Category Archives: Thinking

thoughts on life and people, inspiring quotes or tweets, things that have caught my attention

On Being Organised

Well, I have discovered something – blogging really can change your life! Even if it’s only in small ways… I drafted a post on the train home tonight about how I was going to be more organised now that I … Continue reading

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Oops, fell off the healthy wagon

So i was doing sort of ok with the healthy thing… Haven’t managed another run yet, but have done lots of walking in the days and have been on the ijoyride. Until today, when i met Val for lunch and … Continue reading

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Things that make me happy Thursday – overdue edition!

Ooops, I don’t appear to have done one of these since before Christmas! So, the run up to 2012 and the first couple of weeks of it… They have made me smile muchly… Catching up with family over the festive … Continue reading

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Hello 2012 – we’re going to get on famously

This will have to be quick, because I should have been in bed half an hour ago… oh, how I have really not missed the 5.30am starts at all over the break!! I’m starting 2012 in an incredibly happy, uplifted … Continue reading

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As we say goodbye to 2011

I have a proper roundup post coming, but there’s no way I’ll finish it tonight so I thought I’d better do a quick post instead! I’m up in Nottingham and we’re going to head out for drinks at a friend’s … Continue reading

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This weekend I have mostly been…

Buying: Christmas decorations, presents, food Reading: The Wheel of Time Listening to: Christmas songs! Visiting: friends, Selfridges, John Lewis, Primark It’s been a lovely weekend, although I’ve missed my laptop – we went to a carol service my friend Caroline … Continue reading

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Hey… it’s nearly Christmas!

Quite how it’s got to be 13 December without my noticing and making a massive song and dance about Christmas, I’m not sure. Maybe it’s the weather. Yep, we’ll blame the unseasonal lack of snow, ice and general cold misery … Continue reading

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Brief updates and a proper domain

Having a particularly crazy few weeks at the day job, so please excuse the lack of regular posts. On the plus side, I have finally pulled myself together and transferred my domain over here. So duckingfabulous.co.uk actually refers to all … Continue reading

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Decisions, freedom and infinite possibility…

I am typing this on the train, sitting next to a woman with an ipad and an iphone. I feel a strange mixture of clunky (my laptop is ENORMOUS in comparison and I don’t have mobile broadband) and smug (I … Continue reading

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Filed under Blogging, Collecting, Friends, Inspiration and inspiring things, Learning, Life Plans and Goals, Loving & Living, Perfect Moments, Planning, Recording, Thinking, Thrifting, Vintage

Working from home, with ice cream

I spent far too long at the station this morning, trying in vain to get on a train to work. Having established I could work from home, I went to Asda. The sky was absolutely beautiful…. Then I decided to … Continue reading

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