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  • Frustrations, wallpaper, and quiet relief

    Frustrations, wallpaper, and quiet relief

    Yesterday, I’d hoped for a least a cuddle. I didn’t hope for much more than that,…

  • A race revisited

    A race revisited

    When I ran my first half marathon twenty years ago, a friend of mine (whom I…

  • An act of remembrance

    An act of remembrance

    I went to Winchester yesterday. The days after Christmas, churches seem to take a break and…

  • The big day

    Christmas eve We played table tennis at work for an hour before we all bunked off…

  • Feliz Navidad!

    Feliz Navidad!

    It is Christmas Eve. I am exhausted. Not because of the preparations for Christmas, it is…

  • Oh Christmas tree!

    Oh Christmas tree!

    We were overdue a “conversation” thanks to my feeling ill this last week or so and…

  • A golden night

    A golden night

    We drove into town for the show and grabbed a KFC. This was to prove to…

  • Looking for positives with my counsellor

    Migraines I started with migraines, and ended with migraines! To keep things simple, I’ll just talk…

  • Company Christmas overload

    Company Christmas overload

    Draining morning In was already shattered come the morning after a night of busy head following…

  • Counselling: overdoses, joint therapy, and sex

    Overdose I shared that I’d taken an overdose a year ago in an attempt to kill…

  • Picking up from the bar meal

    Picking up from the bar meal

    Sex talk Getting into the right headspace After work, I had a couple of gummies, had…

  • A different birthday

    Last year Last year my husband was sixty. I’d got him some wonderful presents to celebrate…

  • Continuing the discussion

    Continuing the discussion

    Last night, my husband and I picked up where we’d left off on Sunday, which itself…

  • Reflecting on the bad meal

    Counselling It’s usual in counselling to recap anything significant that’s happened in the period since the…

  • Of Migraines and Sensory Overload

    Of Migraines and Sensory Overload

    Of Migraines and Sensory Overload Living with both migraines and sensory overload feels like I’m navigating…