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Written by Tracie
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Monday, 02 February 2009 |
 I don't know about you, but this recession lark has right given me the hump. In fact, I would go so far as to say I am suffering, yes suffering, from recession depression.
I seem to have lost my sense of humour and can't even find anything funny to write about this month. Every time I turn on the TV there’s someone banging on about how to make a frugal dinner for a family of four for 30p, which usually involves a slow cooker and some sort of offal being put into a pot. Yuk! The thought of coming home to eat a plateful of pigs brains just doesn't cut the mustard with me. I honestly think I'd rather starve. When did offal become ‘a tasty treat’? In fact, it seems to me that all the TV broadcasters have gone into recession mode because all they spout on about is how to revamp your clothes, make do, mend, and generally speaking ‘go without’, which is just not me. They also usually feature some smug family who’ve found a novel way of saving 50p on the electricity. Yippee!
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Written by Tracie
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Thursday, 08 January 2009 |
A few local stories caught my eye this past month. Honestly, you couldn't make this stuff up...
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
A local Chelmsford man was fatally injured when his incontinence pants
caught fire. The elderly wheelchair bound victim was watching TV whilst
eating a bag of cheese & onion flavoured Hula Hoops and smoking a
cigarette, when the bag accidentally caught fire. As he frantically
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Written by Tracie
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
For me, December is always the time of year when I look back over the past twelve months and have a good long think about it all, and I would just like to thank all of the kind Edge readers out there for all of the emails they have sent me, and for caring so very much about me. In fact, all your emails have changed my life. |
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Written by Tracie
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Tuesday, 04 November 2008 |
Anyone who thinks I live a charmed life, think again. Not only do I have Him Indoors to contend with, I also have a son who has just turned into a ‘teenager from hell’.
Shucks, yes, I know, I don't look old enough to have a 13 year old son...
Well, I've managed to keep him hidden for the past few years, on account of the fact that someone once tried to kidnap him.
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Written by Tracie
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Saturday, 04 October 2008 |
 Gosh, this month has been a complete nightmare. Him Indoors went and got himself arrested right slap bang in the middle of me bidding on a pair of shoes on Ebay. I was so angry at him. I had had my eye on this gorgeous pair of brand new limited edition Jimmy Choo’s. Him Indoors said that as it was our wedding anniversary he would put some money towards the bid. So I'd been waiting patiently all week with only a few hours left to go for the auction to end with my fingers poised at my keyboard when the Police knocked on our door to arrest my husband for causing a disturbance due to his stupid planning dispute with the council. |
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