Archive for January 2010

Book Review: Diamonds are a girl’s best friend by Jenny Colgan

I originally discovered Jenny Colgan by picking up here book Where Have All the Boys Gone? I loved it and was unable to put it down! So when I saw her latest book Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend in a local supermarket, I couldn’t resist picking it up. The book tells the story of [...]

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Book Review: Book by Whoopi Goldberg

First off I have to say I was disappointed with Book by Whoopi Goldberg. I was expecting to read of Whoopi’s private life, but she kept her private life just that, private. She doesn’t discuss how a black woman, living on welfare became a master comedian and Hollywood movie star. But enough of what she [...]

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Goals for 2010

We are already in 2010 and I know I should have already set my goals, but hey I’ve been busy! So here they are: Health 1. To get my diabetes under better control by testing my blood sugars at least twice a day. 2. To put on weight. (I know most people want to loose [...]

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Living Frugally

After the Christmas period many of us feel the financial pinch. There are two ways essentially in finance to deal with this: 1. increase your income or 2. reduce your expenditure. I’m voting for the latter by attempting to live more frugally. To live frugally means: Frugal Definition adjective not wasteful; not spending freely or [...]

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A review of the 2009 Goals I set Myself

A year ago I wrote myself a list of goals for the year (see Goals for 2009). Some I’ve completed, even exceeded were as some haven’t been met. So let’s have a look shall we? Health – To Improve my blood sugar control, eat better & be generally healthy. Well I had a prolonged period [...]

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