Hello and Welcome

jessandbecks's avatarThe Not So Secret Diary of Two Girls

Hello everyone, hi, how are you doing? It’s Jess and Becks here and guess what? We finally said “fuck it” and made a blog. So grab a cuppa’ and a packet of biscuits and settle on in…

We’ve joked about doing this for a long time, but after an early 20s crisis, we hung some “fuck it” fairy lights on the wall in our living room, and here we are.

We thought this would be a good time to properly introduce ourselves, so here’s an interesting fact about us both.

Becks once crawled underneath a donkey, in a rare attempt to cure whooping cough. An old Irish remedy, she swears. Jess is allergic to bananas. This may seem like a slightly less exciting fact than Becks’, but its an honest reflection of our friendship.

We became best friends working in hospitality, just trying to make our way through uni. Like…

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My inner old lady…

justjennylou's avatarJustJenny

Tonight I was stood in the chippy, minding my own business (for once), when I could feel to the left of me, someone staring at me.

Actually, staring was an understatement.

So I turned and looked and there with absolutely zero fucks and even less shame, was a chap old enough to be my Grandad, eyeing me up.

Was I dolled up like I was yesterday, in a frock as my Dad would comment & a bit of lippy.. no, I was looking like I’d just crawled out of bed a la scrubber styleeee.

“Want to come and have a butty with me?” Grandad quipped, “I’ll tell the wife to set another at the table love!”

Either I look like I need fattening up (which my hips, if they could speak would say, absolutely not fatty) or I’d just been hit on. I laughed, the chippy guys laughed and I…

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a friendly introduction

blog, introduction, kids, lifestyle, nanny, perfect, travel

thelandofanne's avatarFrom the Land of Anne

Well, it took me a year to get the balls to finally start writing this…

I always wanted to be a writer, or really just be smart enough to write; however, time flies by when your taking naps, taking care of kids, taking more naps, and occasionally travelling.

The funny thing is, when people see you online, they think of how amazing your life is. What they don’t see is the mental breakdowns, complete confusion, and really every obstacle you had to face in order to get to that “perfect” place in life.

So, this is the intro to my blog… to be honest I’m not sure what I want to talk about on here. Pretty much anything I want and anything that happens in my life, because if you know me, you know my life is a fucking whirlwind of bat-shit crazy.

So welcome to my world and I…

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Halloween with Becca

Family, Grief, Happiness, Loss, Love, Sorrow

Alan Edwards's avatarWinter in Derenemyn

This is the sixth chapter of the as-yet untitled (suggestions welcome) love story that Julienne and I lived. In case this is your first time, a) I’m sorry and b) the other chapters are listed below in case you’d like them in chronological order.

Chapter 1 – Meeting Julienne

Chapter 2 – Finding Julienne

Chapter 3 – A Kiss, and a Confession

Chapter 4 – Of Spaniel Day Lewis, Parents, and Dothraki Love Nests

Chapter 5 – Brioche French Toast

(A brief note before we get started. I indicated in yesterday’s post that the last bunch of days have been very hard. That hasn’t changed. I’m hoping that I can not only write this, but that I can feel a little better by doing so. It may be a fool’s errand on both fronts, but I’m going to try.)

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Halloween season, I would come to learn, starts in February…

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