Cadbury's Wispa
I just heard on XFM that Cadbury's are going to be re-launching Wispa, after a long, hard campaign to bring back the chocolate bar of which Dairy Milk Bubbly is an extremely poor substitute. What i...
View ArticleHappy happy!!
Just finishing up configuring the computer … i have managed to enable sound – hooray! Strange it didn't just happen automatically when all i needed to do was run alsaconf and it figured it all out for...
View ArticleWISPA BARS!!!!
Something has completely just made my day!! I went to Morrisons at lunch time and guess what i found: WISPA BARS!!! They were at the front, near the cigarette counter, a whole big display of them, with...
View ArticleLent
I have given up chocolate for Lent. I've tried it before and not succeeded, but i am determined to give it a good go this year. Last year i just gave up milk chocolate and only ate dark chocolate...
View ArticleWorking on my willpower
My manager has today brought in a huge box of Terry's All Gold and placed it right next to me! ARRRGGHH!!! This is a huge test of my chocolate resisting for Lent. To encourage myself i have made a...
View ArticleChocolate-free?
The weirdest thing is happening to me! Even though i could allow myself chocolate again today, i find i genuinely don't want any!! I am looking forward to our 'eggs' which are made of German Printen...
View ArticleValentines
Two nice things about today being Valentines day. 1. It is a Saturday 2. It is not in Lent! This time last year Lent had already started and i had given up chocolate. No chocolate on Valentines Day is...
View ArticleLeaving Things Undone
I'm exercising a bit of LTU tonight – Leaving Things Undone. I really think it's beneficial – perhaps even necessary – to spend time deliberately relaxing. Last week i had such a busy time at work, and...
View ArticleProgress update on my life improvements
So it's been 10 days since i started implementing the changes to improve my life. I think it's time for a little progress report. On the whole it is going incredibly well, better than i even imagined....
View Article30 days to fix my life
These are the last few hours of my 30-day trial of various changes to my life. For the last 30 mornings i have got out of bed and got going at 7am consistently. I have completely cut out coffee, i have...
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