So, I wish I could say it has been an exciting week. But it has not. I’ve been in bed with flu for most of it. Personally, I think my body has had an allergic reaction to dating and is trying to get me to stop. (I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!!) I know I said …
Category: Dating
The Art of Discernment
Approximate reading time: 7min It has been a bit of an up-down week. We received a letter from the receivership company’s solicitors informing us they are applying for a court order to have our flat repossessed. (It wasn’t a great day.) It triggered quite a lot of emotions in me. There was a colossal amount …
What WOULD Einstein think?
Approximate reading time: 6 min It’s amazing how a looming prison sentence can breathe life into you forcing you to ‘carpet diem‘ with an inordinate amount of zest and zeal. It’s been a busy week… frankly, I’m exhausted….I’m not sure how much more of this I can take. (Ummmm am I allowed to take breaks …
The End of the drought
Approximate reading time: 11 min It has been a good week. Lots of news! I have had another really lovely week in the same school, working with the same autistic boy. I really love doing the one-to-one work and not having to worry about the whole class for a change. I have one more week …
Duck Boy
Approximate reading time: 2 min Written 24th April 2021 Duck Boy I have something pivotal that I need to express I’m allergic to dating I feel I must confess When it comes to dating my patience is gone I am so fucking exhausted to even think of ‘the one’ But I said ‘yes‘ to a …
Random musings…
Estimated reading time: 7 min It’s been a good week! It’s been snowing in London. The world is truly beautiful when it’s all painted white! This week I have been looking after beautiful Maya, who is blind in one eye. I have honestly never been greeted by such a manic, barking, biting, jumping, licking dog …
The Parts of Me
(Written 14th March 2021) I was lying in bed Struggling to get up This overwhelming feeling My heart is shut Anxiety has gripped me Badly this week Poetry has been hiding Refusing to speak Most days I struggle To even meditate I’ve cried so much It’s hard to regulate So, I crawl back into bed …
“I didn’t want to be rude!”
Hello all, So I found a couple of old posts that I wrote in 2020, (and then never posted!) I kinda figured I need to post them first before I continue with my poems….(for continuity’s sake!;-) This particular experience was such a huge life lesson for me… I got to watch firsthand how I continually …
Dating stories- Part 2
Reading time is 25 minutes Take-Two with Amos Fast forward to the next weekend, another meet- up and who should I bump into but Amos. I met Amos about 4 months ago at one of my first ever meetups. I wrote about the night where we spent most of the evening dancing together and then …
Dating stories…Part 1
Reading time is 20 minutes Oh my God, I feel like I’m so backlogged with dating stories. I’m like 4 weeks behind already…..sometimes I get carried away with all this deep shit, like loneliness and life lessons. 😂 I mean I do secretly love my deep shit, really! But writing dating stories is so much …