I have few regrets in life, but one of them is that I didn’t choose the right subject for my undergraduate degree. I think if I had my time again I would have chosen psychology or philosophy (over Geography), or perhaps a combination of the two as they seem inextricably linked. Looking back at that…
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Random Acts of Kindness
OK, so laseek I was handed a very worthwhile mantle by a friend – to achieve in a month 32 random acts of kindness ( i.e. one for each year I have been on this earth), and they can be as grand or as spontaneous as I wish. I have to admit to being rather…
Girls just wanna have fun
And failing, that make the best of when your Mother takes you to Basildon Park… Kate and I took a turn around our local National Trust property Basildon Park yesterday, as we both found ourselves at a loose end and rather fancying some fresh air. The daring sorts we are, we ate rusks by the…
What a difference a year makes
Well, it’s been more than another year since anything was written here, which tells me one of two things – either I have serious commitment issues or that perhaps time lack of time should really see me throw in the towel on this space and relinquish ALBD to a line of internet history. My stubborn…
May Day
May Day. Cherry blossom, honey bees, the orangey glow of the sun setting on pastures green. Morris Men dancing in the arrival of summer. With me as their subject. I was this year’s Kennet Morris Men‘s ‘Valentine’ – the subject of a ritual performed about me for reasons of fertility and well being. So the…
Happy Easter
I have always loved Easter. Possibly even a little bit more than Christmas, and I’m trying to decide why. Maybe it’s because Easter isn’t quite as commercialised as Christmas, and there isn’t the requisite amount of shopping involved. Also things are open at Easter – including the curry buffet. Additionally, this time of year sees…
TG is where it’s at
We had Fish and Chips at the ‘TG’ AGM last night, it was quite the scandal. Townswomen’s Guild (or ‘TG’ if you’re one of the cool kids) is a slightly more urban centric version of the WI. Last night marked the anniversary of my membership and the payment of my 2012/13 subs. I maintain it’s…
So this is what happened…
In approximately a week’s time my beloved and I were set to pack our lives into suitcases, give our house keys to some select strangers in return for rent money, and move to the United States of America. Boston, in fact. One however can not always foresee the visa application process not following its intended…
The Day Job
I do Social Media now. The business consultancy side though, not the agency stuff. You have to wear cooler trainers, and still I haven’t graduated from Converse. A brief pictorial ‘day in the life’: One only finds well articulated public notices in Kew, surrounded by a sea of twee. I have no idea where the…
Simple joys
I have a car. Not a very big car but I love it for the simple fact that it means I can go anywhere I want, whenever I want, and I miss it dearly when it occasionally its checked in at the car doctors. Unfortunately this has been a little bit too frequent of late…