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I am rather excited right now. Steve and I decided we were going to move in together quite some time ago, but there's always been someth...

For various reasons, it's seemed like a good idea to start tidying up the flat a bit this week. It's not UN-tidy as such - day to da...

Socks on feet! Originally uploaded by girl_of_bats So, here we are, second sock completed. In a wonderful piece of timing, the wea...

As regular readers know, I have a neighbour, S, who has a drug problem. I'm calling it a problem because things like this happen. That...

Hooray! Originally uploaded by girl_of_bats finished sock, a la la la la la la la la I finished a sock, I did it I did it I did it...

Well, the Littlun has had his hair cut. The Boy is funny about his hair, and has been for pretty much all his life. He can deal with it bein...

Yesterday, I made a very very stupid sock-related cock-up. Flushed with success after having negotiated my way through the heel shaping, I p...

Help needed Originally uploaded by girl_of_bats This morning, I saw Carie's confirmation that I'd got the right idea for ...

After a lovely week, as detailed in my last post, I waved goodbye to Steve (gone home to do more studying) and spent Sunday afternoon sat on...

Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's Steve, I don't know, but I'm feeling better the last week or so than I have in months if ...

I have been slightly unexpectedly Evilstevied this week. This is very definitely a good thing. However, I haven't quite recovered from ...

More planes Originally uploaded by girl_of_bats Warning: This is likely to be an appalling post, even by my standards, because I a...

... but apparently I do a pretty good impression of it, or I did last night. Last night, the young woman in the flat directly below mine, le...

At the beginning of June, I found out that the Department of Work and Pensions had turned down my application to renew my Disability Living ...

Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce a new contender in the Great Benefits Cock-Up... Waveney District Council! Regular readers may recall ...

Forgive the lack of blogging. Having dealt with the benefits paperwork and reached the point where there is nothing left to do but wait, wha...

I got myself a new cookery book the other day. It's called Just like mother used to make and it's by a guy called Tom Norrington-Da...

With the DLA crud dealt with, I've been just taking it easy, relaxing, trying to recoup some energy, that sort of thing. You remember I ...

All the DLA stuff is now compiled, copied, and sent. Well, I say "all". They never did get round to sending me the copy of the med...

... no, not that benefits rubbish, I'm talking about the important things in life. Kingdom of Loathing , a game to which Steve, myself, ...