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The Weekly Dispatch: What’s Coming Up This Week
Welcome to your weekly look ahead! It’s been a week of chaotic multi-tasking, bizarre physical ailments, and the ongoing saga of returning to civilisation after months of building dust. Continue reading
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Early Riser, A Sore Elbow, and Outlet Pitfalls
4:00 AM. I gave up on sleep. Combination of lingering excitement and the sort of ravenous hunger that only follows hours of intense training, heavy driving, and general adrenaline. My left elbow is currently protesting, having been forced into angles… Continue reading
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Tactical Strikes and the Passionate Measurer
I cannot prove definitively that Russell was behind the almighty mess left on the deck during one of his morning fly-bys, but I have my strong suspicions. Short of a flying cow passing over the garden, I’m not sure how… Continue reading
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Seeds, Slides, and Russell Crowe!
I must admit to a slight panic when I arrived to deliver my first Sports Psychology seminar this morning. Looking out at the audience, the players were significantly younger than I’d anticipated—ranging from ten to seventeen years old. A couple… Continue reading
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Unleashing the Mattress Monster
“It’s just like being on holiday,” we both agreed as we sat out on the deck, enjoying our evening meal in the warm air. We have officially moved into the house. We are utterly delighted with what we’ve created—or rather,… Continue reading
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The Smart Kitchen Takeover and the Final Caravan Night
I had completely overlooked a fundamental flaw in our Grand Design: a shiny new kitchen comes equipped with shiny new appliances. Which means a steep learning curve and a staggering amount of paperwork—mostly safety pamphlets printed in every language known… Continue reading
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Mud Stew, Bombarians, and the Great Barbecue Battle
I don’t remember our furniture being quite so heavy and awkward when we emptied the house three months ago. Colin and I did a fair amount of huffing and puffing just wrestling the sofa through the door. As for the… Continue reading
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🚂 Midnight Freight and Minor Miracles
Counting satellites was abruptly replaced by counting trains last night. I was genuinely amazed by just how many freight trains rumble through the valley at 2 AM. This geographical revelation only came to light because I was wide awake, struggling… Continue reading
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🚛 Scary Bin Day and the Biological Heatwave
I thought an early morning walk with the dogs on “Scary Bin Day” was a stroke of tactical genius. The goal was to ensure Moog completely missed the recycling lorry—the mere sight of which frightens him so intensely that he… Continue reading
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📢 Welcome to the Journal: A Survival Guide
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when you take a couple, two dogs, and forty years of accumulated household belongings, and compress them into a metal box on wheels… welcome. You’ve found your people. While our home undergoes a complete… Continue reading
Forwards and occasionally sidewards - everyday musings of life 