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 …
Author: Gayle Hill
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 …
Simple things
Approximate reading time: 4 min Written 16th November 2021 Today was just one of those Truly beautiful days Where everything flows The world feels calm and OK Although I woke up this morning Contemplating a sickie Bloody period pain Feeling blue and ickie… But then I did my meditation (I didn’t want to stop) It’s …
That Thing I Hate
Written 11th November 2021 Good Lord, I’m soooooo Incredibly proud, you see Yesterday I did something That’s been gnawing at me… For about 5 months…. (Yes, that’s truly how long!) I’m the queen of procrastination And getting jobs done My tax self-assessment… (Honestly, who has the time?) I’d rather spend the day playing Blissfully with …
My Definition of Rude
Approximate reading time: 8 min Written the 12th November 2021 I had a truly awful day In an S.E.N school Severe learning difficulties again (Another class that wasn’t cool) I’m not sure at all Why I keep landing up in them When there’s a whole bloody spectrum Of needs in S.E.N Four adults supporting Eight …
Lamaze Breathing Human
Approximate reading time: 5 min The house search continues. It’s still tough. The scary part is not knowing at what stage we should give up the search and just start looking for accommodation by ourselves. God knows it’s a lot easier finding a room in a pre-existing house than it is finding an empty home …
And this is legal?
Approximate reading time: 6 min I am going to be honest. (mmmm…when am I not) I don’t really know what I should be writing about at the moment. I hate these periods. I’m secretly cursing myself for committing to writing one post a week. I miss the days/weeks/months when I could just fall off the …