Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Do I Want to be a Beekeeper?

    Photo Credit We’ve got some new house guests!  With most things at the moment I blame the builders next door.  I think they’ve disturbed some Bumblebees and they’ve now taken up residence in our nesting box, right outside our back door.  I must admit my original reaction was to seal it up and let them…

  • CHAOS: Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome

    Photo Credit I was flipping through the book that Josie from ‘Sleep is for the Week’ sent me for the Secret Gift Club this month and came across the expression CHAOS (Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome) and absolutely loved it.  You know the times you think of having an impromptu coffee morning, then have a…

  • Secret Post Club May 2010

    Just when I was going to give up the Secret Post Club, the Royal Mail Red van pulled up and cheered me up to no end.  I absolutely love the idea of the gift swap, but at the moment with everything going on, I really couldn’t face trying to remember to buy a gift by…

  • The Slummies!

    As most of you know we’ve been going through bit of a shit time at the moment with elderly in-laws and really haven’t had the time or energy to blog.  But during this time I came across ‘The Slummies’ and it really gave me a much needed laugh.  It’s for parents who just don’t care…

  • Who will you vote for?

    I normally don’t have a political bone in my body, embarrassingly I’ve never voted in all my 38 years, but this election has peeked my interest.  As most of you know I can’t vote.  For years, I thought I was unable to vote because I’m a foreigner, but recently thanks to one of my followers,…

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