Category: Dear Diary

For the 2 or 3 of you that thought “hmmm, I wonder what Gems been up to this week?” I’m very sorry I missed last week. Fact is I had an exciting and busy week, which then left me so…

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Hi! We made it to Sunday, so I hope you’re doing something nice to reward yourself. Personally I am now on Sunday afternoon sofa time with the Pugs and planning to move as little as possible till tomorrow. Based on…

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Well, hey! How’s things? I hope you’re managing to stay cool? I am living in the bedroom, aka “the icebox” where the air con lives, and I’m not leaving. It’s too hot. Currently I’m watching Buffy on my laptop and…

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Well, it was a bit of a week if I’m honest. This whole cancer thing is a learning process, and I’m figuring out how to manage it. But I’ll get there in the end! Right now I’m slumped on the…

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Hi! Happy Sunday! I’m currently lounging on the sofa in my sassy new pyjamas waiting for the final of the Womens Euros to start. It’s been quite a long and tiring week, so, this week I… Had a Barbecue Actually…

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Hello! Happy Sunday chickadees! So far I’ve haf pancakes for breakfast, done some nice gentle yoga, and now I am awaiting ice cream to arrive at the tent. I’m at ”Cancer Camp” organised by Shine Cancer Support which is a…

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Hi! Happy disgustingly hot Sunday! I saw an insta post the other day that suggested the reason I might hate summer is because of body image issues, but I can confirm it’s definitely because it’s hot and full of bugs.…

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Well hello there! I’m writing this from our bedroom, because that’s where the air con unit is and I strongly disapprove of this horrible weather thank you. If we could keep it around 22/23 degrees at the most I’d be…

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