Going into the hospital today for a small operation. Ever so slightly nervous and apprehensive! So, I might be quiet for the next few days. But hoping to fill my recovery with as many films as I can possibly fit into a day. Oh and […]
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What better way to admit a secret than to write a guest blog about it?
(I should have made sure I had something film related up top here. But I forgot. And, well, haven’t seen a film in a few days. So instead… here’s me plugging myself and

So, the other day, I set the oven on fire
Fire. Hot, dangerous fire. Here’s what happened. I was craving bacon. Not just any old bacon. I was craving some pancetta. Grilled to crispy perfection. Getting a little hungry just thinking about it. Anyway. I did my usual. Got a couple of strips of pancetta […]

Breaking news! I’m getting old(er)
I am seriously doubting my age at the moment. I’m in my late twenties and yet, come 9pm during the week (and sometimes weekends) it is highly likely that you’ll find me curled up in a blanket, on my sofa, fast asleep. I am not […]

Yes, I still like going shopping with my mum
Last Friday I took a lovely, leisurely day off work and took my credit card and my mum out shopping. Yes. My mum. I’m 27 years old (jeez!) and I really do like going shopping with my mum, and felt this time I needed to […]

She wouldn’t make a good secret agent
Random reason why our German shepherd, Cody, is the cutest thing in the world. She’s not allowed in the bedrooms. When she does go into a bedroom and the door shuts behind her, she can’t get out. After a few minutes we often wonder where […]

Things that are making me happy today
It was almost light on my way to work this morning. Also. It wasn’t quite all the way dark on my way home from work last night. Conclusion? I really, really bloody hate winter. It’s nearly over! (Also, looking at this photo makes me happy. […]

Repeat to myself… I am NOT a Criminal. Honest guv
I made a mental New Years resolution (Mental, as in, in my head, not written down. Not the other sort of mental.) to blog more. To blog more about me. Not in a narcissistic way, of course. But this is my personal blog, and of […]

The great balancing act
Time and time again I log into the admin section of my blog, click to add new post and start writing. Minutes and several sentences later I delete everything I’ve written. Why? I suddenly get very aware that people are highly likely to read what […]