This is just a short note to say that I have decided to take a break from writing my posts. I had high dreams of reaching the ripe old age of 95 and very proudly being able to say “Well, I posted a post EVERY WEEK for the last 50+ years of my life- Isn’t …
Author: Gayle Hill
The Wild, Wild West
Approximate reading time: 15min (Apologies, this post has been 7 weeks in the making. Unfortunately, my holiday in South Africa totally messed with my solitude.;-) I can’t even begin to describe how lovely it was to be home again. I love South Africans. (I am biased, I know, but I do.) They are just so …
‘Felt Sense’
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 …
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 …