Approximate reading time: 13 min About 4 years ago I published a blog post about how I desperately wanted to go to a Halloween House Party. I bought two second-hand wedding dresses in a charity shop in eager anticipation of the upcoming Halloween House Party that I had not yet been invited to. My best …
One Starfish at a Time
Approximate reading time: 27min I often wonder why simply being a teacher has never been enough for me. I have through the years met so many amazing teachers who have dedicated their lives to their vocation. Part of me admires and envies them…. Why have I never been able to just settle and be content? …
The Cool Chick
Approximate reading time: 5 min Can I just say how amazing it feels to actually be writing and posting regularly again:-) It’s been an exciting week One of the guys that I messaged on the dating app actually messaged me back I was wildly elated. He is a musician, in his early 50’s, let’s call …
How to save a life
Approximate Reading time: 11 min You aren’t going to believe this…but I started online dating again. I know, I know….you are probably wondering what the hell brought this on. Am I just a perpetual glutton for punishment? Surely, I should just give up and let THAT dream die! Never I tell you! About two weeks …
The Polyvagal Theory
Approximate reading time: 12 min I am feeling better. I had a really lovely weekend. I feel like I am starting to plug back into my old self again. About 4 months ago I wrote about a new friend that I made at a meetup, Surjay. As co-incidence would have it Surjay actually lives 3 …
London Travel Bliss
Approximate reading time: 9 min I have a whole post written that I was soexcited to put up today. But as life would have it, it hasn’t been a greatweek, anxiety-wise, and frankly I would feel like the biggest hypocrite EVERposting it now….. So, I have made an executive decision to savethat for a sunnier …
Behind The Smoke Screen
Approximate reading time: 11 minutes 2021 wasn’t the easiest of therapy years for me. During that year I wrote a couple of poems about my anger/frustrations with my therapist. I consistently left them out when posting my poems these last couple of months. My plan was to post them all together with the finale poem …
Goodbyes and New Beginnings
Approximate reading time: 10 min I realise sometimes my poems must make me sound like a stark raving lunatic. All these different characters and voices. A nut job who talks to herself….I’m pretty sure in some countries I could be locked up for that. The beauty is, I am past caring. It was a relief …
Adulting
Approximate reading: time 8 min Written : 18th November 2021 Today I’m beaming (With absolute pride) I’m adulting I’m learning To take things in my stride I taught year three At my new favourite school In a class that absolutely Loves to tomfool My voice is gone From speaking so much (Clearly they thought I’d …
2 weeks in counting…
Approximate reading time: 3min I don’t really know how to process what I am feeling right now.I’m feeling angry, I’m feeling heartbroken, I’m feeling like an anxious fucking wreck.After 5 weeks of looking for a 3-bed house with a HMO license for three people….my flatmates and I eventually decided that we needed to start looking …