diary

  • Quiet awkward

    Quiet awkward

    Last night, my husband was very quiet. He barely said anything to me. I did try…

  • The remembrance festival

    The remembrance festival

    Last night my husband and I ended up watching the Royal Festival of Remembrance on the…

  • A sad day for my American brothers and sisters

    A sad day for my American brothers and sisters

    I don’t want to write much today – I have a splitting headache and have had…

  • Discussing meltdowns

    Discussing meltdowns

    Meltdowns Today at counselling I wanted to talk about my meltdowns. Sometimes I get angry –…

  • Feeling safe on the rug

    Feeling safe on the rug

    Feeling down We’ve talked three days this week with various degrees of success (ie how long…

  • Strong like glass

    Strong like glass

    Broken spirit Last night, I asked my husband if he’d like to talk. He has been…

  • Counselling at a new place

    Counselling at a new place

    Richard, my counsellor, has arranged for us to meet somewhere else. It’s about twenty minutes walk…

  • Hormonal weight changes

    Hormonal weight changes

    A bit flabbier My body has changed a lot in the last year. The most obvious…

  • Nephews are a privilege

    Batman Today I went back to Bristol to spend the day with my two gorgeous nephews.…

  • The price of confession

    The price of confession

    I think that this is really how my husband feels: “Oh Tess, forgiveness does not apply…

  • Paid in chocolate

    I’m irritated I’m still feeling irritated and moody over the way the husband asked me to…

  • Inconvenient shutdowns

    Inconvenient shutdowns

    U-turn More about last night, which proved unexpectedly difficult. I got a text from my husband…

  • Shutdown

    A quick note. Counselling. Husband changed his mind about me having it in the house. Counselling…

  • Farewell my lovely bolthole

    Farewell my lovely bolthole

    Last night Last night wasn’t much better than the previous night. I asked the husband whether…

  • Uncomfortable at home

    Uncomfortable at home

    I got home from counselling at the flat last night. My husband was in some kind…