Approximate reading time: 10min Written the 25th June 2021 I was offered this reception job On a full-time contract Finally paid for the summer holidays (Fantastic! Imagine that!) After ten long years of being self-employed A regular pay check I was overjoyed Absolutely elated things were finally on track Except for one tiny minuscule, little fact …
Category: Assertiveness
Dearest Yoga Boy
Approximate reading time: 2min Written the 24 May 2021 Three weeks of yoga (I should be Zen and so calm) But I’m compelled to vent To raise the alarm Fuck you irritate The absolute shit out of me How on earth did I not Initially, see Was I mad in my head To pay …
Time for Everything
Approximate reading time: 4 minutes Last week was a super chilled week. I had two days of lectures and two days with lovely Bailey. Dolly’s mum has decided to send Dolly to doggy daycare during the week so now I only have Bailey to contend with. I have to admit it’s much easier having one …
The Wizard of OZ
Written 11 March 2021 The Wizard of Oz Is so often what I see When it comes to my writing In comparison with me Hidden safely in the sanctity Of my emerald room I feverishly pen My feelings that consume This is what I think! This is what I know! But when it comes to real …
Big Girl Pants
Approximate reading time: 2 min Written 18th March 2021 Today I’m proud I’m so proud of me Please allow me a moment To gloat with glee Today I spoke up I made a choice Rather than keeping quiet I used my voice It felt pretty amazing To be honest and take a chance Rather than …
My right to fight
Approximate reading time: 13 min I kind of feel like this poem needs to come with a warning! From someone who spent years following other people’s spiritual teachings, sucking it all in, trying to mould myself to somehow fit into other people’s paths, the last thing I would EVER want to do is to imply …
The Power of Words
Approximate reading time: 12min In 2021 I accepted a job teaching in a reception class for 6 months. Yes, I had previously sworn NEVER EVER to go back into long-term teaching again, (numerous times.) But it was one of those situations where everything just seemed to dam-near perfect. 1. The class was amazingly well-behaved. 2. …
R.A.G.E
Approximate reading time: 15 min It’s been a while, I know, I know ..a whole 6 days….I’m clearly slipping.:-) I will admit Neurotic Angel woke me up in a blind panic a couple of nights ago. Something along the lines of: “If you post a blog post EVERY SINGLE DAY then your subscribers are going …
The one about the wedding dress…(Continued)
Hello all, I know, I know it feels like Christmas. 3 posts in one week! After 2 years of deathly silence, even I am in shock! Anyway, so my story continues with me now still owning two ‘bloodied’ wedding dresses that I cannot exchange AND apparently I still need to pass “Assertiveness Skills 101!” I …
People-Pleaser’s Anonymous
Hello All, I realise I said I was going to post one post a month, but then again, when have I EVER been consistent with my words? Truth be told, I currently have COVID, and I’m bored shitless. So I am using the time to productively scour through my graveyard of “Unpublished posts” ….. what …