What do these names say to you?

If you’re following me on twitter you may have seen me waffling on about my new project. I have been rather cryptic about it till I was sure it was something that I really wanted to do. The hardest part was thinking of a name for it. I have finally thought of a name but I will keep the suspense just a little longer. It was quiet spooky that whilst I was in thinking mode a leading detergent manufacturer got in contact asking me what I thought of some names they were thinking on for a new site they are planning. The six choices are below, have a look and a vote.

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They would also love to hear what your thoughts are on them so please get commenting below too. Imagine they are all websites, which you would click on, which one you wouldn’t. Let me know as much or as little info as you want.

Living with M.E/CFS

It hasn’t taken much to give me a relapse. This summer I got enthusiastic about walking everywhere in a bid to save petrol and keep fit. I even started cycling and pushing myself each week to go faster, conquer another hill. I expanded the veg patch which involved moving about 50 slabs (twice) and digging over the compacted soil.  Getting complacent was all it took to end the 4 years of remission.

My Pet Peeve

My pet peeve is manners or to be more precise a lack of them. As a kid when it was being drummed into me I really did think my mother should get out more, get a life and not stress of the little things in life that didn’t matter. Now I am at the age that I can remember my mum being at and yes you guessed it I am stressing over the same small things. But I now know that these small things that were as annoying as a kid are actually a lot more valuable than money. Ok that might be stretching it slightly but you know what I mean, I hope.

Just a Normal Week

Monday teatime

“Who’s glass is this on the side?” me, said with a big sigh.

“Mine I had a drink earlier” one of my children, you can pick which one.

“The dishwasher is only half full, couldn’t you have put it in there instead?” me.

Tuesday morning

15 Things I have Learnt on Raising a Girl

To celebrate my daughters 15^th birthday I have been thinking on the things I have learnt.

1-It’s very annoying when the she borrows something of mine and it looks ten times better on her.

2-They change their minds a lot, quickly and without telling anyone. Mine loves fennel. I personally can’t stand it. Dutifully as a mother I made space in my veg patch and lovingly grew some fennel for her. On proudly showed her what I have grown for her, her response is in a very matter of fact tone, she doesn’t like fennel now.

15 Years Ago Today …

15 years ago I was very uncomfortably waddling around a hospital ward. Being 8 ½ months pregnant with pre-eclampsia the only thing I could do was waddle and wait. I had indeed waddled to my routine anti-natal class a week earlier to give in my routine sample. I then watched my midwife transform from her normal quiet calm self into a whirlwind organising ambulances and a hospital bed. Safe to say she didn’t like my sample.

If I Knew This 30 Years Ago

The whole beauty thing has never come easily to me. My mother was of the ‘lippy and blue eye shadow’ era – need a say more? Tips and hints weren’t really passed on; instead I have had to learn about beauty as I went. So here are the things that I wished I learnt a long time ago.