Gosh what a week; countries on lock down from the coronavirus, the World Health Organisation calling it a pandemic, people being asked to work from home. I’m not naturally an anxious person so I’m not panicking, but we are preparing. We bought a few extra provisions (not much) and I chose not to go to […]
This blog post was born after I was called ‘tight’ (Irish slang for mean with money) in a Freecycle group for asking for something inexpensive. The rude commentator expressed amazement at my request for an item that could be bought for €5 in a shop. I explained that I only needed the item for 2 […]
Photo by Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash Kids are back in school over a week now and I’m busily trying to get through all of the errands I have on my to-do list before I start back to college on Monday. Sometimes I feel like life is death by a thousand errands. You start off thinking ‘this will only […]
My Lord. It’s only 4 days into the school holidays and I’m wrecked already. Doesn’t help that I decided to embark on a massive decluttering session and that I’ve given up coffee. First world problems, I know. I’ve also been busy since my lost post with two interviews on local radio stations. Firstly on how […]
Photo by Jamie Taylor on Unsplash Before I launch into this week’s blog post a huge THANK YOU to my first patrons on Patreon, a platform to help citizens support content creators financially. It tickles my heart to know that people think enough of my work to support what I do financially. I set up a Living Lightly […]
