrow and Gatwick airport “drone issues” have undoubtedly raised awareness of drones. Some of it however, it not welcomed popularity, especially by those of us who do not think that drones were in any way responsible for delaying recent flights. Pending a probable ‘Drones Bill’ in 2019, Parliament’s Science and Technology committee have
It is obvious for those who are in the industry, that the legal sector is a very stressful place. I have (mostly) worked in law in London’s city centre for nearly 20 years, and I would like to say that the stress improves, but really all that happens is that one’s mindset of stress changes.
I have been a parent for just over three years, and like many I find it challenging trying to maintain the best of both worlds, and by that, I mean spending time with my child and my work. Like many, I also don’t have a choice. I have to work, and while many can argue that
We are already in March, and I feel like I have blinked and missed most of this year already. Many people do what I do and that is juggle a career with family, with hobbies, and it does take military precise organisation. For example, at the moment I am training for my first 15k swim
I know that swimming prevents my migraines, I know that false nails help with my dermatitis, as they minimise the water traveling underneath the nails, but I have yet to find a keyboard that rivals the BlackBerry for speed and accuracy. Until now. Being a writer and a serial BlackBerry user for many years I
It is nearing the end of 2018, and I am not so happy to say that it couldn’t come sooner. This year has been abnormally busy, and that is saying something, but it is also the reason why I have hardly posted any blogs. This year has welcomed a lot of downs, but it
*Originally posted on 12 April 2018* Given my last post, I thought a visual representation of the work which has been carried out on our house, would be helpful. I fully endorse data privacy (notice I did not mention GDPR…oops, I did), so in the interests of not displaying anything about my humble, and rebuilt
*Originally posted on 12 April 2018* Reducing down a very long story, in March 2015 we had the interior wall taken down, which separated the dining room and the kitchen to turn it into a kitchen/dinner. Bearing in mind that the dining room could hold the contents of our previous property, the room looked ideal