I think that the back pain might be getting me down. I think this because I am starting to question myself about it. Am I making it up? Am I exaggerating it? And telling myself things like "other people manage to go to work with worse problems". It's made worse by the knowledge that in pretty much any other job I could be still working as ( Read more... )

Have been off sick now for about a month, and about to spend another month off sick. Frustrated because as my contract is only for 16 hours then I don't get sick pay and I am feeling bad that Scott is the only one bringing in money. Also feeling frustrated as it is limiting what I can do, no picking the kids up for a hug, no gardening, not able ( Read more... )

I am really pleased with how the experiment of changing from using the car to get to school and using the bus instead has gone. Not only are we saving money by not using the car (and of course being nice to the environment) but it is proving to be socially valuable too. It turns out that there are 3 children near by who go to the same school and ( Read more... )

And so we start another year. I don't do resolutions, if I am going to make a change I tend to make it as I think about it rather than at a set time of year. Changes have been made to our lifestyle as a family over the last year. We have owned our house for just over a year now and it was a brilliant decision. The kids have room to play, we ( Read more... )

After another weekend of gardening we now have an amazing looking half a wine barrel filled with bay, rosemary, and thyme. The garden also has had raspberry canes, a blackberry and a gooseberry bush added to it along with some rhubarb. I keeping my fingers crossed this all goes as well as the garlic did! Thinking of getting another of the wine ( Read more... )

In this thrilling installment we learn that the garlic is looking really good. Additionally, I have now planted my carrot, parsnip, cabbage and broccoli seeds out. Am looking forward to seeing how that works out as they are all vegetables we eat on a regular basis so it would be nice to have some about ( Read more... )

I know, nothing for ages and then two in one day...so :p ( Read more... )

The garlic bulbs we planted out are starting to show through. At this rate with the garlic the other half planted shortly after we moved in and this lot I planted we are going to be giving them away :D ( Read more... )

I am contemplating a return to LJ after a lengthy absence. Some of it was lethargy and some of it was feeling overwhelmed by the post to mean something. I'm still not sure if I have anything meaningful to write but I am going to attempt to write in any case ( Read more... )

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