Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Feeling Grateful For My Old Lawnmower

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Sandra Madeira

When the red plastic bit fell off my lawnmover a few years ago, I couldn’t find the long bolt/screw thing that attached to it anywhere, so I taped the long handle back on with all sorts of different sticky tapes … Continue reading →

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Starting the New Year With an Appropriately Titled Jigsaw

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Sandra Madeira

What an appropriate jigsaw to do to mark the start of a year where I want to start taking life at a slower pace. Thank you Mum for lending me this last year, I never noticed the title until today … Continue reading →

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Day 292: Painting, Painting and More Painting

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

My daughter and I achieved a lot today in the spare room (her new room); however, because I’m still clearing up in there I haven’t got much time to write about the details. I’ll try and give you the gist … Continue reading →

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Can You Find a Fluffy Hot Water Bottle When You Need One?

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Just look at these lovely looking fluffy hot water bottles. Don’t they deserve a dedicated place around the house? I think so. So, why do I find them in the kitchen, spare room, bedroom, lounge and various other places? Sometime … Continue reading →

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A Reason to Buy Beautiful Fresh Flowers

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Sometimes life happens and you are on your feet all day attending to everyone else’s needs, giving you little or no time to focus on your own projects – in my case, my decluttering/improving challenge. As this happened to be … Continue reading →

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When someone else is cooking…

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Sandra Madeira

…you can get on with other things. How very helpful! Today I mowed the lawn and pottered about the garden pulling out weeds, sweeping up the leaves and now I’m about to eat the most wonderful-smelling dinner… roast lamb with … Continue reading →

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Take the true parts of criticism and work on that

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Sandra Madeira

When someone complains to you about something, for example, “I’ve only seen you for 10 minutes today because you were so busy doing other things…” don’t become defensive and come up with lots of reasons why they shouldn’t have felt … Continue reading →

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Blogging, cooking and no wine

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Sandra Madeira

I finished the wine yesterday and therefore it’s just blogging and cooking today.  I love writing and wine much more than cooking, so adding a bit of blogging to the mix of making the shepherd’s pie, helps to ease the … Continue reading →

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The squirrel and the advent calendars

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Sandra Madeira

The other week, the library near work was closed so I went to my second favourite bench in the park to sit and think.  I began watching a friendly (or so I thought) squirrel running around and playing with an empty takeaway … Continue reading →

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Help decluttering your handbag

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Sandra Madeira

Why does the handbag remain cluttered? If yours is anything like mine, it’s a black hole containing many old tissues; receipts; loose change; crumbs (why is that?); make up; sweets without their wrappers; scraps of paper with half written lists, … Continue reading →

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