Approximate reading time: 4 min Oh My God I am 49 years old! How did this happen? 😉 It’s been a pretty amazing weekend. I got really spoilt by my gorgeous flatmates and friends. (Thank you soooo much guys) I was reading through my ‘Happy fucking birthday poem‘ that I wrote in 2021. It almost …
My family of Parts
Approximate reading time: 10min 31st October 2021 I awoke this morning With that familiar dread A headache A stuffy nose Anxious thoughts in my head I notice a voice Bitterly say “So much for the calmness You preached yesterday!” I peer outside The rain is pouring down No garden this morning “Fuck it!” I frown …
Let’s talk about Evil
Approximate reading time: 12 minutes It’s been an interesting week:-) So where to begin my story… Two weeks ago when I went on my 14km hike I mentioned that I made a couple of new friends. When we were having our meal afterwards, in good old Weatherspoon, we somehow got talking about 72-year-old Phylis’s life. …
E.N.O.U.G.H.
Approximate reading time: 6 minutes Written: 30th October 2021 This week has been An interesting week I made some tough decisions Definitely feeling less bleak Isn’t it ironic how I wrote That poem a while back… About how my money problems Are all magically on track And then BOOM! The arrival of this disastrous cold …
The Unicorn Lady/Devil Teacher
Approximate reading time: 10min It’s been a bit of a down-up week. Last Monday I accepted work in a Catholic school, that I have never been to before. My positive experiences in Catholic schools have been few and far between. While there have been one or two truly lovely schools, on the whole, they tend …
Mara-Kares
Approximate reading time: 8min Written on the 30th October 2021 Last night I watched a mini-series (On Netflix) About a boy tortured by his parents (It’s enough to make you feel sick) Gabriel Fernandez, a gorgeous 8-year-old child Who for 8 months of his life Was so unbelievably defiled Until it ended with his fatal …
Kilometers vs Miles
Approximate reading time: 10 min It’s been a good week:-) I am currently 2 weeks DATING FREE… and I am starting to feel human again. I am happy to report that my parent interviews for my assignment are finally getting coded. The melancholy has subsided….. and the zoning out on Netflix crap has been minimal. …
Parrot Lady
Approximate reading time: 9 minutes Written 27 October 2021 My week has been So super cool and relaxed I’m on school holiday (Thank goodness) I’m not feeling at all taxed I’m making an effort To sit outside every day First thing in the morning To be present and meditate For the rest of the day …
Challenge completed.
Approximate reading time: 7 min I am back. I am sorry I took a brief and much-needed hiatus. I have officially finished my online dating challenge. Number of men messaged: 75 Number of first dates: 4 (+ 2 zoom dates) Number of second dates: 3 I wish I could tell you that it all paid …
uP iN SmoKe!
Approximate reading time: 4 min 24th October 2021 6 am, curled up In a blanket outside Sitting in my garden Feeling calm and clear-eyed Rolling green grass Lush towering trees It’s truly the most gorgeous Of gardens for me Various sections Separate alcoves Forested beauty With wooded shadows My favourite place is sitting Underneath these …