This is not a post about my physical health (which is good, so far as I know) but about my mental health, which has not been. If you’ve wondered where I’ve been for a year, I’ve been locked in my head, or fighting to get back, latterly at any rate. It starts though, with my […]
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Ten Top Novels I Read Last Year.
I am, at heart, a constant reader of good fiction. Unfortunately 5 children, several jobs and a toddler have a tendency to get in the way of this and I end up spending a lot of time grabbing 30 minutes listening to an easy dose of Terry Pratchett on Audible instead of stretching my mind […]
Looking Forward to Getting Older.
In the last month I’ve discovered that the pain I have been struggling to overcome in my neck and shoulder for more than 15 years is in fact arthritis. An ultrasound and x-ray confirmed that my shoulder joint, collarbone and top of my spine are struggling to cope with the toll that ordinary movement has […]
Creative: Tired.
The end of the day. Shouting stops, taxi service ends, the meals are eaten and the quiet purr of the dishwasher, punctuated by occasional sloshes, is the only noise left. Downstairs, the detritus of the day is strewn across the corridor, the kitchen perfunctorily cleaned, the door locked and the car remains a crumb filled […]