Approximate reading time: 3 min Written 27th July 2022 I’m so happy and excited I’m so very relieved I found a therapist to support me With my SSP The moment the screen came up The second I saw her face I felt calm and relaxed In a good mental space Her openness Her smile Her …
Year: 2025
You said what?
Approximate reading time: 10 min One would think that now that my dissertation is finished, I would be super happy and relaxed. Unfortunately, it appears I might have been struggling with ‘post-grad depression.’ (It’s a real thing you know…I googled it!!) Hence, the reason I haven’t been writing for the last couple of weeks. (Sorry) …
The 5 Date Update
Approximate reading time: 11 min I never thought I would say these words…. but OMG, I have finished my dissertation. I feel immensely proud of myself. (I am an academic genius!!!;-) I can’t believe my 4 years of doing this master’s are almost finished. I have learnt so much about myself. My main goal in …
Too Tired to Think of a Title
Approximate reading time 20min So, it has been a pretty eventful week to say the least. Can I please start with …..wait for it…. I have five dates planned over the next couple of weeks. Yes, that would be five dates with ACTUAL REAL-life men. It’s a bloody fucking miracle. I was trying to count …
A Game of Catch Up
Approximate reading time: 8 min Written: 18th of July 2022 It feels pretty amazing To write a poem again I haven’t written in ages It feels good to dive in Even if it’s one That’s brimming with rage Things always feel better When they are down on the page So, I’ve had COVID (The bug …
Bouncing back
Approximate reading time: 10 min All in all, it’s been a pretty good week:-) It started out a little crappy and then morphed into amazing….so I think that makes the week’s average a strong ‘pretty good’. 😉 So, let’s start with my date on Monday. Raymond and I matched over three weeks ago and we …
And so it begins again…
Approximate reading time: 8 min So, I had a date on Friday. I know, I know …a bona fide date…..unfucking believable:-) These last couple of months, I have been feeling a wee, little bit disheartened about the whole dating thing. (It comes and goes in cycles – but this cycle, entwined with being a newly …
I don’t like being ignored…
Approximate reading time: 8min (This post is two weeks in the making….it started out with having nothing to say and then morphed into the opposite;-) I am in a pretty good mood and very eager to write something…. however, I don’t really have much news to report. So, I am going to sit down and …
To Shannon with Love
It’s been a tough week. My sister-in-law’s mother, Shannon, died from heart failure last Wednesday after being in the hospital for a couple of days. It was such a devastating shock; she was only 67 years old. Shannon was such a beautiful person, chatty, friendly and with a heart of absolute gold….she would do anything …
How To Be A Volunteer
Approximate reading time: 7 min OMG! Can I just start by saying …. Look at my headline score ….. 81%!!!!!!!!!! That’s my highest EVER!!! Man, do I feel accomplished;-) (Please link back to this post if you want to know what the hell I am talking about) Much to my dismay, I had to apply …