Musings on a Life Quite Ordinary

The Truth About Me I have been tagged by the wonderful blogger Mammy Dolittle . Ok, so here’s what this is about.   This questionnaire from the Guardian Weekend Magazine has been doing the rounds in the Blogosphere, and it’s mostly a bit of fun. So, here goes: 　 Which living person do I most admire and why? My mother.   She has faced the best and the worst of life with dignity and always has great hair. When were you happiest? The first time my little girl smiled at me.   We were alone together and it was just the best feeling I ever felt. What was your most embarrassing moment? My twenties, it was a long moment. Aside from property, what’s the most expensive thing you’ve bought? A Car but I wish I could say a handbag. What is your most treasured possession? My family. Where would you like to live? New York City.   From the first time I went there seventeen years ago, I’ve loved it.   Failing that, a field in the middle of nowhere would be nice.   ...

I have been nominated for a pretty cool award by a pretty cool lady and fellow Liebster Award winner, Mammy Dolittle I am very pleased and grateful for the award and so very happy to have discovered the wonderful world of blogging. The Liebster Award is a bit special because it recognises us smaller bloggers with 300 followers or less.   Part of receiving is that you give back by nominating five small bloggers in no particular order. It’s been a tough choice, as there are numerous wonderful bloggers out there, so I closed my eyes and pointed at these five who I would like to nominate for the Liebster Award: A Letter to Xander Alexander Residence First 'no' of the Day Sarah Callejo From Behind the Keyboard

Recently, during a conversation with a friend of mine, it came up that I had an argument with my other half the week before. She looked at me in shock!   Then said to me something I’ve never heard before.   She said she thought we were perfect and never argued. Well, you could have knocked me down with a feather. I thought everybody argued? We do, granted we could go weeks in perfect harmony but then he’ll put a dish into the dishwasher with a mushroom stuck to it or I’ll give in to one of the kids too easily and boom, we’re into a doozy. There are so many things to argue about, it’s hard to just pick one.   There are things that are no big deal and you just get on with either by ignoring or joining in, like my attempt to take an interest in Formula 1 or my other half’s attempt to watch sub-titled films.   I used the word ‘attempt’ twice just to drive home the effort entailed in these activities. As humans we constantly strive for two things that fascinate me.  ...