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Category: Midlife Mayhem

How a morning routine sorted my head out

How a morning routine sorted my head out

Posted on June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 by Alison
In my last post I talked about how I’d finally decided I needed a routine to give my days some structure and help me feel like I am actually achieving something in life. And do you know what ... Read More
Monday morning, fresh start, new beginning

Monday morning, fresh start, new beginning

Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 by Alison
Warning – this is a long-winded, self-indulgent post about me me me, rather than about life in Portugal. You have my blessing to ignore it! I’ve blathered on here many times about how, despite lov... Read More
From the heart

From the heart

Posted on October 27, 2019March 10, 2020 by Alison
I’ve written lots on this blog about things I’ve been doing, people I meet, places I’ve visited, funny animal stories and so on. I’ve been trying to write about my mental health and well-being... Read More
Why Portugal? Why now?

Why Portugal? Why now?

Posted on February 4, 2019March 10, 2020 by Alison
I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for a couple of weeks but January disappeared in a flash – and the last week especially has been crazily busy. Having spent several weeks gradually declut... Read More
My Midlife Adventure: How it began

My Midlife Adventure: How it began

Posted on December 2, 2018March 10, 2020 by Alison
I’m about to embark on a midlife adventure – and I’d love you to come along for the ride! I’ve always thought of myself as a quirky, unconventional, spontaneous person. Someone... Read More
It's time to put myself first

It’s time to put myself first

Posted on March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 by Alison
Such a long time since I wrote here …. but I’ve missed my blog and am keen to start writing more often. Life has often thrown a challenge or two at me and none more challenging than what I... Read More

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The Rose Petal Beach
5 of 5 stars
The Rose Petal Beach
by Dorothy Koomson
Dorothy Koomson is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, and this is definitely the best of the four books I've read by her (though the others were marvellous too!). I think the thing about her books is that on the surface they look...
tagged: read-in-2012 and highly-recommended
The Guy Selling Rubbish
1 of 5 stars
The Guy Selling Rubbish
by Jack Williams
A freebie Kindle book and a quick read (well under a hour) that gave me a snigger or two. After attempting to seel so,e rubbish on ebay for a laugh, the guy in the book is challenged by a friend to sell more and make some money. Over the...
tagged: read-in-2013
A Cromer Corpse
3 of 5 stars
A Cromer Corpse
by Kelvin I Jones
I was attracted to this because it had Cromer - my favourite place - in the title. When a body is pulled from the sea off Cromer with an unusual mark carved on it, an ex detective recently relocated from Cornwall to Norfolk for a quiet ...
tagged: read-in-2013 and thriller-crime

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