Archive for May, 2011

Bye bye pizza – I want a Greek

So, I’ve done a bit of a 180 on the whole travelling to Italy thing. After a few days of fantasising about a fictional Italian stallion, and creating (and consuming) copious amounts of pizza, pasta and bruschetta I hopped on the scales. Ouch! Although my belly loves Italian food my thighs do not.
This wasn’t [...]

Exhausted!

I know I shouldn’t moan as it’s actually really good that my business is doing amazingly well but I just can’t help feeling exhausted! I feel like one of those hamsters running on a wheel, or a dog trying to bite its own tail.
Running your own business really is hard work and I literally [...]

Tweet like a bird

I know I said before, following my online dating saga, that I wasn’t keen on putting any more of my details onto the web. Well I still maintain that posting personal details comes with its unwanted risks, but I’m starting to think that being online a bit more could improve my social life and my [...]

Healthy Business

Healthy Business!
I know I was toying with the idea a few months ago to start expanding my business and to say the least the idea hasn’t gone away.
My business has been doing reasonably well lately and although I enjoy the current work rate I do feel like I should be doing more. I’ve [...]

Anti-Auntie

(Do you like what I did with the title? hehe)
OK well I guess I should explain the title a little bit. Basically, I am feeling extremely nervous about being an auntie. Yes, I know there are still 5 months to go until the arrival of the baby – and my sister’s got far more to [...]

Picnic season

The best thing about summer being here is definitely going out for a picnic. All you need is a nice day, you don’t even really need people – I love a good picnic in the sun with a good book and a bottle of wine!
My ideal picnic itinerary would be as follows:
(Serves 1-4 people)
Sandwiches – [...]