Self sabotage or self preservation?

This is a saying I often use with clients. It’s a favourite of mine and using my new found hobby I decided to put it onto paper via the sketch app on my iPad. Sometimes the ending changes to “milked all day” or “milked longer than was good for your health”. I find it helps…

Empathy or grief?

So lately I heard of folk who were terminally ill or died suddenly leaving young children behind. More specifically children who are the same age as James was when we lost his dad. On these occasions I felt extremely sorry for all those involved in these awful situations and have said what I feel has…

Whose religion is it anyway?

A fellow blogger is writing a story and what could be part of that story (or not as we are only 2 serials in) looks to religion. I would tag him but I don’t know how, but if the lovely Pete happens to read this and wants to add details as the bottom, please feel…

Families, friends and baby lambs

So I went to bed last night after a long day looking forward to a lie-in. It had been over 3 weeks since I had 2 days off in a row so to say I was looking forward to a weekend of sleeping, comfy clothes and catching up on the TV shows I enjoy, was…

A year on

So it’s a year since we were all told to stay in our homes, distance ourselves from our loved ones and society as a whole. To be honest I had a blog written out noting the differences, challenges and the variety of hero’s from the past year but it wasn’t enough. It didn’t reflect the…

De-stressing on the way home.

So today hasn’t turned out as planned. I slept through the alarm this morning which had been going for over an hour. I woke up at 8.38am and instantly knew I was late before I even looked at the time. I lifted the phone, saw the time, turned off the alarm and then saw a…

Weekends, PDA and the need for no plans

Another weekend with a plan to have no plans. Earlier today I was sitting in my pj’s contemplating leaving my room and grabbing breakfast after a much needed lie in. I knew I needed to muster together and take the dirty washing down, load the machine and have a shower but I avoid all this…

No filter

I saw a post earlier asking those parents of children with ASD about funny things their children have said out of the blue. It is said that those with ASD have no filter, making social interactions and meet-ups somewhat difficult or awkward, sometimes upsetting others, other times creating embarrassment or a much needed laugh. It…

A long week and the not so usual Friday feeling

This week has been exactly as described above. I’ve worked long hours, haven’t been sleeping well and I was at the point yesterday where I was ready for killing dead things. I can’t blame being a woman or the time of the month for my mood yesterday, but the 10 days off I had over…

Music and memories

Today, despite being up early for the weekend, I didn’t leave my room until early afternoon, tidying up the mess and sorting washing while snacking on cashew nuts until I made it downstairs to make a meal. I was on a mission, my room needed sorting. I remember reading somewhere that the state of your…

Self care

Things have been quite hectic lately. A good friend having a hard time, my son is struggling, dad is getting older and I’m trying to balance it all and look after myself at the same time. I find I’m getting home and all I want to do is draw or colour or mess about on…

You can pick your friends…..

Families. They can be the people you care about the most or the people you distance yourself from. You can live in each other’s pockets or miles apart. Sometimes the distance is a hindrance and other times it’s a bonus. For us as a family we were a unit of 6 and with dad being…

The 45mph coach potato aka the big fella

What a week! Busy in work, my son finished his self isolation as a close contact and collected his new car. Dad got his second Covid vaccination and had 2 teeth out. The mood in the house has improved all round. I finished today til next Wednesday, went and got my own first Covid vaccination…